JND Studios 1/6 scale Heath Ledger Joker figure

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JND Kojun is for a different market..

 

[Chopper Face]

JND Kojun is for a different market..

I somewhat agree, but think the primary contributor to that is their pricing since it's straight up a prohibitive barrier to entry.

1/6 is really advancing lately so expectations across the board are rising as higher quality figures become more commonplace, along with constantly rising prices being expected.

Ultimately JND are in the 1/6 figure space competing with HT Artisan and InArt; both of which appeal to collectors who really care about accuracy, quality, and realism with regards to sculps, hair, seamless joints etc. and have a fair amount of disposable income. Maybe we can even throw JazzInc into that group.

Since HT and IA are cheaper than JND yet still make great stuff- especially IA, it's fair to expect that JND at a notably higher price point would be producing the best, most realistic, most accurate pieces, using the finest materials suitable for only the most committed collector but, with Joker, the increased price really only seems reflected in the fact they're using non-standardised tech and assemble figures in-house.

Whoever they're trying to appeal to, I think they've botched this first release big time and, with so much riding on a Ledger Joker, it's no wonder they're recalling the first batch to completely redo it. Shame the sculpts won't be changed at all though.

 

[csutkakoma]

And their sculpt is average as usual.

 

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Good on JND. This is what Jazzinc should have done with their dented up Batmobile, or HT with their 89 2.0 suit.

For a $250-$350 figure, that was almost never happening for HT. You guys are giving praise for JND recalling the product for improvements, but at that price point, they really had to, they have no choice.

 

[Gipetto0812]

For a $250-$350 figure, that was almost never happening for HT. You guys are giving praise for JND recalling the product for improvements, but at that price point, they really had to, they have no choice.

They most certainly have a choice. They could've very much let it ride as is and stuck to the release no matter how much flak they were getting.

When we're at this level of collectible, price shouldn't matter when it comes to making improvement on the final product. It shouldn't matter that just b/c the others are comparatively cheaper that they get to slide when they screw up.