Image: Left side view

Image: Front/right

Image: Back

Image: King of all he surveys

Image: Shall we dance?

by Ron Hembling

When I started making Batman I wanted a real gritty and menacing feel to him. I even wanted his costume to look gritty. I also wanted to give him some kind of armour but didn't want to go with the conventional style - (ie armour built into the costume) so I decided to go with armour that could be seen and which would also look the part for a gritty Batman. So after about 4 weeks looking through comics and the internet and also doing some simple drawings I got the look I wanted.

After he was completed I used Reaper and Vallejo paints as they have a greater range of colours then most other companies. Once he was painted and drybrushed I gave him a coat of sealant(Testor's Dullcoate) to stop any scratches.

RECIPE

• Head and Belt- Marvel's Legends Bullseye heavly modified, with green stuff added for the cowl.
• Boots and Gloves - Marvel's Fantastic 4 Mr Fantastic with the armour and bindings added using leather strips
• Batman Chest Emblem and lower neck cowl - Are pieces of leather cutout and glued in place
• Cape - Is just some old fabric I had lying around. I just cut out the desired design and glued it underneath the lower neck cowl.