Official Harry Potter Figure Discussion Thread

[cmiller99]

This version comes with the school robes and the casual outfit.

Will it come with two bodies too?

 

[Chronos1919]

No Ron, no purchase for me either.

 

[darthkush]

This version comes with the school robes and the casual outfit.

WHHA...WHAT?! Oh, darklord dave, you divine entity, you just made my morning! As long as the promo shots look good, I'll get this one then. Now I don't have to wait. If he's got both outfits, I get what I want and I save money!

So is the robe going to fit over this outfit or do I have to do a full costume change? Hopefully it won't be too hard to do that.

 

[darthkush]

I'll go ahead and get the Harry. However, now that I know both Harry and Hermione will come with this outfit AND robes, I may wait on Hermione. It'd be too awkward to have Harry and Hermione and no Ron. I could do with Harry and no Hermione though. Wouldn't look as weird. Announce a Ron and I'm in for all 3 Star Ace. In fact, given that the fandom is more aware of the Ron situation now, I wouldn't be shocked if an POA Ron sells better than the last couple as well.

This morning I finally opened up my new Mad Eye(after the last one had the broken wand). Overall, I'm happy enough with him. I think the stand used to pose his wand was kind of irritating to get into a good position and make no mistake, the wand is still kind of brittle but at least it didn't break. I love the character so I'm just kind of grin and bearing it with his problems. I think I'll feel better about it when my other Potter characters come. Here's some pics I took. The ones with no wand/lightening I took with my original mad eye and the ones with I took this morning...

 

[TheRiddler32?]

Has it been confirmed they will come with both outfits?? Thats a game changer!

 

[HAL9000.]

Has it been confirmed they will come with both outfits?? Thats a game changer!

Dave works for SA. So, yes. Very likely.

 

[TheRiddler32?]

Awesome! Thanks! Dave push for a McGonagall and you will be my official favorite person ever!!

 

[BagginsOfBagEnd]

Awesome! Thanks! Dave push for a McGonagall and you will be my official favorite person ever!!

Mine too!!

 

[darthkush]

For those asking about if it will come with a second body, you do realize that will make the prices on these MUCH higher right? I mean, they're gonna go up because they include the extra outfit. But throw in an extra body and suddenly you have a 2 pack sharing one headsculpt potentially and I really don't want to pay double. More is acceptable but double possibly? No.

Hopefully they've done the R and D with this to make this an easy effect and not something that's going to be hard as hell to do. I just want to maybe remove his jacket and slip the robe on and not have it look super puffy. Doable? Hope so.

 

[cmiller99]

For those asking about if it will come with a second body, you do realize that will make the prices on these MUCH higher right? I mean, they're gonna go up because they include the extra outfit. But throw in an extra body and suddenly you have a 2 pack sharing one headsculpt potentially and I really don't want to pay double. More is acceptable but double possibly? No.

That's a fair point. Buying an eBay body would be a cheaper alternative - but you'd think that Star Ace wouldn't want to encourage that just in case one of their bodies ever gets recasted and sold as a knock off. Not that that seems to have bothered Hot Toys that much.

 

[ryguyslytherin]

No Ron, no purchase for me either.

Same here, if there isn't a Ron I won't be picking up a Hermione. I'll have a shelf with Year 3 Harry, Sirius and Gambon Dumbledore instead.

Any word on when Gambon Dumbledore will be hitting? I was guessing Q1 2017 but it's a pretty vague guess.

 

[darthkush]

Same here, if there isn't a Ron I won't be picking up a Hermione. I'll have a shelf with Year 3 Harry, Sirius and Gambon Dumbledore instead.

Any word on when Gambon Dumbledore will be hitting? I was guessing Q1 2017 but it's a pretty vague guess.

I'm guessing sooner since we've already seen prototype of him at some of the conventions. Seems like whenever we see a new one one these, they go up for preorder like 2-3 months later. I'm gonna guess summer 2017.

 

[Darklord Dave]

WHHA...WHAT?! Oh, darklord dave, you divine entity, you just made my morning! As long as the promo shots look good, I'll get this one then. Now I don't have to wait. If he's got both outfits, I get what I want and I save money!

So is the robe going to fit over this outfit or do I have to do a full costume change? Hopefully it won't be too hard to do that.

Full costume change - same with Hermione.

 

[cmiller99]

Do you think that Star Ace will ever offer their bodies by themselves like what Hot Toys used to do with their true types, Dave?

 

[darthkush]

Full costume change - same with Hermione.

cool. I just hope it's not too complicated. I never opened my Matty Ghostbuster 2 packs with the interchangeable flight suits. Partially because I liked them in their boxes but also because they looked like a son of a ***** to change them in and out of. As I've bought more sixth scaled stuff, multiple outfits bothers me less though. I have a ball messing with my Hot toys Luke Skywalker's outfits for example.

 

[DarthTrafford]

Just found casual Harry & Ron on Amazon for $90 each.
Now I'll be able to put my Mirror Of Erised to use.

 

[HAL9000.]

Just found casual Harry & Ron on Amazon for $90 each.
Now I'll be able to put my Mirror Of Erised to use.

I've got a Noble mirror too and they look brilliant!

 

[Darklord Dave]

Do you think that Star Ace will ever offer their bodies by themselves like what Hot Toys used to do with their true types, Dave?

Nope. They won't even sell them to other 1/6 producers (like some companies do).

 

[darthkush]

Nope. They won't even sell them to other 1/6 producers (like some companies do).

Can't say I'm shocked. Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't the bodies for the kids completely new and never been used before by any company? Imagine if people had easy access to those. Suddenly we start seeing "kid characters" from multiple franchises popping up everywhere.

 

[HAL9000.]

Can't say I'm shocked. Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't the bodies for the kids completely new and never been used before by any company? Imagine if people had easy access to those. Suddenly we start seeing "kid characters" from multiple franchises popping up everywhere.

Yep. Dave said SA developed them, which is why they're so overprotective.