[MJ12] 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Headsculpt

[galactiboy]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt WIP PIC UPDATED in 1st POST

Its not just shrinkage (besides shrinkage is a part of distortion) rather about the loss of detail and adding of 'noise' with further castings based of castings which are based of other castings.
The original cast is perhaps till date the one with the most integrity.
However the ones which people buy and find over ebay are casts with unverifiable origin - therefore you cannot trace what generation of casting it is.

Its very similar to the bootleg tape trading of early days. If you were a part of it you will remember how quality degraded over generations of tapes copied over from copies.
Similarly the original cast was the one with actual details and proportion closest intact. Details which get washed out and deformations start sinking in as copies are made over same moulds and moulds based on already deformed copies.

I hope I have been able to explain the phenomenon properly.

Very true... it would seem the only way to offer a 2nd sculpt w/o the hair is to make a cast of the first and alter it and then cast from it... but you do loose some percentage of the quality in doing that. Alternatively you would have to alter the original which would prevent future casts with the full hair being made from it.

Just out of curiosity is the option of unpainted casts on the table? If that were an option it would be more feasible to sell the full sculpt as is and allow the individual to modify it (remove some or all of the hair) w/o damaging the paint job.

 

[KingGrayskull]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt WIP PIC UPDATED in 1st POST

Looks great. I hope Umair will give some more detailed feedback. Nevertheless I might be interested even in two, to add real hair to one...

 

[Darkavatar]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt WIP PIC UPDATED in 1st POST

Yeah that Joker is the Enterbay 1:4 Recasted and haired... the sculpt hasnt been modded at all.

Hmm IDK the chin looks reduced in these pics here.

 

[KingGrayskull]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt WIP PIC UPDATED in 1st POST

Dont see what you mean. Honestly this is perfect and the best Joker sculpt I have seen to date. Cant get better than this. If anybody knows where I can get one of these please let me know.

Back on topic: that WIP really grows on me. Looking forward to replace my DX11 head. :yess:

 

[KingGrayskull]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt WIP PIC UPDATED in 1st POST

I don't think it will be possible to show that work if we don't want to regonize the guy's work but if he is who I think he is ( I have no idea, just guess!) I think that there is no reason to be afraid, actually I'm really excited to see it

You thinking about the same guy I do? I am so excited that Chris Howes has finally returned. :lol

Edit:
Btw: I have seen your Scareglow statue. Epic work! Still thinking about ordering one. Its just too good to pass. :rock

 

[Darkavatar]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt WIP PIC UPDATED in 1st POST

Dont see what you mean. Honestly this is perfect and the best Joker sculpt I have seen to date. Cant get better than this. If anybody knows where I can get one of these please let me know.

Back on topic: that WIP really grows on me. Looking forward to replace my DX11 head. :yess:

Are you talking about the pic I posted? It is just the EB one with the chin shorted.

 

[TheFiend]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt WIP PIC UPDATED in 1st POST

That sculpt above is fantastic. That the best mob paint I've ever seen.

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[Darkavatar]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt WIP PIC UPDATED in 1st POST

That sculpt above is fantastic. That the best mob paint I've ever seen.

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Its just the EB one though Feind.

 

[TheFiend]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt WIP PIC UPDATED in 1st POST

Well the EB is pretty damn good. Wasnt this one tweaked?

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[Darkavatar]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt WIP PIC UPDATED in 1st POST

Well the EB is pretty damn good.

Yeah the EB one is the best mass produced Ledger sculpt to date (but still way off from perfect as the face is so skinny and the chin is too big.)

Wasnt this one tweaked?

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Well it looks like it has as the chin looks shorten to me but Ax says it hasn't. So :dunno Nevertheless here is one that hasn't been tweaked (except the hair).

 

[KingGrayskull]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt WIP PIC UPDATED in 1st POST

Ah, I see. Sorry I thought it was the Enterbay reduced to 1/6. I really dont see what you mean. That head is flawless. :bow

 

[Darkavatar]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt WIP PIC UPDATED in 1st POST

Ah, I see. Sorry I thought it was the Enterbay reduced to 1/6. I really dont see what you mean. That head is flawless. :bow

Really? You can't see that the sculpt is too skinny? The stock head looks like the Crow because of EBs stupid paint job.

Oh Have you seen MRM's resculpt? He widen the face and got rid of the big chin.

Pictures courtesy of Hydeous






Now that looks so much better IMO.

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt WIP PIC UPDATED in 1st POST

Hmm IDK the chin looks reduced in these pics here.

Wowsers! :clap

 

[armysoldier74b]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt WIP PIC UPDATED in 1st POST

Really? You can't see that the sculpt is too skinny? The stock head looks like the Crow because of EBs stupid paint job.

Oh Have you seen MRM's resculpt? He widen the face and got rid of the big chin.

Pictures courtesy of Hydeous






Now that looks so much better IMO.

This one is Monkey's?! :horror

 

[Darkavatar]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt WIP PIC UPDATED in 1st POST

This one is Monkey's?! :horror

Yep sure is, just goes to show how an awesome paint job can show just how good the sculpt is.

 

[armysoldier74b]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt WIP PIC UPDATED in 1st POST

It looks amazing!

 

[Darkavatar]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt WIP PIC UPDATED in 1st POST

It looks amazing!

Yeah it's a lot better than EB's stock one.

 

[axecutioner18]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt

Sculpt Update. Its almost close to finalisation I guess from the skin texturing, however as always all suggestions are very much welcome.
Please note that the skin textures and lines are a little exaggerated to ensure that they look natural when casted, as a certain percentage of details are lost in the casting process, which is normal.

 

[elvis1976]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt (Updated with New Pics on 1st Po

Damn that is looking stellar.

 

[Darkavatar]

Re: 1:6 Heath Ledger as The Joker Painted Headsculpt

Sculpt Update. Its almost close to finalisation I guess from the skin texturing, however as always all suggestions are very much welcome.
Please note that the skin textures and lines are a little exaggerated to ensure that they look natural when casted, as a certain percentage of details are lost in the casting process, which is normal.

Can't find anything majorly wrong with it, it looks like Ledger to me. However, maybe when it is painted it will look different because I can't tell if the eye sockets are right, his eyes might be too deep set :dunno. So I would need to see what it looks like with the eyes painted before I can say for sure it is a home run. Nevertheless, I am pretty sure I will be buying this. :yess: