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Collecting Monsters => Masks and Busts => Topic started by: Farid on December 06, 2007, 08:45:12 PM

Title: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: Farid on December 06, 2007, 08:45:12 PM
Hello all,
I am new to this board and I just wanted to stop by and say hi. I see some familar names here, so for those who know me.. Hey guys.. lol
I been collecting Horror for many years, but just recently started with more of the classic universal monsters. I don't have any toys at the moment; I mostly collect busts/masks.
I have a few pieces that I would like to share with all of you.

I hope you enjoy.

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q222/Orlok_D/Frank2.jpg)

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q222/Orlok_D/Frank4.jpg)

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q222/Orlok_D/PHANTOM013.jpg)

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q222/Orlok_D/Vampyres/pix018-1.jpg)

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q222/Orlok_D/Ladystrip004.jpg)

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q222/Orlok_D/Vampyres/pix012-1.jpg)

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q222/Orlok_D/Vampyres/pix009.jpg)

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q222/Orlok_D/Vampyres/pix001.jpg)

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q222/Orlok_D/Vampyres/dinos3.jpg)


(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q222/Orlok_D/pix048.jpg)


(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q222/Orlok_D/mummy045.jpg)


(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q222/Orlok_D/mummy048.jpg)


Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: Dr.Terror on December 06, 2007, 08:58:00 PM
Hey Dino!

I'm still amazed by that Phantom.
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: Toy Ranch on December 06, 2007, 09:02:20 PM
Welcome Dino!
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: GAKENSTEIN on December 06, 2007, 09:47:24 PM
Holy mackeral!  That Karloffstein from BoF is perhaps the best likeness of that version of the character I have ever seen  -- and I have seen plenty!  Is it a Howard S. Studios bust??  Me wanty!!
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: poseablemonster on December 06, 2007, 10:14:39 PM
Dino!  Welcome to the group!  You have some incredible stuff, I LOVE your Pat Newman Don Post Glenn Strange Frankenstein mask...did Tony finish that for you?  It is amazing.
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: Farid on December 06, 2007, 10:43:38 PM
Thanks for the warm welcome guys.
Yes, that's Howard's Frankie. Both Howard's and my Newman frankie were painted by Peter Murphy.
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: gracebuster on December 07, 2007, 02:31:19 AM
Se that, Thats what I'm talking about...NEW BLOOD!

Dino welcome. So happy to see you here.
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: poseablemonster on December 07, 2007, 07:53:21 AM
Ah, Peter Murphy finished the Newman Frank...Well, it looks great; he did an amazing job on it.
I'm happy to see some hardcore mask collectors in the group, we are really broadening our scope on all things "monster". 
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: fmofmpls on December 07, 2007, 07:55:06 AM
Quote from: GAKENSTEIN on December 06, 2007, 09:47:24 PM
Holy mackeral!  That Karloffstein from BoF is perhaps the best likeness of that version of the character I have ever seen

That's what I was thinking too! Incredible looking mask! Do I dare even call it a mask? Who made that? And .. oh .. welcome Dino to the UMA! Glad you enlisted in the army!
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: Toy Ranch on December 07, 2007, 08:08:07 AM
Quote from: fmofmpls on December 07, 2007, 07:55:06 AM
That's what I was thinking too! Incredible looking mask! Do I dare even call it a mask? Who made that? And .. oh .. welcome Dino to the UMA! Glad you enlisted in the army!

Terry, it's a bust from Howard S Studios.

http://www.howardsstudios.com/horror/

Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: Toy Ranch on December 07, 2007, 08:24:06 AM
I love the paint job on Dino's bust, and if I had one, something along those lines is what I would want, but there were a couple painted by Jeff Camp in Gogos style that just knock me out.

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/sirchadwick/gfrank1.jpg)

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/sirchadwick/F4.jpg)
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: ProfGriffin on December 07, 2007, 09:10:55 AM
YIKES!

That Gogos Frankie is breathtaking. 

Thanks for the pics Dino...and welcome to the UMA!
That last pic of my boy, Kharis....man that's gorgeous.  And scary!

Tell me you wouldn't be frozen with fear if you saw that face climbing in your window in the dead of night...like poor Steve Banning...
(Fortunately for Kharis, MANY of his victims were frozen with fear...that was the only way he could catch them!   LOL)
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: Minion on December 07, 2007, 09:19:07 AM
Awesome pieces Dino!
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: The Phantom Creep on December 07, 2007, 09:26:35 AM
WOW!!

That Gogos Frankenstein is mind blowing!! I'm glad you put your thumb in the photo because I was having a hard time accepting that that was a bust and not a painting.
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: Toy Ranch on December 07, 2007, 10:07:00 AM
Quote from: ZOMBOPHOTO on December 07, 2007, 09:26:35 AM
WOW!!

That Gogos Frankenstein is mind blowing!! I'm glad you put your thumb in the photo because I was having a hard time accepting that that was a bust and not a painting.

Those aren't my pics, and I hope the fellow who took them doesn't mind, I don't think he will, but it's one of the coolest paint jobs on a bust I've seen.  I still think if I ever get one of the Howard S busts I'll have it painted more like Dino's, but I love those pics.

That Nosferatu with hands in the plexi case is a Don Post special issue and is exceedingly rare.  The case was part of the package when it was sold originally.  I love how Dino dresses his busts and masks, putting authentic looking clothes and accessories to accentuate them.  He has some amazing stuff, but I think the Chris Lee Dracula is my favorite of all.  Just an incredible piece.

Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: hhwolfman on December 07, 2007, 10:14:09 AM
Quote from: ZOMBOPHOTO on December 07, 2007, 09:26:35 AM
WOW!!

That Gogos Frankenstein is mind blowing!! I'm glad you put your thumb in the photo because I was having a hard time accepting that that was a bust and not a painting.

LOL I thought the same thing. I guess he has got that before. Nice very nice. HHW
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: poseablemonster on December 07, 2007, 10:54:45 AM
I was fortunate enough to see Jeff Camp's paintwork on that Frankenstein live and in person at Wonderfest.  Pictures can't even do justice to the vivid colors and design.  He showed it to Basil, and he was really impressed, too. 
I'd like to have a Glenn Strange mask painted in that style someday.
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: Farid on December 07, 2007, 11:05:49 AM
Thanks everyone, for the kind workds.  ;D
I'm very happy to have found this board. There are so many amazing posts and I'm excited about learing more about the classics.

Quote from: Toy Ranch on December 07, 2007, 10:07:00 AM
Those aren't my pics, and I hope the fellow who took them doesn't mind, I don't think he will, but it's one of the coolest paint jobs on a bust I've seen.  I still think if I ever get one of the Howard S busts I'll have it painted more like Dino's, but I love those pics.

That Nosferatu with hands in the plexi case is a Don Post special issue and is exceedingly rare.  The case was part of the package when it was sold originally.  I love how Dino dresses his busts and masks, putting authentic looking clothes and accessories to accentuate them.  He has some amazing stuff, but I think the Chris Lee Dracula is my favorite of all.  Just an incredible piece.



Bobby,
Coming from you, that means a lot.
Yes, the DP Klaus Nosferatu is very rare indeed. It is the holy grail of my collection.
Thank you  and I'm glad you like how I display my pieces.  :)
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: darkmonkeygod on December 07, 2007, 02:35:43 PM
Those are all amazing, but the Gogos Frankie is just straight up wish fulfillment for me.  To see a creature like that... The ultimate I think.
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: Farid on December 07, 2007, 02:41:52 PM
The Gogos Frankie is very nice indeed. But I like my busts to be more on the realistic side.

Here's another one of my pieces:

(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q222/Orlok_D/CRFTBLAGO.jpg)
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: Dr.Terror on December 07, 2007, 04:39:02 PM


(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/sirchadwick/F4.jpg)


Even Fonzie approves.   

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/94/Fonzie.jpg)
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: Jim Bertges on December 07, 2007, 08:07:55 PM
Quote from: poseablemonster on December 07, 2007, 10:54:45 AM
I was fortunate enough to see Jeff Camp's paintwork on that Frankenstein live and in person at Wonderfest.  Pictures can't even do justice to the vivid colors and design.  He showed it to Basil, and he was really impressed, too. 
I'd like to have a Glenn Strange mask painted in that style someday.

When Jeff shared his work at The Clubhouse (a modeling forum) he inspired me to do this--

(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c346/JimBertges/litfrank.jpg)

It's a 1/3 scale bust sculpted by Shawn Nagle, flat on the back and made to be mounted on the wall. I've got it in a deep frame in my office at work. That's not a red light, it's painted that way. I wasn't confident enough to go the full Basil Gogos route with this one, but I may still do that one day.
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: poseablemonster on December 07, 2007, 08:18:59 PM
That's really great, Jim.  I just assumed that was a lighting trick...knowing it's painted that way puts it in a new...well, er...light.
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: Phantasm on December 08, 2007, 09:57:39 AM
Amazing Figure Modeler magazine had an article on painting a Frakie bust in Gogos style.
Very cool and amazing.  I haven't worked up the nerve to give it a try yet.

And I LOVE the Chris Lee Dracula!

Chuck
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: Scary Terry on December 08, 2007, 07:25:05 PM
I took a James Bama approach to painting my Aurora Contest plaque repro:
http://bp2.blogger.com/_Jhu_c3iV6VQ/Rni5IEYQxRI/AAAAAAAAALk/OSn7zmSgCBs/s1600-h/Mmmc.jpg (http://bp2.blogger.com/_Jhu_c3iV6VQ/Rni5IEYQxRI/AAAAAAAAALk/OSn7zmSgCBs/s1600-h/Mmmc.jpg)

Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: Scary Terry on December 08, 2007, 07:26:24 PM
Darn it -- can't seem to get the image to show here -- but the link works....
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: fmofmpls on December 08, 2007, 08:49:20 PM
Quote from: Scary Terry on December 08, 2007, 07:26:24 PM
Darn it -- can't seem to get the image to show here -- but the link works....

Hi Scary Terry. You need to click on the insert image button. After doing so, some imgae brackets will appear in your post. Just paste the image url between those brackets and wha-la!

BTW, you were trying to insert the URL of the Blogger page itself and not the pic properties URL.

(http://bp2.blogger.com/_Jhu_c3iV6VQ/Rni5IEYQxRI/AAAAAAAAALk/OSn7zmSgCBs/s1600/Mmmc.jpg)

Nice paint job by the way!
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: poseablemonster on December 08, 2007, 11:14:06 PM
Terry, your paint job on that plaque is excellent!
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: Scary Terry on December 09, 2007, 09:05:06 AM
Got it!
(http://bp2.blogger.com/_Jhu_c3iV6VQ/Rni5IEYQxRI/AAAAAAAAALk/OSn7zmSgCBs/s1600/Mmmc.jpg)



Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: NekroDave on December 09, 2007, 04:17:11 PM
I can't honestly say I'm a big fan of that Gogos Frankenstein. It's just not my style,  but...still, I don't think I'd rest it on such a small ledge! Please tell me it's really on something more solid and the background is just photoshopped in!  :D
Title: Re: Some of my classic monsters..
Post by: MegoGeek on December 22, 2007, 12:46:17 AM
Great pics. Love that Nosferatu with the hands.