hot toys is the only one I am aware of that nails final piece versus proto
High end Japanese figure makers seem to get near perfect final pieces near consistently. If Alter and Good Smile and such are making the statue, I generally expect it to turn out almost the same as how it was shown. They are very good at that. Since Pyramid Thing came out so nicely, I expected similar with this one.
That being said, I think Heather looks nearly the same as the prototype just not as nice. The hair is a major step down, but aside from that I think the lighting and editing they did on those pictures made her look different than how she actually was. The final piece still looks excellent I love how she looks. The hair is disappointing because they washed out the details on it so that the separate strands are not as noticeable and the color seems a bit off, but aside from that she's great. Her eyes look fine to me too. I enjoy the accessories and the base is fantastic. The box is also BEAUTIFUL.
If anything my only problem other than the hair was that Amiami really screwed us over. They overcharged for her shipping wise, putting her in a massive box for NO reason and charging over thirty dollars to ship her. AmiAmi ended up being one of the worst options for buying her in the end because of that. I will remember this Amiami...
The weathering on the pipe is so crazy awesome it looks almost real. IMO it's the only option for what to hold. The gun is cool enough and the beam saber is a nice gimmick, but the pipe is just too impressive and fitting not to use.
But yeah my eyes look fine. Much better than the one posted earlier.