12" ANH Leia

[paulcarson]

and for those attempting to revamp their outfit, here's a back view ...

 

[pjam]

Can someone, sueworld?, make a dress that works for those of us interested?

 

[MaulFan]

Here's a challenge for someone. I'd like to see this image done.

Can do, but for that crazy 70s hair.

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

Here's a challenge for someone. I'd like to see this image done.

Holy crap, they've both got perfect Sideshow expressions.

 

[paulcarson]

A useless bit of information for anyone wanting to make their own gown for their Leia, it was a silk crepe fabric that was used on the original costume. The gown itself is just a simple " T " shape.

 

[paulcarson]

Can someone, sueworld?, make a dress that works for those of us interested?

I'd be in for one if someone could ?

 

[pixletwin]

I'd be in for one if someone could ?

Count me in too.

 

[Grange Wallis]

It helps alot, but the material dries without taking much shape -- meaning, you can't get hard folds into the material without an iron or some sort of "press". I suppose if you have enough clamps you could do that, but you run the risk of staining the material with rust or something.

I did try the water treatment alone several times... finally gave in and stripped the figure down to experiment with the iron. Obviously it worked better.

Removing the dress isn't such a scary thing. It takes some work, but I did no damage to the dress or material...and once it's off it's much easy to work with. It also allows you to put the dress back on the way you like it, shaping it better as you redress.

HOWEVER, you should decide on your pose before choosing to iron. If Leia will be hunched over, holding her blaster in a battle-ready pose, then there's little reason to do the ironing as the folds along the belt will be hidden from view...and the farther you part the legs for an action stance the more the dress stetches out, undoing any folds along the bottom hemline.

If you're going for a more static, standing pose like I have than the ironed folds really help.

What heat did you use or did you cover it with a cloth first? I'd be scared of melting/burning the fabric.

 

[Wor-Gar]

What heat did you use or did you cover it with a cloth first? I'd be scared of melting/burning the fabric.

I set the iron for "synthetic". I also filled it with water to use the steam. I also know absolutely nothing about ironing. Just took an educated guess, but it worked. No burns or scorching. Just be careful, with a light touch, and test an area first. You'll know if the iron is too hot.

 

[Captain Faramir]

Leia's dress is incredibly simple; I doubt it'll take more than a few minutes to make once I get the fabric. Speaking of which, I wouldn't recommend any t-shirt like material as it won't have the drape necessary at this scale. The best thing would be to find a very fine silk-like fabric with a very loose weave that allows for lots of movement and draping without the bulk of other materials. There are a number of silks that would be perfect and don't have the shine that cheaper silks would carry. When I'm home for the holidays I'll cruise the local fabric store and tell you what I find; if it's easy enough maybe I'll make a bunch of them.

Thank goodness my dad taught me tailoring.

 

[pjam]

Leia's dress is incredibly simple; I doubt it'll take more than a few minutes to make once I get the fabric. Speaking of which, I wouldn't recommend any t-shirt like material as it won't have the drape necessary at this scale. The best thing would be to find a very fine silk-like fabric with a very loose weave that allows for lots of movement and draping without the bulk of other materials. There are a number of silks that would be perfect and don't have the shine that cheaper silks would carry. When I'm home for the holidays I'll cruise the local fabric store and tell you what I find; if it's easy enough maybe I'll make a bunch of them.

Thank goodness my dad taught me tailoring.

Awesome news Cap!

Well, count me in for one! This figure certainly deserves it.

 

[DarthNeil]

Leia's dress is incredibly simple; I doubt it'll take more than a few minutes to make once I get the fabric. Speaking of which, I wouldn't recommend any t-shirt like material as it won't have the drape necessary at this scale. The best thing would be to find a very fine silk-like fabric with a very loose weave that allows for lots of movement and draping without the bulk of other materials. There are a number of silks that would be perfect and don't have the shine that cheaper silks would carry. When I'm home for the holidays I'll cruise the local fabric store and tell you what I find; if it's easy enough maybe I'll make a bunch of them.

Thank goodness my dad taught me tailoring.

If you're successful let us know--- I'd be down for some FREAKish tailoring.

 

[jedibear]

I set the iron for "synthetic". I also filled it with water to use the steam. I also know absolutely nothing about ironing. Just took an educated guess, but it worked. No burns or scorching. Just be careful, with a light touch, and test an area first. You'll know if the iron is too hot.

Good advice.

Another tip I usually do if I iron these figure's outfits is lay something over them like a plain cotton shirt....helps guard against that scorching and doesn't "crush" the texture of the fabric as much.

 

[jedibear]

Well, Leia made it up here today...

No impressive Sean-o-rama photography here. just a quick, right outta-the-box, no futz shot...

And after all the negative buzz she's received here and on various boards, I held my breath opening the box, expecting a disaster of galactic proportions and instead was greeted with a fairly nice figure. (Of course the excellent photos turning up here from Sean, Wor-Gar and the usual suspects helped temper that sinking feeling before I even opened the box)

Granted, some of the critical comments being bandied about are valid...the light accessories (be extra careful with that stormtrooper rifle...very fragile!), the lack of alternate hands, and yes...that outfit is almost substandard coming from Sideshow...odd material, really crumpled (especially on the chest), those shoddy two pieces and lots of frayed edges.
But countering that is one really great plus...the head sculpt and paint apps are simply stunning...really impressive. I'll state it for the record now (and no doubt get blasted like Greedo on a bad afternoon) that I've got her here in front of me...this sculpt is WAY better than the PF one to me. That one always looked a little too "glamour" for my taste. The boots are sculpted and detailed with some character as well.
I hope the all-in-one tray with the figure and accessories isn't the new rule...I always liked the other ones with the second tray spreading out the accessories in a nice presentation, but she's presented like Yavin Luke was. I really hope we continue to get alternate hands with forthcoming figures too...Leia is presented with two guns and no hand with a trigger figure to fire them. Ah, well...

I like the figure...I just hope I can get the outfit looking a little better with some futzing...don't know if I'll be as brave as Wor-Gar and remove it, but I'll try something....we'll see.

 

[DarthTrafford]

I got mine the other day and it's awesome.
I'm just wondering though, how many of you got your Leia in a bigger box than usual? Mine was shipped inside another box because I got a free SSC 2008 wall calendar.Did anyone else recieve it?

 

[nash]

And I don't understand the big head arguments, it looks fine to me.

Look at the head proportion to her hips. The figure's head is almost the same size as the hips. Either the head is too big, or the hips are too small....personally i think its both.

Also, clearly the figure is not to scale to the actual pic of Carrie. So why is it that the figure's head is still about the same size as Carries? hmmmmmmmmmm ponder ponder

 

[Natrix]

I got mine the other day and it's awesome.
I'm just wondering though, how many of you got your Leia in a bigger box than usual? Mine was shipped inside another box because I got a free SSC 2008 wall calendar.Did anyone else recieve it?

Yep, it is mentioned numerous times in this thread that calendars were shipped with Leia.

 

[Coheteboy]

Now I know what's wrong with Leia.. it's not the face sculpt. it's just the hair isn't big enough!

 

[icruise]

Look at the head proportion to her hips. The figure's head is almost the same size as the hips. Either the head is too big, or the hips are too small....personally i think its both.

Also, clearly the figure is not to scale to the actual pic of Carrie. So why is it that the figure's head is still about the same size as Carries? hmmmmmmmmmm ponder ponder

Actually I resized the pic of the figure in photoshop so that it was exactly the same height as the actual Leia and then superimposed them, and the differences in size are very minimal. However, I agree that something about the sculpt looks off. I think it's more a case of it appearing bigger than it actually is for some reason.

 

[JustinLuck]