Batman

[centaur567]

It's all together and I will NOT do another. Still needs touching up. I guess we can make that hair appointment now. Gary S.

 

[Sharkmouth]

BATMAN!
Nananananana Batman!

 

[Greg Kimsey]

What a Dark Knightmare that was! It DOES look great though. She should cut your hair for the rest of your life LOL

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Yeah, I don't know how non modelers can even attempt these photo etched kits. They are usually small and fairly simple, but something like this would be an over the top and way beyond many people's abilities and skill levels.
I guess though if someone gets into it, does well, and enjoys it, there could be a path to get a new model builder into the hobby.

 

[centaur567]

Touch up and dry brushing are done and so is it.
Gary S. PS I guess he's looking for the Bat Signal. Who knows what goes thru a super hero's mind. Oh wait! It's all air.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

So you are saying he is an airhead. Eh?

Probably has more brain cells than a lot of numb nuts out in the streets these days.

 

[Rhino]

This is pretty cool! You seem to have your "Back In Black" on quite well of late, Gary!

 

[Seminara]

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From Darkstar to the Dark Knight.
The girl that cuts our hair is a big fan of Batman. One of her friends gave her this for Christmas and was way too difficult for her to build. So I offered to build it for her. It's all photo etch. Don't know the scale. It's sold by Hobby Lobby.Gary S.

I know nothing about photo etching so apologies in advance for a stupid question. But how do flat parts translate to a 3D object? Are you bending and glueing bits together?

 

[centaur567]

Welcome newbie!! It took a lot of bending, reshaping and some glueing. The kit instructions say where to bend. It helps having a round piece to help. I used a sharpie and paint brush handles. Gary S.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

I know nothing about photo etching so apologies in advance for a stupid question. But how do flat parts translate to a 3D object? Are you bending and glueing bits together?

Yeah, working with photo etch can be tricky. Some is pretty straight forward, just bend it or glue it together or glue it on. Kits like this Batman, and other Metal earth items either need an excellent grasp of the processes, or a lot of slow work through it and think about the next steps. Preplanning.
I have several PE (photo etch) kits that are going to be more than a single sit down to build.

This should give an idea of what they are. The oriental building and Notre-Dame will most likely need for me to use a number of the various tweezer types in my tool drawers. None of these are huge, but all will be a bit different challenge.

You have come to the right place @Seminara ! Here we try our best to answer questions or find answers to your questions. I think Gary just built the first all PE kit with the Batman. There will be more I am sure.

 

[Sharkmouth]

@Seminara, nice to see you here! Do you have any hobby shops near you? Tony, do you plan to restart the hobby? I hope so!