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- Gabriel released General George Custer in 1982 as part of the Lone Ranger series
- Solid construction (no rubber band)
- 7 points of articulation: neck, shoulders, hips, and knees
- Pistol - also included with Butch Cavendish, Lone Ranger, and Tonto
- Holster molded on belt, in which the gun fits
- The image below of a hand-painted hard copy is provided by James Gallo, who was also kind enough to share this description:
The hardcopy prototype stage represents an early, key portion within the action figure production process. A silicone mold is made using the original sculpting, which then serves in the generation of a hardcopy. Hardcopies are typically cast in a hard urethane and often pinned together. These hardcopies, however, do not come apart. Each is totally hand poured and hand painted; a true testament to the time and skill required during their creation. These particular pieces are trade show samples which explains their completeness and the amazing detailed paint job. A small handful of hardcopies are produced for use in packaging and catalog photography, industry show display samples (like Toy Fair), and tooling masters. A tooling master, sometimes referred to as a tooling hardcopy, is sent to the orient for use in the generation of steel production molds. Early plastic first shots and engineering pilots are shot from the production molds and upon final debugging the mold is deemed ready for full production.
Image credits:
- U.S. carded Custer (no Western Town offer) provided by Ellena Rivera
- Canadian carded Custer (with Western Town offer) provided by Greg Kiernozek
- Canadian carded Custer (without Western Town offer) provided by [email protected]
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