InArt - Harry Potter 1/6 Collectible Figure

[lordnastrond]

I'm also excited to see how well Inart can pull of non-human, animal likenesses as the cage suggests one of his accessories will be Hedwig.

 

[Raleig.h]

inb4 people complain Hedwig isn't rooted

 

[Wor-Gar]

"Hairy" Potter

 

[mikeljanin]

Well colour me excited!
These books (And the far superior Terry Pratchett Discworld series) were the first books I learned to really read for the fun of it... and given that reading/writing define both my career and my leisure time that is a really important connection to me.
I remember starting with the Goblet of Fire which had just came out because I didnt understand they were a series with a singular story, getting really confused albeit intrigued, learning from my teacher I was reading them out of order and then DEVOURING the books - as a child I read the entirety of Order of the Phoenix in a single day ( a book so thick and heavy you could realistically clobber an ox to death with it)

The movies share a very special place in my childhood to me, and no matter how much JK seems intent on burning her own legacy to the ground, the movies remain timeless in a way - a comforting slice of nostalgia.

Super excited to see how this turns out and feeling a little apprehensive about the amount of money I would find myself spending on the HP characters I really love.
For me the must-haves are:
- Harry - obviously (would limit myself to a Philosopher's Stone/Chamber of Secrets and Goblet of Fire only)
- Snape
- McGonnagal
- Dumbledore (I prefer Richard Harris, but would be seriously tempted to pick up Gambon as well)

The strong contenders (pretty much must-haves but price depending) are:
- Hagrid
- Voldemort

The "would love to but at this point I'm worried about becoming homeless" are:
- Professor Quirrell (with Voldy on back of head)
- Mad Eye Moody
- Sirius Black (in Azkaban escapee look)
- Bellatrix Lestrange
- Lucius Malfoy

There are character I love but didn't care to include because I didnt really want a shelf entirely composed of teenagers or men in roaring '20s three piece suits.

One character, who is a great character with a strong and individual visual presence that I don't want is Umbrage - I hate that evil ***** so much I abhor the idea of collecting her on my shelf!

No Hermione and Ron?

 

[Johnny Utah]

Waiting for a good Jude Law Dumbledore from the third film. Came so close to getting a figure of him but HT didn't bother making him from Captain Marvel even though that sculpt was insane.

 

[JorjeCroft]

I will never forget when I bought the books and my father finished them before me lol Good times...
I think Harry Potter franchise created own era like LOTR did, so some fancy figure would be welcomed in my collection,but I prefer an elder version. Let's see maybe InArt is doing the whole collection.

 

[lordnastrond]

No Hermione and Ron?

Honestly never really liked either character all that much.
I prefer them in the books but they were never the draw to me.
I don't mind them, but I don't love them.
Not worth Inart prices for me, personally.

All the side characters are better/more interesting to me.

Also as a figure collector Ron/Hermione don't have much unique to them that would draw me in - whereas most of the professors etc all have interesting character designs.

 

[JMT1979]

Well colour me excited!
These books (And the far superior Terry Pratchett Discworld series) were the first books I learned to really read for the fun of it... and given that reading/writing define both my career and my leisure time that is a really important connection to me.
I remember starting with the Goblet of Fire which had just came out because I didnt understand they were a series with a singular story, getting really confused albeit intrigued, learning from my teacher I was reading them out of order and then DEVOURING the books - as a child I read the entirety of Order of the Phoenix in a single day ( a book so thick and heavy you could realistically clobber an ox to death with it)

The movies share a very special place in my childhood to me, and no matter how much JK seems intent on burning her own legacy to the ground, the movies remain timeless in a way - a comforting slice of nostalgia.

Super excited to see how this turns out and feeling a little apprehensive about the amount of money I would find myself spending on the HP characters I really love.
For me the must-haves are:
- Harry - obviously (would limit myself to a Philosopher's Stone/Chamber of Secrets and Goblet of Fire only)
- Snape
- McGonnagal
- Dumbledore (I prefer Richard Harris, but would be seriously tempted to pick up Gambon as well)

The strong contenders (pretty much must-haves but price depending) are:
- Hagrid
- Voldemort

The "would love to but at this point I'm worried about becoming homeless" are:
- Professor Quirrell (with Voldy on back of head)
- Mad Eye Moody
- Sirius Black (in Azkaban escapee look)
- Bellatrix Lestrange
- Lucius Malfoy

There are character I love but didn't care to include because I didnt really want a shelf entirely composed of teenagers or men in roaring '20s three piece suits.

One character, who is a great character with a strong and individual visual presence that I don't want is Umbrage - I hate that evil ***** so much I abhor the idea of collecting her on my shelf!

How is JK burning her legacy to the ground?
I don't follow HP or JK at all other than watching the movies.

 

[HAL9000.]

This sounds like a winner to me. Had me at rooted ear hair. Hopefully he comes with the moveable neck and the rags have an authentic smell.

In all seriousness this might actually tempt me. Oh the screams I could get by hiding him all over the house. I could put him behind the milk, in the pantry. . .

Elf on the shelf.

I'm really curious, at InArt prices, how Harry Potter will do. I mean, its probably perfect timing as far as distance on the franchise and nostalgia and allowing a generation to accumulate expendable cash. But I wonder how deep fans will go?

Is HP like Star Wars or Iron Man? Will people want every iteration of Harry? And his buddies in different clothes and ages? That's $1500 for the three right there, then times that for each movie. How many movies were there -- six or seven?

It will be interesting to see. I've noticed that the 'completists' tend to want more affordability in their figures, obviously because they buy more figures. InArt definitely challenges the 'completists' out there financially.

I'd be surprised if it did amazingly well. I'm admin of a HP group (I used to be in to HP years back, not so much now) and I can tell you the fandom is 90% female, all ages, mainly under 40, most in their 20s. Of course, males might not be so open about their HP support or have the inclination to join a group. Anyway, they like souvenirs/tat type of merchandise - low cost, high volume. Lego does well. The Noble collection also do okay with the higher-end props/merch, but we're not talking 1/6 prices. When the Star Ace figures come up in the group, there's usually no interest - priced too high. They get takers at bargain prices, but even that's rare over £100/$125. Most sales are sub £10/12. I might be wrong, but would assume the 1/6 figure demographic is around 80% male. So, technically, completely the wrong target for this release. Caveat - this is from a UK group. Perhaps the demographics are different worldwide.

 

[Misterbadguy]

No interest in HP and certainly no fan of Rowling, but interested to see how IA handle figures of a shorter stature (presuming we're getting the younger versions of Harry and pals). Could open the door to hobbits in their LotR line.

 

[Rayman]

Elf on the shelf.

I'd be surprised if it did amazingly well. I'm admin of a HP group (I used to be in to HP years back, not so much now) and I can tell you the fandom is 90% female, all ages, mainly under 40, most in their 20s. Of course, males might not be so open about their HP support or have the inclination to join a group. Anyway, they like souvenirs/tat type of merchandise - low cost, high volume. Lego does well. The Noble collection also do okay with the higher-end props/merch, but we're not talking 1/6 prices. When the Star Ace figures come up in the group, there's usually no interest - priced too high. They get takers at bargain prices, but even that's rare over £100/$125. Most sales are sub £10/12. I might be wrong, but would assume the 1/6 figure demographic is around 80% male. So, technically, completely the wrong target for this release. Caveat - this is from a UK group. Perhaps the demographics are different worldwide.

Don’t jynx it! I totally agree though that, afaik, most (if not 90, then 80) percent of HP fandom is female, so if we crossed that 10-20% of male people who like HP, with those who are also into collection… I’m still guessing the number is “more than enough people to make this profitable”.

Reasoning behind my argument is that HP fandom is huge. As in… only behind marvel and star wars kind of huge. So that still leaves Inart quite a few costumers I’m guessing. And who knows? Well marketed they may atract women the way most of us couldn’t. All I know is my (totally real) wife is happy with the idea…that I’ll be buying HP dolls.

 

[HAL9000.]

Don’t jynx it! I totally agree though that, afaik, most (if not 90, then 80) percent of HP fandom is female, so if we crossed that 10-20% of male people who like HP, with those who are also into collection… I’m still guessing the number is “more than enough people to make this profitable”.

Reasoning behind my argument is that HP fandom is huge. As in… only behind marvel and star wars kind of huge. So that still leaves Inart quite a few costumers I’m guessing. And who knows? Well marketed they may atract women the way most of us couldn’t. All I know is my (totally real) wife is happy with the idea…that I’ll be buying HP dolls.

I'm not jinxing anything, just stating facts as I know them, from experience. I hope they go deep on the line, but I stick to my "I'd be surprised if it did amazingly well" which is not to say they won't sell enough to warrant more figures. Wishful thinking and facts are two different things.

Personally, I think Inart should do these in a few years when their reputation is at peak, with maximum marketing reach.

 

[Rayman]

I'm not jinxing anything, just stating facts as I know them, from experience. I hope they go deep on the line, but I stick to my "I'd be surprised if it did amazingly well" which is not to say they won't sell enough to warrant more figures. Wishful thinking and facts are two different things.

Sure thing, I was just trying to be funny Hal. I don’t believe in any other Jynx besides the one in Pokemon. I’m a wishful thinker, cannot avoid that, specially as a HP fan. I need figs to go with my wife’s…20 something lego sets we’ve got all around the house.

I saw a few Star Ace ones not long ago at 85 bucks at a local store, still thought they were too expensive. Inart though… makes me excited for a long living line. Here’s to hoping

 

[AricJorn]

Really hope InArt will do more than just child Harry. Would much prefer him from Order of the Phoenix or Deathly Hallows, and some other characters from the later movies as well. Can’t imagine how good a Dumbledore or Hagrid would look from them after seeing Gandalf.

I totally agree - if they are only going to make 5-6 figures each year yet keep launching new lines, we'll never get anything complete from them. If they stick to a handful of lines and go deeper with them I'd be happier. I'm done with companies like QMx that create a new line (Princess Bride or Firefly) only to bail after one figure. I assume they are just fishing right now, just trying to see which offerings get the biggest fan bases to show up.

 

[mikeljanin]

Well, if Star Ace has gone deep into HP with sub-par figures, I'm pretty sure InArt can do well enough with premium looking figures. I'm actually tempted, despise not being a big fan, so definitely can see it working.

 

[Earth 616 Collector]

I have been waiting patiently for good HP figures. I'm 100% going deep into this line with every figure released and also LOTR. I couldn't be more excited right now.

 

[agonistes86]

I'm not much into HP - I read about half of the books as a teenager - but I did recently rewatch all the movies. I'd love to see InArt do Bellatrix Lestrange. She's one of the highlights for me as it's such a great fit between the actress and character, and it's a great character design. l wouldn't actually buy her, I just want to marvel at the prototype.

 

[superdoug]

I'm not much into HP - I read about half of the books as a teenager - but I did recently rewatch all the movies. I'd love to see InArt do Bellatrix Lestrange. She's one of the highlights for me as it's such a great fit between the actress and character, and it's a great character design. l wouldn't actually buy her, I just want to marvel at the prototype.

I’d be tempted (but will not give in) to get one just to display her next to my Jack Sparrow. I always saw a lot of similarities between the way both characters were portrayed for some reason. Not sure if anyone else did so it might just be me. Same thing with how she portrayed the fairy godmother in that live action Cinderella. Kind of freaked me out when someone told me that Tim Burton who always seems to cast Depp actually dated her for a while. Reminded me of a Seinfeld episode where George was dating a woman that looked like Jerry. . .

 

[Mogli]

So I guess Dumbledore will be the second reveal after this, and since they apparently aren't making female figures anytime soon, maybe that increases the chances of the guys with long hair like Snape and Sirius lol, which are two I really hope they make. I'm tired of figures in pleather and ugly costumes so a whole line of more "normal" people from the HP world would be pretty cool!

 

[Wor-Gar]

I can tell you the fandom is 90% female, all ages, mainly under 40, most in their 20s.

I knew it!

not talking 1/6 prices. When the Star Ace figures come up in the group, there's usually no interest - priced too high. They get takers at bargain prices

Not promising for InArt.