Steve Jobs figure kicks back with an iPad
We Have seen a few toy tributes to Jobs from Chinese companies. There was a kerfuffle in January of this year when Hong Kong toymaker In Icons bowed to pressure from Jobs' family and Apple and withdrew a 12-inch doll from the market.
That hasn't stopped a Japanese startup from trying to cash in on Jobs' popularity. Tokyo-based Legend Toys is releasing its own strikingly detailed 12-inch figure of Jobs. It was sculpted by Takao Kato, whose work includes 1:16 scale and 1:4 scale figures for the otaku market.
Renowned for their obsession with realism and detail, Japanese toymakers have turned out mountains of figurines ranging from sci-fi robots like Gundam to doe-eyed buxom manga babes.
Legend Toys' Jobs figure comes with a leather sofa, glasses, three pairs of hands,and a small apple to pose with. It's a markedly older, more wrinkled Jobs than the one released by In Icons.
Legend, however, is not concerned about possible pressure from Apple, which would likely try to stop sales by threatening legal action.
We have heard that Apple tried to stop several companies from selling Steve Jobs figures," says the firm's Yuichi Kimura. "We do not have any permission from anyone and we don't think it is necessary to obtain permission from anyone.
That hasn't stopped a Japanese startup from trying to cash in on Jobs' popularity. Tokyo-based Legend Toys is releasing its own strikingly detailed 12-inch figure of Jobs. It was sculpted by Takao Kato, whose work includes 1:16 scale and 1:4 scale figures for the otaku market.
Renowned for their obsession with realism and detail, Japanese toymakers have turned out mountains of figurines ranging from sci-fi robots like Gundam to doe-eyed buxom manga babes.
Legend Toys' Jobs figure comes with a leather sofa, glasses, three pairs of hands,and a small apple to pose with. It's a markedly older, more wrinkled Jobs than the one released by In Icons.
Legend, however, is not concerned about possible pressure from Apple, which would likely try to stop sales by threatening legal action.
We have heard that Apple tried to stop several companies from selling Steve Jobs figures," says the firm's Yuichi Kimura. "We do not have any permission from anyone and we don't think it is necessary to obtain permission from anyone.
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