Geometric Designs

Metaluna Mutant

Reviewed By Dave Morrissette, #33653

Sci-Fi and monster models fans can rejoice- Geometric Designs is back in business making high quality resin kits of our favorite monsters!  Al Matrone is the new owner and his first releases includes a ¼ scale bust of the Predator (masked and unmasked) and The Metaluna Mutant from the 1955 movie, “This Island Earth” which I got as soon as the resin cured and is the subject of the review.

The kit comes like Geometrics’ entire bust line with a metal rod and a circular base along with a one-piece resin head.  Casting was superb with just a few mold lines to scrape and sand off and then a good healthy wash with lots of hot water and dish soap.  After dry, the bust was primed with Krylon sandable lacquer and let sit for two days.  A few trips around the Internet for some pictures showed the mutant with a blue cast with light gray color and very pronounced reddish veins.  The eyes were black.  I painted the entire bust dark sea blue and then over-coated with lighter and lighter versions of military grays ending with light gray (doh!).  The views needed tackled and I tried Andrea colors.  Masking was impractical so I needed a red with good opacity and that brushed well.  The Andrea colors in the small eyedropper style bottles were fantastic.  It took a couple sessions and the veins were done.  A couple oil washes to darken the front followed by a darker gray dry brush for the lower half of the thorax and light brown for the “mouth area” and we were almost there.  I painted the eyes black and dabbled weather black on in random patterns to get some variety.  The whole kit was flat coated with Krylon matt (outside because it is smelly) and then the eyes were gloss coated with Testors gloss coat.

All in all, a true blast to paint and a snap to get ready.  Check out Geometrics full line and new releases at www.geometricdesign.net.  I can’t wait for even more releases- welcome back Geometric!

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