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Friday, November 15, 2024
Bob Kappel
Bob Kappel and his beefy bottom appear here with a thin rope.
Bob Kappel posed for not only frontals but with a full or partial erection for at least two, possibly three different photographers at different stages of his modeling career. Five examples of frontals are still up on Male Models Vintage Beefcake.
Kappel's body fluctuated in size and definition; when he posed for Bob Mizer early on, he was smaller and ripped to the point of having a notable lower abdominal cleft just above his pubic bone. There are photos on Men From Back Then that display this.
Based on Kappel's "beefier" and less-defined build and haircut in the posing strap photos verified as by Bruce, at least some photos with frontals and erections were shot by someone around the same time. The dark gray background in the photo on MMVB isn't handled as well as Bruce usually did, which is the one thing that makes a solid ID questionable.
Two others in the five on MMVB feature a spotted fake fur throw (possibly Kris Studio?), and Kappel's build is more defined in these; a third photo that appears to be shot around this time shows him posed in front of a garish set of drapes. There's one other photo posed in front of a dark backdrop that *may* have been earlier than the others, based on his build and face-- though this could just be the body/face angle.
I'd really love to know who took those other shots and when Bob Kappel was posing.
This is a welcome surprise, one I have not seen before! He did fluctuate in size and I many photos of his many incarnations. I prefer the beefier side of Bob.
Dammit, you're making an ass man out of me, slowly but surely. Any frontals of this well-built male?
ReplyDeleteOnly one or two, and they appear to be by a lower quality photographer than Bruce.
DeleteBob Kappel posed for not only frontals but with a full or partial erection for at least two, possibly three different photographers at different stages of his modeling career. Five examples of frontals are still up on Male Models Vintage Beefcake.
DeleteKappel's body fluctuated in size and definition; when he posed for Bob Mizer early on, he was smaller and ripped to the point of having a notable lower abdominal cleft just above his pubic bone. There are photos on Men From Back Then that display this.
Based on Kappel's "beefier" and less-defined build and haircut in the posing strap photos verified as by Bruce, at least some photos with frontals and erections were shot by someone around the same time. The dark gray background in the photo on MMVB isn't handled as well as Bruce usually did, which is the one thing that makes a solid ID questionable.
Two others in the five on MMVB feature a spotted fake fur throw (possibly Kris Studio?), and Kappel's build is more defined in these; a third photo that appears to be shot around this time shows him posed in front of a garish set of drapes. There's one other photo posed in front of a dark backdrop that *may* have been earlier than the others, based on his build and face-- though this could just be the body/face angle.
I'd really love to know who took those other shots and when Bob Kappel was posing.
-- hsc
This is a welcome surprise, one I have not seen before! He did fluctuate in size and I many photos of his many incarnations. I prefer the beefier side of Bob.
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