09-17-2009, 08:52 PM
<!--quoteo(post=330242:date=Sep 16 2009, 06:51 PM:name=knewby)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE (knewby @ Sep 16 2009, 06:51 PM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=330242\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecNow please don't get me wrong, I love Jason, Freddy, Michael and Bubba as much as anyone. I'm just getting bored with the umpteenth versions of each. There are literally dozens and dozens of great movie characters who've never gotten the latex treatment, or got a really limited run and deserve a second chance. Anyone else agree? I like to keep a wide variety of masks/busts. I'd love to see more obscure characters done. I realize the $$$ is with those big guys, but throw us a bone every now and then.............................Larry<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndI've always kind of assumed that mask makers are selecting what they want to make based on their own personal interests, thereby driving the "big 4" because by definition, they are the most popular to the Mask makers as well.I think the money follows that, rather than drives that, although I guess it's possibly up which mask maker is being referred to.I'm a fan of horror, and my strongest interest is Jason. If I were a mask maker, I'd assume that'd be the direction my masks would go because it's where my muse would be. I also assume that if I randomly picked something from a list of things I didn't particularly care about, it would likely show in the end result, wouldn't it..? Worse, it'd take a hobby and turns it into a distasteful job.I'm not making masks, so it's just an assumption that it's similar to other marketable hobbies... but that's what makes sense to me.