George Reeves Superman Model

Once upon a time, back in the 1960s, they released a cool figure model kit of Superman smashing through a wall. I kept seeing this on the shelves at various stores as a kid, but never bought it because I was too intimidated back then to build it.

Well, long story short, I bought this re-release of the kit that came out back in 1999. I also bought an aftermarket resin head of George Reeves, who had played Superman on the 1950s TV show. The resin head is in the same scale (1/8th) as the model.

It was a fun kit to build,and one that I pretty cool to own. I really like how it has Superman in a dynamic pose that shows off his super strength.

And having the George Reeves head on this figure is the icing on the cake for me. I was a fan of the George Reeves Superman series as a kid.

Here's a shot of the model with the George Reeves head, compared to its original plastic head. I think the aftermarket head looks better.

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