JND Studios: Superman (Christopher Reeve) 1:3

[Gipetto0812]

the hairstyle looks modified?

It was changed from the original proto. But I don’t think the owner made any changes. That’s how mine looks right out of the box

 

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I think that's how it looked out of the box for that lucky customer!

 

[Indyteddy]

Have you opened it yet...have you opened it yet? LOL. Just kidding. No rush. Great idea to wait until you've got some proper time to absorb it all!

These two photos show how a collector improved the appearance even more by putting the hair covering the tops of his ears. I don't know why JND did it like they have with the tops of his ears being fully exposed. This looks SO much better.

That's my figure, thanks for commenting on the hairstyle improvement.

 

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That's my figure, thanks for commenting on the hairstyle improvement.

You did a fantastic job on the improvement. I will try to do that when mine arrives in December.

 

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DHL are delivering my duo set today!

 

[jodl73]

My replacement arrived a day early . Definitely my favorite statue. Glad to have it back again . View attachment 739444

Thank you!

As for the display case. I bought a glass curio cabinet on Amazon and did simple modifications to it. I glued the glass together using UV glue. Then I widened the grooves a bit on the top & bottom of the wood bases where the glass sits using a routing bit tool and my dremmel. As for the pedestal, I ordered that online. View attachment 739616
Not sure if you wanted to know all that but It was just a simple DIY glass display case idea i wanted to try which turned out well, IMO.

So I found the cabinet on Amazon, it's about $114-116. It seems to have black pieces that connect the top and bottom at the corners. Also there are black pieces that cross the side glass panels, but yours seems all clear? No obstructions. It's like you just have the top and bottom, 3 glass panels, and a door.
That is a great cabinet for a single statue. It would be cool if there was one same height, but double the width with 2 doors to house the duo sets.

 

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They're here!

Well, I am now a believer of the people who say "it needs to be seen in person" because my god, it is SO much better in person than it appears in the photos. I took lots of photos and none of them really came out looking like it does in person.

My initial thoughts:

• Clark's sculpt is superior. I see NO downgrade in what was shown at the proto stage. It's phenomenally good.
• Clark's suit and all his accessories are sublimely good. I see no issues with the fit of the suit AT ALL. It's staggeringly well tailored.
• Superman's head is undoubtedly either TOO SMALL or his upper body / shoulders are too big. Now that I've got it in hand, it's clear as day. From certain angles it looks "silly small" compared to the body it's on. I find the likeness on Superman looks best when you are looking at it closely and from slightly below his eye level. It looks superb from that sort of viewing angle. Putting spotlights angled down don't do him too many favors. I thought he looked best in natural daylight, but I won't be exposing him to that too often!
• Superman's costume colour (the blue in particular) is practically indistinguishable from the color of the actual costume fabric. This is an absolute win by JND as NO other company has EVER captured the correct color in either fabric or paint. When I opened the box and revealed the statue and saw the color - a massive smile appeared on my face. It's awesome.
• Cape needs to be changed. the way they tucked it into the neck line all the way around is just wrong. Luckily, my new custom cape has just been shipped, so I will be able to replace that over the holidays.
• There is so much lacquer in the hair that it may as well have been sculpted. It feels like plastic!
• Belt should be more glossy.
• Sculpted detail of the Superman suit is absolutely outstanding. Even at very close viewing distance, it looks like real fabric. The weave texture and tiny "stitches" are perfect. The detailing on the boots and the sculpted stitching line on them are also perfect.

I popped my Prime1 '89 Batman onto the base and was pleased to see that Prime 1 didn't "lie" about Keaton's height. They've captured his height very accurately and as you can see, Reeve was a lot taller than Keaton.

These are my first two JND statues. I am incredibly impressed with the sheer quality of them from the box to the statue itself. I am now more confident about Indiana Jones looking better in person as I say again what others have said - these statues are INCREDIBLY difficult to capture correctly in photos, but they REALLY shine when viewing them in person.

 

[TexasFi3nd]

So I found the cabinet on Amazon, it's about $114-116. It seems to have black pieces that connect the top and bottom at the corners. Also there are black pieces that cross the side glass panels, but yours seems all clear? No obstructions. It's like you just have the top and bottom, 3 glass panels, and a door.
That is a great cabinet for a single statue. It would be cool if there was one same height, but double the width with 2 doors to house the duo sets.

That's why I UV glued the glass panels together to avoid using the black wood frame pieces. There actually are 2 door versions of this cabinet available as well which are also frameless the only difference are those pre-drilled glass holes where the metal pegs go to support the inside glass shelves which I personally don't like how it looks though.

If I had the duo set i would've definitely gotten two of the single curio cabinets and customized them also. Not too difficult to be honest.