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I'm not usually into toys, but DAMN, I may want this little model Ford

post #1 of 11
2/21/08 at 2:36pm
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http://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/c...cgi?item=39051

Detailed as I am cheap.
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post #2 of 11
2/21/08 at 2:55pm
Cool! They made one of those "what if?" figures, using morphing technology to capture the early days of casting when Spielberg was torn between hiring Patrick Swayze or Luis Guzman to play Indy.

Hopefully, Sideshow will also make a figure that looks like Harrison Ford at some point.
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post #3 of 11
2/21/08 at 11:13pm
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Originally Posted by Litmus Configuration View Post
Cool! They made one of those "what if?" figures, using morphing technology to capture the early days of casting when Spielberg was torn between hiring Patrick Swayze or Luis Guzman to play Indy.
It's bizarre. He's like Yoda in TPM, you know something is "off" about him, but you can't really put your finger on it. His face looks good in the background(although still "off"), but looks way too big for the body.

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Hopefully, Sideshow will also make a figure that looks like Harrison Ford at some point.
Why bother? It's already sold out.
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post #4 of 11
2/21/08 at 11:19pm
you can keep your "indiana jones" this is what i want on my shelf!

http://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/c....cgi?item=8118
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post #5 of 11
3/3/08 at 5:33pm
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Hopefully, Sideshow will also make a figure that looks like Harrison Ford at some point.
Hyperbole aside, any wonkiness in the current pics is due to the paint apps on the initial prototype (where Sideshow often drops the ball due to rushing for solicitation).

The unpainted sculpt shows that the Harrison Ford circa 1980-81 likeness is absolutely there. It's actually quite brilliant:





It was sculpted by Trevor Grove... a 20 year old "kid" who's already one of the best in the biz.

Here it is as digitally-colored production paint master:

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post #6 of 11
3/4/08 at 2:08am
That is a pretty fantastic sculpt. Too bad those prototype photos don't do it justice. I've just always been unimpressed by Sideshow's final product. A+ for effort and enthusiasm but only a B for execution, in my book.

Then again, I'm not that thrilled about the Cinemaquette Indy either, and I was thoroughly blown away by their earlier work on ALIEN and TERMINATOR 3.

Overall, I prefer Gentle Giant for these types of things.
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post #7 of 11
3/4/08 at 2:37am
Forgetting this is CHUD, I assumed you were talking about a car.
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post #8 of 11
3/4/08 at 2:39am
Are you sure that's a good idea, I mean do you really want the likeness of Harrison Ford starring out while you getting undressed, taking a dump, masturbating, or having sex?
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post #9 of 11
3/4/08 at 2:41am
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Are you sure that's a good idea, I mean do you really want the likeness of Harrison Ford starring out while you getting undressed, taking a dump, masturbating, or having sex?
I don't think anyone who buys this would have to worry about that last one.
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post #10 of 11
3/4/08 at 2:46am
Yeah, good point.
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post #11 of 11
3/11/08 at 8:43am
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It's bizarre. He's like Yoda in TPM, you know something is "off" about him, but you can't really put your finger on it. His face looks good in the background(although still "off"), but looks way too big for the body.

Why bother? It's already sold out.
Yoda in TPM isn't "off", he looks fucking terrible. Apparently the sculptors didn't consider that if you live to be 900 years old, you're not going to look significantly younger at 870.

Real Yoda:


What the fuck is this:


Say what you will about the CGI Yoda in Episodes 2 and 3, but at least he resembled Yoda, and not Yoda's inbred cousin Yehaw.
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