InArt - Dune: Paul Atreides

[HyperDrive]

Part 1 Stillsuit Paul and Feyd also doesn’t make any sense.

Weird as hell.

 

[chrisstbh]

Define mismatched.
Is it characters that aren’t scene specific to one another, appear in the same franchise but not the same movie, what if it’s an ensemble of characters played by the same actor or from movies sharing a director or a row of a character played by multiple actors? What if you group all characters who have won as Oscar, or simply appear in movies you deem childhood favourites? Can you group by decade or genre? What are the rules?
It all boils down to the arbitrary intent we assign to our displays.

It’s just most common and possibly logical to group characters by movie- but that’s really just one way to view a display.

Some people group all the Siths or Jedi from Star Wars together even though Darth Vader, Dooku, and Maul never shared screen time.

Someone could represent LOTR with Aragorn, Gollum, and Sauron. They never hang out together.

My Heisenberg and Jesse are wearing clothes from two different seasons. How dare they?!

Bayverse Transformers fans can choose their favourite iteration of Prime, Bee, Megatron etc and stand them alongside a varied cast of other bots from the entire franchise. So what?

Batman may stand alongside the X-Men on someone’s shed because- superheroes.

The individual figure represents the character. The group represents the whatever you decide it represents.

And again, if anyone can illuminate the issue, why is a pairing of Paul from part 1 and Chani from part 2 any more egregious than these other examples? If Feyd comes after part 1 Chani, is he allowed to join that display? Wouldn’t that be a mismatch?

You can do whatever you want with your display.

But I’m not gonna have Hoth Leia next to Jedi Luke.

 

[webhead05]

Repetition will always exhaust one’s eyes.

Putting the two of them together will take your eye away from the details of the stillsuits, making your focus draw on the sculpts only.

Seeing three damn near identical Vader figures in a row diminishes the power of his iconic look.

Put five red and gold Iron Man figures next to one another and see what it does to your perception.

Or the negative impact of a handful of Stormtroopers instead of one or two flanking.

Multiple Michael Myers lined up with nothing to go in between, that’s a lot of coveralls.

Once we stop trying to recreate scenes in displays and care about the details of each individual piece on their own, you will prefer to not categorize.

A shelf of say ten figures from multiple films unrelated to one another is much more appealing than a “Marvel shelf” that everyone and their mother sets up that looks like an uninspired film poster.

I generally agree regarding multiples, having a "no duplicates" rule myself, but it's pretty unavoidable when multiple characters wear matching outfits. For instance, I wouldn't pass on Ron & Hermione just because they're wearing the same Gryffindor robes as Harry. Even with Pt. I Chani, her Stillsuit is lighter/more weathered, she has the tan cloak, and of course the blue eyes. That's enough visual difference for me.

As others have said, InArt really boxed themselves in by choosing Pt. I. Of course, that was the license available at the time, and it generally makes sense to start at the beginning, but Pt. II would've opened up so many more options than just more Stillsuits. (And would've given everyone the Lisan Al-Gaib Paul that most prefer.) Alas, there's no point in dwelling on roads not taken.

 

[Nosferatus_lair]

I'd personally prefer to have P1 Chani. (if they do end up making her). It would feel very weird to have Paul from first film and Chani from 2nd film.
I guess some people don't care and mix their figures up with each other. It would drive me mad and stress me out having two separate film/timeline characters beside each other on a shelf. Everyone's different. I couldn't handle it though.
if I were taking diorama photos of them I'd want the 2 character figures from the same film set or scenes. Not seperate timelines.

 

[Nosferatus_lair]

This has got to be figure of the year. It looks stunning.

 

[Luisenigma1]

It wouldn’t make any sense. I bet INART also thinks the same way.

If they do Part 2 Chani, they better have a Part 2 Paul in the works.

That's the only way it makes sense. Since they can get away with doing them as part 1 and if they do eventually do Part 2 Paul with blue eyes I prefer Feyd as the companion piece because they'll setup better.

 

[HyperDrive]

That's the only way it makes sense. Since they can get away with doing them as part 1 and if they do eventually do Part 2 Paul with blue eyes I prefer Feyd as the companion piece because they'll setup better.

The next figure should be Part 2 Paul then.

 

[Luisenigma1]

The next figure should be Part 2 Paul then.

I imagine if they even continue the line they'll do Chani next then P2 Paul then Feyd. I'd like Gurney also from P2 but it's fine if they just give us those three. As long as we get Feyd Rautha I'll be satisfied.

 

[webhead05]

I'd hold out hope for Feyd being cheaper on account of hairlessness, but the Nazgul don't even have faces so that's no safe bet.

 

[HyperDrive]

I’m a broken record, but if they make Part 2 Chani next, they better make assurances that they’re doing a Part 2 Paul. It’d be incredibly moronic if they move on and don’t do it.

I think it’s also unrealistic to expect any characters beyond the two mains and maybe Feyd.

 

[Nosferatus_lair]

I’m a broken record, but if they make Part 2 Chani next, they better make assurances that they’re doing a Part 2 Paul. It’d be incredibly moronic if they move on and don’t do it.

I think it’s also unrealistic to expect any characters beyond the two mains and maybe Feyd.

If they do make more of the Dune line, Chani and Feyd like you mentioned, only other one I'd like to see made is a Lady Jessica.

 

[Bluemonday]

IMO I see them having 3 options they can go with:

1. Have this Paul as a standalone representation for Part 1 and move on to doing part 2 figures. I don’t see them doing Paul back to back since it could anger some people, so they would probably go with Chani, Feyd, and then a part 2 Paul.

2. Make a part 1 Chani and either Duncan, Gurney, or Leto to go with this Paul. Then do part 2 figures down the line.

3. Make a part 2 Paul next, then do a Chani and Feyd.

They were in a tough spot since they announced their part 1 Paul right when Dune 2 came out. I’m sure they got a ton of feedback from people asking them to just make a part 2 Paul instead, but weren’t able to due to licensing. Hopefully we’ll get an interview soon, or they’ll have one of their events we’re someone can ask.

All we have right now is that previous livestream where it was mentioned that they are going to make the girlfriend and uncle, but not sure who they’re referring to. It’ll be interesting to see which way they go ultimately.

 

[roan]

Feyd Rautha would be really cool.

Credit Heise & Justina

 

[chrisstbh]

This all relies on this Paul figure selling well. If people are skipping it to wait on a Part 2 figure then they may not be keen to make that.

Quick release (9 months from preorder) implies small amount of orders to me.

 

[HyperDrive]

Can we just go back to talking about Paul himself lmao. Who am I kidding, this is par for the course. All about “lines”!

 

[webhead05]

Just (im)patiently waiting for the first English-speaking review over here. Well, that and the email letting me know mine's ready.

 

[Bleah]

I'd say skip part 2 entirely and wait for part 3. Because by the time Inart completes a part 2 line, part 3 would probably in the horizon or it's been released already.

 

[HyperDrive]

I’ll manifest P1 Chani. P2 Paul can honestly stand on it’s own, for me.

These are the ideal displays I’d be more than happy with…

Part 1 display.

Paul and Chani. I love their connection in the first film. I also love the looks they give each other at the very end: “This is only the beginning.” With the music swelling (My Road Leads into the Desert). Chills.

Part 2 display:

With a Part 2 Paul, I’d prefer to display him as the Lisan al Gaib, fully hooded. Looks absolutely badass. And imo, that specific look works best alone. Now that’s not to say I wouldn’t be open to a Part 2 Chani as well… but when I really think about it, I’d be content with just P2 Paul (IF I get P1 Chani).

Well, that’s my own thinking for my display anyway. It keeps it fresh and meaningful. I don’t care to have Feyd or any others – they just don’t work with what I’m going for.

 

[Klornamafern]

Man, what I love about inArt is the way the make the clothes, figures feel so easy to pose and the materials are sooooo goood and their figures are so much more flexible, I remember seeing a video where their Batman was so much more poseable than Hot Toys, love that.

 

[Nosferatus_lair]

I’ll manifest P1 Chani. P2 Paul can honestly stand on it’s own, for me.

These are the ideal displays I’d be more than happy with…

Part 1 display.

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Paul and Chani. I love their connection in the first film. I also love the looks they give each other at the very end: “This is only the beginning.” With the music swelling (My Road Leads into the Desert). Chills.

Part 2 display:
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With a Part 2 Paul, I’d prefer to display him as the Lisan al Gaib, fully hooded. Looks absolutely badass. And imo, that specific look works best alone. Now that’s not to say I wouldn’t be open to a Part 2 Chani as well… but when I really think about it, I’d be content with just P2 Paul (IF I get P1 Chani).

Well, that’s my own thinking for my display anyway. It keeps it fresh and meaningful. I don’t care to have Feyd or any others – they just don’t work with what I’m going for.

I agree on all that. Muad'Dub Paul would be epic, the blue eyes and the tan hooded rags and weathered stillsuit. Man I'd pay anything for that version.