Lately my toy heavy FB newsfeed has been filled with amazing pictures of the new 1:12 scale Popeye. It’s truly an amazing figure, and I thought long and hard about plopping down $100 for it even though I don’t collect in that scale.
Then inspiration struck. I realized I could accomplish the different outfits and looks with hacks based articulation, so I pieced some parts together. Found the right mash up of hacks and zombie lab; pulled from a decade’s worth of fodder hording, and lucked into a head that I had multiples of that I could adapt to my needs without having to hunt down a cartoonish sculpt.
Then it was down to details and fun. And a set. And pics. And a challenge from pluv to add a “squirting spinach” feature. I think I’m done with Popeye now but I feel I’m just getting started in his verse.
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