1/2 Prime 1 Studio - The Dark Knight - Joker (Adam Gu + Kato)

[aa909]

Everything looks great but the pose isn't working for me.

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Perhaps people will understand what I meant by 'weak paint apps' now.

 

[Iko Iko]

I still can't believe we need to dress this guy.

It seems a little odd but hey, whatever works.

Overall, I think it looks good (although I don't have room for 1/2 scale in my collection).

 

[VHK82]

Perhaps people will understand what I meant by 'weak paint apps' now.

Weak paint and facial expression

 

[epitaph04]

Paint looks fine to me...I really don't know what more to expect.

 

[Uncle Bingo]

Paint looks fine to me too. Actually, I think its perfect.

 

[Makada]

Paint looks fine to me too. Actually, I think its perfect.

I agree

 

[Lakhota]

Wow Adams new 1/6 heads are definitely superior to this statue. I think 1/2 scale is just too much and you get pulled out of realism. The clothing is superb looks real top notch .


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[Cap'n Cook]

It's the eye make up especially the 'perfect' egg black circles airbrushed on.

But to ne the whole make up application just looks a little printed with no depth. I've seen better eye work on 1/6 too I must say.


But I am glad people are happy with it and not bashing for bashing sake. It's a great piece and will be a centrepiece to any collection.

 

[DarthAlias]

While paintwork may not looks as good as the prototype, I love the statue. Way I see it is I'm getting an official licensed Adam Gu Joker sculpt and official licenses Kato pattern work for a fraction of the cost of buying them direct. It's the amount of stitch work that makes this look legit. Well worth the price considering Adams sculpt goes for over $5000 I think.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

The pose and expression are what makes me pass. The clothing looks great. Ledger joker was a great villain, possibly my second fav only to vader. Guess I'll hope they get the license to make a more expressive 1/3. If harley quinn gets 4 sculpts the joker should get 5.

 

[NASEDO]

I'm going to wait for more pics before I blow this kind of money. I got supes and bats, was more impressed with supes. My batman had some qc issues. Gotta see some more of this before I pull the trigger

 

[Darkavatar]

It's the eye make up especially the 'perfect' egg black circles airbrushed on.

But to ne the whole make up application just looks a little printed with no depth. I've seen better eye work on 1/6 too I must say.

Agreed, while I don't think the paint apps are bad they don't compare to paint job quality on Adam's 1/6th sculpts. I guess you can't expect realistic paint jobs for such a large piece with the price they are charging.

But I am glad people are happy with it and not bashing for bashing sake. It's a great piece and will be a centrepiece to any collection.

That's true.

While paintwork may not looks as good as the prototype, I love the statue. Way I see it is I'm getting an official licensed Adam Gu Joker sculpt and official licenses Kato pattern work for a fraction of the cost of buying them direct.

No to mention you are getting something that has a large presence, it will be one of the items someone sees when they first walk into room. U can't say the same for those small 1/6th action figures with Adams sculpts and Katos clothling.

It's the amount of stitch work that makes this look legit. Well worth the price considering Adams sculpt goes for over $5000 I think.

Ur lucky to get one for that, his latest one is over 7 K. His older versions due sell for a few k though.

The pose and expression are what makes me pass. The clothing looks great. Ledger joker was a great villain, possibly my second fav only to vader.

Agreed that combination makes him look like he is bored out of his skull.

Guess I'll hope they get the license to make a more expressive 1/3. If harley quinn gets 4 sculpts the joker should get 5.

The problem is that Adam's sculpts are sculpts known to have neutral expressions, so it would be unlikely that you would get multiple sculpts with different expressions. However, I guess his latest smile sculpt has proven he can capture a Joker whilst retaining the likeness of Ledger, so I guess it's a possibility.

 

[penfold*david]

Perhaps people will understand what I meant by 'weak paint apps' now.

no i don't understand what you mean about weak paint apps

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Agreed, while I don't think the paint apps are bad they don't compare to paint job quality on Adam's 1/6th sculpts. I guess you can't expect realistic paint jobs for such a large piece with the price they are charging.




That's true.



No to mention you are getting something that has a large presence, it will be one of the items someone sees when they first walk into room. U can't say the same for those small 1/6th action figures with Adams sculpts and Katos clothling.




Ur lucky to get one for that, his latest one is over 7 K. His older versions due sell for a few k though.



Agreed that combination makes him look like he is bored out of his skull.



The problem is that Adam's sculpts are sculpts known to have neutral expressions, so it would be unlikely that you would get multiple sculpts with different expressions. However, I guess his latest smile sculpt has proven he can capture a Joker whilst retaining the likeness of Ledger, so I guess it's a possibility.

Agreed on all points.

I think wiith a repaint and some modified hairwork this could be truly outstanding.

 

[Royce12]

I am a big time Prime 1 fan but I truly feel like this is one of their few misses. Securing this license at 1:2 scale was exciting but I've been underwhelmed from the moment they showed this piece. This was supposed to be EPIC guys. THE Joker to own. But the pose and expression lack any presence, excitement, menace.. ANYTHING! So disappointing.

 

[Darkavatar]

Agreed on all points.

I think wiith a repaint and some modified hairwork this could be truly outstanding.

True but you shouldn't have to repaint such an expensive statue, I was under the impression that Primes product paint jobs were at the same level as the quality on their protos, but I guess non realistic human characters like Turtles and Transformers are easier to pull off. Yes modified hair work would make this pop more.

Although paint quality doesn't seem to look as good as it does in the promo pics, I will wait for high quality in hand pictures to make my final judgement. However, it doesn't look like the skin tones are shining through the white make up as they look like grey stripes on the forehead and where the black eye make up is meant to fade out. Basically it looks like a simple paint job with lack of blending of the make up and flesh areas.

 

[HeubertMichael]

no i don't understand what you mean about weak paint apps

Weak apps don't always mean "sloppy". Don't want to be a party pooper, but I agree with Cap'nCook. It's too clean, like they were afraid of ruining Adam's sculpt with make up. If smaller scale figures like 1/6 HTs and Enterbay's 1/4 can do face make up more characteristic of this Joker (regardless of specific scene accuracy as some people tend to be obssessive about), I believe Prime 1 could have done better than play it safe.

But then again if those who bought this are happy and thinks it's well worth the price, that's what matterS most and congratulations

 

[Makada]

New pictures from "謝小哲"

 

[attom44]

Face look great to me! Congrats to those who are getting him!!!!