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The
Flash
Built &
Painted
by
"Spock"
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Okay, Revell never made a re-issue
Flash
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It's actually a modification of the
1999 Revell "Butt Ugily" Superman
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I always
wanted a Flash,
but the availability & cost
are nuts. So, I converted
my "What the Hell were
they thinking" Superman. |
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Below you will see what I did
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First, I removed
the cape.
Soaked it in Pine-Sol to remove the paint.
Filled in the cape holes, on the shoulders
with Aves.
Then proceeded to
SAND !
Photo to the left shows the areas
that required extensive sanding.
I then smoothed out
the sanding with
Aves and Squadron Putty
and sanded some more.
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Next came out the dremel and like Victor
Frankenstein
started hacking away at the limbs.
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The 3 major cuts
are
described to the left.
The right arm was
positioned across the
chest after the elbow cut.
The left arm was cut at
the shoulder and positioned
further back.
The right leg cut
at the top
was brought up.
Everything was filled in
with Aves and more
sanding. The Aves was
wet to reduce sanding. |
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Now here comes the weird part. I spent days
trying to figure out the
head ornaments. Here was my solution.
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I put a small lump
of Aves on either side of the head.
I took the cap off a marker and with the hollow end
stamped out the round part. I used the ridges on the
same marker to create the ridges on the soles of the boots.
The wings were cut out of those small formica chip
samples you find at Home Depot, with a Dremel tool.
Also, needed Aves to blend the neck area. |
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The insignia were
all hand drawn and
all the paints were basic Delta Cream Coat. |
Anyway, this may
not be the best Flash you have ever seen,
but I no longer have to look at that "Butt Ugily"
Superman.
I finally have a Flash and if Monogram did make one
it probably would have looked worse. |
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Better
Flash Models can be found
in the
DC Comics Wing of the Model Museum
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Not a seam to
be found !
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