Recommended music: James Horner – The Enchanted Forest
We’re still celebrating the Magic of Willow from the archives today with the Tonka Airk Thaughbaer (Heroic Commander)!
In the Willow film, both the Daikini (tall folk) and Nelwyn (short folk) use horses (and horse-drawn carts) for transportation. Main actor Warwick Davis had a fear of horses following a childhood incident; however, the role required him to ride a horse. With a few weeks of riding lessons, he became confident enough in his riding ability and looked quite natural in the final film.
This ‘Airk Thaughbaer – Horse and Riders’ figure also looks quite natural along with some ‘Airk Thaughbaer (Heroic commander)’ and some ‘Rebel Trooper (Heroic Soldier)’ figures to make up my 3-inch Galladoorn army.
In real life, Airk was played by Gavan O’Herlihy, who had over 30 screen credits, including roles in Happy Days, The Six Million Dollar Man, Never Say Never Again, and Superman III before relocating to the UK in the 90s, where he focused on roles in the theatre and British television.
The Willow film turned 37 years old yesterday! I figure there’ll be a new Willow item from my collection to share here for the rest of the month. Happy 37 years to the Magic of Willow!
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