Mr. Underhill
Just a little freaky
Re: 12" Obi-Wan IMAGE Thread
Your right, I think people just like to complain for the fun of it.
I'm highly critical of these figures because I've wanted these for nearly 30 years, but I also understand that nothing is perfect, and nothing will ever be. I think whatever minor flaws these figures have are completly over shadowed by how great they really are. I remember growing up with 12" GI Joe's so I've always had a soft spot for 12" figures and when I was young I had the Kenner 12" Luke from '79 and I always wanted Boba but I couldn't find him. As I grew older and my tastes matured I couldn't stomach the Hasbro 12" but I broke down and bought a Power of the Force farmboy Luke because it reminded me of the joy I had playing with the old Kenner one. Then I heard Sideshow got the line and I was overjoyed. I knew of the Planet of the Apes line and the Highlander line so I was thrilled. The preorder for Jedi Luke was like being a kid again. I had the medicom Luke and I thought nothing could be better then that, and I was wrong. He is now back in his box and Sideshow Luke has taken his place.
Anyways, back to the topic. Time and time again pictures of the product hit the boards, people love it or hate it, bickering insues, the products arrive most are happy, some are not. Some repaint them, some don't, some still love them, some still complain about them, and life goes on. And then it's time to preorder some one new, and the cycle begins again.
Many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view.
btw, jlcmsu. Where in Missouri do you live? I'm in St. Louis.
jlcmsu said:
One thing I keep reading is that he doesn't look like the SDCC proto. He does look like the TF one but that seems to be forgotten.
Your right, I think people just like to complain for the fun of it.
I'm highly critical of these figures because I've wanted these for nearly 30 years, but I also understand that nothing is perfect, and nothing will ever be. I think whatever minor flaws these figures have are completly over shadowed by how great they really are. I remember growing up with 12" GI Joe's so I've always had a soft spot for 12" figures and when I was young I had the Kenner 12" Luke from '79 and I always wanted Boba but I couldn't find him. As I grew older and my tastes matured I couldn't stomach the Hasbro 12" but I broke down and bought a Power of the Force farmboy Luke because it reminded me of the joy I had playing with the old Kenner one. Then I heard Sideshow got the line and I was overjoyed. I knew of the Planet of the Apes line and the Highlander line so I was thrilled. The preorder for Jedi Luke was like being a kid again. I had the medicom Luke and I thought nothing could be better then that, and I was wrong. He is now back in his box and Sideshow Luke has taken his place.Anyways, back to the topic. Time and time again pictures of the product hit the boards, people love it or hate it, bickering insues, the products arrive most are happy, some are not. Some repaint them, some don't, some still love them, some still complain about them, and life goes on. And then it's time to preorder some one new, and the cycle begins again.
Many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view.btw, jlcmsu. Where in Missouri do you live? I'm in St. Louis.
Yup, nothing will ever be perfect no matter how bad we or SS wants it. That's just life. I also agree whatever flaws these have are canceled out by how cool they are.
