Asmus Toys : Escape from New York

[p3ss3ssod]

I ain't seein' it.

But I'll probably still be buyin' it...

 

[Life_m2000]

I think most here are referring to the original sculpt.

This is what Asmus posted....their updated sculpt just for reference.

I think it looks great..anyone else think this needs improvement?

I think that sculpt is better than the ones in the main photo of the product

 

[MxBxM]

The promotional sculpt is just a random bearded guy with an eye patch. The earlier version is slightly better, but still bad. Both sculpts are bad.

I just do not get how they made the proto worse...

I hope they really take the feedback seriously and put out a great product, but right now it is not even a decent headsculpt. Any of them

 

[Johnny Utah]

Wow tell us how you really feel

 

[Random_Retard]

 

[Johnny Utah]

I'd be happy with that, though I don't like the stubble. Always look like dirt.

 

[MarkKing]

I'd be happy with that, though I don't like the stubble. Always look like dirt.

To me it looks fantastic. If they released that, I'd be happy.

 

[Asmus]

We appreciate everyone whom takes time to leave a message here,
good or bad, it is what we are here for, and all feedbacks are welcome.

The team has revisited the sculpt, we will start by repaint it based on the old version,
and I will update them once a prototype is ready.

Thank you

 

[potato]

Going to be rude here but the DMC1 Dante sculpt is really bad.

 

[Itzthabat]

We appreciate everyone whom takes time to leave a message here,
good or bad, it is what we are here for, and all feedbacks are welcome.

The team has revisited the sculpt, we will start by repaint it based on the old version,
and I will update them once a prototype is ready.

Thank you

Thanks for listening to feedback. Please consider offering a version of Plissken with sculpted hair. I just feel rooted hair might not do the figure justice over time.

 

[MarkKing]

Going to be rude here but the DMC1 Dante sculpt is really bad.

I'm someone who no longer plays games but know Dante because well I used to. Not an expert on Dante, but why is it bad?

I'm looking at it and it seems like Dante...

 

[Nyhargo Dirge]

Stole the pictures from an earlier version,
is this a better likness?

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You should sell these as independent portraits. Those are really cool. I could use that for kitbashes, regardless of the likeness. I’d buy these as is, Asmus. Sell
them to me if you need to unload them!

 

[MxBxM]

We appreciate everyone whom takes time to leave a message here,
good or bad, it is what we are here for, and all feedbacks are welcome.

The team has revisited the sculpt, we will start by repaint it based on the old version,
and I will update them once a prototype is ready.

Thank you

Also consider movable eye if possible at this stage.

 

[chrisstbh]

I've been a pretty vocal Asmus critic on these forums, especially after that Gandalf, but I do genuinely want to see improvement from the company.

I think people are more disappointed because Asmus has been pretty quiet for a while, especially with licenses like Middle Earth. I guess we were, or at least I was, expecting more from the comeback but so far there doesn't seem to have been much improvement.

 

[Rzeznikk]

Wow. Yeah there's no Kurt in those sculpts at all. Seems to be Asmus m.o. though: Release a Figure with a half-ass sculpt only to have them release a better one later where people will thank them for providing the option to "upgrade" for an extra $100. What a ******* joke. Starting to see through and tire of these tactics with this company. Thankfully this isn't a figure I'm dying to have on the shelf, so it's an easy pass for me. (SS was also an easy pass) Hopefully Asmus will stop playing these games and just get it right the first time for you guys. Maybe some day a quality company will tackle as release a quality Snake. But this ain't it.

 

[batsheva]

Wow. Yeah there's no Kurt in those sculpts at all. Seems to be Asmus m.o. though: Release a Figure with a half-ass sculpt only to have them release a better one later where people will thank them for providing the option to "upgrade" for an extra $100. What a ******* joke. Starting to see through and tire of these tactics with this company. Thankfully this isn't a figure I'm dying to have on the shelf, so it's an easy pass for me. (SS was also an easy pass) Hopefully Asmus will stop playing these games and just get it right the first time for you guys. Maybe some day a quality company will tackle as release a quality Snake. But this ain't it.

Well said, Rzeznikk.

They always have trouble with likeness. I mean, they have the official license for Escape from New York.. I think they should stop trying to cut cost and start hiring A list sculptor like KA Kim for their official licensed figures. This would be a game changer, imagine Kim's sculpt on Snake, Ash, and Ace!

To this day, I think asmus had their best likeness on their ringwraiths.
Otherwise they should just stick to figures that don't require good likeness, such as their anime figures like Yuyu Hakusho (they look amazing).. I even have their Girl Crush Kibitsu Momoko figure and it's a fantastic figure. Credit where credit is due.

In the case of LOTR, they should focus on characters that don't need good likeness like the orcs, Uruk Hai, Sauron, and the Oathbreakers. They made fantastic Grisnakh and Mouth of Sauron. They should keep doing those monsters.

Aside from likeness, as you said, asmus should stop playing those games, stop cutting corners and other shady practices, and they will be a decent company.

 

[Ramman81]

Hopefully when they re-sculpt that they wear a pair of glasses in doing so.

 

[Johnny Utah]

Yi Xie would do a great sculpt Asmus. Contact her on Instagram.

 

[jal76]

The figure itself looks really good. The head sculpt is even good, but as others have pointed out it unfortunately bears no resemblance to Kurt Russell.

 

[1981DeLorean]

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What a fantastic Sam Worthington sculpt! Oh, hang on...