Blue Beetle has a long comic book history, going back to the August 1939 issue of Mystery Men published by Fox. The character appeared in other Fox titles including Big-3, All Top and, naturally, his own Blue Beetle through the ‘40s. Charlton published the superhero in 1955 and revived him in 1964. My custom model is of the Dan Garrett version of the mid 1960s, before the total revamp of the character by Steve Ditko.

Basic Figure: Revell Phantom
Gloves: Cuffs vac formed over balsa wood sculpt, then blended to the hands.
Goggles: AMT model car putty
Ear Caps: Model car headlights
Buckle: Scrap
Paints: Ulrich 410-M Styrene, with AMT metallic red for the goggles

Completed in 1966.

Note that Atlantis Toy & Hobby will be reissuing the Revell Phantom kit later this year. This will be the first time that the model has been available in over 50 years!