Sam the Eagle as Samuel Arrow action Figure

[Stryder Wolfe]

I too think his legs are perfect, and he is in an "exceptionally safe little boat!" in the movie

sorry about commenting on an "illegal" pic...at least i joined the collector's club now!

 

[Drtooth]

Ken, uh.. am I going to get in trouble for showing this? I mean someone did put it on their site and all. But anyway, I'd think his legs were a tad longer than that! kind of like the cast of Chicken Run
www.aardman.com/images/showcase/chicken.jpg

sort of like that!

 

[Luke]

Sams not a chicken though - Eagles are much differently shaped birds. In making a likeness of a Muppet Eagle - i think Ken has it right. If he did something similar to the Aardman chickens then Sam would look more chickeny - kepping them short makes them look more solid and regal like Sam should be.

 

[Drtooth]

I know, but sam doesn't look like an eagle either. We are told he is an Eagle, so he becomes an Eagle. If his name was Sam the Chicken, we'd believe he was a chicken! But looking at the conceptual art on the TP site (of the PVC's) It does look alright in cartoon form, it's just unnatural in plastic form. But it is a preliminary, it may change over the process.

 

[frogboy4]

Sam is right.

We all thought Sam had blue feet until a few years ago. Why? Well, because his beak is blue. It's the same idea of having your belt match your shoes. LOL! Not until MTI have we seen Sam's feet and still some fans object to the notion. However, that's what the Henson Company chose. His body is also rather short. Here is a picture of him seated, but you can plainly see how short his feet are - and how yellow too! I am sure that Palisades referenced this and other images for the sculpt and coloring.

Here is the picture of Sam

 

[Drtooth]

Well, smack me with a handle! It was so darn obvious. I was really jostled when I first saw his legs too. It was so weird. He has real Bird feet (more or less) and he's got a fake Beak! Odd!

I wonder if this makes the figure unstable when he stands up!

 

[ResidentLilly]

Hey Dr.Tooth...don't worry about it....no biggie. It;s out, there isn't a lot we can do about it now...comment all you want.

 

[Luke]

Isn't there a 'not for reproduction' line in the club newsletter copyright notices ? I'm not sure if it'd stop some sites but i'm guessing with Danny there was some confusion and he probably didn't realise.

 

[Zack the Dog]

Jamie

Here is a picture of him seated, but you can plainly see how short his feet are

Thanks for posting that picture Jamie, i think you mean his legs right? because I think the feet are fine on the fig, but you can tell that there IS a bit of leg under his pants too that can't be seen, now i don't know on the fig, but are his hips (which would be blue) right at the line of the end of his pants, i think there should be a little yellow leg under the pants, but i can't tell because i can't really see. i feel discgusting talking about Sam this way....

well anyways when we get a reg sam i think it would look right then because then more of the leg would be seen, i mean does sam have nee's because that might be what just seems funny, but it may just be the way sam is. if his legs are a bit longer under his pants then i think it would be just right then.



Zack)Rowlf the, Sam the, American nee-less, Eagle,Dog.

 

[Gonzo]

I think Sam looks GREAT--and I was initially skeptical about making him the "Sam Arrow" version. I love the texturing on his hands especially---catching that boundary between fur and feathers that the puppet has must have been tricky, but it looks great!

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