Inart: 1/6 Pennywise

[Vortex]

We HT collectors need to turn in our cards and get new ones

 

[Victοr]

We HT collectors need to turn in our cards and get new ones

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InArt Patricians will be handing out extra rooted dolly heads to the Hot Toys peasantry.

 

[vaanrose]

Then you should be happy with your Sideshow Darth Vader from 17 years ago too.

Nostalgia is all about "that moment" in time. Styles come back, and then fade again. Some people collect silly looking Mego figures... but that's a style. It's timeless... because it is of a time.

Some can be perfectly happy with there collections as they age if they enjoy the nostalgia of it.

I do carry a lot of nostalgia for old, ugly toys lol. When I parted with my 4" Star Wars collection to feed the budget for higher quality lines, I kept a few of the old 90s He-Man looking ones just because I unironically like how goofy a design choice it was to make them all look like buff super heroes.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Simpler figures can remind you of simple times.

Sometimes, the newest and best is not the 'coolest'.

 

[BACON!]

I know HT is not in direct competition with InArt as their prices appeal to different parts of the market, however, for myself and I'm sure many others, for every $500+ figure I buy from InArt, you can bet that I will cut back on a few HT $250+ figures at the same time to compensate... so HT will feel InArt's possible success over time.

Maybe, if InArt can keep that 2 year schedule from movie release to product release and produce new characters.

By going high, InArt is putting themselves into a market where each InArt figure is not the first iteration of that character that a collector buys. I guess I would not see it as an erosion of goods potentially available, but further reinforcement of the collectibility of the cannon of characters like Batman, Gandalf, etc.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Maybe, if InArt can keep that 2 year schedule from movie release to product release and produce new characters.

By going high, InArt is putting themselves into a market where each InArt figure is not the first iteration of that character that a collector buys. I guess I would not see it as an erosion of goods potentially available, but further reinforcement of the collectibility of the cannon of characters like Batman, Gandalf, etc.

It can definitely 'narrow' a collector's collection ultimately. Quality over Quantity for some.

Some people have no issues placing old Sideshow figures right along side HTs... so I'm sure there's plenty of people who will mix InArt Gandalf with Asmus LOTR characters. That's what I will do. Some, like statue collectors, may back off and collect just amazing pieces and streamline their collection to just this new "high end 1/6th". I'm sure we'll see all sorts of collectors and collections.

My real point was financial though. If I'm going to spend $500 on two-three InArt figures a year (replacing popular canon characters or not), I'm certainly going to cut back on what otherwise would have likely gone to HT 3rd tier background characters and 'troopers'.

Example: I haven't even PO'd InArt Gandalf yet but I've already cut 3 HT figures that I had planned to get to accommodate him.

 

[Zurdo95D]

I've no interest in this particular character, but man, this figure looks phenomenal The detail, the head sculpts, the rooted hair, the costume/tailoring, the elegant museum diorama display stand - it's all so top tier. I must say I would love to go for this figure.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

To be fair, we have no idea what the final products will look like. So far, I'm only preordering this figure and waiting to see some early reviews, before I fully commit to buying Joker and Penny. Im skeptical.

 

[JMT1979]

And then I'll want to replace everything and the cycle repeats itself.

Sometimes I wish I had never found this hobby. It really is more hassle than it's worth. Well, if I upgraded anything Marvel/SW assuming IA got the rights, and they were still the same designs, I'd probably go for another Strange, Stark, Doom and a Vader. I can't see myself shelling out more cash on doubles even if they'd look a bit better. I'm not spending 500$ on a Wanda or whatever else. I trimmed my list to the essentials, and HT quality is good enough for the vast majority of them. Only classics and true favourites would get the 500$ from me. And besides, even IA will have more barebones figures around 300$. I can't imagine their Potter or Black Adam having any possible extras that'd bump the price beyond the standard Ledger Joker.

We'll see. But with my luck I'm 80% certain that the moment I buy my last Marvel HT figure, IA will announce their own. Or worse yet, when I'm half in, they'll get the license and then I'll have to either keep half Marvels HT and half get them IA or whatever other horrifying, money-draining combination. BAH!

I know what you mean re: this hobby. I have set myself a 30 1/6 scale figure limit and a total of 100 items in the collection limit. This limit isn't due to money, but more so because I need to have a limit for this stuff and I will sell other figures to accommodate new ones.

So far I'm 3/3 for the InArt releases - they've all been characters I love and they've all been awesome. Once Battinson is released for pre-order, I'll likely be in for that too, but I will compare it to the HT version and do a cost analysis e.g. if the InArt costs $200 more but is only 10% better, the HT will be good enough. For me, I am happy to invest in the best versions of the characters that make the top 30.

 

[Rzeznikk]

Honestly, this is where I thought HT would be in almost 2023 - back in 2013.

Hot Toys has been treading water for awhile now. The hobby needed a new face to push boundaries. Glad it's finally happening with Queen Studios.

 

[Rzeznikk]

To be fair, we have no idea what the final products will look like. So far, I'm only preordering this figure and waiting to see some early reviews, before I fully commit to buying Joker and Penny. Im skeptical.

Here you go. This is Queens final product of their 1:4 Joker. Pic courtesy of Kris Karms / I am Toys.

I see absolutely zero reason to worry their quality won't transition to 1:6. The company obviously cares about quality and delivering it.

This is straight out of the box. No mods.

 

[Rzeznikk]

It can definitely 'narrow' a collector's collection ultimately. Quality over Quantity for some.

Some people have no issues placing old Sideshow figures right along side HTs... so I'm sure there's plenty of people who will mix InArt Gandalf with Asmus LOTR characters. That's what I will do. Some, like statue collectors, may back off and collect just amazing pieces and streamline their collection to just this new "high end 1/6th". I'm sure we'll see all sorts of collectors and collections.

My real point was financial though. If I'm going to spend $500 on two-three InArt figures a year (replacing popular canon characters or not), I'm certainly going to cut back on what otherwise would have likely gone to HT 3rd tier background characters and 'troopers'.

Example: I haven't even PO'd InArt Gandalf yet but I've already cut 3 HT figures that I had planned to get to accommodate him.

This is the mindset a collector should have. It's all about what means more to you as a collector. If you rather have shelves cluttered with tons of figures because quantity matters to you then that's your style of collecting. If pieces like this matter more then it's easy to "trim the fat" to make these purchases easier on the wallet.

I've already started doing some trimming to lessen the blow on some top quality custom pieces coming. Also finding and making room helps shave stuff down as well.

If Queen/InArt continue the trend of releasing this level of quality on licenses I care strongly about I see my collection changing drastically in the coming years. It's already made an impact on what I consider to order nowadays as well.

It's exciting times though. We finally have a contender here that can help HT push boundaries where it's been pretty stale imo for quite some time.

 

[WolfBoy]

Yeah not getting the “we need to see the final product “ concerns. Queen do good work and have for years.

 

[Hando]

Here you go. This is Queens final product of their 1:4 Joker. Pic courtesy of Kris Karms / I am Toys.

I see absolutely zero reason to worry their quality won't transition to 1:6. The company obviously cares about quality and delivering it.

This is straight out of the box. No mods.

I wonder if they will release a video for pennywise like they did for gandalf and joker.

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I might prefer this sculpt over the clean sculpt on the 1/6.

 

[BACON!]

This is the mindset a collector should have. It's all about what means more to you as a collector. If you rather have shelves cluttered with tons of figures because quantity matters to you then that's your style of collecting. If pieces like this matter more then it's easy to "trim the fat" to make these purchases easier on the wallet.

I've already started doing some trimming to lessen the blow on some top quality custom pieces coming. Also finding and making room helps shave stuff down as well.

If Queen/InArt continue the trend of releasing this level of quality on licenses I care strongly about I see my collection changing drastically in the coming years. It's already made an impact on what I consider to order nowadays as well.

It's exciting times though. We finally have a contender here that can help HT push boundaries where it's been pretty stale imo for quite some time.

I didn't see it that way before, but I appreciate your insight. My style of collecting over the years has been "one-and-done" for the most part in terms of characters I like, not really focusing on an upgrade in quality over the years. I have been burned in the past and really don't like selling figures I have either upgraded or no longer want.

Definitely an interesting time to be a collector

 

[Wor-Gar]

I started into this hobby as a one-and-done collector intending to have a few "key" figures only and a very small collection dedicated to one detolf... but that didn't last long.

 

[Chakor]

I feel like InArt has a much stronger incentive to deliver a quality product, between the asking price and the fact that they are clearly catering to serious collectors who still want this character.

Now compare this with HT, who solicited their version back when the hype train was still running and therefore already had consumers' deposit money over two whole years before the final product actually released. While I own the HT figure and love it, their version was clearly just H. Chan wanting his cut of those Derry dollars, no matter how good it turned out.

Whether I get this InArt figure or not depends on where I stand in 2023. I've more or less reached the endgame when it comes to the Pennywise side of my collection, and would need to clear up a lot of space for that stage diorama.

 

[BeefEaster]

Dang, seeing this version and then looking at my HT version reminds me of that meme about asking your mom if you can get a mcdonald's hamburger and she says, "we have hamburgers at home".

The HT pennywise is the green pepper welfare burger from home.

 

[RaBu]

i like that they are doing inart, but this pennywise looks alot as the Hot Toys version.
But yeah like the joker, i hope to see real pictures soon.

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Could someone please correct the thread title to ‘Pennynise’ ?