Adjusting the 6" Eartha Kitt Catwoman

[Therin of Andor]

My McFarlane Toys’ Catwomen, customized to give Eartha a more screen-correct height.


Two Catwomen by Ian McLean, on Flickr

Cut at the top of the boots, remove a slice from the legs and the boot tops, then Superglue! Easy and effective.


Custom Eartha Kitt trick by Ian McLean, on Flickr

[BiffPow]

Say, Ian, that’s clever! I like! You could even use a Dremel to drill holes in the legs and feet and inset a metal pin to permit the feet to turn.

[Lou Szabo]

Holy shinectomy! Now just get a second Julie, paint her hair black, and split the difference and you have Lee

[Therin of Andor]

Holy shinectomy! Now just get a second Julie, paint her hair black, and split the difference and you have Lee

My 6" Mattel unmasked Julie Newmar is currently in storage, but she has the pendant hanging much lower. I will darken the hair on the McFarlane Julie and file off the pendant to create Lee.


Mattel Catwoman by Ian McLean, on Flickr

This is what I did with a spare Funko Julie and the Mezco Julie:


Custom Sandman and Catwoman figures by Ian McLean, on Flickr

My custom Sandman figure is made from the spare Michael Rennie head that came with the Monstarz "The Day the Earth Stood Still" Gort/Klaatu two-pack.

[BiffPow]

Holy shinectomy! Now just get a second Julie, paint her hair black, and split the difference and you have Lee

Yessssss!

[Lou Szabo]

Ian, you Rock! I love your vision and fearlessness.

[BiffPow]

Ian, you Rock! I love your vision and fearlessness.

Ditto!

[eewdoc]

Can you do the same with Riddler?

[Larry A.]

AWESOMESAUCE, Ian!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ben Bentley]

That looks great! Such a better read.

[Therin of Andor]

Can you do the same with Riddler?

I did do this with a spare Mattel Riddler...


Custom John Astin Riddler, Mattel by Ian McLean, on Flickr

[BiffPow]

Ha ha. That’s a pretty good likeness, Ian. Did you build up anything for the mustache, or is it just paint?

[Therin of Andor]

Ha ha. That’s a pretty good likeness, Ian. Did you build up anything for the mustache, or is it just paint?

Thanks. A little quickset putty to alter the Mattel Gorshin’s hairline and to add the mustache. Plus darker paint.

I had already tried the same trick on the 8” FTC Riddler!


Customised Astin Riddler by Ian McLean, on Flickr

[Larry A.]

Amazing work, Ian!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BTW, what is the Luna Park item that You used for the background, please?

For those of You who don't know what Luna Park is... It is an amusement park of which there are 2 in Australia. It originally started as a part of what is (was?) called "Coney Island in New York City.

[Therin of Andor]

Amazing work, Ian!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BTW, what is the Luna Park item that You used for the background, please?

It's a tea towel from the gift shop at Luna Park Sydney, from about 2012.

It originally started as a part of what is (was?) called "Coney Island in New York City.

NYC has Coney Island, but for a time they had a separate area inside called "Luna Park".

Australia has Luna Parks in both Melbourne and Sydney. The Sydney version of LP originally came from Adelaide, and reassembled, but an existing building, left over from the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, became a separate area within the park -and called "Coney Island", essentially an in-joke namedrop of the situation in NYC.