NEW PRODUCT: Kimi Toyz 1:6 European and American Female Headsculpt [KT-012]

GianToy now has this listed as... in-stock!!!!

And just when I have no spare cash!

At least it's out! Maybe they're owned by Kimi Raikkonen, that guy is so laid back he's practically horizontal!

"Say, Kimi, when's this out!?"

"Oh, sometime, maybe......"

CHEERS!

Bumping this one again, these are finally out but slow to reach suppliers according to my source.

Meanwhile However Kimi have put up some in-hand photos on their FB page:





Not sure about the colour match - looks a little yellowish to me, but I'll know for sure if I ever receive the one I've ordered.  

I’d be equally concerned about the mis-matched eyes.

Ha, yeah, especially if they've chosen the best of the batch to photograph!

Are the eyes really that badly mismatched? Is it the pupils that are sort of off?

(Lol, I guess *my* eyes must be bad .... )

There are worse out there (in real life as well as in 1:6), and it's more noticeable in the first pic than in the second - so anglature, and possibly also lighting might come into it. TBL's Fighter Woman sculpt is worse, come to think of it, but in that case it makes it somehow more attractive.

The skin tone is a bigger worry for me - ain't no TBL body that colour, so hopefully that's also down to the lighting.

Hopefully it's just really poor lighting.

This was the first 'in hand' pic I saw of it, and it didn't seem too bad. But it's also not a close-up shot, so who knows...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KIMI-KT012-1-6-European-and-American-Female-Headsculpt-For-PH-VERYCOOL-TTL-Body/223567173361?hash=item340da456f1:g:8HMAAOSwPp5dFF0b

Looks better in those pics,

I just hope that someone gets one and shoots some decent pics on a body. We will see...

CHEERS!

Ah yeah, that looks a lot better, thanks skywalker. It might even match a pale TBL body if that's anything to go by.

I've got one of these on order again, so it's just a matter of waiting to find out.

No problem! Fingers crossed for those who have already ordered it...

IRATE UPDATE:

Well, who knows when (or even if) I'll get one of these now, as although they're now in stock and widely-available with many retailers, the guy I've ordered one from is still insisting it's not been released yet (obviously purely because he hasn't got any in yet).

So I'm now embroiled in an undignified email tussle to get a refund from him so that I can actually buy it from someone else. After sending him various in-hand pics to prove that other retailers are actually selling it he still insists they don't show this sculpt. I tried the old 'different promo pic/lighting/monitors/camera angles' trick that sellers are so fond of excusing themselves with to explain to him why it doesn't look right to him, but for some unfathomable reason it doesn't seem to be working the other way round.

Silly of him really, because all this hassle only means I'll be determined to never buy anything from him ever again. It's also making me think twice about buying this at all, because frankly it's not that special.


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Eep, that sounds unnecessarily frustrating! Good luck!

Hmm, that doesn’t sound right. Hope it gets resolved.

just another Doll Face, give me a mean one

Stryker2011 wrote:I’d be equally concerned about the mis-matched eyes.

Nobody has a symmetrical face. Everyone has mismatched eyes.

shazzdan wrote:

Stryker2011 wrote:I’d be equally concerned about the mis-matched eyes.

Nobody has a symmetrical face. Everyone has mismatched eyes.

True, but it’s not as noticeable on most people.

So this has finally turned up on my doormat completely unannounced and unexpected, after a two-month 'intense legal debate' with both eBay and the seller. I was demanding a refund and compensation by this point, but here 'tis.

And it's... OK. It's attractive enough but then I don't know how much my view of it has been soured by all the rigmarole involved in getting it, so my opinion of it may improve.

On the plus side, it's complexion is considerably less sallow in-hand than on the pics posted above, so that's good.  The eyes on this one are OK but I'm on the fence about that pinched little mouth, though. I've got it resting on a spare 23B for the moment, but it'll probably look fine on a pale body too.

As ever, judge for yourselves:





Natural daylight







Flash


Basically: In reality and photographed in natural daylight, it looks good on a TBL suntan, but for flash photography, probably best to go for a pale one.

She looks quite good, from what I can see.

Not bad; under flash I agree a pale body might be a better choice.

When this sculpt was released, I have to admit I was not very impressed by it. Especially since the other Kimi sculpts have generally been a lot nicer in comparison. But today I randomly came across it while looking up one of my favourite Russian doll artists, and I was reminded of just how much of a difference a quality repaint can make:

Oh yes, what a difference! Beautiful repaint for sure.

Thanks for showing this. I alway like to look at good repaints, rooting etc. Shows you what is possible.

I wish I could do eyes like these

Yes -- I think many 1/6 sculpts are actually quite realistic, but are let down by the factory paint job. It's nice to see that potential brought out more.

And Valiarde, I agree, the eyes are gorgeous.

That’s an absolutely beautiful repaint. The odd thing is that I wouldn’t have found much fault in the original paint work without seeing them side by side. Like Valiarde said, it really opens your eyes to what’s possible.

Wow. That’s a gorgeous repaint.

I do like this sculpt a lot as it is (even though I have no use for it due to its softness) but that repaint is stunning! Thank you for sharing this! 

Closing the lips by lightening that dark line between her lips makes a big difference, too! And those eyes...

Fantastic repaint! I just ordered some paints and hopefully take another stab at painting heads. My first attempt was a learning experience. I used regular acrylic paints which tended to go on too thick. Partially my own impatience. Far away it looks ok, but close up you can see all it's imperfections. Gonna crack out my airbrush too, hope my compressor still works! It's all a experimentation and I always find it's another avenue to enjoy the hobby besides just collecting the figures. That's why I love this forum. So many ideas you can get! Thanks for sharing skywalker!