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

[Darkavatar]

Sorry Steve, missed this somehow. The different hues are definitely there, at least on my monitor anyway. It is definitely not one solid colour on my screen. There is reddish hues on the chest, a bit on the neck under the jaw, reddish hues in the face, there's some orange and flesh tone in there as well. When I process the photos, I do so according to the colours I see on my screen. Perhaps it looks different on yours? it looks different when I view on my phone. Could just be the way my eyes see the colours.

I said I am struggling to see them, I didn't say I can't see them, they just are not really that noticeable like the shades on the proto IMO.

I never said this looks as good as the proto though, not sure where you got that from. You may have misread what I wrote. All I said was that this paint job isn't as far off from the proto as initially thought, like when the first pics started to surface and it was a night and day difference. I clearly stated that the proto was superior, but IMO, it was mainly the hard chiseled sculpt, realistic sweat effect and painted cuts that were the biggest differences for me, and not so much the base paint job as it still looks one colour to me.

Yeah I think I did.

After having the chance to photograph this statue myself, I do think its closer to to the proto than I initially thought, but still not as good. This is just my opinion though and if you disagree then fair enough. I did say it could do with some more shading, mainly to make up for the lack of the chiseled sculpt that was apparent in the proto. Some superficial shading can help emphasize the cuts and make him look more ripped than he actually is. Wouldn't require much though and I certainly wouldn't want to do anymore than some very subtle shading as it can end up looking fake and airbrushed.

Just want to make one thing clear I was not trying to convince you or anyone here that there is a night and day difference but for me personally the paint job still looks a lot different but then again I don't have it in hand so I am only going by pictures.

Thanks mate

No worries bro

 

[mrchris]

A close up shot of the image above. If you look closely you can see the stubble effect Blitzway did on the upper lip and chin.

top notch photo skills,yep some nice texture there.funny how that shot/angle is probably the worst one,it shows the poor hair(cut)and what appears to be a very visible seam on the neck.
as it's a real close up it's exaggerated no doubt.

 

[SAB]

My statue arrived 15 minutes ago.....luckily I'm working from home today

Something I haven't seen mentioned before - the box is easily the biggest I've ever seen for a statue, dwarfing even the Blitzway GoD statue box. Very strange. And upon opening it, they have for some reason got a thick outer black cardboard box with some very basic design work...which actually made it harder to get the foam casing out. I'm not particularly a fan of outer designed carboard boxes and believe Enterbay had the right idea in their 1/4 line by just getting rid of that as a concept ..... but whatever, not trying to complain, I just found it all curious....

To the statue itself - well I'm not going to take pics because I'll just embarrass myself compared to xpl0sive who is taking the definitive in hand shots on the web for us! - but what can I say:

This is easily the best Bruce Lee collectible ever made. Its presence is insane, even if you're long since used to the 1/3 GoD statue sitting on your shelves....and in hand, I definitely think it is vastly superior to the GoD statue.

The body skin tones do not look plasticky, flat or cheap in hand. It looks great. The cuts on the stomach are an obvious negative but they are so outweighed by the overall positives, that I'm not bothered enough to do anything about them.
I actually like the sweat effect once you step back, definitely gives him a sheen and alive presence.
Weirdly the hands are again the least of all the detail ...no fingernail apps at all really ....'Blitzway hands' is the new 'Sideshow googly eyes'

Personally the only real negative for me is underneath the chin where the face sculpt joins the neck. On the sides of the head its much better as the skin tones match, but underneath the chin the wonderful stubble/5 o'clock shadow and sweat detail just abruptly stops at the sculpts end and the neck/underside chin is a flatter skin tone colour .....would it have been that much more work to blend it a little, especially for this huge price point? I don't think so .....
But at least its a view that we don't actually see unless you stick your face up under his chin to take a look so I can live with that disappointing feature.

But overall, (as I've said before), statues often come down to preference and this is pretty much how I'd design a Lee statue should I be given a blank slate - forward facing to showcase the physique, head tilted and turned, eyes looking at an extreme angle, mouth open, walking (which I never thought would be really possible on a statue).

Oh one more note on walking - it is a round steel peg (back leg) and hole. Due to being round you can pivot him around to give him a positioning on the base of your preference. This may account for what people have seen as differences between the position on the proto and production in terms of stance.


Overall, if you're a Bruce Lee fan this is a must buy and will be the best piece in your collection by a wide margin.

 

[dajuice]

Thanks all for the pics and opinions. Honestly, I canceled my pre-order which means losing my $70 NRD due to all the negativity but for some reason I emailed the retailer the next day and asked if I can reverse my cancelation. Fortunately they didn't start the paperwork on the cancelation and they were ok with me keeping my pre-order.

 

[Tyderium]

This is easily the best Bruce Lee collectible ever made. Its presence is insane, even if you're long since used to the 1/3 GoD statue sitting on your shelves....and in hand, I definitely think it is vastly superior to the GoD statue.

Wow, interesting. Good to have thoughts from someone who has both.
Be nice to see a pic of them side by side.

 

[Tyderium]

xplOsive - this man has not slept since he got this statue.
Thanks for taking the time to set up and share some outstanding photos mate
Look forward to more.

Yeah agree with Chris, that angle from Bruce's left side has always looked a little goofy with the eyes and hair in earlier shots.
I imagine that is why we haven't seen many shots from this angle because those that have the statue have realised it is not the most flattering side.
But it looks much better in this close up, mainly due to the great lighting.

The eyelid shadow is the marked difference here. On other shots where there is no shadow being cast on the eye it has that wide-eyed cartoon look.
That is why if I get this I'd really consider enhancing the top lash since I don't believe there is any paintwork like this on the statue... or it's too fine to notice. It's a subtle mod but greatly enhances realism - Bruce's top lid eyelash was particularly noticeable so a mod like that will bring an even closer likeness. Of course, the right lighting will also do the job in a different way.

 

[Bruce]

Of course if you give a good light, you change the scratches, the settle pants, sweat changes, you do not look carefully neck poorly defined and nails, do not you look at the line separating the face from neck , hair badly managed, you pay someone to do a custom statue .... then that's a good statue! I think that now those who bought (at that price!) the statue can not say that it remained unhappy! Also because all defects that can not be hidden must be admitted! I think to wait blitzway bring out another statue of Bruce Lee with or without iconic pose, but the important thing that is done well or as presented really as happened with the GOD! And then never again hear the phrase "the best statue of Bruce Lee so far!" whenever the last statue of bruce lee output on the market! for me, GOD is by far the best, especially as details!

 

[plastik]

I'm curious, does anyone who owns both statues share the same sentiment as Bruce? With this release, is the GOD statue still the definitive Bruce Lee to have? Was the higher price tag worth it? ETD ranks #1 as my favorite BL film and GOD dead last but that still didn't stop me from getting the statue. I was ready to buy this but now I'm on the fence and my bias towards ETD is making the decision even more difficult. I don't own a professional display case with "museum" style lighting so if I were to buy this, it most definitely won't look as good as how it does in xplosive's pictures.

 

[Tyderium]

I'm curious, does anyone who owns both statues share the same sentiment as Bruce? With this release, is the GOD statue still the definitive Bruce Lee to have? Was the higher price tag worth it? ETD ranks #1 as my favorite BL film and GOD dead last but that still didn't stop me from getting the statue. I was ready to buy this but now I'm on the fence and my bias towards ETD is making the decision even more difficult. I don't own a professional display case with "museum" style lighting so if I were to buy this, it most definitely won't look as good as how it does in xplosive's pictures.

You are talking about something that is very subjective.
SAB owns both statues and feels (in his opinion) that the ETD blows GOD away...his thoughts are above.
But everyone will see different things and, like you say, have perspective influenced by bias towards a certain look or movie.
The GOD, in essence, had less to get wrong since it is fully clothed.
The ETD has a lot more sculpt on display, being shirtless, so also more to critique in paint apps, detailing and so on.
It was looking awful in release pics but this high quality and revealing photography by xplOsive suggest it may have been misrepresented or unfairly maligned.
I expect a very high standard, am extremely picky and also have a bias towards the iconic imagery of ETD. So all this affects my judgement of the piece.
The new photos have pushed me much closer to picking this up however.

 

[xpl0sive]

Your shooting is really top notch.
It provides such a different perception of this.

Thank you so much mate, the compliments mean a lot I do enjoy taking these pics so the compliments and appreciation make it worthwile.

I always did suspect that this piece looked so bad in early shots due to the photography, and had a feeling it might look a lot better in person, and even better with some decent photography, just going by previous experiences. It's happened many times on this forum, where early pictures surface of a product and people lose their minds because it looks so bad, and then once the quality pics come out it looks totally different and everyone calms down LOL.

Yeah I don't blame you, it's just their products look so dam nice.

They do, but when I hold them in my hand it's hard to ignore the cheap doll feeling they have, not to mention little problems like loose joints, things breaking easily, cheap looking bases etc...

I would say procrastination would be a better way to describe it. So what statues you going to sell, I didn't even know you had many?

oh I meant they are going in the garage, not selling. I don't have many at all. Apart from what I've told you about previously, the only new pieces I received were the 2 legendary scale Alien busts, both of which turned out poorly. One I smashed and got a refund from Sideshow coz it was so bad, the other is passable but I've decided to not keep it as I wanted the complete set of busts and since that's no longer an option I'm going to get rid of it.

Go figure, I wonder if their Conan will be better than Sideshows, of course paint wise it will be, but the sculpt on the sideshow one is pretty good IMO.

Hard to say really, as PCS do not have much experience with movie characters, as they've mostly done Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter. I think Robocop was their first movie statue if I'm not mistaken. I do like that statue, even though some don't, so I think they should do well with this. One thing PCS does really well is human anatomy, so I'm expecting the Arnold body to look amazing.

How much will that cost and can you fit all your current stuff in there?

There are various options out there but I'm expecting something closer to 1k to be honest, which sounds like a lot of money but having everything on individual pedestals and acrylic cases will cost much more. A nice glass cabinet will fit quite a few pieces as well, and I can re-use the cabinet once I move into another house. Haven't decided on anything yet though, going to see what's around first.

His skill is extra ordinary!

Thanks brother

I said I am struggling to see them, I didn't say I can't see them, they just are not really that noticeable like the shades on the proto IMO.

Fair enough man. Personally, I don't really see many tone/hue changes on the proto either. It mostly looks like one colour to me. I just see lots of shadows. The only pics where there is significant tone changes are the ones with lots of light manipulation in the close up shots. The base flesh tone on the proto is really good but. It's just the way I see things though, so you may see things differently. I'd like to hear other peoples thoughts on this too.

Just want to make one thing clear I was not trying to convince you or anyone here that there is a night and day difference but for me personally the paint job still looks a lot different but then again I don't have it in hand so I am only going by pictures.

Fair enough man, and all good, I know you're not, you're just trying to state your opinion and you're entitled to that. Wasn't thinking that at all

top notch photo skills,yep some nice texture there.funny how that shot/angle is probably the worst one,it shows the poor hair(cut)and what appears to be a very visible seam on the neck.
as it's a real close up it's exaggerated no doubt.

Thanks mate appreciate the kind words I actually think the angle is fine in person, but the shadow the light casts does make the hair look a bit goofy. I was wondering if anyone would spot the neck seam lol. It is indeed visible, but yes you're right, it's exaggerated due to being a close-up macro shot. You won't see the details like that in real life when viewing at a normal viewing distance.

It's not the most flattering photo and I knew that right away when I zoomed in on it, but it was mainly shared so everyone can see some close-up details of the face, mainly the facial hair.

My statue arrived 15 minutes ago.....luckily I'm working from home today

Something I haven't seen mentioned before - the box is easily the biggest I've ever seen for a statue, dwarfing even the Blitzway GoD statue box. Very strange. And upon opening it, they have for some reason got a thick outer black cardboard box with some very basic design work...which actually made it harder to get the foam casing out. I'm not particularly a fan of outer designed carboard boxes and believe Enterbay had the right idea in their 1/4 line by just getting rid of that as a concept ..... but whatever, not trying to complain, I just found it all curious....

To the statue itself - well I'm not going to take pics because I'll just embarrass myself compared to xpl0sive who is taking the definitive in hand shots on the web for us! - but what can I say:

This is easily the best Bruce Lee collectible ever made. Its presence is insane, even if you're long since used to the 1/3 GoD statue sitting on your shelves....and in hand, I definitely think it is vastly superior to the GoD statue.

The body skin tones do not look plasticky, flat or cheap in hand. It looks great. The cuts on the stomach are an obvious negative but they are so outweighed by the overall positives, that I'm not bothered enough to do anything about them.
I actually like the sweat effect once you step back, definitely gives him a sheen and alive presence.
Weirdly the hands are again the least of all the detail ...no fingernail apps at all really ....'Blitzway hands' is the new 'Sideshow googly eyes'

Personally the only real negative for me is underneath the chin where the face sculpt joins the neck. On the sides of the head its much better as the skin tones match, but underneath the chin the wonderful stubble/5 o'clock shadow and sweat detail just abruptly stops at the sculpts end and the neck/underside chin is a flatter skin tone colour .....would it have been that much more work to blend it a little, especially for this huge price point? I don't think so .....
But at least its a view that we don't actually see unless you stick your face up under his chin to take a look so I can live with that disappointing feature.

But overall, (as I've said before), statues often come down to preference and this is pretty much how I'd design a Lee statue should I be given a blank slate - forward facing to showcase the physique, head tilted and turned, eyes looking at an extreme angle, mouth open, walking (which I never thought would be really possible on a statue).

Oh one more note on walking - it is a round steel peg (back leg) and hole. Due to being round you can pivot him around to give him a positioning on the base of your preference. This may account for what people have seen as differences between the position on the proto and production in terms of stance.


Overall, if you're a Bruce Lee fan this is a must buy and will be the best piece in your collection by a wide margin.

I'm glad you're happy with it mate. My thoughts pretty much echo yours, and it's great to hear the same praise from someone who owns both statues. I was curious how this compared to GoD and I am actually surprised and pleased you think this is vasty superior. The box is definitely huge and it was a real struggle for me to fit it in my car lol.

Thanks all for the pics and opinions. Honestly, I canceled my pre-order which means losing my $70 NRD due to all the negativity but for some reason I emailed the retailer the next day and asked if I can reverse my cancelation. Fortunately they didn't start the paperwork on the cancelation and they were ok with me keeping my pre-order.

Glad you re-ordered mate, hope you enjoy it

xplOsive - this man has not slept since he got this statue.
Thanks for taking the time to set up and share some outstanding photos mate
Look forward to more.

Yeah agree with Chris, that angle from Bruce's left side has always looked a little goofy with the eyes and hair in earlier shots.
I imagine that is why we haven't seen many shots from this angle because those that have the statue have realised it is not the most flattering side.
But it looks much better in this close up, mainly due to the great lighting.

The eyelid shadow is the marked difference here. On other shots where there is no shadow being cast on the eye it has that wide-eyed cartoon look.
That is why if I get this I'd really consider enhancing the top lash since I don't believe there is any paintwork like this on the statue... or it's too fine to notice. It's a subtle mod but greatly enhances realism - Bruce's top lid eyelash was particularly noticeable so a mod like that will bring an even closer likeness. Of course, the right lighting will also do the job in a different way.

Thanks brother, I'm glad you're all enjoying them, and yes, I haven't slept much I've been having a blast taking photos of this guy. I love statue/figure photography and this statue really photographs well, to my surprise given how much the colour changes depending on lighting. I find with the right light source, the photos come out beautifully without requiring much post processing afterwards to make them look good - a testament to the quality of the paint job (minus the faults lol). Normally when figures look really bad, it's very hard for me to make them look good in a photo. There is only so much you can do.

That angle actually looks OK in person, well to me anyway, but the photo isn't very flattering. The other side certainly photographs better though.

As for the eyes, if you shine the lights from above the figure, it casts a bit of a shadow over the eyes making them less visible, which would probably give you the look you're going for. In most of my pics I'm shining lights from the sides, hence why the eyes capture more light and appear bigger. The eyes are really nice on this statue and look quite life-like.

 

[Tyderium]

As for the eyes, if you shine the lights from above the figure, it casts a bit of a shadow over the eyes making them less visible, which would probably give you the look you're going for. In most of my pics I'm shining lights from the sides, hence why the eyes capture more light and appear bigger. The eyes are really nice on this statue and look quite life-like.

No, I actually think the eyes look great in your pics. Just some of the earlier ones we were seeing being grabbed off the net, where there was flat light and no shadowing, the eyes looked cartoony. Most of your shots have the eyelid casting a shadow which adds hugely to the realism. I don't think there is a painted eyelash though? - so I think that would further add realism and likeness, in fact.

Don't know if you're doing requests but I'd love to see a full body shot like your other one, but from directly front on.
So his chest is facing the camera directly front on.

 

[xpl0sive]

No, I actually think the eyes look great in your pics. Just some of the earlier ones we were seeing being grabbed off the net, where there was flat light and no shadowing, the eyes looked cartoony. Most of your shots have the eyelid casting a shadow which adds hugely to the realism. I don't think there is a painted eyelash though? - so I think that would further add realism and likeness, in fact.

Don't know if you're doing requests but I'd love to see a full body shot like your other one, but from directly front on.
So his chest is facing the camera directly front on.

Ah, gotcha. Yeah there is a painted eyelash on the bottom eyelid which is actually visible in the last close-up pic I provided. I'm not sure about the top eyelid, haven't checked to be honest. I'll have a look when I go home.

Requests are fine mate lol I love taking photos of this guy. I'll have a crack once I get home.

 

[SAB]

I'm curious, does anyone who owns both statues share the same sentiment as Bruce? With this release, is the GOD statue still the definitive Bruce Lee to have? Was the higher price tag worth it? ETD ranks #1 as my favorite BL film and GOD dead last but that still didn't stop me from getting the statue. I was ready to buy this but now I'm on the fence and my bias towards ETD is making the decision even more difficult. I don't own a professional display case with "museum" style lighting so if I were to buy this, it most definitely won't look as good as how it does in xplosive's pictures.

I gave my thoughts further up but more on a direct comparison between the two statues:

1)
The sculpt is simply way better on the EtD one. Head tilted, eyes looking off the side, mouth open, he is opening a can of whoop ass on Han!
The GoD sculpt is too wide for Bruce's facial structure IMO. I've never been comfortable with that and its clearly visible, on top of a bookshelf from meters away. On top of that the expression is so blank, with a closed mouth and eyes straight forward with a narrow/short focus. Its not a bad sculpt, just not a favourite of mine amongst Bruce Lee collectibles.

2)
The bright orange suit of the GoD statue obviously makes it a very visible piece on the shelf and I do like the Onitsuka shoes to go with it. I love the 'dangling nunchuck' pose. Its all well done.
But the muscle structure of the EtD piece is suburb and the sweat actually makes it glisten and catches the light, really making it stand out.
The walking pose of the EtD piece is again way more dynamic than the neutral, more flat footed GoD (though the front foot is moving there and I still like it)

3)
The base was actually one of the biggest surprises to me.
The GoD base is gigantic, amazing and has a real wooden top which is awesome. But being that its very dark, I've found that on my high bookshelves, it blends into the background and the detail doesn't stand out.
The EtD base is smaller but higher, and has a lot more visible detail, especially from a distance. The 'metallic' dragons stand out more than I thought they would, and the white and dark contrast really make it all pop.

The GoD statue doesn't really have any obvious error like incorrectly spaced cuts.
And the suit hides the seams better...especially if you intend to spend a lot of time with your face shoved up under the chin, a few cm's away from the EtD statue

I don't want to make it seem like I dislike the GoD statue ....upon receiving it I just assumed it would remain the best Bruce Lee piece made for a long, long time. ....but in my opinion this new EtD piece is better and is now the best Bruce Lee collectible to own and likely will be for a long time.

....until...you know....Blitzway announce the 1/3 Way of the Dragon statue

 

[mrchris]

congrats SAB.nice review and I'm happy your pleased with him.
regarding what (bruce) said about this.he does raise some good points regarding flaws modding etc,it boils down to the individual is suppose.
SAB says its better than GOD,and in his opinion it is,others have or are going to do some re touching to improve it.
I think ETD being the most iconic/favourite film for some may come into play when judging this statue,and the little flaws are forgiven.
myself (I think you know where I stand) if it's as good as GOD then I'm happy,but those decals need sorting.
GOD was displayed straight out of the boxas is,this can be,but the ''flaws'' can be seen so it's up to the individual if their ok with them.
is this worth the extra cost maybe,without having it I cant judge,either way both will make a great BL display,does the ETD blow away GOD
for some no doubt,facial wise I'd agree it's the best bruce to date,the rest I will wait and see.
maybe I find GOD more iconic as in the ''original cut'' there's so much of bruce's personality in it.
for those who wern't around 5 yrs after bruces death when GOD was released,it was like a major movie being released.and that for a kung fu film

 

[xpl0sive]

I'd love to see a full body shot like your other one, but from directly front on.
So his chest is facing the camera directly front on.

Here you go mate. This one has some more mood lighting going on and I thought it turned out quite cool, but I'll try to take a more brightly lit one. It's a bit tricky to do though without making the statue look washed out or yellow as I need the room lights on, but I'll try my best.

 

[mrchris]

I think blitzway should employ you for their future promo shots. how does it look in natural light(most will be displayed that way?)as your stunning skills are giving this a better look(I think anyway)if yours were the 1st shots of this EVERYONE would be over it..some skills my friend.
oh as your doing requests a close up of the torso cuts,those lovely decals!!...minus the blitzway effects if you get time please buddy.

 

[plastik]

I gave my thoughts further up but more on a direct comparison between the two statues:

1)
The sculpt is simply way better on the EtD one. Head tilted, eyes looking off the side, mouth open, he is opening a can of whoop ass on Han!
The GoD sculpt is too wide for Bruce's facial structure IMO. I've never been comfortable with that and its clearly visible, on top of a bookshelf from meters away. On top of that the expression is so blank, with a closed mouth and eyes straight forward with a narrow/short focus. Its not a bad sculpt, just not a favourite of mine amongst Bruce Lee collectibles.

2)
The bright orange suit of the GoD statue obviously makes it a very visible piece on the shelf and I do like the Onitsuka shoes to go with it. I love the 'dangling nunchuck' pose. Its all well done.
But the muscle structure of the EtD piece is suburb and the sweat actually makes it glisten and catches the light, really making it stand out.
The walking pose of the EtD piece is again way more dynamic than the neutral, more flat footed GoD (though the front foot is moving there and I still like it)

3)
The base was actually one of the biggest surprises to me.
The GoD base is gigantic, amazing and has a real wooden top which is awesome. But being that its very dark, I've found that on my high bookshelves, it blends into the background and the detail doesn't stand out.
The EtD base is smaller but higher, and has a lot more visible detail, especially from a distance. The 'metallic' dragons stand out more than I thought they would, and the white and dark contrast really make it all pop.

The GoD statue doesn't really have any obvious error like incorrectly spaced cuts.
And the suit hides the seams better...especially if you intend to spend a lot of time with your face shoved up under the chin, a few cm's away from the EtD statue

I don't want to make it seem like I dislike the GoD statue ....upon receiving it I just assumed it would remain the best Bruce Lee piece made for a long, long time. ....but in my opinion this new EtD piece is better and is now the best Bruce Lee collectible to own and likely will be for a long time.

....until...you know....Blitzway announce the 1/3 Way of the Dragon statue

thank you SAB for the in depth comparison. this was exactly what I was looking for and quite possibly the nudge I needed to get off that fence.

 

[mrchris]

I agree what SAB said about the sculpt on GOD,this was discussed in depth on that release,and the ETD does indeed look superior.
had this had more care and accuracy given it,i would have no hesitation in saying,best brucey to date.it's just (to me) the simplest things let this down,if this had no BD this may even look better.yes the issues can be sorted but this aint a cheap statue in the first place.maybe I cant get passed the cheapness/inaccuracy of the cuts,so that's my choice and it will bug me.but flaws aside there's no denying the likeness and unique pose on this.mine will be displayed in a glass case with mirrors so there's no chance of a ''mood lighting'' setup to enhance/improve it,just natural light which I think will make a difference.

 

[xpl0sive]

I think blitzway should employ you for their future promo shots. how does it look in natural light(most will be displayed that way?)
oh as your doing requests a close up of the torso cuts...minus the blitzway effects if you get time please buddy.

haha that's quite a compliment mate, thank you! That would be very awesome

By natural light do you mean light coming from outside? Example, a room with a lot of windows and blinds open to let in natural light from outside? If so, it looks fantastic (refer to my earlier pic that was taken by the window, showing the darker skin tone). Has a very natural appearance to it. Just doesn't have the fancy special effects of using LED spot lights.

If, however, you mean a room that is normally lit up from the lights on your ceiling, then it still looks good, although not as fancy as it does with the LED lamps. This will also vary from house to house.

The room I have this displayed in has 5 halogen down lights in it which have a yellowish tinge to them. This causes the statue to take on a bit of a yellowish tone to the skin as well, although not as pronounced as it appears in pics.

The reason I do not take pics in this setting is because it does not translate well in a photo. The lighting conditions make the figure look yellow and has a very flat appearance to it, so the figure looks worse than it really is (this is why a lot of the early shots looked bad - taken in a normal room setting with yellowish ceiling lights using a camera phone). As I'm trying to make the statue look as best as possible, I do not do this as I don't want to give anyone the impression that the statue looks horrible.

Figures and statues generally look their best when displayed with some type of white LED lighting over them. It gives the most natural looking appearance and the overhead lighting creates lovely shadows in the right places to give the piece a sense of realism, which is why I take my photos this way. It really does make them look incredible and brings out all the details, and with some pieces it can make them look completely different. A piece that may look flat, boring and dull under normal room lights can end up looking stunning when displayed under white LED lights. This is why most collectors usually display their statues and figures in some type of display cabinet (Ikea Besta is popular amongst statue collectors, whilst Ikea Detolf is popular amongst figure collectors), and kit it out with some type of LED strip lighting (various kits can be purchased and you can buy LED strip light on a roll from eBay for cheap). It's not that expensive to do either.

Having any statue or figure out in the open displayed under normal room lighting will never look as good, and doesn't translate well into photos IMO.

What I will do is take some pics of this in natural light this weekend by opening up the blinds and letting the sun in. This will give you a better idea of what it looks like in a normal setting without any fancy display, so the pics won't be misleading to some. I have taken pics of figures like this before and they usually turn out quite nice actually, provided it's actually painted well.

Will take a close up pic of the torso cuts mate that's no problem at all. Be warned though, as it's a close up, they WILL look a lot worse than they appear in real life, from normal viewing distance, lol. If you are placing this on some type of shelf and viewing from a couple of meters away, you likely won't notice the crappy decals as they actually appear OK from a distance. It's when you get up close you can see they look like decals and look obviously fake.

 

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I would like it if someone would take a picture of this with the flash on because even the worst looking things can look good given the right lighting and high quality camera. Here is a picture of my WOD sculpt taken with a poor quality camera with the flash on.




You can see all the different tones and shading on the sculpt, which I do not see on this statue. That being said, it appears that this statue is as good as the HD1002 as far as flesh colored torso goes.