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Colossus is instantly the best PF X-Man done so far. I don't even
think its close personally. But I do recognize how great Gambit was
done and I like the Wolverine, but just not that pansy blue and
yellow. Brown and yellow Wolvie for me. If I had to rank
them.
1)Colossus (I am biased as this is my third fav comic
character)
2)Gambit
3)Storm
4)Cyclops
5)Wolverine (once the brown and yellow comes out it might take
#1)
6)Psylocke (the paint problems on the leg killed this one)
7)Rogue (just an uninspiring pose and googly eye problems)
Here is the full review I did of Colossus on SF.
Just received this absolutely phenomenal statue today!
PHENOMENAL!!!! Firstly, before I start the review and then pics,
just letting everyone know this sucker is heavy and solid! Heavy
and solid. He's just a little lighter than Skaar PF and about the
same weight (maybe a little more) than the Thor PF! Also, this guy
is HUUUUGGGEEE! Wait till you all see pics of him standing next to
Ultron (see pics), and Ultron was 22". He dwarfs Skaar as well (see
pics).
REVIEW
I may be a little bias because Colossus is my third favorite comic
character. #1 is Thor. #2 is Superman and #3 is Colossus with #4
Shi'ar Gladiator (think purple Superman with mohawk),and #5 rounds
out with Captain Marvel (Shazam).
Anyways, the Colossus comes with 2 heads and a print. Very clean
and simple packaging. Unfortunately, my Colossus has a couple
blemishes underneath the armpit (insconspicuous), a small paint
blemish on the top of the right thigh just above the first line on
his leg (I have removed it in photoshop, but it looks like a black
mm pen dot), a black smudge on the back side of the upper right
quad right below the first line (small and can't see it when
looking at it straight on or even from the right side). Aside from
these small blemishes, the paint job is really neatly done (see
pics), and no googly eyes...lol. The rayon like material actually
is the whole upper top and the shorts as well. Everything else is
sculpted. Note--the mixed media is pulled extrememly tight, so if
you are thinking about moving it aside to take pics of what he
looks like underneath...DONT! YOU WILL BE SORRY IF YOU DO!!!!
The print is nothing special but for those of you that love prints,
maybe you will be happy by it. Now, a big concern that I initially
had from SS pics was that his hands were too small. WELL REJOICE
because they are just fine. They are twice the size of Thor PF and
Silver Surfer Comiquettes hands. If one wants to be picky, one can
make the argument that they can still be made a little bigger. But
I was utterly relieved to see they were much bigger than I
anticipated.
The best part of this statue is no doubt the Classic Colossus
costume and his size. Guys and gals, I can't stress this
enough...HE IS BIG and HEAVY!! The sculpt itself is extremely well
done. His arms, and especially his quads are phenomenal. His calves
and feet are will proportioned and done excellently as well.
Outside of my few blemishes, the paint job is neat and only when
the camera is zoomed up on him with flash can you see any minute
mishaps between the black lines that run throughtout his body. The
heads (both) are great. The teeth on the Ex. head could be done a
little better, but it's nowhere near Magneto or Sub-Mariner
comiquettes. They are better done than the Skaar PF's teeth as
well.
OPINION ABOUT THE CLOTH ON THE CHEST PART!!!!
Firstly, lets get this straight about the material used. IT IS NOT
LIKE THE SABRETOOTH CLOTH! It is a rayon/jumpsuit pants type of
material. Really smooth. Now, the material is excellent! Excellent.
Some may not enjoy cloth on their statues and some feel it looks
atrocious on Colossus. It does not.:stick: From a technical
standpoint, its every bit as nice looking as the supes. IN fact, I
am betting money that it is the same material used on the
forthcoming Superman PF from SS. Its also pulled tight. I tried to
move it to take pics of his abs and chest but no go. I am not
taking any chances scraping the paint or ruining the material to
take pics of some abs. I will agree, that if you prefer really
detailed abs and musculature on the front part of his abs and
chest, then the mixed material will not do it for you (knowing how
whiney some of you are:bawling:). Just so you know, I just felt the
chest and abs through the cloth and the chest doesn't have any
bulge bulk. The abs you can tell were sculpted though. In any case,
the material is a really nice to the touch material and does not
feel cheap in any way! Excellent job.
Wow! I can't believe I own a SS Colossus PF classic costume statue!
I just can't believe it! I have no plans on selling him, just like
Thor PF unless a new and better pose is done. But even then I might
still keep both. In closing, any fan of Colossus will NOT BE
DISAPPOINTED! NOT AT ALL! My total statue score is below!
Colossus
Sculpt = 9 There is no detail musculature sculpt in the chest area.
The abs are sculpted, but are hidden beneath the material.
Everything else is superflous.
Paint = 9 Great paint app. A little minute mishaps between the
black lines but hardly noticeable to the naked eye.
Pose = 8 I prefer action poses over museum poses. And the pose is
pretty simple, but it does fit fine with the other X-Men statues
and that is what I think they were going for. His head position is
a little too tilted downward and for best viewing, he needs to be a
little higher than eye level.
Extras = 9 Anything extra besides a print will always get a high
score from me. SS doesn't have to do anything extra if they don't
want to, but they go out of the way to give the customers some
customizability and that is much appreciated. The print is meh at
best.
Likeness = 10 Classic Colossus perfection! DA!
Packaging = 10 Perfect in every way!
Overall = 9 Strong statue and a great Colossus rendition. Will a
fully sculpted Colossus in classic garb ever get made...MAYBE...but
if this was the only one to ever get made, it is damn near
perfection!