I was given a sketch done by Walt, but I never got the chance to speak with him about it. I did actually hear from my art director that Mr Simonson was very happy with the end result.
From a work standpoint it was a pretty difficult piece to get right. Lots of areas that were a challenge to create in sculpture. Also the factory messed up the assembly. His right arm was originally pointing very straight...it was an aggressive attitude with the gun, which now looks quite passive. I guess it's a small thing if you never saw the original sculpture, but it really makes the sculpt a little less powerful than it should be.
Glad you like the piece.
