Shaun Of The Dead!!
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denger4000
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I just don't see the point moaning about prices...that's not going to change. Constructive criticism on the paint app and what not may get noticed by SSC since I doubt these are in production yet and may still be able to be tweaked...but the price...come on!!! $60 is very reasonable for a figure these days as others have pointed out. Plus, I think with the exclusives we are getting some great accessories to go along with them!!!
Damn right Jen.
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DarthNeil
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Every Forum should have its own thread entitled the B*TCH Thread--- Every time a new product is announced people can go there to do the obvious (price, paint job, sculpt, accessories..etc) and those of us who are excited about an item that we've long since hoped for can share our 
positive vibes man---
I'm all about opinions-- but it's one chirp after another. We get it. You don't like it and you're not going to buy it. Great. Move on.
I started a thread in the Movies Forum staright after HOT FUZZ was released on DVD hoping against hope that SS would honour both of the Simon Pegg/Nick Frost movies-- half way there and I'm very happy about it.
SPACED out indeed.
positive vibes man---I'm all about opinions-- but it's one chirp after another. We get it. You don't like it and you're not going to buy it. Great. Move on.
I started a thread in the Movies Forum staright after HOT FUZZ was released on DVD hoping against hope that SS would honour both of the Simon Pegg/Nick Frost movies-- half way there and I'm very happy about it.
SPACED out indeed.
Darklord Dave
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Maybe with every new announcement we should have 2 threads - a PRO and a CON, then Josh would never get in a fight again!
sladesuperagent
Mine's bigger.
Maybe we all should live in a country were you are allowed to say pretty much whatever you want--good or bad. Oh wait, I do.
And if I wanna ***** and moan on this thread all day 'bout daft looking sculpts or overly baggy dress shirts--I will. So here's an idea--don't read my posts!
Btw, Meatwad sux!
And if I wanna ***** and moan on this thread all day 'bout daft looking sculpts or overly baggy dress shirts--I will. So here's an idea--don't read my posts!
Btw, Meatwad sux!
galactiboy
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I think the lure of arguing would draw him into the con thread
The ill Jedi
ILLest of 'em all!!
F@#K YEAH.
Man. I just don't understand what all the *****ing is about? The sculpt is great. The expressions are hilarious. Exactly what they should be. Pose these two with your zombies and you have an awesome Dio.
You are right on brotha! Having any luck tracking down those 'Zed' words?
I enter this into evidence, look at Shaun's FACE!!
sladesuperagent
Mine's bigger.
I enter this into evidence, look at Shaun's FACE!!
Yes, that sculpt is WAAAY better than what SS did. MUCH more realistic.
Rogue Trooper
Super Freak
I go both and i think they will be great and if not i'll make them great.
Go sideshow! More licenses like this i would like were there a few figure and i can complete the line.
Go sideshow! More licenses like this i would like were there a few figure and i can complete the line.
ProgMatinee
circlesendwheretheybegin
You know the people that should stay out of the con thread couldn't resist. And vice versa.
Yes, the sculpt for Shaun is a wee bit 'off', but it's no to bad if you compare him to the real deal, and you bare in mind he's pulling an extreme expression in the sculpt.
I feel the wrinkles are too pronounced around his eyes and nose, and that maybe the eye bags are over emphasized.
I feel the wrinkles are too pronounced around his eyes and nose, and that maybe the eye bags are over emphasized.
Yes, the sculpt for Shaun is a wee bit 'off', but it's no to bad if you compare him to the real deal, and you bare in mind he's pulling an extreme expression in the sculpt.
I feel the wrinkles are too pronounced around his eyes and nose, and that maybe the eye bags are over emphasized.
But the sculpts always get softer in production. I think they over do them on the original sculpt to make up for it.
creecher
Such is Life - Ned Kelly
How about one comment per thread then get the hell out? That would be novel. Now who would take that advice?
The price, well it doesn't matter how simple the figure seems, pretty much alot of work goes into it. Not only the costume, the sculpt, preproduction etc etc. A sculptor still needs to sculpt them, and satisfy the licencor. If money can be saved on the costume, for instance, it can certainly be spent elsewhere, so $60 looks set, for any number of pertinent reasons. Edition size is a factor. Negativity spreads in much the same way positivity spreads. It can lead to more popularity amongst collectors and vice versa. With all the negativity, they may opt for a lower edition with the regular, just to break even. With the exclusive edition size TBA, and the rap I've been reading, this may be the first figures to have larger exclusive editions than the regular.
Pre-orders may give some indication as to their popularity, so the edition size may be determined from that. The outfits may be simple, but there are more accessories than would normally be included with a Sideshow figure. Prototypes, are usually better than production pieces, I would think, being hand painted. Sideshow have been known to make changes and hopefully some will be made. We'll see. I reckon Shaun's shirt looks good, particularly around the collar, where normally it can look unnatural and bunched, looks good. The pockets look unnatural, and where it bunches up above his pants, that may be a problem with the pants, not the shirt so much. To me it looks like his crutch is too low. The distance between his crutch and top of the belt loops needs to be shorter. They look too high waisted. I don't think the sculpt is that bad or glossy. Ed on the other hand has the look the zombie version needs. I'd like to see how they are doing the padding. If it's like the Hunchback of Notre Dame, and is just a pillow, it needs more. To me it looks like a midwrap, where Ed is big around the shoulders as well, and that needs to be addressed. At least that is easily fixed by anyone with a small sheet of foam and some tape, but it would be better if Sideshow had it made as a foam harness, rather than some pillow. As with the Hunchy, they should do the job properly or supply some foam in the box, that could have that purpose as well as help to protect the figures, instead of any damn twisties.
screamingmetal
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Only thing that really needs any fixing is Ed's outfit/padding. He looks too slim for Ed and therefore I think the clothes aren't looking right, although he does just have goofy long-shorts and socks
The sculpts and expressions are spot on though. Even their ticky hair styles. Short spikey type hair seems very hard to pull off in any scale.
I don't think the off to the side eyes can be painted straight, the eyelids appear to be sculpted with the eyes looking off to the side (The shape of the lens naturally effects the shape of the eyelids a bit).
Personally I have no problem with either figure's expression, the paint and a bit of the roughness of the sculpt I do, and those can easily be fixed before production.
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EVILFACE
Insufferable S.O.B.
Maybe we all should live in a country were you are allowed to say pretty much whatever you want--good or bad. Oh wait, I do.
This is the internet, not a country.
TheObsoleteMan
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High wasted pants are an all too common occurence on Sideshow figures, sometimes to an absurd degree.
sladesuperagent
Mine's bigger.
And some countries have banned the internet. It's true. Look it up...on the internet.
denger4000
Super Freak
Which countries? I'm too lazy to look it up and now I'm curious.
