Statue BLITZWAY- Enter the Dragon- Bruce Lee Tribute 1/3 scale Statue Ver. 2 spec

[xpl0sive]

I said days ago I was ignoring most comments here due to overanalyzing, and it only got progressively worse, so no point for me to discuss certain things.

Fair call, and yes you're right, a lot of overanalyzing has been going on with this piece.

Perceived negatives. I've found many criticisms to be rather eyerolling stuff.

Agree 100%

 

[Tyderium]

I'm honestly not sure if this is sarcasm
I wouldn't call the GoD base understated. It is enormous and an eye catcher no its own (at least on my shelf....)

I like the EtD base ....immediately brings to mind the motifs and design of Han's mirror room, without needing the full size backdrop.

Ha, no not sarcasm - I should have just said I liked it better rather than saying it's understated
Not so much a size thing, I just really like the wood effect on the GOD, it really compliments the statue without detracting from the figure itself.
Prefer the square shape too.

 

[Tyderium]

You're not. Some of the first pics gave me hope, and I knew this was a keeper as soon as Andy posted those two sets, but kept it to myself. I said days ago I was ignoring most comments here due to overanalyzing, and it only got progressively worse, so no point for me to discuss certain things.

Over-analyzing? Yeah, guilty

But honestly, I think you have some license to on a statue at this price point, even considering it is a good deal compared to some statues of a similar size or smaller.

Really, it's all about expectation.

Blitzway set a precedent with their GOD piece in that, apart from being a stunning collectible, they also narrowed the gap significantly between proto and production. It was only natural to expect the same to happen with this ETD.

It is still a great statue and reaction would have been very different if this was actually shown as the proto.
It was just unexpected that there would be such a big difference in the stunning proto to the production piece - purely based on the great example Blitzway set with GOD. With such a fine debut there generates a sense of faith and trust in repeating standards. They also supported the 2nd statue marketing pics with text descriptions stating this would surpass new levels of detail and realism. Clearly that didn't happen. So the surprise and disappointment in that is expressed as criticism.

I'm definitely particular about accuracy and realism....and when it comes to people figures, likeness is very high on my priority. Just how I am
I think the likeness on this is very good and looks great in some of the latest pics, and I'm actually now leaning towards picking this up since there is scope for customising to make it possibly very impressive. Hard to know until you have one in hand.

But I think at the end of the day having some views with strong criticism, coupled with those that embrace a piece is healthy and is also a means by which companies are encouraged to keep striving for higher standards.

 

[mrchris]

peoples opinions will vary,i can only comment on mine.i only collect bruce(and the crow) never bought anything like sideshow etc.no doubt you guys out there have collections from various company's and have great knowledge about it.
I have owned many ''stinkers'' of bruce lee figures and at the time thought they were great.then enterbay came along and it all changed.
up until blitzway's GOD came the HD1002 was my favourite,yes the likeness isn't the best,but at the price it is brilliant.
I was critical on the GOD also,but now think it is great. I think this will be a very nice statue in hand and compliment the GOD.
but for me I wanted the definitive BL and seeing blitzway's promo for this made me feel like a kid again,and thinking this is it.
so yes I'm disappointed with the outcome,but am still looking forward to seeing him in hand.and do you really think by repainting etc this $700+statue to make it look better,is what we have been saying is lacking in this via comments.
no doubt some talented artists will make a big improvement on this..but c'mon a expensive statue that requires additional work.
anyway this is my last statue and I have a display case next to GOD waiting.

 

[Darkavatar]

Yeah Sideshow have been using decals for a while now. I have no issue with them. Infact, id prefer to see them on more lifesize busts as they can look really awesome.

They are using them for eyes so they can avoid the googly eyed effect that they are known for. Using decals for battle scars is so pathetic IMO, unless they looked very realistic but this is not the case, they just made simple looking designs and slapped them on there.

Im with ya tho. I think it looks great . The new close up shots shows some nice shading and depth to the paint. the stubble looks great and im liking the likeness, the stance and the base. The greedy side of me would have liked optional mirrors circling the statue as we are missing the extras from the god statue. The sweat on the last set of pics looks a bit lazy in some places but that may differ from piece to piece. Also its fairly easy to add your own....

I actually think this looks more realistic than the enterbay version .

The scars don't, paint job doesn't either but that is only speculation.

Over-analyzing? Yeah, guilty

Yeah I would say I am guilty of that to but nevertheless, it seems that a lot of people are in denial about how good this looks to. And using decals fro battle scars is a cheap and lazy method to use on a statue. However, using decals in general for statues like for their eyes etc or something that shouldn't be sculpted onto the statue like Battle scars should of been with this piece is fine.

But honestly, I think you have some license to on a statue at this price point, even considering it is a good deal compared to some statues of a similar size or smaller.

Really, it's all about expectation.

Blitzway set a precedent with their GOD piece in that, apart from being a stunning collectible, they also narrowed the gap significantly between proto and production. It was only natural to expect the same to happen with this ETD.

Well other than the paint job this pretty much is identical to the prototype except for the hair and maybe the lack of striation and vascularity to.

It is still a great statue and reaction would have been very different if this was actually shown as the proto.
It was just unexpected that there would be such a big difference in the stunning proto to the production piece - purely based on the great example Blitzway set with GOD. With such a fine debut there generates a sense of faith and trust in repeating standards. They also supported the 2nd statue marketing pics with text descriptions stating this would surpass new levels of detail and realism. Clearly that didn't happen. So the surprise and disappointment in that is expressed as criticism.

I'm definitely particular about accuracy and realism....and when it comes to people figures, likeness is very high on my priority. Just how I am

Then this company is not for you then, except for the accuracy part. I don't get blitzway, I mean come on what is the point on making the sculpt PVC if they going to not paint it realistically, which then makes it look like a plastic toy head and not a realistic like EB 1/4 figure heads? I was hoping they would step up and make the paint job better on this but no it looks pretty much the same as the GOD one. It might as well of been polystone because although that has a stone effect it doesn't have that that plastic toy look about it.

I think the likeness on this is very good and looks great in some of the latest pics, and I'm actually now leaning towards picking this up since there is scope for customising to make it possibly very impressive. Hard to know until you have one in hand.

But I think at the end of the day having some views with strong criticism, coupled with those that embrace a piece is healthy and is also a means by which companies are encouraged to keep striving for higher standards.

The likeness is great and perhaps better than the GOD, but the paint job really lets it down and since it is shirtless this is more noticeable than it is on the GOD statue, because your main focus when you look at that is the suit. Still a decent statue though but I think people are over praising it as I am am probably under praising it.

 

[Tyderium]

The likeness is great and perhaps better than the GOD, but the paint job really lets it down and since it is shirtless this is more noticeable than it is on the GOD statue, because your main focus when you look at that is the suit. Still a decent statue though but I think people are over praising it as I am am probably under praising it.

Yes, the GOD looks more like a museum piece based on that suit. Fabric is always going to look more realistic than a painted body sculpt.
The ETD was always going to live or die based on the sculpt and its paint app. Nowhere to hide in essence.

 

[Darkavatar]

Yes, the GOD looks more like a museum piece based on that suit. Fabric is always going to look more realistic than a painted body sculpt.
The ETD was always going to live or die based on the sculpt and its paint app. Nowhere to hide in essence.

Yeah I just wish Blitzway factory paint jobs were as realistic as EBs, when I compare my EB WOD 1.4 figure head sculpt with the paint job on the GOD, the GOD just looks so plastic looking, whereas the WOD sculpt doesn't, despite that both are made from the same material. This is why I think they should of waiting on doing a shirtless statue because their paint standards are not up to scratch and as a result the statue just looks like one big rubber toy with a plastic head just like the EB ETD statue does.

 

[Tyderium]

It would be interesting to see how this looks if it was repainted in a very realistic way. I wonder how much it would transform the impression.

 

[Darkavatar]

It would be interesting to see how this looks if it was repainted in a very realistic way. I wonder how much it would transform the impression.

It already has been. Repaint by Bruce Lo





If it looked like this I would have zero complaints and would be an instant buy.

 

[mrchris]

same here.but going all out and repainting it to look better should not have to be done..well done bruce lo hats off to you mate.

 

[Tyderium]

Yep, looks good.
I think if I get this I'll attempt the same.
But blend the hair as well - it looks like a helmet otherwise.
In principle though, you don't want to have to repaint a US$700+ statue.

 

[xpl0sive]

I don't think many people are in denial about how good it looks. I don't think anyone really said it looks like a masterpiece, just that it looks good, and honestly, it does (from what I've seen recently).

As mentioned previously, everyone has their opinions and that's cool, I respect that, I just think some people may not be analyzing this to the extent that some people are, and thus, may not see what they see, so to them it looks good.

IMO, it looks good enough in the recent pics/videos for me to want it. Am I blown away by what I see in the pics? Not really, but I am rarely blown away by collectables in photos. It's not until I see them in hand that I go 'wow' on the really nice pieces, so I think I'll wait until I see this in hand before judging it properly.

I just think some people are being a little too analytical over this piece, and jumping the gun a bit, acting like this is a completely different statue talking about needing repaints etc...it may be worth waiting until you see it in hand, (or waiting for some high quality pics, or reviews from fellow board members for those of you who won't get a chance to see this in person before buying) before judging it so harshly.

Would it benefit from a repaint? Sure. Most statues would benefit from a professional repaint, as no factory paint job is going to look as good as one done by an in-house professional artist. Does it need a repaint though? Not really. Even in that repaint posted by Bruce Lo, I don't see a huge difference to be honest (other than the battle scars and sweat). Sounds like the biggest issues with the paint are the sweat effect, scars, and sounds like it could benefit from a little added shading around the muscles.

30cm has this in hand, along with the GoD statue, and thinks this is the better statue and mentioned that Blitzways paintjobs have improved. He also mentioned that the factory paint job is quite good (but not as good as the proto, which is to be expected) and he seems happy with it. Given he has both statues in hand, I'll take his word for it, and am expecting a nice piece in person.

 

[mrchris]

you raised some very good points there,i don't think it turned out great,but by no means bad going by recent videos/pics.
but even 30CM said with a ''touchup'' best bruce lee statue,and that ETD is his favourite movie,so maybe that's his preference.
maybe my let down with this is similar to EB's GOD BTS,we were shown a seamless body great sculpt,and got a figure that was nothing like it.
and that's how I feel blitzway have handled this in a similar way(not as extreme as EB though),as I said could have been something awesome,and has turned out good.

 

[xpl0sive]

you raised some very good points there,i don't think it turned out great,but by no means bad going by recent videos/pics.
but even 30CM said with a ''touchup'' best bruce lee statue,and that ETD is his favourite movie,so maybe that's his preference.
maybe my let down with this is similar to EB's GOD BTS,we were shown a seamless body great sculpt,and got a figure that was nothing like it.
and that's how I feel blitzway have handled this in a similar way(not as extreme as EB though),as I said could have been something awesome,and has turned out good.

You're right, he did say with a touchup it would be the best Bruce Lee statue, but that's to make the statue the BEST Bruce Lee piece available. Doesn't mean in it's standard form it's bad. He actually said it was quite good, and if i can recall, the only thing he said looked bad was the sweat effect, and said the hair looked like a bit of a wig so he was going to add some extra strands to it. To me it sounds like he liked the piece but wanted to tweak it slightly to make it perfect. The definitive Lee collectable if you wish. Sounds like he knows how to mod figures, and someone who has the skill would want to mod even nice statues to make them perfect, since they can.

He did say ETD was his favourite Bruce movie, so I agree, there is probably some bias there. To be honest it's also my favourite Bruce movie, so I have some slight bias as well, but I was still willing to pick up the GoD statue over the EtD one when I saw the initial pics of EtD as it looked so bad, and the GoD statue looked like the better piece.

You're right, I think the reaction from most people stems from the fact that Blitzway released pics of an amazing, incredibly detailed and realistic looking proto, and then the production piece turned out not quite as good. I still don't think it's as big a gap as some people think it is though. In the initial pics yeah, but the recent ones, and the vids, I think the gap is much closer to a point where the production piece actually looks quite nice (but still not as good as the proto).

I'm sure this has been mentioned previously, but the reason people didn't see as big of a change between proto and production with the GoD piece is because that one was fully clothed. Replicating clothing on a production piece would be much easier than replicating a professional paintjob.

I don't think this is anywhere near the EB fiasco with their GoD figure though, lol. The production piece on that literally did look like a completely different figure.

 

[mrchris]

the EB thing was the nearest personal explaination I could come up with.I have a soft spot for the ''bruce lee'' 40min cut of GOD,and think the yellow suit is just as iconic,but yeah I suppose ETD is the bigger/popular film.
on the bright side the guy who posted the video has given the measurements 28''H 13''W,so that's not going to mess up my display case up as I thought going by the side by side pics he may be a bit cramped inside

 

[Tyderium]

To be honest it's also my favourite Bruce movie, so I have some slight bias as well, but I was still willing to pick up the GoD statue over the EtD one when I saw the initial pics of EtD as it looked so bad, and the GoD statue looked like the better piece

How do you feel now - leaning towards picking up ETD or sticking with GOD?

I also have the bias for ETD, it is the iconic look for me. But have felt all along the GOD statue was more realistic and yes it is largely because of the tracksuit. Fabric is more realistic at scale than a painted body sculpt.

 

[xpl0sive]

the EB thing was the nearest personal explaination I could come up with.I have a soft spot for the ''bruce lee'' 40min cut of GOD,and think the yellow suit is just as iconic,but yeah I suppose ETD is the bigger/popular film.
on the bright side the guy who posted the video has given the measurements 28''H 13''W,so that's not going to mess up my display case up as I thought going by the side by side pics he may be a bit cramped inside

So based on those measurements, is it the same height as the GoD one? Coz it looks taller in the comparison shots posted a while back.

How do you feel now - leaning towards picking up ETD or sticking with GOD?

I also have the bias for ETD, it is the iconic look for me. But have felt all along the GOD statue was more realistic and yes it is largely because of the tracksuit. Fabric is more realistic at scale than a painted body sculpt.

Leaning towards ETD.

I do agree with you, having clothing on a statue does make it look more realistic, and it certainly looks that way in pics, but it doesn't necessarily mean it's the better looking statue. For me, it doesn't need to be the most realistic statue for me to choose one over the other. If I was basing this decision on the early shots, I'd say GoD hands down, as it simply looked better in every regard and the ETD one looked so bad it wasn't even an option, but seeing more recent pics and videos of the ETD piece, I'm leaning towards that. Besides, I've been told from a few on here that the paintjob on the GOD head sculpt isn't that realistic, and the arms are even worse with just being one plain colour.

I think the ETD looks nice enough that it will look great on display, the head sculpt to me looks better, I prefer the pose and the more expressive sculpt gives it a touch of realism that the GOD lacks, due to the blank stare it has, and lack of expression in the sculpt.

As I think both statues look good now, given that my preference is ETD, I'm leaning towards that. I may even get both, we'll see. I'm not making a final decision until I see ETD in-hand though.

 

[Tyderium]

Agreed, the ETD likeness is better and the expression is helping this.

Will you be able to see it in-hand before buying?

 

[mrchris]

I'm puzzled over the measurements.blitzway gave one that is 1'' lower,the pics gave it as 1'' taller,but the owner says it's the same as GOD 28''
also going by blitzway's stats I worked out the base was approx. 14.5''W/D and 5''H....which made it 27''H..I'm lost

 

[Tyderium]

It does look taller in that pic on p91, and also in another pic on p88 (ETD head seems closer to ceiling than GOD in the other compartment and they are on the same level).