Baron Meinster 'Brides of Dracula' Megostyle Figure

[Spock]

The face looks great. The cape seems quite voluminous. It should keep him warm on those cold Transylvanian nights. Did he wear two capes in the film? I see some stills of him in a red cape, but I think of him in a grey or blue-ish cape.

I'm happy to see that you used poster art on the card. I wish you did this on all DD releases. But at least you're doing it for the Hammer figures. Please keep that up. Too bad about "Meister." Oh well. Lincoln International needed a spellcheck on some of their monster figure packages. Marx sometimes had spelling issues, too. It happens.

I am very glad that you are including the Abominable Snowman in this second wave. I did not think I'd see him for a couple years, if ever. But please, please, make his head sculpt resemble the makeup in the movie. Take a look at this thread in the Classic Horror Film Board for some nice photos of his face:  http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/50856/The-Abominable-Snowman-MakeupCostume

Yes, his face is half covered in shadow, but you can still make out everything but the mouth. The most distinctive thing is the nose. Get the nose right and you are halfway home.

Ray.Thanks for the reference on the Snowman. I have Steve Thompson sculpting this so if anyone can nail it, he can. I actually included him on this series due to your suggestions. He is going to be quite a challenge as he will need a fur body suit with tit plates and naval plate and sculpted hands and feet He seems to have a pot belly too I think so a bit of padding will be needed. I will always keep the Hammer figures with the movie posters if possible.
Mord, thanks for the kind words first time round Glad to be back on track with you.
Anton, Frank 73, Sal, Count, thank you too for your continued support. Next year, November, marks my 5th anniversary of DD figures and I couldnt have gotten this far without the support of all all you guys. For that you have my sincere thanks.
DeadonArrival, your post didnt actually embarress me, my error did. I saw this card both as an image on the computer and a printed proof before they went to print. They say that as long as the first and last letter in a word are the same that the brain will read the word no matter how the middle letters are spelt. Go figure!!! But I will be taking more care from now on

[Paul L]

Bring on The Monster From Hell!!

[EDITOR MFTV]

No sticker for me. If you're not reprinting the card, I'd rather have the card with the typo than have a sticker placed over the typo.

[Anton Phibes]

Dont even worry about the misspelling. It happens. It even happened on the Don Post Calendar mask re-issues. On the box, its supposed to read "the scaly hand of the Creature" but reads "sealy" hand instead.  Creature has scales...not flippers. Typo.

Meister, Meinster is a fairly easy typo.

[Mord]

 Sounds like an incredible amount of work is going into that abominable snowman. I'm not a fan of the character or movie but I'll definitely pick up the figure. Any possibility of a Capt. Kronos sometime in the future?

[WnewCreatureFeatures]

Excellent head sculp and figure & nicely designed card , better subject matter and quality than could be purchased back then

[Mord]

Excellent head sculp and figure & nicely designed card , better subject matter and quality than could be purchased back then

Even now. These are the best of the best, IMO.

[1/6thtoyz]

What a great figure! The Mego are getting incredibly perfect for its size. I have the 12" version so I would have to pass. But the Frankenstein from Hell would be tempting unless you make him 12".


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[raycastile]

I don't think the Snowman really needs chest pieces. Mego wouldn't have done that. There was an actual 1970s 8" Yeti figure, made by Tomland, and it didn't have chest pieces. I think a furry suit would be fine.

Don't be fooled by photos like this:
http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/hammer-films/231079/hammer-films-working-on-abominable-snowman-remake

That's not a photo of the Hammer snowman. It's probably a Toho snowman from Half Human. I notice a lot of internet stories about the new Hammer snowman remake are using Toho photos by mistake.

I can't find an image online showing the full Hammer snowman costume. All I see are Half Human images. In the Hammer movie, you never got a good look at the monsters. There is a shot near the end where you see two of them in a cave, but they are practically silhouetted. There is a candid behind-the-scenes shot of those two stuntmen taking a smoke break, but I can't find it online. If someone has a link to that image, please post it. That is probably the best shot of the Hammer snowman costume. However, in that shot, the stuntmen are not wearing the full facial makeup as seen in the final closeup of the monster.

Looking at the drawing of the Yeti on the back of the Meinster card, and hearing about the planned chest pieces, I fear you are using Toho Half Human images as source material. It would be an easy mistake, as bloggers all over the Internet are using Toho images in conjunction with discussing the planned Hammer Abominable Snowman remake. Don't fall for that. Those pictures do not show the Hammer creature. Hopefully, someone has that behind-the-scenes photo of the two smoking Yeti actors so you can see the full costume.

[horrorhunter]

The most distinctive thing is the nose. Get the nose right and you are halfway home.

[mjaycox]

I am in agreement with Ray--

I don't think chest pieces were done in the Hammer movie.

And the image on the back of the card looks far more informed by "Half Human" which is Toho production, not the Hammer Snowman

[raycastile]

The Hammer creatures are gothic and creepy. They're slender and scraggly. They have sad, lonely faces. The movie is almost a ghost story in the way it focuses on unseen forces, distant sounds, mental deterioration, paranoia, dark shapes moving in the shadows. A very different aesthetic from Toho. So make sure it's a creepy old Hammer Yeti, not a Toho one!

[Mord]

 I can't believe Meinster hasn't sold out already. It's a real work of art & a nice companion piece for the earlier Van Helsing figure (along with Drac, of course).

[Count_Zirock]

I can't believe Meinster hasn't sold out already. It's a real work of art & a nice companion piece for the earlier Van Helsing figure (along with Drac, of course).

Well, Mord, they're no longer limited to just 50. At 100, it might take a bit longer...which is good for secondary sellers, like Monsters In Motion and Amok Time.

[frankenstein73]

There are only 60 of each figure made.
The karloff line is 100 of each.