Author Topic: 1888 - The Vicky Horror Figure Show (update 8/10: Willy Wonka) (Read 19816 times)

white knight · « **Reply #105 on:** December 30, 2017, 01:30:00 PM »

Like many other foreign powers, the USA have taken an interest in the strange occurrings in London and have dispatched some members of the Secret Service to investigate. Setting up temporary headquarters in the American Embassy, they are lead by experienced agents James West & Artemus Gordon.
While these gentlemen are more than suited to the task, the President in his wisdom, decided not to send them into the occult kettle that London has become without some army backup. One such soldier is the native scout, Sniffing Bear. Hopefully his tracking skills will be just as effective in smogfilled London as on the open prairies...

The native brave in all his splendour...

The model is another gorgeously painted figure from King & Country. I only modified the base to transport him to the cobblestone streets of London.

Evil Spirit, go away!

This paleface seems to be more pale and even uglier than the others!

The members of the team so far:

amijp · « **Reply #106 on:** January 01, 2018, 06:38:06 PM »

Really enjoying your work and the ongoing progress of the thread, fantastic stuff! Keep it up

Mason · « **Reply #107 on:** January 01, 2018, 07:14:44 PM »

Loving the new additions, sir.
Keep 'em coming.

ushistoryprof · « **Reply #108 on:** January 02, 2018, 11:17:02 PM »

What great figures, I especially like the US agents as "the Wild Wild West" was a favorite TV show in my youth.

Metternich · « **Reply #109 on:** January 06, 2018, 12:09:29 AM »

Interesting to see these agents from the (Wild, Wild )West in London - sort of Penny Dreadful. All they need is a gentleman with a big bowie knife (although that might spook Mina) !

white knight · « **Reply #110 on:** January 06, 2018, 10:09:33 AM »

Well, I envision London as being the focal point where all sort of occult powers and creatures are being drawn too. Perhaps because it has been built over a Hellmouth (which makes me think I may have to source a vampireslaying victorian teen girl and her bookish companion/mentor), so it makes sense that some of the other great powers want to keep an eye on it as what happens there might endanger the rest of the world too. As I grew up watching the Wild Wild West show, they were an obvious choice. I have some more figures making their way to me to add to this team.

Oh yes, I need to do a Quincey Morris and the other characters from the party that went up against Dracula (already have two options for Van Helsing waiting to get done). And the Penny Dreadful gang is also tempting, I already have ideas for how to do Miss Vanessa Ives and Ethan Chandler.

Metternich · « **Reply #111 on:** January 06, 2018, 08:08:50 PM »

Seeing that you have discovered and mined the rich vein of Del Prado's Old West line, are you also aware that they have an "Italian Wars" line ? Could form the basis for some foreign opponents/allies (they have a nice dismounted Prussian dragoon, 1870, who differs hardly a whit from an Imperial German of two decades later, a nice Austro-Hungarian officer, and a fine French Zoave). Comparatively cheap price point, too.

white knight · « **Reply #112 on:** February 04, 2018, 04:41:14 PM »

It is said Dracula's power extends to controling the creatures of the night. Large vampire bats have been spot in the city and unlike normal bat behaviour, they have been attacking humans without fear or hesitation. There are some who whisper these aren't true bats at all, but lesser vampires who have learned to transform into giant bats, though such claims have not been verified so far. One thing is for certain, alive or undead, they are ferocious creatures best avoided.

Three giant vampire bats on the prowl

The original models are retired 28mm giant bats made by Masquerade Miniatures, probably as Warhammer proxies. Being as big as humans in 28mm means they are still a respectable child-sized monstrosity in 60mm and the added wingspan makes them a terrifying sight indeed. I had to sightly convert them to remove some off-scale details and then rebase them to match my other figures. I added a repainted Lemax fire hydrant as a support for one of them, which also helped to raise him at eye-height for the 60mm humans.

Attacking bat, with fire hydrant.