THE SUBJECT MATTER ABOVE, comes from a post I made at the Facebook PCASuk Fan Page today. The images were passed on to me by a follower of the blog and I thought the many sculptures and model makers at the sites would appreciate it . . a figure of #PeterCushing in an almost retro/steamy/punkish style, maybe the great, great great grandfather of the Van Helsing played by Cushing in the 1958 #Hammerfilm, 'Dracula' / Horror of Dracula' with the #ChristopherLee setting a new style of the great Count! I posted the pics, as I thought it looked great.
IT WASN'T UNTIL, I did a little more digging on the sculptor / model maker, that I discovered how this figure was actually created. What I had taken to be a traditional sculpt of a figure was in fact, not at all/ The fascinating and very imaginative skill of creating figures from selected heads, arms, costumes from other figures! These are often commercially produce collectable figures, from the likes of model series like Star Wars, Blade Runner, Pirates of the Caribbean and any other theme and movie of your fancy! Mostly these figures are produce in plastics, often with body parts that just snap off or are part of a range where some parts are adaptable. The model maker, appropriately named, 'PlasticSurgeon88' who created this very cool figure of Peter Cushing, has quite a set up and a whole range of figures he has customised, figures that he has magicked into a quite amazing customised extension of the tradition figure and character. The range of adaptions on some of the figures is very interesting. I think I can spot the Van Helsing head, could be Cushing's #GrandMoffTarkin from the Hasbro 'Star Wars' figures? The sculptor also creates impressive paint jobs on figures like this one, with changing the colour of costumes from another figure, to suit the appearance of this bespoke look he is creating.
I HAVE SEEN figures like this before over the past few years, the practice of something much more than simple 'snap and change' though, There are a few Peter Cushing themed figures, but this is the BEST I have seen so far. I am wondering if he has more in 'his locker'? The irony of creating characters / figures from the body parts of others, of an actor who is famous for playing the role of the prince of 'Cut 'em- Slice 'em- Dice, Stitch-Recreate and Rebirth 'em' Baron Frankenstein, isn't missed here! I am sure, you too, would LOVE to see more?! - Marcus
All Van Helsing Figure photographs
credited to Plasticsurgeon88
Curse of Frankenstein
still credit Mark D.Wolf
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