A New Hope Han!!!!

[Darthrazz]

Just got back online and I am speechless.....without a doubt THE best Harrison Ford sculpt I have seen!!! I hope this ships pretty quick, like Bespin Luke did. Get ready for Friday gang, the servers are going to catch fire!!! Trevor is the man!




Ummm....anybody want to buy a Bespin Han?? Smoke free home , pet free, blah blah blah

 

[Matt S]

How does a fantastic sculpt turn into the painted version? That unpainted one is dead on - the painted one looks very different! WTH is with the Paint apps?

 

[The Josh]

How does a fantastic sculpt turn into the painted version? That unpainted one is dead on - the painted one looks very different! WTH is with the Paint apps?

I think as Sean said its more the lighting in the pic than tha paint.

 

[MaulFan]

Here's one of the images painted crudely with Photoshop.

 

[MaulFan]

How does a fantastic sculpt turn into the painted version? That unpainted one is dead on - the painted one looks very different! WTH is with the Paint apps?

Would you expect to get the figure in hand and have it look like this?

Based off of this image.

Now, again, I'm not trying to put down Sideshow's photography, as I know and fully understand their approach to their product photos, but one negative about it is that sometimes the forms are lost in a flood of light and the work isn't best represented. I knew as soon as the preview for Han went up that a great deal of the 3D quality of the sculpt was lost in the lighting and an entirely distorted perspective on it was created.

 

[Darthrazz]

Here's one of the images painted crudely with Photoshop.

Nice job there Maulfan. looks great to me!

 

[MaulFan]

Thanks, it's not perfect, but I think it's enough to show the potential for this figure.

 

[Lord Aykroyd]

I'd like to see Trevor do anyone he damn well pleases.

Seriously, SS has discovered a truely rare find... a real master artist. I really hope their relationship lasts a long time.

Here Here :chew:chew:chew:chew:chew:chew:chew:chew

 

[YoNoSe]

Now that I'm seeing the whole head, I think it's a number of things that make the promo pic look bad. The worst part is the way the pic is cropped. With the full height of his rockin' 70's hair cut off, coupled with how low it falls on his forehead, it makes his face look fat. Also, his hair is almost black on a black background, making his somewhat pasty face stand out even more. Now that we see the full sculpt, everything falls into place.

I was really worried about this one. I hate to criticise, and I don't know if it's the fault of the photographer, painter, or layout artist (most likely, IMO), but it is almost criminal the way that teaser pic abuses this beautiful sculpt.

Keep it simple. We know who he is without the spaceship parking lot behind him. It's a fairly iconic character...

 

[Trevolver]

cool photoshop work, Sean!!! I dig it!! I still can't do that stuff...I've tried, but I don't have a knack for the digital it's great to see!

I can imagine that since Harrison is hard to sculpt, he's likely a pain in the butt to paint too. (and also painting it with the factory in mind) I know I had a lot of trouble getting photos that showed what I was seeing in person, too. (hence the freaky huge gloved fingers you see in those pictures...I had to tip and tilt him in the light to get something decent)

Ford's got all the ingredients to be a pain for EVERYONE! And we love him for it!
Trev

 

[MaulFan]

Thanks Trev. Open to debate is the hair color on Bespin Han, but all in all, I think they capture han with paint on that figure, and I'm confident they'll do it with this Han, just need some alternative imagery to get a better idea of what it'd look like on our shelves.

 

[YoNoSe]

Actually, I take back what I said about the background. Sometimes the spacecraft does make the man.

 

[D. Martin]

Here's one of the images painted crudely with Photoshop.

That looks horrible! HUGE Disappointment. Harry Ford's eyes aren't that exact shade! This sucks! The sky is falling! That looks nothing like Han Solo!










Har!

 

[DarthTrafford]

Just 2 more days until this smuggler is mine!
:chew

 

[Prime Clone]

Just 2 more days until this smuggler is mine!
:chew

Great, kid ... don't get cocky!

 

[Wor-Gar]

I have to say I'm also really impressed with the hair sculpt here. Unlike Bespin Han, this one seems to have that mangy, unkempy look on the sides that the OT characters had. I'm not expecting the prod paint to be able to emulate the correct coloring, so I expect a repaint for the hair, but damn the sculpt is a great start.

 

[Matt S]

I think the painted eyes in the Sideshow pic is the main issue - they seem bloodshot and off.

 

[MorgulTongue]

Paint Apps will kill the detail of that truly fantastic sculpt.

 

[Smudger9]

Wow, just wow. Maybe trevor could show us a picture of the unpainted Han sculpt, if he is allowed to.

Looks like my prayers have been answered. The sculpt looks sensational. This is my favourite shot.

Looks like I'm in for this...... just need to find someone to repaint it!!!

 

[Smudger9]

TREVOR RULES

Yes

OK, that's it. That is the best Harrison sculpt I've ever seen, even better than the Indy if you ask me. I just . . . DANG that's gorgeous!!!

Yes

I'd like to see Trevor do a Tatooine Luke.

Yes

OMG, it's time to throw the Bespin sculpt in the trash. This one is the Harrison of all Harrisons!

Oh my god. YES!!!!!