Boyd's Custom Minimates

Batduckman

Over on the Minimate Multiverse forum there was an "Alternate Universe" custom contest, where you were supposed to take an existing Minimate and imagine what they would be in another dimension. After rejecting SuperMerman and Double Dog Daredevil, I thought about squashing Donald Duck and Batman together and came up with Batduckman.

Is he a man who is half-duck who dresses up like a bat? Or is he a duck who dresses like a man who dresses like a bat? Or is he a man who dresses up like a duck and an bat? Whatever his true identity is, the mysterious Batduckman has become a champion for justice since he appeared in Gotham City. Batduckman has inspired his own rogues' gallery, including the Joker (former comedian Jay Leno turned murderous car thief) and the Penguin (an actual penguin who robs stores with a gun taped to his head).

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The Recipe

Batduckman was made with lots of Minimate parts. His cape, cowl and gloves come from a Battle-Damaged Batman Minimate. A beak was sculpted to his cowl with Sculpey. For his cape, I cut a large chunk out of the back, then added a tail feather piece made from Sculpey. For extra detail, I added folding cape details around the tail with Magic Sculpt. Batduckman's legs are actually minimate arms to get that thin duck leg look. His feet are flippers from the Dr. Reed Minimate. Finally, his chest details are from a water-transfer decal.

The Recipe

Originally posted March 2011