I'm gonna say it again.......Obitsu or any type of generic body is a Horrible idea. No offense to anyone or there input. I encourage anyone who thinks Obitsu bodies are good to go and order one then, and also see if painting wounds on it will hold up quality wise without eventually smudging or deteriorating over time with all the posing for a character who's mobility was limited in arguably the most important part of the film.
This figure won't be a statue. This is Rainman we're talking about here......Master 1/6 figure maker.
He will keep it within the bounds of a 1/6 articulated figure but I'm speculating that it will be closer to the twins design than just sourcing a bunch of bodies.
This is Reagan people! RAINMAN EXORCIST REAGAN. Anything this man makes related to that film I want.
Let's look at this logically. Go back to some of my ideas about the bed, the levitation, and how making reagan similar to the twins design is the most optimal approach. You get a fully crafted figure with sculpted head, arms, legs, "help me" chest piece. You get to pose her at minimum 3 different ways....all of which are the iconic poses, including the most iconic......the Levitation. Sculpting the legs in the tippy toe position and creating a "wingspan" articulation for Reagan with torso articulation is the key.....but anything more than that would hurt the figure asthetically. No cheap bodies.....more sculpted parts.
The Serpent and the Rainbow! I haven't seen that in years; barley even remember it. Gotta see if it's on Netflix
There are actually several times that she is on some other position than just lying there strapped in bed. Of course there is the crucifix scene (I'll spare you the details) and the the first time her head turns backwards, but that's in the early stages before the bed is padded and she's restrained (different nightgown, different make-up).
Arms that only articulate up and down laterally limit the figure greatly. It could be pulled off to work for both a pose flat on her back with arms tied and a levitation pose (if that's even possible), but even restrained she's much more animated than that throughout the movie. Many times while restrained she sits upright (like the Neca figure), and gets into full upright poses when she breaks the restraints (laughing with her hands by her mouth, clawing at the sky with the image of Pazuzu in the background, etc.).
Articulated arms, torso and head are need to have her displayed in any way other than just lying flat on her back.
Here's a short clip that shows what I mean in a nutshell. Just some examples of how she gets animated and gets into different positions many times thru the movie
WARNING: NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART:
Also, again with regard to this video. There is nothing in that video, pose wise, that can't be achieved with a figure with limited articulation.....Wingspan and Torso, sculpted deep wound legs, slighty bent at the knees, tippy toe, sculpted arms Every pose in that video clip is possible within the 3 to 4 pose minimum I proposed possible, all of which can be achieved even if Rainman takes the twins approach to sculpting Reagan.
This is all purely brainstorming based on what we've seen before. None of us really know what Rainman has in store for us. He may very well have his own body or whatever the case may be. He certainly has the skill and resources to do somthing phenominal with this.
I'm really excited about this. In hindsight from a challenge perspective, this was the Perfect project for him to choose.