Logan's Run: Logan 5 & Jessica 6 (both head sculpts)

Having grown tired of companies never tackling anything pre-1984, I decided to make some private commissions. I reached out, thanks to siquisiri, to Will Millar to do some custom work for me. He's made Charlton Heston as Taylor (Planet of the Apes), and a bald Linda Harrison as Nova (Planet of the Apes -- real hair has to be added) for me (both of which are at the custom painters (they've been there a VERY long time, as he's in high demand). In addition, he's also done "Mandy" the cartoon-style character created by former Disney artist, and Playboy cartoon contributor, Dean Yeagle.

Over the last couple of years, we've been in the process of getting two characters that we've both wanted for a long time: Michael York and Jenny Agutter from Logan's Run. Will finished Logan's head and his Sandman blaster a few months ago, and I had the head painted by Den Kazakov (formerly of Kazakhstan, recently moved to the US). I just recently received the outfits that both Will and I had made for Logan, but for now here's a couple images taken by Den himself of the finished paint job for Logan (I still have to paint his laser pistol).







Will's finished the master print of Jessica, and he's currently in the casting stage, but here's a look at the final render we both agreed on.



These are the outfits I had commissioned for both Logan and Jessica (Logan's are finished -- except for the belt on his Sandman uniform), but here's a couple screen shots of the real thing:

Looks good! I loved that film, low budget and all.

Thanks. Yep, it’s one of my favorites, and these two have been on my Grail list for a very long time.

Wow, that’s one gorgeous paint job! And the in-progress head sculpt looks very promising. How gratifying to see some of your grail figures coming together. Happy for you and very intrigued to see the completed pieces.

Looking good. I watched that movie again recently and noticed that they had a miniature model of the entire city and a working monorail. Would have been fun putting that together.

skywalkersaga wrote:Wow, that’s one gorgeous paint job! And the in-progress head sculpt looks very promising. How gratifying to see some of your grail figures coming together. Happy for you and very intrigued to see the completed pieces.

Thank you, and yes indeed it’s exciting to finally be able to get these.

shazzdan wrote:Looking good. I watched that movie again recently and noticed that they had a miniature model of the entire city and a working monorail. Would have been fun putting that together.

That model was really impressive for its time. I’ve heard rumors that they’re planning to remake this movie, but I hope it never comes to pass in my lifetime. While they can do impressive things with special effects, Hollywood has a nasty habit of ruining every remake by updating things for “modern sensibilities” (I’ve already heard some pretty disheartening things about Daniel Craig’s last outing as Bond that will probably keep me from wasting money on it at the theatre). Besides, they already sort of remade this movie with that terrible film The Island with Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson.

I haven't liked any of Craig's Bond movies except for Casino Royale (which is my all-time favourite). The subsequent plots have been nonsensical and insipid. I like the idea of an overarching plot spread over several movies, but the plot they chose was stupid. And why does he always have to "go rogue" to get anything done? Before this latest batch of movies Bond only went rogue once (Licence to Kill) and it didn't make for a good movie then either. Bond movies work best when he is part of the MI6 team, not a solo operator. But I still think Craig is the best Bond.

Stryker - oh goodness, for your sake I hope that a remake doesn't happen any time soon. It's completely unnecessary to remake that movie -- so much about its aesthetic and themes are very much steeped in its own era, and to try to update that to, as you say, 'modern sensibilities' would just render the whole thing pointless. I'm so very tired of sequels and remakes -- and it's not that I am against retelling stories, but rather that I greatly dislike so much of the so-called 'updating' and revisionism that tends to accompany it.

And Shazzdan, I know I've said it before, but I definitely agree with you on Casino Royale being the only Daniel Craig Bond movie I even bother with. I have a big soft spot for that movie.... no doubt in large part due to Eva Green and Mads Mikkelsen. ;')  


Oh, and regarding the clothing for these figures, I meant to ask Stryker -- are you doing two different figures for each of the outfits?

That is an excellent likeness of Michael York. PM me if the sculptor has made more casts available The paint job looks great, and I look forward to seeing the complete figure -- and its other half of course!
By the way, I realize the Island was a bit derivative, but I didn't think it was that awful -- and it was commenting on other hypothetical developments.

shazzdan — I agree with everything you said regarding Bond, except in my book Connery will always be the best Bond.

Skywalkersaga— I wasn’t planning to do more than one figure per character, but after putting on what I have of Logan’s Sandman outfit, I’ve come to the conclusion that two versions of each would be the better option.

Guv — I have a small number of Logan casts (and I will of Jessica, too). If you or anyone else wants one, pm me. I don’t think Will’s planning to make more.

Stryker2011 wrote:Skywalkersaga— I wasn’t planning to do more than one figure per character, but after putting on what I have of Logan’s Sandman outfit, I’ve come to the conclusion that two versions of each would be the better option.

Gotcha. And glad to know I'm not the only one who makes multiple versions of my fave characters. ;D

Stryker2011 wrote:shazzdan — I agree with everything you said regarding Bond, except in my book Connery will always be the best Bond.

Skywalkersaga— I wasn’t planning to do more than one figure per character, but after putting on what I have of Logan’s Sandman outfit, I’ve come to the conclusion that two versions of each would be the better option.

Guv — I have a small number of Logan casts (and I will of Jessica, too). If you or anyone else wants one, pm me. I don’t think Will’s planning to make more.

I totally agree: Sean Connery WAS, IS and WILL ALWAYS BE the best Bond, and he establishes Bond particularly in that one scene in Dr. No in which he shoots Professor Dent, with a bit of flippancy and a very cold heart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YELwJtgDkO8

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:

Stryker2011 wrote:shazzdan — I agree with everything you said regarding Bond, except in my book Connery will always be the best Bond.

Skywalkersaga— I wasn’t planning to do more than one figure per character, but after putting on what I have of Logan’s Sandman outfit, I’ve come to the conclusion that two versions of each would be the better option.

Guv — I have a small number of Logan casts (and I will of Jessica, too). If you or anyone else wants one, pm me. I don’t think Will’s planning to make more.

I totally agree: Sean Connery WAS, IS and WILL ALWAYS BE the best Bond, and he establishes Bond particularly in that one scene in Dr. No in which he shoots Professor Dent, with a bit of flippancy and a very cold heart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YELwJtgDkO8

i love how we've gone from discussing a sci-fi classic, to discussing the greatest super spy ever. but seriously, logan looks great. can't wait to see how jessica comes out. stryker, i do agree with you, no remakes please. well, unless they can somehow follow the novel more closely. theres even several sequel novels, that could make for a series of films. that said, if the supposed LR remake is as you said, more "Modern" it will be terrible.

Awesome project, Logan's run was such a unique movie, I discovered it quite late, quite high too lol, but it's a masterpiece I really enjoyed. Can't wait to see them finished!!! They could even have a drink in Jabba's palace!

Totally agreed on Bond, while Craig is not bad at all, the plots of the recent spectre, skyfall, and quantum of solace were very poor to my eyes, when Casino Royale was a superb movie and a perfect James Bond rendition (and yes it's all thanks to Madds Mikkelsen and Eva Green, such great actor and actress)

Still I will always prefer the two icons from my childhood, Connery is my favorite Bond, Roger Moore not far behind, to my eyes the more recent Brosnan and Craig eras miss the humor and unique james bond touch (and it surely has something to do with what Stryker perfectly described, that tendency to update books and movies to society's new trands and standards... so pathetic)

Now between Logan's run and Sean Connery, nobody wants a Zardoz? Charlotte Rampling was so beautiful....

Zardoz was such a strange role for Connery. He made a lot of movies I don’t think he would have done if he hadn’t been robbed by his accountant (Sean was never all that bright, and he left a lot of important things — like his finances — in the hands of others; and it left him virtually broke at the time).

That being said, there are a lot of characters from “older” movies I’d like to see. I’m a big fan of the Ray Harryhausen Sinbad movies and Jason & the Argonauts.

Stryker2011 wrote:Having grown tired of companies never tackling anything pre-1984, I decided to make some private commissions. I reached out, thanks to siquisiri, to Will Millar to do some custom work for me. He's made Charlton Heston as Taylor (Planet of the Apes), and a bald Linda Harrison as Nova (Planet of the Apes -- real hair has to be added) for me (both of which are at the custom painters (they've been there a VERY long time, as he's in high demand). In addition, he's also done "Mandy" the cartoon-style character created by former Disney artist, and Playboy cartoon contributor, Dean Yeagle.

Over the last couple of years, we've been in the process of getting two characters that we've both wanted for a long time: Michael York and Jenny Agutter from Logan's Run. Will finished Logan's head and his Sandman blaster a few months ago, and I had the head painted by Den Kazakov (formerly of Kazakhstan, recently moved to the US). I just recently received the outfits that both Will and I had made for Logan, but for now here's a couple images taken by Den himself of the finished paint job for Logan (I still have to paint his laser pistol).







Will's finished the master print of Jessica, and he's currently in the casting stage, but here's a look at the final render we both agreed on.



These are the outfits I had commissioned for both Logan and Jessica (Logan's are finished -- except for the belt on his Sandman uniform), but here's a couple screen shots of the real thing:

That head sculpt is superb. What I can't understand is, if Will can make such accurate likenesses ,why can't major manufacturers do the same with some consistency?

ScotsCav wrote:That head sculpt is superb.  What I can't understand is, if Will can make such accurate likenesses ,why can't major manufacturers do the same with some consistency?

I think a lot of the inconsistencies come from too many “eyes” making suggestions for tweaks, etc.. When you have the sculptor, the art director, the actor, and the movie studio making decisions, it rarely works out well — see every Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill sculpt. A lot of people have an impression in their “minds” what someone is supposed to look like, and they are unable to “see” the real thing even when it’s in front of them. Not to toot my own horn, but I have a long background in illustration, and likenesses was always my strong suit. This project only had my input, and I’ve spent a lifetime studying faces and looking at the minute details. Will and I debated the idea of opening this up to others, but I nixed that idea pretty much right away. I’ve been involved in “group projects” before, and I’ve had to settle for something that only marginally resembled the person it was supposed to be, because of the inability of most people to see “truth” over “perception” — some of the suggestions I’ve seen on other projects for tweaks on a sculpt have made me scratch my head and bite my tongue in frustration. So, when it came to Logan and Jessica, Will only worked off the photos that he and I had gathered, and then followed my suggestions for changes and tweaks during the rendering process. Will’s great at laying down an awesome foundation right from the start, so most of the suggestions I made were pretty minimal.

Cobratrooper11 wrote:

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:

Stryker2011 wrote:shazzdan — I agree with everything you said regarding Bond, except in my book Connery will always be the best Bond.

Skywalkersaga— I wasn’t planning to do more than one figure per character, but after putting on what I have of Logan’s Sandman outfit, I’ve come to the conclusion that two versions of each would be the better option.

Guv — I have a small number of Logan casts (and I will of Jessica, too). If you or anyone else wants one, pm me. I don’t think Will’s planning to make more.

I totally agree: Sean Connery WAS, IS and WILL ALWAYS BE the best Bond, and he establishes Bond particularly in that one scene in Dr. No in which he shoots Professor Dent, with a bit of flippancy and a very cold heart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YELwJtgDkO8

i love how we've gone from discussing a sci-fi classic, to discussing the greatest super spy ever. but seriously, logan looks great. can't wait to see how jessica comes out. stryker, i do agree with you, no remakes please. well, unless they can somehow follow the novel more closely. theres even several sequel novels, that could make for a series of films. that said, if the supposed LR remake is as you said, more "Modern" it will be terrible.

Good point. I don't want to see Logan's run redone ever! The original is a cult classic. Leave it be and write something new!

Stryker2011 wrote:Zardoz was such a strange role for Connery. He made a lot of movies I don’t think he would have done if he hadn’t been robbed by his accountant (Sean was never all that bright, and he left a lot of important things — like his finances — in the hands of others; and it left him virtually broke at the time).

That being said, there are a lot of characters from “older” movies I’d like to see. I’m a big fan of the Ray Harryhausen Sinbad movies and Jason & the Argonauts.

Zardoz was a strange movie, period.

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:

Stryker2011 wrote:Zardoz was such a strange role for Connery. He made a lot of movies I don’t think he would have done if he hadn’t been robbed by his accountant (Sean was never all that bright, and he left a lot of important things — like his finances — in the hands of others; and it left him virtually broke at the time).

That being said, there are a lot of characters from “older” movies I’d like to see. I’m a big fan of the Ray Harryhausen Sinbad movies and Jason & the Argonauts.

Zardoz was a strange movie, period.  

Yeah. Connery in a red diaper and 70s sideburns was a strange look, too. But blackpool is correct that Charlotte Rampling looked good in it.

Looks good, that Michael York has quite the distinctive face, I think it's the nose. Neolithic Vibes.
I have never watched the movie, but just watched the trailer (which, for an 70s movie, felt a bit like watching the whole movie ) I like the aesthetics, and I wonder if other filmmakers were inspired by it, Ridley Scott for example. And that cityscape would be a great place for taking photos.

Ovy, you owe it to yourself to watch it. It’s a classic.

I'm with Ian Fleming -- Roger Moore was the most appropriate casting for Bond; but I do like Sean Connery in pretty much everything he is (from The Man Who Would be King to Indiana Jones and beyond). Zardoz was weird but fun, although his red diaper was a bit disturbing to me.

Logan's Run may be rather dated and somewhat cheesy, but still an interesting and entertaining classic that has a substantive message.

Thanks, I am sure I will have fun watching it, I accept those  'old aesthetics' rather fast some minutes into the movie. And cheesyness is part of the fun but it gets more 'normal' the longer I watch.

I mean, I really enjoyed Soylent Green when watching it the first time maybe 10 years ago, and this is one of those movies that really hasn't aged well. That's the problem with the future, not every movie can be a timeless Sergio Leone classic.

Ovy wrote:Thanks, I am sure I will have fun watching it, I accept those  'old aesthetics' rather fast some minutes into the movie. And cheesyness is part of the fun but it gets more 'normal' the longer I watch.

I mean, I really enjoyed Soylent Green when watching it the first time maybe 10 years ago, and this is one of those movies that really hasn't aged well. That's the problem with the future, not every movie can be a timeless Sergio Leone classic.

Logan's run was hot on a very low budget; the city interiors were in fact shot in a newly built but not yet opened shopping mall. The special effects leave much to be desired at places as well. What's important however is the story line and the concept of a future world in which population is controlled by being allowed to live only until you are 30.