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04-30-2022, 11:37 PM
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#1231
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Statue Forum MacDaddy
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,031
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Originally Posted by Igo
FIGHT!!!! 
Just kidding...
Our 1:5 scale "Legends" line is definitely a mix of things with a bit of the extra obvious "realistic" push to make it more real-world / "what would we do if we could make a film, live action tv show, or video game".
In the instance of Teela, we looked at the vintage toy (sans cobra hood, sorry) filmation, 200x, some of the comic work, all of it... what makes Teela, Teela... and what would make sense for Teela in "Legends".
Hordak appeared Blue in Filmation, sure, but we were also heavily influenced for the variant by the awesome artwork of Earl Norem...
...as well as looking at the filmation show (why the cannon got worked into the statue offering.)
So yah, LOTS of inspiration for the "Legends" line...
As for the 1:6 line, it is definitely CLASSIC inspired, lots of vintage toy, Earl Norem and other painters and illustrators we look at, etc...
Filmation has some really fun stuff, and obviously there are characters that look totally different, like Clawful, and they made some compromises to make things more animation-friendly for TV in the 80's... So choosing filmation as inspiration is always there, but not too heavy handed in certain circumstances.
ANYWAYS... Chad and I have huge plans for MOTU. We're a smaller operation and it's a bit slow going because we take the extra time and care to push these things to justify the higher price point. These arnt cheap, and we want to blow peoples socks off, like we hopefully have with all the pieces done up to this point, and justify their price point.
Stoked to show what's coming next... I mean, we've shown painted renders of Trap Jaw "Legends" and He-Man & Battle Cat "Classic", we teased Beast Man "Legends" and the He-Man "Legends" life size bust, and we have four other projects in early sculpt to near sculpt complete stages... One of them MAY or may not be the Sorceress...
It's all a matter of timing. We're excited with the roll-out, it's not the fastest, but we are striving for the best. We want these to be timeless pieces in your collection. |
Awesome! A mix, as it should be, imo! Thank you for the clarification and the information! Much appreciated, sir!
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05-01-2022, 06:58 AM
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#1232
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Birdman
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Germany
Posts: 398
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Originally Posted by Igo
We want these to be timeless pieces in your collection.
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In my humble opinion you have achieved that so far. 
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05-01-2022, 01:04 PM
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#1233
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What's another word for Thesaurus?
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: SoCal, USA
Posts: 2,331
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Igo
FIGHT!!!!
Just kidding...
Our 1:5 scale "Legends" line is definitely a mix of things with a bit of the extra obvious "realistic" push to make it more real-world / "what would we do if we could make a film, live action tv show, or video game".
In the instance of Teela, we looked at the vintage toy (sans cobra hood, sorry) filmation, 200x, some of the comic work, all of it... what makes Teela, Teela... and what would make sense for Teela in "Legends".
Hordak appeared Blue in Filmation, sure, but we were also heavily influenced for the variant by the awesome artwork of Earl Norem...
...as well as looking at the filmation show (why the cannon got worked into the statue offering.)
So yah, LOTS of inspiration for the "Legends" line...
As for the 1:6 line, it is definitely CLASSIC inspired, lots of vintage toy, Earl Norem and other painters and illustrators we look at, etc...
Filmation has some really fun stuff, and obviously there are characters that look totally different, like Clawful, and they made some compromises to make things more animation-friendly for TV in the 80's... So choosing filmation as inspiration is always there, but not too heavy handed in certain circumstances.
ANYWAYS... Chad and I have huge plans for MOTU. We're a smaller operation and it's a bit slow going because we take the extra time and care to push these things to justify the higher price point. These arnt cheap, and we want to blow peoples socks off, like we hopefully have with all the pieces done up to this point, and justify their price point.
Stoked to show what's coming next... I mean, we've shown painted renders of Trap Jaw "Legends" and He-Man & Battle Cat "Classic", we teased Beast Man "Legends" and the He-Man "Legends" life size bust, and we have four other projects in early sculpt to near sculpt complete stages... One of them MAY or may not be the Sorceress...
It's all a matter of timing. We're excited with the roll-out, it's not the fastest, but we are striving for the best. We want these to be timeless pieces in your collection. |
Well said, very exciting, and as always I can't wait to see the new updates!
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Originally Posted by Acolyte
In my humble opinion you have achieved that so far. |
Agreed! I second this strongly!
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05-01-2022, 01:39 PM
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#1234
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Green Lantern Corps
Adamantium Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 5,788
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Igo
Stoked to show what's coming next... I mean, we've shown painted renders of Trap Jaw "Legends" and He-Man & Battle Cat "Classic", we teased Beast Man "Legends" and the He-Man "Legends" life size bust, and we have four other projects in early sculpt to near sculpt complete stages... One of them MAY or may not be the Sorceress...
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Is Scareglow still in the works ? That is my most anticipated character you guys have teased so far.
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05-01-2022, 02:15 PM
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#1235
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Borrow money from a pessimist, they don't expect it back.
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posts: 731
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Igo
FIGHT!!!!
Just kidding...
Our 1:5 scale "Legends" line is definitely a mix of things with a bit of the extra obvious "realistic" push to make it more real-world / "what would we do if we could make a film, live action tv show, or video game".
In the instance of Teela, we looked at the vintage toy (sans cobra hood, sorry) filmation, 200x, some of the comic work, all of it... what makes Teela, Teela... and what would make sense for Teela in "Legends".
Hordak appeared Blue in Filmation, sure, but we were also heavily influenced for the variant by the awesome artwork of Earl Norem...
...as well as looking at the filmation show (why the cannon got worked into the statue offering.)
So yah, LOTS of inspiration for the "Legends" line...
As for the 1:6 line, it is definitely CLASSIC inspired, lots of vintage toy, Earl Norem and other painters and illustrators we look at, etc...
Filmation has some really fun stuff, and obviously there are characters that look totally different, like Clawful, and they made some compromises to make things more animation-friendly for TV in the 80's... So choosing filmation as inspiration is always there, but not too heavy handed in certain circumstances.
ANYWAYS... Chad and I have huge plans for MOTU. We're a smaller operation and it's a bit slow going because we take the extra time and care to push these things to justify the higher price point. These arnt cheap, and we want to blow peoples socks off, like we hopefully have with all the pieces done up to this point, and justify their price point.
Stoked to show what's coming next... I mean, we've shown painted renders of Trap Jaw "Legends" and He-Man & Battle Cat "Classic", we teased Beast Man "Legends" and the He-Man "Legends" life size bust, and we have four other projects in early sculpt to near sculpt complete stages... One of them MAY or may not be the Sorceress...
It's all a matter of timing. We're excited with the roll-out, it's not the fastest, but we are striving for the best. We want these to be timeless pieces in your collection. |
You guys definitely can't go wrong emulating the work of Earl Norem or Rudy Obrero!
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05-02-2022, 06:17 AM
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#1236
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Frackin!
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Igo
One of them MAY or may not be the Sorceress...
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As someone who pre-ordered the Exclusive Teela, I'm very interested to see what your take on Sorceress would be like!
And I'm also willing to wait however long is needed to achieve the degree of awesomeness and quality like we saw in the Teela design...after seeing the dedication in that one, I'll be here for the next reveals, whenever they come!
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05-02-2022, 03:22 PM
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#1237
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Batman
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Michigan
Posts: 20,155
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Igo
Filmation has some really fun stuff, and obviously there are characters that look totally different, like Clawful, and they made some compromises to make things more animation-friendly for TV in the 80's...
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legends clawful confirmed 
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05-02-2022, 03:39 PM
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#1238
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Hercules
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 13,818
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Quote:
Originally Posted by majestic1
Is Scareglow still in the works ? That is my most anticipated character you guys have teased so far.
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my heart wants it to be so, but my bank account does not.
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05-02-2022, 04:31 PM
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#1239
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What's another word for Thesaurus?
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: SoCal, USA
Posts: 2,331
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrYac
my heart wants it to be so, but my bank account does not.
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I'm going through that same struggle
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05-02-2022, 08:41 PM
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#1240
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Zot
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Taipei
Posts: 5,611
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On a related topic what are everyone's thoughts on Kevin Smith's MOTU Revelations?
I just finished season 2 episode 2 and I'm loving the show. Yes it was surprising that He-Man seemed to be an afterthought in season 1 and its more of a Teela story but it wasn't a bad pivot to me. I like the plot and enjoy all the Easter eggs thrown in (we see so many characters in it). I'm surprised that its getting so much hate. It isn't super WOKE to me and would encourage people to give it a shot if they haven't seen it before. Oh the animation and character design are awesome.
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