tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post712058059436879878..comments2024-02-20T10:12:20.623+00:00Comments on The Blog That Time Forgot: Good Scot/Bad Scot: A Retrospective of McFarlane's Conan, Part OneTaranaichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-46092388174442871732012-09-02T04:24:40.350+01:002012-09-02T04:24:40.350+01:00Agreed.Agreed.Todd B. Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458339485515819645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-2594646014058431222012-08-31T23:08:04.103+01:002012-08-31T23:08:04.103+01:00I've got this one - bought it for a couple of ...I've got this one - bought it for a couple of pounds in the local Forbidden Planet... And actually bought it because it's NOT Conan (so no quibbles over interpretation) but a cool-ass rather anonymous warrior (Pallantides, I know)... Because it's not Conan, takes the pressure off a bit, y'know. <br />http://spawn.com/toys/horror/conan2/pallantides/images/conan2_pallantides_photo_04_dp.jpg <br /><br />PS - the "prove you're not a robot" for commenting here is fiendish!!! <br />RemcoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-90890401258818602092012-08-31T18:38:39.257+01:002012-08-31T18:38:39.257+01:00All the figures are, technically speaking, excelle...All the figures are, technically speaking, excellently sculpted and made. But of course, the same could be said of a couple of Conan products...Taranaichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-14158284246577336092012-08-31T18:35:59.247+01:002012-08-31T18:35:59.247+01:00"Inspired" being a very debatable term!"Inspired" being a very debatable term!Taranaichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-2352842984786260392012-08-31T18:35:00.069+01:002012-08-31T18:35:00.069+01:00I have the first Conan myself: the only others tha...I have the first Conan myself: the only others that were available were the Fire Dragon and Svadun, and I wasn't going to justify getting either of them.Taranaichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-22617607121508579112012-08-31T18:27:25.171+01:002012-08-31T18:27:25.171+01:00I love the throne, but the figure itself wasn'...I love the throne, but the figure itself wasn't my bag for various reasons. I did love that Conan's cheek was moulded slightly where he propped it on his fist, lovely touch.Taranaichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-91578178375611197422012-08-31T08:21:21.637+01:002012-08-31T08:21:21.637+01:00"Calm down, Bad Scot." I bursted into la..."Calm down, Bad Scot." I bursted into laughter.<br /><br />Ah. The curse of the origin story. If a character doesn't have on then come up with one! No, even better to make up a completely new character. Argh. It is possible to write a good backstory for many of the named characters in Conan yarns without resorting to pastichery. Character like Heimdul should be very even if he appears only briefly. No need to come up with Skifells and Svaduns.<br /><br /><br />If I were the figure collecting type I wouldn't mind owning the first one. It looks great. The description is also good and quite accurate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-23385011304493005562012-08-31T04:10:09.343+01:002012-08-31T04:10:09.343+01:00"Inspired" by the Hyborian legends as or..."Inspired" by the Hyborian legends as originally written by creator Robert E. Howard . . . key word being "inspired", of course. McFarlane did go down several dark alleys and punch several camels with this set. Even so, I like them, if for no other reason than they just look cool. Like David said, I only bought the ones I liked (8 out of however many they made between both sets). Todd B. Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458339485515819645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-3739572236133519672012-08-30T18:03:08.822+01:002012-08-30T18:03:08.822+01:00I only ever bought the ones I liked - the first Co...I only ever bought the ones I liked - the first Conan and then a couple from the next line in Hour of the Dragon series.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-64358849751136778752012-08-30T15:17:07.653+01:002012-08-30T15:17:07.653+01:00The only one I own is the series 2 Conan on the th...The only one I own is the series 2 Conan on the throne of Aquilonia, which looks pretty good. He's obviously in the grip of gigantic melancholy in this one. I had to hide the helmet that comes with it though because my cat kept stealing it...Charles R. Rutledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14265387377510655973noreply@blogger.com