Leigh Pamment, sculptor
Leigh Pamment (February 21 1970 to September 6 1996) was the sculptor behind at least eight of the Clarecraft Fighting Fantasy Ornaments.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Leigh Pamment was born on 21 February 1970 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, to Barry and Denise (nee Carter). He had an old sister, Louise Pamment. Attended Thurston Upper School from 1983 - 1986.
Career[]
Leigh Pamment, sometimes incorrectly referred to as "Lee", was a sculptor who was famous for his repertoire of Discworld ornaments and figurines, designed and sculpted for Clarecraft.
Death[]
The limited edition Discworld released in memory of Pamment
Leigh died in September 1996 aged just twenty-six. His death was described as an untimely and tragic loss.[1]
Clarecraft released a limited edition Discworld piece in memory of Leigh Pamment, limited to 1000 pieces.[2] He had, in fact, been working on this piece before he tragically died. The piece was the large Discworld, with detailed depictions of the geography of that world as described in the books of Terry Pratchett. Leigh's uncle John added the finishing touches (the seas and continents).
Work[]
Fighting Fantasy Ornaments[]
The Discworld-oriented pieces were Clarecraft's biggest selling line. However, Leigh was asked to create most of the Fighting Fantasy related material also. This included:
- JL01 - The Warlock of Firetop Mountain[3] - Sculpted in 1992 according to the figure.
- JL02 - Titan Dragon
- JL03 - Zhandar Marr The Undead Sorcerer[4]
- JL05 - The Shape Changer - Sculpted in 1992 according to the figure.
- JL06 - Doragar[5] - Sculpted in 1992 according to the figure.
- JL08 - The Minotaur - Sculpted in 1992 according to the figure.
- JL09 - Hell Demon[5] - Sculpted in 1992 according to the figure.
- JL10 - The Ghoul - Sculpted in 1992 according to the figure.
He may also have been responsible for:
- JL04 - The Snow Witch[6]
- JL12 - Hydra - Never launched due to complexity of design[5]
- JL13 - Fighting Fantasy Statue Plaque/Bookend - Sculpted in 1992 according to the figure.
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1996-1998 - FROM CONVENTION TO CONVENTION: TWO YEARS ON THE DISCWORLD
- ↑ www.discworldpriceguide.0catch.com
- ↑ The 25th Anniversary Edition of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain makes it clear that this is Zagor.
- ↑ This is no doubt meant to be Zharradan Marr rather than Zhandar Marr. However, this spelling was used in advertising and this was also confirmed in the 25th Anniversary Edition of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. On the figure itself it was referred to as "Zharradan".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Not mentioned in the 25th Anniversary Edition of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain.
- ↑ The 25th Anniversary Edition of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain makes it clear that this is Shareella.