Return of the Creature

[WesternOutlaw]

First, let me start by saying that I've never been a fan of "off-brand" construction toys but...

I've been waiting for the release of the Creature from the Black Lagoon by Diamond Select Minimates. Yes, I know, it's not LEGO, and I'm not a traitor, but the Batman Killer Croc head and torso is no match against the larger Minimates Creature.

So, breaking out my still intact Rita Amazon Exploration Vessel, I tried taking various pictures of the Creature as he snuck aboard the ship. They just weren't working, so I put on the old thinking cap. Utilizing the Lifeguard from Series 2 Minifigures with a brown wig and frightened face, she made the perfect bikini-clad vixen for a shot. The longer and moveable arms of the Minimates Creature allowed for him to hold her just perfectly.

I now present the Minimates Creature vs. the LEGO Lifeguard in this latest Universal Movie Poster:

[The Yellow Brick]

Awesome movie poster 'Thebrickster', The Creature is very...Ugly I think I'll be checking under my bed for him tonight

Edited October 17, 2010 by The Red Brick

[WesternOutlaw]

The Creature is very...Ugly

Thanks RB. You got it -he's perfect, isn't he?

[The Yellow Brick]

Thanks RB. You got it -he's perfect, isn't he?

Very Perfect + Scary = scarefect

(my 73rd post today)

[Legostein]

Hello!

It's great to see you are again expanding your themes.

The minimates creature fits well into the LEGO® scene. There are so many special painted heads these days, and so many special torsos (Hagrid, the Yeti etc.), so that the creature you used is not very different from a figure LEGO® would make.

Cheers,

~ Christopher

[WesternOutlaw]

It's great to see you are again expanding your themes.

Thanks Chris. It has been a while, hasn't it? Honestly, I haven't been doing much in LEGO in some time. A Minimate creature has brought me back to a custom adventure theme that I enjoyed building. I've still got the Rita and the vignette, so I may just expand the theme. Appreciate your feedback.

[XimenaPaulina]

Nice one The Brickster! The Minimate creature is just perfect for the bad guy role. (Lego = Hero, Minimate = Enemy, makes sense right? ) Now who's gonna save our lady-in-distress?

[Artanis I]

Nice work - but I'm finding it difficult to look at the creature without thinking "I'm Old Gregg" (The Mighty Boosh)

[WesternOutlaw]

Here's the Creature as he creeps aboard the Rita:

(insert foreboding music here...)

[Legostein]

Hello again!

... and that's exactly what we need here. I am sure many people enjoy the lovelyness of your images and sets, so I am glad to give you another motivation boost. These are great and we want more!

Cheers,

~ Christopher

Edited October 18, 2010 by Legostein

[Masked Builder]

That's an amazing fig! The photography is awesome! Nice work!

[WesternOutlaw]

I am sure many people enjoy the lovelyness of your images and sets,

Thanks again - I particularly enjoyed working on this one, and I think the finished product came out pretty well. Still thinking about that lagoon scene.

The photography is awesome!

Thanks MB. Appreciate the nice feedback.

[XimenaPaulina]

Very nice second photo The Brickster! Looks really 'clean' and professional-looking photo-edit.

[Flare]

Haha, nice work I agree, it does look professional.

[Wout]

Looks great.

And I was thinking Siegfried was the creature of the black lagoon.

But he's maybe not to terrifying.

[Plissken]

That looks fantastic. Captures the feel of the movie really well. The minimates Creature is amazing. I need to find one of them for myself. Great work