Hasbro Will Now Turn You Into An Action Figure

Escapism is baked into a lot fashionable leisure; the notion of imagining your self as a courageous and highly effective hero is an intoxicating fantasy. So it’s actually stunning it’s taken this lengthy to join that concept to motion figures — and to create a determine based mostly on a well-known property that doesn’t appear like the characters from these films or reveals however as an alternative seems to be like you.

That’s the intelligent hook behind Hasbro’s new “Selfie Collection,” which is able to permit followers to scan their faces by way of an app after which submit them to Hasbro, who can then use them to create motion figures based mostly on a wide range of properties. Should you go take a look at the Hasbro web site, you’ll see that the preliminary lineup — which is able to go on sale this fall — consists of the choice to show your self into the Mandalorian from Star Wars, Marvel’s Spider-Man or Black Panther, a Ghostbuster, a Energy Ranger, or a number of G.I. Joes.

This video reveals you a number of the know-how behind the method, which includes utilizing 3D printing to create the heads that then go on fundamental our bodies from Energy Rangers or Ghostbusters or no matter kind of determine you need. You additionally get to see a number of the figures up shut, together with the number of hairdos and pores and skin tones they’ll replicate.

The success of those toys will come right down to the likenesses; do they actually appear like the individual they’re attempting to seize? In the event that they do, I may see this being a giant hit. In the event that they don’t, it’s a novelty that may most likely go away rapidly. However it’s a cool thought both approach.

You may get extra info and join alerts when the Selfie Collection goes on sale at Hasbro’s web site. Some followers at Comedian-Con will get an early first-crack at making their very own figures as effectively. (Hasbro hasn’t introduced an official worth for the figures but.)