Agreed. I think it's a mix of factors - first of all, this really sold out very quick, even people with good contacts got cut off (ergo: butt hurt). Then, it directly challenges some of the most sought after pieces by competition - namely, the Sideshow diorama and Bowen's Thanos(es), ergo butt hurt again. In my opinion it simply blows them out of the water, I could never get over how Thanos has always been sculpted with ridicolous super defined anatomy and monkey-like faces, that's how Sideshow and Bowen made him. The anatomy work on the XM pieces is simply outstanding, perfectly balances his muscular build with the sculpted suit's adherence.
Just the fact that people complained about the base tells me that there's a lot of butt hurt/hate behind this piece being underrated. Base is fairly big, solid, has a good paint app and added details like the geometry on the steps, the two reapers on the side and the front Death skull - overall it's a good base and pays homage to the infinity gauntlet saga. The amount of backlash it got is ridicolous, if this is a bad base I'd like to know how to define the usual crappy rocky bases, "X" bases and "A" bases.
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