XM Studios Hulk Statue
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I can not tell a lie.... I flirted with the idea of getting him today... Put him in my BBTS basket but went no farther.
SurlyJ
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Well everyone hated Hulk at phase one.... That color and closed mouth sculpt were awful... Looking at some of the in hand photos over at the other forum, low ES number and the praise of "100% better in hand" have tempted me... The Price at BBTS is a bit more in line but still a high price... Something is just off with this piece... I love the body sculpt and detail... It looks amazing but I am not sold on either head sculpts or the pose... If I did not have three other Hulks on order I would consider... Or if BBTS did a flex thing... Just afraid to get him and be not 100% in love with it.
Spidey976 said this in another thread... Hulk is my kryptonite... I have a hard time passing on 1/4 scale Hulks. No matter how hard I try to talk myself out of it.
I'm afraid to ask what PHASE 4 entails....................
I'm afraid to ask what PHASE 4 entails....................
Chickening out, not buying it, and being full of regret later when this thing can no longer be found
Tavegg
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Haha isn't that how it all started with King Hulk as well?
LOL! Yeah... Kryptonite man and I could flex him.... Plus I had G Hulk so I pretty much knew what I would be getting with K Hulk. Taking a 700.00 hit all at once for a piece I am not 100% sold on makes this a bit harder...
If this was still available after I got king hulk I might be able to make the choice as I am not 100% certain I am going to keep both King and Gladiator... One may have to go just for the fact they are so similar. I figure get K Hulk and decide from there.
But your praises and photos on the other forum are what have almost made me click buy...
I just got three new Godzilla items... and three Hulks on order... XM Hulk will have to be a pass
Tavegg
Super Freak
LOL! Yeah... Kryptonite man and I could flex him.... Plus I had G Hulk so I pretty much knew what I would be getting with K Hulk. Taking a 700.00 hit all at once for a piece I am not 100% sold on makes this a bit harder...
If this was still available after I got king hulk I might be able to make the choice as I am not 100% certain I am going to keep both King and Gladiator... One may have to go just for the fact they are so similar. I figure get K Hulk and decide from there.
But your praises and photos on the other forum are what have almost made me click buy...
I just got three new Godzilla items... and three Hulks on order... XM Hulk will have to be a pass
Haha fair enough Jaws. I dig all the SS Hulks as well. I ordered them all except for King and that may change in the future. I doubt I'll keep them all but I like to have the statues in hand before making final decisions. Always have been pretty fortunate when I've wanted to sell something that just didn't appease to me once I owned it. To play devils advocate Im thinking if you bought an XM hulk and you just weren't in love with it selling him for what you paid should be an easier task then one would think
Ok ok I'm done im done
Haha fair enough Jaws. I dig all the SS Hulks as well. I ordered them all except for King and that may change in the future. I doubt I'll keep them all but I like to have the statues in hand before making final decisions. Always have been pretty fortunate when I've wanted to sell something that just didn't appease to me once I owned it. To play devils advocate Im thinking if you bought an XM hulk and you just weren't in love with it selling him for what you paid should be an easier task then one would think
Ok ok I'm done im done
LOL.. I have already attempted that logic with myself
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Chickening out, not buying it, and being full of regret later when this thing can no longer be found
And when you see some new custom head sculpts that blow your mind and make this raging behemoth even more awesome.
SurlyJ
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I'm sure you will once it exists. If the custom head is a hoke run, people will scramble to snatch up the few of these that remain in the retail market by that time. This Hulk will be a slow burner but I see it being pretty sought after in a year or two.
please let me strike ToTo .... *officially jealous*
Mister Ski
Super Freak
After going back and forth on this piece for several weeks (Jaws, I feel your pain), I finally broke down and ordered him and received #087 / 500 last week. The box is huge...and heavy! It had to be close to 60 lbs!!! By now, most of you know all about the XM box and packaging. It is the same style as Captain America's, only larger. Everything arrived in good condition. I absolutely love this piece. For me, it is the best representation of a modern age Hulk out there today. (Sideshow's Hulk PF still holds to top spot for me for classic (Kirby) Hulk.) Here is why I love this piece so much.
Packaging
As I said, the packing is top shelf all the way. The box itself is heavy and can be used as a stand for Hulk if you prefer. No messy styrofoam balls and the strapping makes it easy to open and close. No more messy tape to peel/cut away.
Sculpt
The sculpt on Hulk is phenomenal. The details in the musculature look awesome in person. Everything looks proportionate and I like how wide his back (lats) and shoulders are and how he has a nice V shape going from shoulders to waist. There are two head sculpts; an open mouth yell and a closed mouth grimace. I prefer the open mouth portrait as it displays nice from many different viewing angles. The closed mouth portrait only look good from an above angle looking down IMO. One of the biggest "negatives" for me was the sculpted on shirt. From the initial pics, I thought it looked plastered on looked kind of cheesy. However, in person, the shirt looks much better. It actually has texturing to it and some shading to give it some depth. It will never look like an actual shirt, but between the sculpt details and the paint apps, XM pulls it off surprisingly well.
Paint Apps
XM really delivers on the paint apps. They are very detailed with almost no mistakes and certainly nothing major. I really like the shade of green that was used. In pics, it changes shade depending on if light is directly hitting it or not. The faces on both heads sculpts are superb. His fingernails and toenails are very detailed with clean paint apps. For his body and shirt, XM used an orange overspray of sorts to give depth and texture. It looks really good, but there were a couple places on Hulk's arms (mainly in the crevices between muscles) that had some visible orange spots. I was told that this process to apply the orange/rust paint is unique to every Hulk statue. Which brings me to my next category...
Customer Service
XM's customer service is the absolute best. I was put in direct contact with the owner of XM over the orange spot question who explained to me how it was done and what I could do to correct it if I desired. After looking at it for a couple days, I realized that I didn't mind the two spots where the orange had blobbed together because they were located deep between muscle bundles and could only be seen if you were looking at him from overhead and really up close. Check out my pictures to see if you notice it. However, as I was getting ready to take pics of Hulk, I discovered another issue with Hulk. There were two spots on his right pants legs that had broken off and been glued back together (I'm guessing this happened at the factory). Still working out all the details, but XM is going to replace him for me! I will have to destroy this one (it is going to be tough to break this work of art) but maybe I can video the process to share with you Freaks. A+ for customer service!
Here are some pics of mine before he goes off to the polystone statue heaven in the sky.
First, a little music...
Packaging
As I said, the packing is top shelf all the way. The box itself is heavy and can be used as a stand for Hulk if you prefer. No messy styrofoam balls and the strapping makes it easy to open and close. No more messy tape to peel/cut away.
Sculpt
The sculpt on Hulk is phenomenal. The details in the musculature look awesome in person. Everything looks proportionate and I like how wide his back (lats) and shoulders are and how he has a nice V shape going from shoulders to waist. There are two head sculpts; an open mouth yell and a closed mouth grimace. I prefer the open mouth portrait as it displays nice from many different viewing angles. The closed mouth portrait only look good from an above angle looking down IMO. One of the biggest "negatives" for me was the sculpted on shirt. From the initial pics, I thought it looked plastered on looked kind of cheesy. However, in person, the shirt looks much better. It actually has texturing to it and some shading to give it some depth. It will never look like an actual shirt, but between the sculpt details and the paint apps, XM pulls it off surprisingly well.
Paint Apps
XM really delivers on the paint apps. They are very detailed with almost no mistakes and certainly nothing major. I really like the shade of green that was used. In pics, it changes shade depending on if light is directly hitting it or not. The faces on both heads sculpts are superb. His fingernails and toenails are very detailed with clean paint apps. For his body and shirt, XM used an orange overspray of sorts to give depth and texture. It looks really good, but there were a couple places on Hulk's arms (mainly in the crevices between muscles) that had some visible orange spots. I was told that this process to apply the orange/rust paint is unique to every Hulk statue. Which brings me to my next category...
Customer Service
XM's customer service is the absolute best. I was put in direct contact with the owner of XM over the orange spot question who explained to me how it was done and what I could do to correct it if I desired. After looking at it for a couple days, I realized that I didn't mind the two spots where the orange had blobbed together because they were located deep between muscle bundles and could only be seen if you were looking at him from overhead and really up close. Check out my pictures to see if you notice it. However, as I was getting ready to take pics of Hulk, I discovered another issue with Hulk. There were two spots on his right pants legs that had broken off and been glued back together (I'm guessing this happened at the factory). Still working out all the details, but XM is going to replace him for me! I will have to destroy this one (it is going to be tough to break this work of art) but maybe I can video the process to share with you Freaks. A+ for customer service!
Here are some pics of mine before he goes off to the polystone statue heaven in the sky.
First, a little music...
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Mister Ski
Super Freak
More pics of Hulk...
Close up to show the texturing in the shirt.
You can see one of the broken and repaired spots on his pant leg in this pic. Hulk must get regular pedicures.
Close up to show the texturing in the shirt.
You can see one of the broken and repaired spots on his pant leg in this pic. Hulk must get regular pedicures.
Mister Ski
Super Freak
Last batch of Hulk pics...
I think this is my favorite shot.
Closed mouth portrait
Best angle of closed mouth portrait IMO.
I think this is my favorite shot.
Closed mouth portrait
Best angle of closed mouth portrait IMO.
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