UPDATE: ANOTHER Awesome New Bela Lugosi Bust!

[ozzfan84]

UPDATE:

You guys are nuts if you don't buy this! It's THE Halloween item of the year! This makes my Spooktacular!

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I just picked this up from Ray Santoleri:

https://www.rsantoleri.com/Store/Busts-Portraits.aspx

A while back someone posted his Karloff line (which is almost done). I'm so glad he's doing a Bela line now! I'm very impressed!

 

[Theokan]

Re: Awesome New Bela Lugosi Bust!

looks awesome man, what edition number did you get?

I got one myself and IMO it's a must have if you're a Universal Monster collector, goes perfectly with any Sideshow SSE line.

Ray said he was in talk with the Chaney family to do the same styled busts for Lon Chaney sr/jr. finger cross everything will work out.

 

[The Monster]

Re: Awesome New Bela Lugosi Bust!

I just picked this up from Ray Santoleri:

https://www.rsantoleri.com/Store/Busts-Portraits.aspx

A while back someone posted his Karloff line (which is almost done). I'm so glad he's doing a Bela line now! I'm very impressed!

ozzfan84 you can add me to that list as well. I picked this one up as well, To go with the Boris Karloff Bust that I got from Ray long ago. Ray is one of the most AMAZING Sculptors that you will EVER find out there! He is even more of an AMAZING person.

Nick

 

[ozzfan84]

Re: Awesome New Bela Lugosi Bust!

So you guys already had one and you didn't tell me about it!?

I'm lucky I checked his site when I did because I got number 22. This guy is almost sold out!

If he does the Chaneys, I'll be in heaven!

 

[The Monster]

Re: Awesome New Bela Lugosi Bust!

So you guys already had one and you didn't tell me about it!?

I'm lucky I checked his site when I did because I got number 22. This guy is almost sold out!

If he does the Chaneys, I'll be in heaven!

I SO want one of his Boris Karloff heads from "House of Frankenstein", However I cannot afford it unless it is on payments like Sideshow Collectibles.

Nick

 

[ozzfan84]

Re: Awesome New Bela Lugosi Bust!

What is he charging for those? They're scary accurate. Imagine waking up in the middle of the night and seeing that in your face!

 

[The Monster]

Re: Awesome New Bela Lugosi Bust!

What is he charging for those? They're scary accurate. Imagine waking up in the middle of the night and seeing that in your face!

I think $1,200.00 I do not recall for sure. You will have to ask Ray.

Nick

 

[The Monster]

Re: Awesome New Bela Lugosi Bust!

What is he charging for those? They're scary accurate. Imagine waking up in the middle of the night and seeing that in your face!

When you find out, I would like to know if Ray will take payments.

Nick

 

[Phil Sierra]

Re: Awesome New Bela Lugosi Bust!

I wish Sideshow would do more silver screen monster PF's. Those things were classy and bad ass.

 

[The Monster]

Re: Awesome New Bela Lugosi Bust!

I wish Sideshow would do more silver screen monster PF's. Those things were classy and bad ass.

so do I.

Nick

 

[ozzfan84]

Re: Awesome New Bela Lugosi Bust!

I don't think Sideshow will ever return to those glory days. Therefore, pick up this stuff! The paint aps are so much nicer than production run stuff.

 

[The Batman Professor]

Re: Awesome New Bela Lugosi Bust!

Any of you guys have this one? It was sculpted by Mike Hill for Sassy's, I think.

 

[Bonven]

Re: Awesome New Bela Lugosi Bust!

aaah, the amazing Mike Hill. One of the few artists who can actually sculpt Lugosi so it resembles the actor, both in likeness and personality.

Case in point, check his new and improved website. The Dracula above is an early effort, the Murder Legendre in the below link is absolutely stunning (as are the rest)

https://www.mikehillart.com/gallery.html

I never cared for Sideshows 1:1 Dracula. Sure the likeness was in there somewhere, but he never looked as menacing as he should. Ray Santoleri's plain Lugosi nailed that look. Wish it was him or Mike Hill that had sculpted that bust.

 

[mmmmBrains]

Re: Awesome New Bela Lugosi Bust!

aaah, the amazing Mike Hill. One of the few artists who can actually sculpt Lugosi so it resembles the actor, both in likeness and personality.

Case in point, check his new and improved website. The Dracula above is an early effort, the Murder Legendre in the below link is absolutely stunning (as are the rest)

https://www.mikehillart.com/gallery.html

I never cared for Sideshows 1:1 Dracula. Sure the likeness was in there somewhere, but he never looked as menacing as he should. Ray Santoleri's plain Lugosi nailed that look. Wish it was him or Mike Hill that had sculpted that bust.

My God he is an amazing artist. I am pretty much speechless after looking through that gallery. ____ing amazing.

 

[The Batman Professor]

Re: Awesome New Bela Lugosi Bust!

I never cared for Sideshows 1:1 Dracula. Sure the likeness was in there somewhere, but he never looked as menacing as he should. Ray Santoleri's plain Lugosi nailed that look. Wish it was him or Mike Hill that had sculpted that bust.

I've had three of their Lugosi pieces (1/6, bust, PF) and sold them all because the likeness just wasn't up to my standards.

 

[Hellz Manik]

Re: Awesome New Bela Lugosi Bust!

impressive

 

[sueworld]

Re: Awesome New Bela Lugosi Bust!

I rather like my friends version that he sculpted for Madame Tussauds and which was opened by relatives of the original actors.

https://www.karloff.com/tussauds/index.html

https://www.unit-ten.co.uk/s01/ssculptor/lugosi01.htm

 

[ozzfan84]

You guys are nuts if you don't buy this! It's THE Halloween item of the year! This makes my Spooktacular!

 

[thenammagazine]

Who, what, when, where and how?

 

[ozzfan84]

www.rsantoleri.com

The painted version is a limited edition of 25. They are $89 before shipping. They are available for sale now. Officially licensed by Lugosi Enterprises, this one is based off the 1927 stage version of Dracula (he can't do Universal versions as of right now).