At last I am glad somebody liked it.I didnt think he was that bad.I think some of us are being too critical and expecting too much.We are not going to get a 100% looking Fozzie, when even the muppet workshop makes different looking Fozzies.Look at the current MC homepage and see the moulin Rouge Fozzie in the top banner and then the Fozzie in the letters to santa pic.certainly we dont want a toy looking Fozzie, but I thought this Fozzie looked acceptable.I think the comments could make MR jittery about making him if it is going to be so hard to get people to like him.
And WOE, I know who you are thinking! But the person has defended himself.
I'd take that Fozzie too. It's better than their Animal and I got that working pretty good after some personal touches. My comment didn't state that I wouldn't buy that poser pictured - merely -
that particular picture of MR's Fozzie looks inferior to the initial ones we all saw that blew our socks off. It's likely been banged around quite a bit as WasOnceErnie stated.
The issue with the replicas is that for quite a few people (fans and non-fans alike) the representations of the posers other than Kermit haven't been up to their standards in order to fork-over so much hard earned cash for them. That aint me, but that feeling is very much out there and that's what would need to be resolved in order for these items to be carried by enough merchants to justify production costs.
Muppet likeness is a very delicate thing. The characters have a very simple appearance that even official puppet builders have had trouble getting just right. WasOnceErnie could probably elaborate on that in ways I can't. However, my past work on figures proved challenging. Everybody has their own take on how each character should look. No matter how stunning the final piece, there will always be more than a few disapproving fans.
The cost effective mass production of this delicate configuration on such a high end item is the primary issue for MR's continued investment into a Fozzie Muppet poser. That's the bottom line. It doesn't keep me from wanting him.
I suppose the most jarring thing about that particular photograph we're commenting about is that it is taken from a high angle looking down. That's not how any of us are used to seeing the Bear. Still, as has been said, MR has improved a lot in the posing of these artworks!
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