Ok received my Pure Arts 1:1 1989 cowl.
Last year I was very skeptical at first. When the first proto pics were shown, it appeared very symmetrical and sharpened but when the first convention pics arrived a few month ago showing it in natural light and this amazing soft mix material , I was really sold.
Sold my HCG cowl and a few items to finance it.
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The packaging is really sweet and everything is beautifully wrapped.
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In person the sculpt is truly great and absolutely sweats 89 IMO.
It is delivered with the Gotham city hall statue as stand and a display plaque.
The emblem is really well executed.
But the more interesting is without a doubt the texture of the cowl.
It’s very textured on the collar and not so much on the scallops and top like the original cowl.
I think they really nailed this.
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I know there a several options from prop makers that are maybe even more accurate but I never liked the « droopy » effect of real urethane or latex cowl when displayed.
If you consider the fiasco of the Denuo Novo 89 cowl, I think this Pure Arts is the ultimate 89 cowl for a display purpose.
Now there is a big issue. The price. Even if I’m a huge fan of the movie and if this cowl is really impressive in person, it’s outrageously overpriced.
550-600$ would have been an acceptable price but I know it’s 10 years ago prices…