SilentSurfer's Laboratory: Come up to the Lab & See What's on the Slab.

[DarthMagnus]

Frickin' incredible work, Nathan. I'm especially floored by the smirking sculpt, actually. I've always been on the fence about that particular sculpt, but I'll be damned if your paint doesn't make me want it now. Really like the kryptonite effect you achieved with the crystals as well, perfection!

Major congrats DM!

Thanks Dane! Yeah that smirking sculpt has a great Reeve likeness as well! Perfect for an evil supes! You cant lose either way!

 

[stshammgod]

Lol! What a wait for you that was!

 

[Ryu]

Excellent work yet again man. I also love the smirking head paint app too.

 

[MarfMaster]

Thanks Dane! Yeah that smirking sculpt has a great Reeve likeness as well! Perfect for an evil supes! You cant lose either way!

Definitely

Lol! What a wait for you that was!

Raiders March has already started looping in my head

 

[stshammgod]

superbly evil.

 

[SilentSurfer]

Thanks, everyone. I really appreciate the praise.

Epic man. Truly.

I have a second still boxed up waiting for me to give it a go myself.

It's the only way to make an excellent figure excellenter. Yeah, I said it. EXCELLENTER.

Oh, sorry, the answer I was looking for is Action Jackson.

 

[SilentSurfer]

Thanks Dane! Yeah that smirking sculpt has a great Reeve likeness as well! Perfect for an evil supes! You cant lose either way!

Did you want the smirking sculpt to be evil as well? I can see it being a good representation of an early stage in his downward spiral, like when he blows out the Olympic torch. I don't have to do much to the face, but I should lighten the hair a tad. I thought you were going to use the smirk as an alternate for your good Superman.

 

[SilentSurfer]

Evil Superman would be even better if he had a sound chip inside that could shout, "What are you looking at! Huh!"

amazing work but did you repaint the hot toys eyes or not?

Didn't need to. Viva did repaint the eyes to achieve a very sinister glare, but Christopher Reeves never did that with his eyes. All the intensity of Evil Superman was in the tightness of his face.

The challenge in evilling up the HT head was in finding ways to make a normal expression look tight, tired, and mad. Using paint, I relied on classic makeup tricks to deepen lines to make him look worn and to accentuate any downward lines he had. Deepening shadows made him look unhealthey. And the scowl lines between his brows are almost nonexistent in the sculpt. It's mostly painted illusion.

 

[rishi]

Incredible! Nathan strikes again!

 

[DarthMagnus]

Did you want the smirking sculpt to be evil as well? I can see it being a good representation of an early stage in his downward spiral, like when he blows out the Olympic torch. I don't have to do much to the face, but I should lighten the hair a tad. I thought you were going to use the smirk as an alternate for your good Superman.

That head isnt mine bro. You got my Supes and the Serial Killer touch up. Maybe that Noah guys???

 

[batfan08]

Good god, man. That is amazing!

 

[SilentSurfer]

Incredible! Nathan strikes again!

Good god, man. That is amazing!

Thanks guys. It has become one of my favorite projects. Superman turning bad is my favorite moment in all of the Superman movies.

That head isnt mine bro. You got my Supes and the Serial Killer touch up. Maybe that Noah guys???

My bad. My wife had both Evil Superman projects and the Sosa sculpt on the shelf together, so I thought it was for one of the Evil Supermans. I thought it was somebody elses, but then you commented on it, and I thought it was actually yours, or that I had missed one somewhere.

My wife just reminded me smirking Superman is Rishi's. Duh. This is why I need my wife's help keeping track of all the commissions. I seriously would not have been able to turn this into a business without her.

Yes, Rishi, this one is yours. Thanks for the PM. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[MarfMaster]

Oh, sorry, the answer I was looking for is Action Jackson.

Damn, that was gonna be my second guess

 

[SilentSurfer]

I can't believe you got that wrong considering how long you've been waiting for the perfect Action Jackson figure.

 

[Remy]

Omg!!! That evil superman is incredible!!!

 

[MarfMaster]

I can't believe you got that wrong considering how long you've been waiting for the perfect Action Jackson figure.

 

[SilentSurfer]

How was this not box office gold?

 

[stshammgod]

How was this not box office gold?

I saw it when it came out! Lol

I'd settle for a great Apollo Creed figure though.

 

[SilentSurfer]

I'd still like to see a perfect Dillon.

 

[rishi]

My wife just reminded me smirking Superman is Rishi's. Duh. This is why I need my wife's help keeping track of all the commissions. I seriously would not have been able to turn this into a business without her.

Yes, Rishi, this one is yours. Thanks for the PM. Sorry for the confusion.

Looks awesome Nathan! Thanks!