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Post by AmbroseBeforeHoes on Aug 26, 2014 5:09:05 GMT -5
Why do American's call it a 'British Accent' when there's no such thing?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 6:43:06 GMT -5
Why does almost everyone think AJ or Paige is the greatest ever?
Why does John Cena even have fans?
Why do sone members here nitpick figures to death?
Why do some members here find problems in everything WWE does?
Why does TNA exist?
Why do adults buy toys?
Why did my walmart skip two elite series?
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Why can't I be super rich?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 9:23:07 GMT -5
Just a habit o' mine I guess.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Aug 26, 2014 9:27:20 GMT -5
My auto-correct calls it a "headsman".
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Post by MrPerfect25 on Aug 26, 2014 11:44:07 GMT -5
Why do American's call it a 'British Accent' when there's no such thing? There's no such thing as an American accent
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Post by Next Man’s Yeeter on Aug 26, 2014 11:54:27 GMT -5
Because its a scan of a head, ya dingus You know that what we get on a figure is not "a scan of a head", right? A scan of a head isn't even an object, it's a process and a file on a computer. A head scan is just the beginning of creating an action figure's head. What we see on figures is a sculpt of a head that is originated from scanned data. Here's a bit of info on the process: www.wwe.com/inside/mattel/mattel-headquarters-tour-photosCalling a finished head sculpt a "headscan" is like calling a finished comic book page a pencil drawing. A pencil drawing was just step one in a multi-step process that results in a finished page.
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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 26, 2014 12:06:19 GMT -5
For the same reasons we call tissues Kleenex or soda Coke. Headscan is just proprietary eponym for an action figure's face. Also, Mattel actually uses scanning technology, so there is that.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 12:14:07 GMT -5
I dont think the sculpt anymore, when you think about it mattel stopped giving cloth accessories for figures beacuse of their budget, I'd imagine having a team of sculptors to sculpt one or two dead superstars faces would bust the budget through the roof, so I'm guessing (could be wrong) that they use photo's from the WWE archives No, anyone who is dead or old still has the head of their action figure sculpted by hand based on scans of what they looked like. People claim that they can do it digitally based on pictures, but this is not true.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 12:14:42 GMT -5
For the same reasons we call tissues Kleenex or soda Coke. Headscan is just proprietary eponym for an action figure's face. Also, Mattel actually uses scanning technology, so there is that. Uh, who calls a soda Coke, unless you are actually referring to Coca Cola?
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Post by ~ Cymru ~ on Aug 26, 2014 12:19:12 GMT -5
I dont think the sculpt anymore, when you think about it mattel stopped giving cloth accessories for figures beacuse of their budget, I'd imagine having a team of sculptors to sculpt one or two dead superstars faces would bust the budget through the roof, so I'm guessing (could be wrong) that they use photo's from the WWE archives No, anyone who is dead or old still has the head of their action figure sculpted by hand based on scans of what they looked like. People claim that they can do it digitally based on pictures, but this is not true. I dont think mattel has ever stated what their methods are when it comes to dead wrestlers, but I guess that 90% of the figures made are of living people, so rather than have to change the name for a small amount of people who may or may not have been sculpted, people just use the term headscan.
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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 26, 2014 12:21:59 GMT -5
Why do American's call it a 'British Accent' when there's no such thing? Wait... what? Do you just mean that in a literal sense or figuratively? Because we, meaning America, do use the generalization "British" to differentiate an english accent, meaning England, from an english accent, meaning America. How do people from England generalize the dialect of Americans? Within our own countries it makes sense to differentiate the dialects on a regional level, but how else would you decipher the two outside of British English and American English?
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Post by RUBFigs on Aug 26, 2014 13:54:28 GMT -5
I've always referred to it as a headsculpt.
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Post by Next Man’s Yeeter on Aug 26, 2014 13:57:27 GMT -5
Headscan is just proprietary eponym for an action figure's face.Wait, what? Did you mean an action figure's head? Or are people actually using "headscan" when they just mean the face rather than the head? The plot thickens. I don't think it qualifies as proprietary eponym either, as it's very rarely used by anyone besides Wfigs members. People saying "headscan" when they mean "headsculpt" isn't the generally used term in the action figure world.
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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 26, 2014 14:17:28 GMT -5
Headscan is just proprietary eponym for an action figure's face.Wait, what? Did you mean an action figure's head? Or are people actually using "headscan" when they just mean the face rather than the head? The plot thickens. I don't think it qualifies as proprietary eponym either, as it's very rarely used by anyone besides Wfigs members. People saying "headscan" when they mean "headsculpt" isn't the generally used term in the action figure world.You got me there, primarily because I don't know anyone who talks about action figures besides people on this forum. Face/scan/head/sculpt, it's all just splitting hairs to me honestly.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 14:47:14 GMT -5
For the same reasons we call tissues Kleenex or soda Coke. Headscan is just proprietary eponym for an action figure's face. Also, Mattel actually uses scanning technology, so there is that. Down here in the south people call any form of caramel colored soda "co-coaler". Drives me insane. And speaking of kleenex, the same thing could be saidfor bandaids as well.
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Post by jeffro2000 on Aug 26, 2014 19:20:19 GMT -5
For the same reasons we call tissues Kleenex or soda Coke. Headscan is just proprietary eponym for an action figure's face. Also, Mattel actually uses scanning technology, so there is that. Down here in the south people call any form of caramel colored soda "co-coaler". Drives me insane. And speaking of kleenex, the same thing could be saidfor bandaids as well. A lot of people refer to Soft drinks as Coke at least down here, and there are many other examples of calling items by a name brand especially with tools Adjustable Wrench is a Crescent Wrench Locking Pliers are Visegrips Circular Saw is a Skil Saw Recip. Saw is a Sawzall And tons of other stuff from Kleenex, Bandaids, Hula Hoops, Jacuzzi, Chapstik, Scotch tape, Clorox, Crazy Glue, Tylenol, Qtips, Vaporub, Velcro, Windex, Xerox, Jetski, Playdoh, popsicle, Bubble Wrap, Ziploc, Rollerblades, etc. We do it a lot and don't really give any thought about it. The Headscan thing is similar, but on a much smaller scale of course.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 19:48:38 GMT -5
Down here in the south people call any form of caramel colored soda "co-coaler". Drives me insane. And speaking of kleenex, the same thing could be saidfor bandaids as well. A lot of people refer to Soft drinks as Coke at least down here, and there are many other examples of calling items by a name brand especially with tools Adjustable Wrench is a Crescent Wrench Locking Pliers are Visegrips Circular Saw is a Skil Saw Recip. Saw is a Sawzall And tons of other stuff from Kleenex, Bandaids, Hula Hoops, Jacuzzi, Chapstik, Scotch tape, Clorox, Crazy Glue, Tylenol, Qtips, Vaporub, Velcro, Windex, Xerox, Jetski, Playdoh, popsicle, Bubble Wrap, Ziploc, Rollerblades, etc. We do it a lot and don't really give any thought about it. The Headscan thing is similar, but on a much smaller scale of course. Oh, dude I'm in Alabama, I love it here. Its just I know waaaay too many people that say "co-coaler". It just bugs me. But I refer to everything that you listed as what you listed all the time. I just don't say "co-coaler" in the most backwoods way possible.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 19:51:12 GMT -5
Because we've referred to rasslin figure heads as "head scans" since 2000 and being rasslin fans, we don't like change. Yup. I'm curious about where it originated, did Jeremy or someone else involved with Jakks at the time start it when the realscan figures started? I don't think I've ever seen it ever used outside of wrestling figures, it's like it's some weird term that's only used by people who come here. I just googled "action figure" "headscan" and all the results (on the first few pages of results at least, I didn't check beyond that) were about wrestling figures so it must just be some weird thing that started on here... And yet, there must be s**tloads of other action figure lines that use scanning technology, but collectors of them haven't take on this odd "headscan" and "scan" terminology for headsculpts that we do here. When Gentle Giant started scanning guys in 2000, I remember the heads being referred to as "head scans" in magazines like ToyFare and on various websites. People were using that term looooooong before we ever met Jeremy.
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Aug 26, 2014 20:08:27 GMT -5
Again, just asking because you can't "scan" someone's head if they have been dead for years. Yes, yes they can. the scans for deceased wrestlers are made from multiple angles of the person's face in pictures, the same way the "make me an action figure" sites do it. Except Gentle Giant are the top level pros at this and pretty much invented the technology.
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Post by jeffro2000 on Aug 26, 2014 20:17:42 GMT -5
Oh, dude I'm in Alabama, I love it here. Its just I know waaaay too many people that say "co-coaler". It just bugs me. But I refer to everything that you listed as what you listed all the time. I just don't say "co-coaler" in the most backwoods way possible. Oh yeah, I hear it all the time too, but I don't go that route either. I have referred to any soft drink/soda as Coke though. I live in Ga where Coke originated, so it is what it is down here. I have always preferred Pepsi myself. Do like Diet Coke over Diet Pepsi though.
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