I think the way the artist has interpreted the rattle snake is perfect.
The snake skin shows gloss and the torso, does not, or at least, less so.
I look at the green snake gloss on the torso and I think that would look horrible on the rattle snake.
The rattle snake lives in the dry desert and is much different then a green slimy snake that lives in the rain forest.
Please let us know what you intend to do, i'm buying this based on the pictures i'm seeing, if it you plan on changing it, then I think new pictures are required so we can be sure of what we are getting and if we still what to get it.
Snakes aren't slimy or wet but i'm good with whatever direction is taken.
Here, we see there are going to be different points of views.
As many prototypes, there will be some minor changes as the paints will not be exactly replicated. They do their best but as you can see the patterns on a rattle snake can vary.
There are two things to consider, each one of these will be painted by hand so each will be unique. Second the paint Arahom used was flat for the upper body from what I can tell, and my guess is that the paint used in China will have a bit more gloss. Its hard to say until we see the in hand photos of the factory production.
What you are seeing is the prototype model painted in the USA by Arahom Radjah.
I rather you know this info and am being totally realistic and honest with you here.
This factory is good, very good in fact, yet as in every production, no matter what company is producing it it will be slight updates.
Our job is two folds, to make sure the factory product is as close as to the prototype shown and we get a high quality end product.
Second, to keep you updated as far as the end results, as it is being produced. I hope we get some factory pics at some point.
Im confident based on the last Medusa they did for us, they will be just as good, its even possible there will be some slight improvements. As I said before they use much better/differnt paints in China than we have available here available to Arahom and our studios.
But then I dont think we should rush to judgments or speculations just yet. The reassuring part for all of you should be the top quality delivered the last time. You only need to look and ask about this from the guys that already have the green version.
(Just try to not be swayed by the lousy wait times we had, this production will be quick and delivery even quicker this time around)