SSC General Hawk

[thenammagazine]

Regular seems to have gone to waitlist. Wonder if it's because there is now a need to send out replacement sculpts or if that many people actually settled for that version.

With such a constant concern about QC issues...makes collecting anything from Sideshow/Hot Toys a second guess these days.

Sorry to see your Hawk was less than par Josh.

Edit: Actually can't even find the regular Hawk on the site.

Or maybe they just put the regular on Wait List status to sell out the Ex.

 

[DinoDB1975]

I wonder why so many of the regular Hawk heads have those horrible paint rubs on the side

I have the same rub in almost the exact same spot of my regular Hawk head.

Well, I just got my replacement Hawk head and its got paint rubs in the hair in different spots (one in the very front now)

As I had mentioned in a previous post, we should get a quality product for the amount we pay...but the paint rub is not taht bad in the grans scheme of things. I feel like if I ask for a replacement on this that karma from the gods of collecting will screw me over on a bigger piece in the future.

BM, do you have to send the original Hawk head back?

 

[Kibagami]

SS doesn't cover their heads in plastic?

 

[thenammagazine]

SS doesn't cover their heads in plastic?

If it's true that the paint was wet when Hawk went into the box, the head would've looked even worse with even more paint sticking to the inside of the wrap.

 

[Kibagami]

Is this an example of the infamous paint rub?

 

[thenammagazine]

Mine has a similar rub in the back. With Buttmunch getting a head that's even worse, I'm skeptical about sending it back for an exchange. Sideshow's infamous Quality unControlled does it again.

 

[Kibagami]

I wouldn't do it; what if they give you something back that's worse.

 

[DinoDB1975]

Yeah, I'm just going to stick with the one I have. It's not a deal breaker.

 

[thenammagazine]

I wouldn't do it; what if they give you something back that's worse.

That's exactly what I'm leaning toward.

 

[Natrix]

You guys can fix the paint rubs in the hair easily enough.

It took me about two minutes to mix up a little black with some burnt umber and touch up the rubs. It blended in perfectly. You can't even tell the rubs were there and I am no painting master.

 

[DinoDB1975]

How bout magic marker? That's about the extent of my skills.

 

[teemu]

How bout magic marker? That's about the extent of my skills.

worked for me.....dark brown permanent marker touches it up

 

[thenammagazine]

So that when the head hits the light you have shiny orange spots. It'll also bleed into the helmet. I would never sharpie on a high-end collectible.

 

[teemu]

So that when the head hits the light you have shiny orange spots. It'll also bleed into the helmet. I would never sharpie on a high-end collectible.

not true...worked on mine and no shiny "orange" spots of any kind..

fine point permanent markers dry very well...buy hey believe what you want,because I know you will try to refute it

 

[thenammagazine]

not true...worked on mine and no shiny "orange" spots of any kind..

fine point permanent markers dry very well...buy hey believe what you want,because I know you will try to refute it

Hold it under a lightbulb. Metallic orange, FTW!

 

[teemu]

Hold it under a lightbulb. Metallic orange, FTW!

orange in "dark brown permanent marker"??? NOOOOOOPPPPEEE!!!!!

 

[thenammagazine]

orange in "dark brown permanent marker"??? NOOOOOOPPPPEEE!!!!!

It's the pigments in the ink that cause the "orangy" reflection.

 

[DinoDB1975]

For the record, I was joking about using the magic marker, hence the at the end of my original statement.

 

[teemu]

For the record, I was joking about using the magic marker, hence the at the end of my original statement.

didn't use a magic marker....

 

[Adrosi]

Or maybe they just put the regular on Wait List status to sell out the Ex.

Very likely. That actually makes the most sense.