Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Walrus Giganticus

The giant walrus encountered by Sinbad in the far northern land of Hyperborea in the 1977 film Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger was another creature animated by Ray Harryhausen.


A model was sold by X-Plus as part of their Ray Harryhausen Film Library line of resin figures.


The model consists of the walrus and a separate base with two figures that are roughly 1/72 scale attached to it.



I like the model, but I'd be hesitant about using it for gaming because it is made of polystone resin. If you need something for gaming, plastic figures from Safari Ltd or Schleich would be a better choice.


These figures are probably larger than the X-Plus model, but there's always a bit of leeway with movie monsters, since their relative size to humans is not always consistent on film.



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