Strange Companions - Hawkman Warrior

There is a funny story behind this miniature. When I started the Elmore Masterworks line, I wanted to have 3-4 females, 1-2 males and 1 creature-type in each boxed set. Well, we did this with Set # 1 (Lyria the Female Centaur), but when it came time for Set # 2 - I told Dennis Mize that this Hawkman would make a great piece for Set # 2. And he responded "Dude, that is a cool piece - but it is more like a cool 60th piece or something - not a cool 8th piece in the line and for your new company". So we stuck with the hot Elmore babes, and cool Elmore men in our boxed sets. Dennis never got the chance to sculpt this piece as he was taken from us way too early during the strongest sculpting portion of his long career. So when Dave Summers was sculpting up the Dragon from this artwork, I asked him if he could sculpt this piece up and he did...Dave is good like that...Enjoy...