
The production Invader Zim figures weren't even out
when I started picking up prototypes for the line,
but thanks to the fact that Palisades ebays off many
pre-production items, I was able to pick up some
cool stuff. Something I love to find are two
ups. These are particularly tough to come by
though, but look great next to the final, smaller
pieces. This first item is a two up of Dib,
used as a tour sample by Palisades. The
final sculpt will be quite a bit different, with
changes to the torso, forehead, eyes and
hair. He comes on a nifty little stand, and
actually comes almost completely apart.
My second Zim pre-production item is also a two up,
this time of one of the three heads for the Zim
figure. There are three variant heads for Zim,
and rather than placing all three on bodies, they
simply sculpted heads at about 200% the final size,
and placed them on special stands. You can see
from the shot with the Mattel Batman just how large
this is. 
This next photo is of another tour
sample, this time of the regular Ms.
Bitters. I have her shot with the Hot Topic
version right now, since that's all that's
currently out. She's about 25% bigger than a
regular figure, and came with the same nifty
purple base. 
Notice
the marked difference in her hair. On the
left is the production Hot Topic version, on the
right is the regular prototype version.
There are also major differences in the legs and
final paint ops. 
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