Didn't QS say the next two figures, Paul and Gandalf, will have real hair? So doesn't that mean 1/6th Ledger will NOT have real hair? Or they would have said Paul and Gandalf will also have real hair.
So people worried about real hair may not have to worry.
I assume Ledger will get two editions, one sculpted and cheaper, and one pricier and with rooted.
Is a Queen Bale even on the cards ? That's a pretty big gamble to take.
They mentioned in the livestream that they'll make more TDK figures. Go a few pages back in this thread.
Also can't see the issue with having a HT Bale next to a QS Joker, but OK that's your problem I guess.
Different materials, different sculpting process, different "look". I don't like to mix figures, especially in "small" lines. It's a bit of a silly thing, especially since all these really high end lines go for Ultra-Realism, but it bugs me a tad.
See what this QS Ledger looks like first. Look at the HK release of Baleman, consider if it will be much of an improvement with QS. Then realize it will be at least another 1.5-2yr wait since he hasn't even been teased from QS yet and you get Baleman this Summer.
I don't mind waiting. I don't have my preferred set-up ATM anyhow, so everything stays in their boxes. But yeah, seeing as Joker will go up for PO next month, and the HK released for Baleman is near as well, I could wait and see. That's the most logical option ATM.
Will the QS be worth the price of the figure, import price in addition to your cancellation cost?
Ultimately that's what it comes down to. HT BaleMan is perfectly serviceable, even if QS could top it by a bit. Where I PO from import charges and shipping are already calculated, so I don't have to worry the same way I do for things I order through other places. Question then is if it'd really be worth the, let's be charitable and say, 400€ tag, plus the lost 100€. I love Bale as an actor, and I grew to really like the suit, but I mostly want him as a companion to the Joker, whom I'm not even sure if I'll fork the 600+ for the rooted hair version. Christ, I've reached the point of wondering if a 350€ doll is "good enough"...
Yeah, if QS does 1/6 TDK Bale it'll be like 2 years out at least. If you're worried about the next best thing you might as well not buy anything at all, because in the future there will be another 1/6 TDK Bale.
I don't mind waiting. If anything it'll help take off the load a bit. At the same time, I've already paid off half the figure. Whatever new PO I have to make will come out around May, maybe later, with DS2, apart from an MK (whom I'm expecting to go up around April), so by the time they're rolling out the Kenobi/DS stuff, I'll be close to paying it off. Losing 100€ just cause isn't a small amount either.
I get your point about the "gotta wait for the perfect figure" mentality, but I did wait 6+ years for a Doctor Strange. I've skipped every figure thus far because I was waiting for the most comic accurate look. I'd rather wait more and get the "perfect" figure than jump on something. But you are right that there's always something "new and improved" on the horizon.
It's just that since I've skipped every TDK release thus far, I wanted to shoot for the "defacto" versions this time. It's not like I'm disappointed with the DX019 all things considered. But I was banking on QS using better material and doing a better cape, so my mind wouldn't have to worry about the possible degregation of the pleather.
QS's 1/3 TDK Bats has a terrible cowled likeness. The Wayne sculpt is okay, but not amazing. So we can't assume everything QS does will be perfect and better than HT either.
I don't follow statue news, so I didn't know that. Interesting bit.
Thanks for the input. I'll at least wait for Joker to go up for PO and see in-hand pics of the DX019. But I think I'll most likely stick with it. JND's getting in the game, and I'll be repeating the same song when theirs goes up for PO. Screw it, I've got enough real life anxieties.
