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Post by kakistos on Apr 27, 2004 17:09:56 GMT -5
Mine's slightly smooshed on one side, but it's still all rectangular, and I can live with it. It doesn't look nearly as bad as your's sounds.
Got him all open now. Initially, I wasn't so thrilled; the picutres of the figure looked better than the figure, but I'm liking him more and more the longer I look at him. I had to move him around some to keep him from looking so stiff (still a work in progress), and had to do a little shifting of the clothing to make him look more natural and to give him a neck. He still doesn't have much of one, but at least I can see it now.
I untucked the black shirt so it didn't look like his pants were too high, and I'm considering removing the stich at the bottom of the coat now that the top of his pants don't look odd. The clothing seems a little too big, but I don't really know how they could have done a better job. The roll on the collar of the black shirt seems a bit too thick.
But I'm still a huge fan of the sculpt, which is what I care the most about. It's pretty much perfect. Paint job is okay too, but the pictures look better than the actual figure. I agree that they eyes should be a little more grey, but that's really not a huge deal. I'm really happy with it overall.
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Post by SiteC on Apr 27, 2004 20:57:55 GMT -5
I got mine today, and the only thing about it that irritates me is the gloves. I need to figure out a way to get regular hands for him eventually. I just hate the way the gloves look.
They all should have had regular hands with them....the accessory should have been like the chosen amulet or a crossbow or something...
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Post by michaelcrawford on Apr 27, 2004 21:01:57 GMT -5
Definitely remove the stitch! It's not intended to be there permanently - Sideshow just added it to keep the coat closed in the box. You don't have to cut it either, it just slips right out...
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Post by deannaB on Apr 28, 2004 0:47:31 GMT -5
Sock Monkey at the Cold Dead Seeds forum has a fix for the gloved hands: forum.colddeadseed.com/viewtopic.php?p=8187#8187It seems that the G.I. Joe knockoff doll "Power Team Elite: World Peacekeeper" ($5 in discount stores) have hands the same size and shape as Spike's accessory hands, without the funny wrinkles. They just need to be drilled out to fit the prong on Spike's wrists and painted to match his skin tone. |
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Post by Rogue on Apr 28, 2004 2:02:20 GMT -5
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Post by Rogue on May 3, 2004 12:41:03 GMT -5
Well, I got my replacement box on Saturday! It was shipped flattened, so no mistaking what it was when it arrived. I had requested both inner (the green background) and outer packaging, but I only got the ouer box. It looks ok though. Still that was great of them to send a replacement!   |
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Post by CowboyGuy on May 3, 2004 13:23:36 GMT -5
OMG- On Saturday while out shopping I bought a Sideshow Spike! This is the first one I have ever bought, and I love it! He looks so amazing, perfect likeness. The paint apps were perfect too.
The only drawback is his clothes are not quite right, they are a little big, and his pants are high-watery. But who cares? He is great and I recommend everyone to go out and treat yourself to this.
I hope that the new Spike figures will look this good.
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Post by Raven on May 3, 2004 13:34:38 GMT -5
and his pants are high-watery. Untuck his black shirt and it covers up this problem. LOVE mine, best likeness I have ever seen. It's just a beautiful piece. |
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Post by deannaB on May 3, 2004 22:36:28 GMT -5
I untucked the t-shirt, but I also pulled the pants down a bit, so the top comes to just below the waist joint, which not only fixes the dorkness of the pants, but also makes the legs blouse at the top of the boots a little more. Now to see if it'll stay that way.
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Post by tederick on May 4, 2004 16:18:44 GMT -5
Got my Spike on Friday. I'm in Canada and border taxes / UPS fees were HUGE - $41! That's about as much as I paid for the figure! The box it was shipped in was equally huge; you could have put six Spikes in it. But in spite of this, I am thrilled to bits with this figure. The likeness is amazing - easily the best of the three 12-inchers so far. Clothes and accessories are fantastic - the coat looks great on mine, and positioned just right, has a nice look of "flare" to it, as though he's in mid-spin. And big props to the props - why didn't we ever actually get to see Spike use a railroad spike on the series? Whatever, this is exactly how I would have pictured it looking. The knife is great, but the cross is an odd choice, so I gave it to Buffy along with Angel's holy water. That girl's loaded for bear. I was disappointed that I didn't get the Exclusive version (really thought I'd ordered early enough) but the black gloves look pretty decent, so no worries. What with the end of Angel and all I decided to get rid of his nancy-boy red shirt in favour of a Season 5/6/7/A5 look, the only problem with that being that it does kind of draw attention to his Urkel-height pants. (Standing next to Angel, they both look like they'd be in some severe discomfort.) Also, the boots are so thick (and the bottoms of his jeans so tight) that it isn't possible to put the pants over the boots; he must have his pants tucked in, which is the Season 2 look. But that's just nitpicking; it's not like they didn't specifically tell us it was Spike in his "School Hard" appearance. Obviously, an interchangeable Vamp head would have made this the perfect fig, but you can't have everything. Great toy! My favourite so far! |
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Post by Raven on May 6, 2004 10:25:08 GMT -5
But that's just nitpicking; it's not like they didn't specifically tell us it was Spike in his "School Hard" appearance. The knife is great, but the cross is an odd choice. This figure is based upon "What's My Line Part 2" episode. The knife and cross are both used in this episode (as well as the black gloves).  |
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Post by werewolf on May 7, 2004 19:15:14 GMT -5
I'm sure a ton of you have digicams. Can someone post pictures of their Spike!? I really wanna see what everyone's talking about, how it doesn't look the same. Thanks!
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Post by deannaB on May 8, 2004 5:20:02 GMT -5
I'm sure a ton of you have digicams. Can someone post pictures of their Spike!? I really wanna see what everyone's talking about, how it doesn't look the same. Thanks!        MAC Spike greets Sideshow Spike:  (And while I'm at it, I also took these two photos for a Spike board to show the rest of the gang greeting the newcomer, which also shows off my collection to a certain degree. home.earthlink.net/~davendeanna/photos/actionfigs/girlslovespike.jpghome.earthlink.net/~davendeanna/photos/actionfigs/boyslovespike.jpg) And, um, I did a photo-story for that other board as an excuse to show the different pieces of costume for both Sideshow Spike and Angel, and the underlying generic Sideshow body, comparing the two figures. Sorry for the slashiness, but it's hard to write a story involving Spike and Angel removing their clothing without it getting at least somewhat erotic. And also keep in mind that this was written for a board that's almost 100% female... Angel: "So, now that you're here, you should start using this. It's a special necro-sunscreen developed by Wolfram and Hart to allow vampire action figures to go out in the sunshine." Spike: "Great! Give me that, I'll put it on my face and hands right now!" Angel: "No, this has to be applied evenly on the entire body, even under heavy clothes." Spike: "Oh, balls!" Angel: "Yes, there too. Don't worry, I'll help you apply it." Spike: "Thanks, mate."  Angel: "See, you have to rub it evenly like this. I'll need to put some more on myself, too." Spike: "Okay, Peaches, you do me and I'll do you." Angel: "I was hoping you'd say that."  Spike: "Okay, let me rub some on your tragically cheekbone-deficient face here. Though I might need another bottle of this stuff for your mammoth forehead alone."  Angel: "I think I need to wear this stuff just to protect myself from the glare off your radioactive hair."  Angel: "You know, you really do have smooth skin for a Champion."  Spike: "How'd you get that scar?" Angel: "That's from the guy you sent to torture me." Spike: "Oh. Oops. What about that one?" Angel: "That's from where Buffy ran me through with a sword and sent me to hell." Spike: "She has a tendency to do that." Angel: "So I noticed."  Spike: "Watch that, mate, my feet are ticklish." Angel: "Oh? Does it tickle when I do that?" Spike: "AAAH! HahahahaSTOPhahahahaTHAThahaha!"  Spike: "Let's get rid of these poofy socks. Pwew! Do you ever wash these?" Angel: "I just put those on clean." Spike: "No wonder you attract evil. They can smell your feet from miles away."  Angel: "Okay, almost at the end. Wait, I mean..." Spike: "You're staring at my arse again, aren't you?"  Spike: "Okay, finished. How often do we have reapply this?" Angel: "Every day." Spike: "Great! Er... um, I mean, Bloody Hell!" Angel: "Sure you do."  |
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Post by Rogue on May 8, 2004 9:16:17 GMT -5
Haha, that was pretty funny! I've thought about making a video using some action figures (Lord of the Rings, for one) and making a porn picture. Yeah I'm sick... maybe I should be working for a porn production company...  About the Sideshow Spike. Two things: one, I noticed this when I removed the trenchcoat, the red shirt doesn't have the long sleeves it ought to. (Or am I very very mistaken?  ) Also, DeannaB, yours has a much richer red tone than mine. Or is that the lighting? Mine looks kind of burgundy colored. Hmmm... |
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Post by Eternalus on May 8, 2004 12:25:28 GMT -5
Ok thats just creepy...
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Post by tederick on May 9, 2004 11:28:39 GMT -5
This figure is based upon "What's My Line Part 2" episode. The knife and cross are both used in this episode (as well as the black gloves). Good call. I guess I misread the Sideshow page all those months ago and never put any further thought into it. In any event (necro-sunscreen notwithstanding), I'm surprised to see how "glisteny" some of the Spikes are on this board. Honestly, mine looks totally cool, good skin tone, good paint job. I also collect Star Wars stuff and I know what a difference a good paint job can make... maybe there's a lot of luck involved in this? |
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Post by sueworld2003 on May 9, 2004 12:27:45 GMT -5
Hiya deannaB! Another CDS'er I see! Yeah,there seems to be a big, big difference in paint jobs with this particular figure that I've not been so aware of with the others. A paint jog can make or brake a figure and I feel with this one it's turning out to be a bit of a lottery as to what you end up with!  |
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Post by Raven on May 10, 2004 10:54:27 GMT -5
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Post by slayerinterrupted on May 10, 2004 16:26:58 GMT -5
deannaB --
What's with the mini-me's of Sunnydale in your pics? (the smallest figures on bases) Are they customs or are those actually official?
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Post by Five by Five on May 10, 2004 21:40:26 GMT -5
They're pieces/figures from the Buffy Chess Set |
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Shine on down...
) Also, DeannaB, yours has a much richer red tone than mine. Or is that the lighting? Mine looks kind of burgundy colored. Hmmm...
