oh no its still missing 2 tiny folds in the cape around the neck/left shoulder area, everyone hurry up and cancel lol. This sculpted cape (minus the two "minor sky is falling" folds) still looks more detailed than most sculpted capes at this scale, definitely better than any sculpted cape by SSC (in the good ole days when they actually sculpted capes instead of tossing in cheap fabric ones). Had those 2 minor folds not been shown in proto pictures, people would be praising this piece like crazy. I don't mind people wanting perfection, but the reality is very few pieces end up perfect, or exactly like the prototype. This bad boy is very close . The cape issue is a minor deviation (which could have been done for structural or fragility reasons) from the proto that doesn't take away from the overall impact of the piece whatsoever.
One thing is certain, this piece is by far the best 1/4 scale bats statue ever made, way better than any of SSC Bat PF's to date. Sure, ssc is still a bit cheaper (see latest bats pf), but your paying $100-150 less for lessor quality, the quality of this statue (even with the missing folds) is evident and seems to justify the price difference. Personally i dont even care about the missing detail in the cape i dont consider that a major issue, not nearly as bad as say a poorly painted head sculpt, so its a moot point for me. Ill take it any day over bat chaps, sc quality paint jobs. The new superman pf is nicely sculpted and painted for SSC quality but for the price the paint isn't nearly as good as prime 1 and (like batchaps pf) you get a cheap fabric cape made of material from either walmart or micheals. Its not even a fair comparison between this cape and ssc latest cape offerings. If you don't like the piece (or the 52 suit) fine but all this panic and canceling orders over a tiny loss of detail on the cape is a bit ridiculous imo, esp if thats the sole reason for canceling. The major issue people have with it just doesn't warrant the hate.
Honestly, this is nothing like the bait and switch sideshow usually pulls on us with their shoddy paint jobs and qc. Does it look exactly like the proto (the basis of which we judge perfection)? No -its missing a few tiny cape folds near neck/shoulder area. Does it look closer to its proto -and better painted, detailed and dynamic- than nearly every SSC PF that people end up praising? Yes! Is it still the best 1/4 batman (missing tiny folds and all) ever made or currently available on the market today??? YES!!!
The dynamic grapple gun pose, that ****ing base, the paint work and those head sculpts. Its ****ing batass!!!!
This would be my first P1 piece.
