SFIGURINES #1- "FALKOR: THE LUCK DRAGON"
"Reach the stars
Fly a fantasy-eh-he-he-eeeeeeee
Dream a dream
And what you see will be-eh-he-eeeeee
Rhymes that keep their secrets
Will unfold behind the clouds
And there upon the rainbow
Is the answer to a neverending story, uh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh..."
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Strewth, this one takes me waayyy back!
I made this sculpture out of oven fireable modelling clay in the mid-1980s after seeing Wolfgang Peterson's film "The Neverending Story". Falkor, was the dog-like flying luck dragon in the film. Kinda liked the way he flew....enjoying the wind in his face and all that. Bit like a woofer with his head stuck out the window of a car, come to think of it! Reminded me a bit of the dragon in the "Bone" graphic novel, for that matter, though less dour! I was quite chuffed at the way the fur came out, and I used an opalescent nail polish to help give the beasty a bit of a magical sheen.
I'm a fan of some of Peterson's other flicks, especially "Das Boot", which is about a little old submarine Captain who lived in a shoe. One day, he was eaten by an Atlantic Wolf Pack...but, that's another story! I also liked Peterson's "The Perfect Storm" but thought "Enemy Mine" and the irritatingly disappointing "Troy" were inadequate adapations of brilliant source material. (Still, Sean Bean as Odysseus, nice casting!) Wonder how Peterson will do with "Ender's Game?"
In the mid-80s I was more into films like "Aliens" but found time to enjoy "Neverending Story", mostly for the silly but catchy theme song, which in the American version of the film was composed by Giorgio "Electric Dreams" Moroder with lyrics by Keith Forsey.
Here's a link to the music video, sung by Christopher Hamill, known back then as Limahl:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwzRm_Ut7HM&eurl=
I must have enjoyed the film well enough. I went out and read Michael Ende's original novel.
This picture was most likely taken by Helena Roberts, I think!
SFIGURINES #1- "FALKOR: THE LUCK DRAGON"
"Reach the stars
Fly a fantasy-eh-he-he-eeeeeeee
Dream a dream
And what you see will be-eh-he-eeeeee
Rhymes that keep their secrets
Will unfold behind the clouds
And there upon the rainbow
Is the answer to a neverending story, uh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh..."
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Strewth, this one takes me waayyy back!
I made this sculpture out of oven fireable modelling clay in the mid-1980s after seeing Wolfgang Peterson's film "The Neverending Story". Falkor, was the dog-like flying luck dragon in the film. Kinda liked the way he flew....enjoying the wind in his face and all that. Bit like a woofer with his head stuck out the window of a car, come to think of it! Reminded me a bit of the dragon in the "Bone" graphic novel, for that matter, though less dour! I was quite chuffed at the way the fur came out, and I used an opalescent nail polish to help give the beasty a bit of a magical sheen.
I'm a fan of some of Peterson's other flicks, especially "Das Boot", which is about a little old submarine Captain who lived in a shoe. One day, he was eaten by an Atlantic Wolf Pack...but, that's another story! I also liked Peterson's "The Perfect Storm" but thought "Enemy Mine" and the irritatingly disappointing "Troy" were inadequate adapations of brilliant source material. (Still, Sean Bean as Odysseus, nice casting!) Wonder how Peterson will do with "Ender's Game?"
In the mid-80s I was more into films like "Aliens" but found time to enjoy "Neverending Story", mostly for the silly but catchy theme song, which in the American version of the film was composed by Giorgio "Electric Dreams" Moroder with lyrics by Keith Forsey.
Here's a link to the music video, sung by Christopher Hamill, known back then as Limahl:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwzRm_Ut7HM&eurl=
I must have enjoyed the film well enough. I went out and read Michael Ende's original novel.
This picture was most likely taken by Helena Roberts, I think!