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Offline Malamute

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« on: November 26, 2007, 08:47:51 AM »
Ok, So I was messing around with my camera yesterday and decided to produce some pictures telling the Dracula story in miniature.

Its may 1897 and a young English lawyer Johnathan Harker has travelled to Transylvania at the request of a certain Count Dracula to negotiate the sale of properties in England.

Johnathan is staying in Bistritz and is about to leave on the coach when the locals try to stop him, warning him not to go to the castle. A kindly woman presses him to take a crucifix....



As the coach pulls away the locals can be seen in the distance giving the evil eye sign and crossing themselves.



The coach driver races to reach the Borgo Pass before nightfall....



The coach leaves Johnathan stranded  next to a roadside shrine...



Johnathan awaits the arrival of the Counts coach..



What evil lurks in such a place...



Next week Castle Dracula................... :wink:
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« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2007, 09:43:15 AM »
Malamute - what a neat idea!
This could usurp the graphic novel!
 :wink:

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« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2007, 09:50:11 AM »
Lovely stuff. Would love to know who makes the coach.
They were all drawn to the Keep; the soldiers who brought death; the father and daughter fighting for life; the people who have always feared it; and the one man who knows its secret....

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« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2007, 09:59:53 AM »
Quote from: "TadPortly"
Lovely stuff. Would love to know who makes the coach.


Dixon miniatures wild west stagecoach, minus the roof rails with a converted driver.

Offline Driscoles

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« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2007, 10:03:31 AM »
This is great !
I sure know the novel, but Iam darn curious on your photo story.... Please make the week as short as possible.... I cant wait 7 days mate.
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Offline SgtPerry

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« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2007, 10:07:42 AM »
:D

Gorgeous!

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« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2007, 10:37:02 AM »
Wow,

good idea with great photos and better minis!


What's the idea behind the roadside shrine?  why the animal head? Is there a historic reason? Is the shrine holy or unholy?

Looking forward to the next installment.


Matt
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« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2007, 10:41:18 AM »
You have such wonderful, wonderful toys.... :love:

I wish I had enough props to do something like this, but I fear my cubby hole in the loft would collapse. (And I'd never finish them, of course.  :roll: )

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« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2007, 10:50:46 AM »
Quote from: "JollyBob"
You have such wonderful, wonderful toys.... :love:

I wish I had enough props to do something like this, but I fear my cubby hole in the loft would collapse. (And I'd never finish them, of course.  :roll: )


Thanks Jolly Bob.I am lucky to have been building this collection for many years and have never got bored with it. Consequently I have miniatures for most eventualities. :)

Chaplain Severus - I have no idea about the shrine. Its taken from the Francis Ford Coppola Dracula film. I don' think there is any real historical significance to it. I think its quite cool and a nice gothic spin on the roadside cross :)

Offline Lowtardog

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« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2007, 12:15:27 PM »
Fantastic  :love:

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« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2007, 03:37:56 PM »
Jolly exciting, this! What in the world WILL happen to Mr. Harker, esq?!

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« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2007, 05:15:52 PM »
Excellent work  :)

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« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2007, 05:23:28 PM »
Great stuff. However, this really ought to be "Hammershield House of Horror" rather than "A Malamute Production."

Perhaps you should negociate a swapping of Usernames? Or get Hammershield to be your backer and distributer.  :)
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« Reply #13 on: November 26, 2007, 05:25:46 PM »
This is really great!  I'll be waiting eagerly for the next instalment! :lol:

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« Reply #14 on: November 26, 2007, 06:29:34 PM »
I consider this sort of contribution as worthwhile and valid as a battle report, and encourage you to continue.

Or else.

 

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