Hot Toys Justice League Aquaman Sixth Scale Figure REVIEW

He comes on the king tide — Here’s a look at the Hot Toys Justice League Aquaman Sixth Scale Figure!

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Thanks for the detailed review. I appreciate it, even though I picked up and already received the same figure. What you say makes a lot of sense, and there is something off about the face -- especially if you are looking at it straight on; moreover, it doesn't photograph or film very well (seems better in hand). I think part of the issue is that the face came out (or looks) too cylindrical/rectangular, if that makes any sense -- the actual head is more round/almond shaped, with more prominent cheekbones. As for the eyes, I believe the issue is that the paint job and the sculpt could not convey the actor's fairly dark and visible eyelashes, which emphasize the look and size of his eyes. I wonder if there is some minor degree of variation in the paint job from figure to figure, which might explain why I was slightly happier with mine.

For hair this long, rooted/"real" hair would have been nice, even if in certain situations it would have been a mess to deal with, whereas the sculpted hair can hold its (single) shape.

The armor/outfit is gorgeous and beautifully executed, but I still feel they could have done more to allow for better articulation -- for example, a separate piece belt could have allowed some waist articulation and improve the hip/thigh articulation. The Hot Toys overly tight pants are a recurring problem.

If I remember correctly, the Aquaman stand-alone film figure has the same head sculpt proper (don't know about the hair, etc), but the eyes are painted to look sideways.

All this might sound like nit-picking, but as you pointed out, at these prices we should be getting something better. 3D scans make sense. Better yet, how about 1/6-scale clones of the actors? I mean, these things cost enough...

LOL, GF. ;p 

Since I don't have this one in-hand in front of me, I can't really comment on the sculpt or likeness side of things, but one thing that bothers me about this figure is the very obvious elbow joints. The suit/armour is beautifully detailed in terms of the sculpt and design, but surely there might have been some way to disguise that area? It makes it scream 'toy' in a way that, as you have said, a very pricey HT figure should not.

ETA: I realize this is probably a Hot Toys issue, rather than something particular to this figure, but still. It's very distracting. I feel like HT should try a little harder when it comes to the whole 'seamless' [or at the very least, hiding the seams] thing.

Such incredible review for this Aquaman!!!!Just hope his hair if made with nylon instead of this plastic pieces though......

The hair is made of soft plastic. Because HT does a layered construction when it comes to mid- and long-hair sculpts, it is possible for customizers to work with or around it -- for example removing an integral neck without damaging the hair, or in this case removing the hair itself to replace with "rooted" (or really glued-on) hair, which is what I plan to do if I ever get a loose head sculpt. It looks as if there would be a pretty complete head (with ears, etc) beneath the mass of long hair enveloping it.