Realizing a lifelong dream...life size MONSTERS!

[enyawd72]

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]

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

[alex]

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

[enyawd72]

^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.

[alex]

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

[Hedji]

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

[Earth 2 Chris]

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

Chris

[Dark Shadow]

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!

[Starroid Raiders Dagon]

That is a great piece of art.

[ScottA]

That's amazing.

[Gorn Captain]

That is just fantastic, and I don't feel you overpaid. Worth it!

[huedell]

Yes! A great idea, taking the "collect what you like" mindset to a very high plain!

[MIB41]

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

[PNGwynne]

Awesome idea and execution, D. I admire your focus.

[GlobalObserver]

I'm jealous! Awesome!