1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Princess Leia Collectible Figure

[Invictus Sol]

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LOL. Cocaine, it's a hell of a drug!

 

[drfeelgood]

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HT paint apps are generally excellent.

What am I missing here with that above skeptical dig?

The John Matrix Commando incident of July 2015 lol

 

[Wor-Gar]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

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[CollectorGuy]

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The John Matrix Commando incident of July 2015 lol

oh god

 

[davejames]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

Thankfully that seems to be more the exception than the norm with HT.

 

[Sidewinder]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

HT paint apps are generally excellent.

What am I missing here with that above skeptical dig?

Apparently when one figure comes out below par then all of them will be like this. You know, forget all about the other recently released figures like RoboCop/Murphy and everything else lol.


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[VintijDroidGutzz]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

I thought the Commando figure was more a case of an average likeness, not a paint issue.

Is that what DrHyperbolegood really means?

 

[devilof76]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

Why is her face so rough?

 

[drfeelgood]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

Well the proto to finished product differed massively with ole Commando. I know there will be differences from proto to production, but there's normally not such a massive divide, the sculpt changed and the paint looked weak. It has marred my faith in hot toys a bit to be honest, so excuse my cynicism. I have always argued the positives and the current paint applications as being fantastic. I think Matrix might of just been a bump in the road, and yes the Robocop BD and Murphy is fantastic!

 

[Cavlcade]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

With the price so high in regards to the amount of accessories, I can't see any value in this figure being parted out. Which is a shame because I was hoping to be able to just pick up bits and pieces.

 

[TonTon]

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With the price so high in regards to the amount of accessories, I can't see any value in this figure being parted out. Which is a shame because I was hoping to be able to just pick up bits and pieces.

Probably not. Don't know how much female bodies sell for but all the value is in the head sculpt on this one. Hope final version looks just like this.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

Well the proto to finished product differed massively with ole Commando. I know there will be differences from proto to production, but there's normally not such a massive divide, the sculpt changed and the paint looked weak. It has marred my faith in hot toys a bit to be honest, so excuse my cynicism. I have always argued the positives and the current paint applications as being fantastic. I think Matrix might of just been a bump in the road, and yes the Robocop BD and Murphy is fantastic!

Fair enough mate, all good.

 

[Kamandi]

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Why is her face so rough?

Rough how? Do you not think it's a good likeness?

 

[Hologram AI]

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Some BTS photos

 

[Pixelpiper]

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Oh oh, mirrored reference photos - could be a contributor to some of the "off-ness" we've seen in many sculpts.

 

[Invictus Sol]

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Yeah, I was wondering about that, too, when I saw what was on the monitor.

 

[Pixelpiper]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

It's also obvious from a lot of sculpts, not necessarily this one, that the sculptors don't consult the movie. IMO, one should always have the source material on hand, at the very least a collection of original scenes that can be played back at any time.

 

[Kamandi]

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I could see many collectors losing their s--t if a sculpt were asymmetrical in spite of it being more natural.

 

[cmiller99]

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Oh oh, mirrored reference photos - could be a contributor to some of the "off-ness" we've seen in many sculpts.

Yeah, I hope that they're not really using mirrored reference photos

 

[Space Jockey]

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Doubt it. They are probably flipping back and forth between a portrait shot and the mirrored version so the asymmetrical differences on a person's face / head become more apparent and the sculptor can more easily see what the differences are, I'm guessing.