Joker (Heath Ledger) Life-Size Statue
Sounded like $3k-$4k would have been cheaper than multiple custom runs.
Sounded like $3k-$4k would have been cheaper than multiple custom runs.
Having 1/1 costumes standing in the corner of your room somewhere on a mannequin doesn't really have the same impact or display presence as a full fledged 1/6 scale figure of the entire character/actor. At least for me.There’s probably some deep, psychological reason for this but even if I had the space to display 1:1 “figures” I’d go with 80% 1/6 scale and 20% 1/4 scale with a few 1/12 scattered in there. Not that I wouldn’t have some 1:1 pieces in the collection but I don’t see myself focusing on that scale even if I could.
Current discussion got me thinking.
Why do we collectors go for miniature models of the stuff we love? Why 1/6 and 1/4 dolls? Why 1/12 action figures? Wouldn’t it make more sense to go . . . life size.
Obsessed with Ledger Joker? Why the heck you buying a little doll instead of, I don’t know, a life size replica of his actual purple suit. Put that **** on a mannequin and put it on display.
Dolls and toys make sense when we’re kids, we project action onto them as we play, but when we become adults, we no longer play. The action is taken out. We don’t project ourselves into the figure through play. Now all we do is “futz” and customize with the sole purpose of lining them up, museum style for display. Its actually very odd.
Wouldn’t a better display be Batman’s actual cowl and costume? His arsenal and gadgets? Joker’s actual costume, cards and props?
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Why the little Barbie Doll/GI Joe sized dolls? I mean, Bruce Wayne himself displays his life size toys, not little dinky miniatures of them.
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The little dolls are never going to be screen accurate because they’re not actual size. They never will achieve that detail. It’s kind of absurd to think about. For car, train, plane collectors it makes sense to collect scaled down replicas just from a money and practically standpoint (what, you got a garage big enough to house all your favorites). But a couple of superhero/supervillain outfits? Wouldn’t be hard, would actually be more fun to source it out yourself instead of reply on a toy company or artist to make you a little chintzy, dinky miniature of it.
Why the fascination with amassing little fake plastic men.
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I could see myself having a full sized 1989 Batman replica and that’s about it. 1/4, 1/6 and 1/12 are just too much fun having in a collection.Having 1/1 costumes standing in the corner of your room somewhere on a mannequin doesn't really have the same impact or display presence as a full fledged 1/6 scale figure of the entire character/actor. At least for me.
Just having the costume in a room feels like exactly that. Like you hung up an old outfit from your closet, which can be cool in its own way but it's something you maybe have 1-2 max of for your favorite character.
With the issues on the 1/6th level... and 1/3rd level... can you imagine the insanity of 1/1 inaccuracies?
I’m not hardcore like that, give me two white glass detolfs with cool white LEDs, no wires visible, one figure per shelf, no accessories scattered along at their feet, no extra head sculpt sitting next to it being unused.
Classy. I collect different versions of Ledgers Joker in 1:6 but also Bales Batman so 8 shelves is extremely easy to fill, Batman Begins suit, TDK suit, BR Joker, a few different purple coat Jokers, interrogation scene Joker, very easy.
A life sized Heath Ledger Joker is absurd, tacky, and a waste of space. The smart ass comments here are done so with poor taste. Life sized anything for personal collection is extremely difficult to pull off if you don’t have proper space for it, we’re not talking about a wall for it, it needs to be out in the open able to be viewed 360 degrees, visit WB if you want to be envious of the sheer costumes they have on display and leave it there if your compulsive ways allow it.
I wouldn’t dare put a spec of media from any film in my living room, learn boundaries.
Because we like action figures, not life size mannequins. Our obsession with figures probably goes back to our childhoods. We grew up at a time where action figures were popular, cartoon and movies were made with the objective of selling toys to us. So, we grew up with all these toys that weren't necessarily screen accurate but did the job. Also, there's a certain level of artistry that goes into replicating a life-size costume into a smaller scale. Ii think we appreciate that like some kind of art form. The fact that these artists and companies can almost pull it off is part of what impresses us. If it was life size, then of course it should be 100% accurate. It's no different than people who collect model cars. The smaller the scale, the more challenging it is to replicate the details, so it becomes its own artform.
I collect different versions of Ledgers Joker in 1:6 but also Bales Batman so 8 shelves is extremely easy to fill, Batman Begins suit, TDK armory, TDK suit, BR Joker, a few different purple coat Jokers, interrogation scene Joker, very easy.
A life sized Heath Ledger Joker is absurd, tacky, and a waste of space. The smart ass comments here are done so with poor taste. Life sized anything for personal collection is extremely difficult to pull off if you don’t have proper space for it, we’re not talking about a wall for it
I think a few 1:1 busts work pretty nicely if you have the display (like what Infinity is doing) as they're still in the realm of a collectible. But moving to full on costumes I think you cross over from high end collectible to actual prop collecting which is a different type of collecting. My brother has a couple 1:1 props from the Nolan movies (a screen used BB cowl for instance), and its cool, but otherwise nothing that really makes me ooo and ahhh over it.Personally I think anything 1/1 is awful. Going beyond it seems 1/1 is oversized for what real life is, it looks tacky and there's no good way to display them. Maybe you can get away with it if you have one or two, but it's a bridge too far for me. 1/1 is a nooo thanks. Unless you own a Madame Tussauds.
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