Kaustic Plastik / Infinite Statue - 1/6 Hammer Horror of Dracula

[abake]

If this comes out as good as the Bela figure, it'll be epic.

 

[GhostBeard]

Well, it’s something.

 

[lordnastrond]

So freaking excited!!!!
Cushing and Lee are the definitive Van Helsing and Dracula to me - can't wait to see the full reveal!!

 

[pixletwin]

Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!

Horror of Dracula, full reveal coming soon.

Stay Tuned children of the night!

#christopherlee #horrorofdracula #dark #classicmonsters #vampyre #vampiro #vamp #horrormovie #film #vanhelsing #horror #scary #hammerfilm #movies #coffin

 

[Stryker2011]

I hope we get the Cushing reveal at the same time.

 

[abake]

The accessories already look amazing!

 

[JustinMP]

I hope we get the Cushing reveal at the same time.

I’m hoping the stake & hammer are our first hint that they are going to reveal them at the same time ^_^ I think those accessories would go best with Van Helsing

 

[histrionics]

I trust they'll get the sculpt right. To date we've never had a really great Christopher Lee Dracula sculpt on any figure or statue.

I remember when Lord of the Rings came out and suddenly there was an exciting new chance to see Christopher Lee figures on the market. Then Attack of the Clones and soon after Sideshow's Man with the Golden Gun Scaramanga. What a time, but many of the sculpts were poor with only a passing resemblance. Oddly, Hasbro seemed to come the closest with their cheap Star Wars Dooku figures, but the high-end collectibles never cut it. A few years later, and up to where we are now, there have been various Lee Dracula figures and statues, but none feel right. Even Sideshow's recent Dracula Premium format doesn't do it for me. I think it's time for Infinite/Kaustic to settle this once and for all.

 

[abake]

Mods should merge the two threads.

 

[pixletwin]

I would say the Hot Toys Count Dooku has the best CL likeness.

 

[Asta]

Mods should merge the two threads.

I've merged them and amended the title from the more general 'Hammer' to 'Horror of Dracula' to cover this particular pair of figures.

 

[GhostBeard]

I trust they'll get the sculpt right. To date we've never had a really great Christopher Lee Dracula sculpt on any figure or statue.

I remember when Lord of the Rings came out and suddenly there was an exciting new chance to see Christopher Lee figures on the market. Then Attack of the Clones and soon after Sideshow's Man with the Golden Gun Scaramanga. What a time, but many of the sculpts were poor with only a passing resemblance. Oddly, Hasbro seemed to come the closest with their cheap Star Wars Dooku figures, but the high-end collectibles never cut it. A few years later, and up to where we are now, there have been various Lee Dracula figures and statues, but none feel right. Even Sideshow's recent Dracula Premium format doesn't do it for me. I think it's time for Infinite/Kaustic to settle this once and for all.

Agree completely with all your points. Never to my thinking has there been a great Lee sculpt in 1/6 scale.

 

[Dr. Anton Phibes]

Agree completely with all your points. Never to my thinking has there been a great Lee sculpt in 1/6 scale.

Perhaps not as a figure in 1/6, but Mike Hill and Jeff Yagher produced some killer resin garage kits in this scale. Steve Thompson did a good Lee as a figure for Distinctive Dummies about a decade ago. Plus, the Product Enterprises isn't bad for its time. It just needs better paint. I do have high hopes and expectation that KP will wear the crown if they get it right. Pic of a repainted Product Enterprises head.

 

[newapelles]

I just watched some of the Hammer Dracula movies recently. Since KP is doing figures from the first one, I wonder if Dracula's cape will be all black as it was in that movie, or if it'll look like KP's Lugosi cape? In all the Hammer films after Horror of Dracula, he has the iconic red and black cape. I guess it'll depend on which movie rights they've secured.

 

[Dr. Anton Phibes]

I just watched some of the Hammer Dracula movies recently. Since KP is doing figures from the first one, I wonder if Dracula's cape will be all black as it was in that movie, or if it'll look like KP's Lugosi cape? In all the Hammer films after Horror of Dracula, he has the iconic red and black cape. I guess it'll depend on which movie rights they've secured.

Considering the coffin is from Horror of Dracula, I would say its a safe bet we may see all black.

 

[pixletwin]

I just watched some of the Hammer Dracula movies recently. Since KP is doing figures from the first one, I wonder if Dracula's cape will be all black as it was in that movie, or if it'll look like KP's Lugosi cape? In all the Hammer films after Horror of Dracula, he has the iconic red and black cape. I guess it'll depend on which movie rights they've secured.

You sort of answered your own question there.

 

[newapelles]

You sort of answered your own question there.

True. I suppose KP would have branded the figures "Hammer Dracula" instead of "Horror of Dracula" if they were meant to encompass the entire series. My previous comment is what happens when I post too late at night

 

[Dr. Anton Phibes]

Horror of Dracula is largely considered Lee and Cushing's greatest pairing in a Dracula film. It's also considered the best Hammer Dracula feature by many. So I am ok with them taking the "single film" status for the release, and it being from the debut film in the series. Besides, there are plenty of talented scale tailors/seamstresses that could make a red lined cape for us if we wanna switch it up. AJ Clothiers is super, and affordable.

A lot of the later Hammer Dracula films could easily be titled "Catch a Glimpse of Dracula" as he is barely in them.

 

[GhostBeard]

Horror of Dracula is largely considered Lee and Cushing's greatest pairing in a Dracula film. It's also considered the best Hammer Dracula feature by many. So I am ok with them taking the "single film" status for the release, and it being from the debut film in the series. Besides, there are plenty of talented scale tailors/seamstresses that could make a red lined cape for us if we wanna switch it up. AJ Clothiers is super, and affordable.

A lot of the later Hammer Dracula films could easily be titled "Catch a Glimpse of Dracula" as he is barely in them.

As I recall Lee isn't in HoD all that much either, comparatively speaking.

 

[GhostBeard]

Horror of Dracula is largely considered Lee and Cushing's greatest pairing in a Dracula film. It's also considered the best Hammer Dracula feature by many. So I am ok with them taking the "single film" status for the release, and it being from the debut film in the series. Besides, there are plenty of talented scale tailors/seamstresses that could make a red lined cape for us if we wanna switch it up. AJ Clothiers is super, and affordable.

A lot of the later Hammer Dracula films could easily be titled "Catch a Glimpse of Dracula" as he is barely in them.

And "Glimpse of Dracula" gets funnier the more I think of it.