What are you guys on about? It is basically 3 or 4 of you on here having one big circle jerk about how great this is and the ones I've seen on SF are voicing perfectly valid concerns especially with that last batch of pics which had to be up there as one of the worst leans on this statue yet.
I get it guys I do. You paid good money for this and it's hard to admit it may have issues. I really do hope that in 2 or 3 years time you can come back to this thread and say "told you so" but I honestly believe there will be some heart break in the future regarding this.
Gravity + time will not be kind ( I hope I'm wrong ).
Wow, 'hard to admit it may have issues' mate that statement says it all. No statue gets 100% marks. Already listed my pros and cons of this statue and so have the other collectors who received theirs and no, it is not hard to point out or admit issues when you be have the statue in front of you. Man has the ignorance real dialed up a notch.
Perfectly valid concerns from SF forum? Like the head looking down when it can be articulated as shown by pics and noted on their website but conveniently ignored by the haters?
That recent photo on SF... I can make my endo looking like that by taking it a certain angle.
Fact: the head is not that big and never protrudes past the base, but photos can be taken to make it look like it's sticking out by a foot.
Or the statue is leaning and falling over? FYI my mate, a structural engineer who overseas a team of engineers that rectify structural defects for commercial highrises, guess what? His taken a look and would be very surprised if this thing collapsed on itself given the amount of weight bearing support built in. His opinion was that this thing will stand for many years.
We paid money for a great statue, just like collectors in 2008 paid even more money for a good hcg endo statue. So what's your point?
On SF Blue Liquid, one of the very few who actually purchased and received the statue, posted photos of overlays where her endo just about matches the proto. She's pleased with her product and has provided her insight which I can second is vaild. Again how funny her comments were ignored. So it's not 3 or 4 here jerking each other off here mate, go to burtials youtube review and see how many rate this thing a beauty.
Mate its not even about coming back 2, 3 or 5 years and saying 'i told you so'. It's about calling out bull$h1t, unsubstantiated claims about the piece. Some people don't have risk tolerance and that's fine, I respect that, save your money, be patient and pull the trigger when you see an endo you like, which is what I've done waiting since 2009. But to go around saying collectors are having the equivalent of stockholm syndrome? That's offensive, low and unnecessary.
The broken hearts are the ones wanting this but decided to pull out. But you know who I feel for more? The ones really wanting this but unable to afford one for reasons beyond their control.
I wouldn't worry about broken hearts in the future, you'd end up worrying about other things like, what happens when the paint fades? Would I be able to paint it the same? Or hoping the red LED eyes last as long as it can etc.
This is the best original endo of the lot, also confirmed by multiple collectors who own the 1/3 cinemaquette, regarded as the grail piece for it's time. If we were to bulk all the endos from T1 to T5, this endo is second only to the life size genisys one in sculpt and replication. But what do I know, heck I'm just one casual collector and am lucky and privelged to have been afforded the opportunity and capacity to buy something that turned out to be a beauty.
It looks like the old HCG holds up great next to this. The headsculpts are so different.
