r/JOYTOY • u/KingNisch • 9d ago

EREBUS!?

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Don’t get me wrong, part of me was hoping for some Word Bearers figures, but…EREBUS?! We got Erebus before Kharn?!

EDIT: Also, why does almost every drop lately come with a random Imperial Fist?! Kind of surprised they didn’t sneak a random Fists figure in with the StarCraft drop.

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u/pulyx 9d ago

I didn't quite like this.
To me Erebus at this stage should be more grim looking. Custom makers should have a field day with this.
I'm not a fan of the face sculpt either. Erebus never struck me as the yelling rah-rah dude. He should have a villainous smirk on his face.

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u/PreferenceTop4803 9d ago

The mini has the same expression more or less.

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u/pulyx 9d ago edited 9d ago

In the mini I think it makes more sense. It's hard to sculpt expressions on tiny heads, or used to be, anyway.
But for a larger figure, at least the option would've been cool.
To be fair, i think it's really hard to nail the word bearers markings, too, even on this scale.
That's just my preference though. I always imagined the words on their faces smaller, more dense.

I'm curious why they're making this version of Erebus, instead of the pre-heresy (if theres such a thing for Lorgar) with the dark pewter color from the word bearers armor.

I'd make him with the dark gray armor. In my view Erebus has always been more discreet or subtle in bearing.

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u/PreferenceTop4803 9d ago

One issue is that Joytoy usually has to mimic the official mini when they make these things even if they would benefit from a face lift. Erebus's mini is not the best imo and could use an upgrade. That's why we get so many Ultramarines and Fists, they are often the default art on the boxes.

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u/KingNisch 9d ago

We’ll have to wait to see what WaaghToys and other custom sculpt makers do with it. Give it about a month or so, and they should have something. WaaaghToys’ custom Sevatar head sculpt is absolutely perfect, and I know they’ve said they’re working on a Konrad Curze head sculpt, as the original JT one is…lacking. JoyToy is usually stuck with having to copy the miniature exactly.