Ven
Super Freak
no, no, no, no I kill the bus driver..
man I absolutely love this figure!
man I absolutely love this figure!
no, no, no, no I kill the bus driver..
man I absolutely love this figure!
Hey Buttmunch Id definitly be down for the whole Crew if you do decide to do them. can you drop me a PM with all the details. oh where did you pic up the Novilization (spelling) of the Dark Knight.
Here's a V.1 Repaint:
imo the biggest differences between the 2 sculpts (besides paint aps/hair which have been discussed and covered) is:
1. The new BR Joker has a fuller face. To me, the V.1 head (even with a repaint) still has a very narrow chin/jaw line. The lower face almost comes to a point.
2. The nose on the BR Joker isn't as wide. Especially in the bridge of the nose. The nostrils aren't as big either.
3. Disregarding the actual new scar sculpting (that's obvious so it's not worth discussing) but how the scaring puffs out the ends of the mouth/cheeks slightly. This is understandable since HT didn't know what the final prosthetics would look like. But the V.1 head doesn't have this puffed out look. Even if you fix the actual scars on the V.1 head this mouth effect will still be missing.
I'd really be surprised if, with all the paint removed from the V.1 head, that sculpt even looked remotely like Heath Ledger. I just don't see it. Even with the repaints I've seen it still doesn't look like Heath. I can understand HT not getting the Paint/Details (scars/hair) right because of the lack of actual pics/video of Heath in finished make-up (if that was the case) but overall imo HT didn't even at least nail a decent Heath Ledger sculpt. And that has nothing to do with a lack of movie material. They just didn't hit the mark the first time out imo. I don't like the other heads I've seen from other companies but at least the heads LOOK like Heath with just really bad make-up.
Now I need one of you to donate your V.1 Jokers to me so I can swap heads with my BR Joker in Dec. That way I can have BOTH figures.
Ya, I know a lot of folks are pulling out the conspiracy card with the HT Joker figures, but I genuinely believe they just rushed the first figure, admit they missed the mark and wanted to take another stab and because there are multiple costumes, they were able to go the route of a whole new figure rather than just improve the first so as not to utterly piss folks off. I love that the new face has the scars puff out his cheeks properly, that was a defining trait for me watching the movie.
I believe they rushed the first sculpt also, but rather than fix it, they made us pay for that mistake, and we're paying more for it now. They should have pulled the first figure off production and replaced the head. The BR Joker would have sold with the grinning head, on it's own merit. Any other time they haven't bothered to keep on schedule with release dates, has been because they 'cared' about quality. So this time it was alright to stiff us with a bad sculpt was it?
Which stacks up to utterly pissing people off. If not, it should. Moreso, because as usual, they waited till it sold through before releasing BR Joker. You can't tell me these heads weren't already painted and ready to go for V2. I can see that the wheels may have been turning and would have cost them money, and it's this money that has driven their decision not to pull their error. They hide behind non disclosure and, especially in this case, hype for the new head. It has worked too, because in any other instance outrage would ensue.
I, for one, am utterly pissed off. They do nice work and persist in raping their clientelle. Their marketing needs serious reappraisal if they think they can keep on doing this time and time again, especially if they get the support of second guessing fan boys who just want to gush at every new figure they produce. It is our support that has given them the opportunity to grow, and they ought to do the right thing by us, now that they are well and truly on their feet.
i truly believe a company like hot toys is smart enough to figure out how to milk out a figure. although i agree that they rushed the first one i think they rushed it knowing that they would release a second version with a better head sculpt. business is business.
A quick photoshop showing that "it's all part os the game..."
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Ya, as great as their product is, Hot Toys is not a fan friendly company. Sideshow doesn't play the same kind of games, but then again, Sideshow's collector base is very critical, where for the most part, and I myself am guilty of it, the Hot Toys collector base will buy their stuff with little to no thought about it simply because Hot Toys has done another thing we like. Hot Toys collector's are buying zombies and they know however we're treated they'll win, so they treat the consumer like a mindless money source.
A quick photoshop showing that "it's all part os the game..."
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It's strange, because a year or so ago HT was very fan friendly. Remember the Power Loader when they kicked in the free Ripley and added the working bar light at no additonal charge? Those days seem to be gone.
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