So, since I am a big fan of the classic "Saga of the Super Sons" from World's Finest Comics written by Bob Haney, and since I had already done my favorite of the Super Sons, Superman, Jr. (as well as the Saga of the Super Sons versions of Superman and Batman), I decided that I should finish out the second generation of the World's Finest Duo and make Batman, Jr.
So, to do this figure, I took a DC Universe Classics/Batman Legacy Golden Age Batman figure, and used the boil and pop method to remove his head. Next, I used my Dremel to sand down the ball joint attached to the Batman figure's neck into a cylindrical post. Once the cylindrical post was formed, I next used my Dremel to partially hollow out the head of a DC Multiverse Grayson Batman (the reason that I used the Grayson head was simply because when you looked at it, it appears to be more youthful than other Batman heads, and I needed a more youthful look for Batman, Jr.). Next, I mixed up a small batch of Milliput and jammed it into the newly formed cavity inside the head, and, while the Milliput was still soft, I jammed the cylindrical post attached to the neck of the Batman figure into the Milliput to create a small hole in the center of the head cavity and let it dry. Next, I used a little bit of brush and roller cleaner to thoroughly remove the Golden Age style Bat symbol from his chest. Once the symbol had been removed, I used a baby wipe and some paper towels to clean up any residue of either paint or the brush and roller cleaner. Once I was satisfied that his chest was clean and dry, I commenced applying two full coats of Flat Clear to his upper chest where I had just removed the painted on symbol to even out the look of the chest. Once the two coats of Flat Clear had completely dried, I test fit the head onto the neck, and satisfied with how the head and neck fit together, I set them aside and started repainting the head with Testors Acryl II Bright Blue for the cowl, followed by Testors Model Masters Flat Black for the shadow area of the cowl covering the forehead and around the eyes. When the paint dried, I applied two generous coats of Flat Clear to the head. When the Flat Clear had finally dried, I glued the head in place atop the neck post. With the new head now attached, I glued a new symbol onto his chest (the symbol was made by hand at a larger size, and then photocopied and shrunk to proper size...however, unlike previous hand drawn symbols I had done before, this was drawn to more closely match the look of the Bat symbol of the late Silver Age/Bronze Age of Batman stories), and TA-DA...Batman, Jr., son of the Dark Knight Detective and member of the classic version of the Super Sons!!!
Please let me know what you guys think of him, and as always, comments are appreciated.

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