HMTOYS NOF006 1/6 Vampire (The Master from Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

[Chopper Face]

Yeah there are so many better alternate looks we could have gotten besides those awful vampire versions of every character.

Are you saying you don’t have a thing for vampire Willow?!

…or regular Willow cosplaying as Vamp Willow.

I love when that horny sadist shows up.

 

[Jrcustoms8]

It would almost be easier for me to list the characters I wouldn’t buy- since I’d want as much Buffy goodness as possible.

The real question is which outfit/season would be the definitive choice for each member of the scooby gang…

Sideshow did a pretty good job with their selections.

Spike is the easiest.
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That’s just has signature look, and I prefer it over all black.

Buffy has so many to choose from but graduation day is like a real action hero outfit
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And this scene is simply burned into my soul. Every time I see this image, I get a swell of emotion.
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I want this exact slo-moment on my shelf.

 

[lordnastrond]

Like this ?

damn - where is that from!

 

[lordnastrond]

Just a few possibilities

Oh my god! where did you get those - they aren't the old Sideshow figures are they? they look really good there!

 

[Chopper Face]

Like this ?

All of the above, please.
Think I’ve seen all of these via the Facebook Buffy group.

Add the Becoming outfit to my must haves list!

God, I love Buffy.

 

[Slugly]

They are made by aprilfoolcustoms on instagram. He sells them for like 700 dollars

 

[lordnastrond]

Honestly if I had a bit more in the bank I'd buy them all - might pick one or two up in a few years.
Buffy was my childhood tv show, I remember watching it when i was 5 years old on a VHS and I can still quote nearly every line from the show.

 

[dragonsleeper]

This is their Creeper. Also a recast of Majestic Studios with hodge podge of not so well done accessories except maybe for the ax

 

[dragonsleeper]

And basing on the Creeper I would not recommend buying this Master, just get the Sideshow one if you can

 

[lordnastrond]

And basing on the Creeper I would not recommend buying this Master, just get the Sideshow one if you can

For sure, I still have my old Sideshow Master and its miles better than this company's prototype let alone the final product.

 

[WolfBoy]

Oh ****, i think the Becoming Buffy is the best one out of that bunch.

 

[Slugly]

I like the figures made by Aprilfoolcustoms but I would want a more realistic one in my collection. The faces are a little bit cartoony.
It's so weird that no third party has made a Buffy. When I browse onesixthkit, I find the most random characters getting a figure but not our icon.

It would be great if Inart had the licence

 

[lordnastrond]

I like the figures made by Aprilfoolcustoms but I would want a more realistic one in my collection. The faces are a little bit cartoony.
It's so weird that no third party has made a Buffy. When I browse onesixthkit, I find the most random characters getting a figure but not our icon.

It would be great if Inart had the licence

Same - I too would prefer a realistic life-like look instead of a stylized look, but the know the line about beggars and choosers...

Sadly I doubt Inart will ever get the rights, from what I can tell their movie figures so far are all from WB and Buffy is now owned by Disney, so unless they start building some bridges with the Mouse....
And as soon as they do they will likely do Marvel, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Carribean and the classic Disney+Lucasfilm franchises before going into the bigger sub-division Fox franchises like Die Hard, Alien, Predator.... etc etc..... so honestly, I dont have much hope for official figures from a 21 year old TV show famously created by a now problematic Joss Whedon.
Its not impossible, but its close to it - in our lifetime at least.
Third party and customs are the only real hope, and in terms of the former this ****** Master figure is the only move on that front in decades.
Short of campaigning to the likes of Mars Toys, who can add it to their neverending stock of "coming soon", I dont think its likely but I've been wrong before

[ @Kit Chen - hey Kit, I've heard it on the grapevine your tight with the folks at Mars - think you could persuade them to start a line of Buffy figures? ]

I'd always be in to join a Buffy custom run though if anyone ever wanted to organise one!

 

[darth dennis]

I dig the figures from April Fools! hadn't seen them before. I'd have trouble buying just one or two though!

 

[Chopper Face]

I'd always be in to join a Buffy custom run though if anyone ever wanted to organise one!

I've started getting a bit more involved over at Custom One Sixth but have none of the requisite knowledge or contacts (or desire to burden myself with that responsibility) to organise a project.
I don't think it would be difficult to get at least 20 people to sign up, especially if you were to alert the facebook fans.

The aforementioned Buffy outfits are all relatively simple; the body could just be a jiaoa doll or similar, so, as always, it all comes down to getting a quality headsculpt.
DST (Dean Tolliver) is very affordable and offers a good range of options- bald to be rooted, sculped hair, with neck, no neck- could maybe even do a variety of sculpted hairstyles, he's easier to communicate with than Chinese artists, and sculpt could be made readily available, indefinitely through his store...
Food for thought.

I'd probably paint my own sculp given the option so an unpainted version would be enough for me.

 

[Kit Chen]

[ @Kit Chen - hey Kit, I've heard it on the grapevine your tight with the folks at Mars - think you could persuade them to start a line of Buffy figures? ]

I'd always be in to join a Buffy custom run though if anyone ever wanted to organise one!

Mars ask me to guarantee sales of 1000 units each, worth to try?

 

[dragonsleeper]

Let’s buy 2 each lol

 

[HMC117]

The old Sideshow Master - which incidentally was the first 1/6 figure I ever bought back when I was just starting High School - looks miles better, how on earth did they somehow take a decades old sculpt and apply worse paint app and tailoring

Pity because I would go insane for a decent quality buffy line
- Actually there is a question for you fellow Buffy fans, which characters would be on your must buy list [if done well]
Considering this thread is unlikely to be filled with joyous comments on this figure we may as well use the space to have a fun conversation!

The characters I'd most want figures of would be Angel and Spike. They were my favorite characters in general, and I preferred Angel the show to Buffy the show. Plus, they are vampires so they would have alternate vampire heads. I'd want Buffy but she'd probably just end up looking like a cheap Barbie doll unless she was made by Hot Toys or InArt or something.

Back when I was a teenager I actually had the 1/6 scale sideshow collectibles vampire Spike figure. The sculpt was actually really good, although his coat degraded over the years and I battered him about like a cheap action figure, so he's not In a good state today. He's actually in a tree on my back garden with some spiders living on him

 

[lordnastrond]

Jeez, thought this section of the forum was extinct!

I would love a modern 1/6 scale high end Buffy and Angel line - and I believe that if one were to be announced our little corner of the sky here would be lively again. but the current lack of figures (or even movement or whispers ABOUT figures) makes it hard to maintain a sustained interest.

I would dive deep into a Buffy and Angel line but oddly enough I am a little more selective with the heroes - its the villains I really love. So here are some with a few accessories or looks I would particularly love.

Heroes:

Buffy - I wouldn't personally have the space for an endless assortment of Buffys each corresponding to a key episode/outfit/accessory arrangement so I would try to limit it. I especially love her 'Prophecy Girl' look and think it looks really unique and iconic, so that for me would be a must buy. I would then also get a more "regular" look for Buffy, like either of her Graduation Day outfits and bill it as an "ultimate Buffy" that would come with a nice assortment of accessories from the varying seasons like the Scythe, Olafs Hammer, Mr Pointy, Acathla Sword, Rocket Launcher ( ) etc. with the Seal of Danzalthar as a deluxe looking base.

Giles - early seasons tweed clad Giles in particular, would love if he came with Vampyr book, Moloch book, Der Kinderstod book, some of the band candy.

Angel/us - swap-able vamp head sculpt, Smile Time puppet Angel, sketches of Buffy, Joyce and Miss Calendar from 'Passion', Acathla sword, Orb of Thesulah, Shanzu prophecy scroll, wrist mounted stakes etc.

Spike - his season 2/3/4 outfit, vamp sculpt, season 7 necklace, Gem of Amara sculpted hand, Dulac Cross,

Faith - I've always been partial to her outfits from 'Graduation day part 1' or 'This Year's Girl', with her unique knife, bow and arrows used to shoot Angel, hand with the body-swap device sculpted on, pistol, handcuffs...

Wesley - Grizzled Angel season 4 and 5 Wesley with all his guns, his enormous amount of assorted wrist mounted weapons, Mo'ping with soul (light up)

Illyria - with her sarcophagus, broken axe from when Wesley tries to.... you know, ripped out demon spine.

The First Slayer - such an awesome design.


Villains:

The Master - comes with Throne, sunken Church diorama like scenery, prophecy book, espresso cup (with dainty sipping motion hand) and glass from 'The Wish'.

The Gentlemen - with transparent stands to look like they are 'floating', magic voice holding box, hearts (in jar?), Giles slides and surgical equipment.

Drusilla - either her white gown, red dress, red coat with fur trim or any of her outfits would be fine with me tbh, with swap-able vamp head, her tarot from 'Whats My Line', her dolls like Miss Edith, bird cage with dead bird

The Mayor - with his bisected head sculpt from when he gains his invulnerability, knife through hand, Box of Gavrok and spider, Shrunken heads and other occult paraphernalia from his cabinet, desk and chair, box of tissues... or an Olvikan head diorama (while I'm dreaming, I may as well dream big...)

D'Hoffryn - great character and design, could come with some blue lightening effects and Willow's burn bathroom floor from 'Something Blue' could be the base.

Der Kinderstod - super creepy and cool design, should come with his eye stalks, the Der Kinderstod book (if not with Giles) and the pictures the kids draw of him and Buffy killing him.

Moloch - both demon and robot version, Moloch is one of my favourite demon designs. Could come with his book and its box, maybe a 90's monitor with some creepy writing to willow on.

The Judge - it would be cool if he came in the unique separate boxes his pieces are kept in, or the complete one which Drusilla assembles. especially if they come divided and you "assemble" the figure by putting the head sculpt on and attaching the arms/legs to the figures torso.

Holtz - in his brown inverness coat, sword, crossbow, grenade, barrel, flame effects - his character was honestly badass and probably the most successful villain on either show.

Skip the demon - awesome design and fun, memorable character.

Sweet - an Iconic design, and the demon respobsible for 'Once More With Feeling', whats not to love!

The Beast - with blood and bodies deluxe diorama style base, the different pieces of the winged sun-orb he rips from the Ra-Tet, human heart, severed limbs, the knife he forges from himself. One badass demon and scary but classic demon design.

Cyvus Vail - I love (and hate) this little red creepy wizard demon with his IV drip and tubing, should come with fireball, kukri, and Orlon Window.

Dark Willow - with alternate headsculpt covered in the dark magic writing and symbols from when she is absorbing the books, and a pair of hands molded into the books doing the absorbing, with part ginger part black hair.




Anyway massive post over - thanks for the thought experiment!!

Here is a list of figures I would love that I made years ago, just stumbled on it while looking for a different thread.

 

[Chopper Face]

Here is a list of figures I would love that I made years ago, just stumbled on it while looking for a different thread.

Awesome list but bittersweet for making me imagine how cool this collection would be and then lament the likelihood I’ll never have it.