In the past six months or so I've started on yet another collection- 1/12 scale Star Wars action figures! Somehow Hasbro's Black Series had escaped my eye till then, and now I've discovered (and purchased) not only those, but Bandai's line of model kits. The Grievous looked awesome (and is a particular favorite character of mine), and so I thought I'd start there.
May I simply say I was very impressed with the build. It was very smooth to assemble (one of the best builds I've had in a long while), and the detail is spot on. I took the above picture after I'd assembled the kit, but before any painting aside from the eyes and lining on the armor. From here out, I'll try something a little different than usual- there's so much detail on the figure I want to focus on the photos, only adding a few comments on the build.
And after! As in the film, I added plenty of battle damage to the armor with washes and lining, scratching up both with toothpicks afterwards.
The war mask and eyes may be my favorite part of the model.
The hands, on the other hand, were probably my least favorite- all of that recessed detail was very difficult to paint.
The lightsabers are all accurate to RotS- I really would have preferred the sabers seen in the latter half of Clone Wars to these, which are all existing hilts like Obi-Wan's and Vader's. Still, painting lightsaber hilts was very enjoyable!
I enjoy taking pictures of my action figures outdoors, and Grievous may be my favorite to do so- he's a character I've wanted a high quality figure of since I was a child, and the wait was well worth it!
Any thoughts on this different style of build and post? Leave a comment, and let me know know which you prefer!
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