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Got a bit bored this evening so I got my camera out to have a play especially as these guys turned up in the post the other day



They are like brand new!!


And then I took the KFC ones from the shelf and played around with some of the backgrounds.

And because I can only add 3 photos at a go...


Steele is angry...

Hey, that KFC figurine is pretty cool! It even looks like the movie Balto, and captures one of his signature expressions pretty well. Not so much those plushies...or even the Steele figurine (IMHO)

I agree and would go as far as saying that the Balto KFC figure is probably the best out there with the exception of any original production material. The plushies are nice - I prefer the laying down one but they aren't an accurate representation. Balto is definitely better than the Jenna version but still could be better.

I love what you did with the figures! How did you do that may I ask?

Looks to me like he simply printed out color backgrounds from the movies on card stock or something, and then propped the figurines up in front of them. In the second Steele pic, and the second Balto pic, you can see the edge of the backgrounds.

They are original production backgrounds that came from the London studio - I just propped them up and put the figures in front.

Ah. I thought it may have been something like that.

Or that.

These are awesome!
Still forever envious of your epic collection of Balto merch. xD

Thanks I'm just pleased that I have been able to preserve these items for the future. Can you believe that the backgrounds were rescued from being thrown out at the studio? The person I bought them from worked on the movie and rescued them from being destroyed.

Wow, seriously??
Dang! Gotta wonder how much other awesome stuff goes to waste. D:

Here's a couple more snaps for you ... this time from original studio art work (the 1:1 cel is a post-production piece but the background is original studio material).



And some story boards from the White Wolf scene:

Why is Steele blue in that picture?

By the way, this stuff you're showing us is epic man. I still wonder who would destroy those original prints though.

That white wolf scene looks so detailed and complete (without color). They remind me of the black and white pictures you see in chapter books.

If you have more time, please post some more! I'm SO drawn into this awesome stuff man!

My understanding is the Steele's base colours were blue but I must confess that I don't really understand it 100% because the art was all digital. All artwork of Steele you see is the same shade of blue - I guess that black is just a very dark shade of blue anyway. You can see the same shades of blue here http://fluke.theicecave.org/pcolourkeys.shtml

I have just found out that a previous topic I started like this got deleted a few years ago but I'll keep posting photos bit by bit if people are interested