Well I have finally received my Regular from Popcultcha.
I’ll take some photos tomorrow, but my initial impressions are positive. I’ve currently got him displayed with the JL Batman and Training Wonder Woman.
And for anyone who’s curious Cyborg is quite big for a 1/3 scale and as such scales well with Batfleck.
The base is very well done, and I don’t know if I prefer JL Batman’s base or this one. Of course Bats has the the skull face and shield which is very nice, but Cyborgs rock formations are very detailed.
The headsculpt is also well done, with the translucent resin skin very life like and for once I don’t need to worry about misaligned pupils. The light up on the head is very nice, but when switched off the eye that glows red doesn’t look all that well painted on mine (it’s painted brown and you can see the brushstroke, as I assume it had to be thinly applied because of the light up function). But once lit up, it’s a non issue.
The light up on the body and arms stands out quite well. It might not be as good as the prototype but overall I’m more than happy with the effect.
Now regarding the dull silver paint used. I don’t mind it, and I’m not sure if I would’ve preferred a more metallic shine or not.
Honestly Cyborg was my least liked character in the film, not because of how he was portrayed by the actor, but I felt the CG was very poorly done, as each time I saw him it took me out of the film as I felt the CG didn’t mesh with its surroundings. Imo it was worse than Steppenwolf.
I’m of two minds on how the piece is assembled though. The instructions say to attach the legs to the body, but it doesn’t say when to attach the body to the base. I can’t be sure but when I lifted the assembled body and legs over the base, it felt just for an instant that the legs were coming off just as I pushed the legs into the base. Next time I move it, I’ll see if I can put the legs into the base first, then put the body on.
Like any statue, it has its imperfections. The odd scratch and glue mark (which I’ve gently removed a couple that annoyed me), but given the dull silver finish on the piece, I personally accept it as intentional ‘battle damage’.
Note, mine didn’t come with the needed 2x c batteries, but I was able source mine from my 1/2 scale pieces which used the same type, but initially I found AA batteries worked just fine to test the light up.