Okay, I readily admit it. When I saw that Chief had done a Black Knight custom, I sulked. I had a Trigate head and SHS Green Goblin body all ready to do the figure and the parts for the horse.

So I thought long and hard. Do I make something similar, or go down a different route? In the end, I decided to go with the MI13 look. I really enjoyed that run of comics.

I was originally going to just use the Mutt Williams that came with the bike, but I didn't like the way the legs sat on Strider. I went with the legs from a spare SHS Berserker Logan figure I had in the fodder box, and the upper body and jacket from the Mutt figure with the Trigate head. The Ebony Blade and scabbard were from a Prince Caspian figure I got cheap especially for that purpose.

I wish I had taken a shot of the horse before I worked on it. It was bought for £1 from a stall on the market. Cheap vinyl and was a dark red all over. It did not have a mane, just some armour over the head, but I liked the saddle. The wings are from a cheap My Little Pony-style knock off. Bought some 10mm clear acrylic rod and made a mound from filler putty and model railway scenic grass.

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Great job. I didn't really care for the MI-13 version but that's a solid representation of it.

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Agreed. Its a good likeness but you have to do the super hero costume for him too. So what if someone else did it. You haven't done it. There has to be something you can give the design that makes it yours.

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While I totally appreciate you not wanting to show me up, I really do wanna see your traditional BK


That said, I like what you've done with the MI13 version. The Logan legs really make the difference here.

If I had one critique, it would be that the eyes look a little uneven (says the guy who painted all white eyes for his BK ) -- don't know if that's a result of the sculpt, though.

Great job - and cool mods to the horse - I would not have known the mane was hand-sculpted if you hadn't mentioned it.

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It wasn't easy painting the eyes inside the helmet. Bit tight even getting a 5/0 brush in.

As to an armoured Black Knight, well let's just say you inadvertantly gave me an idea for that and another custom. Won't be a strictly traditional version, though.

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