Hamill, Ford, and Christensen seem to be three of the hardesy likenesses to nail and to date Trevor is the only one to master any one of them, let alone all three. It'll be interesting to see if HT can equal or better him (assuming they actually do have the license, bla bla bla.)
hamill, honestly, aside from the goofy expression, RoTJ luke came pretty close. he just needed a sterner expression and just....more life in his eyes. oh, and paint.
ford, not the SW figs, but the indy fig, once again, came pretty close. hayden, yeah, SSC botched that up...but he like hamill and ford can be done. i don't know if you remember that fan made anakin fig by that korean dude. that was a MUCH better attempt at hayden. DAMNED close to the actor. albeit slightly off, but some here did a double take and were fooled thinking it was a still from the movie.
yeah, you can say "but he was fan made"...that's not really the point here. the point is, there's always an artist or sculptor that just has an eye for those nuances that make up our faces and can pick up those details that make us do a double take and wonder if it's the actor or figure.
one other thing that HT sculpts have that so far no other sculpt from rivaling companies has....and that's character. i remember an interview someone did with yulli, senior sculptor for HT. she said something about giving her sculpts character, expressions that give our toys life.
yes, some sculpts were either kinda off, or REALLY off, but you can't deny that they at least have 'character'.
i know i went on a rant, but i believe in HT. and so should everyone else.
Both companies have had growing issues over the past two years. HT's more obvious being the higher price and hassle of returns/exchanges. SSC's saving grace has been their outstanding customer service. HT's is virtually non-existent.
