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Post by Harm's Way on Oct 8, 2005 11:22:07 GMT -5
Willow. She's just a freak of nature. Even the original looked like crap. Too bad, because I would have loved a mini Alyson Hannigan. But that looks nothing like her.
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Post by VampireStake on Oct 8, 2005 12:44:37 GMT -5
Though I think Faith and Willow are fugly, I voted for Prophecy Girl Buffy. No offense to the people who like PG Buffy, but I think it's hideous...the hair line is way off, and the arms look horrible when they're uncovered. I see it as an experiment gone wrong. Notice how Sideshow has returned to sculpted hair. The only reason they chose the 'rooted' hair was so that she could have that 'I just drowned in a puddle of water and now I'm back alive' look. It was never meat to be a standard (luckily). Der Kindestod is the only other figure to have hair, and they pulled that off pretty good. |
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Post by Buffy&Angel4Ever on Oct 8, 2005 17:36:45 GMT -5
Vampire Willow figure is your least figure ? Sorry, but maybe you have never seen it in person because it's a great figure !
My first least favorite figure is Prophecy Girl Buffy (because of the big rooted hair, the big forehead, the bad paintjob on the eyes, and the not covered arms.
My second least favorite figure is Faith because of the poor likeness, the sad sculpted hair, and the not sexy outfit.
My third least favorite figure is Subway Spike because I don't like the paintjob on the face and the expression is a little ugly. Spike seems older.
My fourth least favorite figure is Willow. I'm agree that the face is far from the cute prototype. But I really like the cute outfit (pink ! pink ! and no dark !), the hair and the accessories.
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Post by thezepposideman on Oct 8, 2005 19:41:53 GMT -5
I dont think sideshow is doing rooted hair anymore for anyfigs. Thats just wot I herd though. Might not be true.
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Post by slayerverse98 on Oct 8, 2005 19:57:54 GMT -5
I don't mind if they do rooted hair or sculpted as long as it doesn't turn out like Der Kindestods because his isn't even hair, it's just fluff stuck to his head which is probably the reason why it falls out so easily when fiddled with. Mind you i don't think Angel would suit rooted hair, or maybe any other males but i'm up for it on any of the Buffy's that's possibly to come
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Post by Digital Leonardo on Oct 8, 2005 20:01:00 GMT -5
I don't mind if they do rooted hair or sculpted as long as it doesn't turn out like Der Kindestods because his isn't even hair, it's just fluff stuck to his head which is probably the reason why it falls out so easily when fiddled with. Mind you i don't think Angel would suit rooted hair, or maybe any other males but i'm up for it on any of the Buffy's that's possibly to come Cordelia would be the best for rooted hair, since hers is so long and then it gives the buyer the chance to do what ever they like with it. She should maybe come with some hair accessories, and what not. |
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Post by deannaB on Oct 9, 2005 4:20:52 GMT -5
I voted for Willow. Ever been at a convention where a male fan dresses up as his favorite female character? That's what Sideshow Willow looks like -- a cross-dressing fan. I didn't even like the Willow prototype (I always thought the nose was wrong), but the finished product was SO much worse. I'd put Faith at #2 and Prophesy Girl Buffy (the hairline!) and Subway Spike (the facial sculpt!) neck and neck ('cause, well, they like to neck) at #3.
At SDCC 2004 when the Prophesy Girl Buffy was being shown for the first time, the Sideshow rep who I spoke with was gushing about the rooted hair (which, admittedly, looked really good on the Buffy prototype), and when I asked about whether there would eventually be a Vampire Spike to go with the SDCC Vampire Angel, she claimed that there were no plans for one (Ha!), and the future BtVS figures would mostly be rooted hair dolls, so that's what they'd be concentrating on. Hmmm. Either she was misinformed, or once they saw how the Prophesy Girl Buffy figures were coming out, they quickly changed their minds and rushed through a Vampire Spike instead.
Then again, this particular Sideshow rep made it known that she very much didn't like the character of Spike, and kept going on about how the Buffy and Angel dolls look sooooo good together, so there was a definite bias there. Every time someone would compliment the Spike figure on display (and everyone did, since it's such a good likeness), her face would twitch, and she was fairly adamant that No! There was NO interest from Sideshow in making a Vampire Spike! But wouldn't Vampire Angel look soooo good with the beautiful long-haired Prophesy Girl Buffy? You should have seen the disgust on her face when someone suggested putting the Buffy and Spike dolls together. Hee. Oh yes, obvious 'shipper biases make customers think you're soooooo professional. Yup. (Not that there's anything wrong with liking certain characters and pairings over others, but in a professional capacity when dealing with customers? Um, no.)
I didn't see her at the next years' convention.
But back to the Willow figure, that's the only one that's so bad I keep seriously threatening to make a tiny paper bag to put over her head. One of these days I probably will.
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Post by slayerverse98 on Oct 9, 2005 7:28:18 GMT -5
I don't mind if they do rooted hair or sculpted as long as it doesn't turn out like Der Kindestods because his isn't even hair, it's just fluff stuck to his head which is probably the reason why it falls out so easily when fiddled with. Mind you i don't think Angel would suit rooted hair, or maybe any other males but i'm up for it on any of the Buffy's that's possibly to come Cordelia would be the best for rooted hair, since hers is so long and then it gives the buyer the chance to do what ever they like with it. She should maybe come with some hair accessories, and what not. I think Cordy would suit it too |
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Post by slayerverse98 on Oct 9, 2005 7:31:39 GMT -5
I voted for Willow. Ever been at a convention where a male fan dresses up as his favorite female character? That's what Sideshow Willow looks like -- a cross-dressing fan. I didn't even like the Willow prototype (I always thought the nose was wrong), but the finished product was SO much worse. I'd put Faith at #2 and Prophesy Girl Buffy (the hairline!) and Subway Spike (the facial sculpt!) neck and neck ('cause, well, they like to neck) at #3. At SDCC 2004 when the Prophesy Girl Buffy was being shown for the first time, the Sideshow rep who I spoke with was gushing about the rooted hair (which, admittedly, looked really good on the Buffy prototype), and when I asked about whether there would eventually be a Vampire Spike to go with the SDCC Vampire Angel, she claimed that there were no plans for one (Ha!), and the future BtVS figures would mostly be rooted hair dolls, so that's what they'd be concentrating on. Hmmm. Either she was misinformed, or once they saw how the Prophesy Girl Buffy figures were coming out, they quickly changed their minds and rushed through a Vampire Spike instead. Then again, this particular Sideshow rep made it known that she very much didn't like the character of Spike, and kept going on about how the Buffy and Angel dolls look sooooo good together, so there was a definite bias there. Every time someone would compliment the Spike figure on display (and everyone did, since it's such a good likeness), her face would twitch, and she was fairly adamant that No! There was NO interest from Sideshow in making a Vampire Spike! But wouldn't Vampire Angel look soooo good with the beautiful long-haired Prophesy Girl Buffy? You should have seen the disgust on her face when someone suggested putting the Buffy and Spike dolls together. Hee. Oh yes, obvious 'shipper biases make customers think you're soooooo professional. Yup. (Not that there's anything wrong with liking certain characters and pairings over others, but in a professional capacity when dealing with customers? Um, no.) I didn't see her at the next years' convention. But back to the Willow figure, that's the only one that's so bad I keep seriously threatening to make a tiny paper bag to put over her head. One of these days I probably will. lol @ the woman thing! I noticed that the PG Buffy shown at SDCC wasn't the one we have now. She actually looked more like Buffy i think. Her hair was better too |
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Post by FM on Oct 9, 2005 11:21:08 GMT -5
Subway Spike. While its not the most hideous of figures, it is so beyond pointless that it has to be my least favorite.
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Post by slayerverse98 on Oct 9, 2005 16:41:14 GMT -5
o.O Is he any good then?
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Post by BadPuppy on Oct 10, 2005 9:28:28 GMT -5
Had to vote for Faith .. It's just wrong and ugly !! Nothing like Eliza Dushku, who is a stunning women.
Would've voted for the Willow, as this too is awful, but I've only seen it in the shops, I'm quite ashamed to say I actually own the Faith one !!! ;-)
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Post by rogueslayer2 on Oct 10, 2005 9:35:52 GMT -5
I'm starting to move towards Origins Angel. I recieved it this morning and I'm less than impressed. I think its his pants more than anything, they look very bright and don't match his frilly shirt and waistcoat. Maybe when I get my new display shelves and play with him a bit my opinion will change, but as of now he's a disappointment  |
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Post by The Second Evil on Oct 10, 2005 16:03:58 GMT -5
Prophecy Girl without a doubt. Even the prototype pictures sucked, and I was even shocked to see that she looked even worse in real life. I saw her in Forbidden Planet and was absoloutley horrified. I'm not sure what it is about it. Maybe it's the Barbie-Style hair, or the hideous eyes that make her looked stoned or maybe the bare joints and cheap dress. I just hate it. Followed by Willow and Vampire Buffy.
And just to prove I don't hate the Sideshow Line, I love GD Buffy, Spike, Angel, Origins Angel, Vampire Angel, Vampire Drusilla, Oz, Xander, The Master and Der Kinderstod!
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Post by urbandruid on Oct 10, 2005 17:15:41 GMT -5
I had to say Willow, but it was close with a couple of others. I didn't like the outfit choice, but if the figure had been really nice, I would've been willing to forgive that. It wasn't. They tried, but... she's just ugly. But I think it's kind of sad that I had to think about this for so long. "Hmm, which figure do I dislike most? That's a hard one..." I don't like Subway Spike because he just seems like such a random figure choice. Ditto Origins Angel. Of course, they might all look much better in person- I didn't like them, so I didn't buy them.
I guess I'm one of the few people who likes Faith. Sure, she could look better, but I don't think she's that bad, either. And I think the outfit she's wearing is from Bad Girls, not season 7. I could be wrong about that, though.
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Post by thezepposideman on Oct 10, 2005 23:55:31 GMT -5
I like my Faith too, This may not seem like much but give her some darker eyeliner or mascara. Use a fine pencil and just darken her eyes as you would with mascara?(i think) surprisingly it REALLY improved the look of mine and she looks more of a badass. The outfit(although well tailored) was a bad choice. Ive decided to find some clothes like the ones she wears in Sancuary. She'll never look exactly right though. I'd LOVE it if Andy Bergholtz did the next Faith fig(if there will ever be one) he could absolutely nail it i rekon and the hair would be brilliant, as he does imo the best hair sculpts around.theyre so detailed.
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Post by FireflyFlanatic on Oct 11, 2005 0:13:57 GMT -5
I like my Faith too, This may not seem like much but give her some darker eyeliner or mascara. Use a fine pencil and just darken her eyes as you would with mascara?(i think) surprisingly it REALLY improved the look of mine and she looks more of a badass. The outfit(although well tailored) was a bad choice. Ive decided to find some clothes like the ones she wears in Sancuary. She'll never look exactly right though. I'd LOVE it if Andy Bergholtz did the next Faith fig(if there will ever be one) he could absolutely nail it i rekon and the hair would be brilliant, as he does imo the best hair sculpts around.theyre so detailed. Could you possibly post a photo of her with the darkened eyes so we can see what you mean? |
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Post by thezepposideman on Oct 11, 2005 1:42:23 GMT -5
sure I'm get a picture up later tonight. I cant atm. I hope you'll like it!
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Post by slayerverse98 on Oct 11, 2005 3:50:00 GMT -5
I actually like Faith to a certain extent but she's still my least favorite. Willow however is one of my favorites
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Post by thezepposideman on Oct 11, 2005 5:57:41 GMT -5
Here are the pics, really sorry theyre blurred! I wasnt using my camera. Hope theyre adequete anyway! Let me know what you think! I tried to get the figure to look like Faith did in Sancutary, where she had heavier mascara.   again, sorry bout the blur. |
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