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Asked my HP friends and they don t know who the recent image is supposed to be which is not a good sign!

They think it may be Severus Snape?

 Vermis wrote:
No interest in Harry Potter, but the sculpts are excellent and I'd give my eye teeth for a tiny figurine of Alan Rickman.

It's actually really nice that there is such an accurate portrayal of him in sculpt, isn't it.

Already seeing a lot of potential for gifts with these (to paint up and give to close friends or family, something I like to do from time to time)

Pacific: true that.

Blimey, Mr. Morden! I've never read the books or watched the movies and I know it's Snape...

 Mr Morden wrote:
Asked my HP friends and they don t know who the recent image is supposed to be which is not a good sign!

They think it may be Severus Snape?

I admit I'm a big Alan Rickman fan, but I don't see how anyone who has seen the movies could not know who that is.

 mdauben wrote:

 Mr Morden wrote:
Asked my HP friends and they don t know who the recent image is supposed to be which is not a good sign!

They think it may be Severus Snape?

I admit I'm a big Alan Rickman fan, but I don't see how anyone who has seen the movies could not know who that is.

Yeah, same here. That is clearly Rickman as Snape.



I don't care if I ever get to play the game, I will be collecting the range of figures. They are exceptionally well done!

 DarkTraveler777 wrote:

 mdauben wrote:

 Mr Morden wrote:
Asked my HP friends and they don t know who the recent image is supposed to be which is not a good sign!

They think it may be Severus Snape?

I admit I'm a big Alan Rickman fan, but I don't see how anyone who has seen the movies could not know who that is.

Yeah, same here. That is clearly Rickman as Snape.

I don't care if I ever get to play the game, I will be collecting the range of figures. They are exceptionally well done!

Oh they are huge fans - they go on about it enough!!!

However all three of the girls (none of whom are gamers) were unsure of the likeness and were debating if it was Lucius or Severus Snape (I don't know who they are), the cloak was apparently steering them towards Snape but they thought it was a poor likeness.

It's a very good likeness. Not quite as good as Mad Eye or Sirius, but still damned good.

 Mr Morden wrote:

 DarkTraveler777 wrote:

 mdauben wrote:

 Mr Morden wrote:
Asked my HP friends and they don t know who the recent image is supposed to be which is not a good sign!

They think it may be Severus Snape?

I admit I'm a big Alan Rickman fan, but I don't see how anyone who has seen the movies could not know who that is.

Yeah, same here. That is clearly Rickman as Snape.

I don't care if I ever get to play the game, I will be collecting the range of figures. They are exceptionally well done!

Oh they are huge fans - they go on about it enough!!!

However all three of the girls (none of whom are gamers) were unsure of the likeness and were debating if it was Lucius or Severus Snape (I don't know who they are), the cloak was apparently steering them towards Snape but they thought it was a poor likeness.

I... what?

That model doesn't look anything like Jason Isaacs.

Cheeks, chin, and hair(Snape has an obvious part, Lucius has it brushed back) are all wrong for Issacs' Lucius.

The Snape model is also clearly based off of a publicity photo that they released for "The Order of the Phoenix" movie. A lot of the details that are present in the model are initially difficult to make out in the photo since he's wearing almost all black/dark purple.

Fair enough - just passing on observations

 Unix wrote:
The Snape model is also clearly based off of a publicity photo that they released for "The Order of the Phoenix" movie. A lot of the details that are present in the model are initially difficult to make out in the photo since he's wearing almost all black/dark purple.

And here is Lucius Malfoy.



Mr. Morden, give your friends hell! Tell them they need to go back to First Year Potions because they clearly aren't paying attention who's who among Hogwart's faculty.

"You've got something on your nose, you know? Right here."

That's an awful figure.

 AndrewC wrote:
That's an awful figure.

The Emma Watson likeness is great, but yeah, the posing and overall presentation don't really embody the character of Hermione to me. I wonder why they went with the anime school girl stance and flowing scarf?

I would have preferred her just holding a book or aiming her wand at an unseen foe.

It's as if they forgot who they were sculpting and started with Hermione and finished with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Skill is undeniable, but the pose.....

Please, PLEASE, rethink this figure!

Cheers

Andrew

 AndrewC wrote:
It's as if they forgot who they were sculpting and started with Hermione and finished with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Skill is undeniable, but the pose.....

Please, PLEASE, rethink this figure!

Cheers

Andrew

Totally agree.

You know, with a head swap, that might make a good Luna Lovegood model. She seems the type that would have a self-aware scarf and always moved with a bit of a pixie-hop. But Hermione? This is just the wrong posing for a character of her sensibilities.

Yeah, what the heck is going on with that pose? That scarf rivals the Fourth Doctor's in length, the leg in the air is just odd... ditch the scarf and repose the feet more sensibly and you might be onto a good sculpt, but as-is, that's pretty surprisingly poor after all the others we've seen.

 AndrewC wrote:
That's an awful figure.

Its not that bad, but it doesn't look at all like Emma Watson.

Face looks alright, but the pose? Not keen at all.

I think it's the best figure they've shown by far... might have something to do with me not being a HP fan and only having seen two of the movies though

I've absolutely no interest in the game, but they are definitely some fantastic sculpts. The likenesses are spot on.

 mdauben wrote:

 AndrewC wrote:
That's an awful figure.

Its not that bad, but it doesn't look at all like Emma Watson.

But it is that bad. A challenge for me, please find any reference to Hermione skipping or wearing a long animated scarf?

Now, I know that that can seem a bit anorakish but this purports to being a Harry Potter game. So I, we, kind of expect the figures to represent the characters with a degree of accuracy.

Cheers

Andrew

I thought it was Luna at first... Seriously what's with the pose and scarf. Is she doing the dance of her people?

I know the wands need to be a little thicker because they would snap... But anyone else think she is... holding a carrot?

I really like it. Looks like Watson, got book and wand right. The back leg spoils it a bit, but not enough to spoil the whole model.

Still waiting on the Wessely twins though.

Yeah, when I saw that sculpt I was not thinking Hermione at all despite the face strongly resembling Emma Watson. My biggest concern for this product line is not the sculpts or the rules but rather the casting quality. I have had nothing but bad experiences with miniatures from Knight Models.

Modelos pictaros!

Bellatrix looks so much better painted than in the bare sculpt, I think.

Any ideas on the leftmost lying down one? I think I can make out a beard on him, so possibly Dumbledore,

I thought it was two more Death eaters, but that's just a guess.

The one on the right appears to be an unpainted version of the deatheater. The one on the left reminds me of Alberforth Dumbledore. I would have thought the Elder Wand would be prominent on Albus. The Harry figure looks quite good. I can forgive the Marilyn Munroe wind effects as a reference to the first film when he gets his wand. Hermione? Still naff.

Cheers

Andrew

I'm with Mikes, my money is on that being a second Death Eater sculpt