Statue Blitzway- Bruce Lee 40th Anniversary Tribute Statue (1/3 Scale)

[mrchris]

looks better from that angle.but not from a straight on point of view.perhaps from the cheekbones to his jaw slightly longer/thinner.and perhaps a different shape to the mouth,slight snarl/slight sarcastic smile..just cant put my finger on it.
SAB.give your payment details and my shipping address i'll look after the statue for you

a similar type pose.the mouth makes a big difference and it has more intensity,and bruce is slightly leaner in the face

 

[SAB]

looks better from that angle.but not from a straight on point of view.perhaps from the cheekbones to his jaw slightly longer/thinner.and perhaps a different shape to the mouth,slight snarl/slight sarcastic smile..just cant put my finger on it.
SAB.give your payment details and my shipping address i'll look after the statue for you

Good idea let me just ....wait a second!

 

[Snake Plissken]

Can't believe I didn't see this sooner. The likeness is ****ing insane.

 

[shanco9]

I know what you mean by 'cheap for what you get' (because its 1/3 scale) but I'm not sure that's really the case either.

It measures 71cm high even with a large base ....(since Bruce was short and skinny!)

Conan: Fury of the Beast is only 1/5 scale but because of the massive gorilla its 70.5cm high and a lot more detailed. Its $500.

Conan: Rage of the Undying PF is 1/4 but Conan is a big dude and its a huge base (with skeleton warrior) and its 68.5cm high and $460

(you can tell I'm also into Conan with these examples right? )

And those 2 offerings are considered expensive compared to other Sideshow offerings.

I think we need to separate the words '1/3 scale!' from the actual dimensions here. I don't think it is necessarily great valuable for money.

It might seem like that but side by side 1/3 is much, much bigger than 1/4 even considering that Bruce wasn't the biggest guy.
The reason the 1/4 scale Conan is close to this piece in height is the the character tiptoed with arm raised with weapons above his head, In reality the figure/Conan himself will look quite a bit smaller next to Bruce.
I think the only 1/4 scale piece that will be close in size is the Gladiator Hulk and the price of that one is the same as Bruce.

On a side note, I don't know how anyone can think this head sculpt is terrible, it really is amazing how differently we see these things.

 

[mrchris]

i'm not saying it's terrible.the likeness is really there,but some guys may think my/our gripes are minor but they are there nevertheless.hence the comments mentioned.had the sculpt been very much like the above pic (very difficult I know)and AFFORDABLE to me,i would snap it up.
I feel kinda disappointed by arnie going by previous work if you follow.it is an action pose and bruce looks kinda Ho Hum bored

 

[shanco9]

With a mouth open a persons face appears both slightly longer and slightly leaner, that's obvious enough to all of us, so maybe a better facial comparison to the sculpt for those interested might be something close mouthed like this.

 

[shanco9]

i'm not saying it's terrible.the likeness is really there

No Chris I wasn't referring to you mate, someone, Great Pheidias I think, said they thought it was terrible a page or so ago.

 

[mrchris]

With a mouth open a persons face appears both slightly longer and slightly leaner, that's obvious enough to all of us, so maybe a better facial comparison to the sculpt for those interested might be something close mouthed like this.

fair comment..but bruce looks ready for it and helps with the look if you know what I mean.unlike said sculpt.and his mouth in my pic isn't really open.just better shaped...if that's the right description
@shanco9 my bad buddy LOL

 

[Darkavatar]

On a side note, I don't know how anyone can think this head sculpt is terrible, it really is amazing how differently we see these things.

Well there are always faults with things. Like the sculpt on this statue has big massive chin and wide face with big cheek bones and to some that is all they see and so they interrupt that the whole sculpt is deformed and looks nothing like him.

Its the same with me with the Enterbay 1/4 WOD figure, I mostly see the beady eyes and the very wide flat face and so I find it hard to see any likeness at all, except on certain angles. However, as far Yulli's sculpts I have no idea how anyone sees any likeness at all in them.

With an mouth open a persons face appears both slightly longer and slightly leaner, that's obvious enough to all of us, so maybe a better facial comparison to the sculpt for those interested might be something close mouthed like this.

However, the face actually does look quite lean there and narrow or long, which indicates that the head sculpt on the statue is not as narrow as it should be. This would create that more leaner look people are looking for IMO.

 

[mrchris]

Yep a pissed off bruce is better than a bored bruce

 

[shanco9]

For me and as someone else has said this piece is like the calm before the storm.
I look at Bruce and she him looking thoughtful, thinking about what comes next, but I can't read him. He could be about to do anything and that's what I love about it.
If he was doing a high kick or something hes stuck always doing that high kick, after a while I'm going get sick of looking at it.
Bruce could disarm you with a look, making you unsure if he was going to launch an attack toward an opponent or break out in a smile, you were never sure what was coming next and that to me it is what made him so charismatic and special on and off screen and I see that when I look at this statue.
I can see how some might find this boring, sure, but for my tastes I couldn't ask for more, I just hope that down the line these guys do another equally great but more action posed piece for the guys that aren't happy with this one.

 

[SAB]

It might seem like that but side by side 1/3 is much, much bigger than 1/4 even considering that Bruce wasn't the biggest guy.
The reason the 1/4 scale Conan is close to this piece in height is the the character tiptoed with arm raised with weapons above his head, In reality the figure/Conan himself will look quite a bit smaller next to Bruce.
I think the only 1/4 scale piece that will be close in size is the Gladiator Hulk and the price of that one is the same as Bruce.

On a side note, I don't know how anyone can think this head sculpt is terrible, it really is amazing how differently we see these things.

You're right of course ....but total statue size is total statue size.

And the 1/5 scale giant gorilla with Conan hanging off him will have quite a bit more volume on Bruce as well.

 

[shanco9]

Well there are always faults with things. Like the sculpt on this statue has big massive chin and wide face with big cheek bones and to some that is all they see and so they interrupt that the whole sculpt is deformed and looks nothing like him.

Yeah its just an example of how differently humans see and recognize faces from one person to the next. Kind of crazy!

However, the face actually does look quite lean there and narrow or long, which indicates that the head sculpt on the statue is not as narrow as it should be. This would create that more leaner look people are looking for IMO.

Baring in mind that different lenses can make faces appear longer and narrow or wider etc, but the pic that Arnie took of the sculpt looks plenty lean to me, not that I had an issue with it before,

I guess as always we wont know for sure until we have this baby in hand.

@shanco9 my bad buddy LOL

 

[Darkavatar]

Yeah its just an example of how differently humans see and recognize faces from one person to the next. Kind of crazy!

Yep sure is. However, if it wasn't for complaints companies wouldn't correct these things like Hot Toys did with changing the face plates for 1/4TDk Batman and a more leaner body for MOS. I see the big chin and masculine face as nit picks but others see that as major flaws and they think he looks too deformed. Yes I would like those things to be fixed but I don't care if they don't.

Baring in mind that different lenses can make faces appear longer and narrow or wider etc, but the pic that Arnie took of the sculpt looks plenty lean to me, not that I had an issue with it before,

It looks lean to me to, especially since you can see the cheek bones. I am saying other people don't think it looks lean because the sculpt isn't narrow or long. Instead they think he looks fat because of that issue.

I guess as always we wont know for sure until we have this baby in hand.

Yeah I know can't wait!

 

[mrchris]

OPINIONS WILL ALWAYS DIFFER.that's a good thing to me.myself i'm NOT getting this to add to my BL collection due to price nit picks etc.had this been a standing type or even a fight stance type pose the sculpt may well have worked better.but with the stick/nunchuks it doesn't do it for me bruce was far too animated with both (perhaps that's my major gripe )I still say cheeks to jaw should be longer/thinner,but hey that's just me

 

[shanco9]

You're right of course ....but total statue size is total statue size.

And the 1/5 scale giant gorilla with Conan hanging off him will have quite a bit more volume on Bruce as well.

Yea, the conan and gorilla is a beast of a statue but I think because conan himself is actually the smallest part of the sculpt sideshow knew that they couldn't get away with charging the price of a large premium format for it. I definitely get your point about bigger volume less money but unfortunately for us, it doesn't always work that way when it comes to pricing. I still expect however that this piece will be huge in hand.

 

[aeumuse]

Thanks so much for doing that I really appreciate it. However, I feel like such an idiot I was looking for 60 cm instead of 600 mm. If only I looked for that number I would of found it.

No worries, that's what a forum is for

 

[mrchris]

a quick cut/paste job on what statue i'd like LOL

 

[Darkavatar]

OPINIONS WILL ALWAYS DIFFER.that's a good thing to me.myself i'm NOT getting this to add to my BL collection due to price nit picks etc.had this been a standing type or even a fight stance type pose the sculpt may well have worked better.but with the stick/nunchuks it doesn't do it for me bruce was far too animated with both (perhaps that's my major gripe )I still say cheeks to jaw should be longer/thinner,but hey that's just me

Not longer but yeah thinner/narrower. If it look longer it would like his old sculpts like this.



That face looks too stretched IMO and not in proportion like the statue's one.

 

[shanco9]

OPINIONS WILL ALWAYS DIFFER.that's a good thing to me.

Couldn't agree more!, this Bruce is absolutely to my tastes but there have been loads of figs and statues before and I'm sure loads after this piece that will suit the tastes of others. That's the beauty of collecting, your building your own collection of things that appeal to you. It would be pretty boring if we all had the same collections.

Yep sure is. However, if it wasn't for complaints companies wouldn't correct these things like Hot Toys did with changing the face plates for 1/4TDk Batman and a more leaner body for MOS.

I'm all for complaints and criticisms, but within reason. Some people have a tendency to react like a particular statue was a slight against them, and that how dare the makers not make the piece that was in their head. I always thinks its incredibly unfair to the sculptors who spend time trying to create a piece to the best of their abilities and have it completely trashed just because it isn't absolutely perfect in someones eyes or what they wanted.
Its much more rational to say, as thankfully the majority do,you know this is good but it's not quite there, this one's not for me.

They're are of course those pieces where the general consensus is that they are pretty terrible but thankfully due to complaints and criticisms on forums like these that's becoming rarer, at least I hope so anyway.