Subway Spike on the way

[Raven]

Thank you for your pre-order of our 12" Subway Spike-Sideshow Exclusive (item#20171) from our Buffy the Vampire Collection. We appreciate your patience in waiting for the arrival of this Limited Edition item and we would like to inform you that the item will be arriving in our Los Angeles warehouse within approximately the next 15 days.

Sideshow Collectibles will be authorizing your credit card on file with us for this item upon its arrival. Please expect to receive another e-mail in approximately 7 days, which will confirm the processing of your order.

[buffyfannumerouno]

I can't wait to get this figure. The prototype looked amazing. Hopefully they didn't change him for the worst.

[Afer]

buffyfannumerouno said:

I can't wait to get this figure. The prototype looked amazing. Hopefully they didn't change him for the worst.

Like most of them lol


Can't Wait!!

[buffyfannumerouno]

LOL I know I loved the prototype Willow figure and then got it and it looked horrible. I really hope that they don't do that with Spike. I just wonder if they will announce any more figures for this year or if they will start announcing figures for next year soon. (Hopefully Cordelia, Giles, Vamp Xander, and Human Drusilla)

[FM]

They are really pumping them out. I'm not at all excited about this figure...hopefully it turns out well and then I might consider getting it (but probably not unless it goes for $20 on ebay and I can combine shipping with the equally lame Origins Angel)

[FireflyFlanatic]

Afer, have to disagree with you on the "Like most of them" comment. The only one imo that didn't look like the prototype was Willow. I think the rest of them have looked very similar to the prototypes.

[VampireStake]

Anyone have pictures of the prototype willow? I havn't seen her in a lonnnnnnng time.

[FM]

fireflyflanatic said:

Afer, have to disagree with you on the "Like most of them" comment. The only one imo that didn't look like the prototype was Willow. I think the rest of them have looked very similar to the prototypes.

Willow was, without a doubt, the worst. But a bunch of them dont look as good as the prototypes. But 99% of all toys look as good as the prototypes.

Werewolf Oz looks good...but not AS good as the prototype. Origins Angel has a wonderful outfit but his head sculpt/paint job leave something to be desired...Prophecy Girl Buffy requires A LOT of work on the hair to make her hair look as good as the prototype and the face is a bit weird. The final Faith isnt as good as the prototype...which wasnt that great to begin with.

The ones that usually turn out great are the monsters...I have no complaints about The Master or Der Kindestod. Vampire Willow is very nice...and so are both Spikes, GD Buffy, Angel and Spike.

I havent seen Xander in person yet so I cant really tell.

So...I dont think I would say "most of them" turn out a lot worse than the prototypes but very few of them are as good...but its to be expected as most finished products are not as good as the prototypes. Then again, most finished products dont end up costing $40 each...so Sideshow shouldnt be compared to DST or Toybiz and all of them.

[FireflyFlanatic]

Well, we each have our own opinion - I have been quite pleased with all my figures except for Faith and Willow. They may not all be as perfect as the prototypes but I think most of them are pretty close and some, again imo, look better. I actually think Origin's Angel looks better than the prototype and I also think Oz does as well. I got my Xander over a week ago and I think he looks exactly like the prototype. I solved my Buffy hair problem by just plopping DerKindestod's hat on her head for awhile and that made it look like it should.

But, I also think that each figure varies because of the paint jobs. I get a figure each for both me and my daughter and sometimes one will look better than the other because of the paint job. So I'm sure your Liam/Angelus figure probably does have some issues with the paint but mine is really well done.

[buffyfannumerouno]

Subway Spike is now shipping within 5 to 7 days. I can't wait to get mine. There are now only 2 more to come out this year, Vamp Buffy and Vamp Drusilla. I ordered both exclusives.

[Raven]

New shots up on Sideshow, the facial sculpt looks a bit different to me ... anyone else?
Less 'snarly'

www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=buffy_12&item=20171

[Raven]

Okay it's just me, I think they are essentially the same.

[prophecygirl]

Hmm.. something about his face still seems a little off. I'm sure it's his snarl type thing.

And I still think he could have had more accessories.

Nice packaging though

[FireflyFlanatic]

The eyes look a bit different but that could be because of the angle. And the lighting looks different so in one his skin looks darker. But the sculpt looks the same to me as the original pictures showed. I did notice that the knee on one side now looks to have the rip in it which I don't think was in the original.

Normally the hands being a different color than the arms doesn't bug me as much as it seems to other people but in this case (as in PG Buffy) the arms aren't covered at all and it is much more noticable. I really think Sideshow could work on solving this problem and make the hands match the arms, especially when the arms are exposed. Maybe I'll be surprised and the actual figure won't have this problem. Both my Xander's and Oz figures seemed to match up pretty good.

[Digital Leonardo]

It may just be me... but that body REALLY bugs me... It just looks so off compaired to the head...
The first picture head looks much better, the hair looks more bleachblond then ageing blond and his teeth are more defined, the second picture's gums are very thick between the teeth. The first image also has much more defined eyes and eyebrows, that bring out James Marsters.

[sueworld2003]

I've got to be honest here and say I find this doll pretty awful.

Punk Spike was a real 'looker' this is just plain ugly! And what's going on in the trouser dept? That crouch is just weird! There's not enough eyliner around the eye's. The blue and red spashes on the T shirt are missing, and (as always) sideshow dolls with bare arms look terrible.

Unless I can eventually get this cheap off eBay at some point I'll pass on this, which is a shame as I'm a huge Spike fan, as and always loved the idea of owning a Spike from FFL.

It's a shame Sideshow don't look at the original ref' more before commiting themselves to the final product.

[willowswarlok]

i think it looks sorts the same, except, that white line at the base of his hair. the dark dark skin and no eyeliner, well some, but not enough. the eyes on the sideshow figures really disappoint me. compared to their prototypes. i mean look at PG Buffy, her eyes were wicked, then when we got it, a thin line was all we got but no lashes or anything
wayne

[thezepposideman]

mm i saw the updated version on sideshow, im not really impressed either. I dont understand y u'd do it in the first place. i think they nailed the frst spike so these nw 1's arent needed. you see him like this for about 2minutes and there still no Giles, Cordy and major villians!
O well only time can tell.

[thezepposideman]

ew i just saw the proto compared to the updated, its looks much worse. it did look very nice the paint ops on it now are terrile compared to what it was, and the teeth are done poorly

[Sammie]

thezepposideman said:

mm i saw the updated version on sideshow, im not impressed either. I mean why do it in the first place!

I think they keep doing Spike cause James likeness is easy to capture, that could be it.... i mean, even though this doll is ugly (IMO) you can still tell it's James/Spike