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I'll have to see her face and from the other side before I make my choice. I don't like how she is almost looking away from him.. unless she's aiming for his claw????
Padme AOTC Diorama
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Forgetting storage and all, it'd just be superfluous to have the whole column for this piece. The idea is to capture the moment of Padme and the Nexu, we get enough column to establish the environment of the meeting, but not so much it takes away from what's going on. I actually think the piece would look like crap with the whole thing, you'd need a 1/9 arena to put it in to make it look ok in that instance.
I believe that's how it's done. She's set to swing her chain to deflect the claw strike, not attack the creature's body.
IronFingaz
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Pass. It doesnt do anything for me. I'm saving my $$$ for the O.T. dio's.
Trevolver
Browncoat
yeah, I think the pillar is more like 10" after looking at this shot. I don't have a ruler in any of my shots of the sculpt.
I think the proto turned out great! I can't wait to see more shots. really nice paint!!!
Trev
I think the proto turned out great! I can't wait to see more shots. really nice paint!!!
Trev
Trev, did you sculpt the chain too or just Padme only?
Seretur
Elf
No, the entire column isn't necessary for THIS diorama, but it would be necessary for a trifecta of dioramas from the Geonosis Arena.
Seeing as how Sideshow has wisely precluded this possibility now, I'm not holding hope for the corresponding Anakin and Obi-Wan pieces, or at least any such that could form a coherent-looking display with the Padmé diorama.
So that part is disappointing. The sculpt and the pose are top-notch, as always.
But this line has yet to reach the heights set by the initial piece, methinks...
Seeing as how Sideshow has wisely precluded this possibility now, I'm not holding hope for the corresponding Anakin and Obi-Wan pieces, or at least any such that could form a coherent-looking display with the Padmé diorama.
So that part is disappointing. The sculpt and the pose are top-notch, as always.
But this line has yet to reach the heights set by the initial piece, methinks...
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Padme has got to be tiny. Only like 3" or so. My wallet is breathing a sigh of relief right now.
Seretur
Elf
At that size, imagine how tight she must be.
Isildur's bane
Super Freak
Looks very cool, but I think the pillar is a tad too dark.
4 you maybe. I've not been let down yet. I think each piece so far has done a fantastic job of capturing those moments to an amazing detail. The impact for me as a SW fan has been matched each and every time. So again maybe for you this might be the for everyone. I mean SS has done a nice job of mixing and matching what ALL SW fans might want to see in this line.
30K posts baby
Seretur
Elf
CONGRATS ON THE THIRTY K, YOU MAD MAD MAD AWESOME JOSH YOU!
On with my original post --
No, no, Josh, I agree, the moments were captured perfectly, but my point is this --
in the Obi-Wan vs. Anakin piece, we had both the moment, and the characters, and the perfect amount of environment to base them on. You can definitely say that the following pieces had the characters, but not the environments -- and any diorama line has to offer both. (Even if I do love the Geonosis Hangar base on the Dookurama, I did expect the Solar Sailer to be featured there, too.)
So to truncate the Geonosis pillar to half its height here, just because it adds nothing to the literal point of the scene, is to commit the same sin as with the Frodo vs. Gollum -- suddenly you lose all sense of peril, and consequently the heroics and the drama of the piece. It's not fatal to the representation of the moment, perhaps, but it's fatal to the implications of the scene.
That said, I remain as big a fan of the dioramas as ever, and I guess I'll give this one a long, hard thought. (Remember, I'm also a huge advocate of the GG Jabba, and how many of those are out there?)
Peace.
On with my original post --
No, no, Josh, I agree, the moments were captured perfectly, but my point is this --
in the Obi-Wan vs. Anakin piece, we had both the moment, and the characters, and the perfect amount of environment to base them on. You can definitely say that the following pieces had the characters, but not the environments -- and any diorama line has to offer both. (Even if I do love the Geonosis Hangar base on the Dookurama, I did expect the Solar Sailer to be featured there, too.)
So to truncate the Geonosis pillar to half its height here, just because it adds nothing to the literal point of the scene, is to commit the same sin as with the Frodo vs. Gollum -- suddenly you lose all sense of peril, and consequently the heroics and the drama of the piece. It's not fatal to the representation of the moment, perhaps, but it's fatal to the implications of the scene.
That said, I remain as big a fan of the dioramas as ever, and I guess I'll give this one a long, hard thought. (Remember, I'm also a huge advocate of the GG Jabba, and how many of those are out there?)
Peace.
Totally agree with you, to an extent. I think SSC has painted this piece very nicely, but I think it doesn't quite feel right persay because of the lighting context. The photo is in white light, while Geonosis was done with a heavy orange glow.
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Josh you're insane! 
...but I agree!
...but I agree!
Trevolver
Browncoat
padme is closer to 5" if memory serves me...which it often doesn't...but I know she's bigger than 3".
Trev
Trev
Isildur's bane
Super Freak
Totally agree with you, to an extent. I think SSC has painted this piece very nicely, but I think it doesn't quite feel right persay because of the lighting context. The photo is in white light, while Geonosis was done with a heavy orange glow.
That's exactly it. Thanks Maulfan. It looks so much better in your photoshopped pic. I like that orangey glow
Thnx
On with my original post --
I agree that with you that these do need more environment to them. However, that for me doesn't keep them from reaching the same level. Why? 4 me as long as I get the feel of the moment can roll with it. Now, if they go back to adding more to the pieces then I'll be totally down for that as well.
I have to disagree. Both pieces present give you the feeling of the events just fine. Again, would it be nice if they had more to them? Sure, that would be wonderful but I personally don't feel the moment is lost just because it doesn't have more base to it.
Josh you're insane!
Thank ya!
Seretur
Elf
And with all that's said, I still can't believe you hit 30K, Josh.
Now, it's getting close to 4 AM here, and if Sideshow can't publish the newsletter by then -- I'll let you guys take all the bronzes you can, as there's no amount of bronze that'll make me see the sunrise tonight...
...even if it IS the first day of Spring? Hmm.
Now, it's getting close to 4 AM here, and if Sideshow can't publish the newsletter by then -- I'll let you guys take all the bronzes you can, as there's no amount of bronze that'll make me see the sunrise tonight...
...even if it IS the first day of Spring? Hmm.
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