IF YOU ARE A BLADE FAN YOU WILL REALLY APPRECIATE THIS STATUE.
NOTE: DIORAMA IS BRAND NEW BUT LISTED AS USED DUE TO SWORD BEING REPAIRED. SEE HIGHLIGHTED PHOTO FOR SPECIFICS. IT IS DEFINITELY NOT A DEAL BREAKER FOR THE AVERAGE COLLECTOR, AND IS BARELY NOTICEABLE BUT I WANT THE BUYER TO BE AWARE.
PURCHASED NEW WHEN INITIALLY RELEASED BUT UNFORTUNATELY DID NOT OPEN TO INSPECT UNTIL RECENTLY, THEREFORE RETURNING TO SIDESHOW FOR A REPLACEMENT WAS NOT AN OPTION.
THE DIORAMA IS HAND-CAST IN HIGH QUALITY POLYSTONE AND HAND PAINTED. IT FEATURES A BATTERY-POWERED LIGHT-UP ELEMENT THAT ILLUMINATES THE BURNING FLESH OF DRACULA'S MINIONS. THIS SIDESHOW EXCLUSIVE VERSION INCLUDES A SWITCH-OUT HAND FOR BLADE HOLDING A SWORD AND A BONUS GUN ACCESSORY.
BLADE AND DRACULA ARE ENGAGED IN BATTLE ASCENDING UP AN ANCIENT STAIRCASE LEAVING DEATH AND DESTRUCTION BEHIND THEM.
THE BASE ITSELF IS EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE AND DETAILS CHARACTERS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPALED ON SPIKES. AS YOU GO AROUND THE BASE YOU CAN SEE THESE SUPERNATURAL ANCIENT CHARACTERS THAT SEEM TO BE ADVANCING TOWARDS ANOTHER GROUP OF CHARACTERS THAT LOOK LIKE KNIGHTS AND WARRIORS. THE BASE IS PAINTED TO LOOK LIKE STONE, AND TO GIVE IT AN EVEN MORE REALISTIC LOOK, THERE IS PAINTING ON THE STONE TO GIVE IT AN ALGAE-LIKE APPEARANCE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BACK OF THE BASE IT LOOKS LIKE THE BATTLE BETWEEN BLADE AND DRACULA HAS CAUSED THE STAIRWAY TO START TO CRUMBLE. THERE IS A BIG "V" WHICH, ONE CAN ASSUME, STANDS FOR VLAD THE IMPALER. THE SCULPTING OF DRACULA IS EXTRAORDINARY. THE HEAD SCULPT PORTRAYS THE VIOLENT, AND SAVAGE NATURE OF DRACULA. WHAT IS PARTICULARLY IMPRESSIVE IS HOW METICULOUS HIS MOUTH IS. YOU CAN SEE THE FANGS, TEETH, AND TONGUE. THE ARMOR ON DRACULA IS ALSO SUPERBLY DETAILED. THE SHOULDER PADS LOOK LIKE SOME TYPE OF METAL THAT HAS OXIDIZED GIVING IT A SUPER-REALISTIC LOOK. THE WINGS ARE MADE TO LOOK FLESH-LIKE AND TRANSLUCENT. THE REVIEWS SAY THAT THIS TRANSLUCENT FEATURE LOOKS ESPECIALLY COOL BECAUSE LIGHT CAN SHINE THROUGH THEM.
BLADES BODY ARMOR IS EXCEPTIONAL AS WELL WITH THE VARIOUS TEXTURES AND WEAPONS.
THE LIGHT-UP FEATURE IS FANTASTIC WHEN ACTIVATED (RED BUTTON IN BACK OF BASE).
IT IS 1/8 SCALE AND IS INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED AT #20 OUT OF 400.
RELEASED IN 2008
THIS DIORAMA IS EXCEPTIONALLY DETAILED:
- BLADE THRUSTING HIS SWORD INTO DRACULA
- DRACULA'S FANGS BARED
- VERY DETAILED BASE,
- SWORDS AND SHEATHS,
- GUNS,
- SKULLS,
- BONES,
- BLADE'S BOOTS
- BLADE'S WEAPONS (SPIKES)
- BLADE'S WOUNDS
- DRACULA'S EYES
- BURNING CORPSES
PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING.
SEE PHOTOS FOR SPECIFICS.