Hot Toys - TMS035 - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

[DarkChocobi]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

Rooted hair = HT could go *** themselves

 

[ArtDamage]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

We might not even get a sculpt, lol. So any will be good at this point.

She spends so much time out of helmet I feel like even hot toys would know better than to skip the headsculpt on this one. Right? Right?

 

[Username]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

She spends so much time out of helmet I feel like even hot toys would know better than to skip the headsculpt on this one. Right? Right?

Fingers crossed. And toes.

 

[nexus]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

I prefer rooted hair, but agree HT skimps on its approach. Considering the improvements that have been made with 1/6 rooted hair figures in the last few years, I'm sure Hot Toys could easily invest in higher quality materials and better application and styling systems that would raise the bar and significantly enhance the realism. Given what they're charging, there's no excuse for them to still be using slightly above Barbie-grade hair. Custom rooting can look absolutely amazing, in part because the artists use thinner, more realistic materials combined with cutting and styling, but yes it's expensive. I don't really care one way or the other if Bo has sculpted or rooted hair. For shorter hair characters I can go either way.

 

[DJ_NachoMan]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

sculpted hair for me only. She has short hair and the head band thing will look awkward with rooted hair. I'm very hopeful this face sculpt will be amazing. Day one pre-order for me. She will go right next to Mando in my collection.

Now if Heavy Mando and IG-11 would ever show up!! So anxious!

 

[Stryker2011]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

I just hope it comes with an un-helmeted head...

 

[sithlord13]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

Hopefully the reveal will be soon and we can find out

 

[MyenShi]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

Hot Toys could easily invest in higher quality materials

They could do that for a lot of things, but it's not happening. They don't have real competition and the figures sell. They have no reason or incentive to do anything differently.

 

[pixletwin]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

Sculpted hair for me too. It would make Bo-Katan look dumb.

 

[user 58482]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

I don't see why they would do rooted hair. It makes sense for the figures with longer hair because sculpted hair would interfere with neck articulation, but Bo's hair is very short.

Also I feel like it's a given they'd include a head sculpt. She's not like Din, who spends most of his time in the helmet. It's very important to who her character is that she shows her face.

 

[MyenShi]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

I don't see why they would do rooted hair. It makes sense for the figures with longer hair because sculpted hair would interfere with neck articulation, but Bo's hair is very short.

Also I feel like it's a given they'd include a head sculpt. She's not like Din, who spends most of his time in the helmet. It's very important to who her character is that she shows her face.

I would say some people are concerned because Hot Toys has so far stuck to doing figures that don't need head sculpts for The Mandalorian line. It was only Moff Gideon before Boba Fett. Bo-Katan doesn't need a head sculpt to be displayed per se, though the figure would be worse off without one.

Some people are also concerned because Hot Toys has done rooted hair for looser short/medium hairstyles (eg. Infinity War Black Widow, Winter Soldier Black Widow).

I'm 50/50 on whether a head sculpt will be included, but if it does, I'm pretty certain it will be sculpted hair as HT seems to be moving away from rooted hair.

 

[user 58482]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

I would say some people are concerned because Hot Toys has so far stuck to doing figures that don't need head sculpts for The Mandalorian line. It was only Moff Gideon before Boba Fett. Bo-Katan doesn't need a head sculpt to be displayed per se, though the figure would be worse off without one.

It'd be pretty bonkers if they didn't include a head sculpt, especially considering that a major plot point of her appearance on The Mandalorian was to show the audience and the main character that The Way Din followed was not the only one and that there are other Mandos out there that don't cover their faces.

 

[user 58482]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

Anyone got the skinny on this dropping tomorrow night?

Where'd you hear that from?

I assumed they'd wanna give Fett at least a week in the limelight lol

 

[MyenShi]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

It'd be pretty bonkers if they didn't include a head sculpt, especially considering that a major plot point of her appearance on The Mandalorian was to show the audience and the main character that The Way Din followed was not the only one and that there are other Mandos out there that don't cover their faces.

Hot Toys has made some bonkers decisions, especially with the Star Wars line.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

Where'd you hear that from?

I assumed they'd wanna give Fett at least a week in the limelight lol

People said this was gonna drop with Fett last week. So I was asking those same truthsayers what's the next hearsay.

 

[user 58482]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

People said this was gonna drop with Fett last week. So I was asking those same truthsayers what's the next hearsay.

Ahh, I see!

 

[Jaycepticon]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

People said this was gonna drop with Fett last week. So I was asking those same truthsayers what's the next hearsay.

I’ll say this’ll go up this week.

If not, just read this again next week.

 

[Malgus]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

The AOU one was very bad. Not just the hair, but the sideward glance eyes, and a bad paintjob that took away from the likeness.
But they can both be saved with some hot water, and a bit of styling.
I'm not advocating for rooted on Bo Katan, but just playing devil's advocate for rooting. I have seen some incredible work done on stock HT sculpts either with a slight repaint/re-rooting, or just work done on the hair itself.
Tell me these don?t look good, my friend?

No these don't look good. The hair is clearly not scaled to 1:6 .

 

[FlyAndFight]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

I prefer sculpted hair, especially on short-haired characters, but have to admit that the first one and the last one in the pics above look fantastic.

Considering that the photos are zoomed in and they look this good, I can only imagine how amazing they are in-hand.

 

[jimjimmyjones85]

Re: Hot Toys - TMS - Bo-Katan Kryze (The Mandalorian Season 2)

I agree. I think the blond version looks really good IMHO