Cheetah - Super Powers Collection 1:6 Scale Maquette

[SDguy]

Originally Posted by saw4846

Got a picture of how you placed the spear that you could post? I can’t get it to set on base anything like some of the pictures I’ve seen.

Yeah, for the life of me I could not get it to stay the way ETW has it pictured. Thinking about drilling a small hole in the base for it to key into... or just setting it into place with museum putty.

[ETW_Curator]

Originally Posted by SDguy

Yeah, for the life of me I could not get it to stay the way ETW has it pictured. Thinking about drilling a small hole in the base for it to key into... or just setting it into place with museum putty.

I had to work with it a while to find a spot that looked "close enough" to the original sculpt (which actually had 2 spears in a "V" on either side of Cheetah's back leg) while also contributing positively to the overall composition.

I found success resting it between the upright back column piece and Cheetah's outer ankle if I turned the spear just right so the sculpted streamer actually was used to provide some extra support nesting into one of the recessed areas of the column. I had to roughly position it and then rotate it a few times for it to find a natural fit like this.

The blunt end just rests between column ruins where they meet.

With gentle handling it stays in place, but it did have to be repositioned a few times during my turnaround photos - especially if Cheetah's body moved ever so slightly when I was changing heads for each angle.

[ruzzell]

Some Cheetah pics:

[SDguy]

Originally Posted by ETW_Curator

I had to work with it a while to find a spot that looked "close enough" to the original sculpt (which actually had 2 spears in a "V" on either side of Cheetah's back leg) while also contributing positively to the overall composition.

I found success resting it between the upright back column piece and Cheetah's outer ankle if I turned the spear just right so the sculpted streamer actually was used to provide some extra support nesting into one of the recessed areas of the column. I had to roughly position it and then rotate it a few times for it to find a natural fit like this.

The blunt end just rests between column ruins where they meet.

With gentle handling it stays in place, but it did have to be repositioned a few times during my turnaround photos - especially if Cheetah's body moved ever so slightly when I was changing heads for each angle.

I just couldn't get it to stay, so I ended up placing it here. I think it works, considering the way the sash is molded.

[ETW_Curator]

Originally Posted by SDguy

I just couldn't get it to stay, so I ended up placing it here. I think it works, considering the way the sash is molded.

I like that position as well! I had tried it there too, but was nervous about using the leaf as a support since I'd be handling it so much for the turnaround photos.

[SDguy]

Originally Posted by ETW_Curator

I like that position as well! I had tried it there too, but was nervous about using the leaf as a support since I'd be handling it so much for the turnaround photos.

All the leaves make me nervous lol! I figured out the best way to handle the piece is to grab it by the column under her left foot. Thumb in front, and fingers wrapped around between the column and her right leg. Works perfectly. Obviously not with the spear in place though

[mmk123]

Seeing that spear kind of reminds me of the full-size Bowen statue of the Sub-Mariner.

That had some random seashell thing from what I remember that didn’t have a spot it just kind of had to be laid down somewhere on the base (I no longer own the statue so I’m not exactly sure what was there but I think it was some random seashell thing). There wasn’t any kind a hole to plug it in with and it was kind of like” well where does this go?”

I think I mentioned this before I do think it’s funny that the Cheetah came with a spear considering on the original art design for Donna Troy they had her holding a spear but that ended up getting nixed.

So far any of the photos that I’ve seen with the spear and where someone has placed it has looked very good

[grphyx1]

This is how I have the broken spear

[NorthernLadMSP]

[grphyx1]

Originally Posted by NorthernLadMSP

The ladies look lovely lined up. Very nice