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Brad
McCurry's Customs
Firehawk
FIREHAWK
Firehawk originally appeared As Lorraine: Fury of Firestorm #1
(June 1982). As Firehawk: Fury of Firestorm #17 (October 1983)
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Lorraine Reilly is the daughter of New York's junior senator, Walter
Reilly. While spending time with him in Washington, her life was
threatened during a deadly game of politics, forcing Reilly to
do a favor for Martin Hewitt.
Hewitt, the head of a nuclear research company, wanted a monopoly
on that kind of research and employed criminal methods to insure
his success. Using Multiplex as his henchman, Hewitt first threatened
Reilly and then kidnapped Lorraine. While he held the feisty young
woman prisoner, Hewitt subjected her to experiments to create another
Firestorm. The experiment also meant conditioning her mind to accept
his orders without question. Hewitt succeeded. Firestorm was confronted
by Firehawk without realizing that she was really Lorraine Reilly
In his other identity (at the time) of Ronnie Raymond, he had become
friends with Lorraine. Firestorm managed to subdue Firehawk and
free her of Hewitt's control. She wore a different costume at first
and her flame hair was a different color. While on the orbiting
JLA satellite during the Crisis on Infinite Earths a freak explosion
ruined her costume, using her powers she fashioned this much more
stylized costume.
Her recipe is actually rather simple, her body is a Hakwgirl ,
I dremeled her boots and used epoxy putty to smooth out the ankle
area and also to strengthen it as well. Her wings are from a Dethbird
figure. I used a drill attachment and made a point of articulation
on her back using a plastic dowel so her wings actually move. I
used ribbons of epoxy for her arm and leg flames. I placed a tiny
bead of glue them the epoxy and pulled, when the epoxy snaps it
makes the cool curl you see. Her head is a Witchblad animated Sarah
head. I got a superb FIRESTORM from my best bud LARS and had to
have a partner for him so she was born. I originally made her first
costume but wasn't crazy about it. I look back now and think it
wasn't the figure but the fodder I didn't like so look for her
again in her first costume! Meanwhile I hope you enjoy this one! |
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characters are TM and (C) by their respective owners.
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