shocktrooper_au
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Here Capt. here's a bit of my pre-PJ Faramir luv 
Please excuse the small size and anything I got incorrect
Please excuse the small size and anything I got incorrect
The Great FARAMIR Image Thread!!!
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Captain Faramir
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Merciful wilikers, that's great! I had no idea you were so talented! Your attention to detail is wonderful, and your sensitivity to patterns and design is just marvelous! Wonderful job!
shocktrooper_au
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Thankyou... I wish I could post a larger version for you as I know you'd appreciate it
My Faramir arrived a day early.
My review is basically as follows:
-From the neck down, the figure is amazing. Without a doubt, worthy of joining the ranks of the previous outstanding LOTR 12" figures in that line.
-My only negative from the neck down is with the boots' paint job, specifically the weathering or mud look. It looks sloppy and hastily applied. It's bad, folks. The boot sculpt is actually nice, and that's what makes the bad paint job even more fustrating.
-The headsculpt is well done. It's definitely "Faramir" and well sculpted.
-The hair is indeed missing some of the detailing shown on the prototype pics. It's molded as one solid chunk and it's missing the "holes" (for lack of a better word) that the front locks created in the prototype. Someone had already mentioned that before. Also, the solid color is not only too dark but also a non-existent hair color in real life. It's a cross between semi-dried mud and dog poop.
-The paint application on the headsculpt is probably the worst that I've seen yet in any Sideshow figure released, period. I thought the production Aragorn paint app was bad. Well, Faramir's is horrendous. Mine is exactly like Wor-Gar's. To say that it's fine is to be in total denial or at the very least, not have high expectations of an SS 12" figure, based on their rather positive track record.
-The beard is so badly painted that I wonder if the factory painter was suffering from bad eyesight.
-I think what makes it even worse is the paint job on the eyes. The whites are sloppily painted and both eyes are outlined with pink, making him look like he's suffering from pink eye.
-The "shiny" paint also makes the entire headsculpt look even worse. Rather cheapy Hasbro-ish.
CONCLUSION:
I agree that from roughly 6 feet away, in my track-lighted hobby room, one cannot pick up the crappy paint job as much and thus, he doesn't look too bad. But my normal viewing distance is roughly at least half of that, and in that case, the terrible paint app looks...er... terrible.
I will DEFINITELY be repainting mine for sure. There's no way I can keep it "stock". Or else I'd be constantly thinking, each time I look at it, as Capt Faramir previously posted: "...oh, if only..."
Here's the best pic I could come up with where he doesn't look too bad, from roughly 20 shots that I took:
My review is basically as follows:
-From the neck down, the figure is amazing. Without a doubt, worthy of joining the ranks of the previous outstanding LOTR 12" figures in that line.
-My only negative from the neck down is with the boots' paint job, specifically the weathering or mud look. It looks sloppy and hastily applied. It's bad, folks. The boot sculpt is actually nice, and that's what makes the bad paint job even more fustrating.
-The headsculpt is well done. It's definitely "Faramir" and well sculpted.
-The hair is indeed missing some of the detailing shown on the prototype pics. It's molded as one solid chunk and it's missing the "holes" (for lack of a better word) that the front locks created in the prototype. Someone had already mentioned that before. Also, the solid color is not only too dark but also a non-existent hair color in real life. It's a cross between semi-dried mud and dog poop.
-The paint application on the headsculpt is probably the worst that I've seen yet in any Sideshow figure released, period. I thought the production Aragorn paint app was bad. Well, Faramir's is horrendous. Mine is exactly like Wor-Gar's. To say that it's fine is to be in total denial or at the very least, not have high expectations of an SS 12" figure, based on their rather positive track record.
-The beard is so badly painted that I wonder if the factory painter was suffering from bad eyesight.
-I think what makes it even worse is the paint job on the eyes. The whites are sloppily painted and both eyes are outlined with pink, making him look like he's suffering from pink eye.
-The "shiny" paint also makes the entire headsculpt look even worse. Rather cheapy Hasbro-ish.
CONCLUSION:
I agree that from roughly 6 feet away, in my track-lighted hobby room, one cannot pick up the crappy paint job as much and thus, he doesn't look too bad. But my normal viewing distance is roughly at least half of that, and in that case, the terrible paint app looks...er... terrible.
I will DEFINITELY be repainting mine for sure. There's no way I can keep it "stock". Or else I'd be constantly thinking, each time I look at it, as Capt Faramir previously posted: "...oh, if only..."
Here's the best pic I could come up with where he doesn't look too bad, from roughly 20 shots that I took:
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jlcmsu said:
Yes Josh...this image thread is in dire need of a doily!
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Got my Faramir today, and that face kills me! The eyes are looking in different directions, and there is a tiny splotch of missing paint on the neck. He doesn't look anything like the picture on the box. I thought sideshow was better than this. Will post pics soon.
EVILFACE
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I can't believe SS went ahead and sent figures painted like this to it's customers. I find it hard to believe people are finding it acceptable. Anakin lips were a small easy fix, but this requires a complete repaint. It may look alright from 10 feet away, but that is no excuse for a piss poor paint job on what a $70 figure? Glad I never got into the line. "not something I would buy"
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Doaes anyone know where I can get mine repainted?
chewblacca said:
DarkArtist, DarrenCarnall or CustomMikey. All fantastic artists.
FigureMasterLes also but he's M.I.A. for a while.
Captain Faramir
Super Freak
It looks like Faramir is going to be like Anakin was--everybody wants it repainted, which eventually leads to dozens of repaints, all of them beautiful and even better than the prototypes were. How cool is that? Faramir, soon to reappear all over the place with beautiful customs and repaints--even in defeat he shall emerge victorious! Yippee!!!!
abake
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I don't know, I'm getting a really bad feeling over this...
How can SST let such a craptastic paint job pass? It's just very poor QC and pretty much not acceptable for such high-profile company.
What galls me is that we keep buying their stuff, which makes it ok for them to deliver awful paint apps like dear Faramir.
Then again we also seem to accept a Hudson with a terribly painted head that looks like Hicks...
Oh well. We get what we deserve.
How can SST let such a craptastic paint job pass? It's just very poor QC and pretty much not acceptable for such high-profile company.
What galls me is that we keep buying their stuff, which makes it ok for them to deliver awful paint apps like dear Faramir.
Then again we also seem to accept a Hudson with a terribly painted head that looks like Hicks...
Oh well. We get what we deserve.
The Ringer
Super Freak
I guess I could cry about the face but I am SO FREAKIN GLAD THAT SIDESHOW FINALLY GAVE US ANOTHER LOTR FIGURE. I have been waiting for him since he went up for PPO! I get mine tommorow and absolutely cannot wait and maybe when I save up some $ I could send him to one of the many very skilled customizers on the board and make him look even better! He just needs a little bit more love and affection and he will be amazing. Also after work tommorow I plan on going to the farbic store and making him a new GREEN cloak. All will be fine!
Just got Faramir here's quick pick before I go do a couple things. Just slapped a pose together nothing great not futzed too much on the outfit either.
The paint job is pretty shiny and not overall that impressive I will have to admit that. You can tell the sculpt is very good but the paint job kind of whacks it pretty good. The outfit is pretty damn nice as are the accessories. The shoulders on mine are pretty loose for some reason. First time I've had an issue with that. Overall, the figure is ok at best really I'd say someplace between a 6-7 overall.
The paint job is pretty shiny and not overall that impressive I will have to admit that. You can tell the sculpt is very good but the paint job kind of whacks it pretty good. The outfit is pretty damn nice as are the accessories. The shoulders on mine are pretty loose for some reason. First time I've had an issue with that. Overall, the figure is ok at best really I'd say someplace between a 6-7 overall.
I agree. His face is just too shiny. It looks like someone spit on his head.
Ok, mine was waiting for me when I got home from work. I of course opened him up expecting the worst, when again, like Aragorn he was much better than I expected. Like others have said, the hair and beard are to dark, the face is shiny, and hes got to light of a shade of dry brushing in his beard, but I still like him. Its not horrible like I was expecting. Im much more put off by the painting on his boots. They look like crap compared to his vembraces. Dont mind my photo skills, just a quick shot from about 8 inches away. I am going to be so PO'd if they cancel this line.
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