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[Factory]

Prototype Frankenstein's Monster 'Prop Replica' light up bust with electronic features




The piece is sculpted by Douglas Hildebrandt and is 'life' size. This is only a hand made and decorated protoype, but we are planning to include light up features and electronic sounds with operating switches and dials.

We previewed this at Comic Con Last week and would love to hear people's thoughts on it.

[Count_Zirock]

Interesting! Although, a piece like this would be far too large in my modest, 4-room apartment. Can't wait to see a working version, though.

[Count_Zirock]

Prototype Frankenstein's Monster 'Prop Replica' light up bust with electronic features



The piece is sculpted by Douglas Hildebrandt and is 'life' size. This is only a hand made and decorated protoype, but we are planning to include light up features and electronic sounds with operating switches and dials.

We previewed this at Comic Con Last week and would love to hear people's thoughts on it.

Assuming this is aimed at high-end collectors, I think it might be more appealing if it were haired instead of having sculpted hair. Unless that's just not possible because of it's internal electronics and moving parts.

[The Drunken Severed Head]

It's certainly different.

[Gasport]

What a cool design this would be for a car battery charger!

[Count_Zirock]

It's certainly different.

In terms of life-sized busts, it's very different. It's not the kind of piece that will appeal to every "Frankenstein" collector, though. The film's a hard nut to crack, from a prop replica standpoint. There are tons of statues, busts, and model kits of the Monster, but no truly iconic props. Most of what we think of as props are really costume or make-up pieces for the Monster. The Kenneth Strickfadden lab equipment would be rather cumbersome and expensive to reproduce. Yet, this bust/control panel piece manages to combine some of the most collectible elements from the film. If I had unlimited space to display my collection, I'd really consider picking it up. Now, if a mini-bust of, say, quarter-scale size, were offered, I'd get that. Maybe just a lit control panel, no sound effects, on a small-scale version.

[kklloo]

My thoughts: it's a Cineart piece with a different base. I want different things and the Frankenstein busts have been done to an exhaustive level. Just my 2 cents. Not knocking the piece, it's an idea and the sculpt looks pretty good but it's not for me.




Sal

[bigbud]

Let's find an alternative to the 6 cent alligator clips......Buddy

[Anton Phibes]

I want Wolfman. Wolfman 1:1 bust I would be down for.  Let's face it boys, there's not a whole lot of ground that hasnt been covered over the years licensed or garage. But I would be down for a pre-finished licensed Wolfman 1:1 bust. It has to look just like him thoguh. Preferably sculpted by Mike Hill. Because he could sculpt the Wolfman while sleeping off a three day drunk better than a lot of sculptors could wide awake and sober.

[Count_Zirock]

Let's find an alternative to the 6 cent alligator clips......Buddy

I don't remember there being leads to the electrodes in the '31 "Frankenstein." Later films had big, cuplike things that fit over the ends, that were connected to much thicker cables.

[Count_Zirock]

A Wolf Man bust would be cool, based on the make-up from the first film. I'd even go for sound effects in the base, like howling, growling, and snarling.

[Toy Ranch]

If you want honest feedback...  this is bluntly honest and rather harsh, so I have used black on black text.  You'll have to highlight it with your cursor to read it.  If you are looking for praise and kudos, don't read it.

I absolutely would not be interested in that, at any price.  It looks like someone took a Cine Arts bust and started to do a steam punk theme on it and quit before the goggles and headgear. 

[Count_Zirock]

Toy Ranch, FYI: When you view that on a mobile phone, it's bold white against a black b/g. And, while blunt, I'd agree. The base doesn't really bring the Strickfadden machinery to mind so much as it does the TARDIS console.

[Monster Bob]

second that 'meh'

[Scatter]

I don't get it. Is this supposed to charge my car battery? Or is it a "Frankie 420 Dual User Cannabis Inhalation Station"? I mean, those alligator clips gotta be there for a reason, no?