After Endor Leia I am officially done with Leia figures. The enthusiasm is still in tact but I want characters like Lando to be revealed and made already.
I don't expect to see Boushh Leia anytime soon but that's the only one left I'd make an exception for.
Yeah it's hard to get overly excited at the idea of owning three Leia figures with the exact same sculpt and dead-eyed expression. Lol
And chances are probably good that they'll use the same sculpt for Slave Leia as well, if they ever decide to make it.
Yeah it's hard to get overly excited at the idea of owning three Leia figures with the exact same sculpt and dead-eyed expression. Lol
And chances are probably good that they'll use the same sculpt for Slave Leia as well, if they ever decide to make it.
Sounds like it's time they did a Ceremonial Leia with a different expression!
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Yeah it's hard to get overly excited at the idea of owning three Leia figures with the exact same sculpt and dead-eyed expression. Lol
And chances are probably good that they'll use the same sculpt for Slave Leia as well, if they ever decide to make it.
It does seem that HT has adopted a "set it and forget it" approach to sculpts - what started as the "new Luke Jedi sculpt" seems to have become the "all Lukes" sculpt with re-releases for DX/Endor and (as yet not PO'ed) Bespin along with the lower-half "cheesy grin" tweak of the same sculpt as the second DX headsculpt.
And yeah - with Leia you wonder if what was originally the "new Hoth Leia sculpt" will become the "all Leias" sculpt, just with tweaks for the hair. It's been used on Hoth, Bespin and Endor and you have to wonder if they do a Bousshh or slave or ceremonial if it'll be the same.
It's unfortunate because for these prices you really want an all-new sculpt instead of the same sculpt with tweaked hair in a different outfit, especially given that (despite their trademark hyper-realistic paint apps and incredible sculpt detail) HT's SW likenesses, and hair color paint apps, have often been middling at best.
On the other hand, who knows if headsculpt reuse decreases the price enough that they do more figs they might not have done otherwise. You have to wonder if they had to do an all-new sculpt for a Leia Bespin whether they would have done it. On that basis, maybe it balances out the problem.[\b]
It does seem that HT has adopted a "set it and forget it" approach to sculpts - what started as the "new Luke Jedi sculpt" seems to have become the "all Lukes" sculpt with re-releases for DX/Endor and (as yet not PO'ed) Bespin along with the lower-half "cheesy grin" tweak of the same sculpt as the second DX headsculpt.
And yeah - with Leia you wonder if what was originally the "new Hoth Leia sculpt" will become the "all Leias" sculpt, just with tweaks for the hair. It's been used on Hoth, Bespin and Endor and you have to wonder if they do a Bousshh or slave or ceremonial if it'll be the same.
It's unfortunate because for these prices you really want an all-new sculpt instead of the same sculpt with tweaked hair in a different outfit, especially given that (despite their trademark hyper-realistic paint apps and incredible sculpt detail) HT's SW likenesses, and hair color paint apps, have often been middling at best.
On the other hand, who knows if headsculpt reuse decreases the price enough that they do more figs they might not have done otherwise. You have to wonder if they had to do an all-new sculpt for a Leia Bespin whether they would have done it. On that basis, maybe it balances out the problem.
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