IdoDoodle
Potential Slayer
Life sucks, then ya die. Then it still sucks
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Post by IdoDoodle on May 8, 2005 16:11:21 GMT -5
So I can either buy the exclusive from Sideshow that includes a lame, unimportant accessory for around $51 -Or- Buy the regular version from BCC for about $38 Hmmmm.....now that's tough And if the only accessory he has is a pipe, and that's what his outfit will look like.... to me, $38 still seems like a bit much
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Post by wickedwicca on May 9, 2005 11:04:22 GMT -5
don't like him.....face looks strange - trousers like simon cowell....
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Post by 2tone on May 9, 2005 13:06:38 GMT -5
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Post by Raven on May 9, 2005 13:41:07 GMT -5
You know the worst thing about exposing those arms isn't the articulation for me so much, it's that the hands are so markedly different from the arms in coloring and texture. This was the main reason I took mine out of his shirt and put the jacket back on.
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Post by punkrawkerspike on May 9, 2005 13:45:21 GMT -5
Hmm. I liked him initially but now everytime I look at him I see more things wrong. Outfit and facial errors aside... Look how HUGE his head looks on the body! On the plus side, if they ever make a Sideshow Paris Hilton or Mischa Barton, they seem to be able to do the body perfectly.
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Post by FM on May 9, 2005 16:52:43 GMT -5
So I can either buy the exclusive from Sideshow that includes a lame, unimportant accessory for around $51 -Or- Buy the regular version from BCC for about $38 Hmmmm.....now that's tough And if the only accessory he has is a pipe, and that's what his outfit will look like.... to me, $38 still seems like a bit much I'm hoping it is gonna be on ebay for $20 like some of the other releases.
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Post by Immortal on May 9, 2005 17:43:24 GMT -5
Yuck! I changed my mind. I don't think I'll be getting him after all...it doesn't even look like Spike and those arms are just plain ugly!
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Post by BillyBudd on May 9, 2005 22:39:50 GMT -5
Funny to see the huge backlash against the figure all of the sudden...not that I disagree with anything said. I won't be buying it either.
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Post by FireflyFlanatic on May 9, 2005 23:50:16 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm also surprised about the sudden abrupt backlash against this figure too. It seemed most loved him at first and now suddenly everyone is posting how much they hate it. I still think he looks great. I think the exclusive accessory is lame and the pants could use some rips in them but other than that, he looks really good. I honestly don't know how much better people think they are going to get considering these are only dolls after all and not the real life person. If they started doing the bodies to also match exactly each individual person they did the prices would be a lot more expensive.
The only thing off about this figure is the pants need to have had some rips in them and the shirt is missing some color splashes. And as for some saying there are only the pipe and the boom box for an accessory well that's not quite true. He also comes with two bracelletes and two necklaces.
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Post by FM on May 10, 2005 10:08:10 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm also surprised about the sudden abrupt backlash against this figure too. It seemed most loved him at first and now suddenly everyone is posting how much they hate it. I still think he looks great. I think the exclusive accessory is lame and the pants could use some rips in them but other than that, he looks really good. I honestly don't know how much better people think they are going to get considering these are only dolls after all and not the real life person. If they started doing the bodies to also match exactly each individual person they did the prices would be a lot more expensive. The only thing off about this figure is the pants need to have had some rips in them and the shirt is missing some color splashes. And as for some saying there are only the pipe and the boom box for an accessory well that's not quite true. He also comes with two bracelletes and two necklaces. Looking back at the thread, there have been not so positive reviews from the start (the very first reply actually). At this point, they are making mediocre figures that wont appeal to everyone. Not even a major character like Spike is going to go over well when it looks like shit. The same complaint has been on the boards for a while...bare arm figures should have the same finish on their arms as they do on their face. They look ridiculous otherwise. Again, these are $50 figures...they arent something you get at toys r us for $20. They should start looking like it. Its like there are 2 different lines...some of the figures are amazingly great and the others look like cheaply made ripoffs. I just hope that the figures dont come out even worse, like Willow did.
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Post by Ebola on May 10, 2005 20:58:34 GMT -5
My problem is that they are re-making previously done twice charactors before completing all the regular cast members.
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miss edith
Potential Slayer
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Post by miss edith on May 10, 2005 21:36:09 GMT -5
I like my figures action-y, especially at this scale, so the joints etc don't really bother me.
That said, I was astonished how much this figure instantly seemed off to me. I love punk Spike. I love the character, love the episode, and so very much want to love the figure, but I can't at all get over his mouth. He looks like he's smelled something nasty and is in the midst of 'Eugh!'ing over it.
I'm not denying it looks like him -- it does. He's recognizable, and it's probably even an expression he made in the episode. To me, though, it's not quintessential punk Spike. He doesn't look like he's having fun, and to me that was the essence of the subway fight. The stand-out about Spike. How much he loved it. It kills that this figure doesn't capture that, and I can't justify spending $50 or $40 or even $20 on it. I just don't want a miniSpike eughing at me from my shelf.
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Post by Buffy&Angel4Ever on May 26, 2005 3:36:48 GMT -5
I love this Spike figure. The expression on the face is a little funny, but not ugly. And I recognize James Masters very well on his figure. But they could do some work on the pants, I want holes on it ! lol Sure I will buy it !
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Post by sueworld2003 on May 27, 2005 5:42:26 GMT -5
My attitude towards this is that unless Sideshow are really into wanting to get a bad reputation, then they shouldn't take on making a figure unless they think they can do justice to it.
If it's a character that needs a lot of attention to details (such as punk Spike) and they are not willing to pull their collective fingers out and re-create the 'look' for it fully, then just don't bother at all.
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