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I'll reserve my judgement until we see the whole piece at SDCC...these preview photos always have a tendency to mislead. I bet the whole thing is gonna look sweet. Especially the costume. Now give us a Saruman...1/6 or PF! :D
 
Maybe I was too harsh :monkey3 , it isn't as if I am a collecting noob; but man, after waiting all this time ....


Oh well, it IS hard to say definitively, but where the hair meets the shoulders and the moustache area; well I am not too thrilled, not to mention the complexion.

"..... a fool's hope."
 
The mustache could be rounded a little better at the end instead of so straight. The hair around the shoulders is what I would consider odd. Otherwise Poly hair will be a little thicker so I think people need 2 just deal with that. The complextion looks fantastic and as good as those pics of the REAL Sir Ian. The likeness IMO is as good as the SSW Bust and better than either statue which I've owned or still own. Don't see much in the way of issues with this sculpt so far other than the hair around the shoulders.
 
Don't see much in the way of issues with this sculpt so far other than the hair around the shoulders.

It took you long enough. :monkey1 :lol

I hope it is just this first glimpse, because the face is much longer than McKellen's; aside from the hair issues, which are rather glaring, and YES Sideshow can do better, take a closer look at your Lurtz PF.

Maybe this will look better from a different angle, still, I shouldn't kid myself, I'll be ordering. :rolleyes:
 
I kind of thought bought the LSB and this preview both had "a bit too long" faces, but I will order both! :D

It is clear to me in the PF, and the LS seems to be a bit high in the hat - it just hurts more given the overly cruel gap.
 
Looks good..hair is hard to do in poly....lets see those who doubt do better...:emperor


...:rolleyes:

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I just flipped back and forth between the PF preview and the bust pic and I think I will withhold judgment until we see more pictures. I think the way the preview cuts off the top of his head and the angle, may be playing some tricks with how this looks. I'll see it in SDCC, but that probably won't matter since I would probably order it right now if it was up...
 
Hello folks,

I was away for almost 40 days, holiday and other businesses...etc. I was checking the board but no time to send messages.

anyway,

I have to admit that I am a little disappointed with this preview pic. I will wait 12 days more to see actual pictures from the SDCC.

hope, he will look better there
 
Urk, Don't like it at all... Can agree with everyone that the beard looks kind of funny..

Then I think that the area around the eyes looks pretty swollen.. Reminds me of myself when I was stung by a bee around the eye :hmm
 
Hello folks,

I was away for almost 40 days, holiday and other businesses...etc. I was checking the board but no time to send messages.

anyway,

I have to admit that I am a little disappointed with this preview pic. I will wait 12 days more to see actual pictures from the SDCC.

hope, he will look better there

Welcome back!

I am anxious to see this one in person, as I get the feeling that this preview is not capturing it as well as it deserves.
 
its ok, nothing special...
I'll stick to my SSW GoSF sculpt to represent GTW.
 
A good sculpt should hold well from any angle. I don't see it in this sculpt, and the SS/W GTW is light years better. SS realized they'll be compared to the Weta version. There's a reason why the Weta version commands high prices, and that is due to the close likeness to McKellen. So, the face is a showstopper for me, unless the costume an make up for it.

I will definitely look this up at SDCC.
 
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