Sideshow Endoskull has Arrived!!!!!
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In the Year of Darkness, 2029, the rulers of this planet devised the ultimate plan. They would reshape the Future by changing the Past. The plan required something that felt no pity. No pain. No fear. Something unstoppable. They created 'THE TERMINATOR'
http://datacore.sciflicks.com/the_terminator/sounds/the_terminator_dead.wav
http://datacore.sciflicks.com/the_terminator/sounds/the_terminator_dead.wav
Came home tonight to this beauty!!!! This sucker feels like its constructed of all metal...
kitchen night lite on
kitchen night lite off
The whole metal housing all the way to the cpu is all magnetic, the extra pin is topull out the chip if need be, but all you really have to do is to slowly pull the main cap off, and the rest magnetically follow
The eyes are amazingly bright and looks a helluva lot better than the TC version... There is a switch to turn on and off, again, unlike the TC version, and when you turn the eyes off, it stays on for a second, then slowly fades out, just like in the movies
You can see how much more slender this is to the TC, and feels like I could take a lead pipe and smash this guy 100 times with no effect
I am very pleased with this Sideshow product..... If your on the shelf about buying this, I highly recommend you do so... Now I just might pic up the clean version
Hi,
thanks for posting the photos.I was a mouse click away from ordering the Sideshow skull, but I'm very confused now...Sideshow says it's from Stan Winston's moulds but the HC one was supposed to be from the studio moulds too & they are so different??? I've had time to have a closer look at the SS skull.Check out the size & location of the chip port cover.It's huge! & it looks like the bottom teeth are longer than the top ones.The most obvious thing is the profile of the SS one is visibly slimmer.Please don't misunderstand me I would be happy to pay a thousand dollars for a skull...As long as it was correct.
Gman666
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I love mine and the slender look. As for the chip port cover question here is my guess. A chip chamber was never placed in an endo skull. The only time this is shown is in the deleted T2 scene of Sarah removing the chip. This is in the garage. The chip chamber was only used in this scene and in the Arnold FX head. My guess is that the removable cover had to be enlarged on the SW endo skull to fit a full size chip. The chip that comes with the endo skull is a perfect match to my damaged replica. When I first saw the original chip chamber being sold on Screen Used I started looking at replicating it in an endo skull model. The scale was the first thing that I ran into. The scale of the cover/chamber/chip as shown in the scene would not fit into an endo skull. The cover is much larger than the "cover" spot on the endo skull. This is because it was never designed to be the same. Even the cover in the SW endo does not match the one used in the deleted scene. It is attached with 2 bolts/screws. If anything I would say that the SW endo has a smaller cover and chamber. http://www.hopeofthefuture.net/cuttingfloor/t2del16.html
The scene of the needle nose pliers pulling out the CPU were filmed using large scale props. Sorry I cannot remember the size, I want to say x2 or higher, used for the close up. So I guess my 2 cents is that it looks wrong because it was never designed to be there in the first place but I still love it. Let me know what you think. I want to be sure that I am not dreaming this whole CPU scene info up.
Thanks!
Greg
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PHArchivist
Master Member
Aside froma mind-numbing block of text 
that was an outstanding post!
that was an outstanding post!Concerning the HCG/LF Version vs the sideshow version. Is it really that much slimmer? I think You cannot compare one to another on that pic as they do have differen angles. The Sideshow is pivoted forward, while the HCG is not (what gives the Sideshow IMHO a better look). If I look at my HCG Endo from the same angle it does look much slimmer
Domenik
Btw, the teeth on that HCG look much better than the teeth on mine? Did You do some modifications?
Domenik
Btw, the teeth on that HCG look much better than the teeth on mine? Did You do some modifications?
PHArchivist
Master Member
My understanding is that all the licensed endo-skulls (M1, Icons, HCG/LFS, Sideshow) are all from the original molds, but that the most recent offering enjoyed the benefits of Stan Winston Studios itself overseeing and approving the production process.
Also (as mentioned already) the angle of the head and the angle of the photographs lends toward the varying appearances.
I agree that the camera angle would have something to do with it ,& it makes sense what Greg said about the size of the port cover being the way it is.As he says in the deleted T2 garage scene, the port cover is completely different from any endo skull.Sideshow Icons HCG/LFS etc...
T.
Heads up on this piece folks.
The batterys that come with the bust have slightly taller positive contacts the most other batterys.
There are some contact issues caused by the plastics of the battery case, seems mostly the front most battery. Aluminum foil or bending the contacts or some other method may be necessary when the provided batterys die and other more common brands are used.
The batterys that come with the bust have slightly taller positive contacts the most other batterys.
There are some contact issues caused by the plastics of the battery case, seems mostly the front most battery. Aluminum foil or bending the contacts or some other method may be necessary when the provided batterys die and other more common brands are used.
In the shots above, he appears to be a bit cross-eyed. I don't suppose the eyes are adjustable at all? I was also thinking about the bottom teeth being so long. I believe what you are seeing are the roots. If terminators have gums, then the HC one would be wrong because the teeth would be covered with gum 'tissue'.
I was also thinking about the bottom teeth being so long. I believe what you are seeing are the roots. If terminators have gums, then the HC one would be wrong because the teeth would be covered with gum 'tissue'.
Gman666
Well-Known Member
In the shots above, he appears to be a bit cross-eyed. I don't suppose the eyes are adjustable at all?
I agree that thing is crossed eyed. Now it will be bugging me until I get home and check mine.
Thanks!
Greg
I think it is just the way the picture looks.
Mine is fine.
Mine is fine.
allosaur176
Sr Member
I measured both skulls with my trusty tape measure, from the center of the back of the skull, to just under the eyes, and the SS measures 22.5" and the HC comes in at 23.75"... So the HC is wider than the SS if my measurements are correct
How high is this from base to top of skull? In inches?
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