Heath Ledger Joker Customs

[DiostaR]

Just got my sculpt in from John and I know recency bias may be playing into my thoughts, but I legit think this may be the best piece I own currently. Completely satisfied with these two now. The difference between this sculpt and my Inart one are night and day to my eyes. Will absolutely be picking up Johns moving eye sculpt.
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Edit: damn just realized I need to trim my fingernails lmao

Fantastic ! Congrats man !

 

[DiostaR]

I don't think you need the Topo 2.0 set honestly. It would be a waste of money, all the pieces you have right now are far better.

 

[intothevoid]

Tried saying that for the past two years..

Sorry I’ve been Mia from these parts but had I been around I’d have supported that statement from day 1, especially since I’ve had the privilege of owning a couple of Adam Gu sculpts for the last 10+ yrs. I art is way way off the mark

These latest customs though have finally exceeded what Adam was able to do, more so on the hair rooting than the likeness but the hair is a huge part of the overall look

 

[i_amjam]

I don't think you need the Topo 2.0 set honestly. It would be a waste of money, all the pieces you have right now are far better.

Good to know that will save me some money next month then Only thing I still want is OT shoulder pads for my DX19, but at this point with the new HT stuff and Inart on the horizon I'm just gonna bide my time for a better offering.

 

[intothevoid]

I’ve been catching up with the Ledger joker customs game after retiring from the hobby for a good while - so what’s the consensus on overall best custom clothing sets? Where does the kato set rank? I used to run the orders for Kato back in the golden age

 

[Nick D]

You lucked out then,
it was WW3 for mentioning such a statement around here.

There are some really good custom sculpts around now, far exceeding Adam’s.

Good custom clothing options to mix but none at the level I’ve been after. Own them all except for Aries as it didn’t hit the mark for her ridiculous asking price of 2-3k a suit.

 

[Nick D]

Best waistcoat to date is Iris, pants are Yunsil’s with Wonderworld pocket chain swap, would be Iris due to the accurate dotted pinstripe design but the fit and material isn’t correct.

Purple coat is still Kato, possibly being beaten by the new JND coat.

Socks - Wonderworld

Blazer - wonderworld, possibly JND soon

Shirt - wonderworld, possibly JND soon

Tie - Dino currently

 

[intothevoid]

You lucked out then,
it was WW3 for mentioning such a statement around here.

There are some really good custom sculpts around now, far exceeding Adam’s.

Good custom clothing options to mix but none at the level I’ve been after. Own them all except for Aries as it didn’t hit the mark for her ridiculous asking price of 2-3k a suit.

Where would you rank the Kato coat and vest specifically
I can see the shirts have definitely improved from Katos in pattern accuracy and the way they fit at the collar

 

[intothevoid]

Best waistcoat to date is Iris, pants are Yunsil’s with Wonderworld pocket chain swap, would be Iris due to the accurate dotted pinstripe design but the fit and material isn’t correct.

Purple coat is still Kato, possibly being beaten by the new JND coat.

Socks - Wonderworld

Blazer - wonderworld, possibly JND soon

Shirt - wonderworld, possibly JND soon

Tie - Dino currently

Thanks for this

Now I’m going to have to source a whole bunch of ****

I have a few sets of Kato coats so glad to hear it hasn’t been beat yet

 

[Nick D]

Kato waistcoat is a great fit, but the lack of accurate pattern / no pattern at all on the back makes it unusable to me.

Kato coat is good, likely will be beaten by the new JND, better cut, better material, more accurate seam lines, also has the proper sleeve cuff buttons.

Shoes - Por.toys magnetic 5.0 with accurate swirl.

Knife and M76 Smith & Wesson - Full Metal

My custom sculpt I’m waiting on, not these specifically but the same sculpt - Heise studio

There are others but these are my preferred options.

 

[intothevoid]

Kato waistcoat is a great fit, but the lack of accurate pattern / no pattern at all on the back makes it unusable to me.

Kato coat is good, likely will be beaten by the new JND, better cut, better material, more accurate seam lines, also has the proper sleeve cuff buttons.

Shoes - Por.toys magnetic 5.0 with accurate swirl.

What’s JNDs track record with translating proto to production though? I’m not familiar with them

 

[Nick D]

What’s JNDs track record with translating proto to production though? I’m not familiar with them

For 1:6 unproven.

Their new Reeve 1:3 production piece is fantastic though.

 

[intothevoid]

Kato waistcoat is a great fit, but the lack of accurate pattern / no pattern at all on the back makes it unusable to me.

Kato coat is good, likely will be beaten by the new JND, better cut, better material, more accurate seam lines, also has the proper sleeve cuff buttons.

Shoes - Por.toys magnetic 5.0 with accurate swirl.

Knife and M76 Smith & Wesson - Full Metal

My custom sculpt I’m waiting on, not these specifically but the same sculpt - Heise studio

There are others but these are my preferred options.

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Who’s sculpt / paint work is this and is it still available? It’s the best interrogation version I’ve seen for sure

This and the recent heise mob scene ones are top of the chain for my tastes

 

[Nick D]

Who’s sculpt / paint work is this and is it still available? It’s the best interrogation version I’ve seen for sure

This and the recent heise mob scene ones are top of the chain for my tastes

It’s Heise’s sculpt, he made it himself over the course of two years, back last year this time it was made available. Sold out nowadays.

John wu is another painter with cheaper rates and less of a booked up schedule if his work is good enough for you, to me it’s still Heise all the way but he’s certainly coming along.

 

[intothevoid]

Thank you for all the info bro

 

[DiostaR]

The two best sculptors right now are Yixie and Lu1yo314.

Heise it's hit or miss, his interrogation sculpt is really good but his others lacks the likeness in my opinion.
But he will improve for sure.

 

[Nick D]

Thank you for all the info bro

Yeah no worries, it is also Heise’s paint and hair work, sculpt in its entirety is by Heise.

 

[DiostaR]

Best painters/rooting artists in the world right now are Heise, Yuan and John Wu. (For Heath of course)

 

[Nick D]

Heise it's hit or miss, his interrogation sculpt is really good but his others lacks the likeness in my opinion.

He only sculpted that one Interrogation sculpt, everything else he just paints so likeness doesn’t ultimately come down to him.

If the sculpt is off, no one except Yelim can save it.

 

[DiostaR]

He only sculpted that one Interrogation sculpt, everything else he just paints so likeness doesn’t ultimately come down to him.

If the sculpt is off, no one except Yelim can save it.

He worked/is working on others Ledger sculpts.
And their likeness for now is off in my opinion, but it's still WIP I think.