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08-19-2018, 04:01 AM | #3121 |
Soldier of Misfortune
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I managed to pry Budo's helmet off. As mentioned, it did a number on his hair; in fact, a bit of the interior of his helmet actually stuck to his forehead! Once retouched, though, it looks really good. (I retouched it with Sharpie, because I am a terrible person.)
The hairline is a little bit rougher on this side since the helmet was lopsided, but I've seen worse: Now I'm trying to decide if I even want to glue the helmet back on; I like the headsculpt too much. I might wait for a custom cast of the classic helmet, or try one of these methods.
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08-19-2018, 04:34 AM | #3122 |
Range Viper
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I managed to pry Budo's helmet off. As mentioned, it did a number on his hair; in fact, a bit of the interior of his helmet actually stuck to his forehead! Once retouched, though, it looks really good. (I retouched it with Sharpie, because I am a terrible person.)
The hairline is a little bit rougher on this side since the helmet was lopsided, but I've seen worse: Now I'm trying to decide if I even want to glue the helmet back on; I like the headsculpt too much. I might wait for a custom cast of the classic helmet, or try one of these methods.
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08-19-2018, 04:37 AM | #3123 |
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08-19-2018, 05:35 AM | #3124 |
Soldier of Misfortune
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Sorry, one more picture. There is a notch on the inside top of Budo's helmet; if you put the helmet on so that his topknot goes into the notch, the helmet will stay on without the need for glue. However, you have to tilt the helmet back a bit for the topknot and notch to line up:
And no, it doesn't stay on real tight this way, but tight enough that I can hold the figure upside down and it won't fall off.
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08-19-2018, 05:49 AM | #3125 |
The Man You Know & Love
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So with all the gripes, is it enough to convince everyone to stop any future installment charges for FSS 8? Or will it keep everyone from preordering the Final 12?
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08-19-2018, 05:59 AM | #3126 |
Soldier of Misfortune
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I'm whipped, so I'll probably pre-order all of the Final 12 and keep my FSS 8 subscription.
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08-19-2018, 06:39 AM | #3127 |
Roboskull Pilot
Join Date: Feb 2008
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If this Hawk is an indicator of what's to come then clearly FFS 8 will be a mess. But that's the problem... we just don't know until the damn things pop through out letter boxes. If I cancelled the next sub and then they all turned out great I'd end up paying jacked up Eaby prices for figures I actually wanted. Either way, I risk losing out. Clearly the Club is winding up and entering their "don't give a sh*t" (or "give less of a sh*t than usual") phase. No matter what the factory sends them, they'll not care and ship it on to us regardless, with no chance of corrections and replacements. I just have to hope that the factory where these things are made got a talking to by somebody so the chances of a pink Red Laser are minimised. As for the Final 12... I think they're pretty ugly and have little interest in them. I actually think a few 'factory errors' might improve on them.
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08-19-2018, 06:45 AM | #3128 |
Hisstank.Com General
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Thanks for the tip on the helmet fitting. It will stay on if you hold him upside down. Just don't touch the helmet, and it will stay on.
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08-19-2018, 08:01 AM | #3129 |
Crimson Guard
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Much better... Hawk colors are more accurate...
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08-19-2018, 09:53 AM | #3130 |
Crimson Guard
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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has someone posted a pic of the hawk mock up next to the hawk figure? just wondering how bad they are.
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