Anakin Image Thread

[pjam]

Post your pics and comments here.

Some Anakins have already arrived in the Asian Market, here is one of the first pics I've seen... although it is clearly a Custom painted SSC Anakin as pointed out by Batty

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/pjam07/image0970.jpg

[EVILFACE]

When was Anakin a goth? Did someone customize thiers already?

[pjam]

Production pics rocked as did the amazing final approved sculpt by Andy B as we saw in the production blog

This Asian market sculpt is missing the chin cleft, the lips are markedly smaller and missing detail above the lips, eyes changed under and between the eyes (missing detail) and the paint apps are not correct; skin tone, lip color and eyeliner (maybelline version?)

However, I am reserving ANY judgment until I have him in hand.

[The Josh]

I have to wonder if someone isn't customizing this one. It just seems way way too far off in the lips and some in the eye area.

[PsychoCenobite]

Has he been sucking lemons?! :google

Is that really the Sideshow Anakin?

PsychoCenobite :emperor

[Batty]

This is a translated quote from the guy who posted those pics:

"Yes, really could not endure this appearance, and changed immediately!"

Sounds like he did a repaint. Although I don't know why he couldn't "endure this appearance". After the way Luke turned out, I'm not too worried.

[Darth Madden]

This is a translated quote from the guy who posted those pics:

"Yes, really could not endure this appearance, and changed immediately!"

Sounds like he did a repaint. Although I don't know why he couldn't "endure this appearance". After the way Luke turned out, I'm not too worried.


I think he made him look even worse.

[pjam]

Good to know this first pic was a repaint, but was it a resculpt too? Seems it is a SSC Anakin.

Here is Prod Pic Sculpt and Paint Apps

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/pjam07/2119press020018ue.jpg

And here are ToyFair pics posted by RS

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/pjam07/IMG_0072.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/pjam07/IMG_0094.jpg

[EVILFACE]

So the above pic IS a custom?

Do Asian guys walk around with lipstick and eyeliner on?

[JustinLuck]

Unfortunately, I think this is the custom paint job he's talking about...

http://chinese-starwars.com/chineseforum/upload_images/image0978.jpg

He couldn't endure the appearance of the first pic in this thread...

Notice that his small red lips are still there.

[The Josh]

Intersting indeed. If that is the final paint job its the lips that are messing anything up for me.

[EVILFACE]

His custom looks worse.

The Toyfair Anakin pics look more like the paint job Luke has, I'd think he will look more like that. I don't think there is anything to worry about untill we see some other pics.

If the lips are true, I've got paint to fix them lol.

[JustinLuck]

Yeah, I thought the Toy Fair pics were production and he looked absolutely fantastic.

[pjam]

His custom looks worse.

The Toyfair Anakin pics look more like the paint job Luke has, I'd think he will look more like that. I don't think there is anything to worry about untill we see some other pics.

If the lips are true, I've got paint to fix them lol.

I'm with you, I think the TF pics will be most representative but it'll be intereresting to see more "in hand" Anakin pics, some of us should be getting our Anakins by Thursday or Friday.

[Batty]

We really need a Chicken Little smilie.

[The Josh]

We really need a Chicken Little smilie.

Yup, we do.:lol

[Shai Hulud]

Man, I think this is a custom job...how could it not be?!?!?! The eyeliner come on...lolll It looks like someone was trying to make him look more evil, it turns out he looks just more gay....Sideshow couldnt allowed a production piece so different than the proto....loll.. At least not the Sideshow I used to know...loll

[pjam]

Man, I think this is a custom job...how could it not be?!?!?! The eyeliner come on...lolll It looks like someone was trying to make him look more evil, it turns out he looks just more gay....Sideshow couldnt allowed a production piece so different than the proto....loll.. At least not the Sideshow I used to know...loll

Yeah, you're totally all over that, Shai. Still, Anakin arrived in Asia so those boards will be/are posting pics.

[abake]

Jesus, you guys had me scared there for a moment!
Thank goodenss that is a custom job...

[TheObsoleteMan]

His custom looks worse.
Man, you ain't lying. That repaint is atrocious. :monkey4

[King Darkness]

This is a translated quote from the guy who posted those pics:

"Yes, really could not endure this appearance, and changed immediately!"

Sounds like he did a repaint. Although I don't know why he couldn't "endure this appearance". After the way Luke turned out, I'm not too worried.

Yeah, given the fact the once Luke arrived he was very well done I have little to worry about with Anakin...I have 100% faith in SS that they will not send out an Anakin that looks like crap...

[tomandshell]

http://chinese-starwars.com/chineseforum/upload_images/image0978.jpg

This is the "after" shot.

It really seems like the bad paint job is how it came out of the box, and the reason for the repaint....

I think we need to prepare ourselves for a very dark-lipped Anakin next week.

I'm still hoping for one like we saw at Toy Fair.

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/pjam07/IMG_0094.jpg

Much better! (Eyebrows aren't seven inches thick...)

[TheObsoleteMan]

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/pjam07/image0970.jpg
If this turns out to be the production paint job, I have a feeling SSC better brace themselves for a massive influx of returns. I just can't imagine it being that bad out of the box though.

[King Darkness]

If this turns out to be the production paint job, I have a feeling SSC better brace themselves for a massive influx of returns. I just can't imagine it being that bad out of the box though.


That surley cant be the production paint:confused:....I'am trying to stay away from the "chicken little" syndrome...but....no...I have faith in SS:o

[TheObsoleteMan]

I've never gotten a Sideshow figure with a paintjob even remotely that bad.

[King Darkness]

If that is the production paint, mine is heading back faster than you can say "PIECE OF CRAP".

For once...I must agree with you CF....I just cant believe that that could be production paint....Pam didn't even look that bad....and thats saying alot!!

[pjam]

For the record, the first pic posted in this thread was a CUSTOM painted SSC Anakin as clearly pointed out by Batty and noted in my post. I'm sure our Anakins will be much closer to the Toyfair figure.

As they were with Luke, remember?

[KitFisto]

I am not going to freak out until I have him in hand. I hope he looks like the toyfair piece and not this "new" version. If he does look like the crappy version I may send him back and ask for a refund as well, but I hold out hope that he will look good.

[pixletwin]

I figure that the general reaction is akin to war. When bombs start exploding the hardened veterans are not phased at all while the newbies (such as myself) are shouting and running around in a panic. :lol
http://www.photodump.com/direct/Hiti/bad-newbie-bad.jpg

[Darth Rage]

We really need a Chicken Little smilie.



http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/darthrage/smileys/chicken-little2.gif

[Ironman1188]

I'm a little confused by all the worry. The first post clearly stated that the photo was clearly a custom paint job, not the production one. Let's move on to much more important issues.....How long do his arms look?? :monkey5

[pjam]

I'm a little confused by all the worry. The first post clearly stated that the photo was clearly a custom paint job, not the production one. Let's move on to much more important issues.....How long do his arms look?? :monkey5

Yes indeed. Batty pointed that out early in the thread. Some posters have said pics of Anakin are popping up on Asian boards so I thought it might be time to start a new image thread as we will begin receiving our Anakin later this week. Maybe it was a little premature because I haven't seen more pics of Anakin posted as of today, but it seems he has arrived in China.

In a few days we will all know and I'm betting he will be very close to the ToyFair Anakin, however some questions about the final sculpt still rage on.

In any case because I live in L.A. I receive SSC Fedex shipments next morning around noon. Because I ordered him within the first few minutes I hope to be one of the first to receive him and if so I'll be happy to post some "In box" pics as soon as he arrives so stay tuned...

[The Josh]

I'm not gonna freak out and fall and get the CLS like so many collectors do. I do have a concern that maybe the lips will turn out that dark but having dealt with SS items many times I'll be staying calm till mine arrives.

Here is a pic from RS.

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9813/anistaring6cc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[pjam]

I'm not gonna freak out and fall and get the CLS like so many collectors do. I do have a concern that maybe the lips will turn out that dark but having dealt with SS items many times I'll be staying calm till mine arrives.

Here is a pic from RS.

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9813/anistaring6cc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Good advice, Josh.

[The Josh]

Good advice, Josh.

Well, it's just that freaking out over a couple pics does no good for anyone. I know we all have concerns right now over these first few pics but staying calm is the best bet.

[pixletwin]

If Anakin looks like the pic posted by Josh, I won't have a single issue with Anakin. The lips don't really bug me.


(I hope you don't mind me using your first name... It rolls of the keyboard a lot easier than jclmsu :) )

[The Josh]

If Anakin looks like the pic posted by Josh, I won't have a single issue with Anakin. The lips don't really bug me.


(I hope you don't mind me using your first name... It rolls of the keyboard a lot easier than jclmsu :) )

I'm with ya. I think the lips might still be a tad too dark if they come out like that but it would be such a minor issue as a whole I wouldn't be that upset by it.

I don't mind at all. Calling me Josh is fine.:D :chew

[pixletwin]

Crappy customization issues aside, I am liking the height differences between father and son.

http://chinese-starwars.com/chineseforum/upload_images/image0987.jpg

[The Josh]

Yeah, this figure looks really good and even the arms look right for those that had issues with Luke. Overall, I'm very happy with Anakin so far from a detail and if he looks like the pic I posted paint apps as well. The lips as I have said would be a minor issue for me but nothing I'm gonna freak over unless they come out as dark as the pic from the one in HK. Those looks really really dark.

[EVILFACE]

Hamill is 5'9"

Christensen is 6'2"

The scale looks correct.

That is why a 6'7" Vader towers over him.

[pixletwin]

Hamill is 5'9"

Christensen is 6'2"

The scale looks correct.

That is why a 6'7" Vader towers over him.

:thwak

I actually always thought he was shorter than that.

[galactiboy]

It seems that HK collector really favors heavy washes on his figures? It looks like both of them just came out of a sandstorm :rotfl

I'm still optimistic, Sideshow always does a great job with their figures and I really don't think they would drop the ball on a line as cool as this.

[captain sack]

Hamill is 5'9"

Christensen is 6'2"

The scale looks correct.

That is why a 6'7" Vader towers over him.

hayden isn't over 6 foot. you've been reading those phony stats on IMDB put out by publicists. :rotfl

mark hamill is about 5'6". hayden is about 5'10, no more than 5' 11".:emperor

[EVILFACE]

Disprove he is not 6'2".

The man is tall, in that pic you posted he is the same height as Sam and he sure as hell isn't a 5'10. Still if using your guesstament, Hayden is still quite a bit taller than Mark.

[pjam]

Lucas would never cast a 5'10" Actor to portray Darth Vader. Height was probably the very first requirement on the Casting sheet for this character.

[Darth Rage]

Samuel L Jackson is almost 6' 3". Can't tell what kind of shoes everyone is wearing in that pic but I'd say Hayden isn't too much shorter than the BMF.

[hairlesswookiee]

ok i am now heavily sedated from my panic attack. thanks for clearing up the first pics of the customization. i seriously freaked out when i thought it was the way anakin was gonna ship. but i guess i should have more confidence in the awesomeness of the Sideshow. on a side note i am now gonna go bang my head against the wall to erase the stupid thoughts i had the other day.

[nash]

Im 6'2 just stand the figure next to me :monkey5

[Cagoda]

I'm not worried, I'm just excited that we'll finally be receiving Anakin. But I desperately want to see the next Sith....:emperor

[Sith Lord 0498]

There is no need to worry any more! The figure looks great. I asked Sideshow for some pictures of their production figure and they sent me this:




http://www.rebelscum.com/ROTS/rots12ultvillanakinheadfr.jpg





:rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl

That is absolutely too funny!! :rotfl :lol :lol :rotfl

[captain sack]

Disprove he is not 6'2".

if hayden is 6'2", then i guess christopher lee is 7'0"?:rotfl

[DarkArtist81]

There is no need to worry any more! The figure looks great. I asked Sideshow for some pictures of their production figure and they sent me this:




http://www.rebelscum.com/ROTS/rots12ultvillanakinheadfr.jpg





:rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl

HILARIOUS!!! :lol :lol

[Batty]

Oooooh! Nice!

[MisterToyNYC]

When was Anakin a goth?

I think this is "Life as a House" version of Hayden Christensen. Wasn't he kinda "goth" in that movie?

Eric

[King Darkness]

There is no need to worry any more! The figure looks great. I asked Sideshow for some pictures of their production figure and they sent me this:




http://www.rebelscum.com/ROTS/rots12ultvillanakinheadfr.jpg


:mwaha :mwaha :mwaha :mwaha :mwaha :mwaha :mwaha ...F'n great.....

[Wor-Gar]

I love the eyes!

[pixletwin]

I love the eyes!
Yeah, the way the paint job makes his right eye look lazy is great. :lol

[Mortar Conn]

Yeah, the way the paint job makes his right eye look lazy is great. :lol

Actually it's not a lazy eye but his transformation into Evil Eyes Ani. You see you get both figures in one in this puppy-VADERKIN. There is a little dial on the back of his head so you can switch him back and forth between Ani and Vader.
:duff

[abake]

Crappy customization issues aside, I am liking the height differences between father and son.

http://chinese-starwars.com/chineseforum/upload_images/image0987.jpg


Actually,it looks like SST's headsculpt and gear are on the Medicom figure. SST Luke doesn't have that open gloved hand.
That means the scale would be off with a regular SST figure...

I'm starting to grow more worried.

[Darth Rage]

if hayden is 6'2", then i guess christopher lee is 7'0"?:rotfl

Actually he is 6' 5"

[The Josh]

I'm starting to grow more worried.
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/120/chickenlittle28gm.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[tomandshell]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y39/bellyitcher/panic.jpg

[Batty]

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/1249/culkinscream9wn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Agent0028]

According to the sideshow collectibles 12" body guide, Luke, being on the short body should put him at about 11.75" and Anakin being on a regular body (I think he's on a reg. body) should be about 12". So there will be a slight height difference.

[IrishJedi]

hayden isn't over 6 foot. you've been reading those phony stats on IMDB put out by publicists. :rotfl

mark hamill is about 5'6". hayden is about 5'10, no more than 5' 11".:emperor

WRONG. I have met both Mark Hamill and Hayden Christensen personally, and Hayden is indeed at least a legit 6'1".

Here is a pic of me with him. For scale of reference, I am 5'9 (and at least the same height as Hamill, if not slightly taller):

http://myspace-757.vo.llnwd.net/00583/75/75/583055757_l.jpg

[pjam]

WRONG. I have met both Mark Hamill and Hayden Christensen personally, and Hayden is indeed at least a legit 6'1".

Here is a pic of me with him. For scale of reference, I am 5'9 (and at least the same height as Hamill, if not slightly taller):

http://myspace-757.vo.llnwd.net/00583/75/75/583055757_l.jpg

An auspicious first posting, my man. Welcome to the board!

[IrishJedi]

Why, thank you. I've been lurking for quite a few months but was honestly perplexed myself when I discovered today that I hadn't even yet registered for an account. :rolleyes:

I'll certainly be around from now on, though. The SSC 12" SW line has completed recharged my collecting batteries.

Now, if I could just find someone to take all of my Hasbro 12" figures off my hands. :rotfl

[EVILFACE]

WRONG. I have met both Mark Hamill and Hayden Christensen personally, and Hayden is indeed at least a legit 6'1".

Here is a pic of me with him. For scale of reference, I am 5'9 (and at least the same height as Hamill, if not slightly taller):

http://myspace-757.vo.llnwd.net/00583/75/75/583055757_l.jpg

Pretty kewl pic.

I bet he is more down to earth than David Prowse.

[IrishJedi]

Pretty kewl pic.

I bet he is more down to earth than David Prowse.

Oh, man. Understatement of the millennium.

:lol

[Deak Starkiller]

That's for sure. Prowse is a prick as far as I am concerned. I saw him in person back in 1996 ^^^^^ on James Earl Jones at a convention. Saw Hayden Christiansen back at CII and he seemed cool. I'll tell you who is cool in person is Mark Hamill, that guy has no chip on his shoulder. He totally gets it.

[pjam]

Why, thank you. I've been lurking for quite a few months but was honestly perplexed myself when I discovered today that I hadn't even yet registered for an account. :rolleyes:

I'll certainly be around from now on, though. The SSC 12" SW line has completed recharged my collecting batteries.

Now, if I could just find someone to take all of my Hasbro 12" figures off my hands. :rotfl

You are quite welcome and in good company re: SSC SW -- let's face it, some of us are just a little nuts when it comes to this stuff and we LOVE SIDESHOW, clearly the best there is and making the best SW figs ever!

Btw, as mentioned earlier, it's inconceivable that Lucas would cast any actor under 6 ft to portray Vader.

[IrishJedi]

That's for sure. Prowse is a prick as far as I am concerned. I saw him in person back in 1996 ^^^^^ on James Earl Jones at a convention. Saw Hayden Christiansen back at CII and he seemed cool. I'll tell you who is cool in person is Mark Hamill, that guy has no chip on his shoulder. He totally gets it.

Prowse's attitude toward fans and his sometimes volatile personality is pretty well known, so I won't even address him further...

Yeah, Hamill is a cool guy. But I was especially struck by how genuinely down-to-Earth Hayden is. Keep in mind that this photo was taken just prior to the release of the EP3 DVD. Yet he seems completely unaffected by all the fame and attention and sincerely humble.

[IrishJedi]

You are quite welcome and in good company re: SSC SW -- let's face it, some of us are just a little nuts when it comes to this stuff and we LOVE SIDESHOW, clearly the best there is and making the best SW figs ever!

Again, thanks! I'm sure I will enjoy it here. I too love SSC and know first-hand how dedicated they are to quality and that they are indeed fans themselves who care about what we think. In fact, I was priveleged to visit their previous facilities a little over a year ago and receive a personal tour and interviews for an article I was working on (BTW, if you're reading this, Hi, Brent! It's Carl.)

Btw, as mentioned earlier, it's inconceivable that Lucas would cast any actor under 6 ft to portray Vader.
You are correct. And he didn't. ;)

[Deak Starkiller]

That's really awesome man, I think a picture is even better than an autograph since you'll always remember that moment. I have a picture with Mark Hamill and I have always apreciated that more than his John Hancock.

[The Josh]

Welcome Irish!!:chew

[IrishJedi]

That's really awesome man, I think a picture is even better than an autograph since you'll always remember that moment. I have a picture with Mark Hamill and I have always apreciated that more than his John Hancock.

Well, truth be told, this pic was taken at the official press event for the EPISODE III DVD that I attended as a member of the press. So I probably couldn't have asked for an autograph even if I wanted to. :o

But, yes, I know exactly what you mean. In fact, one cool memory I will always have is playing "Battlefront II" (which they were also promoting that day) there with Hayden. I'd accept taking on virtual Separatists alongside "The Chosen One" over an autograph any day. :emperor

[IrishJedi]

Welcome Irish!!:chew

Thanks!

Hey, I know you! ;)

[tomandshell]

But, yes, I know exactly what you mean. In fact, one cool memory I will always have is playing "Battlefront II" (which they were also promoting that day) there with Hayden. I'd accept taking on virtual Separatists alongside "The Chosen One" over an autograph any day. :emperor

Wow! If I had to choose between getting an autograph and playing Battlefront II with Darth Vader, I know which one I would pick...

[Deak Starkiller]

What about slapping my girly-mouthed Anakin?

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5527/aniabuse8te.jpg

You never cease to amaze me with the quick draw Photoshop entertainment.

[King Darkness]

You never cease to amaze me with the quick draw Photoshop entertainment.

Yeah, its a little funny how Tom is so consistent with his Photoshop works....and they never cease to entertain....

[pixletwin]

Why, thank you. I've been lurking for quite a few months but was honestly perplexed myself when I discovered today that I hadn't even yet registered for an account. :rolleyes:

I'll certainly be around from now on, though. The SSC 12" SW line has completed recharged my collecting batteries.

Now, if I could just find someone to take all of my Hasbro 12" figures off my hands. :rotfl

Hey Irish. I know you, but I am purty new on the RS board as well as this one so you may not know me, but its good to see you, none the less. :D

PS I still like Hasbro....

[Fritz]

WRONG. I have met both Mark Hamill and Hayden Christensen personally, and Hayden is indeed at least a legit 6'1".
Here is a pic of me with him. For scale of reference, I am 5'9 (and at least the same height as Hamill, if not slightly taller):...

Welcome and thanks for the reference. Also, if you've been a lurker to this fine forum for a while than I'm sure you can appreciate that some here won't necessarily let facts get in the way of an argument or opinion. ;) :rotfl

[tomandshell]

I was surprised to hear how tall Hayden is. For some reason, he just didn't come off as that tall in the movies. But we all know that Mark Hamill is "a little short for a stormtrooper."

[DarkArtist81]

Welcome and thanks for the reference. Also, if you've been a lurker to this fine forum for a while than I'm sure you can appreciate that some here won't necessarily let facts get in the way of an argument or opinion. ;) :rotfl

Oh yeah.... that much is certain. :monkey1

And welcome Irish! Glad you finally joined up, and very nice of you to share your Hayden memories with us!

[The Josh]

Thanks!

Hey, I know you! ;)


You seem familiar as well. :lol

[Darth Sheba]

I would have thought IJ was already over here. :p

[Super Serg]

Crappy customization issues aside, I am liking the height differences between father and son.

http://chinese-starwars.com/chineseforum/upload_images/image0987.jpg
What do you mean by "Crappy customization issues aside..."?

Are you talking about the paint job, or something else?

*ss*

[galactiboy]

Here's another image pulled off the Chinese forum the ended up over at RS (confused yet:lol ). Anyway, its not perfect, especially the lighting, but it does look a lot better, IMO than the first image we saw.

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/6659/dsci00249sq.jpg

[pjam]

Here's another image pulled off the Chinese forum the ended up over at RS (confused yet:lol ). Anyway, its not perfect, especially the lighting, but it does look a lot better, IMO than the first image we saw.

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/6659/dsci00249sq.jpg

Sculpt looks pretty good although not as sharp as the proto sculpt, the chin is softer, faint cleft vs strong cleft, lips are definitely different and smaller (compare lower lip with proto and toyfair) and a bit off on paint apps, ruby red? Eyes do look pretty good, eyebrows painted a bit thick maybe?

Always tough to tell with one pic

Still reserving final judgment until I have mine in hand, hopefully in a few days.

[galactiboy]

I'm definitely reserving judgment as well. It would take a lot for me to feel the need to return this figure. I think if he shows up looking like the last picture I'll be happy, especially with the quality of the clothing and accessories.

But time will tell. My only concern would be a downward trend on the figures, I think it would be really sad if Luke was the benchmark and no other figures come with as high quality of paint... but that is totally not like Sideshow to do so I'm really not worried.

[pjam]

I'm definitely reserving judgment as well. It would take a lot for me to feel the need to return this figure. I think if he shows up looking like the last picture I'll be happy, especially with the quality of the clothing and accessories.

But time will tell. My only concern would be a downward trend on the figures, I think it would be really sad if Luke was the benchmark and no other figures come with as high quality of paint... but that is totally not like Sideshow to do so I'm really not worried.

I wouldn't worry at all.

[Darklord Dave]

All those criticisms could be attributed to the flash used in the photo - washes out some shadows and exaggerates others. At this point it seems like the only complaint we might legitimately have is the lips are too dark.

[tomandshell]

My credit card has not been preauthorized for either Anakin or Grievous. :sick

[pjam]

My credit card has not been preauthorized for either Anakin or Grievous. :sick

Should be soon,

Ani is arriving in the SSC warehouse this week, CS said probably mid week or later but the first Ani shipment should be going out by end of week.

[galactiboy]

The Chinese forum is really pretty hoppin', I have no idea what they are saying, but seems people are getting them in. Here's a nice montage I lifted of the figures headsculpt:
http://threads.rebelscum.com/photogallery/data//500/anakin_head.jpg

[pjam]

The Chinese forum is really pretty hoppin', I have no idea what they are saying, but seems people are getting them in. Here's a nice montage I lifted of the figures headsculpt:
http://threads.rebelscum.com/photogallery/data//500/anakin_head.jpg

Again, looks great but same comments as earlier... thanks for the pics!

[tomandshell]

It's starting to look pretty clear that the Toy Fair Anakin was not actually a production sample... :sick

Natural coloring on his lips, and not a hint of black mascara, thinner and natural looking eyebrows, and a lighter hair color with subtle variations:

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/pjam07/IMG_0094.jpg

[King Darkness]

With more pix coming out the more I think the first image in this thread is the Anakin we'll be getting....I really dont like the lips, they are to dark and it looks like he is getting ready to kiss someone and the mascara under the eyes is dreadfull....I think Chicken Little has finally grabed a hold of me and aint letting go...

[pixletwin]

The Chinese forum is really pretty hoppin', I have no idea what they are saying, but seems people are getting them in. Here's a nice montage I lifted of the figures headsculpt:
http://threads.rebelscum.com/photogallery/data//500/anakin_head.jpg

If my Anakin looks like that I will be one happy little camper. :D

[pixletwin]

What do you mean by "Crappy customization issues aside..."?

Are you talking about the paint job, or something else?

*ss*
Just the paint :D job.

[KitFisto]

With more pix coming out the more I think the first image in this thread is the Anakin we'll be getting....I really dont like the lips, they are to dark and it looks like he is getting ready to kiss someone and the mascara under the eyes is dreadfull....I think Chicken Little has finally grabed a hold of me and aint letting go...

Yeah, I am starting to think the dark lipped, mascara wearing wonder is what's going to arrive. :monkey2

[pjam]

Boy, I really love the Toyfair Ani, it was obviously custom painted for the show, the paint apps here are not the same, darker hair as Tom pointed out, thicker eyebrows, darker lips, etc. In Luke we received a fairly accurate representation of the Toyfair Luke-- doesn't seem to be the case with Anakin at "first blush" but he still looks great.

Looks like CustomMikey may be getting a very large partial head repaint order.

[pixletwin]

Just saw this one posted on the HK site:http://chinese-starwars.com/chineseforum/upload_images/01010955.jpg

Anyone dislike this? I for one am officially OFF the chicken little wagon of doom.:rotfl

[DarthRamuk]

Just saw this one posted on the HK site:http://chinese-starwars.com/chineseforum/upload_images/01010955.jpg

Anyone dislike this? I for one am officially OFF the chicken little wagon of doom.:rotfl


Hi, I'm new here but I've been reading all the mesages. I agreed with pixletwin - the pic of Ani in the box looks fine to me and I'm sticking to my excl. and reg. Ani pre-orders!

[pixletwin]

One more set of pics from me off the HK site:
http://chinese-starwars.com/chineseforum/upload_images/01010965.jpg
http://chinese-starwars.com/chineseforum/upload_images/01010968.jpg

[Darth Rage]

Looks like the people that painted the PF Luke painted this one. What is with the eyeliner and lipstick? Might be some happy waitlists filled with this one. I'm getting nervous....

[Agent0028]

I for one am officially OFF the chicken little wagon of doom.:rotfl
I was never on the wagon, so I'm with ya pally. The lips do look a bit too dark and the hair too. I'm not too concerned about the mascara though because the first time I saw pics of Luke it looked to me like he had big red circles surrounding his eyes, but they're not apparent on the figure.

[pixletwin]

Hi, I'm new here but I've been reading all the mesages. I agreed with pixletwin - the pic of Ani in the box looks fine to me and I'm sticking to my excl. and reg. Ani pre-orders!

Welcome to SSF DarthRamuk! :welcome

[King Darkness]

Looks like the people that painted the PF Luke painted this one. What is with the eyeliner and lipstick? Might be some happy waitlists filled with this one. I'm getting nervous....
Me too...This just isnt what I expected....the pix from TF made Anakin look like one of the best paint apps and likenesses that SS had, now it looks like a half as good paint app, which really sux....smaller darker lips, darker hair, an orangeish skin tone, MASCARA!!!!!!....I dont know.....I'am very nervous now....I had such high hopes after the TF pix.....this will be my final comment on the matter untill I actually receive mine...

[captain sack]

WRONG. I have met both Mark Hamill and Hayden Christensen personally, and Hayden is indeed at least a legit 6'1".

Here is a pic of me with him. For scale of reference, I am 5'9 (and at least the same height as Hamill, if not slightly taller):

http://myspace-757.vo.llnwd.net/00583/75/75/583055757_l.jpg


which one is hayden?:confused:

[pjam]

I hope SSC corrects the hair and lip color for Sith Ani as he is probably VERY close to being painted soon.

[Sith Lord 0498]

One more set of pics from me off the HK site:
http://chinese-starwars.com/chineseforum/upload_images/01010965.jpg
http://chinese-starwars.com/chineseforum/upload_images/01010968.jpg

Now that these newer pics have surfaced, I doubt we're heading for a train wreck. It's becoming very clear that the initial Oompa-Loompa pic of Anakin was stage one of a customization. As for the dark hair and lips, I really think it's the flash on the camera doing that. I remember using the flash on Luke and the result was Carrot Top's hair, which is obviously not even close to the figure's real hair color. It looks as though the skin is washed out, which is enhancing the hair and lips. Also, camera flashes wipe out a lot of subtle color variations and nuances. Again, I refer to Luke.

[abake]

It's apparent that Anakin's lips are too dark and err... moist.
The compariosn shot with Luke makes this painfully obvious.

[pixletwin]

It's apparent that Anakin's lips are too dark and err... moist.
The compariosn shot with Luke makes this painfully obvious.

Don't bother me none.
Edit:
PS. Thanks to Brucepan over at the Star Wars Chinese Forum for the good pics of Anakin and for dissuading any fears I had about this piece!
http://x4.putfile.com/5/14014133780.jpg

[Darth Loki]

I can wait a few days to reserve judgement for when some board members get him and start posting pics. Call me slightly concerned.

[JustinLuck]

It's starting to look pretty clear that the Toy Fair Anakin was not actually a production sample... :sick

Natural coloring on his lips, and not a hint of black mascara, thinner and natural looking eyebrows, and a lighter hair color with subtle variations:

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j88/pjam07/IMG_0094.jpg

DAMN, this is the Anakin I want!!! Sideshow, why do you tease us so?:confused:

[The Josh]

Other than the lips if what we see in the pics posted by galactiboy he looks to be pretty well done. Not perfect mind you but Anakin does seem to be a very solid figure.

[tomandshell]

http://img323.imageshack.us/img323/903/comparison9rf.jpg

[Darth Loki]

I think that says it all Tom.

[rainman]

You can see the difference in the quality of the 2 photos above clearly, so you can't really judge based on that.

On another note, can anybody decipher what they are saying on the Chinese forums? I have the Google toolbar installed on my browser and it has a translator function on it. When I use it, it translates it into English, but the words make no sense at all. I believe it is translating the words literally which a lot of times don't make sense in other languages, but wow! Here is a quote:

I have read in kind in the U.S. than in many photographs, I wonder why the results from the use of cameras will get a shot

???

[The Josh]

It's different that's for sure. Now, is it bad? No, I don't think it is. Is it as good as it could have been? No, I'd say it comes up a little short when compared to the pics from TF.

[IrishJedi]

I think that says it all Tom.
Not quite.

While some things are still obviously off the difference in quality between the two photos is so vast that I'm still refraining from coming to any solid conclusions.

The Toy Fair pics were all taken by Rebelscum's Dave Myatt. And that cat knows how to photograph stuff (especially using macro). I'm curious to see his pics of the production Anakin next to the ones he took at Toy Fair. That will be the REAL, definitive comparison, not these terrible photos.

[The Josh]

While some things are still obviously off the difference in quality between the two photos is so vast that I'm still refraining from coming to any solid conclusions.

I'm with ya. It's different. How different? Well, have to wait and get it to find that out before I can comment on just how different. Just compairing those pics as I said it might come up a little short but until I get it I won't be able to say how short for me personally.

[pixletwin]

Not quite.

While some things are still obviously off the difference in quality between the two photos is so vast that I'm still refraining from coming to any solid conclusions.

The Toy Fair pics were all taken by Rebelscum's Dave Myatt. And that cat knows how to photograph stuff (especially using macro). I'm curious to see his pics of the production Anakin next to the ones he took at Toy Fair. That will be the REAL, definitive comparison, not these terrible photos.

Well said. I can't wait for when pics of Obiwan start to come out of Hong Kong to see the boards go through all this again. :google

[IrishJedi]

Also, keep in mind that Dave's pics of the Luke figure were basically the only ones (including SSC's own official pics) that even came close to doing the sculpt justice. So comparing his shots of the Toy Fair Anakin to these completely amateurish ones and drawing any conclusions based on that would be silly.

[pjam]

Still hard to tell about the detail of the sculpt, sometimes detail is lost or original mold is completely distorted in the actual molding/curing process (e.g. Willow, Vamp Buffy). But it now seems somewhat clear the Quality Control vis a vis the paint apps didn't match the Toyfair display figure.

STILL reserving judgment for Judgment Day later this week.

[tomandshell]

The difference in quality between the two pictures is obvious. However, I really don't think you can honestly say that a better camera or picture is going to make the first Anakin come out somehow looking exactly like the second.

The Anakin that is shipping will be... acceptable. It will not be excellent, like the Toy Fair sample. But it will be acceptable. And what's really so bad about being acceptable? I am happy to be getting an adequate Anakin. He will definitely be satisfactory. Decent. Sufficient.

Now, when the $300 PF Anakin comes out, I will expect him to be exceptional.

[IrishJedi]

I don't think anyone is claiming that a better picture would make the Anakin in the newer pic look EXACTLY like the Toy Fair one. Obviously there are some differences. However... the extent of the differences (and quality of the final figure) simply cannot be judged by these latest pics, especially in comparison to the ones Dave took at TF.

And I may be stoned for saying this, but what the heck: even the Anakin figures in these latest, underwhelming, pics look better than the PF Dagobah Luke prototype to me.

[pjam]

I don't think anyone is claiming that a better picture would make the Anakin in the newer pic look EXACTLY like the Toy Fair one. Obviously there are some differences. However... the extent of the differences (and quality of the final figure) simply cannot be judged by these latest pics, especially in comparison to the ones Dave took at TF.

I think most agree about picture quality issues but many must be wondering: The Actual Luke was fairly accurately represented by the Toyfair Luke and it seems it may not be the case here with Anakin, but the Jury is still out...

[JustinLuck]

The massively dark, caterpillar eyebrows, solid red lips, and unforgivingly dark hair are really bringing the sculpt down...

[nash]

Perhaps?

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/8431/cpl0527md.jpg

[JustinLuck]

Now, when the $300 PF Anakin comes out, I will expect him to be exceptional.

I would have rather paid more for the 1/6 Anakin if it allowed a paint job as good as the TF pics...

[pjam]

The massively dark, caterpillar eyebrows, solid red lips, and unforgivingly dark hair are really bringing the sculpt down...

Andy Bergholtz did a phenomenal original Anakin sculpt, it would surely be unfortunate if this was the third of his sculpts that have now met their fate with Quality Control issues in a land far, far away...

Let's hope it's not the case because this is truly a great figure SSC is putting out.

[pixletwin]

The massively dark, caterpillar eyebrows, solid red lips, and unforgivingly dark hair are really bringing the sculpt down...
That "unforgivingly dark hair" is the same hue (as far as I can tell) as the SDCC Vader... http://www.sideshowtoy.com/mas_assets/jpg/2139_press06-001.jpg

[IrishJedi]

Plus... eh, his hair IS pretty dark in ROTS.

[Viking28]

The difference in quality between the two pictures is obvious. However, I really don't think you can honestly say that a better camera or picture is going to make the first Anakin come out somehow looking exactly like the second.

The Anakin that is shipping will be... acceptable. It will not be excellent, like the Toy Fair sample. But it will be acceptable. And what's really so bad about being acceptable? I am happy to be getting an adequate Anakin. He will definitely be satisfactory. Decent. Sufficient.

Now, when the $300 PF Anakin comes out, I will expect him to be exceptional.

As long as he doesn't have the first Mulder from the X-Files line paint job then I will be happy. The paint job on him was horrible, he looked like a poor drag queen.:google :duh

[EVILFACE]

The dark hair looks right but those eybrows and eye liner suck.

[tomandshell]

I still think the hair looks a little dark, but I admit that could be because of the lighting/flash. We shall see... :monkey5

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/8262/haircompare5is.jpg

[Wor-Gar]

I simply don't know what to make of all these photos going around. I'll wait to see the final product in hand. I can't imagine that the TF Anakin we've seen will end up coming to us like the new "Geisha lip" Anakin photos.

[Darth Rage]

I simply don't know what to make of all these photos going around. I'll wait to see the final product in hand. I can't imagine that the TF Anakin we've seen will end up coming to us like the new "Geisha lip" Anakin photos.

Ditto. I really wanted this of all the pending star wars figures to be a real homerun. I am seriously hoping he's going to arrive next week and I am going to be blown away. Not looking good though. I hope I am wrong. I mean, I really really really hope I am wrong.

The difference in quality between the two pictures is obvious. However, I really don't think you can honestly say that a better camera or picture is going to make the first Anakin come out somehow looking exactly like the second.

The Anakin that is shipping will be... acceptable. It will not be excellent, like the Toy Fair sample. But it will be acceptable. And what's really so bad about being acceptable? I am happy to be getting an adequate Anakin. He will definitely be satisfactory. Decent. Sufficient.

Now, when the $300 PF Anakin comes out, I will expect him to be exceptional.



Tom I guess for some people "acceptable" is ok. There's always the "well it's better than Hasblo" arguement too. Posts like " what do you expect for $50?" as well. I don't expect it to be perfect. But I do expect it to look like the picture on the website I ordered it from. I expect it to look like the picture on the box. I know there is a big custom community out there as well, but I don't expect to have to repaint it for it to look good either.

It's just incredibly frustrating to see such awesome preview pics and then see pics of this make-up wearing Trannykin Skywalker. Sorry to be negative, and I am in no way trying to target or bash you or your post Tom, so please please don't take offense at my negativity.

Again I seriously hope this figure arrives and looks awesome and that all this worry is for naught. I am thrilled with Luke and I saw some bad pics of him. Lets all hold hands and sing Kumbayah and hope that this is the case here.:D

[Wor-Gar]

Kumbayah... Kumbayah....

:dance :dance :dance :dance :dance

[DarkArtist81]

Andy Bergholtz did a phenomenal original Anakin sculpt, it would surely be unfortunate if this was the third of his sculpts that have now met their fate with Quality Control issues in a land far, far away...

Let's hope it's not the case because this is truly a great figure SSC is putting out.

Yeah, that is exactly what I am feeling... That sculpt is awesome and I hope that it looks just as good, if not better, than Luke when he is on the shelf.

If not...I will have to test my painting skills... or call Mikey.. :D

[pixletwin]

Kumbayah... Kumbayah....

:dance :dance :dance :dance :dance

:rotfl :rotfl

[tomandshell]

No offense taken! My tongue was planted firmly in my cheek when I posted that, actually. I was thinking of an episode of News Radio where Phil Hartman's radio anchorman was called "adequate" in a review:


Dave: "Bill McNeil is ...adequate... I'm sorry Bill."

Bill: "Sorry? Sorry that you weren't singled out and deemed adequate?"

"...After all adequacy is the hallmark of great journalism."

"What is adequate journalism if not great journalism?"

"We'll finish this later, after I fulfill my duties with my customary adequaucivity."

"It's one thing, of course, to know you're adequate, but, to have a fellow member of the press stand up and say 'Yes, you sir are adequate,' Let me tell you it is a very special feeling."






"...Ok, look, you think I don't know adequate sucks?"

[Batty]

How many times are we going to drive this bus around the block? Can't we wait until this is in hand before we break out the torches and pitchforks?

[pixletwin]

How many times are we going to drive this bus around the block? Can't we wait until this is in hand before we break out the torches and pitchforks?

Its a little late for that. The papers have been filed, orders issued, and the Mob has been released. :taz :taz :taz :ccheerlea

[Darth Rage]

How many times are we going to drive this bus around the block? Can't we wait until this is in hand before we break out the torches and pitchforks?


http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/darthrage/smileys/transport014.gif

[pjam]

How many times are we going to drive this bus around the block? Can't we wait until this is in hand before we break out the torches and pitchforks?

It's all PRE-GAME, baby. Just one BIG Tailgating party and the lot is full, the sun is shining and the grills are fired up! Hey, can someone please pass me one of those bratwursts and some stadium sauce! Yumyumyumyum...

[Batty]

Its a little late for that. The papers have been filed, orders issued, and the Mob has been released.
Man, it's going to be a long week! :lol

[abake]

I just don't understand why SST keeps doing those heavy handed paint apps. Even in their better figures the paint app is kinda theatrical compared to what other companies (DML springs to mind) achieve with their sculpts/paint apps.

[tomandshell]

Man, it's going to be a long week! :lol

It's the deep breath before the plunge.



The board is set. The pieces are moving. We come to it at last...

The great battle of our time.

[pixletwin]

It's the deep breath before the plunge.



The board is set. The pieces are moving. We come to it at last...

The great battle of our time.


I hope you're not saying its a "fool's hope" that Anakin turns out OK? :monkey1

[Seaward]

Tom, first and foremost, that is one of the best Newsradio quotes ever. Bless Phil Hartman where ever he may be. I will wait to see Anakin up close and in hand before passing judgment, and even then I will probably be pretty happy based on these pics.

was that the bus Batty was referring to, or was it the Waaaaambulance!

[Darth Sheba]

Does this kind of "pre-game" stuff happen everytime a new figure is about to come out? I won't be seeing my first one until June, so I'm new to this. :lol :D

[Seaward]

Darth Sheba, just wait to see what happens when people start getting their figures over here! :lol

[Darth Sheba]

Oh, I've been watching people post about getting Jedi Luke at Rebelscum. It's like Christmas morning! I'm waiting to join in! :D

[Batty]

was that the bus Batty was referring to, or was it the Waaaaambulance!
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/9808/ambulance7qe.gif (http://imageshack.us) I think I like that better!

[pjam]

Darth Sheba, just wait to see what happens when people start getting their figures over here! :lol


Oh yeah, it's gonna 'splode! :lsvader

[JustinLuck]

The biggest issue I have with the hair is the lack of texture detail found in the ToyFair version. The various hues of texture, bring out a more natural look. The HK photos show a darker flat tone that really dulls the entire sculpt and doesn't balance well with the skin color.

This is a real shame, because who ever sculpted the hair piece did a fabulous job.

[EVILFACE]

but.................we ....................really......................ca n't...........judge..............him.............. ..until...............he................is........ ..........in.................our.................. ...hands.....................now.................. ...can.............................we?

Not to mention the picture quality so far has looked like crap.

[The Josh]

but.................we ....................really......................ca n't...........judge..............him.............. ..until...............he................is........ ..........in.................our.................. ...hands.....................now.................. ...can.............................we?

Not to mention the picture quality so far has looked like crap.

Bingo ;)

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9201/chickenlittle22xd.gif (http://imageshack.us)http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9201/chickenlittle22xd.gif (http://imageshack.us)http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9201/chickenlittle22xd.gif (http://imageshack.us)http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9201/chickenlittle22xd.gif (http://imageshack.us)http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9201/chickenlittle22xd.gif (http://imageshack.us)http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9201/chickenlittle22xd.gif (http://imageshack.us)http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9201/chickenlittle22xd.gif (http://imageshack.us)http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9201/chickenlittle22xd.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[shaun-o]

Lets not forget how bad Luke looks in most pictures:1059
But in hand...:chew :chew :chew :chew...ahhh yeah!:chew :chew go chewey its, your birthday :):rotfl

[DarkArtist81]

Bingo ;)

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9201/chickenlittle22xd.gif (http://imageshack.us)http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9201/chickenlittle22xd.gif (http://imageshack.us)http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9201/chickenlittle22xd.gif (http://imageshack.us)http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9201/chickenlittle22xd.gif (http://imageshack.us)http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9201/chickenlittle22xd.gif (http://imageshack.us)http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9201/chickenlittle22xd.gif (http://imageshack.us)http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9201/chickenlittle22xd.gif (http://imageshack.us)http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9201/chickenlittle22xd.gif (http://imageshack.us)


And again.... Josh has said exactly what I (Josh2) has been thinking all along... :D

All will be set right... I hope... once we have him in hand.

[pjam]

The Joshs have spoken.

[Darth Rage]

but.................we ....................really......................ca n't...........judge..............him.............. ..until...............he................is........ ..........in.................our.................. ...hands.....................now.................. ...can.............................we?

Not to mention the picture quality so far has looked like crap.

Channeling Shatner as Kirk or do you just feel like there's a lot of this http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/darthrage/smileys/violent083.gif

:lol :lol :lol

See you all when Anakin arrives.....


http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/darthrage/smileys/stargate001.gif

[QQB]

May be I take a not so good photo to scare you all!!!:monkey2

[The Josh]

The Joshs have spoken.

And you thought one of me was bad. :rotfl :lol

[Batty]

May be I take a not so good photo to scare you all!!!:monkey2
Welcome to Freaks! :chew

Photos are a powerful weapon. You must be having a good laugh over the reactions they've received.

[tomandshell]

May be I take a not so good photo to scare you all!!!:monkey2

Welcome, QQB! I think I like your sense of humor!

[pixletwin]

May be I take a not so good photo to scare you all!!!:monkey2

YAAAAAAAYYYYYY... I loved your photos!!! They made my net-life so entertaining... Welcome to the boards! Tell Brucepan to join up too!

:welcome

[Darklord Dave]

Or better yet, be famous for posting the first GOOD photo!

And :welcome!

[Aerosmith]

The Joshs have spoken.

Not all of them have. :D

[QQB]

Thanks,:D:D

[galactiboy]

Hey QQB! Welcome aboard, you've caused quite a stir among us collectors. Now we're all dying to know whats the deal with the paint job and how did you get a figure so quickly....

We're all so very jealous :monkey5

[pjam]

Or better yet, be famous for posting the first GOOD photo!

And :welcome!

I second that!
This is the Anakin Image thread after all so if anyone has pics, please post them!

[pjam]

Not all of them have. :D

Thanks for pointing that out Josh.

I stand corrected, two of an unknown number of Joshs have spoken! :D

[tomandshell]

Now we're all dying to know whats the deal with the paint job and how did you get a figure so quickly....

Right! I am much more interested in hearing how figures have been getting out before Sideshow receives and ships them.

[DarkArtist81]

Thanks for pointing that out Josh.

I stand corrected, two of an unknown number of Joshs have spoken! :D

:devil :lol :devil

We seem to be larger in number than previously thought... Prepare to be assimilated... From now on... we will all be known as Josh-random number

I am Josh2 of Borg.... I mean... just Josh2..:monkey5

[LOTRFan]

I third (or fourth, or whatever) the request for just HOW these are getting out so soon!? :google

[The Josh]

:devil :lol :devil

We seem to be larger in number than previously thought... Prepare to be assimilated... From now on... we will all be known as Josh-random number

I am Josh2 of Borg.... I mean... just Josh2..:monkey5

We'll have a full Josh army soon enough. :chew :maul :emperor

[QQB]

Just got one in HK Toys shop friday!
also don't know why HK come out early!
haven't think about it any more, just buy it on hand ASPA!!!

[JonZ]

This came from the Star Wars Chinese Forum and was posted by Roy Starkiller about the Sideshow Anakin. He apparently posted it for us folks over at Rebelscum.com:

"Hello! Folks from Rebelscum forum,

As keeping their promise as mentioned in the Sideshow Radio on last December, this figure of Ani did make a nice good job with taller in height compare with the Luke Jedi.

However, some product shows that the painting on the mouth of Ani is a bit samller in scale, which make Ani a bit sissy. Moreover, the factory did a quite lousy job by paintting the eyebrow of Ani not according to the outline of the sculpted mold of eyebrow, which show a thickening eyebrow that didn't look like Hayden's own.

With both of the exchangable elbow joint of Ani's arms, Sideshow didn't make a nice ball shape joint like those on Luke Jedi's exchangeable hands, which make both of the heavily exchangable arms being easily slip off.

Facing with the facts of the above mentioned defects, both moderators qqb and Brucepan in my forum did a splendid job by refining the finished product with detailed photos of comparsion and notes on process of refinning works.


To the rest...Sideshow did a splendid jobs on this figure with highly detailed accessories and correct tune of colour on fabric.

A must buy item!"


---->Very interesting huh??? And now, Your thoughts???:huh

[bluesparrow]

The difference in quality between the two pictures is obvious. However, I really don't think you can honestly say that a better camera or picture is going to make the first Anakin come out somehow looking exactly like the second.

I don't have the figure yet, but I can honestly say that the possibility of disparity with pictures of the same figure can be huge, even with the exact same camera. I can say this because:

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/8821/hebo6kp.jpg
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/6247/hellboy18bo.jpg

Same camera. Same figure(except the coat). Same photographer(me). The difference? Six months of experience and more importantly: Lighting. The first was done with a flash, the second with 2 150 watt natural light lightbulbs(which isn't even that great a lighting setup).


These photo threads are deceptive enough even without bad lighting. Most of the photos are the equivalent of putting the figure 2 inches from your eyeball. You do that with any mass-produced item and you'll be able to spot the flaws. The eye doesn't work like a camera. It takes a great deal of effort and thought with a camera to even approximate what will appear to the naked eye.

[JonZ]

Also wanted to add....Great job QQB at customizing your Anakin figure!!! It rocks!!!:rock

[Sachiel]

As I posted over on RS. Compare the production Anakin to the Sith Anakin (quicktime turnaround at the Sideshow website) and you can see they're pretty much the same except for the eyes and some weathering. Oooooo, 69th post. :monkey1

[JonZ]

As I posted over at RS...Yeah, you are right. They do look the same. I think the figure will be quite good myself. I'm looking forward to receiving it in the next week or so :cool:

[rainman]

However, some product shows that the painting on the mouth of Ani is a bit samller in scale, which make Ani a bit sissy.

Nice! Looks like it means the same thing over there as it does over here. The eyeliner also makes him look a bit sissy.

Moreover, the factory did a quite lousy job by paintting the eyebrow of Ani not according to the outline of the sculpted mold of eyebrow, which show a thickening eyebrow that didn't look like Hayden's own.

This is also obvious from looking at the photos. It seems these issues exist in spite of bad photography.

With both of the exchangable elbow joint of Ani's arms, Sideshow didn't make a nice ball shape joint like those on Luke Jedi's exchangeable hands, which make both of the heavily exchangable arms being easily slip off.

This is dissappointing. To me that is enough to send the figure back, unless you can fix it somehow.

Thanks for posting this.

[JonZ]

This is dissappointing. To me that is enough to send the figure back, unless you can fix it somehow.

Thanks for posting this.


No problem...I'm hoping that the actual Anakin figure we will receive in the next week or so will look like the SDCC Sith Anakin's 360 degree turn around (found on the Attendee pre-order page). I think it will since it doesn't say anything about it being a prototype and the figure also looks alot like the images we have seen from the Chinese forums in the last few days (minus the first picture we saw). I think we will be happy with him, but we will just have to wait and see what arrives in the mail...

[bcm77]

If the paint job is a little dodgy I would think Sideshow will get it put right for the SDCC Vader which will be fine by me as I'm not getting the regular Anakin.

[pixletwin]

Hey QQB, did you discover that Anakins arms fall off too easy? :D

[Agent0028]

Does "fall off easy" mean the same as with Luke where they can easily pop out when moving them around or that it'll just be sitting on the shelf and *plunk* off it goes?

[pjam]

Well, looks like an early verdict is in:
Anakin will be most like the Sith Anakin in Turnaround.

Is everyone happy with that?

Besides the hair, lips and eyebrows (and hopefully fully functional interchangeable arm joints) I am ok with it but I will most likely have the head paint apps corrected as others have. But will wait until I see him in hand.

[pixletwin]

From Dave Myatt at RS:

Ugh.

I went away for the weekend and all hell breaks loose....

Before all y'all do something foolish like cancell your orders, check out these fresh-out-of-the-box shots. Do note that I just took this figure out of the box and did nothing but futz around with the tunic and put him on a blank stand. These shots are very quick and dirty, but we'll have it in the Photo Archive by week's end.

Fact: Yes the eyes do have a red lining and the lips are a bold colour, but in person, this figure looks amazing! Any judging should be held back until I can properly light the figure...

http://www.collectinghq.com/im/0007328.jpg

[pixletwin]

http://www.collectinghq.com/tn/0007328.jpg
http://www.collectinghq.com/tn/0007329.jpg

[swiftlikessharpthings]

The above two pics alleviate all fears. Bring him on.

[rockit13]

i think Anakin looks great. i'm not worried about the paint job at all. i can't wait til he shows up!

[IrishJedi]

All of you Chicken Littles and doubters = OWNED.

:rotfl

[pjam]

If that's what we're getting, overall looks great but I'll still repaint the lips and hair (sub par paint apps IMO, visible mold seam), eyebrows seem okay, outfit and accessories I'm sure will be great so no worries there.

Thanks for posting the pics!

[tomandshell]

Looking much better. Seems like the lips might be the only thing that might bug people. The coloring in the eyes and hair look better on this one.

But check out the seam that runs across his scalp!

:rotfl

[pixletwin]

All of you Chicken Littles and doubters = OWNED.

:rotfl
:mwaha :mwaha :mwaha :mwaha :mwaha :mwaha :mwaha

[tomandshell]

My concern all along was that we wouldn't be getting a figure that looked like the pictures we had been previously shown.

http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/9519/anakinheads7tm.jpg

It looks like we are getting much closer with the latest pictures. In my opinion, the general skin tone seems to be more orange than before, the hair still seems just a touch darker, the eyes still seem to have a black outline that wasn't there before, and the lips remain too dark and shiny. So it's not the same, and I don't really feel "owned," but I do feel that I will be satisfied with what I get. (But if I had a choice, I would pick the figure in the first picture. It just looks more lifelike to me.)

I will say that it seems that the final product, while still a bit different from the early pictures, will be something that all of us (almost) can be happy with. So it looks like those who predicted that we will be happy with our figures and those who predicted that it will not look exactly like the early shots were both right. It will be different, but not so much that we will be sending it back. And now...

:peace :peace :peace :peace :peace :peace :peace :peace :peace

[Khev]

I think if you put a close-up of the prototype Jedi Luke's face up next to the production Luke, you'd have about the same difference as between the two Anakins. Neither are as jaw-dropping as the proto pics but they're both the best likenesses on the market.

[pjam]

Agreed Tom, as usual with your assessments. Overall this will be a great figure and the best on the market.

It's the paint apps that are in fact "different" from the proto pics IMO. I wish SSC Factory Production QC would do more to be on top of that. It's not asking too much to be a bit more consistent.

[rohandove]

My concern all along was that we wouldn't be getting a figure that looked like the pictures we had been previously shown.

It looks like we are getting much closer with the latest pictures. In my opinion, the general skin tone seems to be more orange than before, the hair still seems just a touch darker, the eyes still seem to have a black outline that wasn't there before, and the lips remain too dark and shiny. So it's not the same, and I don't really feel "owned," but I do feel that I will be satisfied with what I get. (But if I had a choice, I would pick the figure in the first picture. It just looks more lifelike to me.)
:peace:

Tom very well said. I am amused by the "owned" comments by certain members. This figure is not what I expected, but that's ok because I can live with it. It's in much better shape than the first round this weekend.

I am not owned so much as 90% relieved. I think "owned" would be someone who cancelled their order... and then saw this and went oh crap...

There's only two things I see that are an issue, one is the lipgloss and the other is the hair line. I can live with both, at least he isn't sucking a lemon anymore! :lol

[Darth Loki]

My concern all along was that we wouldn't be getting a figure that looked like the pictures we had been previously shown.

http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/9519/anakinheads7tm.jpg

It looks like we are getting much closer with the latest pictures. In my opinion, the general skin tone seems to be more orange than before, the hair still seems just a touch darker, the eyes still seem to have a black outline that wasn't there before, and the lips remain too dark and shiny. So it's not the same, and I don't really feel "owned," but I do feel that I will be satisfied with what I get. (But if I had a choice, I would pick the figure in the first picture. It just looks more lifelike to me.)

I will say that it seems that the final product, while still a bit different from the early pictures, will be something that all of us (almost) can be happy with. So it looks like those who predicted that we will be happy with our figures and those who predicted that it will not look exactly like the early shots were both right. It will be different, but not so much that we will be sending it back. And now...

:peace :peace :peace :peace :peace :peace :peace :peace :peace


The Proto pic looks great! Love it, want it. The production, not so great. It looks good, but not as good. To me that's a disappointment. Still trying to reserve judgement though.

[galactiboy]

Dave did say in his post at RS that the lip color is not as bad in person, and that he would later post some photos with better lighting. So far he has been very reliable when it comes to the Sideshow figures, so I'm happy to take his word for things... however I still want to know how he got the figure before all of us:google

[TheObsoleteMan]

Looks great except for the slightly too dark lips. I knew it couldn't be as bad as that first pic with the orange skin, even at it's worst SSC ain't that bad. The paint apps. on the hair don't seem quite as nice as the TF pics, but it still looks fine.

[Agent0028]

I think we now see alot of the panic and CLS was an overreation. However, I will say that in all the times I was saying that I didn't think anyone had to worry about it, I was picturing something better than these better pictures. I'll be very happy with it and I'm still holding out hope that in person it looks better, they always do. On one final note, the lips are definitely not painted as they were sculpted and they do look too dark and these are my only two gripes with it.

[Customikey]

Just remember: the production pics for Luke sucked too. If all else fails, I'll repaint mine. And yours too!

[pixletwin]

Maybe he went to China over the weekend? :rotfl

EDIT: Doh! Context.....

Quote from Galactiboy"... however I still want to know how he got the figure before all of us?"

[Darth Rage]

All of you Chicken Littles and doubters = OWNED.

:rotfl

I totally disagree. I am still hugely disappointed in the pics I am seeing. I hope it is lighting as Dave pointed out. I am still going to wait til I have him in hand to judge completely. But to say that the latest production pics we are seeing are as good as the promo pics from sideshow is a gross overstatement in my humble opinion. Someone posted "closer to what we expected." Yes, I'll agree with that. But I don't think we should start high fiving and celebrating just yet.

Owned? Please.

[tomandshell]

Just got one in HK Toys shop friday!
also don't know why HK come out early!
haven't think about it any more, just buy it on hand ASPA!!!

That's exactly what I would do if I saw one in a store early--buy it imediately, and not bother asking questions!

I was going to say that it's hard to see somebody getting theirs on another continent while I have to wait longer for mine, but surely somebody from Europe would chime in and remind me that this is what they go through every single time! :rolleyes:

[Wor-Gar]

Love the new avatar, Tom.

[tomandshell]

Thanks! I made several last night and I can't decide which one to keep...

[JustinLuck]

I think the biggest issue that I see is that they didn't paint the lips properly. This is a design issue, not painting skill. Who decided to use a darker lip color? And why aren't the lips fully painting? See how there is a thick border of plastic lip that was left unpainted? Look at the prototype pic. See how his lips are fully painted, giving a much more natural look?

[abake]

Still looks weak IMHO...
The lips are really bad, can't understand why SST went that route.
And, again, the huge mellon. I was expecting Anakin and other regular sized figures to have better proportions. It's not rocket science...

[JustinLuck]

See how the lips are fully painted in the prototype? That is what I want! And how hard was it for them to use a similar shade of paint as what was on the prototype? Who is making the decisions? Sideshow, or the Chinese manufacturing company?

http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/9519/anakinheads7tm.jpg

Also, the dark hair makes him look even more pale looking and combined with the lip color, weaker and more feminine.

[galactiboy]

I think the biggest issue that I see is that they didn't paint the lips properly. This is a design issue, not painting skill. Who decided to use a darker lip color? And why aren't the lips fully painting? See how there is a thick border of plastic lip that was left unpainted? Look at the prototype pic. See how his lips are fully painted, giving a much more natural look?


You mean like this:

http://threads.rebelscum.com/photogallery/data//500/Anicomparison.JPG

Glad I got to use this image again, but I do agree with you. I think if the lips were full and more of a blended line it would make a big difference... even with the darker shade.

[The Josh]

All of you Chicken Littles and doubters = OWNED.

:rotfl

Gotta say I agree about the chicen littles doubters not so much as they had legit worries. The CL where all this figure is gonna suck, SS is false advertising, etc. The pics posted by Dave look outstanding. The lips are not that great but I'll take Dave from RS word that they look good in person. I think this looks outstanding really I'm pleased.:chew

[Darth Rage]

Gotta say I agree about the chicen littles doubters not so much as they had legit worries. The CL where all this figure is gonna suck, SS is false advertising, etc. The pics posted by Dave look outstanding. The lips are not that great but I'll take Dave from RS word that they look good in person. I think this looks outstanding really I'm pleased.:chew

Well I am not surprised at this post.

[The Josh]

Well I am not surprised at this post.

Your points what Darth? :rolleyes: I feel that the pics by Dave show the over reacting by some and not all mind you was for nothing. I didn't say you over reacted did I? So why the smart ass post towards me?

---------------------------------------------------
In general
I swear I pick out something I'm not high on with something and I still get the well he just is a suck up to SS. That's getting real old and I'm to the point if you don't like it that I like SS stuff. You can kiss my ass.

[Darth Rage]

Your points what Darth? :rolleyes: I feel that the pics by Dave show the over reacting by some and not all mind you was for nothing. I didn't say you over reacted did I? So why the smart ass post towards me?

---------------------------------------------------
In general
I swear I pick out something I'm not high on with something and I still get the well he just is a suck up to SS. That's getting real old and I'm to the point if you don't like it that I like SS stuff. You can kiss my ass.


Nice signature.

[IrishJedi]

For the record, my "owned" comment was directed toward those who felt the need to compare the crappy quality pics from China with Dave's pics from Toy Fair as "evidence" that the final figure is WAY off. Then Dave himself posts pics he took of the final figure and, while not perfect, it does indeed look much closer to the TF figure than these other recent pictures indicated. And some of us we're trying to get that point across from the beginning (that the photography makes a BIG difference). Yet some people were still freaking out. Therefore... OWNED.

[pjam]

Just remember: the production pics for Luke sucked too. If all else fails, I'll repaint mine. And yours too!

Seems likely we may be doing business again Mikey, if you can remove the seam and match the Prod pic paint apps.

As if you couldn't! :D

btw, our Luke was VERY close to the first set of the Luke prod pics and Toyfair pics IMO. A definite WOW!

[KitFisto]

Every time I see the word "Owned" on a message board it makes me feel like I am surrounded by 16 year old street racers. No offense, I just hate "owned", "pwned", "pwn3d" and all other varients of it.

[TheObsoleteMan]

I've never seen such divisiveness in these forums until the 1/6 Star Wars line started. People scrutinize and pick these things to death to the point that I don't see how they get any joy at all out of collecting them.

[LOTRFan]

Not digging the seam in the hair at all, and now it would appear that "eyeliner" runs in the Skywalker family. The hair should really look more varied, and his face is totally washed out ... the pic Dave took is good, and that is the problem.

[IrishJedi]

That seam in the hairline is quite odd to me as well. :confused:

[Darth Rage]

Every time I see the word "Owned" on a message board it makes me feel like I am surrounded by 16 year old street racers. No offense, I just hate "owned", "pwned", "pwn3d" and all other varients of it.

My feelings exactly.

[Duckgoo]

Passions run high amongst Star Wars fans.

[IrishJedi]

That's an understatement, man. :lol

[TheObsoleteMan]

Passions run high amongst Star Wars fans.
There's a difference between passion and obsession.

[Batty]

Thanks! I made several last night and I can't decide which one to keep...
You might want to show the one you had up last night. Mr. Rogers and Chuck Norris! :lol

[tomandshell]

You might want to show the one you had up last night. Mr. Rogers and Chuck Norris! :lol

Yes, I like this one too...

[IrishJedi]

This Photoshop upgrade by Rebelscum member "Tyrannusspotting" is quite impressive. Looks just like Hayden:

http://threads.rebelscum.com/photogallery/data//661/medium/Anakin-refined.jpg

All he did was make the eyebrows thinner, the eyes whiter and "fix" the lips.

WOW.

[JustinLuck]

Holy.....Tyrannus from Rebelscum is the MAN!

Check out this photoshop modification he just did. I have never seen such a good resemblance to Hayden Christiansen until now. It is amazing how small minor tweaks can bring out Hayden from the sculpt. If it only took him a few minutes on photoshop to do this, why couldn't Sideshow find this look? I really don't think it would cost more. They are simply artistic decisions that need to be explored further.

http://threads.rebelscum.com/photogallery/data//661/medium/Anakin-refined.jpg

[JustinLuck]

IrishJedi, repost your pic with Hayen so we can compare the resemblance to the photoshop mod.

[hairlesswookiee]

^^that pic looks great. sooo... when is he supposed to start shipping again?? i'm getting antsy in the pantsy.

[JustinLuck]

And again, notice that minor tweaks in the eyes, eyebrows, and lips is ALL it took to bring out the best likeness of Hayden that I've ever seen. So lifelike, it is mind boggling.

[IrishJedi]

http://threads.rebelscum.com/photogallery/data//661/medium/Anakin-refined.jpg

http://myspace-757.vo.llnwd.net/00583/75/75/583055757_l.jpg

[Khev]

Notice that the chin was modified as well.

[tomandshell]

http://threads.rebelscum.com/photogallery/data//500/Anicomparison.JPG

Looking at this picture, I think that the lip problem is more with the lack of blending than with the dark color. The contrast between the dark lip color and the flesh tone of the rest of the face is just a little too shocking when there is no blending between the two, giving the lipstick feel.

[pjam]

Hope you're taking notes Mikey, cause it looks like you just may be getting more than a few head repaint orders.

[JustinLuck]

Isn't it crazy how different the production fig and the photoshop mod look...and yet only a few minor tweaks set them apart.

[captain sack]

http://myspace-757.vo.llnwd.net/00583/75/75/583055757_l.jpg
you're my favorite character on "CSI":chew
http://www.vox.de/images/serien/x_guilfoyle_g.jpg

[tomandshell]

IrishJedi was also in "L.A. Confidential," "Air Force One" and "Amistad"!!!
We have a superstar in our midst!! :D

[IrishJedi]

Just whipped this together real quick:

http://www.grandarmy.org/pics/anakin_tyrannusrefined.jpg

[IrishJedi]

you're my favorite character on "CSI":chew
http://www.vox.de/images/serien/x_guilfoyle_g.jpg
Hahahaha! YIKES! :google

In my defense, I have lost about 15 lbs since that pic with Hayden was taken (which was in October).

[JustinLuck]

That's an awesome comparison pic IrishJedi. I hope Sideshow sees this and can use the knowledge to bring even better likenesses in their future figures if they realize that only minor changes can improve a portrait beyond imagination.

[The Josh]

For the record, my "owned" comment was directed toward those who felt the need to compare the crappy quality pics from China with Dave's pics from Toy Fair as "evidence" that the final figure is WAY off. Then Dave himself posts pics he took of the final figure and, while not perfect, it does indeed look much closer to the TF figure than these other recent pictures indicated. And some of us we're trying to get that point across from the beginning (that the photography makes a BIG difference). Yet some people were still freaking out. Therefore... OWNED.


Exactly! I didn't mean anyone like Tom, Darth, Etc. They all like me where a little worried but didn't go freaking out.