Hello!! Do you sell what you create?

Hello!

Not conventionally. I mostly make custom minifigures using hand-drawn Sharpie details, which are hard to replicate and, unfortunately, degrade over time. As far as my models go I only ever create one of anything as my collection isn't super large.

All of that being said, I am not entirely opposed to the idea, it would depend on what somebody is interested in buying. If it happens to be a model I'm not super invested in anymore or a Minifigure likewise, then I certainly wouldn't be all that opposed to selling my creations. In short, it's on a case-by-case basis.

Thanks for your question! Were you by any chance interested?

Best Regards,

IconicNZ

Her name is VIXEN.

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A Brief History of Dracula

Dracula has been an iconic mainstay of popular culture for nearly a century and a quarter. Bram Stoker's iconic novel went on to inspire countless adaptations and iterations of the now-stereotypical vampire. Here I have made minifigures of some of Dracula's most famous depictions and will give brief summaries of each.

The first on-screen depiction of the Count comes in 1922's Nosferatu; a Symphony of Horror, wherein the Count is portrayed by eccentric actor Max Schreck (Yup, THAT'S his name). This film is infamous for being an unlicensed depiction of Bram Stoker's story, wherein the story and characters were altered to avoid any legal consequences. Count Dracula was renamed Count Orlok, who has since become an icon of the horror genre in his own right. He is renowned for being a more primal, monstrous depiction of a vampire, where all of the guile and charisma of future variations are nowhere to be seen. I personally prefer this depiction of Dracula because it represents a long-gone era of history where vampires were terrifying creatures of folklore.

And now a man who needs no introduction; the one, the only, Bela Lugosi himself, who revolutionized not just the future of Dracula, but of pop culture as a whole. His charismatic, yet chilling depiction of Count Dracula would cement the character in the minds of people for generations. However, the events surrounding the film are what really set the standard for future depictions of Dracula, in ways often lost in the shadow of Bela's performance. For example, did you know the original Dracula film is only loosely based off of the events of the novel? Entire plot points, characters, and locations are switched around or removed entirely! This was to accommodate the stage-play version of the story, which is actually what the film was based on, not the original novel. Truth be told, going back to the film nowadays can be a rather disappointing experience. Of course, Lugosi steals the show with every scene he's in, but everything in between is relegated to a slow, boring crawl, that climaxes with the OFF SCREEN death of the Count. All in all, a historic but rudimentary step in Dracula's history, one that would be re-visited, parodied, and and redone out the wazoo until our next step in Dracula history...

The story of the Dracula stage play would be the one to be revisited countless times following the 1931 Lugosi film, as it was the one that set the standard. This would all change 61 years later, when Francis Ford Coppola directed Bram Stoker's Dracula, a film starring Gary Oldman as the titular character, and following the plot of the original novel, as inferred by the title of Bram Stoker's Dracula. The result of their efforts was... something! I'll admit, while the film was by far the most accurate mainstream version of the story yet, the director did take some creative liberties that in retrospect butcher the novel almost as badly as the original 1931 film. For example, Dracula's devious plot to stalk a new feeding ground is undercut by an artificial romance between himself and Mina Harker, who in this iteration is his 'reincarnated' wife, Elizabeth. However, perhaps the most glaring diversion from the book is the appearance of Dracula himself, who in the early stages of the film dawns an outfit that has been endlessly memed upon in the years since... and with good reason. Gone is the "thin, pale man with thick black hair, a thin white mustache, and all-black clothing". On the other hand, I guess there isn't really a passage that explicitly stages his hair wasn't styled like a butt. This was part of the film's effort to be extra stylized, and I admire that effort. but in a film that is touting itself as the first grand return to Bram Stoker's original vision, I would have liked to have seen the character of Dracula done fair justice.

And that leads us to the present day! Vampire films are as popular as ever, and Dracula himself has just made a grand return to the big screen with the Last Voyage of the Demeter. The film makes a long-awaited return to the concept of Dracula as an actual monster, rather than a dapper, charismatic pale dude. Oh and by the way that last picture above is a custom version of Dracula, one that I would most like to see brought to the big screen. But yeah, that has been my brief look at the history of Count Dracula! I hope you enjoyed and learned something new! Happy Halloween!

Just a quick reminder that in 2019 LEGO decided to make an entire line of sets dedicated to Overwatch...

Yeah... I've given up trying to caption these things. I'll just post photos from here on out. If you have questions, feel free to ask.

Minifigure Showcase: Frankenstein's Monster

Continuing my Universal Monsters theme for my custom minifigures, the following three are a part of the iconic story by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. While I admire the depth and nuance of Shelley's original, gripping tale, the farther removed, more iconic story of the mad scientist often identified with Halloween is undeniably one of the most influential media of all time. As such, the minifigures depict characters inspired by the 1931 film starring Boris Karloff, and other such adaptations.

Doctor Victor Frankenstein

The namesake of the story, and the monster itself, Doctor Frankenstein is the quintessential mad scientist. The iconic image of the wild-haired, manic genius in goggles is captured using the Lego Batman Movie Joker's hair in black, and the head of Lego Marvel's Doctor Octopus. The torso is an altered version of the Minifigure series "crazy scientist".

2. Igor

Frankenstein's iconic, mistreated servant has interestingly been depicted in Lego before, in the Lego Studios line. My figure takes some cues from that figure, with the backpack replicating the hunched back, and the old hood piece and cain. I use a head with sunken eyes and medium-length legs to create a short and hunched figure.

3. Frankenstein's Monster

And now, the crown jewel of this set, Frankenstein's Monster himself. The head is from the Monster Fighter's version of the character, the one that most faithfully depicts the character. However, the forehead/eyebrows is from the Minifigures Monster Rocker Minifigure, which uses more iconic stitches as opposed to the more comical clips used by the Monster fighters figure. The real star of the show here is the torso, which is a re-detailed version of Hagrid's yule ball suit. The reddish brown torso and arms have olive green hands inserted and is decorated to recreate the ramshackle appearance of the Monster's clothing. This culminates in a Monster that towers over other minifigures without being too gigantic, and that faithfully depicts the Monster in a way the is instantly recognizable.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter plot summarized...

Minifigure showcase: Dracula

I am currently enjoying my very first read-through of Bram Stoker's Dracula, and needless to say, I am more than fascinated with this staple of modern horror. So, as is tradition for me at this point, I have created a minifigure that interprets my ideal representation of Dracula in LEGO form. His torso and legs come straight from the iconic LEGO Lord Vampyre from the Monster Fighters line. His cape and collar have appeared in many sets, most recently the evil queen from LEGO's latest Disney minifigure series. The head comes courtesy of the mighty morbin' morber-ranger himself, and the hair is a LEGO Orc hairpiece, styled and repainted by yours truly. The end result is a Dracula minifigure that manages to stand apart from his previous incarnations with a bit more of bestiality to him. While he's not entirely accurate to the original version, he is rather distinct from modern vampires, with his slit-like nose and messier hair. overall I'm quite proud of this figure and hope to use him in a project sooner or later.

Oh and before I forget, the lowermost picture is a quick mockup of Dracula's vampire monster form, inspired by his recent and rather creative appearance in The Last Voyage of the Demeter.

Set Showcase: Barad-Dur PART 1; The Pits of Doom

The base of Sauron's impenetrable fortress makes up the majority of the stronghold's core structure, containing much of the accommodations for the Dark Lord's lower servants.

In the pits of Barad-Dur, Sauron's Orcs toil away, forging weapons of war from the molten materials funneled straight from Mount Doom itself. The interior features a water-funneling system to keep the troughs for cooling off the molten steel full. Anvils and sharpening stones surround the pits of lava where the orcs mold the raw molten metal into swords and shields, as seen in the LEGO Lord of the Rings Orc forge set. Once they are finished, the weapons are placed on racks, where they are eventually transported to the armory above for storage and eventual use.

To the right of the Orc Forge is the dreaded dungeons, where many a man, elf, and dwarf has suffered a grizzly end at the hands of their captors, their corpses still littering the floors and walls of the ill-kept dungeons. Outside the dungeons lies the torture chamber, a terrible device pulled straight from the Fellowship of the Ring, where the Orcs use the machine to torture Gollum, at the behest of their master.

The second floor of the Fortress contains the armory, a mess hall, and an Orc kitchen. The armory is filled to the brim with Mordor's finest steel, as chest plates, shields, helmets, and an assortment of weapons are prepared for battle. The mess hall to the right of the Armory has little of note, other than a long wooden table capable of seating four Orcs, littered with the scraps of their last meal, and flanked by a barrel of bitter Orc-rum. The Orc kitchen is likewise littered with the remains of the last meal prepared. Tools and utensils dot the space, as do condiments and spices, and a large fireplace ties the room together as drumsticks of some unfortunate foul are roasted above a roaring fire.

The exterior of the fortress is infamous for its nigh-daunting amount of battlements and towers, from which Orcs can repel any attackers foolish enough to challenge the powers of Mordor. A large imposing gate sits before a bridge above molten lava, upon which visitors must traverse before entering the fortress.

I hope you have enjoyed this walkthrough of my Barad-Dur project. As mentioned in my previous post regarding this behemoth, it was purchased from Brickstruct.com (here's the link if you're interested)

Keep an eye out as Part 2 of this showcase covering the tower itself is coming soon!