Pedro Lujan has agreed to make a sample head sculpt file for me, apparently having solved issues with the printer. If I’m encouraged by those initial results then we’ll move forward. I’ll still have to find an artist to paint it, though. Pedro says he has some ability as a painter, but feels more comfortable with someone with greater skill taking that on.
I’m starting to feel a bit of excitement. Although I’m also a bit anxious about how well the figure is going to turn out for what it’s going to cost, all told. For the uninitiated a 1/6 figure by Hot Toys runs around $250 an average. I may well end up spending that sum alone just on an unpainted head sculpt.
But to put that in a bit more perspective, Asmus Crown Series Gandalf the Gray costs $350–and there are definitely issues with it, including a hat that doesn’t seat properly on the head, and articulated eyes that are arguably a little too deep set. Similarly Hot Toys Iron Man Mark LXXXV (Endgame) which goes for $423 (standard) and $446 (battle damaged armor) featured a head sculpt that upset a lot of fans for it’s somewhat strange appearance. To Hot Toys credit they offered a replacement for it. But the point being that a figure costing close to $500 plus tax and shipping wasn’t up to a certain high standard that consumers have come to expect for a purchase of that size.
In any case I’ll provide an update with what Pedro makes for an initial sample sculpt. Fingers crossed!
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