Baron Meinster 'Brides of Dracula' Megostyle Figure

[Mord]

 Anybody get a visit from the good Baron, yet?

[Type3Toys]

Beautiful! Although I passed on this(had to go over board on the werewolf!) The Monster from hell and snowman are "must have's".

[1/6thtoyz]

I want this figure NOW (impatient! Can't wait!)...

Meinster is one of the few Hammer figures I haven't made in 8" scale.

I wish Monster from Hell was coming out in 12" scale, as I already have an 8" one

I would like to see him 12" too. I don't want to settle for 8" if he is coming out in 12" maybe Martin can shed light on this?


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[raycastile]

I received my Baron Meinster and Waldermar Daninsky figures today. I'll cover Waldemar in the appropriate thread. I'm very pleased with Baron Meinster's head sculpt and paint. The likeness is very good. As I hold him at different angles, the head reminds me of various movie stills. The hair could be a little thicker. But overall, the head continues the high standard of quality we've seen in the Hammer series.

The jacket and pants capture the character's silhouette and look very nice. But they have to compete with an overachieving vest and cape. The vest is too bulky. I admire Martin's desire to maintain accuracy in the costumes, but I think the 8" format requires some cheating. Everything doesn't have to be as functional or layered as it would be on a 12" doll (or a real person). Instead of a complete, functional vest that opened in the front, it might have been better to make a one-piece faux vest and shirt. The cape is luxurious, as are all of DD's capes. But here again, some cheating might have improved the way it sits on the figure. An unlined cape might have looked too chintzy, but perhaps the lining might have been confined to the front edges. The rest of the cape could have been unlined, including the collar. A thinner, semi-lined cape might have looked more elegant.

The card art, taken from vintage poster art, is great. Too bad about the "Meister" typo. I'll pretend I see the "n."

Great actor likeness, great jacket and pants, great card back. Bulky vest and overly voluminous cape. I like the "deluxe" style of DD's costumes, but 8" figures require some compromises, especially with multi-layered clothes.

[Mord]

 Overall a good review. I'm looking forward to mine (maybe tomorrow).

[Anton Phibes]

Sadly---my being broke cost me the first Hammers. But I may wind up with Baron Meinster yet.

[Mord]

 Hammer has a very expansive & diverse stable of classic characters. Since you're not an idiot completest like me, you should just enjoy your favorite monsters when they are available. I may do the same with Mr. Price (as you've suggested).

[Spock]

Thanks for the review Ray. I understand where you are coming from on the clothes and it is an always difficult decision, and often a difficult fit for 1/9th figures but I always resented the way Sideshow 'cheated' on some of their 12" figures with their clothing, especially the Phantom and just try to give clothing as accurate as possible. I must tho have read your mind has I have had to make a few alterations to next weeks release for February. Again I appreciate the support

[mjaycox]

Great actor likeness, great jacket and pants, great card back. Bulky vest and overly voluminous cape. I like the "deluxe" style of DD's costumes, but 8" figures require some compromises, especially with multi-layered clothes.

I agree Ray. I mentioned this a couple years ago when I showed how to customize the DD Christopher Lee Dracula... sometimes you have to fudge it a bit with 8" dolls, so they look normal. All of my custom MAGE figures do this. What looks correct on a full size human, doesn't translate to a 8" doll frequently.

I will post pics when I custom alter my Baron, so that people can do the same if they choose.

[horrorhunter]

DD Meinster is a great figure but I agree the clothing is overdone. The layers should have been cheated down as was mentioned earlier. The cape is very nice but rides so high with all the layering and thickness of clothing that it partially obscures the excellent face sculpt. The less said about the spelling error the better. Let's just hope spelling issues don't rear their awful heads in future.

Thank the friggin' Fates for nice poster art on this one anyway (and the rest of Hammer wave 2, hopefully). I wouldn't mind part of a set being original poster art and part of it being illustrated (competently) because getting poster art on the most figures is preferable. Poster art sold the movie in the first place, so not only does it look much better, it's part of the character historically.

[Spock]

As this came up earlier in this thread, and to save starting a new thread for now, hows this

[Anton Phibes]

You definitely nailed the schnozola. Nose is great. Eyes look cool too. I may end up getting this whole wave since I have secured a Meinster. I dont have any yetis in my set up yet.

[AlwaysWitty]

I may have to snag one when it's available. We'll see. Funny, I'm wearing a Yeti shirt as I type this.

[WnewCreatureFeatures]

As this came up earlier in this thread, and to save starting a new thread for now, hows this

Your work is excellent and it looks very good, do you have a front facing pic?

[Mord]

 I didn't know we were getting a Hammer Abe Lincoln. Just kidding, of course. Looks great and faithful to the movie version. Job well done (again)!