Statue Prime 1 Studio x Blitzway: The Dark Knight: 1/3 The Joker

[user 67236]

Supposed production piece announced vs. piece received

 

[user 67236]

Answer from Prime 1 to a customer. That is not professional. “Prototypes are prototypes…” what the f*** is that!

that’s not legit and shouldn’t be legal to sell items with photos from something that is not a production piece. They are announcing items with photos from a professional painter from a unit 1/1 in the world, and then you receive what the factory can achieve after you paid the preorder. That shows that they sell smoke. No more Prime 1 for me!

 

[ShadowGuardian]

I would like to see more photos, but I also don't have much stake in this piece anymore.

The bust head still looks better than the stock head but both are not up to par as to what was advertised. This just makes me feel even better about dropping my PO and opting for the Queen Studios instead. P1 may still have me for the occasional comic piece but if it is a movie piece? No thanks.

 

[generalszabo]

Come on Queen, come through for us scultped buyers

 

[ShadowGuardian]

Okay here is the right thread:

 

[tmthegame]

Sculpt and likeness is there, even if the paint took a little hit from the prototype. Can’t wait to get this and pop it on the the body.

 

[JRoot]

Looks just okay. While its not amazing, but an improvement over the 1st. I liked the 1st portrait maybe I'll like this one too. But lesson learnt from prime 1, I think their comic statues are amazing. But their movie statues are hit and miss.

 

[xpl0sive]

This is a massive fail for me. Not only does the bust not look like their supposed production piece they showed off, it does not suit the statue at all! He looks like he is about to fall asleep while drunkenly handing over his card.

 

[voypabao]

Waiting for proper light pro pictures but right now it is a bit dissapointing. Specially paint around the eyes. I have my preorder and I’m sure I will like it when ut arrives but I admit it is not what I expected.
Prime 1 , I understand it is not a prototype, but showing us a supposed production head and then realizing that was a new lie… it was a second prototype with production sculpt… not fair

 

[user 67236]

I already canceled the bust and two more Prime 1 Studio pieces i had on preorder. For me it's over with this company.

 

[Remy]

Answer from Prime 1 to a customer. That is not professional. “Prototypes are prototypes…” what the f*** is that!

that’s not legit and shouldn’t be legal to sell items with photos from something that is not a production piece. They are announcing items with photos from a professional painter from a unit 1/1 in the world, and then you receive what the factory can achieve after you paid the preorder. That shows that they sell smoke. No more Prime 1 for me!

I dont see any problem with their response. Its just common sense. Unless you're living under a rock or extremely new to collection, There is a reason why all companies have a disclaimer that final production pieces may differ from prototype.
Of course, they are selling a product so they will use the best lighting, the best whatever to sell their products.
As consumers we can only hope that they can be as good as prototype, and there are some instances where the final production piece is even better than the prototype.

My opinion from seeing other final production piece of the bust, I think its as good as the final production piece they showed last time.
Do I detect a difference? Yes, I see the difference on the black smear.
But overall, is there a reduction in quality? No. I think its as good as that last picture they showed of the final production photo.

The thing with a joker sculpt is that lighting is a key. Even on my 1/6 Joker, I dont just stick him on a shelf with an LED. I play around with placement. Put him at the back and the white makeup starts to appear more like a cream white color. Put him directly under the LED lights and he's gonna be extremely white and you cant even detect the flesh tones underneath. Place him somewhere in the middle, and he looks better where the make-up will appear more white, and still see some flesh tones in other areas.

I've seen other pictures from other collectors who received their bust, and to me, there's no reduction in quality.
If people are expecting that putting the Joker bust will now make this the best 1/3 Joker, well...then, you'll be disappointed. That crown still goes to Queen Studios.

 

[user 67236]

I respect your opinion but I don't understand how can you defend Prime 1 Studio or how can you say that you see almost identical de factory item with the promotional pictures. The last picture that Prime 1 Studio show on Instagram it was supposed to be a factory item, and it is not. That's a lie and that's not legit or professional.

Today I saw Lurtz and it has the same problems. Anyway, collect what you want guys, is not my money but I think that as a consumers, we shouldn't buy whatever the companies do. Some companies don't show respect or profesionalism and they still have hundred of millions of people buying whitout taking care of how much money are paying for this things that in the majority of times, will be sell. Because 90% of the people that received the Joker and said "well, is not that bad" will sell it soon or later losing money.

 

[GaryPool]

Well, it's a 1/3 statue; but it's also... a bust.

 

[Remy]

I respect your opinion but I don't understand how can you defend Prime 1 Studio or how can you say that you see almost identical de factory item with the promotional pictures. The last picture that Prime 1 Studio show on Instagram it was supposed to be a factory item, and it is not. That's a lie and that's not legit or professional.

Today I saw Lurtz and it has the same problems. Anyway, collect what you want guys, is not my money but I think that as a consumers, we shouldn't buy whatever the companies do. Some companies don't show respect or profesionalism and they still have hundred of millions of people buying whitout taking care of how much money are paying for this things that in the majority of times, will be sell. Because 90% of the people that received the Joker and said "well, is not that bad" will sell it soon or later losing money.

Trust me I understand where you're coming from.
I pre-ordered Prime1 Aragorn, and I'm pretty much gonna lose my NRD. I dont like what I saw at all on their final production piece photos they posted about a week ago.
I'm just hoping that someone will post a video review before I get my invoice, to see if maybe it can look much better in hand and I can live with it.
But if I get the invoice right now, I'm cancelling it and lose my NRD. Its pricey already at over $1k for 1/4, but at the time, it was a piece that I want in my collection. If I'm paying for over $1k on something, it better be 100% something I want. And the photos they posted last week, Its not worth it for me. I ended up buying another Prime 1 the other day, but its one that's already been out for a year, so I know what the actual product looks like.

But in regards to Prime 1 and the bust, I'm just stating what is fair in my opinion. So its not that I just want to defend Prime1. For me personally, although I can see some differences, I dont see a reduction in quality from their final production photo, to the new photos I'm seeing. So in my opinion, I think they lived up to their end in terms of the bust.

 

[batmanfan23]

Man I remember back in the day everyone going on about Adam Gu's sculpts, and they're really dated now. Some of the one's coming out from the custom community have come a very long way.

Adam gu sculpt is now second best ledger joker sculpt behind the new 1/4 queen studios. But other than that statue nothing else touches it in terms of likeness.

 

[RTFLYER]

Okay here is the right thread:

Looks good in these pics imo.

 

[dominishin]

Lots of knee jerk reactions coming from just one guy.

Looks perfectly fine in the photos that aren't dimly lit.

 

[RTFLYER]

I still think the likeness is the best on this piece. However I'd probably give the execution of the paint to JND/Queen

 

[filip629]

Okay here is the right thread:

This works for me. I think it looks great.

 

[davejames]

Well so much for the bust being able to save this thing. Even if the paint had been a lot better, the sculpt still looks oddly long now compared to the proto, reminding me of the Enterbay head.