[JNIX] 1/6 ANH Luke custom head sculpt - Closed!!

[Weapon]

I have to say it... there is some strange behaviour in this thread.

You criticise anyone who might "scare" Jnix away, on one breath - then you praise people for doing (IMO) average paint jobs (compared to Jnix's) - then once his finally hits, all you do is criticise his work?

Truly bizarre...

Moved on like you said then? hahaha funny. You of all people......

 

[Spudtrooper]

I have to say it... there is some strange behaviour in this thread.

You criticise anyone who might "scare" Jnix away, on one breath - then you praise people for doing (IMO) average paint jobs (compared to Jnix's) - then once his finally hits, all you do is criticise his work?

Truly bizarre...

:goodpost:

 

[McFly]

If I can throw in 2c worth - one of the most distinctive things about Hamill is his eyelashes, which are really long - and impossible to capture in a sculpt. To me that's why even the best representations of Hamill's face look 'off' in the eyes. Super-impressed by what I'm seeing of Jnix's paint app here though - can't wait to have it in hand!

 

[ShortRound]

The only person to paint this to anywhere truly like Luke is Nathan Eakins IMO.

:lecture:lecture

 

[Hydeous]

That Han looks amazing

 

[Craig Walker]

The Han sculpt is 10 out of 10. Luke gets a 8-8.5 maybe, with the original sculpt being a 7 or lower.

I think it looks better live than it photographs for some reason...

 

[QuiGonFishing]

That looks pretty darn good, CW. Looking forward to seeing what I can do with him too when he comes home...

 

[Anx10us]

Got mine today. Yep, all the photos are doing zero favors, IMO. The in-hand sculpt is great. The paintwork is shaded and subtle (which is not showing up very well on cameras) - can tell a lot of work went into it. I agree with Craig's scoring. Looking forward to the next one.

 

[Darth Fok]

Got mine today. Yep, all the photos are doing zero favors, IMO. The in-hand sculpt is great. The paintwork is shaded and subtle (which is not showing up very well on cameras) - can tell a lot of work went into it. I agree with Craig's scoring. Looking forward to the next one.

Glad to hear, I'm still eagerly awaiting my painted one.

 

[Tauntaun Han]

Received mine today. It is much better than the HT stormtrooper Luke head but I am still not sure on the look. I think I am going to just skip ANH Luke and just go with Han and Chewie. If anyone is intetested in this sculpt please message me.

 

[cmiller99]

I think the reason that Jnix's work sometimes looks a bit odd in photos is because the eye decals that he uses aren't quite as detailed as the ones that Hot Toys and some other big companies use. Thus they look a little strange in some angles. It's not noticeable in hand, but in closer photos I think it's more apparent.

 

[Adam1138]

Got mine also today, and although the paint apps are superb, it's just a little off to my eyes. Here's a comparison pic of the Jnix sculpt and IMO what I think is the best combo. The HT sculpt with the SSC Red 5 Luke hair sculpt.

Can't wait to see what Jnix does with Old Ben :yess:

 

[Timemeddler]

Got mine also today, and although the paint apps are superb, it's just a little off to my eyes. Here's a comparison pic of the Jnix sculpt and IMO what I think is the best combo. The HT sculpt with the SSC Red 5 Luke hair sculpt.

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Can't agree. I'd take the Jnix sculpt over that HT/SS combo any day!!!

 

[GrimSeed]

Just received mine.
It's clearly more of a likeness of Mark Hamill than the Hot Toys effort, but it's got quite a narrow likeness sweet spot when viewing compared to Jnix's Han. That baby looks good from any angle.
I'll need to give it some time to grow on me. It's a fine job, but Han is a really tough act to follow.

 

[Bmacattack]

Alright guys, bear with me as it's still a work in progress and my photos are crap. I really like the sculpt, under the right light, but, for me, the angles where the likeness was the strongest showed off that gummy mouth.

This guy needs some teeth!

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[jedijim3002]

Since you asked to bear with you I'll give you a compliment sandwich. A compliment followed by a criticism followed by another compliment.

Compliment:
That's a great idea!
Criticism:
But why does he look like Fivel?
Compliment:
At least he doesn't look like he's foaming at the mouth.

Just kidding by the way! I think it is a good idea and probably needs it. Maybe back off a bit from too much teeth showing but otherwise good start.

 

[Bmacattack]

Thanks for the feedback! I definitely agree with you that it's a bit heavy and, as always, is much more subtle in person. The clay I used is just something I had in hand and is not really ideal to use for fine detail like teeth. It was mainly an experiment to see if it would help the look and I think it does.

Also, mark appears to have rather large, slightly bucked, front teeth that are more prominent than his other teeth. These pics are kind of the look I was going for.

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[QuiGonFishing]

Jnix Luke in the house. Just a couple quick pics:

 

[Bmacattack]

Looks great in your shots Qui-gon! It's all about the lighting with this one.


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[Craig Walker]

Yeah, that's the best photos yet. Nice job.