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Look at what I just dug up on figures.com! Plan B Toys [Web site here, but has nothing to do with their Laby line] is showing off its upcoming Laby collectibles at this year's Toy Fair in New York City. It's mostly goblins, but there's an "entrance scene" Jareth and a ballroom Jareth figure. I suppose they count as "busts," since they don't display the full body. They each appear to be about 1:6, using the same headsculpt, but different bodysculpts. "Entrance scene" Jareth is below:



These protos impress me much more than Palisades Toys' vinyl 1:6 Jareth. While Palisades' Goblin King may be poseable, Plan B's resin product holds much finer detail than vinyl, allowing them to get the finer nuances of Jareth's likeness [look -- they even got the smirk and the crooked teeth!] and costume [note the ballroom outfit frills]. Plan B even approximated Jareth's hair well! EDIT: I take that back. The hair looks like geometrical spaghetti.

See the goblins and other views of the Jareths in figures.com's Plan B Toy Fair 2006 photo gallery.

Now I have to find out when these will be released...

Date: Feb. 16th, 2006 06:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jengagne.livejournal.com
They look like great sculpts, but I dunno -- something about the way they sculpted his hair is bugging me. Maybe it's just because of the weird dreadlock-ish way the resin is since it's a solid material... not sure.

Date: Feb. 16th, 2006 07:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blogofstench.livejournal.com
Yeah, his head looks like it's growing spaghetti, but it's pretty accurate for a resin repro of his haircut.

--MW

P.S. You have the best icon pictures!

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