# Celebrity Toy Visages 'Head Play' Head Sculptures Let You Change Action Figures into Famous Stars By Jason Soy | Published 2011-07-26 | Life-Stages Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/head-play-head-sculptures References: [toyhaven.blogspot](http://toyhaven.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-16-head-play-head-sculpts-luv-em-or.html) & [myworld.ebay.au](http://myworld.ebay.com.au/studio_viewer/?_trksid=p4340.l2559) For people that own [G.I. Joe](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/g-i-joe) dolls, but wished they were playing with someone famous rather than fictional characters, your request has been fulfilled with these 'Head Play' head sculptures. These toy head pieces feature the likeness of famous movie stars and can easily replace the heads of action figures (simply yank off the old head and pop on the new one). The Head Play head sculptures were created by an anonymous [eBay](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/designercon) seller and some of the [celebrity heads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/keiichi-tanaami-1) he's crafted include Clint Eastwood, Anthony Hopkins, Sean Connery, Elijah Wood and even Kurt Cobain! **Implications** - Consumers enjoy celebrity products because they're readily able to empathize with the item due to their familiarity with the celebrities. Corporations can similarly introduce products with design elements that are familiar to consumers in order to further entice them into buying the company's wares. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 70% | Activity: 28% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Life-Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/life-stages) > [Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/toys) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Celebrity Toy Visages:** Customized toy head sculptures featuring famous movie stars for action figures. - **Familiar Design Elements:** Incorporating familiar design elements in products to increase customer appeal and empathy. - **Consumer Connection:** Consumer preference towards products that evoke a sense of familiarity and connection. ### Who This Affects Most - **Toy Manufacturing:** Opportunity to create custom head sculptures for action figures, capitalizing on the demand for celebrity-inspired toys. - **Collectibles:** Creating limited edition celebrity-inspired toy head sculptures to cater to collectors in the toy industry. - **Entertainment Merchandise:** Developing action figures with interchangeable celebrity heads as official merchandise for popular movies or TV shows. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Selfie-Centric Action Figures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/selfie-series.md) - [Custom Face Action Figures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tron-identity-program.md) - [Giftable Customized Figurines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-yourself-funko.md) - [Hyperrealistic Musician Figurines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blitzway-kurt-cobain-figurine.md) - [Collectible Historical Figurines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thrilljoy-pix.md) - [Designer Pop Culture Figurines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kkplus.md) - [Customizable Vinyl Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/makeship.md) - [Collectible Pop Culture-Referencing Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/san-diego-comiccon.md) - [Miniature Animated Custom Figurines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-yourself.md)