m icon series: hot toy's new 1/6th series featuring james dean (cowboy version)

February 02, 2008

m icon series: hot toy's new 1/6th series featuring james dean (cowboy version)

OFFICIAL UPDATE: "In 2008, Hot Toys is proud to announce a brand new collectible figure series – M ICON series, a collection of well-known and legendary personalities. The first collectible of the series is the Hollywood iconic actor in the 50’s - James Dean, who was too short to be an actor. To memory this legendary actor, we are bringing you this 1/6th scale James Dean collectible figure, which featured in his iconic Cowboy costume." [via]

M icon series (MIS01) 12 inches JAMES DEAN collectible figurine (Cowboy version) = figure stands approximately 30 cm tall with over 20 points of articulation, scheduled for a 2nd quarter-2008 drop. price has been pegged at HK$750 (via/unconfirmed). the above image is a magazine layout spread from HK's MILK magazine (*note: the above image has been doctored, with original text removed & typo altered - peep here for original image) which features James Dean; circa "Giant"-era [blogged] ... so does the "M" in "M Icons" stand for "MOVIE"? ... /// CLICK HERE FOR MORE

[hi-res pics via]
INITIAL-POST (before official-update): of particular note is the neck-region, or rather lack of visible-joints, likened to a muscled-body, yeh? so would it be a newer type of less muscular-body, but with torso-articulation? hhhmmm...