Official Hot Toys Pirates of the Caribbean Jack Sparrow DX06 Spec + Pics

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

If you handle the head with care I don't think you'll have any issues.

 

[Mister D]

Excuse the terrible drawing , this is how i think it will be done.

Never mind the neck adapter part ..i just mean to show the part that sticks to the neck.

Wasn't he in Beetlejuice?

Whoops! Looks like someone beat me to it!

 

[Guinnessfan]

The drawing looks good, and I would venture to guess that that is probably how they will accomplish PERS in this fig, maybe the production of this new system is causing the holdup...personally I'll be holding off messing with the eyes until we know they are sturdy enough to futz with.

 

[MaulFan]

If you handle the head with care I don't think you'll have any issues.

That's what she said.

 

[krewe555]

At first I wanted to collect this jack sparrow as a flagship piece, as a symbol of the peak of Hot toys quality and design. The first figures I collected were the Hot toys Superman returns and silken floss. Very good sculpting, but very little skin texture detail and paint. When I showed the sucker punch figures to my non collector friends, they had no idea who they were. When the I showed the Christopher reeve Headsculpt to my non collectors, they had trouble recognizing who it was. WHen I showed them jack sparrow, they acutally thought it was a tousaard-type replica.

But it is hard for me. I enjoyed pirates of the carribean, but I don't think I loved it. Jack sparrow is great character, but he doesn't have the old fashioned timelessness as Superman, Batman, or Captain America, which is all on my preorder. Nor the that of Luke skywalker, which I am flipping balls for.

 

[DiFabio]

I bet the face plate gimmick is just like Revoltech Woody.

 

[DiFabio]

I bet the face plate gimmick is just like Revoltech Woody.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

At least it won't leak.

 

[Lejuan]

When I showed the sucker punch figures to my non collector friends, they had no idea who they were. When the I showed the Christopher reeve Headsculpt to my non collectors, they had trouble recognizing who it was. WHen I showed them jack sparrow, they acutally thought it was a tousaard-type replica.

Are your friends the three guys in front?

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

as funny as that is LJ I would have to agree that if you showed people the SP girls proto pics the majority of people would have no idea who they were.

 

[krewe555]

Are your friends the three guys in front?

Hmmm Lj, that is quite an interesting photo. However due to the fact that there are 7 billion people on this planet, mathematical probability that 3 random people in a photograph would be people I am familiar with is actually quite slim to none.

- Show people just the headsculpt, not the entire body. If you show people a figure in a superman costume the obviously they know who it is. I mean looking at reeve sculpt teh nose is a bit too short, and the jaw line can definitely be improved.

 

[xjamiex]

Are your friends the three guys in front?

Gotta love that jerry curl and afros

 

[Lejuan]

as funny as that is LJ I would have to agree that if you showed people the SP girls proto pics the majority of people would have no idea who they were.

Anyone who paid any attention at all to the movie would surely be able to recognise these sculpts as whatsername and whatsername. But I can't really argue too much 'cause I'm one of those who cancelled my PO's when I saw how crap they were

Hmmm Lj, that is quite an interesting photo. However due to the fact that there are 7 billion people on this planet, mathematical probability that 3 random people in a photograph would be people I am familiar with is actually quite slim to none.

- Show people just the headsculpt, not the entire body. If you show people a figure in a superman costume the obviously they know who it is. I mean looking at reeve sculpt teh nose is a bit too short, and the jaw line can definitely be improved.

I'm one of those who thinks the Reeve sculpt is absolutely recognisable as Reeve. It's not a perfect sculpt, but it is undoubtedly Reeve, and anyone who can't see the likeness is either blind or has no idea who Reeve was in the first place.

As for Jack, you and I collect for different reasons I suspect. With a couple of exceptions, I collect figures purely based on my personal resonance with the character and actor. Batman, Supes etc owe a lot of their 'timeless' appeal to the fact that they have a whole comic book pedigree behind them. As far as movie performances go though, I'm pretty sure JS will be seen as an iconic, enduring film character over time. I loved Depp's Sparrow, but came into the game too late to pick up the original JS at a reasonable price. There's no way I'll be passing on this release.

HT keep raising the bar to the point where many punters are no longer happy with anything short of perfection. But when I look at the figures on my shelves, few of them would be able to pass the 'Sideshowfreaks Likeness Perfection Test'.

If you're after a flagship figure to represent how good HT can be, you'd be better off with a classic like Don Vito to do that for you, or perhaps one of the upcoming releases, like BB Bruce Wayne, 89 Joker or Bats. But this Sparrow will be the best we've seen to date and the best we'll see in a while I'd say. If you're a fan of the Sparrow character it's a no brainer - but if you're mostly interested in a 'perfect' sculpt, and you're not a big fan of the movie or character, why don't you just pass on it? There's plenty of other awesome stuff to put your money towards.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

Anyone who paid any attention at all to the movie would surely be able to recognise these sculpts as whatsername and whatsername. But I can't really argue too much 'cause I'm one of those who cancelled my PO's when I saw how crap they were

 

[SHOCK-Advised!]

I cancelled my POs for the 2 SP figures as well, but only after reading the "Thinking about quitting this hobby" thread

 

[xjamiex]

And to think...we could of had Jack by now I'm growing impatient, this has got to be the most anticipated figure of the year for me

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

And to think...we could of had Jack by now I'm growing impatient, this has got to be the most anticipated figure of the year for me

This wait is starting to hurt physically

 

[Pantone]

I just want to get the payment out of the way so that I don't have a big looming payment I have to leave enough credit for on my CC.

 

[Mister D]

I actually read an official statement from HT on their Facebook that the Mark V was their most complicated figure to date.

I don't have any of the IM figures, but I don't see this. Isn't the Mark V just like all the other IM figures but with a different sculpt? Can someone explain what is so complicated about it?

 

[Guinnessfan]

Hmmm Lj, that is quite an interesting photo. However due to the fact that there are 7 billion people on this planet, mathematical probability that 3 random people in a photograph would be people I am familiar with is actually quite slim to none.

Maybe my sarcasm meter is off but if this part of the post is for real

I'm one of those who thinks the Reeve sculpt is absolutely recognisable as Reeve. It's not a perfect sculpt, but it is undoubtedly Reeve, and anyone who can't see the likeness is either blind or has no idea who Reeve was in the first place.

As for Jack, you and I collect for different reasons I suspect. With a couple of exceptions, I collect figures purely based on my personal resonance with the character and actor. Batman, Supes etc owe a lot of their 'timeless' appeal to the fact that they have a whole comic book pedigree behind them. As far as movie performances go though, I'm pretty sure JS will be seen as an iconic, enduring film character over time. I loved Depp's Sparrow, but came into the game too late to pick up the original JS at a reasonable price. There's no way I'll be passing on this release.

HT keep raising the bar to the point where many punters are no longer happy with anything short of perfection. But when I look at the figures on my shelves, few of them would be able to pass the 'Sideshowfreaks Likeness Perfection Test'.

If you're after a flagship figure to represent how good HT can be, you'd be better off with a classic like Don Vito to do that for you, or perhaps one of the upcoming releases, like BB Bruce Wayne, 89 Joker or Bats. But this Sparrow will be the best we've seen to date and the best we'll see in a while I'd say. If you're a fan of the Sparrow character it's a no brainer - but if you're mostly interested in a 'perfect' sculpt, and you're not a big fan of the movie or character, why don't you just pass on it? There's plenty of other awesome stuff to put your money towards.

very well put LJ, I love the character, just watching him run around makes me appreciate the work Depp did in creating Captain Jack. I cant wait for this beauty of a fig...I love everything about it from the sculpt to the amazing clothing...and the wheel!