Nosferatu - A Symphony of Horror! The beginning of something new...?

[vikotnik]

As mentioned elsewhere on this forum, I want to start a Nosferatu-themed project. If everything goes well, I am going to present it at this year's Crisis in Antwerp.
Any progress will be documentd in this thread.


While browsing through the net for hours in search of the right miniature, I realised that there are some nice Nosferatu-vampires around, but none seemed to fit the image I had in my head for this particular kind of vampire. So, I decided to sculpt my own.

Here are the first results:


This one was squished around a wire armature in one go, using one piece of green stuff. Man, this looks crappy!
 



This one was made in two separate stages, legs first, then the coat and the arms in the second stage. I simply have torestrain myself and exercise my patience, sculpting seems not to be as straightforward as painting...
:cry:

I slept a few nights over these appalling results and began anew, recounting all the tips I got from Josef Ochmann in a brilliant workshop years ago...
The legs were made in the first stage, then the coat. The arms came next, after that, the hands. The face was done in a separate stage during Saturday evening. The sculpting tips on Matakishi's brilliant page have been very useful in this:
http://www.matakishi.com/bmbfaces.htm

Details like the buttons and a ring from a long dead love he wears came last.
Here he is, COUNT ORLOCK!!



This is the FIRST ever full miniature I have sculpted and I cannot say that I do not like him...

He is not finished, though. A scenic base will be added, pictures of it are to follow. Upon release, the base will be separate from the miniature as I simply hate to remove those cast-on bases from the miniatures.

What do You think?  :

[Overlord]

That is a fantastic sculpt  :love:    

A lot better than many commercial sculpts.

[Captain Blood]

I think you've got a whole new career.

That, my friend, is bloody excellent. Never mind for a first attempt, it would stand the test with a lot of the commercially available figures out there.

The creepy hands in particular, are brilliantly done. Well done you!

Quick - make some more!

 :wink:

[JollyBob]

that's pretty damn good for a first go!  

Well done! Especially the hands.

[theoldschool]

Some people are just born talented. First class work, love the hands and face.
Pat

[The_Wisecrack]

abosutely amazing. actually i think i need to sit in a class with you mate .WOW      where can we get one  ::  im serious manafacture him now. now now

[matakishi]

That's great.
I'll buy one.

[Zafarelli]

Hooray!

And to quote Captain Blood: Quick, make some more! Why buy miniatures when you can make your own?

[Strand]

I'll buy one!  :love:

Excellent work on the arms especially the hands! One thing: I don't like the teeth (reminds me of a rabbit), but this doesn't destroy the aura of the whole miniature.

[Zafarelli]

I'll buy one!  :love:

Excellent work on the arms especially the hands! One thing: I don't like the teeth (reminds me of a rabbit), but this doesn't destroy the aura of the whole miniature.

More a rat than a rabbit to me, but this is what Orlock looks by the end of the movie, doesn't he?

[Heldrak]

Very impressive!

Particularly accomplished for a first sculpt- nice sharp detail and excellent smooth surfaces  :love:

[vikotnik]

I'll buy one!  :love:

Excellent work on the arms especially the hands! One thing: I don't like the teeth (reminds me of a rabbit), but this doesn't destroy the aura of the whole miniature.

More a rat than a rabbit to me, but this is what Orlock looks by the end of the movie, doesn't he?

Exactly. During the film, he becomes progressively more rat-like. Here is a pic from the end:


Thanx for the nice comments, guys!!    

[fatgoblin]

that looks great!  normally I would say the shoulders are too high but it kinda works with the nosferatu

[Driscoles]

I`ll buy one.... Maybe two  

[Malamute]

Very, very nice, put me down for one too  As you might expect, I am looking forwqard to seeing this project take shape.
Can we expect to see your own Vampire HUnter sculpts too?