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Statue BLITZWAY- Enter the Dragon- Bruce Lee Tribute 1/3 scale Statue Ver. 2 spec
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Great stuff thanks.
Think that is the first time I've seen the exact shot the statue is based off! Pretty good interpretation!
The ETD prototype, or something extremely close to it, is what I wanted. It was so damn awesome. Blitzway could've taken their time and pulled it off, but decided not to.
If I wanted something resembling the film version, then I'd just buy that exact photo of Lee and frame it. But I didn't. I wanted that prototype shown.
This isn't worth $700.
All you guys saying that if the Game of Death Lee was shirtless, we'd be getting the same thing we're seeing with the Enter the Dragon statue and that the reason it came out better was because his track suit covered up almost everything.
Lets not forget that track suit, I'm sure, wasn't easy to make and tailor to fit the way it did. I'm sure it took tons of time to make and tailor that suit to fit just right. It came out looking like prototype quality when it was all done.
Whether it was covering everything or not, or taking away from the sculpt underneath, that track suit is what was shown to customers on the GoD proto and I'm sure it was just as difficult to do as painting scratches, sweat, skin tone, muscle tone, and shadowing on the ETD Lee statue.
Blitzway took their time with that GoD suit and it came out looking just like the proto.
Can't say the same for those pants.
If I wanted something resembling the film version, then I'd just buy that exact photo of Lee and frame it. But I didn't. I wanted that prototype shown.
This isn't worth $700.
All you guys saying that if the Game of Death Lee was shirtless, we'd be getting the same thing we're seeing with the Enter the Dragon statue and that the reason it came out better was because his track suit covered up almost everything.
Lets not forget that track suit, I'm sure, wasn't easy to make and tailor to fit the way it did. I'm sure it took tons of time to make and tailor that suit to fit just right. It came out looking like prototype quality when it was all done.
Whether it was covering everything or not, or taking away from the sculpt underneath, that track suit is what was shown to customers on the GoD proto and I'm sure it was just as difficult to do as painting scratches, sweat, skin tone, muscle tone, and shadowing on the ETD Lee statue.
Blitzway took their time with that GoD suit and it came out looking just like the proto.
Can't say the same for those pants.
FriendlySamurai
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not quite sure if you're serious... and its the best friggin $600 miniature track suit ever painstakingly crafted
I'm liking the latest batch of pics. Sculpt looks identical to me, people are seeing misshapen heads, smaller hair etc... all I'm seeing are different camera angles
The paint may be slightly lesser than the proto, but the big difference is lighting lighting lighting. Everybody is noticing the ripped definition of the proto, but is anyone noticing the white light? He is very likely being shot under a setup similar to this-
Is he worth $700? yes, if somebody is willing to pay it. no, if somebody isn't. easy peasy
FriendlySamurai
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hey, noticed this too- I'm glad its not solid black.
The tracksuit has to be essentially the easiest piece of clothing in the 1/6-1/2 statue market.
To say this would have taken a ton of time and effort to get right and is just a big of an effort as hand painting a thousand+/- statues is just silly.
And those of us that own the GoD statue know that its weakness was the paint apps on the arms ...which almost seems to be non-existent. In that regard it doesn't match the prototype at all.
This doesn't excuse any drop in quality of the current EtD statue.
I'm liking the latest batch of pics. Sculpt looks identical to me, people are seeing misshapen heads, smaller hair etc... all I'm seeing are different camera angles
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Agreed .....this pic is the closest we've seen to some decent lighting and it looks way more like the prototype than anything else so far.
Bruce
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Still not convince me at all. The face and the body does not have those details that are there in GOD. The skin color is very different from the prototype as well as the details. Scratches blood placed on the abdomen of the prototype do understand the difference there is between the two statues: the prototype blood flows down along with the sweat (excellent detail!), the other statue blood is just a strip that looks like a decal! Not to mention the hair and arms are too long in proportion! Even the facial features in the prototype were better. It seems to me a copy of the prototype came out wrong. I do not pay $ 700 for a statue other than that Blitzway had proposed. I pay $ 700 if the blitzway sells me the prototype!
The legs and feet look a little awkward in that pic, not the same 'stealthy tip toe' the proto had. Futzing with the pants will probably help the appearance of the legs but the feet appear to be slightly off from the proto, the back foot, for instance, is not as raised. The tilt of the head also feels a bit off in comparison. Some of this may be explained by rushed casting and molds but for me there does seem to be some slight mods to the original sculpt. These things may feel trivial to some but overall they add up and it robs the thing of that beautifully composed and 'exactly right' essence of posture the proto had.
Things like the cuts can be repainted more accurately, and even the whole thing given some delicate skin shading by those who are game.
But you can't reconstruct the intricately ripped detailing the proto has. I think if you shot the proto by phone camera and in crummy lighting you'd still identify the incredibly detailed physique that seems greatly diluted on the production version.
It's hard to 'un-see' the amazing proto and happily accept this final version. This is my opinion only but I feel the two cannot compare. Even apart from the fine detailing, there are subtle structural things that separate them and, for mine, they make the world of difference.
Things like the cuts can be repainted more accurately, and even the whole thing given some delicate skin shading by those who are game.
But you can't reconstruct the intricately ripped detailing the proto has. I think if you shot the proto by phone camera and in crummy lighting you'd still identify the incredibly detailed physique that seems greatly diluted on the production version.
It's hard to 'un-see' the amazing proto and happily accept this final version. This is my opinion only but I feel the two cannot compare. Even apart from the fine detailing, there are subtle structural things that separate them and, for mine, they make the world of difference.
mrchris
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I agree,it appears there's little alterations from the proto,the stance is not as ''sneaky' as it should be.the new batch of pics show it looking better,but not near the proto,be it lighting or whatever.regarding comments on the GOD.yes the suit coverd the body and blitzway knew that a ''poor'' paint app could be gotten away with.the arms were fine(not great) but a lot of attention went into the sculpt.essentially what we saw in the proto..we got.where as with this I think(my opinion)that it falls too short of the proto.i belive from newer shots It will turn out nicer than we originaly thought.but not what we were shown,i think that is the major issue with most guys(myself included)...I do hope I'm proved wrong by blitzway as I wanted this to blow me away.
that's a pretty nice shot.there's more definition(not as good as proto) but better than earlier shots.i hope that the seam(which appears in most of the shots isn't too apparent inhand.
that's a pretty nice shot.there's more definition(not as good as proto) but better than earlier shots.i hope that the seam(which appears in most of the shots isn't too apparent inhand.
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Hmm paint job is not brilliant but still appears to be better than the ETD one. Then again we need professional shots like these of the ETD one to be fully convinced.
Any better guys? I think so...
I don't know Andy he looks like the wrong color there, like an orange yellow tone. On the plus side the cuts look good, as they have different shades to them.
Yeah that's true, doesn't look bad from a distance.
Yeah they were suppose to make this better not worse, although after seeing these later pics by Andy I am now on the fence, because it doesn't look too bad in these. Nevertheless, still lacks the realism and looks more like a toy because of the paint job.
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Yep when I get the statue that's how I will be posing him so I can see the neck seem and not his face at all.
mrchris
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.although bruce has a small point the EB was only $150ish if I rememberand I did say I was expecting that type of seam. that GOD shot was just a collector pic steve.he may have spent time doing it etc,but I don't belive it's a pro shot.but yes I'd like a really clear shot of the ETD sculpt.regarding the side by side front shots,i does appear that the position and facial features of the sculpt have changed.the proto is a curious BL sneaking around the mirrors.where the release is (to me) where he first sees han in the mirrors..that just comparing those shots.what do you think of the sculpt steve?
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Yeah I thought it was from a collector what I meant was a high quality picture like that one, which was obviously taken with a high quality camera.
the proto is a curious BL sneaking around the mirrors.where the release is (to me) where he first sees han in the mirrors..that just comparing those shots.
what do you think of the sculpt steve?
Looks quite good, no longer looks stretched anymore but still looks different. Maybe that is due the way they placed the eyes and the lack of paint is ironically allowing more of the likeness to shrine through. Both things I have mention could possibly account for the reason why it looks like he has a different expression.
mrchris
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yeah sculpt does look good.although those lines across his neck to his throat look a bit off putting.
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Yeah I have always thought that WTF are they?
No, it isn't.
I'm liking the latest batch of pics. Sculpt looks identical to me, people are seeing misshapen heads, smaller hair etc... all I'm seeing are different camera angles
Yes, I've learned not to pay much attention to certain comments. And this coming from a picky guy. Yeah, it doesn't seem to be proto quality, but really, some of you guys... ;-) ;-) ;-)
It looks quite good here:
As for the seam, we knew there had to be one, and, like mentioned, you're hardly going to see it from a normal viewing angle anyway.
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