1/6 INART (Queen Studio) - The Dark Knight - Joker Collectible Figure

[Earth 616 Collector]

There's something about Heath.

Those factory workers must be working hard to apply that hair gel...

 

[Chopper Face]

It's not work if you love what you do- and they clearly love it- a lot- and often.

 

[Jungle_Hunter]

Just got & paid my invoice from Kit for my single sculpted figure while I await word that my rooted 2-pack is ready to go. Super excited to finally see this in-hand!!

So to make sure I’m tracking right, some things I should be looking for on receiving inspection are -

1) magnets where they should be (no blue tac)
2) eyes/possible PERs modification to fix
3) proper arms
4) proper feet

Am I missing anything else??

 

[Scout Trooper]

Should we tell him?

 

[Hologram AI]

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I mean some people are bound to get some from them when you have them cancelling a bunch of others. Take hundreds of preorders, only get a handful and cancel or **** over the rest.

 

[ebor]

I paid my invoice for the standard Joker today, thanks Kit

Do you have the link of this video?

It’s ‘Riley Reviews’ sorry I don’t have the link handy

 

[Rzeznikk]

Let’s get a look at the actual face on the ones with blu-tac. If people are receiving factory ‘samples,’ I’d like to compare that to a mass production run piece.

If the quality of the face and hair is up to scratch then InArt should send the magnets and some glue out.

Odd mistake to make though. You’d assume those sample heads would end up stored away from the production line so My assumption is that whoever was boxing figures one day saw the heads and thought ‘they look ready’ and either forgot or didn’t know about the blu tac inside. Then someone higher up arrives and asks where those sample heads have gone and that’s how Kit got alerted to the issue before it was reported here.

Mine had the blu tact.

 

[Chopper Face]

Woww that looks perfect! What is your process?

Clench real tight and hope for the best!

I did pretty much exactly what was previously recommended; I used a soft paint brush to gradually apply water and, instead of needle nose pliers, i separated the hair with a pair of minuscule screwdrivers.

I essentially splayed all the top layer of hair apart to create thinner, more wavy strands, then attacked the under section in order to pull some hair up to entangle with the top section before shaping the rest more to his head instead of it all just flaring out at the back, then purposefully positioned the upper strands back down.

You’ve just got to take a leap of faith and trust the process. I spent 60-75 minutes on it I think.

Will almost certainly do the same with my purple coat version once I set him up to give the two figures as differing, scene specific hair styles as possible.

 

[Hando]

Clench real tight and hope for the best!

I did pretty much exactly what was previously recommended; I used a soft paint brush to gradually apply water and, instead of needle nose pliers, i separated the hair with a pair of minuscule screwdrivers.

I essentially splayed all the top layer of hair apart to create thinner, more wavy strands, then attacked the under section in order to pull some hair up to entangle with the top section before shaping the rest more to his head instead of it all just flaring out at the back, then purposefully positioned the upper strands back down.

You’ve just got to take a leap of faith and trust the process. I spent 60-75 minutes on it I think.

Will almost certainly do the same with my purple coat version once I set him up to give the two figures as differing, scene specific hair styles as possible.

So the waves are just a natural part of the hair? I think my biggest fear is that I will loose the waves when I try to mess with it. But from what I understand from your process and @Gipetto0812 is that washing some of the gunk will actually help bring back the waves. Like they have the natural tendency to curl when there is less product. And the water wont risk straightening it again?

 

[adalee9527]

Can you tell me where the base you get?
THX

Tried the grenade rig out today and it’s just not a fun setup. They’re too heavy and I feel like I’m gonna damage the coat trying to jam the lapel far enough into the hand to be able to hold the coat open. Probably not a display option I’ll try to use again.

I like the last pose though and he looks good with the neck riser removed next to the DX19 with a Fusion cape.

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[Hando]

Can you tell me where the base you get?
THX

 

[Spiln3r]

Guys, I'm going to sound ignorant but I'm French and I don't understand what you call "blu tac"?
What is it exactly?

 

[Asta]

Guys, I'm going to sound ignorant but I'm French and I don't understand what you call "blu tac"?
What is it exactly?

It's a sticky, reusable putty like plasticine.

I think it was originally designed for attaching posters to walls, but it's very useful when assembling 1/6 figures as you can use it to help secure sculpts/boots/feet etc when using non-compatible parts from different manufacturers. Or if you're a 1/6 manufacturer and you run out of magnets.

 

[Bgnyc007]

Just got and settled my inart Rooted Joker invoice from kit. Can’t wait and fingers crossed I didn’t hit the Blu tac lottery.

 

[Chopper Face]

So the waves are just a natural part of the hair? I think my biggest fear is that I will loose the waves when I try to mess with it. But from what I understand from your process and @Gipetto0812 is that washing some of the gunk will actually help bring back the waves. Like they have the natural tendency to curl when there is less product. And the water wont risk straightening it again?

The waves do seem to be baked into the hair. You’d probably have to utterly wash all the product out to get it straight and even that might not do it.
You just need to lightly wet the hair until the stiff, sticky bond breaks down enough to start splitting the clumps apart.

I get the impression that strips of hair were pre-styled before being applied to the head- but what do I know?

Some green paint/colouring started to run so be mindful to wash that off any of the skin it gets on straight away.

 

[Mogli]

Just got & paid my invoice from Kit for my single sculpted figure while I await word that my rooted 2-pack is ready to go. Super excited to finally see this in-hand!!

So to make sure I’m tracking right, some things I should be looking for on receiving inspection are -

1) magnets where they should be (no blue tac)
2) eyes/possible PERs modification to fix
3) proper arms
4) proper feet

Am I missing anything else??

I think the other issues are two pack issues of two of the same head, and possible damage from the heads being loose in their containers.

 

[Hologram AI]

Got invoiced by Kit for the rooted pack. Looks like the next batch is coming in.

 

[Gipetto0812]

Can you tell me where the base you get?
THX

He makes them himself

 

[Chainedstream]

Standard dispatched today from KGHobby

 

[ebor]

Oh boy…just paid my invoice to KGH for my Premium…the cost with shipping was insane…I hope I don’t get buyers remorse when this arrives…

Well I got tracking notification from KGH but the link for ems doesn’t work…lol