InArt Phoenix Joker 1/6

Captain Clown said:

I dunno, I see more Joaquin in InArt’s sculpt, but maybe that’s just me.

They seemingly made the forehead a bit too big though - it could use more unpainted skin around the hairline too. Hot Toys got that right.

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Nick D said:

I asked Wonder if he could forward the list of improvements to InArt had they not reached out to him regarding a revision of the red suit, themselves.

Who knows if he passed any of it along but he was aware at least. Certainly didn’t use any Ledger notes prior.

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xXJ0kerXx1 said:

i think in terms of the raw likeness, aside from the paint and ****** hair. the sculpt itself is quite nice. his face is a lot rounder than people think or remember, inart went really narrow to try to emulate what a skinny person might look like

tailoring wise, inart is better but its not saying much when youre comparing hot toys when it looks like a crap 3rd party set
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my expectations are naturally higher for this figure because this is *my* character that i gravitate towards. from top to bottom, i know everything. the likes of say inart superman or some others, i dont really give a **** about and just write it off as a meh figure with bad design choices and call it a day. at the end of the day the 4 pack is just fodder to me to fill space because i like the character. im set to have a total of about 6-8 ledgers and even more phoenix jokers/arthurs

customs, mass produced whether its licensed or 3rd party i hold to the same accord. theyre all not different from each other. some companies, obviously carry a reputation for putting out ****** products and that's what they are at the end of the day like why studios for example.
if its wrong, its wrong and thats final to me. that's how I run and others are less invested in this hobby and want to just enjoy it for face value (and that's okay), but that's not what makes this hobby enjoyable for me. people may think its a very miserable style to collect instead of enjoying it or being grateful (because wow first world problems), but I enjoy diving deep and studying characters I love and it just happens to be jokers specifically. I've done it for others but I hold jokers to a higher standard.

and people might be wondering why I own hot toys, inart, etc. when I crap on them so much. its stops becoming a want or like. I have my personal customs that are the real deal and ones I truly cherish because it has history behind them. inart's set is just because I like the character, not because I enjoy the figures and their construction/design

I'm not lashing out at people's figures, but the companies when they hire these crap researchers. limitations exists to an extent but c'mon, you're getting paid to look at characters all day and I'm only doing it for a few days out of like a month or two and get **** right but that stems from passion

ill crap on ropa clothes any day, the same with inart and hot toys. just because the price is higher doesn't exclude it from being critiqued.

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original kraken shoes, awful and i paid almost 200 just to go back and pay an additional 200 to send to someone else to fix up and make it better. shame on the runner for not telling ahead of time that the body needed modifications.

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at the end of the day i can fix the figures but I want to avoid the habit of buying stuff over 1 grand just to go back and pour more money to fix, I've done it too many times and it adds up an awful lot.

start doing your own **** because people are just gonna disappoint you when you start setting high standards, but that's to be expected. i usually keep quiet or only speak to a selected few and they know I am far harsher on custom stuff than mass produced stuff

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xXJ0kerXx1 said:

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looking back, we ate pretty ******* good with the original proto. needed mild fixing but overall it seemed right. hairline and the stern/serious expression sold it for me and i knew they were going to update this figure since they're known for rushing their prototypes lol but i would never expect them to turn a whole 180 and **** things up like this tailoring was even more garbage though, look at that vest lol most of their updates/improvements have been good like Pattinson

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roan said:

Some people here forget that if it weren’t for the guys like you the hobby wouldn’t be what it is today. It’s perfectly fine to have high expectations and criticize these figures, this is what strives companies to do better and actually improve their products.

It’s also fine to be more forgiving, but don’t come at the people who are pointing out aspects which are clearly wrong because they care about accuracy.

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roan said:

Some people here forget that if it weren’t for the guys like you the hobby wouldn’t be what it is today. It’s perfectly fine to have high expectations and criticize these figures, this is what strives companies to do better and actually improve their products.

It’s also fine to be more forgiving, but don’t come at the people who are pointing out aspects which are clearly wrong because they care about accuracy.

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Scout Trooper said:

Can't find enough pictures of the Iris outfit. The thread on the custom forum seems... empty?

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Scout Trooper said:

Can't find enough pictures of the Iris outfit. The thread on the custom forum seems... empty?

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xXJ0kerXx1 said:

I'm not certain wonder was present for their inart 2 pack. don't think he's attached to aragorn either, seeing how he worked on a real leather jacket for him. when inart restricted him for joker

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Nick D said:

Manage to buy the Iris suit from him @xXJ0kerXx1 ? That was an amazing price, before the sequel no one would let go, let alone for that.

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roan said:

He actually lowered the price to $350 at some point.

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Nick D said:

Manage to buy the Iris suit from him @xXJ0kerXx1 ? That was an amazing price, before the sequel no one would let go, let alone for that.

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Nick D said:

Yeah I was in talks with Jagzz at one point about offering a run of the swap out Ledger waistcoat buttons since he can 3D print them, said he was game pending interest.

It’s a shame but I feel I have no choice but to cut any ties with him after he clears my situation up.

Just been strung along too long.
To the point it’s practically soured my interest in receiving the Yunsil Nicholson Joker suit from him.

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Zbond10 said:

Have you considered raising a dispute with your bank?

That’s what I did, got my money back in less than seven days after I screenshot my entire chat history to my bank with that pos where he admitted the end result wasn’t what was promised, would refund but do nothing but stall and offer empty platitudes.

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