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  • enyawd72
    Maker of Monsters!
    • Oct 1, 2009
    • 7904

    Realizing a lifelong dream...life size MONSTERS!

    I wanted to share this with you guys...I've been very fortunate in that I'm finally able to realize one of my dreams.

    I've been a lifelong Universal Monster fan, and it seems that they can never quite get it together when it comes to licensing. They continually fight over actor's likenesses, meddle with and/or cancel countless products, and usually end up producing the same handful of generic looking monsters over and over.

    I decided enough was enough. If they weren't going to make the stuff I want, I'd either make it myself or find someone who can. So...I contacted a guy who makes masks for a living and am having him create for me an entire set of 1:1 scale latex busts of Universal's movie monsters. They have real hair, acrylic eyes, etc. Later on I'll be attaching each one to a partial torso and finishing the shoulders with real clothing.

    Well, my first one arrived Saturday and I just about fell over when I saw it. I present to you Lon Chaney Jr. as The Monster from 1942's "GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN"

    I hope you guys enjoy this as much as I do...this is a culmination of a lifetime of dreams! Next up will be Lon Chaney Jr. as The Wolf Man!






  • Krypt0nite
    Radioactive!
    • Feb 13, 2010
    • 1030

    #2
    Now that is awesome--kudos to you, good sir!

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    • alex
      Permanent Member
      • Jun 15, 2009
      • 3142

      #3
      Wow, amazing, the wolfman sounds great, and how many kidneys do these cost.

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      • enyawd72
        Maker of Monsters!
        • Oct 1, 2009
        • 7904

        #4
        ^Around $300 apiece. I think it's a really fair price considering the quality, especially since this is a one-off.

        The Wolfman is gonna cost slightly more because of the amount of hair work.

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        • alex
          Permanent Member
          • Jun 15, 2009
          • 3142

          #5
          That's not bad, great idea with adding a body.

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          • Hedji
            Citizen of Gotham
            • Nov 17, 2012
            • 7246

            #6
            That's great, man! Good idea to do a bust with partial clothing for display, sort of like Sideshow's 1:1 busts.

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            • Earth 2 Chris
              Verbose Member
              • Mar 7, 2004
              • 32977

              #7
              Good on you, and that is dead-on Lon as the Monster! Keep 'em coming!

              Chris
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              • Dark Shadow
                Creature Of The Night
                • May 14, 2011
                • 1071

                #8
                I share your dream...so...."CONGRATULATIONS!" That's going to make for an amazing museum/conversation piece. I'm a little envious and probably just a tinge more inspired to seriously consider having some lifelong life-sized dream pieces realized for myself in the not-too-distant future as well. I do look forward to seeing your completed masterpiece. How awesome for you!

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                • Starroid Raiders Dagon
                  Persistent Member
                  • Apr 28, 2013
                  • 2165

                  #9
                  That is a great piece of art.

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                  • ScottA
                    Original Member
                    • Jun 25, 2001
                    • 12264

                    #10
                    That's amazing.
                    sigpic WANTED: Boxed, Carded and Kresge Carded WGSH

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                    • Gorn Captain
                      Invincible Ironing Man
                      • Feb 28, 2008
                      • 10549

                      #11
                      That is just fantastic, and I don't feel you overpaid. Worth it!
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                      "When things are at their darkest, it's a brave man that can kick back and party."

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                      • huedell
                        Museum Ball Eater
                        • Dec 31, 2003
                        • 11069

                        #12
                        Yes! A great idea, taking the "collect what you like" mindset to a very high plain!
                        "No. No no no no no no. You done got me talkin' politics. I didn't wanna'. Like I said y'all, I'm just happy to be alive. I think I'll scoot over here right by this winda', let this beautiful carriage rock me to sleep, and dream about how lucky I am." - Chris Mannix

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                        • MIB41
                          Eloquent Member
                          • Sep 25, 2005
                          • 15633

                          #13
                          Incredible work indeed! That will be an amazing collection of life-like heads when you're all said and done. Very neat.

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                          • PNGwynne
                            Master of Fowl Play
                            • Jun 5, 2008
                            • 19950

                            #14
                            Awesome idea and execution, D. I admire your focus.
                            WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.

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                            • GlobalObserver
                              Persistent Member
                              • Aug 12, 2004
                              • 2220

                              #15
                              I'm jealous! Awesome!

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