Hasbro Will Now Let Anyone Turn Themselves Into an Action Figure

Unless you’ve bought entry to a great deal of gamma radiation or some mystical stones, your probabilities of turning into an actual life superhero are very slim. The simpler approach to obtain your heroic aspirations is thru Hasbro’s new Selfie Series: collector-grade six-inch figures featuring a custom 3D-printed version of your individual face digitally scanned utilizing your smartphone.

Creating motion figures based mostly on actual individuals isn’t a wholly new thought; a number of years in the past Hasbro and Formlabs really ran a contest the place 5 tremendous followers got the prospect to create an motion determine based mostly on their very own likenesses. At the time, limitations in 3D printing and digital scanning meant that Hasbro couldn’t provide each fan the prospect to show themselves right into a determine, however the expertise has improved sufficient since then that the Hasbro Selfie Series will now be open to anybody who needs to pony up $60 for a six-inch determine that appears precisely just like the individual staring again at them within the mirror each morning—however with a greater costume.

Face scanning is completed by means of the Hasbro Pulse cellular app obtainable for iOS and Android, and followers will be capable to base their motion determine on “classic to current characters seen across popular films, television series and comics.” Initially, that may embrace costumes based mostly on G.I. Joe, Ghostbusters, Power Rangers, Marvel, and designs impressed by Star Wars characters. You most likely gained’t be capable to slap your face on Princess Leia’s physique, or get a inexperienced face elevate to develop into Yoda—however a offered press launch did point out in any case an X-Wing pilot, so you may most likely think about what different kinds of generic our bodies may very well be used.

The Hasbro Selfie Series is at the moment restricted to collectors within the United States, and figures gained’t really ship out till someday within the Fall. Hasbro hasn’t offered any particulars on how lengthy it’ll really take for a {custom} determine to be created and shipped out after a digital face scan is accomplished and submitted, however the firm will probably be providing “a select number of fans” the prospect to be the primary to create their very own figures at San Diego Comic-Con subsequent week, however like everybody else, they’ll have to attend a number of months for supply.

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