I expect that only a small handful of readers will fully understand and appreciate the magnitude of the awesomeness that I’m about to reveal after the page break in this post. I’m OK with that. The rest of you can puzzle over it and wonder if I’ve lost my mind. But for that small handful… please enjoy today’s Action Figure Theater production of: “Shield Practice.”
Barsoom Bob
“The slow blade penetrates the shield”
Very cute. I love that movie too. Lynch got so much right in a way that most directors would never have come close, but because of his own pecularities and studio intervention he missed on the most important element of the story, Fremen were supposed to be Heroically romantic, Lawrence of Arabia-ish, and that he did not get right.
That novel has just become more and more prophetic, or precient, as time has gone bye. What is hard for people to wrap their heads around is that we are the Empire and Maud Dib is a precursor for Osama Bin Ladin. Yikes.
Brian Hoss
Oh the lengths to which Gurney would go in light of the fact that the spice…
William Henley
I am just wondering where these awesome action figures came from. Were action figures made for Dune, and did someone actually remove tehm from their original packaging? The horror! But the detail on these just seems to be too good to be an early 80s action figure.
Josh Zyber
AuthorLJN made a line of action figures for the film that included Paul Atreides, Stilgar the Fremen, Baron Harkonnen, Feyd Rautha, Beast Rabban, a Sardaukar Warrior and a Sandworm. You might notice the omission of an important name there. 🙂
http://www.collectorsofdune.com/toys.asp
Yes, the sculpting and detailing on the figures is surprisingly impressive for the day. The likenesses of all the actors are pretty clear. Gurney has a nice scar on his cheek that may not be visible in these photos.
William Henley
Cool! I am just wondeering how they got their hands on stuff that was “prototype only”
Josh Zyber
Author“They” is me, and I have my ways. 🙂
William Henley
You know, its at times like this that I wish WordPress had a “Thumbs Up” or “Like” option. Oh wait, it does – http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wti-like-post/
🙂 Just saying, it would make for a nice little addition.
Tim Tringle
LOL, So awesome.
Duney
SOOOO jealous about the Gurney prototype!
Dune SF
nice shooting and re-enacting 🙂 this Gurney is definitively a little piece of museum 😀
I allowed myself to add the soundtrack to your play !
>> https://youtu.be/7F9U8xKcBa4