ANH Luke

[galactiboy]

Got one ordered

 

[EVILFACE]

Sorry AmanaMatt, link seems to be fine. Anyone else having a problem?

Your security certificate has expired.

 

[Toy Anxiety]

Thanks Evilface, we're working on it!

 

[Darth Cruel]

Thanks Evilface, we're working on it!

Bodies are gone. I would like to get the stormtrooper blasters, but 18.00 is a little steep for me for right now when I have as many Stormtroopers ordered as I do.

But I can't wait to see TA's parted out stormies!

Hey, TA! What is your street address?

 

[icruise]

But I can't wait to see TA's parted out stormies!

What would they part out? I don't think the armor comes apart, does it?

 

[Toy Anxiety]

Hey, TA! What is your street address?

We are located at​

13825 N. 32nd St. Suite 15
Phoenix, AZ 85032
Phone: (602) 308-0292
Fax: (602) 997-9678​

 

[Toy Anxiety]

What would they part out? I don't think the armor comes apart, does it?

Icruise is right, I don't think the Stormtroopers lend themselves to being broken down and sold separately. If they can be and it is deemed profitable then we most certainly would part them out. More than likely not though.

 

[Matt S]

Sorry AmanaMatt, link seems to be fine. Anyone else having a problem?

Weird - I notice the error page gives me a 'if you want to continue' then I can get to it...

Thanks!

 

[Darth Cruel]

We are located at​

13825 N. 32nd St. Suite 15
Phoenix, AZ 85032
Phone: (602) 308-0292

Fax: (602) 997-9678​

Thanks...I am gonna be working in Phoenix for a few months. I think I'll stop in and see the digs!

 

[Rook]

I'm looking at pictures and looking at pictures, and I can't see Mark Hamill in this sculpt anywhere. It's the figure that broke my completist streak.

 

[lawtonn22]

I'm looking at pictures and looking at pictures, and I can't see Mark Hamill in this sculpt anywhere. It's the figure that broke my completist streak.

You must be looking at the wrong pictures then !

 

[galactiboy]

Hamill is definitely there, especially in hand. If you were a completist up to this point I'd say invest and take the risk. I really like the figure, and would rank him #2 of the Lukes just behind ROTJ.

 

[MaulFan]

I'm looking at pictures and looking at pictures, and I can't see Mark Hamill in this sculpt anywhere. It's the figure that broke my completist streak.

It's all in the eye paint, the sculpt is there, just as in the bare sculpt shots posted around this thread, it's just the way the eyes are painted forces you to see the painted head under certain conditions to see the likeness really pop out at you.

 

[BadMoon]

I'm looking at pictures and looking at pictures, and I can't see Mark Hamill in this sculpt anywhere. It's the figure that broke my completist streak.

Did you buy the Yavin Luke?

 

[galactiboy]

Did you buy the Yavin Luke?

Good question, if you bought Yavin there is no reason to pass on this one.

 

[Darth Cruel]

I'm looking at pictures and looking at pictures, and I can't see Mark Hamill in this sculpt anywhere. It's the figure that broke my completist streak.

People look for different aspects of images. Your own preferences will dictate what you choose to see in an image no matter what that image is, short of a picture or video. It is no different with the sculptors. They will lean toward the aspects that they feel identify the character. And getting things picture-perfect from every angle is a pretty tough thing to do because there are transitions between aspects at different angles that are very subtle, but will affect the end image. I can easily see where some can see Luke (or any of the characters) from some angles and not from others. And this fact leads me to be able to understand that some people won't see the likeness at all, from any angle.

Sometimes, a better likeness is achieved and from more angles. But to me, even ANH Obi-Wan has some angles that are not recognizeable as Sir Alec Guiness.

This happens less on an alien or armored likeness, because, in essence, the sculpt is a copy of another sculpt. All the angles of the likeness were originally done by hand, not by genetics. So there are fewer of the individual nuances that make the faces of the actors.

And then you have to add the fact that the recasting done during the production process affects the sculpt as well. The sculptors have to exagerate some aspects of the likeness to get them to survive the re-casting, and that can not possibly be an exact science. But they are getting pretty damned good at it.

Oh, yeah. And how about those production paint applications. The paint applications are not an exact science either. The masking technique is subject to issues like how close the holes are to the head being painted, paint build-up on the holes in the masks, and even the smallest details like what angle the paint source is held at all can have some small effect on the likeness. And if multiple issues affect the figure...the likeness will even be farther off.

These are some of the lesser reasons I do not demand that the sculpt look like the actor (the primary one is that I feel it lends to idol-worship and I am my own idol ). As long as it is a good representation of the character. And we have had some incredible sculpts in the Star Wars line. Some are even excellent likenesses of the actors, but not one is absolutely perfect. That is not really possible, in my own opinion.

 

[OSCORP]

I shall have mine today!!

 

[Dr.Mirakle32]

I bought this from my LCS yesterday. This is my first 1/6 scale Luke, and probably my favorite SS Star Wars figure. The proportions and sculpting are great, and give the figure a HT quality.

Unfortunately, his binoculars broke when I was taking the accessories out.

 

[pixletwin]

Toyanxiety still has 3 binocs. If you can't fix it yourself, give them a try. They are aces.

https://toyanxiety.com/template.jsp?page=Catalog&menu=1&id=1310

 

[Dr.Mirakle32]

Thanks! Though I'm not making a big deal about them. I only snapped off the tab thingy, which I imagine could be glued back on pretty easily, and I'm not displaying his with them anyway.