DC & Independent Comics Character Models 
Last Updated: April 7, 2009: updated Batman diorama (above)
1/6 scale models of Robin from 'Batman Forever' - added Batman Movie diorama
1/8 scale models of Batgirl and Riddler - cleaned-up (using image processor) some of the older photos
Thanks for visiting my Gallery of DC and Independent comic book models. In this section, I have tried to put the models I built that originated as DC and Independent comic-book characters, even though five of the Batman kits are from the Movies.
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Note: some of the images for the earlier models I built, are scans of non-digital photos that I took of those models. These scans are not as sharp as I would like. The images of some of the more recent models are created from digital photos, and are much better. In the future, where possible, if I still have the model, I may take new digital photos for this site.
DC Comics Models Starting in 1989, when the first Batman movie came out, Horizon made a series of 1/6 scale vinyl models based on the movie versions of the characters. Though not the versions of Batman characters that I grew-up with, since these vinyl models were new to me, I started building some of them. The neat aspect of it is that these models are based on actual actors and their costumes, so in that sense I was building a model of something "real".
 Warehouse scene using the Batman Forever Batman & Robin, and Batman Returns villains, and Joker.
In 1995, Horizon made a series of 1/8 scale models based on the comic-book versions of many of the Batman characters. Each character was produced in both a resin and a vinyl kit. I was really interested in finally having a Batman with gray suit and dark-blue cape, and a Robin with classic red-green and yellow outfit. But as much as I wanted to build and paint these versions, I didn't want to build 1/8 scale models, since they wouldn't go with my 1/6 scale ones !! Recently (in early 2008), since the price on these kits have come down, I decided that I had space for a shelf where I could put these 1/8 scale models, so I bought the three main characters.
Something else that I realized after I started building these three models, is that the Batman and Robin are NOT the "Silver-Age" (1960's) versions of the characters that I grew-up with. Rather these are 1990's versions, as evidenced by Batman having no shorts, and Robin being the more modern Tim Drake version  More on this in the write-ups below.
Independent Comics Models Basically those models which are not of DC or Marvel characters goes here. |