Dracula - Chapter 2

[Malamute]

The Diary of Johnathan Harker:

"All around me wolves began to howl"





"Then a Caleche with four horses drove up behind me. The horses were coal black and splendid animals. They were driven by a tall man with a long brown beard and a great black hat, which seemed to hide his face from me.I could only see the gleam of a pair of very bright eyes, which seemed red in the lamplight."



"The time seemed interminable as we swept on our way, now almost in complete darkness, for the rolling clouds obscured the moon. We kept on ascending. Suddenly I became conscious of the fact that the driver was in the act of pulling up the horses in the courtyard of a vast ruined castle, from whose tall black windows came no ray of light and whose broken battlements showed a jagged line against the moonlit sky."







"I stood close to a great door, old and studded with large iron nails, and set in a projecting doorway of massive stone."



"I heard a heavy step approaching from behind the door and saw through the chinks the gleam of a coming light. Then there was the sound of rattling chains and the clanking of massive bolts drawn back. A key was turned with the loud grating noise of long disuse, and the great door swung back"



"Within stood a tall old man, clean shaven save for a long white moustache.He motioned me in with a courtley gesture saying in excellent English, but with a strange intonation:- Welcome to my house! Enter freely and of your own will!"
He made no motion of stepping to meet me, but stood like a statue, as though his gesture of welcome had fixed him into stone." "Count Dracula?" I enquired"



"I am Dracula... And I bid you welcome... Mr Harker... to my house."


Next week ... The Vampire Brides

[vikotnik]

:love:  :love:

VERY nice indeed!
Did You use a warhammer fortress for the castle?

[Lowtardog]

Malamute, we have to play with these toys, they are gorgeous :love:  :love:

[Vanvlak]

Fantastic. When will you do a stop-motion animation of this?  :wink:    

[Mosstrooper]

V nice camera work !

[Gluteus Maximus]

Another great collection of photos. The one looking up at the castle is particularly atmospheric!

This should fill the gap left by the Prof suspending his "Africa every day" thread  

[JollyBob]

I'm enjoying this more than the film. No Keanu Reeves and his silly accent!

Top job Malamute! :love:

[twrchtrwyth]

Great, yet again!

Where's the coach from?

[Malamute]

Great, yet again!

Where's the coach from?

Westwind Productions - Gothic Horror Vampire Wars- Dracula's carriage.

Vikotnik- Yes its  A GW Mighty Fortress with a number of changes and additions.

Lowtardog - You are most welcome to come and have a game anytime you like

[TadPortly]

Oh how I seeth with envy Malamute!!! Just love this stuff.  The upward shot of the castle is really imposing and dramatic.

[matakishi]

Excellent work Nick, looking forward to more  :love:

[PeteMurray]

Great job, Malamute! Very atmospheric...

[Hammers]

I feel I don't give you enough praise, Malamute. You seem to have picked up where the Professor took a hiatus. Just as with him you are spewing forth such a mass of wonderfulness that it is hard to keep up.

[Plynkes]

Am I right in thinking that GW have released various products under the name of "Mighty Fortress?" I have two such sets, and they look nothing remotely like this.

Oh, forgot to say: Absolutely bloody brilliant.

[Hammers]

I can see how M. has customized the MF with the odd Reaper gargoyles and whatnots here and there.

Zvezda makes a cheaper, somewhat smaller but infinitely more customizeable castle for the intrepid scenery builder who dares to pick up the glove. It has a multitude of wall sections, living quarters, windows, doors towers both round and square.