JND Studios: Superman (Christopher Reeve) 1:3

[Gipetto0812]

Yup mine is out for delivery today as well and no customs form this time either. Waiting on pins and needles for it to arrive though! So hard to focus on work

 

[cking]

Yup mine isn’t for delivery today as well and no customs form this time either. Waiting on pins and needles for it to arrive though! So hard to focus on work

Oh man! I can't wait to read what you think about it. Enjoy!!!

 

[sabin23]

Awesome. Looking forward to hearing what you think about it when you've opened it up!

What are these silver pins for?

They were included in a small plastic bag but could not figure out what to do with them.

Clark Kent is definitely the star attraction for me since we’ve gotten so many Reeve Superman statues/figures before but rarely any love for Clark. I just love the expression and little touches like the watch, newspaper, glasses, the jacket half folded, etc.

After seeing some of the early photos of Superman, I was bracing myself to be disappointed with the head sculpt - it’s not perfect by any means but I believe it turned out excellent, the likeness stronger at an angle than straight on. To use the old cliche, sculpt looks better in hand than in photos.

The red on the trunks and S symbol (and even the blue suit to a certain extent) are darker than I remember from the movie - I think another collector posted the shade looks more like Evil Superman 3. I might be misremembering but I guess that’s a disappointment if the shade of red is not movie accurate.

 

[Nick D]

Yeah that’s a really close match if it looks like it does here, in hand. Only thing I’d say is the red could be a tad more vivid.

 

[cking]

Jim Bowers from Capedwonder.com took the JND photo on the left AND the photo of the original Reeve tunic on the right (now owned by Jay Towers). Jim said that the blue is fantastic but the red should be a little darker. (The yellow fabric had faded on the real costume, so is not useful for comparison purposes on the yellow colour).

Having seen the original costume fabric in person - plus seeing a couple of authentic costumes on display by Propstore, it IS surprising how dark the suits are when you see them in real life. I guess studio lighting etc really brightened them up a lot for what we see on screen vs how it looked in reality.

It's definitely correct for "hero" Supes instead of "evil" Supes from Superman 3.

 

[Nick D]

A custom made cape with the proper darker red would elevate the piece to new heights for sure. Someone is bound to commission it, only tricky part would be to get the emblem on the back.

 

[cking]

A custom made cape with the proper darker red would elevate the piece to new heights for sure. Someone is bound to commission it, only tricky part would be to get the emblem on the back.

Rest assured, I will be working on that as soon as I've received mine and will keep people posted about the possibility of getting a run of them made. They would certainly be more accurate than what JND have put on there as I've got very detailed measurements from several full size authentic capes. Would just need to see where the measurements need to be tweaked (if at all) to fit correctly into the JND tunic neck.

 

[5x10]

Jim Bowers from Capedwonder.com took the JND photo on the left AND the photo of the original Reeve tunic on the right (now owned by Jay Towers). Jim said that the blue is fantastic but the red should be a little darker. (The yellow fabric had faded on the real costume, so is not useful for comparison purposes on the yellow colour).

Having seen the original costume fabric in person - plus seeing a couple of authentic costumes on display by Propstore, it IS surprising how dark the suits are when you see them in real life. I guess studio lighting etc really brightened them up a lot for what we see on screen vs how it looked in reality.

It's definitely correct for "hero" Supes instead of "evil" Supes from Superman 3.

Is jim bowers review available to read/watch?
If so, do you have a link?