Ahhh...ya got me.....

Posted by Indiana Jimmie from 1Cust75.tnt1.somerset-west.or.da.uu.net on December 02, 2000 at 06:38:17:

In Reply to: Re: Are you kidding? posted by Shawnkara on December 02, 2000 at 04:05:10:

I agree - to a point. McFarlane DOES do just about the BEST likenesses anywhere (especially that Crow fig)....BUT all they do is STAND there. They are statues, not 'action figures' .....I really didn't mean to sound like I was knocking McF, but I can't get over the work that went into the TMcC Indy - INCLUDING the likeness, and the fact the McF's stuff is basically, as I said, just a statue.
I own all of the 12" Star Wars figures to date, and I opened all of them, and have them 'posed' in various dioramas - Jabba's palace (Oh for a 12" Jabba!!), Rogue Squadron, etc. The idea is to do the same with the 12" Indy, despite the lack of characters, vehicles etc.
The few McF figs I own I have never opened, as I'd rather save the space and pin those sorts of thing to the wall.
Now when McF does Indy, I gotta tell ya, I'll be first in line....but I really love that TMcC Indy...

Anyway, thanks for listening,
Indiana Jimmie

: McFarlane's Indy would would blow McCoy's out of the water. I have over a hundred of his figures and truly believe them to be the finest figures to date, by ANY company. As complete as the McCoy figure is it still just looks like a toy with its bulky, out of scale clothing. Personally I don't care if a 12" figure has real pockets that you could never put anything in. All that crap just means more fabric used, and thusly more bulk. A figure should nt really be 'functional' in that way. If you want function from pockets and such get the real gear and dress a mannequin. A figure has one job; to look good, to look real, as close to an actual person as possible. Nobody does this anywhere near the caliber of Todd McFarlane. I picked up the 12" Crow and I swear he looks like he could hop off the shelf and take on a life of his own. Don't expect much articulation, though. McFarlane's trend these days is to fore go articulation. After all, real people don't have 'toy' joints and his goal is to make accurate likenesses of the people the figures represent. With my favorite McFarlane figures I tend to buy three or four, one to display 'as is' one to customize into a diorama and a couple to keep mint. When he does Indy I'll have to get a second full time job!

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: I agree - to a point. McFarlane DOES do just about the BEST likenesses anywhere (especially that Crow fig)....BUT all they do is STAND there. They are statues, not 'action figures' .....I really didn't mean to sound like I was knocking McF, but I can't get over the work that went into the TMcC Indy - INCLUDING the likeness, and the fact the McF's stuff is basically, as I said, just a statue.
: I own all of the 12" Star Wars figures to date, and I opened all of them, and have them 'posed' in various dioramas - Jabba's palace (Oh for a 12" Jabba!!), Rogue Squadron, etc. The idea is to do the same with the 12" Indy, despite the lack of characters, vehicles etc.
: The few McF figs I own I have never opened, as I'd rather save the space and pin those sorts of thing to the wall.
: Now when McF does Indy, I gotta tell ya, I'll be first in line....but I really love that TMcC Indy...

: Anyway, thanks for listening,
: Indiana Jimmie

: : McFarlane's Indy would would blow McCoy's out of the water. I have over a hundred of his figures and truly believe them to be the finest figures to date, by ANY company. As complete as the McCoy figure is it still just looks like a toy with its bulky, out of scale clothing. Personally I don't care if a 12" figure has real pockets that you could never put anything in. All that crap just means more fabric used, and thusly more bulk. A figure should nt really be 'functional' in that way. If you want function from pockets and such get the real gear and dress a mannequin. A figure has one job; to look good, to look real, as close to an actual person as possible. Nobody does this anywhere near the caliber of Todd McFarlane. I picked up the 12" Crow and I swear he looks like he could hop off the shelf and take on a life of his own. Don't expect much articulation, though. McFarlane's trend these days is to fore go articulation. After all, real people don't have 'toy' joints and his goal is to make accurate likenesses of the people the figures represent. With my favorite McFarlane figures I tend to buy three or four, one to display 'as is' one to customize into a diorama and a couple to keep mint. When he does Indy I'll have to get a second full time job!

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