All I can say is...MAGNIFICENT! Supes just arrived today and I couldn't be more pleased with how he looks. I mean, this piece is unreal. The costume, the paint apps, and the sculpt are all top notch. The EX head looks great. I LOVE the noodle eyes. I won't even bother with the small red eyes. For me personally, this EX was designed for the heat trails and they look perfect with the EX head sculpt. The small red eyes just don't quite work for me. Also, nice of SSC to provide duplicate heat trails and small red eye plug ins. This way, if someone were to lose one of them, they have extra for back up. He's set up right next to my Bats EX and they truly look fantastic together. This PF is pure WIN!
OK, now for just a few minor details that need to be discussed. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS THAT COME WITH YOUR PF. The directions tell you how to insert the EX eye features and his cape. The eyes are pretty simple. They are rubbery in nature and bend easily. The way I put them in was fairly simple. I put the plugs into the sockets and just used my finger nail to press them firmly into place. Worked perfectly. Now for what I consider to be the only flaw on this PF...the cape. Inserting the cape can be a pain. Be very careful and take your time. For me, the one peg design to hold up his cape doesn't make much sense. That's a lot of weight to place on one spot to support the cape. I think a dual peg system would have worked much better. The biggest problem inserting the cape is how narrow the opening is around his neck. You have to be very careful lining up the cape before you insert the peg. If you rush things or are not careful, you can easily scratch the neck on the head sculpts because you have to put his head on before his cape. It's the opposite of the Bats PF. Since I heard ahead of time that the peg can have problems being fully inserted into the slot, I actually used a little dab of WD 40 on the metal peg. I sprayed a little on the corner of a piece of paper towel and applied a little only to the metal peg. The peg slid in with no problem and the PF looks great. If you do this, MAKE SURE you wash your hands before handling the cape or PF. You don't want WD 40 on his cape or uniform. The biggest problem with the design of the cape is that EVERY TIME you want to switch head portraits, you'll have to take off the cape. That's kind of a pain in the @ss and probably could have been avoided with a better design. Saying all that, I can honestly tell you this is by far the very best Superman statue I have ever seen and I can't begin to explain how much I'm enjoying him in my collection. This is truly one of those special pieces that every Supes fan can enjoy and appreciate. To all of the peeps at SSC associated with giving us such an AWESOME Supes PF, take a bow. It's well deserved.
OK, now for just a few minor details that need to be discussed. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS THAT COME WITH YOUR PF. The directions tell you how to insert the EX eye features and his cape. The eyes are pretty simple. They are rubbery in nature and bend easily. The way I put them in was fairly simple. I put the plugs into the sockets and just used my finger nail to press them firmly into place. Worked perfectly. Now for what I consider to be the only flaw on this PF...the cape. Inserting the cape can be a pain. Be very careful and take your time. For me, the one peg design to hold up his cape doesn't make much sense. That's a lot of weight to place on one spot to support the cape. I think a dual peg system would have worked much better. The biggest problem inserting the cape is how narrow the opening is around his neck. You have to be very careful lining up the cape before you insert the peg. If you rush things or are not careful, you can easily scratch the neck on the head sculpts because you have to put his head on before his cape. It's the opposite of the Bats PF. Since I heard ahead of time that the peg can have problems being fully inserted into the slot, I actually used a little dab of WD 40 on the metal peg. I sprayed a little on the corner of a piece of paper towel and applied a little only to the metal peg. The peg slid in with no problem and the PF looks great. If you do this, MAKE SURE you wash your hands before handling the cape or PF. You don't want WD 40 on his cape or uniform. The biggest problem with the design of the cape is that EVERY TIME you want to switch head portraits, you'll have to take off the cape. That's kind of a pain in the @ss and probably could have been avoided with a better design. Saying all that, I can honestly tell you this is by far the very best Superman statue I have ever seen and I can't begin to explain how much I'm enjoying him in my collection. This is truly one of those special pieces that every Supes fan can enjoy and appreciate. To all of the peeps at SSC associated with giving us such an AWESOME Supes PF, take a bow. It's well deserved.
