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Stryker2011 wrote:Good movie, thephotogsblog; just picked up the Blu-Ray — been looking for years. Have you ever read Wilbur Smith’s book? One of his better stand-alone books.

I confess that I never read the book. But I also confess a bit of a fascination for craziness in the Congo in the 60's. I'm Canadian, but my ancestry is Belgian. Parents came here in '56. An uncle of mine was there with the Belgian Para-Commando regiment in the 50's just before coming to Canada to join my parents and his wife here in '58. Dark of The Sun is IMHO the best mercenary film ever made, and makes no attempt to whitewash the darkness of the subject. As much as I like the film, I'm embarrassed in a way that my Belgian ancestors were among the worst, vilest colonialists in history.

ReverendSpooky wrote:I've just been luring on this thread, but loving all the suggestions. Skywalkersaga, I LOVE that Peter Steele is on your list.  I saw Type-O on Halloween, must have been around 96/97.  Steele was so HUGE.  He came out on stage with a bottle of wine in his hand, and he was so big it looked like a beer bottle.  Hell of a show.

Ahhh, wowwww, that must have been one amazing experience. What I would not have done to have been there too! And yeah, I love the Green Man and miss him so :'( .... he needs to be immortalized in 1/6 form. <3

ReverendSpooky wrote:I don't have a solid 5, but number 1 on my list (and this is a weird one) would be a young Elias Koteas

Such a unique choice, and one I would not have thought of, but now that you mention it, I can totally understand. It would be such a versatile sculpt, for both the characters he's portrayed, but also for OC's. I think the most recent thing I saw him in was The Killing, but it's great to be reminded of him in his younger years!

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:

Stryker2011 wrote:Good movie, thephotogsblog; just picked up the Blu-Ray — been looking for years. Have you ever read Wilbur Smith’s book? One of his better stand-alone books.

I confess that I never read the book. But I also confess a bit of a fascination for craziness in the Congo in the 60's.  I'm Canadian, but my ancestry is Belgian. Parents came here in '56. An uncle of mine was there with the Belgian Para-Commando regiment in the 50's just before coming to Canada to join my parents and his wife here in '58.   Dark of The Sun is IMHO the best mercenary film ever made, and makes no attempt to whitewash the darkness of the subject. As much as I like the film, I'm embarrassed in a way that my Belgian ancestors were among the worst, vilest colonialists in history.  

I highly recommend his books (I have them all). He lived in Africa most of his life, has a very good grasp of the continent and its peoples, and like you said doesn't sugar coat anything. I'd recommend also Shout at the Devil and Gold Mine (both of them have been turned into movies, as well -- and interestingly both of those had Roger Moore in them).

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I highly recommend his books (I have them all). He lived in Africa most of his life, has a very good grasp of the continent and its peoples, and like you said doesn't sugar coat anything. I'd recommend also Shout at the Devil and Gold Mine (both of them have been turned into movies, as well -- and interestingly both of those had Roger Moore in them).

I'll have to get my hands on a copy both of the book, and the movies you mentioned. In the meantime, one can clearly see the influence both DOTS and Rat Patrol had on the first figure in my collection, which I am customizing from the ground up.

polaroid1 by Gary Menten, on Flickr

It will be even more obvious when I shoot a few photos with the high leather boots I finally got in the mail yesterday, which aside from colour, look a lot like the ones Taylor wears in DOTS. I will post them in the next day or two.

Rogerbee wrote:
That's nice! There is also a NECA 7" figure, quite nice and at a more modest £24.99.

Thanks so much for the heads-up on that! When it comes to figures in other scales, I tend not to know much about what's out there unless its SW stuff...so I would have completely missed it otherwise. :3

And Photogsblog, I can definitely see the influence in your aesthetic.

Stryker2011 wrote:Those are a couple of really cool choices, Rev. I agree about Elias being underrated. I thought he was great as the Dad in The Greatest Game Ever Played, as well; and The Prophecy -- how many people remember that movie (where Viggo Mortensen played the Devil!!!!). And Shirley... I'm right there with you; been a fan of hers since her days with Angelfish.

Oh man, Angelfish!!!  I'm going to dig that album out today, now that you mentioned it!  I had started with Garbage, and it took me forever to actually track down a copy of Angelfish (way back before the easy days of the internet).  Never saw The Greatest Game Ever Played, and have to look into it.  His character in A Thin Red line was one of my favorites in the film.  And so glad someone else loves The Prophecy as much as I do!  Between Viggo Mortensen as the devil and Christopher Walken as the angel of death, that film is so brilliantly cast.  From Koteas's "Do you ever really want to see an angel?" speech to Walken's "You get to KILL, all day" speech, that movie has such an epic amount of great dialog.  

Rogerbee wrote:
I liked Shirley too, second only to Summer in TTSC. Still hasn't been a decent sculpt of Summer Glau either.

CHEERS!

Summer Glau, I'm still surprised we haven't seen in 1/6.  Lover her too!

skywalkersaga wrote:Such a unique choice, and one I would not have thought of, but now that you mention it, I can totally understand. It would be such a versatile sculpt, for both the characters he's portrayed, but also for OC's. I think the most recent thing I saw him in was The Killing, but it's great to be reminded of him in his younger years!

He was SO GOOD in The Killing too!  And agreed, it would be great for so many things.  Wish one of these companies would get on it!

ReverendSpooky wrote:

He was SO GOOD in The Killing too!  And agreed, it would be great for so many things.  Wish one of these companies would get on it!

He really was! But then I have a soft spot for that whole show... absolutely adore the two main characters in it. <3


And oh my gosh... totally unrelated to any of the above discussions, but while I was out today it suddenly hit me... I missed someone on my list....



.... Sherilyn Fenn as Audrey Horne in (the original!) Twin Peaks!












I freaking LOVE her...such a girl-crush, lol. :3 I also just enjoy the whole Twin Peaks aesthetic and would find making Lynchian dioramas so much fun.





There'd need to be an Agent Cooper to go with her though. Cause she's Audrey Horne and she gets what she wants. ;D

skywalkersaga wrote:

ReverendSpooky wrote:

He was SO GOOD in The Killing too!  And agreed, it would be great for so many things.  Wish one of these companies would get on it!

He really was! But then I have a soft spot for that whole show... absolutely adore the two main characters in it. <3

Seriously!!!  A Joel Kinneman head would be dynamite too (he was amazing in Altered Carbon ).

skywalkersaga wrote:And oh my gosh... totally unrelated to any of the above discussions, but while I was out today it suddenly hit me... I missed someone on my list....



.... Sherilyn Fenn as Audrey Horne in (the original!) Twin Peaks!

I freaking LOVE her...such a girl-crush, lol. :3 I also just enjoy the whole Twin Peaks aesthetic and would find making Lynchian dioramas so much fun.

There'd need to be an Agent Cooper to go with her though. Cause she's Audrey Horne and she gets what she wants. ;D

Yes x 100 to both of these!!  So love them both.  Of course, we's also need the Man From Another Place, and I'd have to start working on a black lodge diorama immediately.  That would be some damn fine coffee indeed.

ReverendSpooky wrote:

Seriously!!!  A Joel Kinneman head would be dynamite too (he was amazing in Altered Carbon ).

Ahh, yes, I am so fond of him. I like that he is not conventionally handsome, and yet so mesmerizing on-screen. A headsculpt of him would make an interesting character in Ephiane's world, perhaps... : )

skywalkersaga wrote:

Yes x 100 to both of these!!  So love them both.  Of course, we's also need the Man From Another Place, and I'd have to start working on a black lodge diorama immediately.  That would be some damn fine coffee indeed.

OMG, a Black Lodge diorama by YOU would be a dream (or perhaps nightmare?) come true!

skywalkersaga wrote:

Stryker2011 wrote:

GubernatorFan wrote:Skywalkersaga, they are actually making a David Bowie from The Labyrinth, if memory serves. Poke around the New Product announcements, you might find it.

Hmmm. That's not something I'm aware of. I wonder if you're thinking of the 1/4 scale statue by Chronicle Collectibles...? ($1250.00!!!!!)

Oh myyyy. Well it's stunning either way!! (albeit, at that price, forever out of my reach....  )

My dog Loves to play Bowie as Jareth.

It's Mini-Jareth!!!

Lmao, Pontiacivan!!

Pontiacivan, nothing is going to beat that photo in my day. I'm going back to bed.

getting out of topics but as the show was mentioned, I'd love to see some figures from altered carbon, there were so many good characters and outfits designs in this show!!!

Back to topic, I totally second the Twin Peaks suggestion, Sherylin Fenn would be fantastic, I wouldn't say no to a young Kyle Machlachlan (sorry I never coul write his name correctly lol)

About Bowie, a couple of figures might happen sooner or later, Kyung Ah Kim has sculpted two heads of David Bowie with iconic styles from 1974 n 1983, it got lost in the "molecule8" debacle but she might manage to have them produced or sold to a legit figures company (I do hope indeed)

blackpool wrote:getting out of topics but as the show was mentioned, I'd love to see some figures from altered carbon, there were so many good characters and outfits designs in this show!!!

Back to topic, I totally second the Twin Peaks suggestion, Sherylin Fenn would be fantastic, I wouldn't say no to a young Kyle Machlachlan (sorry I never coul write his name correctly lol)

About Bowie, a couple of figures might happen sooner or later, Kyung Ah Kim has sculpted two heads of David Bowie with iconic styles from 1974 n 1983, it got lost in the "molecule8" debacle but she might manage to have them produced or sold to a legit figures company (I do hope indeed)

Glad you agree re: Twin Peaks, and OMFG, that Bowie sculpt is incredible!!! I am swooning! <3 <3 <3

I don’t know if I’d hold my breath on Kim’s Bowie; if Molecule 8 has those sculpts, they could be lost to her. She doesn’t work on a computer, so there aren’t “files” to be rendered from. It’s absolutely tragic what happened there. And after their Lennon, I wouldn’t trust them to produce a quality Bowie, and I certainly wouldn’t give them any more money.

Stryker2011 wrote:I don’t know if I’d hold my breath on Kim’s Bowie; if Molecule 8 has those sculpts, they could be lost to her. She doesn’t work on a computer, so there aren’t “files” to be rendered from. It’s absolutely tragic what happened there. And after their Lennon, I wouldn’t trust them to produce a quality Bowie, and I certainly wouldn’t give them any more money.

That's such a shame :'(

Yeah what happened to her was really sad. On the bright side tho, the picture I shared is coming from her private personal instagram account, she's been showcasing her two bowie's headsculpts for a few days now, explicitly mentioning her partnership with molecule8 was over, so I do have hope! Rebelions are built on hope!

Regarding twin peaks it's one of my favorite tv serie of all times, just talking about it again I have the opening music stuck in my head lol

Damn, that Bowie head is just stunning. How has another company not scooped her up?!

Altered Carbon would be a blast (I want that backpack Kovaks is carrying all season ).

And so glad to see some other Peaks fans! Funny, a friend just came by this weekend and brought me Mark Frost's The Secret History of Twin Peaks book as a belated birthday present. Looks gorgeous, and barely even had a chance to dive in yet.

blackpool wrote:Yeah what happened to her was really sad. On the bright side tho, the picture I shared is coming from her private personal instagram account, she's been showcasing her two bowie's headsculpts for a few days now, explicitly mentioning her partnership with molecule8 was over, so I do have hope! Rebellions are built on hope!
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That's good to know. If she can produce these on her own, or with someone more honorable than Vijay -- I won't hesitate to get that Bowie sculpt; it's magnificent.

To be honest I have never been a Bowie fan; that said, the workmanship of this head is amazing and the resulting piece is both accurate and attractive. I do hope that she is able to put this into production.