Well, I have waited 16 years, but I finally have it.
However, this story starts 16 years ago....
In 1990, I had delivered somewhere between 5,000 - 6,000 newspapers to save up the money to buy the most expensive mask I had ever dreamed about buying...........Tony Gardner\'s Deluxe DARKMAN mask, made directly in Alterian Studios - the same studio which applied the latex appliances directly to Liam Neesom\'s face for the Sam Raimi production. At age 13, he was my greatest possession.
![[Image: dscn2638kb7.jpg]](http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/4332/dscn2638kb7.jpg)
[color=\"red\"]<span style=\'font-size:8pt;line-height:100%\'>I would later find out that Tony Gardner limited the
production of these masks to 50 worldwide.[/color]</span>
Months later, Alterian Studios sent me a brochure for more of their masks, including the new Darkman mask, designed with the stale bandages still clinging to Darkman\'s face of open wounds. This mask had a higher production run and a lower overall cost, as well.
I was floored....here I was, already broke from the expensive first Darkman mask. However, being a child, I wanted the bandaged mask as well, due to the fact that this Darkman image was much more prevalent in the film. His bandage-free face was only shown for approx. 10 minutes of the film....
But alas, I had no money, thus no mask. I was heartbroken.
Later, Alterian Studios would go out of business and my dreams for acquiring one was gone.
Since my inclusion to Ebay years ago..I have searched nonstop for this bandaged version, and only found one copy (a few years ago). Howwever, I was outbid by a sniper. Ugh....
[color=\"red\"]Last week after spotting another rare one on Ebay (oddly enough listed in the movie poster category)...
I finally won my bandaged Darkman. [/color]
![[Image: dscn2804zc9.jpg]](http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/5133/dscn2804zc9.jpg)
[color=\"red\"]Victory is mine.[/color]
What do you guys think of him? (I put some screen style clothes on him to further the look)
![[Image: dscn2813ug4.jpg]](http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/5441/dscn2813ug4.jpg)
![[Image: dscn2816in2.jpg]](http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/6172/dscn2816in2.jpg)
[color=\"red\"][font=\"Geneva\"]<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>The Darkman Brothers[/color][/font]</span>
![[Image: dscn2819dm6.jpg]](http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/7240/dscn2819dm6.jpg)
![[Image: dscn2820ri8.jpg]](http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3555/dscn2820ri8.jpg)
The wide angle shot (part of my collection)
What do you guys think of the Brothers McDarkmen? (Okay...bad joke)
However, this story starts 16 years ago....
In 1990, I had delivered somewhere between 5,000 - 6,000 newspapers to save up the money to buy the most expensive mask I had ever dreamed about buying...........Tony Gardner\'s Deluxe DARKMAN mask, made directly in Alterian Studios - the same studio which applied the latex appliances directly to Liam Neesom\'s face for the Sam Raimi production. At age 13, he was my greatest possession.
[color=\"red\"]<span style=\'font-size:8pt;line-height:100%\'>I would later find out that Tony Gardner limited the
production of these masks to 50 worldwide.[/color]</span>
Months later, Alterian Studios sent me a brochure for more of their masks, including the new Darkman mask, designed with the stale bandages still clinging to Darkman\'s face of open wounds. This mask had a higher production run and a lower overall cost, as well.
I was floored....here I was, already broke from the expensive first Darkman mask. However, being a child, I wanted the bandaged mask as well, due to the fact that this Darkman image was much more prevalent in the film. His bandage-free face was only shown for approx. 10 minutes of the film....
But alas, I had no money, thus no mask. I was heartbroken.
Later, Alterian Studios would go out of business and my dreams for acquiring one was gone.
Since my inclusion to Ebay years ago..I have searched nonstop for this bandaged version, and only found one copy (a few years ago). Howwever, I was outbid by a sniper. Ugh....
[color=\"red\"]Last week after spotting another rare one on Ebay (oddly enough listed in the movie poster category)...
I finally won my bandaged Darkman. [/color]
[color=\"red\"]Victory is mine.[/color]
What do you guys think of him? (I put some screen style clothes on him to further the look)
[color=\"red\"][font=\"Geneva\"]<span style=\'font-size:14pt;line-height:100%\'>The Darkman Brothers[/color][/font]</span>
The wide angle shot (part of my collection)
What do you guys think of the Brothers McDarkmen? (Okay...bad joke)