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#1 Post by harpooner54 »

This is one of the best styrene figure kits that I have built, mainly because of the sculpting & the way the parts are
engineered to fit. That being said, there are still seams to deal with, but the parts fit pretty tight. Aves putty &
Bondo glazing putty helped to smooth things out. Pretty much a straight forward build, the only modifications
were to dremel the eye sockets deeper on the base skulls (the detail is a little soft) & adding broken plaster to the
base to make the groundwork a little more detailed. The kit is very accurate to the reference artwork.
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I'm straining to find words to describe your talent, all I can think of is WOW !
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#3 Post by Tim Casey »

Man, that looks JUST like the artwork!
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Perfection, my friend!!
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#5 Post by barad_dur »

Stunning work - as always !

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#6 Post by Tim Fortuna »

Absolutely amazing. The detail on the kit and the crispness of your paint.
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Wow you did a great job on this kit
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That looks great!!!
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Fantastic skin tones!
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norrin, Tim Casey, go-figure, barad_dur, Tim Fortuna, billikinmonster, brandonlowe2 & tay666- Thanks very much for the comments!
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#11 Post by Heavy Metal Spike »

As is always the case - truly stunning work.

I really don't know anyone who can paint the female form as beautifully as you do (and the rest isn't too shabby either!)


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#12 Post by gordman43 »

TOP F-ing NOTCH! Wonderful work, David!!!

The metallic red costume is sharp. Great variance to the norm. I was thinking of that for the Needful Things Vampi (by Roberto) costume.

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#13 Post by harpooner54 »

Heavy Metal Spike- Thank you!

gordman43- I appreciate the comments! The metallic red is more shiny than red satin, but that is the look I was going for & I like the contrast with the flesh.
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#14 Post by sparkvark007 »

Masterful Work :thumb2: ... (again) ... High props =D> & praise! :bow: =D>
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#15 Post by Stewart Jackson »

Absolutely love the work you did on her! I'm very impressed with the direction X-Plus is going, I see many more of their kits in my future!
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#16 Post by LOBOREX »

Beautiful work all the way round. :bow: :bow: :bow:
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#17 Post by harpooner54 »

sparkvark007, Stewart Jackson & LOBOREX- Thanks a lot for comments!!
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#18 Post by belrog999 »

What can I say that hasn't been said already? This is the best Vampi paint up I have ever seen! Bravo!
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belrog999- Thanks!!
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#20 Post by doane100 »

Love it!👍🏾
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