That has to be one of the most frightening sculpts I've ever seen. While I can see some of Craig's features in the face (which leads me to think it's genuine) the whole is far less than the sum of its parts and the hair (which again does somewhat resemble his severely cropped cut) is truly the crowning touch.
I'm beginning to think the real sculptor was killed and replaced by a CnB Face Dancer. Wow.
I think that the only heads on the Sideshow figures that really DO resemble their subjects are those of George Lazenby and Robert Davi(although the artist straightened GL's broken nose and gave Davi a full head of hair).The face of the Dr.No figure resembles Joseph Wiseman,too.But practically everybody else's head--especially those of the other 007s:whether they are of Connery or Brosnan or Dalton or Moore--seem to be more like broad caricatures of their subjects than an attempt to really duplicate that actor's features.Despite all that,they're still kind of recognizable.
However, the proposed Craig figure's head is particularly unfortunate and IMO bears little resemblance to him.Surely Sideshow can do better.
Of all the Bond's from Sideshow, you have to say the 1/4 scale of Sean Connery is very well done.
I am ordering the Legacy series but, I don't like
the outfits that much. Sideshow should pay more detail to detail than retail.
superadoRegent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
Truly hideous---and it arrives at the perfect time for a camp desperately in need of a boost )
Of course, I'll be properly mortified if this turns out to be real---still, it'll be good to know that my good friend AKB46 has secured work over at Sideshow... |)
Think of this sculpt as a Dorian Gray mirror of sorts...for the gosh-doodlin Craig fans! Hype your mind to see what you want to see when gazing at poor ol' Danny, but the static figure will always remain true to reality )
"...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
RogueAgentSpeeding in the Tumbler...Posts: 3,676MI6 Agent
Truly hideous---and it arrives at the perfect time for a camp desperately in need of a boost )
Of course, I'll be properly mortified if this turns out to be real---still, it'll be good to know that my good friend AKB46 has secured work over at Sideshow... |)
Think of this sculpt as a Dorian Gray mirror of sorts...for the gosh-doodlin Craig fans! Hype your mind to see what you want to see when gazing at poor ol' Danny, but the static figure will always remain true to reality )
Give me a moment before I respond... )
*Looks again at action figure*
) ) ) ) ) )
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Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice isUNISEX!"
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Think of this sculpt as a Dorian Gray mirror of sorts...for the gosh-doodlin Craig fans! Hype your mind to see what you want to see when gazing at poor ol' Danny, but the static figure will always remain true to reality )
) ) ) Too Cruel!!
RogueAgentSpeeding in the Tumbler...Posts: 3,676MI6 Agent
edited September 2006
Is this going to come in a life-size version? I'd love to have this thing in my window in place of the traditional Jack-O-Lantern come Halloween; then I'd feel like I was truly getting into the spirit of the season. )
All it needs is the Quasi-hump in the back and viola!
I've seen statues of Karloff more handsomer.
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Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice isUNISEX!"
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LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
...it arrives at the perfect time for a camp desperately in need of a boost )
As I said in the very first line of this thread, this is a gift for the Anti-Craig lobby... Hardly a surprise that some would see it as a perfectly-accurate rendering )
And there's no doubt that, had CnB been given complete creative control over the development of a Poor Danny action figure, they could not have made a more hideous sculpt. If this is it---the final Sideshow design---it is certainly an embarrassment for them, and it easily trumps all b******t tabloid hatchet-job stories generated in the last ten months...combined.
The current Anti-Craig/Boycott CR site will surely have this picture on its front page by now...
As with so many things, I'll keep my powder dry until more is known. :v
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superadoRegent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
Hardly a surprise that some would see it as a perfectly-accurate rendering )
Conversely, hardly a surprise that some don't see the resemblance 8-)
Just compare the features of the figure with that of the official teaser poster.
"...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
edited September 2006
Really, supes... 8-)
Point out where I said that I didn't see any resemblance. 8-) If you're looking for a fight---or some other way to re-ignite the Ugly Wars, sorry to disappoint :v
IMHO, if you took Daniel Craig and stuck his head inside a hornet's nest until he'd been stung a few dozen times, he'd have a swollen face, and would likely look very much like this figure, which to my mind didn't even get the shape of the head right. Sideshow has done some very good work, especially in the Premium Format, but if this is their final effort at Craig, it's a disappointment.
If you think it's a dead ringer for poor Danny, and sincerely believe that "the static figure will always remain true to reality," good for you. IMHO, minus some form of trauma as detailed above, there's a resemblance...but only a passing one.
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"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Yeeesh! It looks like a display reject from the Natural History Museum. I'm not a collector of the Sideshow figures, and this certainly isn't inspiring me to start.
superadoRegent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
Point out where I said that I didn't see any resemblance. 8-) If you're looking for a fight, sorry to disappoint :v
IMHO, if you took Daniel Craig and stuck his head inside a hornet's nest until he'd been stung a few dozen times, he'd have a swollen face, and would likely look very much like this figure, which to my mind didn't even get the shape of the head right. Sideshow has done some very good work, especially in the Premium Format, but if this is their final effort at Craig, it's a disappointment.
If you think it's a dead ringer for poor Danny, that "the static figure will always remain true to reality," good for you. IMHO, minus some form of trauma as detailed above, there's a resemblance...but only a passing one.
Funny, but it wasn't me who called the figure hideous, nor was it my intention to imply that in the slightest. I was sincere in that particular post with the Craig in trenchcoat image and if I were a Craig fan, I would like having that figure.
Also funny how you prefaced this thread "as a gift" to Craig detractors, like some flypaper waiting, to premptively neutralize the negative comments to come, instead of opening up the thread for whatever comments may come.
I also don't want any fight to come out of this, but I really hope that Craig supporters like yourself can come to accept that some people don't agree. I don't take your stance against you. Maybe this thread could become a good lesson on perception; I think Craig is ugly for Bond (but not ugly, if that makes sense), you don't; you think that the figure is hideous, but I think it was nicely done.
"...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
edited September 2006
I think the figure is hideous, because IMHO it is a very poor, 'bizarro' representation of the actor in question. As a potential Craig fan, I'd certainly prefer one of better quality than Mister Hornet Victim. Only my opinion.
My issue is with your implication that I said there was no resemblance whatsoever, which I certainly did not. IMHO, that's a bit disingenuous, and that's what I have a hard time accepting---not sincerely-held opinions.
And of course this is a gift to detractors---if the Contrarian's Playground were active, I'd have put it there instead of starting a new thread. Again, point out where I haven't been accepting of the opinions which have come---other than to acknowledge your appreciation of the artist's uncanny accuracy, ) an opinion with which I merely had the temerity to disagree.
Naturally, this is the same old fight in new clothing. I'm glad you like the sculpt on the Poor Danny Action Figure )
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"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
superadoRegent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
I'm glad you like the sculpt on the Poor Danny Action Figure )
Thank you, I take my appreciation of action figures seriously. Personally, I think this one is a badass.
"...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
And I must say, your enthusiasm for this particular one is truly inspiring. B-)
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"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
lol can someone answer my question on why Brosnan didnt like his action figure or somethnig like that
What I know doesn't come up to Elliot Carver's standards, because I don't know the "why" Brosnan didn't like the earlier versions of his sculpts, but I do know that then, he was the only Bond who had approver's rights with Sideshow Toy over his figure's likeness. Perhaps it's built into his contract with EON, which he likely negotiated in his favor, and stipulations related to the use of his image extended to merchandising.
As to why he rejected the earlier sculpts, perhaps like Craig or anyone else having their likeness produced in miniature for mass consumption, he must not have been flattered by those renditions, no matter how close or off they may have been in his actual likeness.
"...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
Sounds to me like Craig also has a bit of say with regard to his...which might put Mister Hornet Victim in a bit of peril.
Still, Craig's gripe, detailed in the link which opens this thread, is that his figure "scowls a lot." Personally, it's hard for me to reconcile this with the rumoured sculpt we've been discussing for the past couple of pages. If this is the actual sculpt, and Craig figures it can be fixed by giving Mister Hornet Victim a bit of a 'Mona Lisa' round the corners of the mouth, more power to him. ?:)
Hopefully, supes, this wouldn't detract from your appreciation of the workmanship.
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"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
superadoRegent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
Sounds to me like Craig also has a bit of say with regard to his...
Ya know, Loeffs, I'd be careful with using the term, "Mister Hornet Victim," because some quarters may get confused if you're referring to the figure or the man!
Of course, which is what I meant by saying "...that then, he (Brosnan) was the only Bond who had approver's rights ..." Naturally this "right" would also feature into the merchandizing stipulations in Craig's contract, just as how in wider industry practices, bargaining points such as percentages of gross profits figured into actors' contracts at some point (something not yet offered by EON BTW), and opportunities for peripheral compensation which is something Connery I'm sure is pi$$ed off about to have missed during his tenure.
"...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
The last time someone asked you to be careful, you asked if it was a threat :v ) Cracked me up, that...a classic superado moment.
Everyone pay attention, now: When I say 'Mister Hornet Victim,' I'm referring to the Poor Danny Action Figure. When I say 'The Reviled Mr. Craig,' 'The New Guy' or 'poor Danny,' I'm referring to poor Danny. This isn't quantum mechanics.
Whatever Craig's aesthetic misfortunes, relative to his 007 predecessors, he does not, IMRO, have a swollen and misshapen head. Mister Hornet Victim clearly does.
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"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
superadoRegent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
[img=http://signalburst.org/tintruong/bond_HS.jpg]Everyone, including myself, have been raving over it; I personally think that this is the most, dead-on sculpt I've seen to date. I wouldn't be surprised if Sideshow fails to make a better likeness, considering Scaramanga and Wai Lin, among others.
EDIT: For those interested, that member said he will be offering resin castings soon.[/img]
"...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
edited February 2007
Very cool, supes! This one is vastly superior to the 'alleged' sculpt we were discussing last fall---it actually looks like Craig, for starters...far moreso, at any rate (IMRO), than the tragic Mister Hornet Victim...
And I'm sure you're right about Sideshow likely not equalling it for accuracy...I must say, with the disappointing recycling of the PF Connery figure, the 'bloom is off the rose' for Sideshow as far as I'm concerned
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NightshooterIn bed with SolitairePosts: 2,917MI6 Agent
Thanks for posting that, Supes, I should've but I'm too lazy. I've already been promised a cast, and I've set up a body for it- bbi G3.5 with an AFP blue suit and black belt, and brown boots. You'd think Bond would know better than to wear brown boots with black shoes, but in the Bond on Set book, it clearly shows black belt and brown shoes.
If you check out ebay there is a sculptress based in Hong Kong called ADA CHAN.
I think her ebay store is called "ACTION FIGUREHEAD WANTED YOU".
I use them for my figures.
I have been selling 12" Action Figures on ebay for the last 3 months or so.
I have carefully researched my subject to make the best 12" Daniel Craig 007 action figure available today. They are selling really well and I'll be putting more on sale in the next few months.
If you want to check out the figures that I have sold so far click on the links below.
I'll post another message as soon as I have another one completed, which should be in the next 7 days or so. I also do commission work too. Delivery time is usually about a month.
I don't make a huge amount of money on these. I just find it really relaxing and satisfying to create the best 007 action figure that I can to a high degree of accuracy.
I you like what you see drop me a line via AJB007 in the first instance and I'll contact you for a further discussion.
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I'm beginning to think the real sculptor was killed and replaced by a CnB Face Dancer. Wow.
However, the proposed Craig figure's head is particularly unfortunate and IMO bears little resemblance to him.Surely Sideshow can do better.
I am ordering the Legacy series but, I don't like
the outfits that much. Sideshow should pay more detail to detail than retail.
Think of this sculpt as a Dorian Gray mirror of sorts...for the gosh-doodlin Craig fans! Hype your mind to see what you want to see when gazing at poor ol' Danny, but the static figure will always remain true to reality
Give me a moment before I respond...
*Looks again at action figure*
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
-Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
All it needs is the Quasi-hump in the back and viola!
I've seen statues of Karloff more handsomer.
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
-Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
As I said in the very first line of this thread, this is a gift for the Anti-Craig lobby...
And there's no doubt that, had CnB been given complete creative control over the development of a Poor Danny action figure, they could not have made a more hideous sculpt.
The current Anti-Craig/Boycott CR site will surely have this picture on its front page by now...
As with so many things, I'll keep my powder dry until more is known. :v
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Point out where I said that I didn't see any resemblance. 8-) If you're looking for a fight---or some other way to re-ignite the Ugly Wars, sorry to disappoint :v
IMHO, if you took Daniel Craig and stuck his head inside a hornet's nest until he'd been stung a few dozen times, he'd have a swollen face, and would likely look very much like this figure, which to my mind didn't even get the shape of the head right. Sideshow has done some very good work, especially in the Premium Format, but if this is their final effort at Craig, it's a disappointment.
If you think it's a dead ringer for poor Danny, and sincerely believe that "the static figure will always remain true to reality," good for you. IMHO, minus some form of trauma as detailed above, there's a resemblance...but only a passing one.
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Funny, but it wasn't me who called the figure hideous, nor was it my intention to imply that in the slightest. I was sincere in that particular post with the Craig in trenchcoat image and if I were a Craig fan, I would like having that figure.
Also funny how you prefaced this thread "as a gift" to Craig detractors, like some flypaper waiting, to premptively neutralize the negative comments to come, instead of opening up the thread for whatever comments may come.
I also don't want any fight to come out of this, but I really hope that Craig supporters like yourself can come to accept that some people don't agree. I don't take your stance against you. Maybe this thread could become a good lesson on perception; I think Craig is ugly for Bond (but not ugly, if that makes sense), you don't; you think that the figure is hideous, but I think it was nicely done.
My issue is with your implication that I said there was no resemblance whatsoever, which I certainly did not. IMHO, that's a bit disingenuous, and that's what I have a hard time accepting---not sincerely-held opinions.
And of course this is a gift to detractors---if the Contrarian's Playground were active, I'd have put it there instead of starting a new thread. Again, point out where I haven't been accepting of the opinions which have come---other than to acknowledge your appreciation of the artist's uncanny accuracy,
Naturally, this is the same old fight in new clothing. I'm glad you like the sculpt on the Poor Danny Action Figure
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
As do I.
And I must say, your enthusiasm for this particular one is truly inspiring. B-)
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
What I know doesn't come up to Elliot Carver's standards, because I don't know the "why" Brosnan didn't like the earlier versions of his sculpts, but I do know that then, he was the only Bond who had approver's rights with Sideshow Toy over his figure's likeness. Perhaps it's built into his contract with EON, which he likely negotiated in his favor, and stipulations related to the use of his image extended to merchandising.
As to why he rejected the earlier sculpts, perhaps like Craig or anyone else having their likeness produced in miniature for mass consumption, he must not have been flattered by those renditions, no matter how close or off they may have been in his actual likeness.
Still, Craig's gripe, detailed in the link which opens this thread, is that his figure "scowls a lot." Personally, it's hard for me to reconcile this with the rumoured sculpt we've been discussing for the past couple of pages. If this is the actual sculpt, and Craig figures it can be fixed by giving Mister Hornet Victim a bit of a 'Mona Lisa' round the corners of the mouth, more power to him. ?:)
Hopefully, supes, this wouldn't detract from your appreciation of the workmanship.
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Ya know, Loeffs, I'd be careful with using the term, "Mister Hornet Victim," because some quarters may get confused if you're referring to the figure or the man!
Of course, which is what I meant by saying "...that then, he (Brosnan) was the only Bond who had approver's rights ..." Naturally this "right" would also feature into the merchandizing stipulations in Craig's contract, just as how in wider industry practices, bargaining points such as percentages of gross profits figured into actors' contracts at some point (something not yet offered by EON BTW), and opportunities for peripheral compensation which is something Connery I'm sure is pi$$ed off about to have missed during his tenure.
Everyone pay attention, now: When I say 'Mister Hornet Victim,' I'm referring to the Poor Danny Action Figure. When I say 'The Reviled Mr. Craig,' 'The New Guy' or 'poor Danny,' I'm referring to poor Danny. This isn't quantum mechanics.
Whatever Craig's aesthetic misfortunes, relative to his 007 predecessors, he does not, IMRO, have a swollen and misshapen head. Mister Hornet Victim clearly does.
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
[img=http://signalburst.org/tintruong/bond_HS.jpg]Everyone, including myself, have been raving over it; I personally think that this is the most, dead-on sculpt I've seen to date. I wouldn't be surprised if Sideshow fails to make a better likeness, considering Scaramanga and Wai Lin, among others. EDIT: For those interested, that member said he will be offering resin castings soon.[/img]
And I'm sure you're right about Sideshow likely not equalling it for accuracy...I must say, with the disappointing recycling of the PF Connery figure, the 'bloom is off the rose' for Sideshow as far as I'm concerned
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
I think her ebay store is called "ACTION FIGUREHEAD WANTED YOU".
I use them for my figures.
I have been selling 12" Action Figures on ebay for the last 3 months or so.
I have carefully researched my subject to make the best 12" Daniel Craig 007 action figure available today. They are selling really well and I'll be putting more on sale in the next few months.
If you want to check out the figures that I have sold so far click on the links below.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120222513245
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120200870164
I'll post another message as soon as I have another one completed, which should be in the next 7 days or so. I also do commission work too. Delivery time is usually about a month.
I don't make a huge amount of money on these. I just find it really relaxing and satisfying to create the best 007 action figure that I can to a high degree of accuracy.
I you like what you see drop me a line via AJB007 in the first instance and I'll contact you for a further discussion.
Best Wishes
Omegaman0777