Moebius Models

1/8 Green Goblin from Marvel Comics

Reviewed by  Edward J. Kilday, IPMS# 46751

MSRP: $29.99 Website: www.moebiusmodels.com The Kit: The impressive 15.5" by 6" by 3.5" box has a brilliant comic book rendition of the Green Goblin done by Marvel artist Jim Craig. This picture accurately depicts the physical pose of the model. All of the 34 parts are placed in four separate bags thus reducing the chance of missing parts. The instructions are clearly written, easy to follow, with excellent color pictures. All of the parts are clearly displayed in the instructions, labeled on the part, and labeled on the spree. To prevent the loss of any parts I separated them into different containers according to their placement on the model. There was no noticeable mold release but the parts were cleaned and mold lines were removed to aid painting.

Building the Base: The Green Goblin sits on a plastic base sculpted in the shape of bricks and an eagle. It is approximately 6" by 6" and 8" tall and has nice details. After the parts are glued and placed together rubber bands are used to hold the parts together. A large wood clamp was used to hold two large pieces together while the glue dried. The eagle head had a large seam on it that had to be filled. I used a two part epoxy commonly known as green stuff. After using this and sanding it down and priming it with black primer, I think filling putty would have worked better.

The Green Goblin: The two part head has a wonderfully detailed expression. The connection is hidden under the hood that covers the top and back of the head. However there is a seam in the middle where the two parts of the hood are connected that has to be filled in with some material. I used white glue to fill this in. A small amount of glue is put in to the crack. This is allowed to dry for ten minutes then the excess is wiped of off the model. This process is repeated until the connection between the two parts is smooth with no holes. The upper teeth were small and not very nice looking so I sculpted teeth out of green stuff. Simple and clear instructions made putting the model together quite easy. The head, arms and legs are assembled then placed into the torso. Seams that needed to be filed were located on the boots, gloves, arms, and legs. The first step for removing these seams is done with an x-acto knife. Scrape the blade along seams, with the blade facing at a slight angle facing away from the direction it is pulled in. Using the blade in this fashion prevents the blade from cutting into the model. Use the blade until the parts are flush with each other. Then use a small metal file to file the seam until it can not be felt. The seams on the legs took more effort. I sculpted green stuff on the arms and legs to cover them. After removing seams skin details may have been scraped off and smooth areas may have scratches. Small pieces of green stuff can replace skin details and smooth high number polishing pads can be used to remove scratches. You need to be careful putting the purse together. The top direction for the strap is clearly indicated but you need to dry fit it to ensure that it is being held at the correct angle, with the opening facing away from the body. Note, this is a manly carrying case, not a fops purse. Putting the Green Goblin on the Jet: The jet fits snugly together with no noticeable seam lines, but the body did not fit very well on the jet. I had to use large rubber bands to hold it to the jet and it sill did not fit snugly. The knobs of plastic that stick out of the feet are longer then they need to be preventing the feet from sitting against the jet, making it hard to put the foot guards over his feet. Painting: After careful deliberation the Green Goblin was painted green with a purple outfit. The wonderfully sculpted face has great locations for highlights and shadows. I started with a base of extremely dark green and black wash and lightened the colors for the high lights up to the point of using an off white for the final highlight. The purple outfit also has great details allowing me to shadow down with a black wash and up with pink then finally applying a purple wash. Conclusion: This is a very nice model kit sculpted with a great expression. When building it think about how you will deal with the seams and putting the figure on the jet. I'd like to thank Moebius Models for the review sample and IPMS/USA for allowing me to review it.