Mister Gosh's pictures have restored my faith in the awesomeness of this piece, c'mon Tuesday 
Palpatine 1:1 bust
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dregs
Super Freak
Mister Gosh's pictures have restored my faith in the awesomeness of this piece, c'mon Tuesday
Me too Maul, I was seriously thinking of selling mine when it arrived, now I think I might have to keep it =)
I wasn't really thinking of not keeping it, Palpatine as 1:1 was a dream piece I never thought would be done so I'd keep it no matter, but I feared it might not live up to what I was expecting at first, but now I think I'll be able to make it be what I want.
anakin1138
Super Freak
Heh. Beaten to posting my own photos.
The Flickr set these are in is here. I'll be putting more photos there as I take them.
Here's one that shows a different lighting choice:
This pic is the best one for now IMO, I can deffinately see Ian McDiarmid as the Emperor in this pic from that angle and with that lighting...:emperor.
Mister Gosh
Freakzoid
One of the things I'm really impressed by (and which that photo reveals) is all the subtle shading in the skin tone. I had to take a picture that basically eliminated all the texture detail in the hood to show that aspect off, but I think it does come out. There's an almost reddish "blush" there that adds immensely to the realism of the piece, but is so subtle that you can completely wash it out trying to capture details in the cloak or clasp.
The overall design and flesh colors really show this is a hybrid of ROTS and Jedi. The shape of McDiarmid's face is defnitely more slim as it was in Jedi, but the more normal flesh coloration and all the small detailing of the deformation come from ROTS.
hairlesswookiee
PALPATINE CRUSADER!!!!
well said!!! i figured thats why they don't say what episode he's from. its just an iconic representation of the character.
~~~anyone know where i can pick up a yoda???
Mister Gosh
Freakzoid
Agreed. I do find that if you light it like he was lit in ROTJ with tight spotlight just on the face, it looks *very* Jedi. If you go for a more even lighting, it looks very ROTS. So it's neat that you can get both looks so easily.
Well, even under similar lighting to Jedi, he never totally looked like it in ROTS because of his jawline and neck acutally aging and becoming fuller, he almost looked bloated at times. Jedi's a skinny young man turned old.
I must say, the skin tone looks improved from the proto.
This pic of the Palps bust looks pretty cool.I might have to pick this up after all.
hairlesswookiee
PALPATINE CRUSADER!!!!
hopefully i can still find one for a decent price when my stimulus check arrives.
blue_rogue
Super Freak
Didn't you already order one?
hairlesswookiee
PALPATINE CRUSADER!!!!
was in the process of ordering when i read a post that warned about buying from titantoys.com so i didn't.
blue_rogue
Super Freak
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LOTRFan
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Well .... he's supposed to be from Jedi (watch the Backstage Pass), but the box write-up is very Prequal-centric. He looks much more like the ROTJ Emperor to me however, and that is how he will remain; or at least in my mind.
Unlimited Poooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooower! :emperor
jkno
Stormtrooper
The bust looks really cool! Too bad I lack space for displaying it. This is especially because the single spot free in my room is for the upcoming eFX Stormie helmet (missed the LE MR one).
