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So, as I'm getting ready to jet off elsewhere, I've spent some time actually opening some boxes before flying off again.
In addition to the Black Canary that I mangled, I brought back three additional Bishoujo statues - Black Widow (version 2 I believe), Wonder Woman (Standard Edition), and Power Girl, all of which came with a box, and was most of the reason I had to actually mail stuff home.
Without getting into specifics yet. the overall rating, as it were, for these range from good to average. You'll notice on all of them, as usual, there's some deviation from the source art. Sometimes is subtle, like with Widow and Power Girl, but with Wonder Woman it changes the feeling and energy of the statue completely. More than anything else, this is what makes or breaks the statue for me.
Starting with Black Widow, I believe the first version of her is the one without the wall, as this version is in scale with modern Bishoujo (earlier releases were 1/8). You have the loose Daredevil mask that is used as a piece on the base, and your choice of either an empty hand or her sniper rifle, while her other hand is balanced on the top of the worlds shortest brick wall.
The deviation between this and its art is probably the least of the three statues, mainly the head tilt and a bit of the hair detailing gone missing. The overall body and outfit look about right. Sculpting detailing is as expected, which includes the hands, though the Sniper Rifle hand has this plastic support on the palm, which is unfortunate though it is hidden.
Paint is generally good, but I don't understand why her hair is two tone, and not in the good way - the bangs are noticable darker than the back of her head. It would be idiotic if this was due to different plastic used because, well, it's a $90 USD statue. Metallic paint apps are sublime. Build wise, nothing major to report, though there's not exactly a whole lot of parts here. Most noticeable gap is on the hair, but otherwise, everything else is assembled and finished nicely.
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So, as I'm getting ready to jet off elsewhere, I've spent some time actually opening some boxes before flying off again.
In addition to the Black Canary that I mangled, I brought back three additional Bishoujo statues - Black Widow (version 2 I believe), Wonder Woman (Standard Edition), and Power Girl, all of which came with a box, and was most of the reason I had to actually mail stuff home.
Without getting into specifics yet. the overall rating, as it were, for these range from good to average. You'll notice on all of them, as usual, there's some deviation from the source art. Sometimes is subtle, like with Widow and Power Girl, but with Wonder Woman it changes the feeling and energy of the statue completely. More than anything else, this is what makes or breaks the statue for me.
Starting with Black Widow, I believe the first version of her is the one without the wall, as this version is in scale with modern Bishoujo (earlier releases were 1/8). You have the loose Daredevil mask that is used as a piece on the base, and your choice of either an empty hand or her sniper rifle, while her other hand is balanced on the top of the worlds shortest brick wall.
The deviation between this and its art is probably the least of the three statues, mainly the head tilt and a bit of the hair detailing gone missing. The overall body and outfit look about right. Sculpting detailing is as expected, which includes the hands, though the Sniper Rifle hand has this plastic support on the palm, which is unfortunate though it is hidden.
Paint is generally good, but I don't understand why her hair is two tone, and not in the good way - the bangs are noticable darker than the back of her head. It would be idiotic if this was due to different plastic used because, well, it's a $90 USD statue. Metallic paint apps are sublime. Build wise, nothing major to report, though there's not exactly a whole lot of parts here. Most noticeable gap is on the hair, but otherwise, everything else is assembled and finished nicely.