Creature from the Black Lagoon by Dark Horse

 Produced by Dark Horse in 1994, comes this beautiful sculpt by Chris Walas. Released in cold cast, The Creature has a beautifully painted box, since he is a fully licensed release. This is my favorite of the Dark Horse model kits. I did the paint chore on this one. I used the famous colorized shot that all of us were exposed to during the 1970-80's as my paint inspiration. I soaked him down with a lot of dark washes in an attempt to give him a murky, underwater feel.




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