Over the years, I've collected many of the lifesize offerings from Don Post, Illusive Concepts and Sideshow. In almost every case, the prop builders do a better job, however, this one is going to be dam* close!!
I really like what I'm seeing so far... Please don't compromise on quality and accuracy!! Keep the faith and this will be a highly-sought after collectible for years to come!!!
This is indeed often the case... the most hardcore of fans do a better job than licensees, but what you are seeing more and more (starting quite a few years ago, but becoming almost an every day event now) is the licensees reaching into our communities and cherrypicking those hardcore fans to help elevate their licensed pieces. You see it with all three of Sideshow's 1:1 pieces this year! The results are staggering and if anyone doesn't think so... let me just throw out a small "reminder" of the difference between involving the fans and not involving the fans:
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