Head: SWCW Cad Bane
Torso, arms: 25A Torpedo
Hands, feet: SWCW Yoda
Legs: 25A Snake-Eyes (Pyramid DVD set)


Design:

After purchasing the Holocron 4 pack for the Yoda figure (to make an Orlosky custom), I wondered what use I might find for the Cad Bane head and Yoda hands/feet. Both looked somewhat "water monster", which lead me to make a Kraken custom. Sure, everyone uses the Bossk head because it's a dead ringer for the Palitoy Kraken. Well, I thought I'd go a different route and use a head that looked a bit less like Godzilla.

This figure turned out to be "too much effort for the final product". It took far to long to make, with the painting requiring about 10 layers for the flesh areas before painting on the scales. Once it was finished I was ultimately disappointed with the head choice.

Colors & Paint:

Taken from the original Palitoy Kraken. I always disliked the just-above-the-stomach placement of the Red Skulls logo on the original, so I made it smaller and moved it higher on the chest and to the side.

To get the lizard/fish skin, I painted the a bright green base color, painted the individual scales with a dark green, and then washed everything with a metallic jade. Not too shabby, even if a tad to shiny.

There are "vents" in the Torpedo forearms that I hadn't noticed until painting the flesh. I decided to "play through" and just paint the arms as if they weren't there.

Modifying & Sculpting:

I removed the hoses and silver buttons from the Cad Bane head. I also blended the line where the head sits inside of the head cover and added nostrils.

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