Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)
One image says it all.
Rooted hair is the path to the future of 1/6. People ehmmm... still rooting for sculpted hair are just trying to lie to themselves out of genetic conservatism.
The first head already had problems: hair not properly styled (even if texture was OK), shape of head completely wrong (too wide, made more acute by skinny neck). But new, apparently definitive headsculpt is a piece of crap (likeness missed by far, sculpted hair after all the wait, still huge head), and why sesoned collectors like those posting on this thread would like that piece of crap, is well beyond me.
No wonder HT might have screwed it big time (even if PL looks awesome, and together with improved outfit over older version justify expenditure): what can be expected from a company that does not listen to what their very customers have to say in forums like these? Huge amounts of credit should be given to Asmus: sometimes you get the feeling YOU are directing Asmus' developments!!
1/6 companies permanently roaming these corridors are also a path to the future of 1/6. Those not complying will go extinct...
Our duty is to harshly criticize, especially in the face of ever soaring prices. Otherwise, light negative feedback will be understood as almost-positive feedback. Harsh feedback would include not buying, where and when due.
Rant finale: why sculpters at HT take so much care of minutiae, and at the same time don't give a damn about head and face shape??? It is like recording audio betwwn 3400Hz and 999999999999Hz!! First harmonics are the ones carrying the most data, damn it...!!
RfC
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PS: damn, is the outfit even accurate??? Or do they have portrayed Ripley with some other ourfit from some particular scene from the first movie?
EDIT: "complaying"? sounds nice though...
