The posting below is a post put on previous in this thread by me. I found some pics so I thought I would repost it with pics, posting slightly edited.
... My comments are based on the fact that I have had the opportunity to own the SS Terminator 1:4 PF scale, CM Terminator 1:3 scale, HCG 1:2 Full Body scale, and now the HCG 1:2 Bust Half Body scale.
The one which I no longer own is the SS 1:4 PF scale. I have all the others, the 1:2 Full Body is currently being replaced because the eyes do not light up.
Comments on the HCG 1:2 Bust Half Body Scale:
Impressive weight to the sculpt, when you touch it, it actually feels like metal, the base is heavy and it needs to be when you add the arms and articulate them with the guns to a high position.
The lights work super well. My one major gripe I have is that the blue lights always pulsate. While this is neat for the first few minutes, I would have liked the option to just have the eyes light up, or have the steady blue lights with the lit up eyes. I cannot believe, for piece like this, that there is no option like that, especially since terminators have been done before, and at this price point.
Now, having said this, I am hoping someone reading this post is going to say: "Hey Bats, you numbskull, the HCG 1:2 Half Body Scale does have this options, the way you do this is ... " I am really hoping that I have missed this, please point it out and how to do this if I have.
I am not impressed either with the right arm not fitting properly to the gun, I had to seperate at the knuckle of the right finger to get the gun in. I chose to do this instead of drilling a larger hole, as it looks natural enough, but will ask SS to replace this.
This bust has some cool features: One the articulating arms, very cool indeed to pose them. The double guns, well thought out.
Another is the cpu chip in the skull actually comes out of the skull. Nice touch to HCG on this.
The paint apps finish is excellent, with grease marks appropriately put in the right places. Really make this piece stand out super well.
Of all of these that I own, my two favorites are the SS PF 1:4, which I loved because of it's fantastic articulation, and the CM 1:3, which is a dynamic and dynamite representation of the CM. I sold my SS 1:4, because after I received my CM, I just liked it's overall size better. The CM sculpt is superb, I just wish it had more articulation like SS, and perhaps a clean shiny chrome finish. The CM one is NOT battle-damaged, it just has "leftovers" of the Arnies skin come off, and by this I don't mean there is skin, but rather like small areas of what it would look like to peel of silicone android skin if you will. I am torn between having the CM "cleaned" shiny like a fellow member has done or leaving it like it is because it looks so darn real. ...