Hot Toys MM129 -1/6 Scale :Terminator 2 - T-1000 (official spec + pics added)

[MaulFan]

While the face looks nice in that manip, the proportions of the face just feel off, squished. I don't think the head needs to be brought down, if anything's throwing it off, I think they've just got his hair too tight on the sides, and I wonder if part of that look was a concession to allow a single head for helmet or no helmet. Just for fun I airbrushed the skin texture out.

I don't really care if they change the sculpt or not, I'm happy with it as is, just like playing with photoshop and love T2 so figured I'd play too.

 

[Voorhees27]

Wow that last photoshop looks like an ef'n real Patrick!

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Great stuff Tay.

Sean, that's a great mod too. The hair is better that way and I even prefer the lack of texture.

 

[uscmhicks]

Yeah , the lack of texture helps imo to a point. Whilst he was young Robert Patrick's skin was very clear from what I can remember.

 

[MaulFan]

The good news is, like all HT figures, the texture will be realistic on the production figure, you'll need special lighting conditions to bring it out, like T-800, it can just be misleading on prototypes because it is so prominent to survive the molding process.

This is a good example of Patrick, in this sort of lighting, a lot of face would be showing a fair ammount of the natural texture but he still looks fairly smooth. It's trait of T-1000 that stands out to me, he seemed creepier because his face almost looked fake.

Even here there's some, because humans have it, but it's not strong, the proto shots have the effect really standing out more than normal. Same thing happened with John Connor and he turned out fine in production.

Here you can see his hair fuller on the side minimizing the ears. I don't think the HT ears really stick out too much, but the tighter hair makes them look further out. T-800's similar, HT's really making the hair on the sides of these guys a bit tighter to the head than they could do.

 

[plasmid303]

Smoothing out the texture on his face does nothing to make his eyes and eyebrows more accurate, and I think that's one of the major factors throwing off the look.

Combine Sean's manip with the one Snake posted a couple pages back except un-squish the head and you've got the perfect Robert Patrick as T1000 sculpt.

Now THIS photshop is bang on. FULL credit to Wilson Chou on Facebook.

 

[snoop101]

I never once thought Robert Ratricks face looked fake in T2.

 

[Voorhees27]

I too did a mod to what I think is more film accurate. Its the one on the right ...........

 

[uscmhicks]

SPOT ON.

 

[MaulFan]

Smoothing out the texture on his face does nothing to make his eyes and eyebrows more accurate, and I think that's one of the major factors throwing off the look.

Combine Sean's manip with the one Snake posted a couple pages back except un-squish the head and you've got the perfect Robert Patrick as T1000 sculpt.

Here's just that.

 

[uscmhicks]

Here's just that.

See now I'd be surprised if anyone could get anything closer that that. Hot toys change the sculpt to match this photo and if anyone else complains they must be crazy imo.

 

[plasmid303]

I'm digging that one. Maybe just this once we can ask Hot Toys to dial back realism in their sculpts.

 

[MaulFan]

If you're referring to the texturing, it'll be fine in production.

I've yet to feel that the texture on a production figure has been overdone, but a few prototypes have looked too much.

 

[Voorhees27]

Amazing work, Sean. If HT's wants to outdo themselves they NEED to make sure the end result looks just like that. I'm waiting for that image to start talking!

 

[Centrocal]

Left Handed Holster = Left-Handed.

No excuses...

M.

Hey I just realized that the HT Prison Break figure could hold 2 guns and has a left trigger hand, so we can use that.

 

[MaulFan]

As soft as HT hands are, you can just bend the finger into the trigger slot and use this hand that comes with the T-1000, or who knows, by the time this ships, they might through a true trigger hand in like the T-800s black t-shirt.

 

[mattman6886]

If you're referring to the texturing, it'll be fine in production.

I've yet to feel that the texture on a production figure has been overdone, but a few prototypes have looked too much.

Agreed. The texture is a non issue.

 

[Centrocal]

The hands on T1000 are the regular true type hands, but the prison break one is a different sculpt

 

[Platty]

That photoshop looks WAY better. But I liked the Headsculpt to begin with so I wont be disappointed if they dont change it.

Yeah and I think the majorty of people feel the same way which is ace. I know I do.

 

[MaulFan]

The hands on T1000 are the regular true type hands, but the prison break one is a different sculpt

I know, just seems like some people, not saying you, seem to think this figure won't be able to hold the gun in his left hand with the hands he includes.