[louspal]

I just recieved the Captain America kit I bought on Ebay, It looks like a great kit. Does anyone habe any Build-up pics?

I know I should know this, but is this like the PL issue of The Hulk that PL enlarged from the original Aurora issue?

 

[djnick66]

Yes its enlarged... I never bought one, although I wish I had...

 

[MonsterModelMan]

Try this link...
http://photos.hobbytalk.com/search.php?searchid=2498

We did a PL Captain America contest right here on HobbyTalk awhile back and a few are posted here...

It is a GREAT kit for an enlarged version of the original! There was a replacement head available some time ago from Scary Terry but that has long been OOP.

MMM

 

[geoffdude]

I just recieved the Captain America kit I bought on Ebay, It looks like a great kit. Does anyone habe any Build-up pics?

I know I should know this, but is this like the PL issue of The Hulk that PL enlarged from the original Aurora issue?

Here's a few pics of my AURORA restore I finished a few months back. May give you some help, or ideas:

 

[louspal]

Thanks for the link MMM, good stuff. Geofman: nice build! Your treatment on the base is a thing of beauty - Impressive.
Can't wait to start it after the Mummy and Frankebstien and... Ah, it's a great time to be a big, little kid and have such problems.
Thanks all!

 

[Bobj812]

I loved this Aurora kit. I was too young to build it, so my dad made it for me. The uniform was painted too light of a blue, but I loved it. I later snapped him off his base so I could use him as a toy (kids today and their action figure glut have it made).

 

[chief1615]

This is a little off subject but is the color around the star on the shield blue or black?

Very best,

Jeff

 

[Zorro]

This is a little off subject but is the color around the star on the shield blue or black?

Very best,

Jeff

It's whichever you want it to be. Comic book inkers have used both colors over the years in much the same way that they've inked Batman's cape and cowl as either blue or black. Either a dark blue or black are legitimate.

 

[chief1615]

Thank you so much for the info!

 

[Zorro]

Here's my personal favorite built-up of the PL Captain America (based on Aurora's Comic Scenes box-art) by Hobbytalk member "irocer". :thumbsup:

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/showgallery.php/ppuser/3627/cat/500

 

[Todd P.]

I've been staring at Irocer's pics on and off since yesterday. Staggering work, maybe even better than his PL Spider-Man.

 

[Zorro]

I've been staring at Irocer's pics on and off since yesterday. Staggering work, maybe even better than his PL Spider-Man.

Yeah, his approach to all three Marvel kits is just outstanding in both concept and execution!

 

[Scary Terry]

A technical point here -- inkers are not the ones who choose the colors, but rather finish the initial pencil drawings in ink with brush/and or pen. Inkers create the final look of the black and white linework. Color is the domain of the colorist. Of course there are cases in which pencils, inks and colors are done by the same artist -- but typically (in American comics) those jobs have been split up and specialized.

TB

It's whichever you want it to be. Comic book inkers have used both colors over the years in much the same way that they've inked Batman's cape and cowl as either blue or black. Either a dark blue or black are legitimate.

 

[Zorro]

A technical point here -- inkers are not the ones who choose the colors, but rather finish the initial pencil drawings in ink with brush/and or pen. Inkers create the final look of the black and white linework. Color is the domain of the colorist. Of course there are cases in which pencils, inks and colors are done by the same artist -- but typically (in American comics) those jobs have been split up and specialized.

TB

Good point. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[MonsterModelMan]

If I remember the winner of our little PL Captain America contest...me thinks it was indeed irocer's kit!

MMM

 

[razorwyre1]

This is a little off subject but is the color around the star on the shield blue or black?

Very best,

Jeff

according to marvel's style guide (their official "bible" for character appearance), it's blue.