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

[mrchris]

anything below 1/4 I've no interest in..but as I said before until something very special comes along not costing an arm and a leg I'm stopping with collecting.
storm's BL may end up looking great(those muscles need sorting 1st)but too small a collectible..(and i hope you sort your import issues out buddy.)
regarding this statue.i've had it for 10 days and I still feel a little frustrated with it. the GOD came about 95% to the proto,but ETD came about 85%.little things I agree but....the plus side is that they compliment each other well.

 

[nongshim]

I actually emailed blitzway a couple of days ago asking if the 3 remaing bruce lee films will be done in 1/3 scale.......no reply so far.

Hope you get a positive response.

 

[desisandy]

anything below 1/4 I've no interest in..but as I said before until something very special comes along not costing an arm and a leg I'm stopping with collecting.
storm's BL may end up looking great(those muscles need sorting 1st)but too small a collectible..(and i hope you sort your import issues out buddy.)
regarding this statue.i've had it for 10 days and I still feel a little frustrated with it. the GOD came about 95% to the proto,but ETD came about 85%.little things I agree but....the plus side is that they compliment each other well.

cheers buddy learned not to trust import duty calculator . Only kidding . hidden charges is the prob and newbie factor
.the two really look great . Minus the cheap scars at the scale is crazy to have given it that cheap look. I know.

Hope you get a positive response.

I hope for same

 

[mrchris]

confirmation of future brucey's from them is the main enquiry,maybe they will confirm the arnie situation too.

 

[SAB]

I'm okay with them not doing anymore ....because lets face it, I would have cracked and instantly paid $1000 for a 1/3 Way of the Dragon....

 

[mrchris]

.I don't think your far off cost wise on that.

 

[Resident Eric]

Isn't enterbay doing another 1/4 bruce this year? or they just want to do NBA players?

 

[mrchris]

after the disappointing big boss,i have no idea what EB are going to do with bruce.

 

[Darkavatar]

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.

Yeah still on the fence about it, the quality of this piece really bothers me.

impressed with blitzway's art box.the statue no seam or lean issue,so that's great,an honest opinion is.
headsculpt great likeness(I think GOD is a tad more realistic) but the expression may have something to do with that.
body sculpt..i agree it does ''pop'' more inhand,the downside is I think he's a tad too light overall.there's some subtle shading/colours in it but not tanned enough(for me anyway)
the sweat is poorly done I can see blitzway's idea but not executed well,more blobs and runs than a''natural'' type sweat.
cuts.....I've covered that subject and I'm not changing my view on it
the base is very nice and BIG!! bigger than GOD.and han's blades have a heavy base also.
overall I'm happy that I got him,he will display great with GOD and it IS a very nice statue.is it the best BL to date...well yes in some aspects it is,had a little more care/effort gone into the finish and accuracy this would without doubt be No1.
both of blitzway's statues have their plus/minus points but overall I'd put them on par,but GOD is I think better value.
this is just my opinion and personal preference.....I wont bore you with lots of crap pics,but I will show him in his new home

Great review Chris, pretty much confirms what I thought.

PC got back to me about my second statue and said that it passed all QC so they won't be exchanging for free and that I'll need to return it myself and if I want another one I'll need to pay for shipping both ways. Pretty annoyed as the lean wasn't even checked (the sticker was still intact on the base). Really regret sending away my original now.

Anyway, I'm happy to drive down there and return it, problem is I'm at work when these guys are open, so I dunno what to do. I might be stuck with this I think.

So have you learned anything from this Nuri?

hope this helps you mate.my pic skills suck,but he's pretty central with foot pointing infront,nipples look level to me.

Hmm IDK the right one looks higher than the left to me.

EB/HT now blitzway.perhaps arnie's passion for bruce is too much for companies to understand?either way it's a shame the 5 films weren't done in 1/3 scale what a display that would have been.and given that EB care more about NBA,i don't see a future bruce for a while(not counting storm's new one)

I don't care if EB does one, they can't sculpt Bruce anywhere near as good as Arnie anyway.

 

[mrchris]

just checked ''nipples'' again,and they are level steve.glad you liked the review,and I don't think you'd be overly happy with the finish on this.it's nice but should have been much better.colour wise I'd put it a couple of shades lighter than GOD.or slightly lighter than the HD statues.

 

[Darkavatar]

just checked ''nipples'' again,and they are level steve.

Not trying to argue with you but the right one looks slightly higher in that pic, not sure it is an optical illusion or what. Either way it isn't noticeable, unless you look real hard.

jglad you liked the review,and I don't think you'd be overly happy with the finish on this.

Well your review really confirmed what I was seeing, especially the part about how the sculpt doesn't look as realistic (although better likeness) than the GOD one.

jit's nice but should have been much better.colour wise I'd put it a couple of shades lighter than GOD.or slightly lighter than the HD statues.

So the HD1002 is more accurate (color wise)?

 

[mrchris]

I'd go with that.if you could merge the two you'd have the ideal bruce statue.colour and cuts(and maybe the hair) from the 1002 put onto the blitzway statue.
yeah it's definatly an optical illusion with the nipples.

 

[Darkavatar]

I'd go with that.if you could merge the two you'd have the ideal bruce statue.colour and cuts(and maybe the hair) from the 1002 put onto the blitzway statue.
yeah it's definatly an optical illusion with the nipples.

Yeah I would agree with that!

 

[xpl0sive]

So have you learned anything from this Nuri?

Yes mate, next time I won't be so picky lol. Should have kept my original

I guess I got used to Sideshow's customer service, and being able to return at will, with no cost to me.

Anyway no point dwelling on it. PC have offered to replace it but won't post it to me. I'm gonna take a day off work next week and drive down. If that one isn't perfect either, I will just accept it for what it is and deal with it. Kind of over it at this point.

 

[SAB]

Yeah still on the fence about it, the quality of this piece really bothers me.

Jump off the fence, my man.

It is the best Bruce Lee piece ever made.
Sure, things like spacing the cuts better should have been a no brainer, but that just means it would have been even further out in front of any other piece....

 

[Darkavatar]

Yes mate, next time I won't be so picky lol. Should have kept my original

Yeah I honestly saw nothing wrong with your original, so I was very surprized u sent it back. I think it is just too risky to send these type of things back because you run the chance of the next one looking even worse, which is why I didn't get a replacement for a statue I sent back to them and took the store credit instead.

I guess I got used to Sideshow's customer service, and being able to return at will, with no cost to me.

Unfortunately when it comes to PC you can't get a refund only exchange and store credit and since this is such an expensive item, you are $1000 AUSD out of pocket for the time being if you don't want a replacement.

Anyway no point dwelling on it. PC have offered to replace it but won't post it to me. I'm gonna take a day off work next week and drive down. If that one isn't perfect either, I will just accept it for what it is and deal with it. Kind of over it at this point.

Will you be opening it before you buy it?

Jump off the fence, my man.

It is the best Bruce Lee piece ever made.
Sure, things like spacing the cuts better should have been a no brainer, but that just means it would have been even further out in front of any other piece....

Although the cuts suck, my main problems are that lean and globs of sweat, other than that I would agree it is the best Bruce Lee collectable, as far as mass produced goes but as it is it just looks like a poorer quality statue compared to GOD.

 

[xpl0sive]

Yeah I honestly saw nothing wrong with your original, so I was very surprized u sent it back. I think it is just too risky to send these type of things back because you run the chance of the next one looking even worse, which is why I didn't get a replacement for a statue I sent back to them and took the store credit instead.

I'm generally pretty picky when it comes to little details, and unfortunately it was one of those things that once you see it, you can't help but notice it everytime you look at the statue. It started to annoy me coz in a brightly light room, it would be noticeable when viewing from the sides and ruin the profile. I think I was also swayed by the opinions of others, as when I posted the pics here everyone thought it looked as bad as I did, so it made me want to return it even more.

Unfortunately when it comes to PC you can't get a refund only exchange and store credit and since this is such an expensive item, you are $1000 AUSD out of pocket for the time being if you don't want a replacement.

Yeah that's the problem. I don't like that about PC. This is why if I get a replacement and it's not perfect, I'll just keep it.

Will you be opening it before you buy it?

I'm gonna call them before I come down, and I will most likely ask them to check it for me, or let me open it when I get there. Whichever they prefer. Problem is, if you open it, and it's no good, what do you do? Make them open another one until you find a good one? They'll just tell you to p-ss off, lol. I think what I'll likely do is ask them to check another one for me, and worst case scenario ask them if they still have my old one and take it back.

To be completely honest though, the lean isn't actually that bad, but again, I'm picky, and it's one of those things that I know it's there, so it bothers me. The angle I display this statue at means that the lean is not actually noticeable as I don't display it directly front on. My old statue actually had a slight lean too, but this one leans a bit more. The first one never bothered me as it was only slight.

 

[mrchris]

took this out of curiousity to someone I know who owns a model shop for an opinion on it regarding the sweat/cuts.he said you would need to sand down the AB/shoulder cuts and that you may as well repaint the whole torso after and do the cuts correctly and add little sweat (not impressed by the blobs)dots/runs,or a slight sheen look,rather than the glossy finish.he really likes the statue and the work gone into creating it,but cannot understand the fact it was finished the way it was.(he even asked how the cuts could be made by the same weapon)
xpl0sive hope you get yours sorted.....and it's a good un mate.

 

[Shoo]

It is the best Bruce Lee piece ever made.
Sure, things like spacing the cuts better should have been a no brainer, but that just means it would have been even further out in front of any other piece....

Agreed. I've had mine for over a week now. Flush underchin seam, no leaning that I can perceive, just an impressive, imposing lifelike Bruce Lee. Heck, even the sweat effect looks rather nice when you look at the statue overall, at least where I have it displayed. I guess it also helps I couldn't care less about the spacing between cuts, especially considering it's pretty much what we saw on the proto, only with slightly thinner marks with a slight curvature on one end.

 

[Darkavatar]

I'm generally pretty picky when it comes to little details, and unfortunately it was one of those things that once you see it, you can't help but notice it everytime you look at the statue. It started to annoy me coz in a brightly light room, it would be noticeable when viewing from the sides and ruin the profile. I think I was also swayed by the opinions of others, as when I posted the pics here everyone thought it looked as bad as I did, so it made me want to return it even more.

I think there are two things you need to take away from this experience.

1. If it is only a minor flaw, that is most likely on every other statue then you should just let it go and just accept what is, regardless if other people's statues appear to be different.

2. Don't send things back if you can't inspect the replacement itself, that is why I took the store credit when I sent back my statue because I don't trust store people to check things out correctly.

Yeah that's the problem. I don't like that about PC. This is why if I get a replacement and it's not perfect, I'll just keep it.

Well unless you can find something else you like you have no choice but to keep it unfortunately.

I'm gonna call them before I come down, and I will most likely ask them to check it for me, or let me open it when I get there. Whichever they prefer. Problem is, if you open it, and it's no good, what do you do? Make them open another one until you find a good one? They'll just tell you to p-ss off, lol. I think what I'll likely do is ask them to check another one for me, and worst case scenario ask them if they still have my old one and take it back.

I wouldn't get them to check it, only you should check it out, what might be suitable to them might be horrible for you.

To be completely honest though, the lean isn't actually that bad, but again, I'm picky, and it's one of those things that I know it's there, so it bothers me. The angle I display this statue at means that the lean is not actually noticeable as I don't display it directly front on. My old statue actually had a slight lean too, but this one leans a bit more. The first one never bothered me as it was only slight.

The lean might be a deal breaker for me, it is one of the main reasons I passed on a lot of Sideshows stuff.

took this out of curiousity to someone I know who owns a model shop for an opinion on it regarding the sweat/cuts.he said you would need to sand down the AB/shoulder cuts and that you may as well repaint the whole torso after and do the cuts correctly and add little sweat (not impressed by the blobs)dots/runs,or a slight sheen look,rather than the glossy finish.

Oh great, so what are you going to do Chris?

he really likes the statue and the work gone into creating it,but cannot understand the fact it was finished the way it was.(he even asked how the cuts could be made by the same weapon)
xpl0sive hope you get yours sorted.....and it's a good un mate.

It is quite puzzling to think why Blitzway would sculpt keloid scars, rather than sculpting cuts and painting inside the cuts, which would maintain some kind of consistency.