KIT # 48622
LET ME FIRST SAY THAT THIS KIT BY TOY BIZ WAS THE ONE I LOOKED THE MOST FORWARD TO BUILDING AND PAINTING. I HAD ALWAYS ENJOYED CAPTAIN AMERICA AND WHAT HE STOOD FOR, FACE IT AFTER 9-11-01 I THINK EVERYBODY HAS TAKEN A LITTLE BIT CLOSER LOOK AT THIS COUNTRY AND EACH OTHER. WITH THAT SAID LETS GET TO THE KIT AND LOOK AT THE UPS AND DOWNS OF IT.
LIKE MOST OF THE TOY BIZ LINE OF KITS, GREAT IDEAS, BAD ENGINEERING. BUT I MUST ADD, ONCE YOU'VE GONE THROUGH THE PUTTYING, SANDING, AND SOME CASES RE-WORKING IT. YOU HAVE A AWESOME DISPLAY PIECE.
LETS TAKE A LOOK AT THE BASE FOR THIS KIT. THIS BASE IS REALLY WELL DONE AND HAS QUITE A BIT OF DETAIL IN IT, INCLUDING A SKULL IN THE CANNISTER. IT DOES PRESENT IT'S SHARE OF PROBLEMS. THE TUBES DO NOT LINE UP CORRECTLY WITH THE SLOTS ON THE BASE. I FOUND IT NECESSARY TO CUT OF THE TABS AND GLUE THEM DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR OR THE WALL. I HAVE SEEN QUITE A FEW AWESOME BUILDUPS OF THIS KIT AND WANTED TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I WANTED TO CAPTURE A DARKER LOOK TO THE BASE. MY HOPE WAS THAT THE FIGURES WOULD BE THE VOCAL POINT.
A QUICK RUN DOWN ON THE COLORS USED. ALL PAINTS USED WERE FREAK FLEX PAINT UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. ALL PAINTING AS ALWAYS IS DONE BY HAND, STILL AFRAID OF THAT AIRBRUSH (LOL)
FOR THE BASE I USED NEAR BLACK FOR THE OUTSIDE AREAS AND THE ENDS OF THE WALLS. THE VENTING WAS DRYBRUSHED WITH PANTHRAS AGED METAL, AND OLD WRECK RUST. THE METAL FLOORING WAS A COMBINATION OF THE OLD WRECK RUST AND THE AGED METAL.
THE RED SKULL WAS BASECOATED WITH GANGREEN AND DRYBRUSHED WITH BADGER'S BURLINGTON NORTHERN GREEN. HIS HEAD WAS BASECOATED WITH SUNBURN RED AND WASHED WITH DRIED BLOOD RED. HIS GLOVES WERE DONE USING THE NEAR BLACK. HIS BOOTS WERE PAINTED BLACK AND DRYBRUSHED WITH HORIZON'S CARMEL BROWN.
GOOD OLD CAPTAIN AMERICA WAS FIRST BASECOATED WITH BEWITCHED BLUE AND THE DRYBRUSED WITH ASPHYXIA BLUE. HIS BOOTS,GLOVES, AND PARTS OF THE SHIELD AND HIS SHIRT WERE DONE USING SUNBURN RED. HIS FACE WAS DONE WITH PALE FLESH.
WELL WITH ALL THAT SAID, HERE'S MY COMPLETED TOY BIZ MASTERPIECE
CAPTAIN AMERICA
A SHOT OF THE COMPLETED BASE BEFORE THE FIGURES WERE ADDED
NOW LETS GO THE THE FIGURES. NOT THE BEST OF FIT ON EITHER FIGURE. RED SKULL SEEMED A LITTLE BETTER THE CAP IN THE FIT AREA. I'VE SEEN THE KIT DONE DIFFERENT WAYS, REPOSITIONING THE FIGURES, I CHOSE JUST TO BUILD IT AS IT WAS SHOWN. YOU WILL ALSO HAVE TO PAINT THE "A" BY HAND ON CAPS HEAD. ALSO FORGET TRYING TO LINE UP THE FIGURES ON THE PROVIDED SLOTS. I CUT BOTH TABS OFF OF CAPS FEET AND GLUED DIRECTLY TO THE BASE. ODDLY FOR THE RED SKULL, IT ALL LINED UP, GO FIGURE. ALSO WITH SOME ADVISE FROM THE GUYS ON THE CLUBHOUSE BB, I DIRTIED UP THE TUBES ON THE BASE. THANKS GUYS.
HERE'S A FRONTAL SHOT OF THE COMPLETED KIT SHOWING QUITE A DYNAMIC POSE.
ANOTHER VIEW LOOKING DOWN ONTO THE ACTION, SHOWING ALL THE GREAT DETAIL PUT INTO THIS KIT.
THE DETAIL ON THIS KIT WAS VERY WELL DONE FOR A STYRENE KIT, SHOWING IN THE FACIAL DISPLAY OF THE CAPTAIN IN THIS SIDE SHOT. NOTICE THE SKULL IN THE TUBE.
ANOTHER SIDE VIEW LOOKING DOWN ON THE MIGHTY FIGHT, VERY NICE DETAIL ON THE RED SKULLS FACE ALSO.
HERE'S ANOTHER SIDE VIEW WHICH CAPTURES ALL THE GREAT DETAIL ON THIS BASE AND SHOWS (IMHO) THE AWESOME BALANCE THIS KIT HAS TO OFFER.
WOULD I RECOMMEND THIS KIT, ABSOLUTELY. FOR THE BUCK YOU GET QUITE A KIT AND END UP WITH A VERY NICE DISPLAY KIT OF A GREAT SUPERHERO.
I HAD A BLAST DOING THIS KIT AND IT DISPLAYS NICELY WITH MY OTHER SUPERHEROE'S AND ALSO FITS IN VERY WELL WITH MY AURORA KITS. THIS HAS GOT TO BE TOY BIZ'S BEST OFFERING (IMHO) IN THEIR LINE OF KITS TO DATE. IF ONLY THEY WOULD HAVE CONTINUED THIS LINE, WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE MADE IT INTO OUR CLOSETS.