Subspecies creature puppet sizes

John Terebetsky

Does anyone know the heights of the actual stop motion puppets used as the subspecies creatures that are animated from Radu’s blood in the Subspecies films.  I’m considering building a rod puppet, like in closeups, but I want to be as aesthetically close to the original puppets as possible.  I know Stan Winston didn’t do the effects, I know David Allen did the puppets, I just can’t find much information.  Thanks for any help!  

Chris Ellerby

Hi John,

I'm not sure what the puppet scale is, but you may be able to hunt down more information via prop collector websites.  Someone out there may have one of the originals.  Otherwise, you may have to find a shot that includes an item of known scale for reference.  If you can find behind-the-scenes photography that can be a big help. 

Best of luck!

/Chris

John Terebetsky

Okay thanks!

John Terebetsky

Found some pictures from prop store and Wikipedia,  looking to be around 10-11 inches!

Chris Ellerby

Awesome, glad you were able to hunt down some reference!  Prop Store's images are a real treasure.

/Chris

John Terebetsky

Thanks, I meant to show them, here’s some of what I found!