Sideshow Tim Curry Pennywise Sixth Scale Figure

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haven't opened mine yet, the problem for me is that i dont think i have enough space to use the balloons. from your guy's pics, it looks like 15-16 inches vertically from feet to top balloon. about to buy a display case just for this figure, maybe the apextime cases.
 
Really impressive figure. I still stand by my thoughts that this is probably Sideshow’s best figure to date. I’ve been harsh on them in the past but I really think they nailed Pennywise.

Until Pennywise I rated Josey Wales as the best Sideshow figure I owned. Whereas the Eastwood line tended towards caricature, Josey less so, Pennywise has a greater level of realism. It really sells itself as Tim Curry as It. The teeth are particularly well done.

The fanged sculpt is equally good, though I didn't test it on the figure because the smiling one strikes me as more sinister: the essence of creepy clown rather than full on monster.

Even the clothes are better than I was expecting. It's a ridiculously goofy costume, and was an aspect that I wasn't sure I'd get to like because in photos it looked awkward. Yet in hand it works, not only because the material feels good quality, but due to his body and legs being thoroughly padded the clothes keep their form.

Unlike Trick or Treat's Art the Clown with his thin silky outfit that tends to sink into his body, and is hard to futz on a figure that's meant to be skinny.
 
damn shame the collar got shrunk between the proto and production, I cant tell if that's whats making the head so huge in person or if the head grew like typical hot toys fashion.

and as any mass produced figure to come with rooted hair, there's a whole lot and ton of hair with this guy

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easily wouldve given this figure a 7/10 or even 7.5 easily if the collar was kept like how it was in the proto. heads are easy to fix or change, clothes.. not so much
 
damn shame the collar got shrunk between the proto and production, I cant tell if that's whats making the head so huge in person or if the head grew like typical hot toys fashion.

and as any mass produced figure to come with rooted hair, there's a whole lot and ton of hair with this guy

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How did you get the hair looking that good? Amazing photos!
 
I find the hair tricky to work with.

It moves very easily and stays where you put it, but the problem is knowing what to do with it. I've been adjusting it by gently pushing from underneath, and it 'plumps' up into the more rounded shape. I also tried to raise the height at the back but I think Sideshow placed the hair to low to get the 'halo' effect in the series.

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It's very easy to accidentally mess it up, especially when the balloon hand decides to swivel and I rush to catch the loose yellow balloon. :panic:

I don't know how that hand/wrist will hold up over time. There's a sweet spot where stays, but like the hair it doesn't take much to move it. It feels like a miracle every time I'm able to set it with the balloons upright and stable.

The crotch grabber doesn't do the costume any favours as it messes up the natural fall of the suit, but I can't do without it.
 
How did you get the hair looking that good? Amazing photos!
its still too thick for my liking, I used a brush and one of those fleece combs for pets. a fine comb will do too. i removed a lot of hair already and there is still a lot left over. if I can get it thinner to a more manageable level, ill be content.

i used a little bit of hair spray (firm) and used a brush to brush it on and reshape areas
 
haven't opened mine yet, the problem for me is that i dont think i have enough space to use the balloons. from your guy's pics, it looks like 15-16 inches vertically from feet to top balloon. about to buy a display case just for this figure, maybe the apextime cases.

With the yellow balloon he appeared to be about 15.75" including the base.

Without the extra balloon he'd have just fitted my horror shelf, but the yellow one really adds to the look and ties in with the colour of his costume.

It limits where I can display him, and I don't like having to have him pulled over the edge of the shelf to make height for the balloons. There are other shelves he'd fit but I have them reserved for different themes.

For now I've exiled him from the horror shelf and put him on top of a display cabinet where he's totally uninhibited by height limits. He's now the most eye catching figure whenever I go into the collection room.
 
Mid-journey Pennywise made a stopover in the old west. He'd have been around then, of course. He's been around for millions of years but his clown costume would've been in-keeping with the period.

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The balloons may have been novel back then. I went down a short rabbit hole of their history...

Helium balloons history​

Here is a brief helium balloons history. Balloons capable of flying in the air were invented in 1824. Michael Faraday noticed that elastic bags filled with light gas acquire lifting power.

Of course, these were not yet neat multicolored balls but real "bags" - two sheets of rubber with flour poured between them.

  • In 1825, Thomas Hancock began producing sets, which included a syringe and a bottle of liquid rubber. With their help, you could blow out a neat rubber ball yourself.
  • In 1847, J.G. Ingram presented the first balls made of vulcanized rubber in London. Outwardly, they were very similar to modern round balls.
  • Since 1889, balloons imported from Europe have been sold in the United States at a price of 4 cents per piece.
  • In 1907, the American Rubber Company, located in Ohio, began selling rubber balls of its own manufacture. Five years later, in 1912, the company expanded its range and established the production of the world's first oblong balloons.
  • 1922 became a key year in balloon history. People were injured in the explosion of hot hydrogen balloons, and the New York authorities imposed a ban on refueling balloons with this combustible gas. This forced manufacturers to fill the balls with safe helium. This inert gas is absolutely harmless and cannot ignite or explode under any circumstances.
  • In 1931, Neil Tylotson established the production of latex balls and founded Tillotson, which still produces rubber products. The use of new materials made it possible to establish the production of balloons of different shapes, which did not go unnoticed by designers and holiday designers.
https://balloons.online/blog/a-brief-history-of-party-balloons/

Pennywise would've got a kick out of the hydrogen-filled party balloons.

Ghost Rider vs. Pennywise? :unsure:

A Google search had lots of hits regarding that scenario.


Anyway, he didn't stop in the old west long enough for it to become an issue.
 
I can’t stop looking at the details. Even had friends and family who know nothing about figures tell me how creepy and realistic this thing is.

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