Jonny Quest Models - Bandit

Models from The Shape of Things - Bandit

Terry Kelly ((WDX6TJK@aol.com) writes: "Here are some snapshots of the great Bandit figure I told you about. Note the size! I have him in a place of honor, next to my Catalin Fada Bullet radio (Model 1000)."

Here is an another image, which I snagged from an auction on eBay, showing the model sitting atop its box. And, finally, here's a larger image of a similar pose.

Louis Szabo sent in some great pictures of the statue, along with these comments:

"I just discovered your website and I wanted to contribute some additional information regarding the "Bandit" statue. I bought the "original" Bandit statue, then later I bought another Bandit for my daughter. When I received the second statue, I was disappointed in the finish, coloring, etc - It looked like a knock-off of my original Bandit from Graphitti Designs. I'd had the pleasure of conversing with John, the owner of Graphitti Designs on a previous occasion, so I called him to tell him what I found.

He told me the following: Graphitti bought the molds from another company that had released the Bandit statue as a one piece model kit. I apparently bought that model kit. It was cast much rougher than the production pre-painted statue version. Graphitti, cleaned up the molds, and sold a limited number (I believe the total number is 750, but they may not have actually sold that many). You can see from the images that the sculpting around the ears is very rough. Its still nice to see the evolution of the product from early rough state to final finish product. The description on the stomach is JonnyQuestTM C 1994 Hanna Barbera Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

I've included some pictures so people know there are a very small number of "artist proof"? or pre-production versions available. I added the pads on the paws to protect the furniture."

Here are links to the excellent close-ups sent in by Louis:
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