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The Subtle Knife
I think The Subtle Knife is my favourite of this trilogy. It moves at a great pace, introduces some heavy multiverse lore into the books and introduces us to Will, who I have a huge soft spot for ever since I played him in a local youth theatre production of the series. Don’t get me wrong, I love all three books, but this one is just special to me.
Ironically, this group isn’t my favourite out of the three I’ve made for the trilogy. As great as this book is it doesn’t really introduce us to a load of new characters – taking place mainly between three different locations – but those we do meet are hugely important. So, let’s get onto them.
From left to right we have:
Spectres - Creatures of Dust; Denizens of the Void - So because I’m lazy these guys are just Dementor figures with different heads. However, part of me is convinced that JK Rowling was inspired by these guys when creating the Dementors, so I guess it’s come full circle now.
Giacomo Paradisi - Bearer of Æsahættr, the Subtle Knife - I could never really picture this guy properly in my mind. Part of me saw him as well dressed and neat, the other gaunt and ragged. So I opted for a combo of the two. I guess living alone in a tower most of your life would have that effect on you, though. I also wish Lego would dual mould those knife pieces, since that piece hardly looks ornate enough to be the Subtle Knife itself. I was going to use the dagger from those old Prince of Persia sets, but it was just too big. Plus it wouldn’t fit in that scabbard piece, so I went for this one. It’s simple, but just about works.
Mrs Coulter - Master Manipulator - Just an upgrade from the last version, really. I went for her look she has when in our world, which is just Queenie’s torso/legs from the Harry Potter CMF plus the head and hair from before. That’s all, really.
Lord Carlo Boreal - Dignitary of the General Oblation Board - Really like this one. I love Ariyon Bakare’s portrayal of him in the show, but I just can’t get the image I have of him from reading the book out of my mind. Those Harry Potter pieces really come in handy, don’t they?
Lyra Silvertongue - Storyteller; Traveller between Worlds - Seen here in her outfit she wears while in Cittàgazze. Again, not really much to say about this one. I do like this version more than the last, though.
Will Parry - A Child of our World; a Murderer - Much like the first version of Lyra, a remarkably simple figure for a hugely important character. But then again, his whole thing in the books is being able to blend in easily, so I guess the simplicity works. I opted for medium legs to distinguish him from Lyra, despite them being more or less the same age in the books, with the addition of Chief O’Hara’s hips from the Lego Batman Movie figure. He’s also described as having thick eyebrows, hence the usage of Ezra’s head here. I think it works.
Dr Mary Malone - Dark Matter Physicist - From the moment I first saw the torso/legs of the Ninjago scientist lady, I knew I one day wanted to use them for Mary. It’s a shame the top of the torso shows yellow skin, but that’s nothing a scarf can’t fix. I see it being something she’d wear though, so I think it works. She’s said to have short dark hair in the books, so I played around with a few different pieces until I ended up with this one. I’d have preferred for her to have glasses, but unfortunately I don’t own any suitable flesh female heads that have them.
Jopari - Accidental Traveller of the Multiverse; a Shaman - My favourite of this lot. I originally wanted to give him Bofur’s hat from the Hobbit sets, but since he already uses his torso I felt it a bit overkill. I always pictured this guy having streaks of white in his hair anyway, so Dr Strange’s felt pretty perfect. The green flower in his hand is to represent bloodmoss, for those wondering. Not that that’s made it much clearer. Also note the window behind him, made from those new DC CMF stand pieces. I love those pieces.
Let me know what you think!
The Subtle Knife
I think The Subtle Knife is my favourite of this trilogy. It moves at a great pace, introduces some heavy multiverse lore into the books and introduces us to Will, who I have a huge soft spot for ever since I played him in a local youth theatre production of the series. Don’t get me wrong, I love all three books, but this one is just special to me.
Ironically, this group isn’t my favourite out of the three I’ve made for the trilogy. As great as this book is it doesn’t really introduce us to a load of new characters – taking place mainly between three different locations – but those we do meet are hugely important. So, let’s get onto them.
From left to right we have:
Spectres - Creatures of Dust; Denizens of the Void - So because I’m lazy these guys are just Dementor figures with different heads. However, part of me is convinced that JK Rowling was inspired by these guys when creating the Dementors, so I guess it’s come full circle now.
Giacomo Paradisi - Bearer of Æsahættr, the Subtle Knife - I could never really picture this guy properly in my mind. Part of me saw him as well dressed and neat, the other gaunt and ragged. So I opted for a combo of the two. I guess living alone in a tower most of your life would have that effect on you, though. I also wish Lego would dual mould those knife pieces, since that piece hardly looks ornate enough to be the Subtle Knife itself. I was going to use the dagger from those old Prince of Persia sets, but it was just too big. Plus it wouldn’t fit in that scabbard piece, so I went for this one. It’s simple, but just about works.
Mrs Coulter - Master Manipulator - Just an upgrade from the last version, really. I went for her look she has when in our world, which is just Queenie’s torso/legs from the Harry Potter CMF plus the head and hair from before. That’s all, really.
Lord Carlo Boreal - Dignitary of the General Oblation Board - Really like this one. I love Ariyon Bakare’s portrayal of him in the show, but I just can’t get the image I have of him from reading the book out of my mind. Those Harry Potter pieces really come in handy, don’t they?
Lyra Silvertongue - Storyteller; Traveller between Worlds - Seen here in her outfit she wears while in Cittàgazze. Again, not really much to say about this one. I do like this version more than the last, though.
Will Parry - A Child of our World; a Murderer - Much like the first version of Lyra, a remarkably simple figure for a hugely important character. But then again, his whole thing in the books is being able to blend in easily, so I guess the simplicity works. I opted for medium legs to distinguish him from Lyra, despite them being more or less the same age in the books, with the addition of Chief O’Hara’s hips from the Lego Batman Movie figure. He’s also described as having thick eyebrows, hence the usage of Ezra’s head here. I think it works.
Dr Mary Malone - Dark Matter Physicist - From the moment I first saw the torso/legs of the Ninjago scientist lady, I knew I one day wanted to use them for Mary. It’s a shame the top of the torso shows yellow skin, but that’s nothing a scarf can’t fix. I see it being something she’d wear though, so I think it works. She’s said to have short dark hair in the books, so I played around with a few different pieces until I ended up with this one. I’d have preferred for her to have glasses, but unfortunately I don’t own any suitable flesh female heads that have them.
Jopari - Accidental Traveller of the Multiverse; a Shaman - My favourite of this lot. I originally wanted to give him Bofur’s hat from the Hobbit sets, but since he already uses his torso I felt it a bit overkill. I always pictured this guy having streaks of white in his hair anyway, so Dr Strange’s felt pretty perfect. The green flower in his hand is to represent bloodmoss, for those wondering. Not that that’s made it much clearer. Also note the window behind him, made from those new DC CMF stand pieces. I love those pieces.
Let me know what you think!