1/6 Hot Toys - MMS297 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Luke Skywalker Collectible Figure

[matrix69]

The Jnix sculpt has it's flaws but i still think it's a better rendering of Tatooine Luke...

I repainted mine...not the best in the world but i'm learning

 

[FlyAndFight]

Nice job on both repaints, Matrix.

 

[TaliBane]

I made a few mods to this guy...i brightened up the whites of his eyes which i think helps to bring out more Hamill...i also repainted the hair as i was never happy with the metallic copper color of the original...and i repainted the boots as well..

And i finally gave the pants a "tea bath" to darken them up...


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Nice work - do you have a pic of the hair with no hat? The copper-top hair has been one of my irks with this fig from day one.

 

[matrix69]

Nice job on both repaints, Matrix.

Nice work - do you have a pic of the hair with no hat? The copper-top hair has been one of my irks with this fig from day one.

Not a fan either of the metallic hair paint...but i'm guessing HT thinking was that it pops better under detolf/overhead lighting...




Comparison with Jnix...i still need to cobble together another body and outfit so i can display both...

 

[SilverStar17]

As much as I think the ANH Luke sculpt is quite possibly HT’s worst SW sculpt, I do prefer it over the Jnix one. I’m just not a fan of the Jnix sculpt and don’t see Hamill in it at all. I think perhaps it’s because of the expression. Even though the HT one is fairly dismal, I can kind of see Hamill in it because of the expression. Dare I say I actually kinda see Christopher Reeve in the Jnix one more so than I do Hamill.

And making the cop-top (copper hairpiece) more blonde on the HT sculpt certainly improves it. Nice touch up!

 

[Darth Fok]

As much as I think the ANH Luke sculpt is quite possibly HT?s worst SW sculpt, I do prefer it over the Jnix one. I?m just not a fan of the Jnix sculpt and don?t see Hamill in it at all. I think perhaps it?s because of the expression. Even though the HT one is fairly dismal, I can kind of see Hamill in it because of the expression. Dare I say I actually kinda see Christopher Reeve in the Jnix one more so than I do Hamill.

And making the cop-top (copper hairpiece) more blonde on the HT sculpt certainly improves it. Nice touch up!

I agree. I had the jnix one and sold it. Although if the Jnix one was painted well it would have a fighting chance imo.

 

[Hydeous]

I have a painted Jnix Luke head for sale in the commerce if anyone’s still looking for one

 

[QuiGonFishing]

With a great paint job, I think the Jnix sculpt has more than an edge on the HT effort:

 

[heon123]

That looks really good Matrix.

 

[TonTon]

With a great paint job, I think the Jnix sculpt has more than an edge on the HT effort:

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That?s probably the best it?s ever looked. But it still never registered as a dead ringer for Hamill to me. I don?t think there?s ever been a perfect Luke. The best I?ve seen is the windswept ROTJ sculpt from Inigo.

 

[heon123]

Hermit Luke by HT (at least in the promo pics; I can't say for in-hand) was perfect to me. I'm hoping the next Luke, most likely Bespin, nails it.

 

[TonTon]

Hermit Luke by HT (at least in the promo pics; I can't say for in-hand) was perfect to me. I'm hoping the next Luke, most likely Bespin, nails it.

Forgot about that one ? if you're talking about TLJ Hobo Luke, agreed, that one is about perfect. Hopefully they can tweak the Crait Luke to match.

 

[TaliBane]

Ht seems to excel at older people - all the old character sculpts have been close to spot-on - Luke, Leia, Han, Tarkin. Dooku was also pretty good, though old ben was kind of a miss.

It's the younger faces that they seem to really struggle with in SW - Leia seems to have been the best so far, but even that was still not quite a bullseye (the ANH is quite good though.)

The JNIX Luke has the eyes too far apart and some odd facial proportions but I like it just a touch better than the HT (which yeah, is kinda meh likeness-wise.) I put the Sideshow X-Wing Luke hair on the HT face and I like it a whole lot better.

This is how I had my HT farmboy displayed when I wasn't so happy with the HT head:

 

[Comatoast]

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This looks great, Dave! Any chance of doing a run of these? Or sharing the pattern?

 

[dukefett]

Another problem for Luke too is his hair, that mop top hair that's all over the place in the movie doesn't help. And like what scene/moment would you want the expression to represent? If I had to pick it'd be the twin sunset look, but not sure if that'd work for other scenes.

 

[QuiGonFishing]

That?s probably the best it?s ever looked. But it still never registered as a dead ringer for Hamill to me. I don?t think there?s ever been a perfect Luke. The best I?ve seen is the windswept ROTJ sculpt from Inigo.

Agreed.

THIS is the Luke I wanted. Hair was inexplicably dark, but that sculpt was awsome.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

Agreed.

THIS is the Luke I wanted. Hair was inexplicably dark, but that sculpt was awsome.

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This looks terrific!

 

[Wor-Gar]

Looks a bit like the live-action version of the He-Man Luke from Kenner 1995. Luke never looked that cool, that stern or that tough.

That said, it is a great repaint whoever did it.

 

[TaliBane]

I think that's the Ht proto isn't it? I seem to recall it looked better as a proto.

 

[jedijim3002]

Looks a bit like the live-action version of the He-Man Luke from Kenner 1995. Luke never looked that cool, that stern or that tough.

That said, it is a great repaint whoever did it.

LOL

I think that's the Ht proto isn't it? I seem to recall it looked better as a proto.

Yes it is. ROTFL!



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