Hasbro’s Selfie Series Action Figures Will Be Available In the U.S. Starting Friday

Back in July, Hasbro revealed that it had partnered with the 3D-printing firm, Formlabs, to permit San Diego Comic-Con attendees to create a customized motion determine with their very own likeness. Availability was very restricted, however as we speak Hasbro has lastly revealed when anybody can order their very own Selfie Series determine, and a price ticket that’s sadly a bit increased now.

Starting this Friday, September 30, collectors who’ve all the time needed to immortalize themselves as a six-inch motion determine can obtain the Hasbro cellular app (on both Android or iOS) and use it to order a customized Selfie Series determine. But as you may in all probability think about, inserting an order just isn’t fairly as straightforward as shopping for a brand new launch determine with just a few clicks on the Hasbro Pulse web site, given the customization concerned with these.

Ordering is being restricted to the Hasbro cellular app for the straightforward motive that anybody wanting a Selfie Series determine must submit headshot photographs, and all trendy smartphones embrace front-facing cameras with sufficient decision to simply seize the photographs wanted to generate a 3D mannequin. The ordering course of requires at the least 5 headshots to be submitted, together with a required entrance view, plus a number of angled photographs from the left and proper, with even lighting, nothing obstructing the face, and utilizing the identical facial features in each picture.

The ordering course of then requires clients to make a number of completely different choices together with choosing a hair model that finest matches their very own from one in every of 50 completely different choices, their hair shade, their facial hair model from one in every of 14 completely different choices, after which what motion determine they wish to turn into. The decisions embrace Stormtrooper, X-Wing pilot, Leia, Mandalorian, Black Panther, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Black Widow, Red Power Ranger, Pink Power Ranger, Snake Eyes, Scarlett, and a male or feminine Ghostbuster.

In July, Hasbro specified a $60 price tag for the Selfie Series figures, but today the company announced that they’ll be slightly more expensive at $80 each, but will still include packaging tailored to the figure type selected. What hasn’t changed is how long it takes for the submitted photos to be turned into a 3D model and then 3D-printed. Delivery times start at 45 days from the time of ordering, but that can change over time as demand increases, up to 60 days.

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