Josh already announced that the prototype has a detuned version of his original paint job. SSC probably did that to avoid just the concern you mentioned.
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Josh already announced that the prototype has a detuned version of his original paint job. SSC probably did that to avoid just the concern you mentioned.
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Maybe, but they may have just toned down detail in the lips or blood, skin tones are a differant story.
I had my PF Raiders Indy repainted by boot25 and it looks like he does on the PF box and promo pics. I have a before picture w/ factory paint where he looks like an anime cat dressed up in brown makup like Gene Wilder from Silver Streak and wearing a Harrison Ford costume.
I can almost assure you the eyes on the final one aren't going to look that good, the CS version looks like he having liver failure.
I had my PF Raiders Indy repainted by boot25 and it looks like he does on the PF box and promo pics. I have a before picture w/ factory paint where he looks like an anime cat dressed up in brown makup like Gene Wilder from Silver Streak and wearing a Harrison Ford costume.
I can almost assure you the eyes on the final one aren't going to look that good, the CS version looks like he having liver failure.
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Chest hair? Arm hair? C'mon Sideshow!
Mad Old Lu
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You know, I wonder about that. Do they give Small Studios limitations as far as how detailed the paint job can be? Do they tell him that it should only be X colors and not too many blends because the factory workers overseas can't replicate the look or that it would take too long? We all know Josh does amazing work on the customs, but I know it's asking a lot to get the same finish in a mass produced toy.
The question people need to ask more often is... Why is Sideshow so limited by what they can accomplish in production??
Especially when you see the production paint apps on other companies' action figures.
Exactly. When I see the production paint apps on 12" figures like the Godfather from HT and even Captain Miller from DiD I no longer want to hear the litany of Sideshow excuses.
Bottom line, they are dropping the ball in production & QC in several areas. And it'll all because they refuse to make the necessary changes to their business model and grow with the scope of what they're trying to accomplish. The "10 guys in a garage" mentality might have worked for them 10 years ago. But not now. Not with these licenses.
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I imagine it's incredibly tricky, just like any other business. I see so many incompetent workers out there, and not just in retail. I'm a graphic designer and I see such terrible work out there and wonder how in the world they have jobs and I'm still struggling to get clients or find the perfect design job. People just hire whoever they happen to know and is cheapest and don't care that much about quality. They just want the job done. When you add in something that requires true talent to achieve, like a quality paint job, then the pool of applicants is reduced considerably. Sideshow has to find someone with Josh's talent but is willing to only pay minimum wage (whatever that may be in China!). And they not only have to find one Josh, they have to find a whole team of Joshes, all willing to do masterpieces on hundreds of little heads for just a few dollars a day.
I'm amazed that Hot Toys does it so well.
The answer is actually pretty simple...
For whatever reason, they refuse to have full-time Sideshow production managers based in China to supervise the factories on a daily basis. That is absolutely necessary to ensure production quality in all facets. Trust me. This is straight from the Product Management 101 bible. But they don't abide it. They still do things like they did when the company was small. Sending folks over their 4-6 times a year is not going to cut it with the amount of products they put to market. Not even close.
Again, this is simple, rudimentary stuff. I've been a PM for about 12 years now... and this is the kinda stuff I learned in Year One.
For whatever reason, they refuse to have full-time Sideshow production managers based in China to supervise the factories on a daily basis. That is absolutely necessary to ensure production quality in all facets. Trust me. This is straight from the Product Management 101 bible. But they don't abide it. They still do things like they did when the company was small. Sending folks over their 4-6 times a year is not going to cut it with the amount of products they put to market. Not even close.
I'm not. For the reasons noted above. They're based in China, so obviously they do have PMs right there working with the factories on a day-to-day basis. And if someone tried to pull a Faramir or Han Stormtrooper hack paint job, it'd be stopped on a dime.
Again, this is simple, rudimentary stuff. I've been a PM for about 12 years now... and this is the kinda stuff I learned in Year One.
In other words, I am 100% convinced that Sideshow could get better, more detailed paint jobs out of their factories in China. But it would require someone there FULL TIME making sure it gets done.
Seriously, these factory workers do stuff for dozens of companies for pennies an hour. Who do you think they're going to focus their best work for: the ones who have supervisors right their over their shoulders at all times... or the 1 company an ocean away who won't even see their finished work for days, weeks, or months?? No. Brainer.
Seriously, these factory workers do stuff for dozens of companies for pennies an hour. Who do you think they're going to focus their best work for: the ones who have supervisors right their over their shoulders at all times... or the 1 company an ocean away who won't even see their finished work for days, weeks, or months?? No. Brainer.
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Sidestepping the QC details here...Yellow eyes aside, I thought the KOTCS came out better than the promo pics. Considering that with what I've seen so far, although it could use some improvements, I would buy this PF right now...I'm optimistic 
I'd agree with that. Sometimes their production pieces do improve upon the protos, and the KOTCS PF is one of those.
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I like the ROTLA much better.
This looks rather odd.
This looks rather odd.
i think indy holds sankara stone
as for sideshow painting methods in comparison with hot toys, enterbay etc are very limited..
i think the best and maybe even cheaper think to do for sideshow is to bring the oversea workers to usa and let josh to trained them and even supervisor them and you will see miracle paint jobs....
instead of paying thousands to shipping with this way you raised your quality as a company and status...you can have more control to the mass production and maybe at the and you will have and lower costs and more profit...
just my opinion
as for sideshow painting methods in comparison with hot toys, enterbay etc are very limited..
i think the best and maybe even cheaper think to do for sideshow is to bring the oversea workers to usa and let josh to trained them and even supervisor them and you will see miracle paint jobs....
instead of paying thousands to shipping with this way you raised your quality as a company and status...you can have more control to the mass production and maybe at the and you will have and lower costs and more profit...
just my opinion
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He is holding a stone. Pretty lame rather see him holding a whip or gun. The stones should be in the bag and if it only comes with one WTF? We shall see.
He is holding a stone. Pretty lame rather see him holding a whip or gun. The stones should be in the bag and if it only comes with one WTF? We shall see.
Might be a switch-out hand, with the whip in the other. Let's hope. I'm still far from convinced that Sideshow fully gets/appreciates this license. So many "facepalm" moments among the hits to this point. Having him hold a Sankara stone but not the option to hold the whip would definitely be one of those.
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yeah.... I seriously hope that there is another option for display than holding the stone ( like he is about to chuck it like a grenade).. if not I will be customizing that hand somehow... that just looks odd displayed as such..
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Aside from being lame, the hand holding the stone just looks awkward...like he doesn't have a convincing/realistic grasp on it. If it doesn't switch out, it might even look better not holding anything at all 
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