Ugh, why'd you have to quote him guys? Now I have to see his post.
If Butters is reading this though, I'd like to mention that the only change from the launch photos to the final product seems to be the shoulder gap, but with recent posts it seems it can be minimized.
And just a giant LOL at the "ugly body with extremely limited articulation," "physique that doesn't look like Stallone," and "sculpt and paint apps that only resemble the proto pics" parts. No one else has complained about those problems for a reason: they don't actually exist. I'll give him the sculpted shoelace thing, I am somewhat bummed EB didn't go all-out on the boots, but everything else? Has he not read the last few pages of this thread? Everyone is pleased with the headsculpt and believes it to be better than the teaser, the body is relaxed but well-sculpted, and the paint apps are impeccable. And what's this about limited articulation? If they had gone the rubber route to give Rambo a "beautiful body" rather than the "ugly" one Butters sees, he'd likely criticize the lack of articulation even more. This is the best poseability you're going to get without turning the piece into a giant MOTUC figure. Sacrifice looks for movement or sacrifice movement for looks. You can't get a perfect shirtless figure that will satisfy in every department yet.
But it's problematic either way for him because it's Enterbay and not Hot Toys.
Something will be wrong no matter what they do. This coming from the guy who claimed there's no way of knowing whether or not the obviously-inaccurate HT City Hunter Predator remake is spot-on because the shots in the film could've suffered from "lens distortion."
Now let me clarify something: I love that Predator figure and will welcome it into my collection with eager arms; it's one of my must-haves this year. But I won't dogmatically defend HT whenever they make a mistake. If something's wrong, I'll point it out and take solace in the fact that the final product still looks cool, accurate or not. If I may offer another concession, this is my first Enterbay figure because it's the only thing they've done that I like so far. I'm one of the few who doesn't dig on the 1/4 T-800 when everyone else is convinced it's a near-perfect representation of Arnold. This post isn't meant to bash EB haters the way he bashes HT haters; it's meant to be a reality check which he probably won't go to the trouble of reading long enough to get to this part and realize I'm not picking sides.
In my honest and personal opinion, he probably added those extra things to his list of problems because he couldn't think of anything to say after "sculpted shoelaces." Snoozeville.
One last thing and I'll actually direct this to Butters so he knows: when I mentioned pedantry and OCD, I wasn't referring to you, Butterball. Pump your brakes and chill. I'm only replying to you right now because you called me out on something I didn't even target you for. Believe me, if I wanted to start something with you, I wouldn't be subtle about it.
And kudos for admitting Tsang sucks and conceding a little bit. My apologies if I unloaded a bit more than I should have myself, but with our history, it's kind of self-explanatory.
Like you, I'm hoping both EB and HT get better at this stuff (well, HT needs to
start, that's the thing). This is just the beginning of 1/4 figures, but I don't think they're off to a bad beginning. Hopefully we'll see more from these companies by the end of the year. If all goes well, I'd happily grab EB's Rambo a buddy or two from HT. In the meantime, there's no reason to give any manufacturer a shady attitude, as if they're plotting something against your wallet. By that logic, HT is guilty as well; announcing things and showing fake teasers using old figures for products they haven't even sculpted yet.