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Horizon Original | No. HOR066 | 1:6

Boxart Steel HOR066 Horizon Original

Facts

Brand:
Horizon Original
Title:
Steel
Number:
HOR066
Scale:
1:6
Type:
Full kit
Released:
1994 New tool
Topic:
DC Comics » Comics (Fiction)

Box contents

Vinyl

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Magazines

(Tamiya Model Magazine 54)
Tamiya Model Magazine | 54
English (TOC: 15 lines)
June-July 1996
(Modeler's Resource 56)
Modeler's Resource | 56
English (TOC: 9 lines)
April 2004
(Modeler's Resource 8)
Modeler's Resource | 8
English (TOC: 10 lines)
July 1995

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Comments

Ron Garcia
Easy kit to build as long as you use boiling water to heat up the vinyl. I learned that with vinyl kits, you better add some sort of filler in the lower torso (I use plaster of Paris), or over time the figures will begin to lean. Heating pieces to be joined, pressing them together, and then running cold water over them helps to reduce the amount of putty needed. The kit needs to be painted in sections. The arms, sledgehammer, and cape should be painted before assembling.

The cape was the only part that caused trouble. Part of it is already attached to the upper torso. The remainder comes in three pieces. The fit wasn't the greatest even after heating it up. Also, the inside of the cape looks a bit rough. With paint and strategic use of shading, most of the flaws can be hidden.

The finished figure is big and impressive - 15 inches from the hammer to the boot. Horizon has long been out of business, so it's doubtful this figure will ever be re-released. I bought it when they were still around. It only took me 30 years before I got around to building it! If you see one on Ebay or a swap meet, it's worth picking up. An obscure comic book character to be sure, but with a nice metal finish (I used Alclad paints on mine) it looks great.
11 August, 04:23