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Conan the Barbarian, Valeria, and Deathstalker, Too!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:22 pm
by the enigma that is badger
Recently, I re-watched
Conan the Barbarian (and the lesser but still goofy fun
Conan the Destroyer) and felt inspired to revisit a Conan figure. Once I built him, it just didn't seem right to leave him without his fierce Valkyrie companion!
Conan, of course, is welding a prototype overmolded Cimmerian PickAxe while I've used a BrickArms Dadao Blade to give Valeria her distinctive curved blade.
Re: Conan the Barbarian and Valeria
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:25 pm
by Sir Erathor
Great work with these two!
Re: Conan the Barbarian and Valeria
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:05 am
by the enigma that is badger
Sir Erathor wrote:Great work with these two!
Thanks! Here's one more fig I thought would be fun: Deathstalker, Roger Corman's mercenary man-at-arms:
Conan the Barbarian takes its sword-and-sorcery seriously, but
Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans is legend and delirious fun for its Looney Tunes sensibility and tongue-in-cheek playfulness. Roger Corman mined the barbarian theme heartily after
Conan's success, but Deathstalker II is hands down the most fun watch.
The updated thread name is a gag I've lifted from the
introduction of the film. Get it?
Re: Conan the Barbarian, Valeria, and Deathstalker, Too!
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 8:21 pm
by Sir Erathor
He looks great!
Re: Conan the Barbarian, Valeria, and Deathstalker, Too!
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 12:26 am
by OverLoad
I have yet to see Deathstalker II, but I have watched the first one and found it's 80s cheesiness very humorous! The figure is instantly recognizable!
Re: Conan the Barbarian, Valeria, and Deathstalker, Too!
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 2:02 am
by mpoh98
Fantastic work, these are great! Love the combos, and of course, brickarms make everything better!
Re: Conan the Barbarian, Valeria, and Deathstalker, Too!
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 4:22 pm
by SSchmidt
I think that Conan is absolutely spot on. Great job man.
Re: Conan the Barbarian, Valeria, and Deathstalker, Too!
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 11:53 pm
by Azaghal
Very nice, although I think I would have given Conan black hair.
And which face are you using for him, if I might ask? It's a good match.
Re: Conan the Barbarian, Valeria, and Deathstalker, Too!
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 5:59 am
by The Blue Knight
Not bad, for a newbie.
These look great. How are things?
Re: Conan the Barbarian, Valeria, and Deathstalker, Too!
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 5:58 pm
by Fraslund
Awesome throwbacks! The beginning of Deathstalker is hilarious. Try to make that movie today lol.
Re: Conan the Barbarian, Valeria, and Deathstalker, Too!
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 3:54 pm
by the enigma that is badger
OverLoad wrote:I have yet to see Deathstalker II, but I have watched the first one and found it's 80s cheesiness very humorous! The figure is instantly recognizable!
Thanks! If you enjoyed the first film, you'll love the second; it's very, very much in on the joke, to the point of having outtakes play at part of the credits.
Azaghal wrote:Very nice, although I think I would have given Conan black hair.
And which face are you using for him, if I might ask? It's a good match.
Yes, I know Howard's original character had squared-off black locks, but as much as I love the original stories (and some great artwork from Frank Frazetta), it's hard for me to picture Conan as anything other than resembling a certain Austrian bodybuilder; as such, I tend to favor brown hair for that most famous son of Cimmeria.
The head is, appropriately enough, from the
Barbarian collector fig
The Blue Knight wrote:Not bad, for a newbie.
Heh, alas my circumstance haven't allowed me to be as active as I once was! That said, I definitely plan to keep building figs, and when they're appropriately-themed, I'll be sure to post them here!