Author Topic: 1888 - The Vicky Horror Figure Show (update 8/10: Willy Wonka) (Read 19818 times)

white knight · « **Reply #90 on:** November 28, 2017, 08:09:27 PM »

A couple more pictures of the earlier figures I forgot to share...

Boss Wang, getting a visit from the law to answer some questions:

Boss Wang and his secretary, on the job:

The current models in the Fu Man Chu faction:

white knight · « **Reply #91 on:** December 09, 2017, 06:17:40 PM »

Not all the inhabitants of London are heroic characters, dastardly villains or lurking monsters. Mostly, the city's denizens are made up of ladies and gentlemen, the working class, beggars, thiefs and orphans. Here we have a member of the London fire brigade. Of course, his helmet and tools make him more than equiped to handle himself in a scrap, be it with out-on-their-luck ruffians or mindless zombies stalking the streets.

The figure is a repainted Del Prado figure. They have a range consisting solely of firemen from different eras and nationalities and this one was just perfect for the setting. I wouldn't be surprised if, like the medieval range, King & Country supplied the sculpting on these as it fits in perfectly. The original paintjob was not quite up to standard, so I painted over it to match the rest of the collection.

Elementary, dear fireman, the fire was caused by Chinese sorcery...

Mason · « **Reply #92 on:** December 09, 2017, 07:39:42 PM »

Nice work.
You have blended him in seamlessly.

FierceKitty · « **Reply #93 on:** December 10, 2017, 01:03:08 AM »

I wish that deerstalker would retire gracefully into its proper position in the myth....

white knight · « **Reply #94 on:** December 10, 2017, 03:42:12 PM »

Rumours are spreading of zombies shambling through the fog in the late hours in the poor quarters. According to whispered gossip, the Hellfire Club would be to blame for this new calamity. The mindless fiends seem to amble aimlessly, only spurred into activity by the proximity of the living, whom they will feast on givenhalf a chance. Their bite is said to spread the contagion and turn the victim into another zombie, either immediately if the bite is fatal or after a few hours or up to a few days if the wound is minor. Thankfully, they are slow... for now...

This lady probably had a different kind of night in mind, given her fancy dress. A grizzly wound on her arms tells us where the zombie got to her and traces of blood smeared around her mouth and on her clothes indicate she has fed recently...

Braaaaiiiiins....

The figure is a slightly converted Lemax figure from their Halloween range. The original model is supposed to be a young lady enthralled by a vampire. She had her eyes closed, so I resculpted them to be open and added some wear and tear (bitewound on her arm where it was miscast due to an airbubble and a tear in her dress). She was then repainted to match the other figures and her dress was dirtied at the hem, with random smears of dried blood.

"In the name of the Queen, you shall not pass!"

"Remarkable, Watson! Her personality seems to be gone, yet she retains basic motor skills."
- "Careful, Holmes, she can still bite!"

Dieeeeeee! (Again)

A follower of a different cult, about to decapitate a zombie.

Metternich · « **Reply #95 on:** December 10, 2017, 09:48:12 PM »

That's just fantastic (quite literally, I suppose - deriving from fantasy !). I can see that the fireman would be well-advised to keep the edges of his shovel sharpened !

Malamute · « **Reply #96 on:** December 11, 2017, 09:59:21 AM »

Great stuff, very grisly (in a good Gothic Horror way!)

white knight · « **Reply #97 on:** December 12, 2017, 08:01:19 AM »

Thank you gentlemen. She's only the first of many. Many more Lemax and possibly other figures will get cannibalized to create a horde of Victorian zombies for Her Majesty's Finest to battle.

Though this figure was a nice one and very suitable, I'm a bit disappointed in the quality of the sculpts and castings in the Halloween range, they aren't anywhere near as good as the Victorian Christmas stuff, so most of the other zombies will come from the latter.

Metternich · « **Reply #98 on:** December 17, 2017, 04:56:52 PM »

"possibly other figures will get cannibalized to create a horde of Victorian zombies ..."

I'm sure the pun was fully intended !

white knight · « **Reply #99 on:** December 17, 2017, 06:57:39 PM »

It wasn't!

white knight · « **Reply #100 on:** December 26, 2017, 05:24:45 PM »

The strange events unfolding in London have attracted concern and interest from foreig powers, including the President of the United States, who dispatched some of his best Secret Service agents: the fearless and handsome James T. West and Artemus Gordon, a brilliant gadgeteer and master of disguise. Their unending mission is to protect the President and the United States from all manner of dangerous threats.

The fearless American agents...

James West had served as an intelligence and cavalry officer in the US Civil War on the staff of Ulysses Grant. His cover is that of "a dandy, a high-roller from the East, though after years in the Service, his reputation as the foremost Secret Service agent often precedes him.

Artemus Gordon, who was a captain in the Civil War, had also been in show business. His many inventions and disguises prove invaluable tools to complement West's brazen courage and combat skills.

James West is a minor conversion of a Del Prado gambler figure. Some minor adjustments to the hat and chin (the original had a square face that just didn't match the character well enough) and a suitable paintjob are all it took. Artemus Gordon is a standard King & Country civilian figure that only had his base repainted. They are inpsired by the original TV-show of course, not that Will Smith travesty of later years.

Madam, you look unwell...

So you're what passes for agents in this country?

Aheheh... maybe I should travel overseas too...

white knight · « **Reply #101 on:** December 27, 2017, 09:28:07 PM »

Narayan Singh was a distinguished veteran with the 15th Ludhiana Sikhs who was chosen to represent his regiment on Her Majesty's Finest. The 15th are an infantry regiment in the British Indian Army, that can trace its origins to 1846, when they were known as the Regiment of Ludhiana . During the Indian Mutiny they were relied upon to hold Benares throughout the period of the Mutiny. They became the 15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry (Ludhiana Sikhs) in 1885.

Rumour goes the controversial Captain Nemo served with the regiment for a while, though this seems unlikely, given his view on what he deems the British colonial oppression.

Narayan Sing, looking lively.

Narayan Singh is a stock model from King & Country's "Sons of the Empire" range and only had his base repainted to match the rest. While not exactly a famous character from history or fiction, there was indeed a Narayan Singh serving with the 15th in that period of time.