Monte Williams
Super Freak
So the big dumb toy I bought to photograph with Luke is Hasbro's sixth-scale dewback from roughly twenty years ago or so. It is as limited and archaic and frustrating as you would expect a giant toy from that era to be, but I owned it once before, so I knew what I was getting into, added to which there's simply no way I will ever be able to afford the much prettier Sideshow dewback.
The tail is mostly hollow, with a rubber skin. On the recommendation of Michel Crawford from his long-ago review (https://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW_91400.htm), I cut a slit in the bottom of the tail so I could stuff it to try to minimize its tendency to fold in on itself and wrinkle; in some shots you can see where it is cut open along the bottom of the tail, ha ha.
The first time I owned the dewback I'd purchased it used, and the paint around the face was pretty beat up, so this time I was looking forward to an improvement in that respect, but alas, this one was sealed and there were already paint rubs on the face. Classic.
I paid far more than this clunky, giant lizard is worth (about $75, if I remember right), but what can I say, I really wanted Luke to ride a damn dewback.
I'm pretty happy with the photos, even if the dewback isn't quite an aesthetic match for Luke or the natural surroundings.
I never used it in a Star Wars context the first time I owned it. Instead, I used it as a steed for NECA Bilbo and He-Man:
And an End Was Come of the Story and Song of Those Times
by Monte Williams, on Flickr
Strange Steed
by Monte Williams, on Flickr
On this Luke-and-dewback shoot, it was something like a five-mile round-trip hike spread out over six hours, and that damn lizard is heavy. I will probably add him to my toy shelf at work, although I might bring him to the ocean for more photos someday. I'd trade or sell him now that I'm essentially done with him, but shipping him would be a nightmare!
Meanwhile, there is another old Hasbro sixth-scale Star Wars critter on its way, and I have owned it before, too, and it is a blast to photograph:
It might be a bit too goofy-looking for somber old Luke, but I'll see what I can do.
The tail is mostly hollow, with a rubber skin. On the recommendation of Michel Crawford from his long-ago review (https://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW_91400.htm), I cut a slit in the bottom of the tail so I could stuff it to try to minimize its tendency to fold in on itself and wrinkle; in some shots you can see where it is cut open along the bottom of the tail, ha ha.
The first time I owned the dewback I'd purchased it used, and the paint around the face was pretty beat up, so this time I was looking forward to an improvement in that respect, but alas, this one was sealed and there were already paint rubs on the face. Classic.
I paid far more than this clunky, giant lizard is worth (about $75, if I remember right), but what can I say, I really wanted Luke to ride a damn dewback.
I'm pretty happy with the photos, even if the dewback isn't quite an aesthetic match for Luke or the natural surroundings.
I never used it in a Star Wars context the first time I owned it. Instead, I used it as a steed for NECA Bilbo and He-Man:
And an End Was Come of the Story and Song of Those Times
by Monte Williams, on Flickr
Strange Steed
by Monte Williams, on Flickr
On this Luke-and-dewback shoot, it was something like a five-mile round-trip hike spread out over six hours, and that damn lizard is heavy. I will probably add him to my toy shelf at work, although I might bring him to the ocean for more photos someday. I'd trade or sell him now that I'm essentially done with him, but shipping him would be a nightmare!
Meanwhile, there is another old Hasbro sixth-scale Star Wars critter on its way, and I have owned it before, too, and it is a blast to photograph:
It might be a bit too goofy-looking for somber old Luke, but I'll see what I can do.
