ART FIGS - CUSTOM 1/6 FIGURE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

ARTS FIGS is proud to announce that we will be branching of into other genres!
Over the past 3 years we have offered 11 projects and 14 Classic Western Television and Film figures.
We want to see what other genres and figures we can produce that none of the 1/6 companies have attempted.

Please let us know what you are interested in and what you would like to see.
SCI FI? ACTION-ADVENTURE? SAMURAI? TV? WW1? WW2?
Head sets only? Head and clothing sets? Etc…. Just let us know!!

Ill be posting pics of other genres sculpts and clothing sets we have worked on soon!!

Thank You,

Siqui

I was wondering about a Tbleague headsculpt face design without the hair scalp since hot water and a flat head screwdriver could be used to separate the scalp. More heads with the peg would be great instead of buying a boxed figure just for kit-bashing and dismantling .

Those Heston sculpts were done for me, but I’m always up for more Chuck (my favorite actor). I’m sure a lot of people would be up for Mad Mel — the outfit would be the tricky part.

Stryker2011 wrote:Those Heston sculpts were done for me, but I’m always up for more Chuck (my favorite actor). I’m sure a lot of people would be up for Mad Mel — the outfit would be the tricky part.

THey look great! Theres a few others that Will has done. Mel would be great and his gear is already done and ready too!

What program do you use to sculpt heads? Is the genre strictly in classic television? Do we need to sign up or pay first to participate?

MerylAkiba wrote:What program do you use to sculpt heads? Is the genre strictly in classic television? Do we need to sign up or pay first to participate?

NOt at all, any ideas are welcome. We focused on westerns for the last few years, but we decided to go into other genres. We do the group commissions, as we split the costs between all of us. The more people we have, the lesser the price is individually.

We were discussing recently in a different thread how nice it would be if there were more headsculpts and/or figures out there that were based on Old Hollywood films, characters, and actors. There was nothing specific mentioned, but just some wistful dreaming about how great it would be to have a plethora of options inspired by previous eras, rather than simply the same old current popular actors over and over again. This was mostly discussed in relation to headsculpts and from a kitbash and customizing perspective, but it would be neat to see complete figures of both iconic as well as lesser known characters -- both male and female --  from Classical Hollywood cinema. Anything from film noir, to thrillers, to comedies, to dramas, to historical epics like Ben-Hur, El Cid, Lawrence of Arabia, etc. 

Another area that I am personally interested in, but which may or may not garner much interest amongst the rest of the 1/6 demographic, lol, is period dramas. And while there are plenty of figures like that already out there, these tend to be primarily depictions of soldiers, warriors, etc. I'd be interested to see a bit more variety on that score. Especially historical costuming for female characters!

There are tons of other things I'd like to see from various film, television, and literary genres, but for most characters I want at the moment, I am currently working on my own custom figures, and so the things I'm looking for are loose parts like outfits , gear, and headsculpts. Admittedly, at present I find it difficult to afford full figures, whether 'official' or otherwise, and tend to be more interested in parts and accessories. But when it comes to custom work, and if it were the right character/film, etc, I'd potentially be very interested. In that vein, it might be neat if there was an option not only for complete figures, but also for purchasing loose parts for those who prefer to make their own. 

skywalkersaga wrote:We were discussing recently in a different thread how nice it would be if there were more headsculpts and/or figures out there that were based on Old Hollywood films, characters, and actors. There was nothing specific mentioned, but just some wistful dreaming about how great it would be to have a plethora of options inspired by previous eras, rather than simply the same old current popular actors over and over again. This was mostly discussed in relation to headsculpts and from a kitbash and customizing perspective, but it would be neat to see complete figures of both iconic as well as lesser known characters -- both male and female --  from Classical Hollywood cinema. Anything from film noir, to thrillers, to comedies, to dramas, to historical epics like Ben-Hur, El Cid, Lawrence of Arabia, etc. 

Another area that I am personally interested in, but which may or may not garner much interest amongst the rest of the 1/6 demographic, lol, is period dramas. And while there are plenty of figures like that already out there, these tend to be primarily depictions of soldiers, warriors, etc. I'd be interested to see a bit more variety on that score. Especially historical costuming for female characters!

There are tons of other things I'd like to see from various film, television, and literary genres, but for most characters I want at the moment, I am currently working on my own custom figures, and so the things I'm looking for are loose parts like outfits , gear, and headsculpts. Admittedly, at present I find it difficult to afford full figures, whether 'official' or otherwise, and tend to be more interested in parts and accessories. But when it comes to custom work, and if it were the right character/film, etc, I'd potentially be very interested. In that vein, it might be neat if there was an option not only for complete figures, but also for purchasing loose parts for those who prefer to make their own. 

Yes!

I see the suggestions coming in already, and it’s the same old same old. The classic Western thing was fun, while it lasted, but now it’s back to WWII, Mad Max (which Will — the sculptor, has no interest in revisiting Max), and, of course modern movies. I don’t specifically have a problem with these per se, but there are companies (DID for example) that are already doing WWII, and a plethora of customizers catering to the Mad Max crowd, and many of the modern films. The problem I DO have is I don’t need another Tony Stark, or John Wick — it’s been done. I’d honestly prefer some of the characters from these modern movies that haven’t been done — like Vanessa/Morena Baccarin from Deadpool (which could then be, essentially, a twofer for Firfely fans) — and the rest of the Firefly cast, for that matter, since QMX dropped the ball. And since it looks like HT is going one and done with Neo (or, maybe, two — with Mr. Smith), how about Trinity and Morpheus...?

I’m all for classic film stars, or historical figures (as long as we stay away from Ancient Rome, Greece — which is/has been done); and I agree with skywalkersaga that we need some non-combatants.

Here’s a good one (from modern films) that tons of people have been clamoring for: Peggy Carter, either in her uniform, or civilian garb from Captain America or Agent Carter.

Just my .02 cents.

I agree, Stryker -- I think it would be nice to cover some characters/figures that have far lesser chances of having official versions made. 

And regarding historically-based figures, I would indeed welcome both those that are based on specific films, shows, characters, etc., as well as more generic offerings. Just imagine if for every WWI/WW2 soldier, or every gunslinger type, or every medieval knight, etc. etc., there could be some historically accurate female figures from the same era? I can only speak for myself, but as much as I love military history, I have little interest in a solely male figure line-up.  And likewise, I'd also like to see non-military male characters... like some 18th-19th century civilians, anything from peasants to aristocratic gentlemen.

In for a David Carradine. Love me some old Kung Fu.

siquisiri wrote:

I might have to get myself those Charlton Heston head sculpts to do A "Taylor" figure from Planet of The Apes.

That’s what I commissioned them for, TPB — my all-time favorite movie. I wouldn’t mind having a few Chuck heads to do Moses, El Cid, 55 Days at Peking, Major Dundee, Ben-Hur, Long John Silver from Treasure Island, and The Three/Four Musketeers as Cardinal Richelieu (in fact, there’s another group of characters that I’d like to see The Three Musketeers (Michael York, Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, Frank Finley, Chuck, Faye Dunaway, Christopher Lee, Raquel Welch, & Roy Kinear) — that would be an awesome display, with all those great costumes.

I'll Join Skywalkersaga and say period pieces such as Sharp or Hornblower.


I'd like to throw something else in the mix how about some good generic head sculpts that are not necessarily recognisable as actors? I know this may have been done but it seems to me a lot of the heads at the moment are supposed to be someone even if I don't get who it is supposed to be.


Another idea is lets have book characters for instance much as I like Caitriona Balf and Sam Hugens in the outlander series and yes please lets have those 2 and lord John from there, but some books have good enough descriptions to perhaps do a book passable likeness of Jamie How about a Honor Harrington?


just my ideas

Stryker2011 wrote:That’s what I commissioned them for, TPB — my all-time favorite movie. I wouldn’t mind having a few Chuck heads to do Moses, El Cid, 55 Days at Peking, Major Dundee, Ben-Hur, Long John Silver from Treasure Island, and The Three/Four Musketeers as Cardinal Richelieu (in fact, there’s another group of characters that I’d like to see The Three Musketeers (Michael York, Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, Frank Finley, Chuck, Faye Dunaway, Christopher Lee, Raquel Welch, & Roy Kinear) — that would be an awesome display, with all those great costumes.

Don't forget Spike Milligain!

I'm actually known at my office for entertaining my co-workers by reciting certain famous movie lines, and the two most requested are "Take your stinking paws off me you damned dirty ape!" and "You maniacs! You blew it up!......."

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:Don't forget Spike Milligain!  

I'm actually known at my office for entertaining my co-workers by reciting certain famous movie lines, and the two most requested are "Take your stinking paws off me you damned dirty ape!"  and "You maniacs! You blew it up!......."  

Oh, yeah. Spike was awesome, and very funny.

Both great lines, but one of my favorites starts with “Beware the beast man...”

Stryker2011 wrote:

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:Don't forget Spike Milligain!  

I'm actually known at my office for entertaining my co-workers by reciting certain famous movie lines, and the two most requested are "Take your stinking paws off me you damned dirty ape!"  and "You maniacs! You blew it up!......."  

Oh, yeah. Spike was awesome, and very funny.

Both great lines, but one of my favorites starts with “Beware the beast man...”

The original is IMHO, something of a masterpiece. When I first saw it, at maybe 10 or 11 years old, I was too young to grasp that it was really all about racism and religious intolerance and the perils of theocracy and was in fact a criticism of human kind and human history. It was only when watching it as an educated adult that I recognized the allusion to the religious tribunals of the inquisition, the allusion to the Scopes Monkey Trial, or caught that delightful moment of seeing albeit ever so briefly, the three orangutans doing the "See no evil, hear no evil, hear no evil" poses.


This notwithstanding, why is it that Taylor takes so long to figure out he's back on Earth? I mean...he crashes on a planet where there are humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and horses, and where the apes speak the language of Shakespeare for heaven's sake! What makes him so damned dense?

Spike Milligan still has the best headstone epitaph of all time:

"I told you I was ill".

Unfortunately it had to be written in Gaelic or the Chichester Diocese wouldn't have allowed it.

shazzdan wrote:Spike Milligan still has the best headstone epitaph of all time:

"I told you I was ill".

Unfortunately it had to be written in Gaelic or the Chichester Diocese wouldn't have allowed it.

That's awesome! You gotta' love a man with a sense of humor -- even in death.

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:This notwithstanding, why is it that Taylor takes so long to figure out he's back on Earth?  I mean...he crashes on a planet where there are humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and horses, and where the apes speak the language of Shakespeare for heaven's sake!  What makes him so damned dense?  

The entire premise is that he was on Earth all along and the movie gradually reveals that to the audience. If he worked that out at the start, it would have been a pretty short movie.

Don't forget that when the movie was made there were plenty of contemporary sci-fi movies set on other planets with Earth-like animals and vegetation, and human-looking aliens that spoke English. When watching them, it is impossible to work out whether they are an integral part of the plot or just another inconcruency that we are supposed to ignore.

In the original book (by Pierre Boulle), they crash land on a completely different planet. Taylor (not his name in the book), with the help of Zira and Cornelius, fixes the spaceship (which didn't crash land in the water), and he and the pregnant Nova, his "mate", leave in the ship in an attempt to get back to Earth. Eventually they do, landing in what appears to be an abandoned Air Base, as they get out of the spacecraft, a jeep approaches from the distance -- the driver, officer, and guard, however are Apes. Which causes Taylor to grab up Nova and their now born child and flee into space again in the ship -- essentially the end (the book is bookended by two astronauts reading Taylor's story that was found -- I kid you not -- in a bottle floating in space -- so essentially we don't really know the true fate of Taylor, Nova & their kid).

The book isn't anywhere near as good as the movie (Boulle himself even admitted that). It was Rod Serling's idea to have Taylor be back on Earth, and find the Statue of Liberty -- just before he's shot and killed by Zaius and his gorillas. The majority of Serling's script followed the book; it was Michael Wilson who devised the bulk of what we now know as The Planet of the Apes -- and it was Charlton Heston himself who came up with the final lines of dialogue at the end of the film. The original dialogue was simply: "Oh, no!" Chuck thought that was lame, and thus wrote the "You maniacs! You blew it up..." speech. At the time, the film censors were much more difficult to deal with, and no one actually thought they'd be able to get away with "Goddamn you", but Chuck pointed out that he isn't using God's name in vain, he's saying: "God damn you all to hell!" Meaning God needs to damn everyone who came before and destroyed the Earth to an eternity in Hell. It was highly questionable, and they filmed it both ways. Luckily, the film makers, and the censors, liked Chuck's take on the ending best -- and that's what we got.

I first saw the movie when I was four years old, and as shazzdan pointed out -- with the numerous sci-fi movies that came before, that had aliens speaking perfect English, it never occurred to me that they were on Earth all along. I mean, a planet where Apes can speak, but Humans are dumb animals? Like the brief discussion Taylor has with his compatriots in the beginning -- "If this is the best this planet has to offer, we'll be running this place." At least, that's what he thought before the Apes arrived on horseback with rifles. And I can't even begin to tell you how shocked I was at the end -- just like audiences in 1968 -- when the Statue of Liberty is revealed for the first time. I remember sitting on the floor in front of the television and freaking out at that scene, turning to my parents, and having them laugh because of the expression on my face (it's one of the few memories from my childhood I still have).

shazzdan wrote:

ThePhotogsBlog wrote:This notwithstanding, why is it that Taylor takes so long to figure out he's back on Earth?  I mean...he crashes on a planet where there are humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and horses, and where the apes speak the language of Shakespeare for heaven's sake!  What makes him so damned dense?  

The entire premise is that he was on Earth all along and the movie gradually reveals that to the audience. If he worked that out at the start, it would have been a pretty short movie.

Don't forget that when the movie was made there were plenty of contemporary sci-fi movies set on other planets with Earth-like animals and vegetation, and human-looking aliens that spoke English. When watching them, it is impossible to work out whether they are an integral part of the plot or just another inconcruency that we are supposed to ignore.

I don't know that it would have made for a short movie, but they would have had to have found a different ending.

Stryker2011 wrote:In the original book (by Pierre Boulle), they crash land on a completely different planet. Taylor (not his name in the book), with the help of Zira and Cornelius, fixes the spaceship (which didn't crash land in the water), and he and the pregnant Nova, his "mate", leave in the ship in an attempt to get back to Earth. Eventually they do, landing in what appears to be an abandoned Air Base, as they get out of the spacecraft, a jeep approaches from the distance -- the driver, officer, and guard, however are Apes. Which causes Taylor to grab up Nova and their now born child and flee into space again in the ship -- essentially the end (the book is bookended by two astronauts reading Taylor's story that was found -- I kid you not -- in a bottle floating in space -- so essentially we don't really know the true fate of Taylor, Nova & their kid).

The book isn't anywhere near as good as the movie (Boulle himself even admitted that). It was Rod Serling's idea to have Taylor be back on Earth, and find the Statue of Liberty -- just before he's shot and killed by Zaius and his gorillas. The majority of Serling's script followed the book; it was Michael Wilson who devised the bulk of what we now know as The Planet of the Apes -- and it was Charlton Heston himself who came up with the final lines of dialogue at the end of the film. The original dialogue was simply: "Oh, no!" Chuck thought that was lame, and thus wrote the "You maniacs! You blew it up..." speech. At the time, the film censors were much more difficult to deal with, and no one actually thought they'd be able to get away with "Goddamn you", but Chuck pointed out that he isn't using God's name in vain, he's saying: "God damn you all to hell!" Meaning God needs to damn everyone who came before and destroyed the Earth to an eternity in Hell. It was highly questionable, and they filmed it both ways. Luckily, the film makers, and the censors, liked Chuck's take on the ending best -- and that's what we got.

I first saw the movie when I was four years old, and as shazzdan pointed out -- with the numerous sci-fi movies that came before, that had aliens speaking perfect English, it never occurred to me that they were on Earth all along. I mean, a planet where Apes can speak, but Humans are dumb animals? Like the brief discussion Taylor has with his compatriots in the beginning -- "If this is the best this planet has to offer, we'll be running this place." At least, that's what he thought before the Apes arrived on horseback with rifles. And I can't even begin to tell you how shocked I was at the end -- just like audiences in 1968 -- when the Statue of Liberty is revealed for the first time. I remember sitting on the floor in front of the television and freaking out at that scene, turning to my parents, and having them laugh because of the expression on my face (it's one of the few memories from my childhood I still have).

Well, let's be honest; every planet the Enterprise crew visited during ST: TOS seemed populated by humans who all spoke English; Even on Earth parallel Rome, which should speaking Latin, they were speaking a form of English that did not exist at any point in the history of ancient Rome. The problem is with a sci-fi film or TV show in which the aliens don't speak English, we have to spend most of the movie trying to figure out what the other guys are trying to tell us ;o)

I know of the Boulle novel. He wrote another book that was nowhere near as good as the movie; "Le Pont de la Rivière Kwai," aka "The Bridge on the River Kwai"

Still, what strikes me most about The Planet of the Apes is all the subtleties I picked up on watching it again in my 30's that I could not have picked up on as a 10 or twelve year old.

The sequel, at the end of which they wipe out all life on the planet with a cobalt cased hydrogen bomb an unforeseen impact on me in that shortly after watching it on TV, I came down with a bad flu, which left me slightly delirious. I had nightmare about the bomb in the film being activated and woke up, still slightly delirious, convinced I had to escape my home, and opened my bedroom window, and jumped out in my PJ's and bare feet....in the middle of the Canadian winter. 15 minutes of walking around and shivering in my bare feet and PJ's brought me back to my senses however, but i had to ring the doorbell and get my parents out of bed themselves to let me back in. Needless to say, there were some explanations to be made.

Well, seeing that Good Omens was just released.... LOL

Ever see a Tina Turner? I'd love that (but don't listen to me, I have no money!!!)

Personally, I would love to see some classic characters from TV cop shows done well in 1:6.
Reed & Malloy from Adam-12
Starsky & Hutch
Jim Rockford
Mike Stone, Steve Keller and Dan Robbins from The Streets of San Francisco
William Holden and George Kennedy as The Blue Knight
Hooker, Romano, Sheridan and Corrigan from TJ Hooker
Linc, Pete, Julie and Greer from The Mod Squad
Hondo, Deacon, Street, Luca and McCabe from S.W.A.T.[the original 70's series]
Webster, Gillis, Danko, Owens and Ryker from The Rookies
Baker, Poncharello and Getraer from CHiP's
Hunter & McCall from Hunter
Just to name a few...