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Post by nerdthenord on Aug 8, 2021 15:53:18 GMT
So I got the Super7 Ultimates Iconic Conan 7” figure and it’s a mixed bag. On one hand the packaging looks fantastic. The figure itself looks good enough, but the Atlantean Sword is too big, and the face sculpts are quite terrible. They look like melted wax Arnold. I can’t say I recommend this figure unless you really want a Conan figure like I did, because if NECA can do way better face sculpts at half the price then Super7 needs to up their game.
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Post by roth on Aug 8, 2021 16:00:18 GMT
I can understand your mixed feelings about it but look at the bright side... It's Conan...and that's always awesome!
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Post by nerdthenord on Aug 8, 2021 16:02:32 GMT
I can understand your mixed feelings about it but look at the bright side... It's Conan...and that's always awesome! Hell yeah, and it's the iconic Beach Recovery Conan!
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Post by tera on Aug 8, 2021 16:07:54 GMT
I mean, figures aren't my thing, but I honestly don't think the face looks bad. If anything, they made it devoid of expression, and that feels unnatural (especially for a Conan figure). With a little better paint/make-up/whatever they could have brought out the eyebrows and made the cheeks feel more angular.
So... when do we get to see the unboxing? (Joke)
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Post by nerdthenord on Aug 8, 2021 16:22:21 GMT
Ok he looks much better posed at least. He’s growing on me, but I still think they could have done a better job on the face. Attachments:
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Post by nerdthenord on Aug 8, 2021 16:23:24 GMT
I mean, figures aren't my thing, but I honestly don't think the face looks bad. If anything, they made it devoid of expression, and that feels unnatural (especially for a Conan figure). With a little better paint/make-up/whatever they could have brought out the eyebrows and made the cheeks feel more angular. So... when do we get to see the unboxing? (Joke) That’s actually it. It’s the lack of expression. But it’s growing on my at least, now that it’s out of the box and posed!
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Post by tera on Aug 8, 2021 16:24:48 GMT
Huzzah! Glad to see there are some people left who don't buy things just so they can sit in the box on a shelf.
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Post by nerdthenord on Aug 8, 2021 16:25:35 GMT
Huzzah! Glad to see there are some people left who don't buy things just so they can sit in the box on a shelf. Toy Story 2 is a movie every toy collector needs to own lol
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Aug 8, 2021 17:01:36 GMT
Crom!
(Btw., a German joke: Arnold has muscles on places where other guys not even have places)
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Post by pellius on Aug 8, 2021 18:26:14 GMT
I’m not into figures, but that doesn’t look like a bad rendering to me.
Dunno. Maybe the maker got the rights to the character but not Arnold himself. Lots of split licensing going around Hollywood these days, especially for old IP’s.
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Post by roth on Aug 8, 2021 21:53:34 GMT
They could have gone thicker on his thighs but.... Wow! I love the oversized sword now that I've seen it in comparison to Conan. I always thought the movie sword was too short. My goodness, even skinny Gandalf had a longer sword.
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Post by paulmuaddib on Aug 8, 2021 21:59:14 GMT
They could have gone thicker on his thighs but.... Wow! I love the oversized sword now that I've seen it in comparison to Conan. I always thought the movie sword was too short. My goodness, even skinny Gandalf had a longer sword. I don’t know. The darn thing weighs 8 lbs. wouldn’t want to think it what it’d weigh longer. 😏
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Post by nerdthenord on Aug 8, 2021 22:18:35 GMT
The figure has definitely grown on me in the last few hours. It’s pretty sweet honestly, and the only affordable definitive movie Conan figure.
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Post by nerdthenord on Aug 8, 2021 22:20:36 GMT
They could have gone thicker on his thighs but.... Wow! I love the oversized sword now that I've seen it in comparison to Conan. I always thought the movie sword was too short. My goodness, even skinny Gandalf had a longer sword. Cool detail: the Atlantean King he took it from was a giant, and the sword was basically a fantasy version of, say, a xiphos. A short sword for a giant, but a two handed for a (large) human.
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Post by roth on Aug 9, 2021 3:38:35 GMT
I don’t know. The darn thing weighs 8 lbs. wouldn’t want to think it what it’d weigh longer. 😏 Ha!!! Conan laughs at 8 pounds! Even if it was 80 pounds, he would laugh.....and twirl it around like it was a Pixie Stick. (Hmmm, do they still make Pixie Sticks?)
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