P2 got PLENTY of criticism.
I never said it didn't, just that it didn't cop as much as this (well that's how it feels to me, I could be wrong). But you know what? Despite the criticism, people bought it, and displayed both sculpts.
Actually - MOST people have not called it garbage - MOST had valid criticisms.
I never said anyone called it garbage actually, just that people carried on as though it is garbage. Never said the criticisms aren't valid either. As I already mentioned, I'm fully aware of the inaccuracies, but it doesn't make it look terrible to me. I respect the fact that other people have opinions and that's fine, but it seems like other people on here can't seem to accept that not everyone shares the same opinion as them, and therefore they are 'wrong', or must be being sarcastic.
End of the day, most people outside of collectors on this forum will look at this piece and will instantly know who it's supposed to be. Literally every person I have shown this to who isn't a collector on this forum (or a collector in general) thought it looked great. I guess I'm more forgiving when it comes to Predators and Aliens, as the inaccuracies aren't as obvious to me as they are on human characters, where if the likeness is off, it's instantly obvious and I can't enjoy it if it doesn't look like the actor. I tend to notice the inaccuracies more on Terminators and Predators when I'm comparing directly to images of the real thing, unless the sculpt is completely off and looks nothing like the character.
SOME people here assume they make up the majority of collectors for Sideshow - and they WOULD be wrong.
The stats for confirmed preorders show how disappointing the takeup has been on this compared to other Predator pieces.
Col beat me on the other one
Well I guess some of those people are the ones commenting in this thread then, as apparently I am wrong or must be being sarcastic with my comments, lol. The fact remains, collectors on this forum make up a very small percentage of Sideshow's customers. There are a lot of people not on these forums who like this piece. They also don't analyze every little detail and compare directly to movie stills to see if it's wrong, which no one is going to do in real life.
Just out of curiosity, where are these states for confirmed pre-orders? Would be curious to see them, unless those stats are people from here and Statue Forum, in which I don't care, due to the reason above. There would be a lot of factors that would also contribute to low pre-order numbers at this point too, and it's really not an indication of anything to me. I like the piece, but haven't pre-ordered. Not in a rush to do so, and will happily wait for the edition size to be announced. The expensive price tag might also be off-putting to some.
I am one of the plenty so I hope it comes with the stand...
In fact I will refer to an old post I made and say that the unmasked sculpt is nice and pretty accurate
I'm with you dude
ANYWAYS.... I get this is all opinion.. But one guy mentions that he really wants an extra base because he wants to display both sculpts and some accuse him of being sarcastic... Again... I think the hate is a bit over the top in the sense that some feel that others can not possibly like this piece.
THANK YOU. The shear arrogance and attitude of some on here is ridiculous. People are allowed to have their own opinions, but some people seem to constantly act like everyone else must share their opinion. I've always known a lot of people here weren't entirely happy with the sculpt. I never cared. I like it, that's what matters to me. I love Predator. I'm aware of the inaccuracies of this piece, but I still like it enough to buy it, and despite the inaccuracies I still like this more than the SWS Maquette as I prefer the pose.
For those people very familiar with the character, the shortcomings are obvious - but (as I've said repeatedly before) - I sincerely hope that everyone who gets this in-hand will think it is value-for-money AND that they think it looks AWESOME.
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I'm familiar with the character and also aware of the shortcomings. It doesn't need to look exactly the same as the on-screen version right down to the tiniest of details for me to want it. As it is, I think it looks good enough, and as long as the production piece gets close to the prototype in terms of paint application, I'll be happy enough to own it.
