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[Axxel]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

Please help me understand.

I think that you make a great defense for this sculpt. I bought this figure at a stupid after market price. That said, it's not the strongest likeness. As others have stated, there's a significant difference in the eye shape, eyelid positions, and eye brow. The temples are slightly wide, and of course, the beard could've benefitted from a different sculpture technique.

I find that the most marked difference is the nose. Hot toys achieves stunning likenesses, but they are very idealized, and they fail to capture human imperfections in many instances. Alec Guinness's nose is crooked, with the bridge broken slightly to the left. There's also a bit of an a-symmetry to his mouth/jaw-alignment that gives him a bit of a smirk. It's these little imperfections that capture the true likeness of someone, and this sculpt just fell short of the mark.

 

[xipotec]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

I read this and I actually think you are joking.

Nope not a joke.

It’s good, but it’s not perfect to my eyes....

Like I said , some sculpts people just don’t see...

I love the Neo sculpt but a lot of people think it’s bad.

I don’t think it’s bad, but it’s far from perfect to me eyes....




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[pixletwin]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

I think the sculpt is the only thing I want on this figure... maybe the belt too... and the body... maybe the boots... and perhaps the saber.... but that’s it.

 

[SilverStar17]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

So the base is out?

 

[pixletwin]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

So the base is out?

Maybe the base too... but that’s it.

 

[xipotec]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

Maybe the base too... but that’s it.

So no box? And you call yourself a collector....


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[pixletwin]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

So no box? And you call yourself a collector....


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One has to simply draw the line somewhere.

 

[Tinman2000]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

I think the sculpt is the only thing I want on this figure... maybe the belt too... and the body... maybe the boots... and perhaps the saber.... but that’s it.

LOL, I'm not sure your old enough to understand the connection:

 

[pixletwin]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

LOL, I'm not sure your old enough to understand the connection:

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lol. The Jerk was exactly what I was alluding to.

 

[Jamielov]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

I did the Sideshow 4 payment plan option. They already took out my pre-payment, but I noticed they also my first monthly payment. Not that it matters all too much, but I wonder if that hints it might be an early release?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

Not necessarily...

They take out the payments as scheduled but if they have to, they will reschedule the last payment on the actual month it’s available. Like if it’s late for example.

And I f it’s early and you already have a payment plan in place, you can opt to pay off the full balance to get it earlier or just keep the payments as scheduled.

 

[Jamielov]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

Not necessarily...

They take out the payments as scheduled but if they have to, they will reschedule the last payment on the actual month it’s available. Like if it’s late for example.

And I f it’s early and you already have a payment plan in place, you can opt to pay off the full balance to get it earlier or just keep the payments as scheduled.

Oh I see, makes total sense. I don't mind at all them doing it that way, it's sort of nice to have them paid off early, tho I'm sure the wait will seem long no matter how short it is, lol.

 

[subzro]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

I would double check they should not have taken any payment until next year if you did the 4 payment plan. Maybe they said something about what your 1st payment would be and did not actual take it.

 

[Magnusstewardson]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

They count the NRD as payment number 1 now. So when you do a 4 pay plan it’s actually 5 payments. So your first plan payment is payment number 2.

 

[Jamielov]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

I checked again and SS def took $29.50 payment for the deposit and $49.30 for payment # 1 (or 2 if you count the deposit). I think it's 5 payments + the deposit but regardless it's def a separate payment from the deposit.

 

[DioramaMaker]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

I checked again and SS def took $29.50 payment for the deposit and $49.30 for payment # 1 (or 2 if you count the deposit). I think it's 5 payments + the deposit but regardless it's def a separate payment from the deposit.

What day did you select your payments to be on?

 

[Jamielov]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

all payments are scheduled for the 29th, but for whatever reason the first payment (not the nr deposit) was taken April 5.

 

[TonTon]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

They don’t schedule flex payments on the 29th. Just the 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th and 25th. Must have selected the 5th without realizing?

 

[Creighton]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

I was charged my first flex on the 5th. So Im in for my NRD and one flex.
as I mentioned earlier-if these are hitting now, Im going to convert the next one to single payment.

 

[subzro]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS477 / MMS478 - Star Wars Episode III: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Std & Dlx)

I was charged my first flex on the 5th. So Im in for my NRD and one flex.
as I mentioned earlier-if these are hitting now, Im going to convert the next one to single payment.

Thing is that SS has no idea when these will ship, so they would not change the payment schedule right after it went up for order. HT said 2019 and that is all they have to go on until it is actually released in HK.