Supergirl the TV Series

It just seems too good to be true.

CBS is picking up Supergirl as their now obligatory superhero series. Melissa Benoist, a relative unknown, has been cast as Kara / Supergirl.  Following the precedent started with The Flash, Helen Slater, the first Supergirl, has been cast as Kara's mother. And now, more recently, photos of the costume have been released without months of speculation.

Looking at the costume, you can tell it's Supergirl.  I was really surprised they went with the classic skirt look. I assumed that they would go with the one piece swimsuit look of the current comic book design. Colleen Atwood, who designed the suits for (Green) Arrow and The Flash, did a very nice job with staying true to the original suit.  My only quaims are the leggings and the tall boots, but it's minor at best.

Here's a photo of Benoist as Supergirl. It's great that she's got her hands on her hips, looking very much like her more famous cousin.  I Photoshopped her smile over the frown, and played with the saturation levels until you could actually see some colors.

Sigh, it just seems too good to be true.

Ultra Hero 500 Series Ultraman Cosmos Luna Version

To see how the original Ultraman Cosmos spark doll, click here.

This was the first figure I ever painted.  What I lacked in experience, I made up for with way too much paint. There are three missing paint apps: the silver on the underside of each arm, the silver triangular design on his back, and the gold on his ears.

The blue vinyl used to make this figure is darker than the previous 6" version. Also, if you're going off the suit used in the upcoming Ultraman Ginga S movie, Cosmos is more gray than silver.

8" Captain America - Avengers Movie Version

This is an odd-scaled figure I found at TRU a couple years ago.  It shares many of the details of the smaller 3-3/4" scaled version made by Hasbro only with a lot less articulation.

I only did a few touch-ups to this figure, mainly adding silver to the "buckles" on Cap's gloves and boots. I also added silver to the clips on the pockets on the belt as well as the zippers molded on the legs.