Here are some pictures of my GOD BD head recast/repaint project so far.
This is the recast head out of the mold. On the right is the original GOD BD head that I stripped the paints off of. The recasted head came out very nicely capturing every detail of the original head. It is hard to tell in these pictures, because details does not show up well on white resin head. Recasting process was a little bit more involved due to moveable eye system. First mold did not work, because the silicone mold around the eye socket kept getting pushed when the resin was curing and expanding. Material around the eyesocket is very thin, and the smallest movement will completely ruin the eye area. I had to remold it so the eyeholes will be filled with a thin film, and cut it out afterward.
And this is after I had accidentally sprayed it with an ENAMEL, and had to scramble to remove it without damaging the resin! Luckily, Pinesol worked just fine. My paints are kinda thrown all together in one box, and I didn't pay attention and mixed enamel into acrylic.
And this is after the base coat. Details are more visible now. It even captured the fine eyebrow lines. I am happy that my very first recast project is moving along quite well. I hope to recast EB Kato and ETD ver B headsculpt in the future.
Don't worry ComicLover47 -I am very confident that this will work out just fine. It might even be a very positive experience. Some of us have had small problems like rub stains on the head sculpt, black stains on the body, etc. - and your flaw is a very valid reason in which you should get a replacement without any hassles at all.
As mentioned earlier in this tread: It is better to make the extra efforts now and be totally satisfied, than to have a figure which you cannot fully enjoy and be totally satisfied with in the long run. It is a little hassle right now - but hey, it will be worth it ! Even one forum poster here who manage to break the leg when playing a little roughly (nothing sexually by the way [that we know of that is.... Hehe...]) with it and he got a figure body replacement (of course after I twisted his arms and mange to persuade him to send Enterbay an e-mail about this). So do not worry
...don't think - just do it !
Keep us updated .
Agree with everything GungFu said but it's really perplexing how EB can continuously ship out defective sets this long after the initial release. I think there's only a handful of us that got 100% mint sets, the majority seem to have run into QC issues. EB needs to get their act together on this...
I got mine from OSB but I remember WaiMan saying on his FaceBook page that he checked through them all & I think he said 99% of them had a defect. Most just miner but still they shouldn't have any for a highend collectiable, so he sent them all back to EB to be put right. Which I've got to say was excellent service from OSB but it's a shame because EB make some amazing figures, there GoD is definitely one of my highlights of the year, I love it. They just need to sort there QC out & then they'll strive.
Check out this custom "Game of Death" diorama shown in a Hong Kong Bruce Lee Exhibtion (notice the stairs going down):
This Japanese custom creation had all the filmed "Game of Death" fighters:
Check out this custom "Game of Death" diorama shown in a Hong Kong Bruce Lee Exhibtion (notice the stairs going down):
Here is from the more hard core diorama maker (in Japan I think - and smaller than 1/6 scale):
This Japanese custom creation had all the filmed "Game of Death" fighters:
..... & actually, I contacted GB to replace the body, not EB
Yes, you guys are absolutely right: GB will always help. But it might sometimes be easier and go much faster - in case he does not have a stock or has to forward the defect part down to Enterbay in Hong Kong and then have the replacement/fixed part sent back up to him in Beijing before he can send a replacement. But again, you guys are right
