first of all, it is so cool to be working on the project that is a point of such passionate discussion like I have participated in for years. And, I want to do this differently than other companies, so I want to keep the dialogue open as much as possible, but one of the replies was correct, I just don?t want to overpromise when I have no final prototype in hand yet.
so, here?s where we are at: I will have a high-quality 1/6 scale body that is fully pose-able, so pose-ability of the body would only be limited by what we can do with the exoskeleton. As for the wings, right now, our goals are to have a little bit of articulation where the wings meet the body, at the halfway point and to have the Rotors pose-able. The way things are looking now, the pose-able rotors will be the easiest. Having those feathers pose-able is nearly impossible. The only limiting factors here are weight and cost. If you look at the prototype that hot toys made, they had to support the body and the wings with a weird three handed flight stand. So, the way we were looking at it, to get around that, you would need a very sturdy centerpiece, the backpack and the first half of the wings. If you could make that rigid, then you could attach the flightstand to that, and that would then carry the weight of the body and the wing extremities with rotors. However, that would limit pose-ability. So, it will be a balancing act of structure and rigidity versus pose-ability.
If we were to make hundreds of these, we could look at injection molding which would allow us to make light, plastic, Hollow structures. In this case weight is our enemy. However, since we only have a few dozen on the list and everything single one will be made to order, we don't have that option. Another thing to realise is the battle between features and cost. Pose-ability means more parts and strong joints which means more molds and more complex assembly so more cost.
However, trust us, based on our previous work that we will push the envelope as far as possible because we need only enough margin for service cost and to keep going for a next project, so your money will be very well spent on the actual figure. Plus, the basic articulation I am describing is what I really want. I think wings that at least move near the rotors and moving rotors, you can do a lot of very cool and menacing poses. So, we will try our very best. As for the light up eyes, that is also a feature I want.
But, as I have explained in the interviews I did, everything comes down to volume, so if everybody waits until the last minute to commit, we will have engineered the figure on a much tighter budget with much fewer features than if we know we can count on more people. I know it's more of a catch 22, but that's the reality of it. Anyway, I want this figure on my shelf and as good as I can make it, so that and our previous work will have to speak for itself. You will also be able to expect real tailored clothing and most likely light up features in the helmet.
I hope that clears things up. I would really want to be open as I always am, about my thoughts and our challenges. We will make this work, it's just a matter of how and that has never stopped us. The more people we have on board, the more we can do for you it's a simple as that
I guess seniority has its perks - ha!
