Memnoch
Lt. Vulture
Ok now I may get stoned for this but I wanted to throw this out there. I believe that SS should stay as far away as possible from doing a real fur Chewbacca and the reasons are as follows.
First the production would be a nightmare. The main problem is that Chewbacca was tall and lanky, and so far SS does not have a known base body that is tall and lanky. Next is the application of the fur. Just how would it be done and kept uniform throughout the production process? How would they even apply it to the body, fur suit? What about articulation, would it be more limited? How would they assure us it would look exactly as it should? I see many people getting angry when they see pictures of a fluffy Chewie first appearing due to SS policy of taking pictures of the figures out of the box, as is, no futzing under heavy lighting. Then over time, what happens if Chewie starts to shed? Over time we may end up with what once looked like Chewbacca but with no hair.
Now don't get me wrong, a 1/6 Chewbacca would be the bomb and totally blow me away but it is the ensuing longevity issues that sincerely frighten me away from the prospect.
First the production would be a nightmare. The main problem is that Chewbacca was tall and lanky, and so far SS does not have a known base body that is tall and lanky. Next is the application of the fur. Just how would it be done and kept uniform throughout the production process? How would they even apply it to the body, fur suit? What about articulation, would it be more limited? How would they assure us it would look exactly as it should? I see many people getting angry when they see pictures of a fluffy Chewie first appearing due to SS policy of taking pictures of the figures out of the box, as is, no futzing under heavy lighting. Then over time, what happens if Chewie starts to shed? Over time we may end up with what once looked like Chewbacca but with no hair.
Now don't get me wrong, a 1/6 Chewbacca would be the bomb and totally blow me away but it is the ensuing longevity issues that sincerely frighten me away from the prospect.