The Skipper by Iminime & Rainman

[karamazov80]

Looks very good! After seeing this though, I feel there is a subtle, but very systematic style that is affecting most of Rainman's more recent sculpts. You can almost tell that a sculpt is Rainman's vs. someone else's because of this.

 

[meth head]

So surprised at the level of criticism this is receiving. I know its going to sound like I am being the fanboy again.

I really think we have got to the stage where nothing pleases us.

I still think it is a great sculpt and actually one of his best

 

[karamazov80]

I think the unpainted sculpt looks more accurate than the painted one somehow (like Trevor Grove's Harrison Ford sculpts often do).

 

[meth head]

I thought it got better when painted

The lower eyelids are the only thng I would like to see changed. More subtle would be good.

 

[armysoldier74b]

Dont think there will be any tweaking of the sculpt, because honestly these things that have been 'tweaked' other than the balding hair will not even be noticeable on display or even if you hold him close to your eyes...

Plus these are in test painting stages... which means sculpt has practically been approved. Sometimes I think we collectors take the nit picking way too much... very soon 3d accurate headscans with 3d printing will be the only way to satisfy people.

Since your the one communicating with them maybe your not communicating what the collector want and instead dismissing everything we say as "nitpicking"

I am not surprised when past products have been released and would-be buyers pull out. You'll always have the die hard customers who will buy blindly, but they are missing an opportunity to bring in new fans. I am yet to buy my first Iminime figure because the projects I was interested in fell short in my opinion. I've seen them make other projects and they came out great so I know they are capable. Making these HS as accurate as possible is not supposed to be easy. Its why we are willing to spend the money on them.

I am a Big Sopranos fan and I wanted this more than I did Neo (which I decided to pass on) Unless that paint job works wonders on that HS I am afraid I'll have to pass on this one as well. The problem is not the sculptors, because everyone knows they are talented. I believe there is a big disconnect between Fan and Sculpt team and its a shame, because a lot of the suggestions brought up are valid, but they fall on deaf ears.

 

[turbo.VS.ozone]

Sculpt looks good. Some minor changes already suggested would work especially fixing the hairline and those bloodshot bags under his eyes needs a bit of subtle work But overall an instant buy! Can't wait to have Tony on my shelves!

I also hope Iminime starts offering unpainted heads again. I've got my one preferred painter in this hobby and I'd like for him to take a crack at these.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Re: The Skipper by Iminime

Pfft.....that's not the Skipper.

Thread REPORTED!!!

That's what I thought too!

 

[Deckard]

Sculpt looks good. Some minor changes already suggested would work especially fixing the hairline and those bloodshot bags under his eyes needs a bit of subtle work But overall an instant buy! Can't wait to have Tony on my shelves!.

The facial features look good. The hairline and overall shape of the head are completely wrong. As it stands right now, I'd easily pass unless they can nail down a bit more Gandolfini.

 

[turbo.VS.ozone]

The facial features look good. The hairline and overall shape of the head are completely wrong. As it stands right now, I'd easily pass unless they can nail down a bit more Gandolfini.

Face could use fattening, and I'm trying to nail down what season inspired the sculpt, but I've been waiting for a Tony Soprano for a long time so I cant skip out on this one.

 

[uscmhicks]

I think what's throwing this off the most is the face being too thin and also a problem that most likely wouldn't be able to get resolved , the neck.
Wide characters like this usually benefit from a differently sculpted neck.
Take Beto's Jason ( Tony isn't that wide but it's the only example I could think of ). With a little skinny neck this sculpt would have looked pretty crappy.

Here's another fattened up image with a wider neck as an example.

 

[turbo.VS.ozone]

That photoshopped T is perfect! Thats Tony right there.

*Beto's Jason Rules

 

[meth head]

I must admit when I am wrong, that latest PS hicks looks great.

I wonder if he needs more fat round his jowl? I am not sure the fat is in the right place? Looks like he is storing nuts like a squirel. That being said a little more weight on the face would appear to be a good move.

 

[eighthsamurai]

it would be great if tony came with such a characteristic fat neck. i wonder if it's a possibility? i imagine beto had to heavily customize each body for those jason necks to fit. i think tay's right that fat tony with a skinny neck might throw off the overall look.

 

[armysoldier74b]

Here's another fattened up image with a wider neck as an example.

He even photoshopped the patch of hair

I would buy this photoshopped one before I buy the other. Adding the weight in the face brings out tony. Remove the red under the eyes/remove that loop at the end of his eyebrow, add some bedhead ( ) and you got yourself a deal

 

[uscmhicks]

Thanks guys , let me just say I'm only trying to help out if the sculpt does get altered. I don't want it to come across as if I'm trying to one up the physical work that's gone into this as it will be much much harder to make these changes and capture any likeness in hand.

 

[armysoldier74b]

Thanks guys , let me just say I'm only trying to help out if the sculpt does get altered. I don't want it to come across as if I'm trying to one up the physical work that's gone into this as it will be much much harder to make these changes and capture any likeness in hand.

As far as I am concerned you took my words and photoshopped them. I have nothing else to say. The proof is in the pudding.

but its all for not, because according to axe we are "nitpicking" and the sculpt has already been "somewhat approved"

 

[turbo.VS.ozone]

Are these mods even possible? I hope that they fatten up the neck/chin area like uscmhicks suggested. It really makes huge difference.

 

[jimmie_dimmick]

Those changes/suggestions in that last photo are pretty spot-on.

 

[meth head]

The lovely thing is I am happy with either

I never for one minute thought you were being anything other than helpful hicks. At first it looked so perfect to me but I can see some added weight on the face would improve it it seems.

 

[Thrustmaster]

with all respect to uscmhicks, as he brought those things up, that the sculpt needs to be improved, i do think the likeness is worse then before. i think in the orignal sculpt the likeness is there, just need to thicken him up, change a bit his eyes (especially at the end they need to be more down and not that high) and tweaking the chin, making it bigger, longer and fat and like uscmhicks making the neck much more thicker then before. i've tried to mix these things together, what uscmhicks showed us combined with the likeness of rainman and some of my suggestions:

left my interpretation, middle rainman, right uscmhicks​

again it's just my thought and oppinions, maybe i'm looking wrong to it and like teddy said, i'm also very happy with how the rainman sculpt looks, but i hope he still can tweak something here and there to get it even better


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