Well....we'll respectfully agree to disagree here.
Alright, you got me going now! (
insert good-natured shove here)
I certainly understand your objections. I read the same product blurbs, saw the same prototype, witnessed the eventual product photos (which did the figure no favors), and read through the inevitable hand-wringing and crucifixion of the figure in here and elsewhere.
I've always been a "gotta see for myself" kinda guy. I wanted this one, I got it.
Sideshow has always had it's share of issues when it comes to the sixth-scale figures they've offered over the years, but the issues have been consistent and overall, they've improved their process over the years and can deliver.
Go into any HT thread and you can find any number of folks having some kind of issue with the figure, no matter how beautifully rendered. Portraits always end up a little softer in production, the figure can end up with issues from packing or manufacturing, materials can end up being substandard, people question the scaling or lack of accessories, you name it. It can happen to ANY of these companies.
Collecting these figures is an expensive game now, regardless of the company. Was this figure overpriced? On the surface, perhaps. But not knowing exactly what the overhead, the licensing, the manufacturing situation and everything else that goes into ANYTHING you buy and how that affects how Sideshow prices the figures, it is what it is. It's the price. Think it's too much? Don't pay it. Seeing the pics starting to come in of the new SSC Jabba, it's looking pretty great, not $800 great to me, but great. Won't get it.
This figure on the other hand? I saw the same information and photos everyone else did. What tipped the scales for me was the concept and yes, the execution. EVERY figure, even HT, ends up looking it's best from one angle or another. HT has so many excellently crafted, but marginal looking portraits that fit that bill. Many folks choose to display their figures it stock-straight museum poses in perfect display cases and never really handle them. More power to them! I've seen some beautiful collections and figures on display in here, but personally, that's not my choice.
I enjoy putting the figure in different lighting situations, trying it in different environments and enjoying the photos that come from that. This figure is FANTASTIC for that kind of enjoyment to me. And again, the concept and the character are the biggest selling points for this figure to me. Just looking at it can tell a story or invite one to come up with their own. Isn't that the ultimate in collecting and enjoying these? Gotta remember, when the dust settles here, the figures we collect in here may mostly be as accurate a scale representation of a given character as possible, but they are also...toys. And while this Mythos Kenobi can have some issues for us to tussle over in here, l'm thrilled to have it.
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Just my two-cents anyway. Cheers!
