MIKE M
Super Freak
Damn this looks so good. What was the brand you used for the paint ?
Just some acrylics of different brands
Damn this looks so good. What was the brand you used for the paint ?
Received my replacement very happy with it. It was great to compare two in hand to really see the difference. My first one has darker shading that makes the skin tone look more grey where as on the new one the black wash they threw over the whole thing is a lot less so you can still make out the subtle pink skin tones going on underneath. The paint work for the fine lines is better on the new one over all, especially the rings on her hand. Eye's are better, back tattoo is aligned with the spine and she's standing up straight!, my old one was developing a pretty decent lean. Just goes to show the difference in production pieces, the person who worked on my replacement statue did a much better job all over. Am so glad I pushed my complaint with Sideshow as I was rejected for a replacement first up. The difference in the two bodies is huge...my new one looks a lot more like the pics on the sideshow website now Pics of the new statue...Now I have to smash the old one...eeep! View attachment 170183View attachment 170184View attachment 170182
I have to ask, is your back tattoo Black or some kind of dark grey ?
big congrats, she looks great !!
I got a good looking one, so I'm very happy with her. But, I had a problem with the feet pegs not lining up... when the back foot was in the place it needed to be... the front foot peg needed to move out at least 1/4"... use a hairdryer on high heat to heat her entire legs up to her waist.. and you should be able to move the feet into the pegs and hold them in place until they cool.
Hope that helps.
Did you have to heat up both legs?
Or did you just heat up the one leg that needed to line up with the slot?
Just thought it would be good to clarify things for those that might have the same issues as you. Thanks in advance for sharing.
^ If I were you I would be writing a polite but strongly worded E-mail to sideshow about what is acceptable or not. Apart from it not sitting in the base properly there are marks all over Her face, I would think that needs to be replaced if they wont rub off. If this is the unfortunate consequence of affordably mass producing statues like this then Sideshow need to accept the consequences of that, not us the collector. I know in my business I can't get away with half assing 50% of my product. The differences in quality between statues is huge, push them till you're 100% happy I say. You'll be glad you did in the end. And maybe if enough people do they will implement this process before their product reaches the customer like they should be doing.
Yes both legs from the feet to the waist. Just enough so they can be moved into the sockets. And then let them cool and set.
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