I’m not making excuses for Daniel, as I don’t know him or how he treats things. But what I am saying is we didn’t see any of this when Kojun was showing it off. Should Daniel adopt Kojuns way of handling these? Definitely, but he’s a grown man and does what he pleases. Bad look for an expensive figure? Sure, but as long as he’s not doing that to my copy we’re fine. We shouldn’t just outright say it’s bad when we’re seeing just how bad the thing is being handled on video.
Howard’s not going to handle one as delicately as JC Hong, John isn’t going to handle it as delicately as Viper. Artists are very delicate with their intricate work.
I didn’t say it was a bad product. What I said was that the flaking and dye/paint bleeding onto the neck was concerning. Given that this is a sort of first of its kind from JND at this scale, we have no gauge to say that’s its
only due to the manhandling or if that will be common place regardless of how you handle it if at all. Or, if it will naturally flake with time. That’s all my comment was saying, nothing about it being a bad product. I have 2 JND statues on order, tend to like most of their products when revealed even when a lot of ppl here give them crap and I actually like this product outside of the price. I want them to succeed. But, that doesn’t mean we can’t have concerns with the information we currently have.
Maybe using the word “excuse” wasn’t accurate, but it did seem like coming to their defense when nothing I said was particularly negative. I can understand being on the defensive given how others have engaged with you recently on the matters of Jnd vs InArt, but I wasn’t trying to come at you or anyone else.
I still think that’s weak argument though. None of us had a hand in actually creating these products but, most typically know to handle them with care. There are the few that seem to still be all all thumbs, and maybe that’s Daniel. Or maybe Daniel is like the few I’ve notice that seem to not read the included instructions, especially when they ask a question on the board that is explicitly answered in the instruction booklet
As “cringe” as they may be at times, at least the ppl doing the Sideshow unboxings don’t seem to manhandle the figures during those videos.
Don't think Daniel cared about the gel or hairspray that come from man-handling the sculpt. He's showing the poseability and not worrying about the hair product. Stoked to get the Joker but price definitely hurts.
I still maintain as a presenter, regardless if
he cares about the hair or not, it’s his job to show the product in its best light which he did not do. The resulting conversation here, and probably in other places, is proof of that. This product is still a sort of first of its kind and with a decent amount of ppl being skeptical, you don’t want to give them more reasons to not buy. Instead, these videos should encourage you to buy the product and or calm any doubts you may have.
For someone like me who has gone back and forth on ordering at least set A just to personally see what it’s like, as I’ve said a couple times now, I’m more concerned about it after this video instead of eager to push the order button.