With the success of the Marvel Avengers movie. Dragon Models released an Avengers line of vinyl models kits in 1:9 scale.  The kits were available in both pre-painted and unpainted version. Most of the model shops were only carrying the pre-paints. But I could hardly call myself a modeler, let alone a mediocre one, if all i did was pop the thing together and stick it on the shelf. After hunting for months. I finally found the big green guy at Mark Twain Hobbies in St. Louis. This is a great hobby shop. Unfortunately, its 247 miles from my home.

The kit is only five parts, Head,upper and lower torso and the legs. Honestly, if you had never done a vinyl kit. This one would be a great starter. There was no flash to trim off. You could just glue it together, paint the hair, eyes and teeth and be down.  But what fun would that be?

imageimage     After washing the parts with soap and water. I primed the parts with gray primer from Walmart. Just seeing the body primed in gray almost got me to go get another kit to make a Grey Hulk. If the kit had the ability to be posed in a different configuration. It probably would have happened.

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Once the primer was dry, I air brushed the green. Only two coats and I think the natural shadows really set this off. I’m not the best when it comes to shading and highlights. The legs and head were also airbrushed. Since I would have to brush paint his facial feature. I decides to do his hair as well. Not wanted to mix paint. The old olive drab did the trick. Not only for the the hair, but the toe nails. Yes, his toenails are painted. The teeth and eyes are a mix of white with small tints of green. The iris’s are florescent green. The plan was to put in an olive green pupil. But i forgot to do it. The next time I use the olive drab. It will get done.

image      The last part was the famous pants. What would Hulk be without his signature purple pants? Of course, purple being my favorite color. I just happen to have some on hand. The pants were primed in grey then airbrush purple. After a coating of flat clear, all there was left to do what to assemble the big guy. The first attempt o just pop him together didn’t go do well. I took a little coaxing with the heat gun. The only thing that was glued on this kit was the head. And even that was just do it did pop of and roll under the desk.

 

 

 

image     Try as i might. The dull coat still came out a little shiny. Even after 3 or 4 coats, it still came out  slightly glossy. And the face seemed to be a shade darker than the rest of the model. You know what? I like it. It was worth the hunt and the assembly time was short and sweet. Definitely one that can be completed in a weekend. Way to go Dragon. A+++++