receives a gift from his wife…
Students of literature who know their classic novel subtitles will have identified Mary Shelley's tale of Victor Frankenstein and his creation of life, in the likeness of a man - but from dead flesh! Sculptor Kosta Heristanidis has been inspired to create his own homage to this Gothic tale (and its numerous Hollywood adaptations) with this set for our 28mm Movie Monster range. Designed as a mini-diorama complete with Gothic window back-drop, you can also order all the items in this set separately.
In various versions of the Greek and Roman myth, it was Prometheus who created man, and also gave man the secret of fire with all its benefits and all its destructive dangers. To Mary Shelley, Prometheus was no hero but a dangerous figure who flaunted the natural order in his self-obsessed quest to create life, and who then failed to take responsibility for the consequences of his actions. This then was the inspiration for Victor Frankenstein, a genius who creates life from death, in the image of a man - but then rejects the poor creature as a monster. When she created the character of Frankenstein around 1817, Shelley had various contemporary themes in mind, not the least being the ominous rise of the new industrial technology, and what unknown dangers the engineers and scientists might unwittingly unleash upon humanity in their pursuit of the Industrial Revolution. The warning perhaps still has some resonance today for our gene engineers and manipulators!
Hollywood, on the other hand, just liked the idea of a monster created by a mad scientist from other peoples' dead bits! These various celluloid versions are what Kosta had in mind when he designed our mini-diorama, and here you have all classic horror elements. The secret castle laboratory with its high Gothic windows; the Lightning Capacitors ready to capture the power of the storm; the bookshelf of forbidden knowledge (including a copy of the Necronomicon); the downtrodden hunchback assistant; the 'Monster' (we would like to stress that no living miniatures were harmed in the creation of this figure), and last but not least, the good doctor himself - exultant at the moment of his creation's 'birth'. All that's missing is the lightning and the torch-carrying, pitchfork-wielding angry mob from the local village laying siege to the castle! (And if you want some suitable vigilantes, we would recommend taking a look at our 28mm Tyrolean range). All items in the set can be ordered separately, if desired.
So you, too, can be a Modern Prometheus. The storm is at its height, and the hunchbacked assistant is ready to throw the switch - all that remains is for you to take up your paintbrushes and bring your creation to life!
Here are the catalogue details for the new miniatures:
NEW 28mm "The Modern Prometheus"
(from our Movie Monster range)
Sculpted by Kosta Heristanidis
100MMR10 - "The Modern Prometheus" - Mad Doctor, The Monster, hunch-back servant, two lightning capacitors, book case, and Gothic window back-drop set
100MMR11 - Mad Doctor - from "The Modern Prometheus" set (1)
100MMR12 - The Monster - from "The Modern Prometheus" set (1)
100MMR13 - Hunch-back servant - from "The Modern Prometheus" set (1)
100MMR14 - Lightning capacitor - from "The Modern Prometheus" set (1)
100MMR15 - Mad Doctor reference library bookcase - from "The Modern Prometheus" set
100MMR16 - Gothic window (resin & metal) - from "The Modern Prometheus" set
You can also order our Modern Prometheus in the U.K. from Fighting 15s, and in the U.S.A. from Eureka Miniatures U.S.A.