Once again, here at the 'ol blog-a-wog-a-ding-dang, I'm featuring an item I've customized, featuring the 'Caped Crusader'. Batman being pretty much my ALL-TIME favorite fictional character, I guess that shouldn't be too surprising----to any of you who've been following along with me here, at least!
The focus this time around, is on a REALLY odd-ball item I received a number of years back. It's been enough years ago, in fact, that I don't remember if it was a B-day, OR a Christmas gift. But I DO know that it was from some of my in-laws, who are ALL pretty familiar with the stuff I'm all GEEKY about-- including 'Ol Batsy! Now, when I say odd-ball, I really mean.... ODD-BALL----
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| The 'Micheal Keaton'-Batman-3D-mug, (I believe it was part of the 'Bat-merchandising-avalanche'--that came with the release of 'Batman Returns', in 1992!) as it looked when I originally got it! Check out the WEIRD, 'glassy-eyed' stare! (pun FULLY intentional!) |
For a number of years, this strange, but 'cool-in-a-goofy-kinda-way' item sat on my desk, functioning as a pen-and-pencil holder. This was how it pretty much looked for quite a chunk of time!-----
Now, in more recent years, the 'Keaton-mug' ended up being shuffled into a box---along with other odd-ball items I either couldn't figure out exactly WHAT to do with, or they just took up a little too much space! (This mug fit into BOTH of those categories!) Then, around a month or so back.... I began to think about this odd little piece of 'Bat-bric-a-brac', and my old 'mad scientist'-mentality took over!
'What IF....' I thought to myself...' I could turn this thing into some sort of 'mini-bust'? OR... at least maybe 'fill-out' the top portion of it's 'skull'--- make something like a neat-o paperweight out of it or... something! (Hey--- inspiration / 'mad-scientist'-type-thoughts aren't always crystal-clear!)
So..... after mulling it over for a bit, I started gathering up the little bit of material I'd need for this latest project!----
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| Two chunks of styrofoam material. this was snagged at the local 'Dollar-Tree' store. This stuff could be easily 'carved' and shaped into the 'missing' portion of the 'Bat-skull'! I originally grabbed two, just in case I messed up on the first attempt! |
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| 'E-6000' multi-purpose glue.This is THE glue to use, for this kind of project! It dries ROCK-hard, and pretty much will LOCK any kind different of materials together---PERMANENTLY! |
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| Not exactly the FIRST stuff you'd think of, when your'e gonna tackle some sort of 'sculpture'-type of project! But, plastic wood-filler has worked GREAT on a couple of other little things I've tinkered on, up in the 'Secret Sanctum'! This time, I ended up utilizing nearly an ENTIRE tube of the stuff! |
Then came the 'getting-down-to-business' part of the deal! Over the better part of roughly a week or so--- I carefully & patiently worked on turning the former 'mug', into something COMPLETELY different! Here's a little diagram of what it took to turn a 'mug', into the 'Bat-noggin'!---
Then.... roughly around the 'half-way' point of this little effort, I had another jolt of 'Mad-scientist'-type of inspiration! Why NOT--- add a little MORE to this thing? Make it a REAL, legit, 'mini-bust'!--
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| It's a good thing I had TWO pieces of that styrofoam! Did I mention I was doing this WHOLE project on a SUPER-tight budget? (As is USUALLY the case with me!) |
Finally, once I was satisfied with how the 'Dark Knight' was looking from ALL angles--- it was time to start throwing some paint onto this bad-boy! This was the most FUN part for me!
All along, I planned on the likeness to be based on the comics of the late-'50s / early '60s! With maybe just a hint of the way the character looked, in the opening credits of a certain CLASSIC TV show from my childhood! (any guesses as to just WHAT that program might be?)---
Needless to say, I'm proud-as-can-be, of how this latest 'Bat-customizing-project' turned out! I now have yet another item I can look at, up in the 'Crime Fighting Headquarters'--- that brings a smile to my face! Isn't THAT what being all GEEK-A-ZOID about something is all about?
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