Chopper Face
Super Freak
My only real gripe with your argument is that you’re discrediting the collecting community’s ability to make the part 1 Paul accurate to the part 2 appearance with a little old fashioned elbow grease.
An accessory pack and the stock figure would indeed be inaccurate to part 2 Paul. However, add a pinch of moderately talented customising ability to the mix and boom, part 2 Paul achieved.
I also don’t believe swappable eyes would be nearly as difficult or potentially dangerous/fragile as you do. I actually think it would be pretty simple, especially if the back of Paul’s head opens up like Joker’s.
I certainly don’t begrudge anyone a separate Part 2 Paul release, and perhaps my confidence with customising and kitbashing makes me far more receptive to the idea of an accessory pack.
So, regarding InArt compromising their standards, my take is that an accessory pack wouldn’t be them saying ‘this will make your figure a part 2 Paul’ but more ‘here’s the parts to help you get you started on creating a part 2 Paul.’
Hell, if they don’t do it, someone will start a run over at customeonesixth to make the robes at the very least.
An accessory set should probably only be offered if IA have no intention of making a full Part 2 Paul, but they’re probably strongly considering that option now.
I guess one positive with Hot Toys is you can usually trust they’ll bust out the main character from a new license they hold and it’ll get announced somewhat in line with the movie/show. Part 1 Paul would be releasing around now or already be in our hands so we’d have no need to squabble over how we’d manage to get the Part 2 because it would have been guaranteed all along.
I quite strongly disagree with this statement simply because Dune has always been fringe sci-fi and HP has mega mainstream appeal.
But, We’ll have to wait and see how the new HP show WB is planning impacts the brand.
Hopefully Zaslav can minimise the hiring of production team members who first and foremost identify as activists to avoid yet another ‘retelling of a beloved but problematic story for modern audiences’ approach.
