pxl
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Post by pxl on Sept 14, 2005 19:34:52 GMT -5
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Post by VampireStake on Sept 14, 2005 21:08:31 GMT -5
Wow...1 whole accessory. Sideshow is REALLY pushing the limit.
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Post by Digital Leonardo on Sept 14, 2005 21:10:09 GMT -5
O.o... he looks like one of the old guys trying to act young... And, he should have come with the leather jacket, and well... I dunno, the figure is just way to tanned for a vampire...
I guess thats James at 50?
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Post by punkrawkerspike on Sept 14, 2005 21:28:36 GMT -5
O.o... he looks like one of the old guys trying to act young... And, he should have come with the leather jacket, and well... I dunno, the figure is just way to tanned for a vampire... I guess thats James at 50? Well that's not very far off from where he is now! If this is what we have to look forward to in just a few short years... Then yikes. |
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Post by The Second Evil on Sept 15, 2005 0:30:46 GMT -5
Gee, that face. That could have easily have been the vampire variant of Spike. It looks so scary and hideous. And one accessory? Come on.
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Post by sueworld2003 on Sept 15, 2005 3:01:42 GMT -5
Oh lord that's one awful likeness.
Punk Spike was a real 'looker'! In this version he looks more some ugly football hooligan!
Not good.
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Post by thezepposideman on Sept 15, 2005 3:29:26 GMT -5
ok hes not that bad! ye im sick of another spike and i dont like exposed arms but it looks like him.
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pxl
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Post by pxl on Sept 15, 2005 6:00:43 GMT -5
Yeah, I was a bit surprised when I opened it and the only accessory was the subway pole. He probably needs a bit more mascara too. That's a very easy fix if you have a marker. LOL
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Post by Raven on Sept 15, 2005 8:44:39 GMT -5
Oh dear this is just awful. I don't like anything about him, and that's pretty rare for me since I adore pretty much every figure with the exception of Faith.
He looks like he's an old man, nothing like a 'crazy punk rocker', that white paint around the hairline is just sloppy, he still looks like he's straining to take a shit with that expression on his face and that safety pin is just huge and tacky.
I cancelled my order on this one, till I got to see some pictures and also because I detest the bare arms. If I get him I'll have to buy another Vamp Spike just to get the leather jacket, and I'm not quite sure I want to spend that much money on this one figure.
Poor job Sideshow, I'm very disappointed.
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Post by VampireStake on Sept 15, 2005 9:42:05 GMT -5
I'll be waiting for this one to drop in price on ebay...Even though its 'Spike' I don't think it will be selling very well, much like Prophecy Buffy and the upcoming Vampire Buffy.
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Post by btvschosen on Sept 15, 2005 9:52:42 GMT -5
Thought he came with a stereo or boombox thingy?
also the likeness could be better.
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Post by rogueslayer2 on Sept 15, 2005 10:16:06 GMT -5
I like this figure! Its not completely bad I just think they should of toned down his skin color. The costume is also nicely done and I think he'll be able to do some pretty cool poses. Its a shame about the skin colour, luckily I have a spare leather jacket from the Vamp Spike Exclusive that I could use to cover up the arms  Like many of Sideshows figures it'd probably look a lot better in person. BUT, like everyone else I might wait for it to go cheap on eBay. Thought he came with a stereo or boombox thingy? Thats the exclusive version that comes with the boom box, the regular just has the pole. |
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Post by Rogue on Sept 15, 2005 11:09:12 GMT -5
Waaugh! Hideous. Sorry Sideshow, try again...  When they're good, they're good. But when they're bad, dear god, they're bad! You guys had me cracking up with the descriptions you gave him. "Ugly football hooligan," LOL. Well, he is from England... he's screaming, "Manchester United!"  |
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Post by FM on Sept 15, 2005 11:14:31 GMT -5
Yikes. He needs more eye make-up...thats for sure...but Sideshow has screwed this one up pretty bad. One accessory isnt enough, IMO. Not at $40 a figure. The boombox should've come with this one too...either come up with another exclusive accessory or dont do an exclusive.
I was only going to get this one if he went for $20 on ebay...now, I'm not even sure I'll get him then. He doesnt look like James Marsters at all, he doesnt even resemble Spike from the 80's. There isnt anyone that they could make to display with him...so he is really pointless. I cant even imagine walking into someones house and seeing that on a shelf. I wouldnt even begin to know what to think...and thats coming from a major Buffy fan. This was a figure that never should've happened. Sideshow has yet to perfect bare arms. And then they really destroy any reason to get this figure by not even giving it the eye make-up. Throw in the crappy expression and the poor likeness and its a disaster.
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Post by Digital Leonardo on Sept 15, 2005 11:23:41 GMT -5
The Exclusive should be with the Jacket... I mean, give the fans some reason to buy it...
Even if I was a 12" figure collector only, I would never buy this figure. Its an insult.
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Post by Rogue on Sept 15, 2005 11:32:59 GMT -5
As for including a jacket... are you guys talking about the one he wore at the beginning of that Season 7 episode flashback? Or Nikki's trenchcoat? Either one would have been fine, but I would have preferred Spike's own jacket from the S7 flashback.  Of course, only if the figure had been done right... lol. |
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Post by DanMan on Sept 15, 2005 11:38:23 GMT -5
The bare arms look better than I expected and the little safety pins are nice. I imagine it was tough to figure out how to do those. He would've been much better with the smile they show in one of those pics from the episode.
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Post by Digital Leonardo on Sept 15, 2005 11:44:21 GMT -5
The bare arms look better than I expected and the little safety pins are :onice. I imagine it was tough to figure out how to do those. He would've been much better with the smile they show in one of those pics from the episode. About the arms I agree. They do look more sculpted, but are still a little to unbalanced compaired to the body. The pins look stupid o.o they are painted plastic... |
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Post by Raven on Sept 15, 2005 12:10:20 GMT -5
As for including a jacket... are you guys talking about the one he wore at the beginning of that Season 7 episode flashback? Or Nikki's trenchcoat? Either one would have been fine, but I would have preferred Spike's own jacket from the S7 flashback. Of course, only if the figure had been done right... lol. S7 flashback coat? Which is that? We are talking about the leather coat he took from Nikki, the leather coat that he wore all through Buffy until it was destroyed on Angel episode.  |
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Post by punkrawkerspike on Sept 15, 2005 15:20:58 GMT -5
This figure did turn out to be a bit, um...unusual compared to the source material. However, more than one Billy Idol reference has been tossed around and anyone who's seen Billy recently has seen that he actually looks quite a bit the way this figure does. Seeing as I'm also a Billy Idol fan, I think I'll probably pick this up on eBay simply for the fact of pretending I have a Billy Idol figure now.
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