Extremly rare... the pict of the alternate Vampire Lord

traveller · Post by **traveller** » Wed May 05, 2004 7:02 pm

For all the TBBs not following the other post...

...I proudly present the one and only pict of Steve B´s

alternate Vampire Lord

Steve B wrote:

I've attached a pic of the Vampire variant. And you have permission to put it on your site but it needs to have some text with it at Fanatic's request. Oh, and if you want to post it in the thread, that's fine too. But add the text there too.

http://www.ruediger-rickassel.de/picts/ ... ntVamp.JPG

This alternate Vampire Lord is the original version made by Steve Buddle when he sculpted the Vampire Team. Fanatic decided they wanted a helmet on him and that he should have more 'footbally' boots. As Steve was rather pleased with the original, Fanatic (very kindly) cast this one for him before the changes were made. Only one of this figure was ever cast and the original sculpture was changed into the final Vamp Lord. So, interesting curio or the rarest Blood Bowl figure of all time? Probably the former but here it is for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks a lot for the permission to use the pict. I will later add it to my webarchive ! If ever this mini will be on sale , please send me a mail

Traveller

darthnoir · Post by **darthnoir** » Wed May 05, 2004 9:01 pm

So, what you're saying is, my collection will never be complete?

Redfang · Post by **Redfang** » Wed May 05, 2004 9:03 pm

Wow, great fig. Wish I could get one as well (non-helmet version for sidelines, helmet version for on field)

he looks great, even though he does remind me of Tim a bit

R

Majortusk · Post by **Majortusk** » Wed May 05, 2004 10:15 pm

i LOVE THAT MINI

darthnoir · Post by **darthnoir** » Wed May 05, 2004 10:21 pm

Even though it really doesn't fit their business model, seeing minis like that one really makes me wish GW would do a "make to order" run of minis they don't think will sell well.

They could take pre-orders for like a month or so, do a casting run to that amount, and then never have to bother with item numbers, time to market, keeping an inventory, and all of the other reasons why they release so few BB minis each year.

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Wed May 05, 2004 10:55 pm

Redfang wrote:he looks great, even though he does remind me of Tim a bit

That was my first thought to!

KLK · Post by **KLK** » Thu May 06, 2004 4:20 am

REALLY, REALLY NICE!

I want one!

(dreaming is free...

)

joker · Post by **joker** » Thu May 06, 2004 6:16 am

nice to see different face
but who can have them ? only colector or best friend of sculptor ...

Indigo · Post by **Indigo** » Thu May 06, 2004 7:51 am

Redfang wrote: he looks great, even though he does remind me of Tim a bit

traveller · Post by **traveller** » Thu May 06, 2004 8:00 am

Tim is away right now (job) ... but if he read this, he will quite proud to have "his" own mini !

Traveller

Chairface · Post by **Chairface** » Thu May 06, 2004 12:50 pm

Thanks for putting up the pic Traveller. Its a great mini.

Xtreme · Post by **Xtreme** » Thu May 06, 2004 12:52 pm

Having never seen Tim, my first thought was that it looked like Destro.

kadu-c · Post by **kadu-c** » Thu May 06, 2004 12:53 pm

Redfang wrote:he looks great, even though he does remind me of Tim a bit

The same for me !!!

Melifaxis · Post by **Melifaxis** » Thu May 06, 2004 2:50 pm

I thought od Destro too, but I haven't met Tim yet either

kaboom · Post by **kaboom** » Thu May 06, 2004 5:37 pm

another person to kill, and steal his minni's