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That's a really bad and unflattering angle on the Zoe pic, so while the photo makes her look bad it's hard to tell how accurate that is. Definitely need to see more.
Jayne looks really good to me, though.
Jayne looks really good to me, though.
Plus, that Zoe could use a little futzing. A little water treatment might make that collar look a lot less toy-like.
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Thanks for the pics Zod! What do you think of the figure, and was Zoe there?
Not too digging the expression, especially since they nailed the smirk on Mal.
Not too digging the expression, especially since they nailed the smirk on Mal.
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I liked Jayne, but part of that is that I'm just desperate to get the damn thing after waiting so long. Zoe wasn't as impressive.
Damn. That head is HUGE. And the weird proportions of that base body aren't doing her any favors either.
Plus the chunky seams on the clothes ... it all make her look a lot more toy-like than Mal and Jayne. That's disappointing.
Plus the chunky seams on the clothes ... it all make her look a lot more toy-like than Mal and Jayne. That's disappointing.
Hopefully this is an early proto. After all, Jayne has improved considerably since they first showed him. (Though I think the head is the same.)
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Hoo boy, Zoe looks pretty bad there. Head is too big and the expression is kinda lifeless. I hope QMX would tweak her like they did for Mal.. but that would take another decade. 
The painting on the eyes is messed up
It's weird, the work on the second Mal head was better than the results here
It's weird, the work on the second Mal head was better than the results here
That was really the third Mal head. (Or maybe the first head the second time, depending on how you look at it.) The original Mal proto looked great. Everybody was excited and pre-ordered. Then they showed the production head and it was all oversized and swollen and weird. So people (rightly) freaked out. But I do credit QMx for doing right by their customers, they stopped production and redid the head so it looked more like the original. And that figure turned out very well.
Here's hoping we get some major tweaks to Zoe before things get too far along this time.
Here's hoping we get some major tweaks to Zoe before things get too far along this time.
Jayne looks great!
Zoe, not so much. The size of the head could be forgivable as most of the time the head shrinks in production and one has to believe that this is an early prototype probably (hopefully?) rushed together to make it to the show.
Zoe, not so much. The size of the head could be forgivable as most of the time the head shrinks in production and one has to believe that this is an early prototype probably (hopefully?) rushed together to make it to the show.
Aside from the weak paint apps on Zoe, I'm not too concerned about the size of the head right now, it'll shrink. What concerns me most is that weirdly proportioned body. Gina Torres is a pretty well-put together woman. This looks to have no neck, a short torso, puny arms and she doesn't look tall enough. Gina's 5'10".
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Andy from QMX really did what not many companies would do by fixing Mal so close to release and I think we should all be grateful for that. I might joke around about how long these figure are taking to come out but when it comes to how they fixed the Mal debacle, no one could have done a better job than QMX. If this were Sideshow or Hot Toys, they would have shipped the figure with the issues knowingly and wouldn't care.
Yeah with that oversized head this Zoe is reminding me a lot right now of the old Sideshow Buffy figures. But I'm confident they'll get that straightened out and improve the sculpt as well.
Jayne meanwhile looks amazing and I can't wait to order him. Paintjob could be improved a bit, but that's the only issue I'm seeing.
Jayne meanwhile looks amazing and I can't wait to order him. Paintjob could be improved a bit, but that's the only issue I'm seeing.
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Hey, guys. I actually painted that Zoe. Here's some better pics of the sculpt and paint. I wasn't able to post them until recently. Cheers.
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The lighting QMX uses for their displays doesn't do these figures any favors. I wish they'd figure out something better so the details were better visible. Dealing with glare from the glass is a given, but dealing with poor lighting shouldn't be.
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I'll tell you what though. If we've learned anything from Mal, Qmx seems to be the company that listens to critique. I'm confident she'll be a labor of love and by the time she gets close to release, everyone will be much happier. I totally love my Mal. I still look at it and am amazed by how much it smokes my old custom.
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Haha! That's great!And there she is:
Just need to fix the rest of the figure so the sculpt works.
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Absolutely. I was trepedatious about Mal with the flat paint and bloated sculpt so close to release until Andy dropped by and said they were fixing it. I was more than happy with the end product, and I would say it's easily one of my top 10 figures in my collection. Unlike other 1/6 figure companies (wink wink cough cough), QMX seems to care about their craft and their fans.
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