I'll disagree there. HT is a well oiled machine, and consistent. Whether InArt can get their QC and production in line remains to be seen - including just shipping the right head with an order. Or, I only had a 10% worry I might have a problem with an HT fig. With InArt it's 50/50 or higher.
I could've sworn I've seen someone make 1/6 scale skeleton Barbossa and Jack before, I'd have to dig for it though.
There's been some customs I've seen. Nothing mass produced or licensed.
Yes, all customs.
That Cannibal King Jack will be an Artisan at some point.
At the end of the day, it’s not the ideal look, arguably speaking.Why should folks who don't mind if it's "not a specific look" and just a spectacular figure say anything, except be happy that their money was well spent and this figure - at least mine - came out of the box proto quality? This is a character whose look evolved/tweaked through a series of films, probably thanks to the personal input of the actor involved. I suspect Depp was having a lot of fun working with the costumers. Probably selected all the beads etc. himself because he wears that kind of thing in real life.
And I don't know that "most think" - besides unknown licensing issues. As far as I know, licensing is very specific. You can only make/distribute what a license says unless you are the 3rd parties that shall not be named.And collectors IMO, to a degree, cause releases by themselves. Folks often want the fig from the last movie which in theory is always the better figure (and this sculpt is certainly an improvement from early Jack efforts). DMTNT made ~800 million global box office, so we're not talking a bomb here. Who knows from merch and streaming. For all we know, the COTBP license is the cheapest, being ~20 year old film.
Like, I'm not ditching my latest Obi fig (great fig) because of a lackluster script. And I sure don't feel taken advantage of.
Make a product I like and I'll buy it, nobody threatened me. So if it's a conspiracy to get my money, HT can carry on. That may annoy people who regularly sell/trade figs for the "best" version but I never buy for anything but enjoyment. (Nobody threatened me into getting the SW Artisan either; even tho I own the original CW version). Finally, the later Jacks having a more elaborate costume/hair justifies a higher price. The COTBP figure would be easier to output; but so - maybe you want an elaborate base/accessories. But not everyone wants that or has the room.
I'm just hard pressed to think that the HT folks are sitting around scheming that 5 years from now, they'll release the "ultimate" Jack Sparrow. Well maybe.The 25th Anniversary version
Yeah so this would support my speculative theory where HT simply is being cost-efficient by renewing the singular DMTNT license and not pursuing the COTBP license separately since it’s probably more expensive than simply renewing/or obtaining the current DMTNT license.
Only one I missed out on was the Cannibal Jack. I skipped that one in favor of AWE because I wanted the coat. Cannibal Jack was also more expensive than AWE. And this was back when I didn't make **** for money so it was 1 per character rule for me.
Those were my single, just out of college, collecting glory days, lots of income, only myself to spend it on haha.
Great pics. Yeah, for now I've got Jack sitting right here - letting the details sink in. Just so impressive from the wrapped dreads, the beads to the cloth quality used.
. I still hafta unpack that ship diorama I picked up, which I hope is reasonable in hand. Too late now tho.
We'll have to sort of disagree on that one, tho I hadn't given it a lot of thought before. I suppose if I had to define it, like the Mandalorian, there's an overall "base look" e.g. the sash, dreads, dangles, head scarf with variants.
And maybe by then Depp will be less *&^% off.
Looks great with the hair locks 'unfurled'. Will have to work myself up to it and not &^%$ing up my pricy figure.
Damn. Sculpt looks good!Ultimate Unison - This was a team up between Medicom and Enterbay. Enterbay did the headsculpt and I believe the hands as well as handled the production of those parts while Medicom did everything else. They did ROTJ Han, ANH Luke Skywalker and OST Jack Sparrow. I don't believe there were any others. Jack was their best effort in my opinion.
it was! It was just way overpriced at $340 compared to the DX06 at $215. To me, this smirk is much better than the ones that came with the DX06 and DX15. Skintone is also much better
