Conan the Barbarian, Valeria, and Deathstalker, Too!
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Conan the Barbarian, Valeria, and Deathstalker, Too!
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.
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.
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Great work with these two!
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Re: Conan the Barbarian and Valeria
Thanks! Here's one more fig I thought would be fun: Deathstalker, Roger Corman's mercenary man-at-arms:Sir Erathor wrote:Great work with these two!
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?
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He looks great!
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Re: Conan the Barbarian, Valeria, and Deathstalker, Too!
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!
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Fantastic work, these are great! Love the combos, and of course, brickarms make everything better!
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Re: Conan the Barbarian, Valeria, and Deathstalker, Too!
I think that Conan is absolutely spot on. Great job man.
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Re: Conan the Barbarian, Valeria, and Deathstalker, Too!
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.
And which face are you using for him, if I might ask? It's a good match.
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Re: Conan the Barbarian, Valeria, and Deathstalker, Too!
Not bad, for a newbie.
These look great. How are things?
These look great. How are things?
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Re: Conan the Barbarian, Valeria, and Deathstalker, Too!
Awesome throwbacks! The beginning of Deathstalker is hilarious. Try to make that movie today lol.
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Re: Conan the Barbarian, Valeria, and Deathstalker, Too!
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.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!
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.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.
The head is, appropriately enough, from the Barbarian collector fig
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!The Blue Knight wrote:Not bad, for a newbie.
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