In my ongoing quest for the best 1:12 scale Joker I have attempted another version of the Movie Masters. The official sculpts never really satisfied me when it came likenesses, either too basic like the original release or too exaggerated like the Jail Cell Joker. I saw the Honor Guard Joker and there was a lot more of a look to Heath Ledger in it, probably because it would have to look like him without the aid of makeup. So I bought up a few and started to see how I could use the sculpt with all the other Joker figures. I found the best way was to literally take the face off and put on onto the heads of the previous releases as the ball joint and hat on the Honor guard Joker make a simple swap and hair sculpt tricky. In the end I used the Original Joker head with the new face and sculpted new hair. Filled in any rough areas or gaps. A sutble Makeup paint job that allows some of the flesh tones through and a swap for gripping hand. The Honor Guard sculpt has an excellent likeness of Heath and the application of the face paint only adds to it. The smirk in particular really stands out. Pictured with my custom TDK Batman.
