Slime Pit He-Man (sometimes also referred to as Slime Monster He-Man) featured in one of the mini-comics that came with the toys. Hordak managed to trap He-Man in the slime pit, and had a toxic green slime poured over him that turned him into a mindless killing machine. Hordak then proceeded to send He-Man after Skeletor to eliminate his erstwhile apprentice. The mind controlled He-Man almost succeeded in this task, but with the telepathic help of the Sorceress, He-Man was able to shake off the effects of the slime right before delivering the killing blow.
The model is a converted Quest Miniatures He-Man, with the weapons removed and some slime sculpted over in places to suggest a thicker coat of it clinging to his body. The flagstone base was painted with a reddish tone this time, as that is the colour I reserved for the Evil Horde faction, and it adds some colour other than green to the figure.
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| Slime Pit He-Man about to crush Skeletor once and for all... |
A page from the mini-comic featuring the event:
I remember the adverts for the slime pot very clearly, although I always felt out of step with the eighties obsession with slime and gunge.
ReplyDeleteThis looks exactly right though.
Yes, the slime was... weird. I got a couple pots of it back in the day but it always kind of grossed me out.
DeleteI never was into the slime thing, because I had a messy room, and I figured it would get spilled and destroy a bunch of my stuff.
ReplyDeleteThe figure is simply inspired however, it looks spot on for the source material!
Thanks, I'm pleased with how it came out. Converting it was the most work, the painting itself was quick and easy.
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