I hope not!
Erick Sosa's new company Prototypez Studios is releasing their first statue 1/4 Ryu. I think what he is doing is mind boggling and shows us also that not only XM can do it, but anyone can. He comes from the US same as SS and he RECENTLY stated that he is leaving for china to PERSONALLY QC every piece himself to make sure customers get what they see in the photos. His QC team has already mentioned too that they can better the Prototype, and the Prototype was already insane!
We need to keep comparing and supporting the QC side of businesses. Most Prices now are the same but QC isn't. It all comes down to what company are banking most of the profits and what companies are giving back to the customer.
I dont even know of a product from SS (in recent years....YEARS) that come out just like the Proto (that SS the love to market to us). It's now this new age SS idea that "It's kinda close enough, wait let me check for damage... nope.. OK... let me check for weird paint lines...Mmmmm ok its abit here and there.... well compared to crap people have gotten I got a good one so I'm keeping it". Then they jusify the packaging, weight, materials to what you pay for it what you get.. Well not anymore. What we pay for is Pure BS. Its pretty much the same price as the XM who are leading the QC charge. For them it was simple --- "Let's Capitalise on the QC front and make bank".
Then you get Igo on statueforums pretty much mocking collectors views on leans, bad design choices, quality and other members just laugh it off because they are so stoked to have a Rep on the forums. You don't read comments like that from XM or PTZ. No way! Pisses me off. Thats why they get away with anything.
Dont compare to the Crap. Compare to the Proto. If you wanna be the best compare with the best, it's that simple. Other companies are doing it, its thats simple again.
Bring back the Realistic ES sizes. Im sure people would either not care or appreciate it. These ES sizes are so mental. In...the thousands!
