JeffSaylor
10-28-2011, 11:50 AM
Tarot's sister enters the mix...
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Diamond Select Toys announces that their next Femme Fatales PVC statue will be Raven Hex. This Jim Balent's comic-book creation is the sister of Tarot, Witch of the Black Rose - which also received a Femme Fatales release from DST.
Raven Hex comes sculpted by veteran toy and statue sculptor Steve Kiwus. The original plan was to depict Raven as if she were casting a spell, but partway in to the process DST went back to the drawing board and came up with the more intimidating pose seen here.
DST: Is this piece intended to be a companion piece to the Tarot statue, or is it meant to be a stand-alone piece on its own merits?
Kiwus: It's a stand-alone. I had seen the Tarot figure, but didn't really take it into consideration. It's been my experience that unless the bases interlock, statues don't really interact with each other.
DST: Raven Hex doesn't have a lot of material in her costume. Does the amount of clothing affect the amount of time it takes to sculpt a figure?
Kiwus: It ends up being about the same amount of time -- surface details can hide a lot of sins. Yes, I end up saving time by not having to add them, but I spend a lot more time on the underlying form of the body.
DST: Balent's women are famously full-figured. Is it difficult to find a balanced pose for a character who is naturally, er, top-heavy?
Kiwus: The large endowments really only shift the center of gravity up a little. It's not nearly as difficult as balancing a figure with a large gun -- which is usually pointed forward -- because that makes the figure really want to tip forward.
The Femme Fatales Raven Hex is slated for release in early 2012.
Source: DST PR
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For Gears of War and other collectible video game statues and replicas, visit TriForce (http://www.projecttriforce.com/).
For statues and sculptures, go to CSMooreStudio.com (http://www.csmoorestudio.com).
Diamond Select Toys announces that their next Femme Fatales PVC statue will be Raven Hex. This Jim Balent's comic-book creation is the sister of Tarot, Witch of the Black Rose - which also received a Femme Fatales release from DST.
Raven Hex comes sculpted by veteran toy and statue sculptor Steve Kiwus. The original plan was to depict Raven as if she were casting a spell, but partway in to the process DST went back to the drawing board and came up with the more intimidating pose seen here.
DST: Is this piece intended to be a companion piece to the Tarot statue, or is it meant to be a stand-alone piece on its own merits?
Kiwus: It's a stand-alone. I had seen the Tarot figure, but didn't really take it into consideration. It's been my experience that unless the bases interlock, statues don't really interact with each other.
DST: Raven Hex doesn't have a lot of material in her costume. Does the amount of clothing affect the amount of time it takes to sculpt a figure?
Kiwus: It ends up being about the same amount of time -- surface details can hide a lot of sins. Yes, I end up saving time by not having to add them, but I spend a lot more time on the underlying form of the body.
DST: Balent's women are famously full-figured. Is it difficult to find a balanced pose for a character who is naturally, er, top-heavy?
Kiwus: The large endowments really only shift the center of gravity up a little. It's not nearly as difficult as balancing a figure with a large gun -- which is usually pointed forward -- because that makes the figure really want to tip forward.
The Femme Fatales Raven Hex is slated for release in early 2012.
Source: DST PR
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