TheShadowe
Sep 20th, 2001, 04:03:59 PM
We are all here on this board for one reason. We have a passion for our collections and the pieces in them. So it is truly rewarding when one's passion comes to fruition in a project on the board. Mike Bolin's Superman Crystal and Base project is one such example.
The Superman crystal was always my favorite prop. Whether it was the simplicity of it or the fact that it was the very symbol of a childhood icon, I don't know. But when I became a consultant on a project to recreate as close as humanly possible the one used in the movie, with an elegant and classy base no less that would show it off in all its glory I was over the moon. Many months passed by with Mike hard at work to make this dream come true, constantly getting my approval on color, angles, clarity, edges etc.
Today I received a box from Mike with my crystal and lighted base. Breathtaking. The crystal is a perfect representation of the screen used one I use to own. The clarity is amazing! It is like holding green ice- thats the only way to describe it. I can't find a bubble in it---sorry..:)
The edges and lines are perfect and smooth and when holding it you truly feel the excitement of the movies.
The color is perfect. I am amazed that Mike was able to match it up so well...I always described it to him as looking like lime jello and sure enough here it is...
The base is blowing me away. Not only is it beautiful it is DURABLE. It is resin but is made up of many parts. You can see how he took awhile to build this. He even put details like felt feet on the bottom so it wouldn't slide. The LED in it is VERY bright but best of all it doesn't get HOT! I have had mine on for four hours and the crystal where it sits in the base is not even warm. Try doing that with a light bulb! The color of the base is very special- a pearlescent white that has a subtle change of color in some lights with the painted logo of Superman bold and beautiful against the snow like base. The area where the crystal sits is VERY important. Mike molded this so it fits the exact dimensions of one end of the crystal. This way no matter how hard you hit the table it will not move, rock, or worse fall.
Here are some pics of the piece both in light and in low light. I will never turn it off. And Mike, all I have to say is thank you. Thank you for making a fans dream come true.
http://hometown.aol.com/cranstonla/images/crystal.jpg
http://hometown.aol.com/cranstonla/images/crystal1.jpg
The Superman crystal was always my favorite prop. Whether it was the simplicity of it or the fact that it was the very symbol of a childhood icon, I don't know. But when I became a consultant on a project to recreate as close as humanly possible the one used in the movie, with an elegant and classy base no less that would show it off in all its glory I was over the moon. Many months passed by with Mike hard at work to make this dream come true, constantly getting my approval on color, angles, clarity, edges etc.
Today I received a box from Mike with my crystal and lighted base. Breathtaking. The crystal is a perfect representation of the screen used one I use to own. The clarity is amazing! It is like holding green ice- thats the only way to describe it. I can't find a bubble in it---sorry..:)
The edges and lines are perfect and smooth and when holding it you truly feel the excitement of the movies.
The color is perfect. I am amazed that Mike was able to match it up so well...I always described it to him as looking like lime jello and sure enough here it is...
The base is blowing me away. Not only is it beautiful it is DURABLE. It is resin but is made up of many parts. You can see how he took awhile to build this. He even put details like felt feet on the bottom so it wouldn't slide. The LED in it is VERY bright but best of all it doesn't get HOT! I have had mine on for four hours and the crystal where it sits in the base is not even warm. Try doing that with a light bulb! The color of the base is very special- a pearlescent white that has a subtle change of color in some lights with the painted logo of Superman bold and beautiful against the snow like base. The area where the crystal sits is VERY important. Mike molded this so it fits the exact dimensions of one end of the crystal. This way no matter how hard you hit the table it will not move, rock, or worse fall.
Here are some pics of the piece both in light and in low light. I will never turn it off. And Mike, all I have to say is thank you. Thank you for making a fans dream come true.
http://hometown.aol.com/cranstonla/images/crystal.jpg
http://hometown.aol.com/cranstonla/images/crystal1.jpg