![]() It was a close resemblance to the actual pattern used for the first George Reeves costumes (both black & white and color… the pattern changed for the 1956 season) but it wasn’t quite right… enough so that it really bothered me.īecause of this, I ordered a costume with no ironed on symbols. I re-glued it to the belt (former dome side down) and tested to see what it looked like on the figure after it dried. Turning it over to reveal the flat side, I painted the buckle with bronze paint so that it would resemble the darker brass look of the actual buckle worn by George Reeves. After cleaning off the glue residue from the buckle and the belt, I whittled down the dome with a craft blade. Fortunately, it was only adhered with a tacky glue. The George Reeves costumes had a flat brass belt buckle so this needed to be changed for accuracy.įirst, I carefully removed the existing buckle. I had already purchased a ZC Toys body, that was originally supposed to be used for another custom figure, so I just ordered the costume, boots and cape.Īlthough nicely crafted, I wasn’t happy with the yellow plastic dome-like belt buckle. I ordered the blue cotton version with the omission of the ‘S’ symbols. The final variants of the George Reeves figure that UnleashedViper Customs Creations released were: 1) dark blue spandex outfit, 2) light blue spandex outfit, 3) blue cotton outfit, and 4) a black and white version. Here is a step-by-step tale of what I did to hopefully steer this figure closer to accuracy. ![]() The craftsmanship was fantastic, although I still saw some necessary modification that needed to happen to this figure. The company first made the announcement in 2016 and gradually revealed its progress along the way. Produced by UnleashedViper Customs Creations in the Philippines, this George Reeves 1/6th scale figure is something that many hardcore Superman fans have been begging for.
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