thanks a lot bud, and yeah i agree with you. if you spend a lot of money on such an expensive figure, it is just a must to futz it alright. especially with this figure, the realism-effect can be destroyed so much when it is posed and futzed wrong.
thanks a lot mike
well, when i first took him out of the box, i have to say, i was a bit disappointed. as i said to geil, this figure can look unbelievable real, when he's posed right. but when he was first in the box and wasn't futzed alright, i only thought "ugh, i've paid $300 for that?!".
i hated the area on the shoulders where the shoulders and arms get together on the kobe figure, and hoped enterbay would make a different body, but it seems it has the same function, but you can hide that gap when you're futzing the shoulders right. you just have to push the arms up, to close that ugly gap between the arms and shoulders.
other then that, i hoped to have a better quality in hand actually. the body and the ankles have that stiff feeling. everytime i bend something, i've fear to break it ^^ so, it could have been better.
the neck is also super sensitive. it is a soft rubber, so i'm afraid this will dry in future. my neck has also a slightly scratch caused by the headsculpt when i put him out of the box. so be carefull how you're posing the headsculpt.
the costume isn't also THAT well. on the shoulders you have again too much material at the inside, so the jersey can't lay pretty well on the shoulders. the shorts are also glued which gives it a strange look where the stitch is. so also here, it could have been much better, especially for the price we're paying here.
but other then that, the headsculpt is brilliant. really seeing mj there, and when you're getting him posed alright, all these flaws aren't that visible anymore.
i've posted a lot flaws and what i dislike, but that doesn't mean this figure isn't beautiful. it IS, it's still one of my favorite figures in my collection. it has that beautiful presence, especially because of his jersey and his hight. you can imagine that mj is bigger then the other 1/6 figures
i'm sure you will love it when you're getting him and are going to enjoy him as much as i am. it really is a beautiful figure with a reaaaaally strong likeness!
thanks guys a lot for your compliments. much appreciated
i've bought some time ago some XII jordans, but unfortunately they came not in the black/red color-way, but instead in black and pink ^^
i've re-painted the shoes now, and here is mj with other shoes