MasterSafara
Super Freak
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My first impressions and initial reaction of this piece is overall I don't like it. I'm not satisfied. There are things I like about it and things I don't like about it. For me to keep a piece I have to like everything about it. There shouldn't be any reason I'd have to be unsatisfied. I'm seriously considering returning it. It will take some heaving convincing not to. I have the Narin Classic Hunter kit being built up and painted by Joe Dunaway right now so hopefully Joe will be done with it in the next 30 days and I'll have it in hand to compare it to this. Sideshow said I have 30 days to decide if I want to return it. We'll see.
And here's another pic of the unmasked portrait and white skull combo with the shoulder cannon since my earlier pic didn't have the shoulder cannon on.
My first impressions and initial reaction of this piece is overall I don't like it. I'm not satisfied. There are things I like about it and things I don't like about it. For me to keep a piece I have to like everything about it. There shouldn't be any reason I'd have to be unsatisfied. I'm seriously considering returning it. It will take some heaving convincing not to. I have the Narin Classic Hunter kit being built up and painted by Joe Dunaway right now so hopefully Joe will be done with it in the next 30 days and I'll have it in hand to compare it to this. Sideshow said I have 30 days to decide if I want to return it. We'll see.
Okay so after all the speculation and disappointment I can confirm this piece DOES NOT come with the spine trophy. Too bad. But it doesn't bother me much. For people who like movie accurate etc. I can see and agree this is a problem, but for me personally it's not a big deal. The trophies it does come with are nice and the necklace is actually sculpted on. I will say the thing I love most about this statue is the unmasked sculpt and paint! This may be reason enough for me to hold onto this piece! It's outstanding! One thing I want to mention about the bloody skull accessory is I wish SS would have added more realism to the teeth. It just looks painted over with blood but if they would have made the teeth look like actual pearly whites with blood over it would have added that little detail that could have put this piece over the top. Instead it just looks a bit cheap and lazy.
I want to point out the masked portrait has wires that actually have small holes to put them into. Now it would have made this piece 1000X cooler if the masked portrait had a light up feature. So I like the wire holes, but I wish SS would have added an LED light up feature.
I want to point out the masked portrait has wires that actually have small holes to put them into. Now it would have made this piece 1000X cooler if the masked portrait had a light up feature. So I like the wire holes, but I wish SS would have added an LED light up feature.
If you'll notice, the QC on paint for the netting isn't very good. This definitely feels like an assembly line piece rather than a piece that is "individually painted and finished, with its own unique quality and detail that is the trademark of a handcrafted Sideshow Collectibles product."
The paint on the thighs feel assembly line quality in person. Hopefully this pic shows what I'm talking about. It doesn't look like the proto pic. The paint is so flat whereas the proto is shinny and glossy with a more wet look to it. Same with the loin cloth area. I realize it's a statue but fabric would have worked better here. Wish this was a PF. Again with the paint. It just looks so dull IMO. I'm being a bit harsh but I don't know if it's worth it for $300.
And here's another pic of the unmasked portrait and white skull combo with the shoulder cannon since my earlier pic didn't have the shoulder cannon on.
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