Dark Toys 1/6 Rick Deckard

[Asta]

My tracking info hasn't changed since 01/26/22, still says sender is preparing to ship.

Mine as well. It is the Chinese New Year celebrations going on so it will be a while before movement ramps back up again.

Early this morning mine changed from 'Sender Preparing' to 'Posted (Electronic customs information submitted)'.


Royal Mail recorded the event as 'Item received at Hong Kong'.

 

[Dash]

My tracking info hasn't changed since 01/26/22, still says sender is preparing to ship.

Same here. Par for the course when it comes to KGHobby these days.

 

[kyekye]

Doesn't that mean KG printed out the shipping labels and was sitting on the packages for 3 days until the holiday started? ...Dang

 

[Dash]

Doesn't that mean KG printed out the shipping labels and was sitting on the packages for 3 days until the holiday started? ...Dang
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Yeah pretty much. This is the second order in the past month that they've pulled this on me.

 

[ymba]

Can someone show the actual figure with head and clothes If they have it in hand?

the latest pics does not really show how the figure looks in hand other than 1 close up of the head . I’m curious if production figure look as good As the sample pics.
thx

 

[Terence]

I got these from Instagram which the person posted these four days ago.
Which the outfit is not even fixed up fully right & so you can see clothes turned out good indeed.

Yes of course the paint could have been alot better on the head sculpt but that sure as hell is a good likeness to Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard.

It will be great doing this Deckard up in great poses thats for sure once we get this figure.

 

[slynger]

The portrait could definitely be improved with a paintjob, but that likeness is very good, IMO.

 

[dantes2501]

Those photos are terrible. How hard can it be to take some honest pictures?

 

[FlyAndFight]

I'll wait to see this figure in hand before passing final judgement but I'm sure glad that I've got a custom head sculpt waiting for this figure.

I'm sure a repaint will help bring out the likeness in the stock sculpt but it currently isn't at the median level of 3rd party manufacturers. I'm hoping its just the harsh lighting and fish eye lens effect on most of those photos.

Outfit actually looks pretty good. Hopefully the accessories are, as well.

 

[ebor]

Not the greatest futzing job to be sure. The neck looks very thin and the shirt collar needs to be pulled up and the lapel of the overcoat adjusted. Mine is about to leave China then it's anybody's guess to time line...1 to w weeks is typical

 

[Wor-Gar]

I think those pictures are helpful because it looks like that is very much what you are going to be getting in hand. Obviously, good futzing will help the look.

This looks like a solid entry point for a base Deckard. Repaint and better gear will make it really shine.

 

[ymba]

This original head was made by Buffy and it was sold for $2,000 alone. The clothes were by Yunsi/ Iris which was another $850. So for $200 or 10% of original cost, it really is not a bad set. The clothing in these last pics is hard to tell how this really turned out though. With the head, the neck apparently shrunk probably from recasting the head.

 

[Prime Clone]

I got these from Instagram which the person posted these four days ago.

Thanks for posting! Is the Insta profile public? Be great to check out the hi-res versions.

 

[Wor-Gar]

If you can futz those clothes with water treatment to get them hanging and soggy looking, like he's been out in the rain, I think this figure would look great.

 

[ymba]

Where is the current best place and price for this figure?

 

[Terence]

Thanks for posting! Is the Insta profile public? Be great to check out the hi-res versions.

Yes the profile is public..just type the hashtag #rickdeckard & go to the recent posts & you will see the figure just a few short posts down the list.

I think the screenshots i took are almost the same resolution of quality though seeing as this was the way the person took the photos it seems.

 

[xipotec]

If you can futz those clothes with water treatment to get them hanging and soggy looking, like he's been out in the rain, I think this figure would look great.

dunno, water treatment is not gonna save that HUGE collar ….

and the HUGE stiching.

 

[ymba]

Guys

I went into IG and looked under Rick Deckard and looks like all the figures there are the original customs which
Is substantially more . Couldn’t find this one you guys are referring to

 

[Asta]

This original head was made by Buffy and it was sold for $2,000 alone. The clothes were by Yunsi/ Iris which was another $850. So for $200 or 10% of original cost, it really is not a bad set. The clothing in these last pics is hard to tell how this really turned out though. With the head, the neck apparently shrunk probably from recasting the head.

I guess this is that $2,850 benchmark then:

This was DinoLast's fuzzy photos of the Dark Toys:

And this is martin-el's sharper close up of the Dark Toys:

Apart from the obvious difficulty in photographing the sculpt, the only glaring issue I see at this price point (originally about $175) is the placement of the collar pattern, which was a simple thing that should have been caught before production.

At only 6% of the cost of getting the best, it's something you can mess with and work on.

 

[ymba]

The only problem though is even Dino’s fuzzy pics look like it is possibly the original rare figure. The clothing fit looks significantly better than the latest pics of the recast figure.

Hoping we can see some more actual inhand pics of the actual entire figure. So far, the recast script for its price is not bad. However, In the most recent clear pictures, the suit, coat and especially the collar to the shirt with the tie looks one size too big.