The Dark Knight Rises: BANE
 

Next up is Bane from The Dark Knight Rises.

"I am Gotham's reckoning."

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Once again Mattel short changes the1/18th consumer with poorly articulated 4" figures. Now i was all over these when TDK came out but mostly because I got 2 figures for $4.99 and I was excited to have TDK figures in that scale. I ended up bashing most and was happy with the result so I went at it agin with TDKR figures.

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Again I was inspired by the Retaliation Roadblock figure. It's a great big man mold and perfect for an imposing looking Bane figure that wasn't as oversized as he in the comics.

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I really liked the look of Nolan's Bane and wanted to mirror it as closely as possible. I took the head from the Mattel Bane figure and did away with the rest. I didn't want to sculpt the vest and there w so few Joe pieces that would fit the elongated and bulky torso of RB, so I actually went with a vest from the Power Team Elite figures.

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Parts:
Head - Mattel TDKR Bane
Body, arms, upper legs - Retaliation 3 pack Roadblock
Lower legs - POC Cobra Shock Trooper
Vest - PTE figure

Hope you like him!

This custom is absolutely sick. again, nice work of the roadblock body. absolutely perfect. im really enjoying your customs. good work!

Awesome,just awesome,he's an absolute badass!!

awesome, but what's PTE?

Very nice. I'm not a customizer, but I think I might buy TDR Bane figure and just pop his head on my Roadblock after seeing this. I'd much rather have a Bane in this scale than a Rock.

Power Team Elite,its a line like those Chap Mei Joe knock-offs?? In fact i think Chap Mei might actually make PTE........

Yeah i kinda feel the same way mate if im honest....

pretty neat buddy
 

Hey i thought i would try the same thing because the mattel figure is a piece of crap. What brand of paint did you use for the body? it looks pretty good.