Guys,
Here is a fresh out the box SS Blondie and my review:
+ The clothing rivals my custom clothing. The poncho folds and drapes as well if not better than my custom $$$$$ set. The vest, shirt, pants are all of high quality and you can feel the quality and time SS put into the set. The belt and scarf are also of high detail quality. The only area I would knock points off is the poncho has 2 different colors ( brown on one side and green on the other side) 9/10
+ accessories. You get the gun and rifle and assortment of hands. I do not think you really need the fist hands but it is included with the rock Blondie picks up in one of the scenes. The rifle does not appeared to be of that great of quality . 7/10
+ The head is actually a 9/10. Out the box, you can immediately tell and recognize this is Eastwood at his prime. Does it look cartoonish ? Not at all if you ask me. In fact, it is actually a pretty hard menacing sculpt SS pull off and i think SS actually did ok here. Compare to my custom set, the head might be a few MM smaller. I am taking a few points for the odd neck peg and the slightly smaller size head . You will however not see the neck as the head is in the peg well enough and you will not be able to see 99% of the time the neck peg issues.
+ I was thinking I need to do a full repaint and actually I’m not sure anymore as the factory paint is actually ok after further review 8/10
- the body is definitely a negative. The arms do not drape well and the legs although skinny is not in perfect proportion. 5/10
- the stand is very blend and could add more to it than just a plain black stand 3/10
Overall, I would give this SS Blondie a very solid 8/10
If you are a fan of Eastwood, I would definitely recommend this Blondie. Is it as good as a custom $1,500 Blondie ? Of course it is not but if you can only afford one Blondie and you can’t go the custom game, I would buy this one quickly before it sells out. I have a hunch this SS Blondie will command easily double or tripled after all the stocks are sold out down the road.
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