EXO-6 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Figures

[QuiGonFishing]

Ok, momentum and FOMO are pushing me towards preordering Captain Sulu, but he’s got some serious issues that need to be addressed. The sculpt is just barely passable in my judgment and as @davejames pointed out, that low belt MUST be fixed or he’ll look discordant with the rest of the TWOK style crew! This is another seemingly unforced error as it stands at the moment. I guess they’ll have to come through AGAIN with production improvements. So do I take a chance with a preorder?

 

[Make It Go]

Ok, momentum and FOMO are pushing me towards preordering Captain Sulu, but he’s got some serious issues that need to be addressed. The sculpt is just barely passable in my judgment and as @davejames pointed out, that low belt MUST be fixed or he’s not even going to look conterminous with the rest of the TWOK style crew! This is another seemingly unforced error as it stands at the moment. I guess they’ll have to come through AGAIN with production improvements. So do I take a chance with a preorder?

Yes, you do!!!!!

 

[mediame]

I haven't been following EXO-6 very long, and I only have a few TNG figures, though I am seeing what seems to me to be a lot of criticism of Sulu (not at all disputing any of the mentioned issues), though I am wondering if the same level of criticism has been applied to some of the other figures/sculpts from other lines? Again, I have not followed EXO-6 for long so I honestly do not know, though some of the previously released figures and sculpts that I have seen left a lot to be desired (my opinion) and I am just wondering if Sulu is being scrutinized more because everyone has higher expectations for the original crew, or if the other figures were equally scrutinized?

 

[QuiGonFishing]

I haven't been following EXO-6 very long, and I only have a few TNG figures, though I am seeing what seems to me to be a lot of criticism of Sulu (not at all disputing any of the mentioned issues), though I am wondering if the same level of criticism has been applied to some of the other figures/sculpts from other lines? Again, I have not followed EXO-6 for long so I honestly do not know, though some of the previously released figures and sculpts that I have seen left a lot to be desired (my opinion) and I am just wondering if Sulu is being scrutinized more because everyone has higher expectations for the original crew, or if the other figures were equally scrutinized?

I'd say there's definitely some of that. We've been waiting on these TWOK era figures since the moment EXO picked up the license, and we're only now seeing them begin to be produced.

Also, EXO has been showing some MASSIVE improvement in likeness and especially paint applications lately (the SNW figures immediately come to mind), so they have for sure elevated our expectations in that category.

Lastly, yes, these Original Series characters are some of our most cherished portrayals in all of Sci-Fi and even TV/Movies in general, so we are certainly hoping these are treated with that much more care in all categories. The strange thing that seems to have captured our notice lately is that EXO's indisputable advantage over much if not all of the competition has been the incredible attention to tailoring and attire detail. Then the baggy fit of Dr. Bashir's, and Hoshi's uniform (not to mention Hoshi's proto sculpt), and now add Cpt. Sulu's low belt, and most of us EXO junkies are left scratching our heads. The fit and finish of these uniforms used to be the one thing we never had to worry about because of EXO's reputation in these areas, and these latest few, then, seem like unforced errors because we KNOW they have the capability to knock these uniforms out of the park.

 

[davejames]

Ok, momentum and FOMO are pushing me towards preordering Captain Sulu, but he’s got some serious issues that need to be addressed. The sculpt is just barely passable in my judgment and as @davejames pointed out, that low belt MUST be fixed or he’ll look discordant with the rest of the TWOK style crew! This is another seemingly unforced error as it stands at the moment. I guess they’ll have to come through AGAIN with production improvements. So do I take a chance with a preorder?

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Well we know it should at least look 10% better than the promo pics, as most of them do, so if you think you can be content with that then you should order. But I wouldn't put too much hope on them completely revising the sculpt or fixing every issue.

For me the sculpt is at about 90% from straight on, and 80% from other angles, but that's fairly consistent with most Exo sculpts in my book, so I can live with it.

 

[ymba]

Ok, momentum and FOMO are pushing me towards preordering Captain Sulu, but he’s got some serious issues that need to be addressed. The sculpt is just barely passable in my judgment and as @davejames pointed out, that low belt MUST be fixed or he’ll look discordant with the rest of the TWOK style crew! This is another seemingly unforced error as it stands at the moment. I guess they’ll have to come through AGAIN with production improvements. So do I take a chance with a preorder?

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The new TOS script he teased is on par with mirror but this one …..just give wrong vibes from certain angle

 

[Skyroes]

I see more Takei in this Sulu then I see Nimoy in the TWOK Spock that’s been floating around for a while now.

There’s only been maybe a handful of these releases that looked good at all angles so not really a surprise that the likeness varies.

 

[Mike86]

I think Sulu looks enough like him. It’s odd because the Mirror Sulu figure is one of EXO’s best. Nanjin has made it a point that we’ll see some not so great prototype images.

 

[QuiGonFishing]

The other issue is that assuming there is no TWOK Sulu, it will be no easy task to customize Captain Sulu to be a stand in for TWOK Sulu. His white command turtle neck would have to be changed to gold as would his uniform flap clip. If it were just his rank, it might be either doable or ignorable, but the uniform colors make it much more challenging.

Another one of those circumstances where EXO could make some easy extra money by producing some switch out accessories. I know we constantly get told that the margins are so tight on EXO production that such offerings would not be possible, but it seems to me that if you’re making a run a a thousand or so TWOK style uniforms, a few more wouldn’t break the bank……but I’m certainly no e-Xpert.

 

[afrog]

Ok, momentum and FOMO are pushing me towards preordering Captain Sulu, but he’s got some serious issues that need to be addressed. The sculpt is just barely passable in my judgment and as @davejames pointed out, that low belt MUST be fixed or he’ll look discordant with the rest of the TWOK style crew! This is another seemingly unforced error as it stands at the moment. I guess they’ll have to come through AGAIN with production improvements. So do I take a chance with a preorder?

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[ymba]

The other issue is that assuming there is no TWOK Sulu, it will be no easy task to customize Captain Sulu to be a stand in for TWOK Sulu. His white command turtle neck would have to be changed to gold as would his uniform flap clip. If it were just his rank, it might be either doable or ignorable, but the uniform colors make it much more challenging.

Another one of those circumstances where EXO could make some easy extra money by producing some switch out accessories. I know we constantly get told that the margins are so tight on EXO production that such offerings would not be possible, but it seems to me that if you’re making a run a a thousand or so TWOK style uniforms, a few more wouldn’t break the bank……but I’m certainly no e-Xpert.

If I were you I would suggest you not apply for his underground club. You might be banished unless you plead for forgiveness for telling him what he should or should not do

 

[ymba]

 

[ymba]

As they say “ A picture is worth a thousand words…” Mirror was a knockout and TOS comes 2nd but UDC features are missing I think. Sadly No lighting will help this puppy if the final product looks like the prototype

 

[Jgg1701]

Is it me the comparisons between the prototype and what we got from QMX are quite different from each other?
-Jim

 

[afrog]

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Is it me the comparisons between the prototype and what we got from QMX are quite different from each other?
-Jim

Yes, and neither is very good.

 

[Jgg1701]

Yes, and neither is very good.

Alrighty then.
-Jim

 

[afrog]

Alrighty then.
-Jim

Alright, I take it you disagree. That's fine.

 

[Pauln6a]

The sculpt we eventually got was the weaker one in terms of likeness but with a bit of shading on the mouth it could be improved.

If the EXO-6 version is much better, I expect I will upgrade.

 

[Skyroes]

If I were you I would suggest you not apply for his underground club.

I don’t see how that will work unless it’s some sort of pay to play/subscription model.

 

[Stryker2011]

It also helps if folks stop taking pics with their crappy cell phones. Get a real camera, or don’t post your lousy photos.