Universal Monsters Minimates

[undeadpool]

my bad, i feel silly now....

[Joe Hill]

Thanks for compliments/suggestions! I could see the Leader's head as a possibility, since it is elongated and has a similar hairline. However, I actually just finished up my Phantom using a modified Ghostbusters Janosz head. He already had the surprised look I was going for, when his mask was removed by Christine:

Also, I cheated a bit in my custom. Rather than use the 1925 mask, I used the 1943 version, simply because I felt it was more iconic for the Phantom.

1925 vs 1943:

Okay, here is the custom. He can either wear a mask, or show off his hideous monster face. To get the best of both, I created a minimate mannequin (I suppose the Phantom stole it from the Opera House dressing room), which displays the mask and cape, and allows the deformed face to be shown:

And here is a group shot, they are waiting for Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, The Bride, and (fingers crossed) The Mummy.

Thanks for looking! Any comments/criticism is appreciated!

--Joe Hill

Edited March 23, 2011 by Joe Hill

[MiniFiend UK]

Brilliant. I've Always liked the original look. I think because of the ingenuity used back then to create things.

[Joe Hill]

Brilliant. I've Always liked the original look. I think because of the ingenuity used back then to create things.

Thanks! I appreciate the original deformed look as well. It took so much time, effort, and innovation for Lon Chaney (The Phantom) to create his make-up, whereas now it could be done easily, especially with digital effects.

[MINI_MYTE]

Sweet looking Phantom Joe. What did you use for his hair and where'd you score that scaled candelabra?

[Joe Hill]

Sweet looking Phantom Joe. What did you use for his hair and where'd you score that scaled candelabra?

Thanks! The hair a general hairpiece (I believe Tony Stark), I just removed the top. I then just used sculpy to create his thinning hairline.

The candelabra is from the Buffy Palz line, from either Darla or The Master. I customized the entire cast of Buffy and Angel from Palz figures, so I had some extra candelabras laying around.

[Joe Hill]

UPDATE: August 9th, 2011

I impulsively made an Igor to go with the Frankenstein set. He is mostly based off Igor from Young Frankenstein, since that is my favorite look of the character:

Edited August 9, 2011 by Joe Hill

[boyd]

Nice! Absolutely love the face - so expressive and faithful to Marty Feldman. Love the hunchback as well - is that sculpted or made from cloth? And is the brain something you sculpted?

[luke314pi]

Awesome! You definitely nailed the likeness.

[Joe Hill]

Thanks!

The hunchback was created from a Terror Dog chest piece but flipped around so the rounded chest was on the back, I then sanded down the Terror Dog spine and removed the shoulders. I also added sculpted pieces as rags hanging off the back, as seen in this photo:

I also sculpted the brain and made the "Abnormal" display, I felt it was a fitting accessory.

Here is the face decal if anyone is interested, feel free to use it:

Edited August 10, 2011 by Joe Hill