loricstone
12-03-2012, 06:32 AM
Hey everyone, as most of you are aware, I was so excited for the MK license, and was so excited to see Jerry start off the MK statues with the action posed, very dynamic Scorpion! All was fine and dandy until......THE REVEAL! Problems arose quite a bit on the Scorpion statue as there were quite a few that received theirs with lots of breakage and pretty shoddiness with arms not being glued on correctly, and magnets falling out, etc.
I, probably more than any other lambasted Jerry, not because I didn't like the statue, but because of the extremely shoddy and flaky styrofoam issues which by the way it is packed, it is very easy to see how many a Scorpion came damaged (especially the Ex.). I mean come on, this was my baby! MK is my baby! How could this be!
Well, this past Saturday, I said to myself, I will try to procure a MK Scorpion once again. So I mosied my way to CornerStore Comics and purchased one. As soon as I inspected the package and all its contents, outside of the crappy styrofoam, guess what.....PERFECTION!!! Well, almost perfection!:laugh: The magnets are so strong that the magnet in the body part where the head attaches pulled the magnet from the head right off. It was an easy fix that took 2 minutes literally. I gorilla glued the magnet back to the socket in the head and Voila! good as new!
I started this new thread for 2 reasons. One, I wanted to show pictures of just how truly awesome this MK 9 Scorpion statue really is! Words really can not describe just how impressive it is in person! Very, very dynamic, well painted (I would have liked to see a little more yellow in the gold), and much bigger than expected. It is highly detailed and great anatomy! Secondly, I wanted to start the MK9 off with a fresh clean slate going into the 2013 year, and talk about the positives of this statue. There was far too much negativity in the old thread.
Without further ado, here are the few pics. Keep in mind, I do not have adequate area or lighting to take the best pictures, but its good enough!
http://i50.tinypic.com/34inv9x.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/depnpj.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/2nav1n7.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/34xmkwl.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/2l8hsaa.jpg
Let me say in closing! The styrofoam was messy, but nowhere near the mess of the old ARH and Neca Masters of the Universe stryofoam. But it should be said, do not let this deter you from acquiring this phenomenal statue. Cornerstore Comics has inspected all of them (so I was told) and have the lowest regular price on the internet from all the places I visit! And guess what, I got 6/400. Thats right! I got a super low number and a perfect statue to boot!
I congratulate PCSC on such a wonderful statue, and I tell you now, don't hesitate to get it. Once these MK 9 statues start coming out (Kitana, Shao Kahn, Sub-Zero) it would be a crying shame to be without one of the most iconic faces of MK!
I, probably more than any other lambasted Jerry, not because I didn't like the statue, but because of the extremely shoddy and flaky styrofoam issues which by the way it is packed, it is very easy to see how many a Scorpion came damaged (especially the Ex.). I mean come on, this was my baby! MK is my baby! How could this be!
Well, this past Saturday, I said to myself, I will try to procure a MK Scorpion once again. So I mosied my way to CornerStore Comics and purchased one. As soon as I inspected the package and all its contents, outside of the crappy styrofoam, guess what.....PERFECTION!!! Well, almost perfection!:laugh: The magnets are so strong that the magnet in the body part where the head attaches pulled the magnet from the head right off. It was an easy fix that took 2 minutes literally. I gorilla glued the magnet back to the socket in the head and Voila! good as new!
I started this new thread for 2 reasons. One, I wanted to show pictures of just how truly awesome this MK 9 Scorpion statue really is! Words really can not describe just how impressive it is in person! Very, very dynamic, well painted (I would have liked to see a little more yellow in the gold), and much bigger than expected. It is highly detailed and great anatomy! Secondly, I wanted to start the MK9 off with a fresh clean slate going into the 2013 year, and talk about the positives of this statue. There was far too much negativity in the old thread.
Without further ado, here are the few pics. Keep in mind, I do not have adequate area or lighting to take the best pictures, but its good enough!
http://i50.tinypic.com/34inv9x.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/depnpj.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/2nav1n7.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/34xmkwl.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/2l8hsaa.jpg
Let me say in closing! The styrofoam was messy, but nowhere near the mess of the old ARH and Neca Masters of the Universe stryofoam. But it should be said, do not let this deter you from acquiring this phenomenal statue. Cornerstore Comics has inspected all of them (so I was told) and have the lowest regular price on the internet from all the places I visit! And guess what, I got 6/400. Thats right! I got a super low number and a perfect statue to boot!
I congratulate PCSC on such a wonderful statue, and I tell you now, don't hesitate to get it. Once these MK 9 statues start coming out (Kitana, Shao Kahn, Sub-Zero) it would be a crying shame to be without one of the most iconic faces of MK!