Great shots TJ! Looking forward to some pics of the Mark 43 coming out of the HB. Haven't tried it myself, but if you're able to find good points of where to rest the Mark 43's feet to keep a safe/steady pose, then please be kind enough to share!
Thanks so much and I will say that I've taken the 43 in and out towards 10 times just messing around and doing different shots and it pops in and out within seconds and closing it back up takes a while minute. No scratches or scuffs at all (the legs have the sleeves and the upper body isn't touching anything to even scratch it.)
I'm pretty nifty with the posing and balancing and I can't lie I've been thinking about how to get a partially in pose and make it unique. The biggest problem issue I'm seeing in theory is the height being so much that it might exceed the height of my shooting area so may have to have that particular shot just be in my collection room because damn.
Dude the reason I stay away from statues is freedom to pose but I look at that and it's perfection in that aspect. If this HB could mimic that I'd do it asap and it'd be the last pose I put them in. Wow.
Yeah, I was never much of a statue guy myself but the XM HB was truly something different in my eyes. Perfection, as you say. The battle damage details, paint app, light up features... it's all so damn beautiful. However I ended up not going through with it though because it feels like it would be the first step down into a very expensive rabbit hole. Doing my best right now to avoid the statue related videos on youtube from SDCC this year I don't want to be tempted...
I had mine on top of a set of 3 Detolfs for a while, but eventually moved him into a Besta that replaced my TV stand in my living room. Never had any issues when I had him on top of them, and it's not that bad to dust out of a case. Kind of enjoyed it when I did since you can sit and take in all the amazing details on it. I eventually moved him because I had plans to do an Infinity Gauntlet display in the space, not for any other reason. I live in Florida though, so no worries about earthquakes.
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