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Sat by the window to watch for delivery all day yesterday cos tracking said "Out for Delivery" but it never came and the tracking said "Incorrect Address" - checked with them today and they said right address but just couldn't find my house! :slap
Anyways, long story short, she should be coming tomorrow now! Eek so nervous - I really hope she looks up to scratch! :pray:

Really pleased for all the people who are happy with theirs - My sympathies to those who are not. Good luck to you Chapter, hope its good news. :)
 
Well......it's assembled. And I have to say NOT bad. Looks great. There's a few QC issues (particularly one thing) that I may email Sideshow and address, but this may be me being too nit-picky. We'll see. I'll take some photos and stew about it.

Overall, VERY nice. It's on-par with Willow in my opinion. It's not as eye-catching, but I think it's more true to the character representation than Willow was. It's definitely worthy of the collection. Plus, the overall piece has a darker tone to it.

I want to be more excited about it, but I have to be honest, I get more consumed by the 'QC Guessing Game' nowadays than I do enjoying the actual piece itself.

I'll try to have pics posted within the next few hours.
 
Oh, and on a side note, the crossbow is WAY cooler than the Jackal knife. :lecture So for those who don't get an Ex., fear not.
 
My biggest fear is any qc issues. I am expecting her to be a mess. And if there is anything wrong, I will tell ssc. I may not have for simple things in the past, but things are changing and they are charging more for their items, but delivering far less quality. I wont let them get away with that.
 
Heres a few quick iphone pics (I actually like the look of her better through these than digital camera pics for some reason)

My thoughts,

1. Right side (looking at her front on) profile is terrible!
2. left side profile is great!
3. Front on view is great!
4. Body, base, accesories, boxing, flawless!
5. From a distance she looks good enough a piece to live with, but upon close inspection the Paint apps on her eyes/eyelids is just horrendous!

Im glad i didnt pay full price for this and used reward points.
Im happy with it overall but not as ecstatic as i was when i saw the proto shots, and can definately live with it since its the best Faith item on the market to date.

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nah her right eye is fine (if thats the one u mean?) the part thats making it seem like a lazy eye is just light shining off it in the top left corner of the pupil from the background.
 
I'll have to wait and post some pics tomorrow. I took some tonight and the lighting is horrible. : (

Congrats, Darth. Faith is looking good. :rock
 
Congrats! :clap If you have time, post some pics. :)

Thanks!! I will try and make time this weekend.


Oh, and on a side note, the crossbow is WAY cooler than the Jackal knife. :lecture So for those who don't get an Ex., fear not.

100% agree. Even though I'm glad I got the exclusive, I will display her with the crossbow more often than not!! :exactly:
 
She arrived alive! She has no issues. I friggin love her!!! What a great piece and I like her better than Willow.

Photos tomorrow. Lighting is for crap in the house right now. Day time photos are needed.
 
Definitely leaning towards disappointed...another example of the production piece not living up to the proto. The eyes, while not as bad as some pics I have seen are definitely poorly done. I'll have to find an angle that works for display I guess. Really too bad, the proto and pic on the box look absolutely amazing. Nice relatively low number though, 45.
 
Definitely leaning towards disappointed...another example of the production piece not living up to the proto. The eyes, while not as bad as some pics I have seen are definitely poorly done. I'll have to find an angle that works for display I guess. Really too bad, the proto and pic on the box look absolutely amazing. Nice relatively low number though, 45.

I agree, she really needs to be on a good angle for display and also needs good light for good pics...
I have a nice low number also #19
 
I received mine later than normal. Didn't have time to open yet, but will in the morning when I get home from work. Hope for no major issues with mine. Plan on taking some pics and will post this week.
 
Mine arrived! Earlier in the day than expected - 8:30am. I was still asleep lol! :p I had planned to get up and have a shower and make myself presentable for her arrival lol - oh well. :lol

Anyways, I am relatively relieved. I think setting my sights low as a result of following the thread helped but overall she looks great. :yess:
The eyes on mine are pretty good - a bit smudgy on the whites and a little bit of a slip on her right eyelid but much better than I worried I might get.

There are 2 issues that I am not happy with though:
1) her hand painting on the crossbow hand is sloppy with skin colour on the weapon's handle and trigger.
2) her foot does not touch the vamps arm - the metal prong must be misaligned slightly because her foot is about half a centimetre back from where her heel impression is on the base. It doesn't show too much from above but from a lower level it is weird to see her holding her foot up lol.

Overall, pleased because I luckily intended to display with the knife hand anyway and the foot issue...well, I don't know what to think - that annoys me more but is probably hideable but I really am not impressed with any faults like this and those that others are getting for an item of such a high price - we should all get perfection or the next best thing. It is luck for SS that I want the knife hand more and does not excuse the quality on the other. :nono

I don't think I will request a refund or anything because I still think she is a great statue and Faith remains my all-time fave but I am tempted to contact Sideshow and at least give my opinion on the quality versus price issue. Like BG said, things should at least be mentioned or the slippery slope gets slippery...er. :cuckoo:
 
"Out For Delivery"
Pics tomorrow.

As promised:


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I'm happy with her. She does appear to have the slightest lazy eye, but she still looks great from most angles. Getting her is kind of sad though. Shortly after I get the Spike statue I will be selling my Buffy. Shortly after that I will be selling Faith and Spike. I do not have Angel on order :(. I just don't have the space for everything else that I want and the BtVS statues. I did kick myself after I bought Buffy. I had told myself to not start any new lines, and here it is coming back to haunt me...
 
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Alright, here are some photos I took. I am terrible at taking shots and our camera isn't the best. But it's good enough.

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As promised:


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I'm happy with her. She does appear to have the slightest lazy eye, but she still looks great from most angles. Getting her is kind of sad though. Shortly after I get the Spike statue I will be selling my Buffy. Shortly after that I will be selling Faith and Spike. I do not have Angel on order :(. I just don't have the space for everything else that I want and the BtVS statues. I did kick myself after I bought Buffy. I had told myself to not start any new lines, and here it is coming back to haunt me...

She looks great except for the lazy eye, which looks severe in some shots (especially in the one I quoted) However, if you're happy with her I'm sure she looks great in person. Congrats!
 
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