Posted this in the General Discussion Thread, so might as well posting here for anyone who prefer to look at the by Trek Show discussions:
I just got T'Pol in the mail late yesterday! DO NOT LET PHOTOS OF THIS FIGURE PUT YOU OFF! I have no way to explain how this happens. Maybe focal length, lens distortion, whatever. But she is SO MUCH BETTER in-hand and seeing her with your own eyes! In understated natural light and seeing her in three-dimensions instead of two is transformational.
I know we've all heard this "better in-hand" thing many times before, and while that's usually reasonably true, the difference here took me by surprise. I've got her posed up with Saavik right now, and I swear the sculpts are on par with each other!
BUT I CAN'T GET IT TO SHOW IN PHOTOS (yet)! Every time I take a shot of her just as I'm seeing her in front on my face, the photos don't even come close to capturing what I'm seeing. But I'm telling you she looks great to me eyes!
Anyone else have this experience?
I'll keep trying to capture what I'm seeing, but right now, every photo I have looks pretty much like everyone else's. It looks to me like you need to get some subtle shading to enhance her features (same as pretty much every figure), but even when that is set up perfect in front of me, the photos just don't show it.
But I'm REALLY happy with how she displays! Call me crazy if you wish...
This is the best I've been able to do so far...