IRIS: Raiders of the lost Ark (Closed)

[Ecklectic]

You did a man's job sir.

Any issues were with Iris. If she responded promptly to emails and kept you informed along the way then there wouldn't have been any problems.

Thanks Luis.

 

[TonTon]

So, received my Iris set today. Haven't had much time to futz with it but here's some initial thoughts:
Really glad we went with a small zipper, much better than the 1st concept.
The outfit fits really well on the generic body I am using:
https://www.scifi-toys.com/collecti...1-6-parts-standard-male-narrow-shoulders-body
Didn't have any issues with the shirt popping open at all, magnets pop close easily.
The jacket is nicer than I imagined. Really nice soft material and a great colour. I think in the hands of a talented custom artist the collar could sit flat and would look better if weathered, but still really nice. The length is good.
The pants are not really made from the material I would have liked. It creases just by looking at it in the way that linen creases, but Indy's pants were wool and didn't crease like that, that's a bummer for mine.
The holster is "ok" but not better than the MFisher (pictured here) imho. It's very thin, but not bad for the price.
Overall summary: Given the price of sets from Yunsil & Kato, this is a really nice set for the price point. Certainly WAY better than what Hot Toys came up with and a certain upgrade from that.
Lastly thank you to Luis & Iris for making this possible.
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Nice review and pic. Please post more when you get a chance. Do you remember which exact body you got? Looks like that link has a bunch of different bodies.

 

[The Rogster]

Getting mine today!! ?

 

[cpoll36]

Thanks Luis for all your efforts. It's a beautiful set.

 

[Luisenigma1]

Thanks Luis for all your efforts. It's a beautiful set.

Thank you guys for being interested. I was hoping it turned out well, some things could have been better but with what we have it came out great.

 

[The Rogster]

Yo, so I got it put together and futzed. My Nepal scene Indy finally!! Looks great. I used the JX toys s01. Everything fit perfectly, but the shirt was indeed snug, however the color and tailoring is beautiful.

 

[corellianfive]

Nice review and pic. Please post more when you get a chance. Do you remember which exact body you got? Looks like that link has a bunch of different bodies.

Thank you, yes it was the BD010 body.

I'll post some more pics when I get the chance, will try the water spray thing too

 

[The Rogster]

Here it is. Please forgive the display. It’s dumb and that painting behind him was just placed so it’s not a wall back there haha. I don’t currently have a display so I threw it all together cause I wanted to see it all. Love it.

 

[Ecklectic]

Looks great Rogster. Are you ever going to get round to finishing that hat though? Ha ha.

What gloves does he have there? They look really good.

 

[The Rogster]

I’ve been feeling a little less motivated with that hat since I saw the inigou v3. ? it looks great.
The gloves I ordered off eBay probably 10 years ago, and Hemble, a ssf boardmember put the hands in and weathered them. I’ve loved their look. I’ll see if I can find something similar.

 

[Ecklectic]

You know you should be able to put that hat in the oven on a very low setting and soften it up and then curve the sides of the brim up a bit when you take it out. Then you just let it harden again. I have done that with a few hats now.

I have ordered a couple of the new sculpts but I really don't think it is a massive step up from the V2 which I also have. The expressions on each are somewhat too neutral for me. They are what I call the "Marion, I'm just nipping out to the shops for some milk" Indiana Jones expression. It needs to be more intense. Of course you can counter that somewhat with how you position and paint the eyes on the sculpt.

 

[The Rogster]

You know you should be able to put that hat in the oven on a very low setting and soften it up and then curve the sides of the brim up a bit when you take it out. Then you just let it harden again. I have done that with a few hats now.

I have ordered a couple of the new sculpts but I really don't think it is a massive step up from the V2 which I also have. The expressions on each are somewhat too neutral for me. They are what I call the "Marion, I'm just nipping out to the shops for some milk" Indiana Jones expression. It needs to be more intense. Of course you can counter that somewhat with how you position and paint the eyes on the sculpt.

Yeah and that’s what I’ll do. Well, not with an oven but a hair dryer. I’m just taking it back to the drawing board, I think. I want to get it looking just right.
And about the head, I get that. I just missed out on all the other releases, I had to jump on this one. Do you have a picture of the inigo v2 digital?

 

[corellianfive]

 

[corellianfive]

Even with the arm up the shirt doesn't pop open, also there is nice space around the biceps. I tried rolling the sleeves up but found that tight, would probably work better if cut but I sure aint doing that. LOL

I'm a bit surprised theres not magnets at the sleeve cuffs too, the way they just hang open is a bit strange but doesn't really matter I guess....and if anyone has a Hot Toys web belt they're interested in selling I'm all ears too

 

[Ecklectic]

No. You could probably find it if you went back through Inigou's Instagram or Facebook page though. His V1 gets the intense look but I think the nose is not quite right. They are all amazing sculpts though.

 

[Luisenigma1]

I successfully dyed the pants to a bit shade darker then the original. Now this is raiders. Lol

 

[Ecklectic]

Come on Luis. A picture of these newly dyed pants please.

 

[corellianfive]

I successfully dyed the pants to a bit shade darker then the original. Now this is raiders. Lol

Man I would be too nervous to do that, what specifically did you use?

 

[Luisenigma1]

Man I would be too nervous to do that, what specifically did you use?

I used Rit synthetic dye. (Chocolate brown) Easy you just boil some hot water and then put it in a pot (one that your not going to use again to cook in) then put just a small amout in it and take it to a steel sink. You wet the pants in water first get it completely soaked then just figure out how long it needs to be in there (I just dipped it in quick so around 2 seconds) then rinse it with water make sure there is no left over dye on them. I put it infront of a fan and let it dry that way. Once one area is dry just turn it to the next wet area and once it's dry then put it on your figure. Idk if it will stain the shirt but I'll see after a week if it does or does not.

 

[Luisenigma1]

Come on Luis. A picture of these newly dyed pants please.

I posted it on SSF so someone can pull it there and share it as I've had issues with this site.