So you wanted a 1/6 Christopher Reeve? Talk about unreasonable expectations.
If you're supposedly such a big fan, why would you not keep this? It's the perfect translation of the Christopher Reeve Superman in 1/6 collectible figure form.
I agree with you about the cape and shoulders, I don't particularly like them either but to write this figure off as "alright, a nice toy that I would have liked as a kid" is extreme, don't you think?
The body type and headsculpt alone makes this figure worth keeping and owning. I'm no Hot Toys apologist or, as some like to call it, pole squatter but did it ever occur to you how hard it would be to not only make this costume (sewing, stitching, creating, dyeing, fabric, form) but mass produce it? We're not talking about ONE 1/1 costume here we're you're fitting it onto an actor. We're talking about a 1/6 figure that has to fit on an articulated body and needs to be made for thousands of customers, AND look identical to each other.
I'm not exactly sure what you were expecting or looking for. Clearly this is a great tribute and work and effort was put into it. I would think that you would understand this considering you're such a self proclaimed "Reeve costume expert" that has, quote on quote,
"has spent a long, long time studying this costume and having displays made in various scales ranging from full size to 1/4 scale".
Surely you would see Hot Toy's effort here.
amazing job.
