AJLaFleche
A Fixture
Born in 1431, Vlad Dracula (son of Dracul, the dragon) was prince of Wallachia from 1456 to 1462. During his reign, he developed a reputation for extreme cruelty, impaling his enemies and opponents and allowing them to die slowly and painfully. This resulted in his post mortem moniker of Vlad Tepes (the Impaler). Naturally,. Such a reputation would ingrain itself in local folklore and in 1897, Bram Stoker based his famous vampire on Dracula.
The figure is Empire Miniature’s 54mm Vlad Tepes. He comes in 5 pieces, right hand/sword, left hand/spike, feather, base and head/torso/arms/legs as one piece. I painted him in a palette of red and purple to reflect his bloody nature. The stains on the spike are a mixture of Vallejo scar red and black to suggest old blood stains and not overwhelm with Hollywood reds.
The figure is Empire Miniature’s 54mm Vlad Tepes. He comes in 5 pieces, right hand/sword, left hand/spike, feather, base and head/torso/arms/legs as one piece. I painted him in a palette of red and purple to reflect his bloody nature. The stains on the spike are a mixture of Vallejo scar red and black to suggest old blood stains and not overwhelm with Hollywood reds.
