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Fur or forget about it.
They could have offered sculpted long ago.
Sculpting techniques have improved ten fold in the last decade or so. I agree that it's totally possible to approach the aesthetics & articulation with that right balance of design, & functionality. It can SO be done well if they pull their fingers out & take it seriously.No.
Fur or forget about it.
They could have offered sculpted long ago.
Furget about it?
I think sculpting could work if it was using a softer material with some pliability. I really like the look of the PF Chewie.
I just don't see how they could pull off a completely fur-covered 1/6 figure consistently that looked good. If they did the time to produce each figure would make the price outrageously high.
Let's get a poll going.
I'm guessing the fur heads will win.
..because no, no way in hell would a sculpted One work.
Yeah, I thought somebody would bring up the POTA figures. They're fine - but as you said Rory, it's just the head area they've done there.. much easier to manage a decent look. Besides - Chewie's fur doesn't look the same as the apes' hair for my money, & so it'd need a unique technical approach again I feel, if they were to attempt it properly.
Yeah, I thought somebody would bring up the POTA figures. They're fine - but as you said Rory, it's just the head area they've done there.. much easier to manage a decent look. Besides - Chewie's fur doesn't look the same as the apes' hair for my money, & so it'd need a unique technical approach again I feel, if they were to attempt it properly.
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I emphatically disagree.
The sculpted ideas that have been presented, are much more plausible than a convincing stick of fairy floss.
The colour thing's a non issue - yeah, but trying to blend solid plastic pieces with the faux fur? That immediately conjures up alarm bells to me. The Apes faces aren't like Chewie's; they're bare black skinned - & not only does that allow the black hair to blend with the plastic mask / face much easier because the masks looked like that anyway, but it's a ton easier to replicate than a fur covered face with great detail. Chewie needs consistency there; it's one or the other. I'm surprised you think 'blending' would look good actually, considering you're a real detail nut like me.IMO the head and face would be the most challenging for HT. The body, arms etc just need an undersuit with different hair lengths on it.
The area around the nose, and mouth would be trickiest, and may need to be a sculpted section on top of the fur covering the rest of the head. I think it would look fantastic personally, even as a combo between real fur and sculpted. And I think the POTA figures show it could work very well.
Squeak showed a pic of the little Hasbro VOTC Chewie (a landmark figure), which illustrates the articulation thing perfectly. If they use a figure like THAT as somewhat of a guide - better high end plastics etc aside, they simply can't go wrong. Soft plastic at the articulation points where the 'fur' overlaps the joints, & harder material where the structure / body sculpt needs it.If the Apes hadn't real fur, you wouldn't even be able to turn their heads. Long sculpted hair (vinyl/rubber/plastic whatever) KILLS articulation. Look at poor old Thor. And he only has hair at the back and sides.
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