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Cool, glad to hear you like this figure. I had to put Gambit and Wolverine on flex pay. Hopefully we get a 90s Magneto and Cyclops from soosootoys.
1/6 SSC Gambit Sixth Scale Figure
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Yes!!! I'm loving this Gambit even more than the photos and videos can do it justice. I love the tailored coat and the material they used on it and the undersuit. Articulated toes, the coat being wired, and of course the base are the only things that could make this better. I don't have that side by side comparison like you, but I can agree this is an amazing representation of Gambit.
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I got mine too and I'm pretty happy with it. The right boot doesn't stay on as tight, and the right sleeve lining is kinda tailored poorly, sticks out of the sleeve, but overall it's good. It includes an impresive assortment of hands.
In terms of looks, my ideal Gambit has short-hair, but with how Sideshow sculpted the ears, the short hair look doesn't really work on this figure. Plus I think it should be more poofy, so I'm happy with the longer haired look.
I'm really pleased with how the sculpt captures his attitude. Overall the whole thing just really works as a look, something the previous SSC figures didn't really pull off. I think the other figures should've been on more muscular bodies, but with Gambit being as lean as he is, the standard SSC body works
In terms of looks, my ideal Gambit has short-hair, but with how Sideshow sculpted the ears, the short hair look doesn't really work on this figure. Plus I think it should be more poofy, so I'm happy with the longer haired look.
I'm really pleased with how the sculpt captures his attitude. Overall the whole thing just really works as a look, something the previous SSC figures didn't really pull off. I think the other figures should've been on more muscular bodies, but with Gambit being as lean as he is, the standard SSC body works
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I do have a similar issue with the left boot on mine. It stays on and I can move it around, but it pops off easier than it should. Again the dreaded QC issues that plague SSC.
The ears don't bother me at all in person, so I enjoy him with both hair sculpts. I agree with how the face sculpt turned out. The expression isn't flat, but it also doesn't over do it.
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I told ya man, they're both top tier figures I just wish sideshow upped their game enough to have the same face paint as the soosoo
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I had to send my Gambit back to get a better ankle joint QC one, I hate the ears, but they don't show up on the long hair sculpt. Nothing to do about the ears but customize them away, but you could always send him back to sidesho for a fix.
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Now that you point it out, it is actually the left boot on mine, not the right. I was getting my sides mixed up. I'm curious if anyone else has the same issue with the left boot. It might actually be a manufacturing issue.
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Jason has the same issue.
That’s a good pose! I’m always hesitant about doing action poses. I’m usually a museum pose guy but always love seeing when ppl actually pose their figures. And I agree, he’s definitely better in hand than any videos or photos.
Yea you’re were right
and I agree. Sideshow’s biggest issue more than anything else has always been their paint apps from the beginning and unfortunately they’re still behindYou your point about the ears in your other post- I plan on cutting small amounts of material out from behind the ears, heating them up to be a little flexible, then gluing them down so they look a little more normal. Then if I have to, I’ll mod the interior of the long hair piece so that it fits properly there
I think it definitely is a manufacturing issues but across the board. I’ve got quite a few Sideshow figures on their newest type bodies and some will have narrower peg holes for the hand joints but then the same body on a different figure it would be fine. Or super tight knee joints and then loose on another. Then in regards to the boots, I’ve had two of the more recent comic Superman figures and on one, the ankles were fine; but on the other, they were so tight that when I thought I was articulating the ball joint, I was actually twisting the entire ankle attachment which I eventually broke off.
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Yeah I've read others have had the same issue. Some being way worse to where the foot wouldn't even stay on. Mine isn't that bad, as I've been messing around and posing him a lot and it's staying on 90% of the time. I'm afraid if I send it back I would just get the same in return or be worse off.
I enjoy posing them and trying to get as dynamic as possible at times. Still working on improving the poses to make them look more natural. I take my time moving each joint to make sure not to break or rip anything and know my limits. I have no desire to ever part with any of them that I have purchased, so I think that helps with not worrying if I crease the suit. There are some figures that have scared me more than others.That’s a good pose! I’m always hesitant about doing action poses. I’m usually a museum pose guy but always love seeing when ppl actually pose their figures. And I agree, he’s definitely better in hand than any videos or photos.
Yea you’re were right
You your point about the ears in your other post- I plan on cutting small amounts of material out from behind the ears, heating them up to be a little flexible, then gluing them down so they look a little more normal. Then if I have to, I’ll mod the interior of the long hair piece so that it fits properly there
I think it definitely is a manufacturing issues but across the board. I’ve got quite a few Sideshow figures on their newest type bodies and some will have narrower peg holes for the hand joints but then the same body on a different figure it would be fine. Or super tight knee joints and then loose on another. Then in regards to the boots, I’ve had two of the more recent comic Superman figures and on one, the ankles were fine; but on the other, they were so tight that when I thought I was articulating the ball joint, I was actually twisting the entire ankle attachment which I eventually broke off.
Before I put them back in their boxes, here’s a look at SSC Gambit with SooSoo headsculpt. Also, my SSC Cyclops with HT Darth Vader arms and more muscular chestpiece from some random body I got from toy anxiety
Both of those look great. I prefer the sideshow chest piece and the SooSoo headsculpt so cool to see the concept in action. Someday I'll pick up the sideshow to swap parts around.
Thanks! Even though I don’t mind the Sideshow sculpt after pinning the ears back, the SooSoo is still the superior sculpt of the two. Oddly enough, I think he looks way too good now for the other Sideshow figures 
so I need SooSoo to go ahead and make a Cyclops already so I can update that one too.
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Damn that looks great!!!
Thanks! Not sure I’m keeping them though as I’ve been reevaluating my collection while on PTO, and I’m starting to think they (and all other comic SSC figures) may not fit in anymore. Thinking of moving to statues for the more comic styled stuff, which is why I’m boxing these up for now.
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I’m sorry to hear that you may be getting rid of those figures after making them looks so good but I get what you are saying. I guess we all have to determine what “fits” in our collections.
It seems like I have noticed quite a few 1/6 collectors have been transitioning to statues in the last year or so. I can understand it since some of these statues are amazing looking and are much more “comic accurate” representations for the most part than the 1/6 scale figures we get based on the MCU and the DCEU (is that correct). That said I wonder if there are statue collectors who transition to 1/6 scale figures?
At any rate, I’m sticking to strictly 1/6 scale figs for my collection. I won’t really have space for statues. Also, even though I keep my figures in pretty conservative poses I like having the option.
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Would anyone be interested in selling the boots for this figure? Thanks
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Sorry to resurrect this thread, but I am getting this soon and I am wonder what the head joint looks like. I am going to a head of a certain actor so I want to make sure it works.
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Thanks to Spooktaculer my first X-men rolled in - I've been happy with the few Sideshow figs I have an this is no different.
Yeah, I think the shaded armor on the other version is nice, but think the sculpt here is a bit less grim than SooSoo which for me is better
for the character (tho I did snag SooSoo effects).
My biggest nit is the boring base
, but already picking him up accessories. Eventually want a nod to New Orleans dio effect. Appreciate the "glowing" eye paint, multiple hands, diecast staff and the coat is a little work of art.
He's fun. I'll probably pick up a Deadpool and Wolverine at some point to go with. And wait around for the MCU to quit being dumb and do a Gambit movie with Tatum scene-stealer. Like, RDJ really wanted the Iron Man part, and we got a multi-millon dollar icon. Tatum same kind of thing.
Yeah, I think the shaded armor on the other version is nice, but think the sculpt here is a bit less grim than SooSoo which for me is better
for the character (tho I did snag SooSoo effects).
My biggest nit is the boring base
, but already picking him up accessories. Eventually want a nod to New Orleans dio effect. Appreciate the "glowing" eye paint, multiple hands, diecast staff and the coat is a little work of art.
He's fun. I'll probably pick up a Deadpool and Wolverine at some point to go with. And wait around for the MCU to quit being dumb and do a Gambit movie with Tatum scene-stealer. Like, RDJ really wanted the Iron Man part, and we got a multi-millon dollar icon. Tatum same kind of thing.
Oh, no no. All you have to do for the ears is set the oven to low heat (say about 275°). Put the head (without the hair) in there on something that conducts low heat like a wooden board. After about a minute (time can vary) when those ears get soft enough, carefully hold them back with your fingers. Done, ears no longer like a French Bulldog.
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