Which PF has the best likness of Arnold

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

Damn, they all look ____ing incredible before they're painted.

 

[a-dev]

Damn, they all look ____ing incredible before they're painted.

Including the debated T1 sculpt - you can really see what they're going for with that expression - almost a sneer, but something that Arnie definitely does. The painted piece made it harder to see this except in very particular lighting such as Sined's pics.

 

[karamazov80]

Thanks Maulfan. I think that really helps to clarify things if you're talking pure sculpt, and not production statue. I still can't pick a winner, but I would lean toward one of the Grove sculpts. Nothing against Andy B, but Grove really adds that extra level of detail. I dig how he gave us three very distinctive expressions that each effectively reflects that specific character.

 

[a-dev]

I dig how he gave us three very distinctive expressions that each effectively reflects that specific character.

Indeed. I wish we could get that kind of specificity on a few action figure sculpts be they 1/4 or 1/6

 

[karamazov80]

Well, no offense to the folks on HT and Enterbay's staff, but Trevor is really in a league of his own in my opinion. Give him the paint apps of those other companies, and you've got a winner every time out the gate. And I know that expression can be a company or licensing decision, but the ability to capture likeness is something that Grove does as well as anyone else I've seen.

 

[JAWS]

Well, no offense to the folks on HT and Enterbay's staff, but Trevor is really in a league of his own in my opinion. Give him the paint apps of those other companies, and you've got a winner every time out the gate. And I know that expression can be a company or licensing decision, but the ability to capture likeness is something that Grove does as well as anyone else I've seen.

 

[marker2037]

Here is how it works for me.

T2 has the best likeness, but it's the weakest piece overall. Body proportions are all the way wrong out-of-the-box, pose is not iconic at all (it's OK, but it doesn't screams "Terminator" for me). I'm also not a big fan of the bouffant hair (Arnold had this kind of hairstyle in some T2 scenes though).
But when it comes to pure likeness & details - it's a winner.

Conan headsculpt has the weakest likeness from the whole list (still I gotta say that Andy Bergholtz did some absolutely fantastic job on it too) but for me it's the best piece when it comes to the overall character representation. The pose is most iconic you can only imagine (same goes to the moment that was captured), paint apps is pretty impressive on that one too (much better than on T2 PF, which has the weakest paintjob from the whole list, not including Dutch of course) & what's the strongest part is the body sculpt & proportions. It's Arnold-Conan right there. I also love the diorama feeling of the whole statue. Still gotta admit that Arnold itself is a little bit small for 1/4 scale (still nothing criminal, it doesn't look like it's in 1/5 scale or something).

T1 PF has the best paint apps to date, great pose (still, matter of taste, some folks hate the pose), good clothes, very close body proportions & phenomenal headsculpt by Trevor Grove. But then again it is still not as good as T2 headsculpt for me. When I look at T2 headsculpt I have a feeling that he captured even his wrinkles right lol But they are really close + sculpt of the hair is much more impressive on T1. Again, from overall quality/character representation point of view T1 is light years away from T2 (not in favor of T2 of course).

And Dutch is somewhere in the middle. It's great, no doubt, and the paint apps will be improved even more (I guess & I hope lol), but the body sculpt looks a little bit exaggerated, proportions could have been much better & for me it's not as good overall as T1 PF or Conan PF. Still very promising product.

This pretty much says everything I feel about this topic. Well said.

 

[JD18_92]

Damn I was gonna say that Dutch was a clear winner for me but then I seen those pics and they all seem 100% Arnie to me. WOW, a painted sculpt makes such a difference!

 

[SAB]

Damn, people are really underrating the Conan piece.
Its freaking awesome. The washed out paint app doesn't help its case though....

 

[psimun]

#1 dutch
#2. t1
#3. t2
#4. Conan

 

[psimun]

Just too qualify, my I've judgement is based on o/all PF execution.
Sculpt
Paint
Multimedia/accessoeries/base
Pose

I agree the T2 roar head sculpt looks great, but the PF just doesn't do it for me. Skinny body and paint app is spoiling it for me.

 

[RIDDICK]

All Trev's sculpts are da best (that's why I can't vote).
But I just hate the fact that all of them have a very strange (maybe even wrong) head shape.

 

[mr.marts]

I voted Dutch it trumps all statues if sideshow don't change it I would have voted terminator 1 but Dutch is more muscles. As for Conan and terminator 2 they just appeal to my taste but I give some points to terminator 2 facial likeness I was going to buy this for my first terminator piece lucky I waited terminator 1 and dutch trail the other statues in my poll. As for Connan might I recommend Conan and the prize the best conan statue by far!

 

[JAWS]

As for Connan might I recommend Conan and the prize the best conan statue by far!

boooooooooo!

Of course I know that the prize is more Robert E Howard accurate but I love the Arnold film. Until Lord of the Rings came along, I thought it was the only film of this kind to get it right. The look of and production design of this film is perfect IMO and the Soundtrack is the best film score ever. Nothing is more iconic to my teen years then Arnold in his Conan war paint!

 

[Voorhees27]

Dutch
T1
T2
Conan

 

[csutkakoma]

Andy B. Conan

Trev Dutch

Trev T1

Trev T2

Man these are absolutelly gorgeous pieces!

 

[Mamba]

Dutch by far has the best likeness for arnie's statue hands down. Follow by T2. But T1 is the better statue than T2 overall. So likeness is not everything.

 

[Stood]

1, T1
2, T2
3, Conan

Dutch??? Have to see the in hand pictures!

If it is not worst than the prototype it would be on place 1-2 IMO.

 

[gypsycatcha]

Dutch
T2
T1
Conan

Dutch looks amazing to me. Great sculpts and the paint app in those shots looks awesome.
T2 captures a very good expression but the paint app is slightly letting down ( compared to Dutch and t1) and the body proportions are pretty shocking to be honest.
T1 not as accurate but looks better for me in many ways.
I really like the Conan but the paint app really bad.
Going by the raw casts, I think this one would be right up there as the likeness looks great.

 

[Blackthornone]

Conan is the best. Although it lacks the detail of the other sculpts, it captures the essence of Arnold Schwarzenegger better than any other. When I look at it, he is the only person I see. 2nd best is the T2 sculpt, although the proportions are still a bit off. Next is the Dutch sculpt, although it also looks like it could be someone other than Schwarzenegger. The T1 sculpt looks just about as much like Brian Thompson as it does Arnold Schwarzenegger. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859921/