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Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

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Yeah really :lol HT will never have anything to worry about, no matter the quality of their product, they always have Marvel sales to fall back on.
 
Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

THAT sculpt is what we should be getting. Not ordering 'til I see final pics, if at all.

That sculpt may well end up getting used on the Aliens Ripley - looking at the slight red mark/scratch on the left of her face.

Definitely getting the Alien Ripley - no problem with it other than the cat.
 
Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

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don't know what people are unhappy about. from what i have or had only Murphy looks more recognizable. and somebody said that it's not fully painted yet.
wish they opened her ears (or at least one ear) though.
but may be i've looked at that head on a stick image for too long now.
 
Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

I agree....
HOT TOYS, WHERE IS THIS SCULPT.??

I honestly thought that was a sneak peak of an Alien 3 Ripley head sculpt and nearly lost it lol It is a great likeness though. Swap out head maybe with the hair tied back like she does at the final moments of fleeing the ship ?
 
Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

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don't know what people are unhappy about. from what i have or had only Murphy looks more recognizable. and somebody said that it's not fully painted yet.
wish they opened her ears (or at least one ear) though.
but may be i've looked at that head on a stick image for too long now.

When P. is happy it's a special day and you should stop moaning! ...it sounds like most of the people who complain want her face to look like 1986 or even 1992 Ripley anyways...
 
Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

Please reconsider bringing back the rooted hair Hot Toys !!
 
Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

No to the rooted hair. Don't want Ripley to look like adrienne barbeau or barbie.
 
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Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

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don't know what people are unhappy about. from what i have or had only Murphy looks more recognizable. and somebody said that it's not fully painted yet.
wish they opened her ears (or at least one ear) though.
but may be i've looked at that head on a stick image for too long now.

Aside from the hair issue, which is a personal preference, I think the sculpt captures the first photo extremely well. So either people are expecting Alien Ripley to look more like Aliens Ripley, or that first picture is simply not Ripley. Hot Toys captured one look and did it pretty well. Maybe it wasn't the best look.
 
Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

I think the sculpt captures the first photo extremely well. So either people are expecting Alien Ripley to look more like Aliens Ripley, or that first picture is simply not Ripley. Hot Toys captured one look and did it pretty well.

:exactly: Sigourney Weaver NEVER looked the same as she did in Alien from any other movie she did/has done in her career. Maybe it's the lack of makeup in that movie, or that she could afford to hire dietitians and personal trainers afterward, but her facial features never looked as soft ever again. Seeing her in so many other movies with more angular features, and more makeup, people start to have a preconceived notion of what someone looks like in their "mind's eye", instead of what they looked like when they were younger. Much the same as we do for ourselves as we get older. In my head I still look young-ish, then I look in a mirror and think, "Who the **** is that old guy?"
 
Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

I showed her to my dog as he knows absolutely nothing about collectibles. He was wagging his tale so I'm definitely gonna get this one!! ;-)

Edit: crap... my cat didn't seem to care about her, so now I'm on the fence... [emoji51]

You don't need to know jack about collectibles to have an opinion on whether the likeness to the actual actor/actress is good. As a collector who kisses Hot Toy's butt a lot, I feel biased sometimes. And other times I'm so desperate for a character that I overlook flaws. I like to get opinions from people who don't waste a ridiculous amount of their salary on toys. ;) Helps me take a step back from the hype and look at the item critically.

I'll wait for in-hand photos myself before deciding. The stock photos just aren't selling it enough for me to preorder yet.
 
Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

I think the sculpt is fine myself . I'm always up for improvements though .
 
Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

JC Hong posted new pics of the finished test paint apps. Personally I think the first angle is the best. It's certainly recognizable, but not quite there for A1. Something about the chin/mouth area.

Better than NECA's effort though. Only high-end A1 Ripley we're going to get for now.

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Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

JC Hong posted new pics of the finished test paint apps. Personally I think the first angle is the best. It's certainly recognizable, but not quite there for A1. Something about the chin/mouth area.

Better than NECA's effort though. Only high-end A1 Ripley we're going to get for now.

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Whatever sisters, dogs and cats say - this looks good.
 
Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

Yeah that's nice. But as Difabio said, you can't trust those Hong shots to be representative of what you'll get, especially after the Batman Returns Bruce Wayne farce.

Thank you, thank you. I'll be your Debbie Downer for the evening :)
 
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