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[Gruff Old Bear]

It's probably been discussed before, but I thought people might like to see some of the early works by Sideshow, back when it produced vinyl and resin model kits.

I have this first one, a resin kit sculpted by Mitch DeVane. I haven't built mine yet. Don't know who painted this first one, but I saved the photo as a possible reference:

Here's the same kit, this time painted by Tom Gilliland:

The following kits were vinyl, and were all sculpted by Mat Falls and painted by Tom Gilliland:

This last one is a resin kit, again painted by Tom. It was sculpted by Dan Platt. It seems to be the kit most often still seen and discussed. It's Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein:

Hope you enjoyed this trip in the Wayback Machine.

 

[EVILFACE]

Pretty kewl stuff.

The early Wrightson Frankenstein bust is also another awesome piece.

 

[DarkArtist81]

Wow....I didn't even know about this stuff. I really like the robot though... very cool. Thanks for the trip GOB!!

 

[King Darkness]

The "demon putting out his eyes" is actually based on a drawing by Clive Barker....I have wanted one of these(painted) for a long time, but are very hard to come by...I think it was released back in '97 or '98.....

 

[occulum]

 

[Darklord Dave]

Very nice finds! SSC should add these to their archive.

 

[JGouse0498]

I honestly don't know what to think. Obviously, they were catering to a very specific niche market with their earlier pieces, and there was a lot of attention to detail. And the name Sideshow seems more appropriate to those type of products because it reminds me of things you'd see in (please pardon my upcoming choice of words) a "sideshow carnival from Hell"

But I don't particularly care for them. I like the type of products Sideshow produces nowadays. Although, it would be interesting to see them go back to their roots on occasion. Perhaps really ratchet up the grotesqueness of the Dead line??

 

[lcummins]

Speaking of Schlitzie...

https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6059390519&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

Seller says they are Sideshow and not re-cast... pretty good price too! :chew

 

[occulum]

Speaking of Schlitzie...

https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6059390519&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

Seller says they are Sideshow and not re-cast... pretty good price too! :chew

thanks Lonnie!
:chew

I didnt even know Sideshow existed when these came out.
How many more of these types of kits were released?
anywhere that has a list/catalog or anything?

 

[TOE]

Schlitzie, i think was in an old film called "Freaks". Its a film where they used real life carnival performers. Its pretty cool. I really like the resin model too. Hope I can find one. :chew

 

[lcummins]

Schlitzie, i think was in an old film called "Freaks". Its a film where they used real life carnival performers. Its pretty cool. I really like the resin model too. Hope I can find one. :chew

Yes, Tod Browning (Dracula) directed. It just came out on DVD a year or two ago. It is a strange movie, but a good one. It sometimes gets lumped into the Universal Horror movies because of the "freaks" nature of the film, but it is not a horror movie by any means, and is really a love story. Highly recommended if you are a Tod Browning fan.

 

[lcummins]

thanks Lonnie!
:chew

I didnt even know Sideshow existed when these came out.
How many more of these types of kits were released?
anywhere that has a list/catalog or anything?

Glad I could help! I see you got the last ones! Congrats. :chew


As for how many... only Sideshow knows for certain, but here is what they list in the Archive Section (Dave ... I know... no pictures! )...

Sideshow Productions
Model Kits
• Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein Kit (Mixed Media) (SOLD OUT)
• Tim Bradstreet's Gallows: Red Sky Diaries (SOLD OUT)
• Kelly Friese's God of the Robots (SOLD OUT)
• Bernie Wrightson's "I'm Back" (Full Figure) (SOLD OUT)
• Bernie Wrightson's "Bury Christmas" (Torso Only Resin) (SOLD OUT)
• Bernie Wrightson's "Anguish" (SOLD OUT)
• "Schlitzie" Polystone Statue (SOLD OUT)
• Clive Barker's "Demon" Statue (SOLD OUT)



:chew :chew

 

[occulum]

was just lookin at that in the archive myself.

So is that an error then on SS's site that lists Schlitzie as a Polystone Statue?

 

[lcummins]

was just lookin at that in the archive myself.

So is that an error then on SS's site that lists Schlitzie as a Polystone Statue?

I would think so, but I'm not sure; it has been listed as a resin kit, and polystone is a type of resin... so... I quess we will see!

 

[oxbeard]

Definitely glad to see some pics of these. Thanks GOB

 

[lcummins]

Here are some more...






And check these product pages...

https://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=search&item=SS-08&type=store

https://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=search&item=SS-09&type=store

 

[carbo-fation]

Wow .... those are some nice pieces!! They came out way before I got into collecting.....

 

[Darth Madden]

This last one is a resin kit, again painted by Tom. It was sculpted by Dan Platt. It seems to be the kit most often still seen and discussed. It's Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein:

Hope you enjoyed this trip in the Wayback Machine.

That is pretty cool... I may have to track one of those down, although there is no way I could paint it that good.

 

[lcummins]

Here are some more pictures I found on the web. They are from the Mad Model Party shows. The pictures are from the Gremlins in the Garage web site...

From the Sideshow booth...

Bernie Wrightson's "Frankenstein" Bust

Clive Barker's "Demon Putting Out His Eyes..."

Tim Bradstreet's "Gallows: Red Sky Diaries"

The rest of these are buildups done by show attendees (I think!)...

Bernie Wrightson's "I'm Back"

Kelly Friese's "God of the Robots"

More of Bernie Wrightson's "Frankenstein" Bust

If we keep finding more pictures of early stuff, Dave may have to move this to the Permathreads section!

 

[The Monster]

Here are some more pictures I found on the web. They are from the Mad Model Party shows. The pictures are from the Gremlins in the Garage web site...

From the Sideshow booth...

Bernie Wrightson's "Frankenstein" Bust

Clive Barker's "Demon Putting Out His Eyes..."

Tim Bradstreet's "Gallows: Red Sky Diaries"

The rest of these are buildups done by show attendees (I think!)...

Bernie Wrightson's "I'm Back"

Kelly Friese's "God of the Robots"

More of Bernie Wrightson's "Frankenstein" Bust

If we keep finding more pictures of early stuff, Dave may have to move this to the Permathreads section!

Were the Bernie Wrightson's "Frankenstein" Resin Busts numbered?