Difference between figures

[TheDoctor88]

Nope.

Well that's rubbish.

[BoltOf3]

Prototypes are painted, and are sculpted - they just do not have any joint articulation.

How come I have seen some in painted?

I'm really confused by your term 'some in painted'

Do you mean they aren't painted?

[KarenGillanFan]

Yeah, she meant "un"

[whotothecore]

There are also finished articulated figures that are also prototypes which are shown as samples before released to the masses.

[van Statten]

Depends on what company really. I know Character Options prototypes usually lack some detail and articulation. I own a couple Mattel and Hasbro prototypes for figures which are fully articulated but have no paint and various parts are made of bright color plastics. Much like the 8th Doctor prototypes that appeared on eBay a few years ago.

[whotothecore]

Depends on what company really. I know Character Options prototypes usually lack some detail and articulation. I own a couple Mattel and Hasbro prototypes for figures which are fully articulated but have no paint and various parts are made of bright color plastics. Much like the 8th Doctor prototypes that appeared on eBay a few years ago.

Totally agree and I think wasn't there one on eBay listed which was then promptly removed by seller at on the order of the said toy company. Very naughty!

[TheDoctor88]

I see them on eBay from time to time.

[MrFusion]

Depends on what company really. I know Character Options prototypes usually lack some detail and articulation. I own a couple Mattel and Hasbro prototypes for figures which are fully articulated but have no paint and various parts are made of bright color plastics. Much like the 8th Doctor prototypes that appeared on eBay a few years ago.

True prototypes would be the original sculpts and the resin duplicates made at the start of the process.These will have only the most basic articulation. The very earliest painted versions will be the resins and it will be the resin 'Paint Master' that the factory will be given as a template as the basis of the decoration for the final figure. At the same time an unpainted resin goes to the factory and this is the basis for the moulds and what is cut up to develop the articulation.

The models you are talking about are called 'First Shots', they are made to test the moulds. As such they are a later stage in the process. First Shots often use brightly coloured plastic, often pinks and greens basically whatever is available and so that the development teams can see any flaws in the moulds so that they can be corrected. This is why you often see writing all over them, that is various departments noting areas that need changes.

First Shots are not anything particularly special, they are like the first few copies of a newspaper printed off a press, and are normally destroyed.

[TheDoctor88]

Hey thanks for the info.

[van Statten]

Depends on what company really. I know Character Options prototypes usually lack some detail and articulation. I own a couple Mattel and Hasbro prototypes for figures which are fully articulated but have no paint and various parts are made of bright color plastics. Much like the 8th Doctor prototypes that appeared on eBay a few years ago.

True prototypes would be the original sculpts and the resin duplicates made at the start of the process.These will have only the most basic articulation. The very earliest painted versions will be the resins and it will be the resin 'Paint Master' that the factory will be given as a template as the basis of the decoration for the final figure. At the same time an unpainted resin goes to the factory and this is the basis for the moulds and what is cut up to develop the articulation.

The models you are talking about are called 'First Shots', they are made to test the moulds. As such they are a later stage in the process. First Shots often use brightly coloured plastic, often pinks and greens basically whatever is available and so that the development teams can see any flaws in the moulds so that they can be corrected. This is why you often see writing all over them, that is various departments noting areas that need changes.

First Shots are not anything particularly special, they are like the first few copies of a newspaper printed off a press, and are normally destroyed.

Thanks for that clarification!