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

[FriendlySamurai]

Definitley send pics of him from the straight on view, he should not lean from that perspective

Luckily the base is huge and if they won't do anything you might consider sliding something under it to level him- i dont think it would be very noticeable

 

[mrchris]

it's either a bent peg,the peg has been fixed at an angle,or the base hole is too big.which I doubt,but sent them pics as regardless of what they say it's a fault.

 

[xpl0sive]

I'd save mine and xpl0sive's photos off here and send them through. They easily prove the statues stand straight and not with a noticeable lean.
I'd also be very curious how they are 'testing this' ...since the base hole has a sticker over the top that needs to be punctured through.
Its a hell of a lot of work getting this statue out of the box and setting it up due to size and shipping packaging ..... they are likely reluctant to provide photos because they aren't really checking.



Yeah it sounds like I did get lucky regarding the seam ...weird...
....sort of makes up for receiving the worst HD-1008 from Enterbay (extremely bad shoulder and chest joins) and being told 'its supposed to be like that' from Enterbay's customer service

This is interesting. I'm wondering if maybe nongshim removed the sticker completely, which would actually change the angle in which Bruce sits on the base?

 

[Tyderium]

From what I have seen, I would agree with you Chris, my friend has this and says the GOD statue is still better but that's just his opinion and of course not a fact. He says while the paint job on the body looks better in hand than it does in pics (as the shading around the muscles is more noticeable) it is still very plane and a bit pale as it doesn't have the dark tan color the HD1002 does. So color wise the HD1002 is apparently more accurate, since Bruce had a very dark tan in ETD.

Does that mean you are any closer to seeing it in person, or is your friend not local?

 

[Tyderium]

Pretty detailed Aussie video review here. At one point the commentary describes the cuts as 'perfection' which made me chuckle, but overall the vid probably gives a good indication of what you are getting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIH8WL-tDiw&feature=youtu.be

 

[mrchris]

great video,love the ''perfect deep red cuts'' that look better than the movie quote.it looks like this one leans a bit(camera lens distortion?)
but nowhere near as bad as nongshims. you can see how bad the sweat looks in certain light,the one down the centre of his back springs to mind.head sculpt looks really good though.
oh by the way bruce had brown AND white soles in the mirror scene.check when he's smashing the mirrors.

 

[Tyderium]

Yeah there is a lean on that one. It is obviously going to be an issue for most of them to varying degree.

 

[mrchris]

can anything else go wrong with this...still waiting for an email from my retailer

 

[Darkavatar]

Does that mean you are any closer to seeing it in person, or is your friend not local?

Not local, it's just that his standards are higher than mine, so I always take his opinion into consideration, especially when it comes to expensive items like this. Nevertheless, in the end I don't let anyone sway me into buying or not buying something, I mean he says the GOD is better, well maybe in quality it is but from what I see the paint job (although subtle) and the head sculpt on this is better than the GOD. It's just that the sweat application is sloppy and the decals for the cuts are not only wrong but poorly done.

Yeah there is a lean on that one. It is obviously going to be an issue for most of them to varying degree.

This lean thing really sucks, it is one reason that bothered me about Sideshow's PFs. I can't believe Blitzway are making the same mistakes that Sideshow did/does.

 

[mrchris]

maybe the mistakes,and the paintwork are due to this being a bit rushed out a couple of months too early?

 

[Darkavatar]

maybe the mistakes,and the paintwork are due to this being a bit rushed out a couple of months too early?

Well the paint work is what I would expect for a 1/3 scale statue at $700, in that it is fine but not very realistic like the proto. Not sure about the lean, but I think it is obvious that the sweat application and poorly decal cuts was because they just wanted to rush it out a couple of months early like you said.

 

[mrchris]

it's rather frustrating as this with a little more attention would have been the ultimate ETD piece.but most statue/bruce lee collectors will be happy with it I suppose.
myself I believe it needs the touch-ups to get it looking nearer what I hoped for when first seen.

 

[Darkavatar]

I think even someone that is easy to please would surely be bothered by the sweat applications, since I think due to the size of the statue, it will be fairly noticeable even from a distance as some of those blobs are huge!

Although I am not a fan at all of the poorly made decal cuts, they are not a deal breaker for me and I doubt they would be for many others, nevertheless, the principle behind it, makes me think they just don't care and just wanted to find the easiest way as possible to produce them for mass production, glad they decided not to use them on the head.

 

[mrchris]

yeah the sweat will be difficult to make better(those blobs!!!)you could as some have said/done add to it,but I'd have preferred little or no sweat looking at the application on this.it looks better in certain a light,but you know it's there.i know the cuts don't/wont bother many,but they are incorrect in 4 areas,but I am being picky/fussy but that's just me being me.

 

[Tyderium]

Despite everything, that video gave a sense of presence for me that the others have not so far. And I have been critical on just about everything. The cuts and sweat are not really things I consider since they are a given, and can be improved if one was game. The skin tone could probably be darker and have more shading although we know that this changes in different light environments and it is not as pale as I had initially feared - xplOsives shots showed a pretty nice skin colour in many. Even knowing everything that is wrong or could be better I can still see this thing would have just a great presence when you combine the size, the considered pose and the great likeness which is really coming through on that vid too. I just wonder if there will be something like this again - better than this - that captures the iconography of ETD and Lee at his peak - possibly more 1/6 stuff but maybe not anything like this Blitzway piece . These are the thoughts that butt up against the misgivings I have with the statue.

 

[Darkavatar]

yeah the sweat will be difficult to make better(those blobs!!!)you could as some have said/done add to it,but I'd have preferred little or no sweat looking at the application on this.

Yeah me to, it doesn't make it look more realistic if it is poorly done, since it doesn't look like sweat at all just lumps of glue in some parts.

it looks better in certain a light,but you know it's there.

Well TBH if I can't see it then it isn't an issue for me but I think regardless of lighting, some of those globs can't be hidden since they just are lumps that are raised on the statue.

i know the cuts don't/wont bother many,but they are incorrect in 4 areas,but I am being picky/fussy but that's just me being me.

Yeah really most people are not that picky with accuracy but just want an ETD statue with cuts, since most people don't pay the amount of attention to detail as you do, when it comes to Bruce.

 

[mrchris]

will a 1/3 ETD be made again...doubtfull(unless arnie wants a better release of it)so yeah in a way if you want bruce at his peak and love the movie,then this is the one to get even for just the sheer presence of it.i'll agree under the slap dash finish of some of the finish is indeed a great statue,but should we have not got that in the first place?.it comes down to the individual I guess.me steve got it bang on

 

[Darkavatar]

Despite everything, that video gave a sense of presence for me that the others have not so far. And I have been critical on just about everything. The cuts and sweat are not really things I consider since they are a given, and can be improved if one was game. The skin tone could probably be darker and have more shading although we know that this changes in different light environments and it is not as pale as I had initially feared - xplOsives shots showed a pretty nice skin colour in many. Even knowing everything that is wrong or could be better I can still see this thing would have just a great presence when you combine the size, the considered pose and the great likeness which is really coming through on that vid too. I just wonder if there will be something like this again - better than this - that captures the iconography of ETD and Lee at his peak - possibly more 1/6 stuff but maybe not anything like this Blitzway piece . These are the thoughts that butt up against the misgivings I have with the statue.

I agree a lot with what you said but for me personally, I am not sure if I can buy this right now. Maybe I will pick up the second batch (without the claw) I just need more time to think about this, not only because of the price but other reasons that have nothing to do with this statue. Right now I feel the timing isn't right and from what I have seen the statue (apart from the amazing head sculpt) doesn't blow me away but I still wouldn't mind having it.

will a 1/3 ETD be made again...doubtfull(unless arnie wants a better release of it)so yeah in a way if you want bruce at his peak and love the movie,then this is the one to get even for just the sheer presence of it.

i'll agree under the slap dash finish of some of the finish is indeed a great statue,but should we have not got that in the first place?.

No of course not but it is what is. At least you know someone that can fix those issues up for you though.

it comes down to the individual I guess.me steve got it bang on

 

[nongshim]

Yeah there is a lean on that one. It is obviously going to be an issue for most of them to varying degree.

How come it's just the Australian collectors that get the lean on their statue?!

 

[Tyderium]

I agree a lot with what you said but for me personally, I am not sure if I can buy this right now. Maybe I will pick up the second batch (without the claw) I just need more time to think about this, not only because of the price but other reasons that have nothing to do with this statue. Right now I feel the timing isn't right and from what I have seen the statue (apart from the amazing head sculpt) doesn't blow me away but I still wouldn't mind having it.

I hear you mate. The timing isn't great for me either for different reasons so it makes it much harder. I'm also not blown away by it but attached to the statue, and outside of its flaws, is the reverential aura of ETD era Bruce Lee so there is an added iconic and sentimental value for me. I don't really have a collection of things like this so it would become more of a one off art piece so to speak. Anyway, I hope I can pick it up at some point, and for you to be able to do the same.