Definitely.
Off the top of my head, the Dynamic Forces Conan was god awful
I have to disagree. The DF Conan isn't awful at all, it's pretty much a perfect translation of Alex Ross's Conan art from which it was taken. If you don't like the original art or that interpretation of Conan, that's fine, but there is very little wrong with that sculpt. It is exactly what it should be as a representation of the art in question. And yes, I do own one.
That said, the statue definitely does have some issues though. First up the paint is a bit too orange tinged as far as the skin tone is concerned. And second, and a real mark against it in my book, the weapons are very cheaply done in plastic, and without much detail to boot, which really lets it down and diminishes the overall impact of the piece a good deal.
It's far from a personal favorite, but it's still miles better than the ARH Conan with the misshapen head though, which I found to be a huge thundering disappointment, at least in my opinion anyway. I had been looking forward to it, too. From the neck down that piece is actually perfectly fine, but from the neck up it is just awful in my view. The bland face, the misshapen head, the giant hair helmet, the weird angles of everything at odds with one another. Just completely kills the piece for me. Wish it didn't, because I like everything else and would have purchased it otherwise.
Personally I far prefer the bootleg Marvel inspired Conan ARH did way back in 2006, which I also have, and still enjoy owning to this day (despite some unfortunate breakage issues). And I do look forward to seeing how this next piece turns out with a very keen interest indeed.
I'm a Conan collector above all else, so there's always room for one more quality Conan statue in my collection. Even if I have to get rid of something else to make room. And with Sideshow, ARH and Quarantine all contributing new Conan pieces in the months to come, looks like I'll hit a clean dozen different Conan statues in my collection in the very near future.
Which reminds me, I really need to get some of my prints and posters framed...
Also I thought the Sideshow 1/6 statue from a while ago was pretty bad....
I've been a Conan collector for more years than I care to recount, and I have no idea what you are talking about here. What 1/6 scale Sideshow statue? Do you mean the Quarantine Studios one that Sideshow sold through their site?
well the movie poster being pretty close shows that it's actually decent representation
Actually it's more an example of just how close they came to facing a lawsuit, narrowly avoided only by becoming an official Conan licensee. Not that that's any of my business, really.
Besides, more companies making Conan product is nothing but a good thing for us fans in the long run. So ARH's upcoming, hopefully every bit as epic as it sounds, Conan piece will, with a bit of luck, turn out to be as special as it sounds.