Indy at Madame Tussaud's in London

MissDefense · Dec 23, 2006

When I went to London in november I visited the famous waxdolls museum.Beside the fact that I found it a bit "poor" I had to pleasure to see Indy's waxdoll as well as Spielberg's.
Here they are (oh the person near Spielberg is my friend,and as she doesn't want to appear online I photoshopped her face,had it be me it wouldn't have been a problem):
http://img86.imageshack.us/my.php?image=indianajoneskq5.jpg
http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=spielberg2uq3.jpg

Moedred · Dec 23, 2006

He's fleeing a giant disco ball, which looks rigged to spin vertically.
Interesting commentary on the 70's.

MissDefense · Dec 23, 2006

Sort of!there's actually this stairs which ends to the wall and Indy is actually behind,while in front there are some singers like Diana Ross (that's why the 70's disco ball!)

Spielberg was near the stairs with other actors,maybe Indy's place should have been closer to him!

Gustav · Dec 23, 2006

They should have a wax shark that looks like the robot shark in Jaws. And a wax Robert Shaw should be sticking half way out of its mouth and they could be on the orca. And Chief Brody could be reaching out trying to save Quint. That would be groovy.

Diana Ross rules Motown.

Finn · Dec 23, 2006

Neat pics. Except it's sad to see how hooligans can roam about freely everywhere. What they did to the face of the doll next to Spielberg is just plain outrageous...

MissDefense · Dec 24, 2006

I know,I know......I have to make a photoshop course so I can edit pics a bit better!!

Violet · Dec 26, 2006

Seen the Indy figure before. Back in 98, Tussaud's was on a world tour and they started in Melbourne. I happened to be on holidays in Melbourne at the time and went to it. I was surprised to find the wax figure of HF as Indy, it was even set up like a cave from Temple of Doom. I still have an official photo of it and the official book of the whole exhibition.

westford · Jan 10, 2007

I'd rather have seen that exhibition Violet! The Indy waxwork at Madame Tussauds is roped off so you can't get up close and, erm, personal.

I wanted a closer look at the costume, but it's too far away to get a good look and the lighting isn't great in that room either.

My photos:
Indy pic 1
Indy pic 2
Spielberg

When I was there, they had the George Clooney waxwork set up at a table, so you could sit with him and pretend to be having a candle-lit dinner together - there were about 15 women waiting in line to get their photo taken...

Stoo · Jul 10, 2008

Scored some VIP passes and jumped the 2-block line of visitors for Madame Tussaud's!

I was unaware of the Indy waxwork and when stepping into that section, the "Raiders March"
began to play! There he was...(Spielberg, too).

The pose is stiff but with the right shadows, the face is good. Fully lit, it's not so convincing.
What a zoo inside that place! Here are my pics:

DocWhiskey · Jul 10, 2008

I'm sorry but the 12 inch Hasbro toys have a better likeness of Ford then those wax sculptures. It's cool to see, but it just looks wrong. Madame Tussad's is pretty hit or miss with their work.

Mrs_Fedora · Jul 11, 2008

DocWhiskey said:
I'm sorry but the 12 inch Hasbro toys have a better likeness of Ford then those wax sculptures. It's cool to see, but it just looks wrong. Madame Tussad's is pretty hit or miss with their work.

Yeah, your'e right. The Indy/Ford sculpture is ok but it can do better. I saw it somewhere in the 90's and his hair was even longer... I saw a Ford sculpture in NY's Madame Tussauds, it looked ok, but not great.
Some wax sculptures look really good and others are just plain terrible.

The Golden Idol · Jul 11, 2008

Stoo said:
Scored some VIP passes and jumped the 2-block line of visitors for Madame Tussaud's!
I was unaware of the Indy waxwork and when stepping into that section, the "Raiders March"
began to play! There he was...(Spielberg, too).

The pose is stiff but with the right shadows, the face is good. Fully lit, it's not so convincing.
What a zoo inside that place! Here are my pics:

Ford's face in the above photos looks great, but it looks really poor in the fully lit photos.

Stoo · Jul 11, 2008

Yes. If you visit, turn off the flash for your camera! Anyway, I think they did a nice job with Harrison.
One of the better waxworks in the whole museum.

(In other Madame Tussaud news: Just a few days ago, the controversial Hitler exhibit
was unveiled at the Madame Tussaud's in Berlin. It didn't take long before a 40 yr. old man
jumped the rope and ripped his head off! There is a now a debate on whether the figure
will be repaired or not. :dead:

)

indyclone25 · Jul 14, 2008

i read about that ---- i mean i understand his frustration ----- but it's like people from history too are there --- i'm sure they have other people that are not liked in there ---

Rhys135 · Jul 14, 2008

Harrison looks like Kelsey Grammer there in my opinion. There's also a Madame Tussaud's in Blackpool, with a proper Indy section, according to my friend. Maybe they have the better Harrison waxwork?

Spielberg looks great though!

Indy at Madame Tussaud's in London

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