Mezco Static-6 Conan the Barbarian

it's cool, but I still very much prefer the previous Cimmerian piece more.

Rotfish said:

The Sandahl Bergman likeness is great.

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I agree - but I think Arnie's portrait is even better!

Really tempted - because EVERYTHING about that movie is SOOOOO special!

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Shoo said:

https://www.mezcotoyz.com/static-6-conan-the-barbarian-1982

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I forgot to thank you for (as you always do) sharing pics (you are a great asset to this forum!)



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Joda said:

I think this works great as a poster image, but I'm not sure it translates as well as I'd like into a three-dimensional sculpture. Something about the composition just bugs me.

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I was a big fan of the Conan movie (along with everything related to D&D and sword and sorcery) back in 1982, but always thought the artwork on this poster was a little wonky. Valeria looked great, but the depiction of Conan wasn't my favourite. His anatomy and proportions were off and he was generally lacking the illusion of weight. As an illustrated (painted) stylized artistic interpretation it has some charm, but shape that into a 3-dimensional form and the awkward details are only amplified through the process. This statue is caught somewhere between being realistic and cartoonish. It's not awful by any means, and actually quite a great statue treatment of the art, but it is the original art source material that is at fault in affecting the statue form.

Can't wait to see what a hack job they do on the paint.

this looks awesome

Fantastic, based on the Renato Casaro poster. Surprised his name isn't referenced more prominatly, or on the sculpt itself, being his art?
(edit: it is in the description)
Wasn't there a version where he is holding Thulsa Doom's head? (or did I imagine that?)

Mondragon said:

Fantastic, based on the Renato Casaro poster. Surprised his name isn't referenced more prominatly, or on the sculpt itself, being his art?
(edit: it is in the description)
Wasn't there a version where he is holding Thulsa Doom's head? (or did I imagine that?)

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There is a custom kit with him doing that I believe.

Heavy Metal Spike said:

because EVERYTHING about that movie is SOOOOO special!

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Isn't that the truth

SDCC. Pics by ToyArk.

Honestly, this looks pretty amazing.

Mondragon said:

Wasn't there a version where he is holding Thulsa Doom's head? (or did I imagine that?)

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JAWS said:

There is a custom kit with him doing that I believe.

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Oh ok, there was never an alternate poster, just a reimagining by the sculptor, based on the final scenes.
I like this Mezco sculpt more, yet do like the ancillary option of holding Thulsa Doom's severed head.

clutch said:

Can't wait to see what a hack job they do on the paint.

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Are they typically not good with their final product vs prototypes?