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Published: 2014-11-05 17:22:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 1274; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 6
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I always wanted Mattel to make a proper Ra's Al Ghul Batman Begins figure, but they never did. I couldn't let that stand, so here I bring you Ra's Al Ghul in full League of Shadows ninja gear! Ra's al Ghul was made using a Star Wars the Black Series Episode 3 Obi-Wan Kenobi, the head from a Movie Masters Ra's Al Ghul, and the forearms from a Movie Masters Batman Begins Batman. I fused the Batman Begins forearms to Ra's arm, and used Aves Apoxie Sculpt to blend it in and fill in the gaps. I also added plating to the back of the hands (including the rivets!) with styrene. I replaced the lower cloak with fabric. The belt is made using strip styrene, with the belt buckle being fodder that happened to be perfectly movie accurate. Everything was repainted the dark brown of the costume from the movie, with the gauntlets dry brushed lightly for a metallic look. The head was also completely repainted, and I even sculpted in to remove that weird open mouth gap he had before. One katana later and Leauge of Shadows Ra's Al Ghul is ready to take down Batman and do all that is necessary to cleanse the world of corruption!
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Comments: 9

usn1 [2014-11-06 22:24:02 +0000 UTC]

Great job John! Mattel missed the boat on this one, but I suspect re-using existing mold tooling is to blame.

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MintConditionStudios In reply to usn1 [2014-11-07 00:47:02 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely. Gotta reuse that exact same suit body as many times as humanly possible!

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usn1 In reply to MintConditionStudios [2014-11-07 05:34:50 +0000 UTC]

Yup! Harvey Dent, Ra's, Alfred so on and so on.... meh.

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MintConditionStudios In reply to usn1 [2014-11-08 23:48:53 +0000 UTC]

Yeah. I mean, I guess there really were just that many guys in suits, but in figure form it's pretty boring.

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usn1 In reply to MintConditionStudios [2014-11-14 04:50:03 +0000 UTC]

Boring indeed.

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WemblyFraggle [2014-11-06 00:45:54 +0000 UTC]

A fantastic custom job! Do you mind if I ask how you deal with the problem of paint-rub on the joints? Its an issue that I continue to struggle with as an amateur customiser.

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MintConditionStudios In reply to WemblyFraggle [2014-11-07 00:48:56 +0000 UTC]

There are some great tutorials on it out there. Basically it's just proper prep. You have to sand the joint discs. I use my dremel to shave away a layer on the discs to keep them from rubbing inside the joint. Then I have 5 different kinds of sandpaper, from coarse to extremely fine and I sand them down to smooth them back out. And using a fine sandpaper around the entire joint area is a good idea as well, to remove any lingering factory oils. Also washing the figure with dish soap and a toothbrush really helps.

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WemblyFraggle In reply to MintConditionStudios [2014-11-07 14:58:29 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks for the advice, mate. I've checked out a few tutorials but it's always comforting to get guidance from someone I know for sure does great work

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MintConditionStudios In reply to WemblyFraggle [2014-11-08 23:48:29 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, no problem.

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