Title: Judge Death
Manufacturer: Dark World Creations
Scale: 1/10
Price: £38.40
Available from: www.darkworldcreations.com

"The crime is life, the sentence is death"

If you read my review of the Judge Dredd 1/10 bust from the same manufacturer in, then you'd be aware that I was blown-away by the quality of both sculpting and casting of this iconic figure.

Judge Dredd review

Well, before I'd even got by breath back from that release, DWC announced the release of Judge Death, once again leaving me doing a little jig of delight (OK, I'm easily pleased!)

For those of you who don't know your 2000AD (shame on you!) Death is the arch-nemesis of Dredd. Starting life in an alternative dimension called Deadworld as a boy called Sidney he became a psychopath before killing 3 boys at his school who bullied him. From there he became a Deadworld Judge so he could legally kill people, and earned the name Judge Death. Death believed that as all crime was committed by the living then life is a crime.



Using dark magic provided by the Sisters of Death, Death and the other Dark Judges (Death, Fear, Fire, Mortis) travelled to Mega City One to cause havoc encountering not only Dredd but also Judge Anderson is many encounters captured in 2000AD.



On to the figure

If you're familiar with the Dredd review then you'll know that the presentation and casting is first class. The box arrived and was sturdy, all the contents poly bagged and packed with foam. No problems at all.



The casting is the same high quality as the Dredd bust, the detail sharp, no bubbles or air locks. Indeed, its another beautiful cast. There are no casting blocks, these are all removed in production.



The break-down of the bust also follows Dredd, the major joints are separate which allows for quite a dynamic arm position, the head is turned to Death's left with the hand beckoning.

Starting with the parts individually, the helmet is one of the less imposing parts of the kit, however its actually beautifully cast. The detail on the front is good, including the portcullis visor:



But the rear of the helmet is beautifully smooth, really nicely cast.

[Note: if you've just giggled at the words 'smooth helmet' then you have a filthy mind]



The face detail is great, its the skeletal, sneering, hateful face of Death, wonderfully captured:



As with the Dredd kit, the head and helmet slot perfectly in to the body even in a dry-fit with no clean-up:



My favourite part of this kit is the Pterosaur, which is the alternative to the Eagle worn by Earth Judges, this is absolutely stunning, it looks great on its own:



But slots perfectly on to the torso:



Although not shown in these images, the arm fits perfectly and makes the bust very dynamic, the fit of the whole figure is flawless, absolutely perfect.

Opinion

The boys at DWC have done it again. Not only do you get a great figure a wooden base is included with the kit:



Once again, I've no hesitation in recommending the bust. While it clearly is aimed at the 2000AD market, its simply a stunning figure that would be a highlight in anyone's display case.

I know from Rin at DWC that the Dredd bust has sold exceptionally well and Death isn't that far behind it, limited to 100 copies of each I'm just glad I got in early because I think these won't be available for too long.

Of course, now all we need is Fire, Fear and Mortis as busts so I can have a full set of the Dark Judges!

Over to you guys!

Darren

Fabulous review of an awesome looking bust. Great to see such high quality production.

Martin.

What a cheerful chap Judge Death is..... And yes, I giggled at smooth helmet. Not my taste but great review of a stunning looking sculpt.

Great review

Just ordered mine today, along with Dredd

Great review, no my cup of tea

This looks a great kit.Very Dynamic and I like the first rate engineering. Well done .
Best wishes, Gary.

Superb looking figure. Dredd and his nemesis are compelling subjects.

I recently finished this bust.