Well, I started the family reunion that I mentioned in an earlier post. A while back I got a bunch of Kabuki Knights of Legend miniatures from Hangar 18. I decided to kick off the project with everyone's favorite magic man....that's right, the Scarab Knight. Overall, I really think the son-of-an-emperor turned out pretty doggone well.
On the upside, it is a pretty well-sculpted model overall. There is plenty of detail and the pose of the figure is super cool. On the downside: I feel that the arms are a tad short for the model. One of the fingers was missing and I had to fabricate a new one. There were supposed to be some tattered pieces of cloth that hung from the top of the weapon, but they were so brittle that they were broken in the packaging. There are also some "spirits" that are supposed to come from Big Red's hand, but I thought they looked really dumb. The cape didn't quite fit, so I filled in some spots with Sculpey.
Unlike the other Kabuki models, this one did not come with a scenic base. I made one for it using two broken columns that I had from some Heroclix Alien figures and some Sculpey. I tried to make the ground look like sand but somewhat alive as well (like a sponge perhaps). I threw on some rubble to add to the overall feel of destruction. Check out the pic. I hope that you like what you see!
On the food front, I went to Burgatory with my son yesterday. Great burger! Great chips! Semi-cool atmosphere. Decent service. Really got turned off when the waitress asked if I wanted my change when she came to take up the bill. I don't mind giving a server a good tip for good service. I just found her to be a tad presumptuous in asking. I'll go back again...the burger was just that good!!!