JND Studios 1/6 scale Heath Ledger Joker figure

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Oh boy... if you're just used to unpacking your figures and plonking them in a detour, this is going to be a nightmare! :lol
I dressed and undressed enough WWII figures with three or four layers of clothing plus gear to know how utterly nerve-wracking this can be. Having said that, the figure looks pretty great!
That's what I thought when I first saw images of the silicone head sculpts. They are terribly designed and will be a nightmare to switch out because you have to undo the shirt, tie and vest every time.
 
I tend to re-dress most figures whose outfits aren't stitched or glued shut since the factory assembly usually leaves something to be desired and it allows me to work out any unfavorable creases, remove excess stitching, and get really familiar with how the piece is put together. Taking a look a the underlying body and playing with the joints before redressing can also work wonders- but my first thought was how that is not going to appeal to a lot of people.

It's like 20-30 minutes work before you can even start futzing and posing.

This whole time I thought I'd ordered with GunDamit where there's still the potential of getting back the NRD if I cancel- even if only as store credit- but turns out I PO'd with Kit... where NRD means NRD!
 
Sculpt still looking like a cosplayer, yes the default one. Bad straight green colored hair, proto color was way better and had variation.

The tie pattern and vest color are what I like best about this. I hate HT's tie.

But those overcoat lapels... man, I don't know why they made them so high. Even HT has better positioned lapels.
I really like the JND sculpt.

Yesterday I have unboxed the HT Artisan.
I don't know what HT was thinking with the hair color. Barely any variation, just light green.
The color and hairline throws off the likeness for me.
Additionally the face paint didn't impress me at all.
InArt has the best hair, especially the jail scene Joker and I like their matte face paint. Unfortunately the likeness isn't as good as JND and HT.
Therefore I'll most likely prefer JND's sculpt over any other licensed release.

Hot Toys Artisan vs InArt Jail Scene (Quick phone pics):
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I agree with the hair on the JND. I don't understand why they made it dark green. In some places it's almost black.
On top of that, it's completely straight and therefore looks too long. That's quite disappointing.

Assembly doesn't look too difficult. I think they made it as easy as possible.
Attaching the tie has usually been the most annoying part for me while doing kitbashes, but their system looks to be working great.
Also, as @Chopper Face mentioned, It's a good way to get familiar with the figure body.

Edit: typo
 
1:6 The Dark Knight Joker "Guide PART.1 [SETUP]" Kor.ver


1:6 The Dark Knight Joker "Guide PART.2 [STYLING]" Kor.ver


For the people that complained that InArt was too much work to get to look right... you have to strip this Joker just to put his head on. :lol


I suppose its a good thing there's only one useable head in this 2-head set.
 
The lack of suspenders is appalling for sure, at this price point it should come with a full suit. While IA and HT does come with it, seems the bash idea I had in mind will still move forward. Shame since the pants cut and fit look good on this one too! This is definitely looking more promising.
 
Not sure why anyone expected not to have to undress the figure to get the heads on considering the way the neck is done with it sculpted all the way to the upper chest, which appears to be necessary for the whole internal mechanism. It definitely sucks for those who have no desire to ever futz their figures. But, it should've been known and expected just based on the proto pics that this is not a take out of the box and plop on the stand type of figure.

For me, if I were getting this, it would be no different than swapping heads on the InArt figure(s), b/c I've always undone the shirt and tie when swapping the heads anyway to get the best fit of the collar and tie.

I do like the way the layers look to pretty effortlessly slide over each other. Don't really see any bunching.

Shirt and vest look great and well tailored. Love the micro buttons as well. Tie looks to be the best stock tie, too. I like the tabbing mechanism at the back as well. Makes it fairly easy to take the tie on and off instead of having to loosen and tighten the tighten the tie to get the fit right.

Blazer looks like it could be on par with HT, but both are looking better than InArt's.

Lack of suspenders is a BIG no, no at this point. It was with the DX11 (especially considering the DX01 had them) and it is here as well. In my opinion, InArt's are the best stock ones, particularly the way they did the suspenders.

Still, I'm intrigued with this release and something has me wondering what it would be like in-hand
 
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Looking at the hair on each, inart seems to look the most natural of the 3 or implemented best? HT's seems to have more volume and as if they just slapped gel on one go to hold it down. Very noticeable at the top. JND's looks like separate smaller clumps of strands stuck together.
 
Hair wise InArt has the best color and hairline. JND has the best (lack of) hair volume, Hot Toys is neither.

The suspenders aren't a big deal to me since you don't see them. One less thing to make it bulky is a plus to me. However, I still prefer more squared shoulders and a darker colored purple coat. Will probably switch it with a Topo 2.0 to see if thats better

Really curious what the JND would look like with full on Panda makeup. Heavy white and heavy dark circles around his eyes.. Not that anyone wants to customize such an expensive figure.
 
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