Originally published March 22, 2017. This article preserves One Sixth Society’s original reporting and images; product availability, pricing, and opinions reflect the original publication period.
Anne Lewis is Alex Murphy’s partner in RoboCop, but she was missing from the Hot Toys lineup covered by this 2017 article. Jon Deak and Julien Paganessi commissioned a custom sixth-scale version of Nancy Allen’s character to join the Detroit Police display.
The RoboCop Anne Lewis Figure Artists
One Sixth Society founder Jon Deak and RoboCop Fans Around The World founder Julien Paganessi commissioned Alexander Ray of Caine Productions to sculpt Nancy Allen as Anne Lewis. Jacob Rahmier painted the finished portrait.
By the 2017 interview, Jacob Rahmier had spent roughly three years painting sixth-scale portraits. His work included private painting and hair commissions and prototype painting for Quantum Mechanix.
Collaboration on the Anne Lewis Sixth-Scale Figure
We asked Jacob about his involvement and his experience working with Alexander. Jacob said “I love painting Caines work. The guy is constantly improving and always nails the likenesses. A very laid back and kind person too so that makes him even better to deal with. I have commissioned him quite a few times myself and have never been unhappy with his work.” A great painter, and humble to boot.
The finished portrait was fitted to the Hot Toys Alex Murphy figure, using its police uniform and body for this custom Anne Lewis.
The collaboration of several artists coming together to produce a special figurine is one of the most rewarding and unique things about this hobby. While some artists do every aspect of the figures they create, I am personally more of a fan of a group coming together. Each specialist brings a different strength to the finished piece. So a figure on a shelf can be a monument to the people who put their talent, sweat, and tears into that piece of work. The Detroit PD Officer Anne Lewis figure is definitely a collaboration piece, and the pictures speak for themselves.
Three Different Contributions to the Finished Lewis
The custom combines an original Nancy Allen portrait with a donor figure, so the finished result has several distinct sources. Alexander Ray supplied the sculpt, Jacob Rahmier supplied the paint, and the Hot Toys Alex Murphy supplied the uniform and body. Describing it as a Hot Toys Anne Lewis would erase the custom work and suggest a factory release that this article does not document.
The donor costume gives Lewis a visual connection to Murphy, while the face supplies her own identity. That is the appeal of this kind of project: it fills a character gap in an existing collection without requiring a completely new uniform and body to be developed.
If researching a similar custom, ask about the exact sculpt, painter, neck connection and donor parts. A head sold by itself is not the complete commissioned figure shown here. Keep the artists’ names with the photographs and the finished piece; those credits help another collector understand what was made for this build and what came from an existing release.
