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bigd_22_2000
08-30-2005, 09:00 AM
Guys, did you check this one out. I am a bowen but I do check out the other guys from time to time and WOW. Very impressed I was at this bust. From the Figure and the croc base that makes the whole presentaion that, "Check me out because I'm Different". Just MOP but did anyone else see this one? Am I nuts or what?
Azog
08-30-2005, 09:10 AM
Pics? I had considered snagging this, but hesitated..is it failry large?
bigd_22_2000
08-30-2005, 10:01 AM
just saw it yesterday at my LCS. Looking for pics right now. But cannot find it on EBAY
MiamiLoco
08-30-2005, 10:16 AM
http://www.thecomicbookstore.com/images/product/APR052467.jpg
Thing
08-30-2005, 10:31 AM
I wouldve grabbed one except i hate the nameplates....
Collection King 13
08-30-2005, 10:35 AM
This piece looks better in that pic then it did out at SDCC... It is one that I will not pic up...
lord odin
08-30-2005, 10:38 AM
I don`t like it
Meta Jon
08-30-2005, 11:15 AM
Geez, thats almost a dia-o-rama
bat_collector
08-30-2005, 12:47 PM
The nameplate kills it. Sucks because its great other than that.
Collection King 13
08-30-2005, 12:49 PM
Geez, thats almost a dia-o-rama
:laugh: Youre right... It is like a half-o-rama.... :laugh:
nbr3bagshotrow
08-30-2005, 01:36 PM
The nameplate kills it. Sucks because its great other than that.
Sculpt :thumbs2: nameplate:thumbsdow

I won't buy one with a nameplate.
bigd_22_2000
08-30-2005, 01:59 PM
The name plate kills an otherwise great piece......
Ghost
08-30-2005, 02:37 PM
I just saw this at my LCS today, it is like a mini statue practically and pretty nice looking too except for that damn nameplate!
Collection King 13
08-30-2005, 02:54 PM
Sculpt :thumbs2: nameplate:thumbsdow

I won't buy one with a nameplate.
You also forgot glossy paint... :thumbsdow
bat_collector
08-30-2005, 03:08 PM
You also forgot glossy paint... :thumbsdow
Half of bowen's released have glossy paint now. Does that prevetn you from getting them?
Bartholomew
08-30-2005, 03:21 PM
Nice, but I'm going to have to agree...the name plate takes it from a 8-9 to a 6-7. It just looks cheesy.
Sniper
08-30-2005, 03:30 PM
one man-thing is enough.
Ish
08-30-2005, 03:35 PM
hate it. :puke2:
Collection King 13
08-30-2005, 03:49 PM
Half of bowen's released have glossy paint now. Does that prevetn you from getting them?
Its not the same.. When I saw this one at SDCC its like really glossy... As if they tried to make him look wet...
DDura711
08-30-2005, 04:05 PM
Am I nuts or what?
Yup you are :thumbs2:
Just don't like the piece. The Croc & the Name just kill it.
Even the bowen mini just doesn't do much for me next to the Full size he is putting out. Now that captures him perfect. Can't wait to get that one.
Tony Coca
08-30-2005, 04:55 PM
Survey says.........



C.R.A.P
Tao
08-30-2005, 05:38 PM
Like the sculpt. Name plates make it look very toyish.
bigd_22_2000
08-30-2005, 10:38 PM
:p I did not get it but I thought that croc in the hands of the thing was one of the original ideas in a mini I saw in a while
Tetragrammaton
08-30-2005, 10:51 PM
I ordered one on pre-sale a couple of months back along with the Werewolf by Night. Will have to give them a good look if I decide to keep them, but I think it was good enough to give a chance to. Certainly al least as good as some of the lesser Bowen MBs (lesser for Bowen that is, for example Doc Samson ).
heirtoasguard
09-05-2005, 06:33 PM
I just it at my LCS. like the sculpt and the croc. the murky water as a base really did it for me. very original. nameplate does suck and it being shiny just doesn't fit the character. it's a nice MB, so I bought it. I have a very few DST MBs
Wayne Foundation
09-06-2005, 08:22 PM
Got this one today and I'm very pleased. The detail is amazing! I'm a Bowen fan too, but the detail on these DST pieces is remarkable to me. I'll have to get used to the shine...but hey, he just came out of the water right?
Danno
09-06-2005, 09:09 PM
I dunno fellas, I think this rocks. I'm will get one of these for sure. LOL!
Haste05
09-06-2005, 09:27 PM
DS is coming out with some good stuff. I dont think bowen is as good. I have a BD green goblin bust and a RG Green goblin bust. I got them both before I knew the company's names and that sort of thing, and the DS just looks better, and more interesting. I dont get why more people dont like diamond select.
TN Reptile
09-06-2005, 11:57 PM
The Alligator in this piece is the only reason I'm getting it. Also you can't see it but there is a guy in the gators throat, that's why he's got the gators jaws open.
boondocksaint
09-07-2005, 12:07 AM
Survey says.........



C.R.A.P



you are right!

i hate when that happens! :mad:

(not often,,,trust me!) :)
Tetragrammaton
09-07-2005, 04:32 AM
While beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, I can't figure out how some people can view this as crap, where others have to buy it. The sculpt looks good, the paint could probably have been better (but is no worse than some of the Bowen MBs), and the name plate should never have been added. This is a crap piece? Can people who feel that way please back up their opinions with something a little more detailed because right now it seems like little more than "Bowenblindness" to me.
Batwing
09-07-2005, 06:04 AM
The Alligator in this piece is the only reason I'm getting it. Also you can't see it but there is a guy in the gators throat, that's why he's got the gators jaws open.

That sounds really morbid. Anyone have a picture?

I'm not sure if I'd want a bust with someone inside an alligator's throat. Ugh!
Batwing
09-07-2005, 06:05 AM
While beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, I can't figure out how some people can view this as crap, where others have to buy it. The sculpt looks good, the paint could probably have been better (but is no worse than some of the Bowen MBs), and the name plate should never have been added. This is a crap piece? Can people who feel that way please back up their opinions with something a little more detailed because right now it seems like little more than "Bowenblindness" to me.

Good one, Tet.

I'm tired of shameless bowenosing...
bigd_22_2000
09-13-2005, 12:18 PM
Did an admin delete some responses or am I seeing things? Its cool jut I would like to know why?
bat_collector
09-13-2005, 12:20 PM
I do hate the nameplate.
CKinSD
09-13-2005, 01:03 PM
While beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, I can't figure out how some people can view this as crap, where others have to buy it. The sculpt looks good, the paint could probably have been better (but is no worse than some of the Bowen MBs), and the name plate should never have been added. This is a crap piece? Can people who feel that way please back up their opinions with something a little more detailed because right now it seems like little more than "Bowenblindness" to me.

BEST POST IN THIS WHOLE TOPIC. I totally agree. explain why you feel something is crap instead of just stating it. if you have no constructive critism, having nameplate, paint etc but just call it crap. well ya better be able to sculpt or paint it better yourself and prove it to us!

if you can do neither then your opinion will be exactly what you say CRAP!
MadNormigan
09-20-2005, 01:29 PM
Wow, so it seems that a lot of you guys don't like the logo/nameplate. Is there any specific reason that they seem to be so disliked, or is it just this particular one?
Also, very wise words from CKinSD and Tetragrammaton. Constructive criticism can really help.
bigd_22_2000
09-20-2005, 02:43 PM
IMO a nameplate just takes away from the MB itself. Chances are if a non comicbook person is looking at it. They will just ask who or what is that/this. Like I said earlier, This just caught my eye and I m not a man-thing guy. I agree with the snap decisions say why you don't like.
TN Reptile
09-20-2005, 03:56 PM
That sounds really morbid. Anyone have a picture?

I'm not sure if I'd want a bust with someone inside an alligator's throat. Ugh!
When I saw it at Wizard World Chicago, the guy looks alive, like Man-Thing is trying to rescue him.
MadNormigan
09-21-2005, 07:45 PM
By the way, there is NOT a guy in the Crocodiles throat.
Mr. Mojo
09-21-2005, 10:59 PM
Don't like the nameplate, and it's too busy for me. Keep 'em simple.
TN Reptile
09-22-2005, 12:01 AM
By the way, there is NOT a guy in the Crocodiles throat.
Really? What's there then?
I'm pretty sure that's the same mini bust that was at WWC and it did have a guy in the alligators throat.
Either way, I'm gettin' one.
Dj-B13
09-22-2005, 01:50 AM
Don't like the nameplate, and it's too busy for me. Keep 'em simple.


thats the only things I dont like about certain DST Mini-Busts!...

The dang Name Plates! :p
bigd_22_2000
09-22-2005, 01:04 PM
By the way, there is NOT a guy in the Crocodiles throat.
Are you the artist of this piece? For what I can get from your posts that you are the man who created the one of the most original mb (IMO) in a long time. If there is no man in the mouth of the beast please someone who bought it, show us please?????????
Sniper
09-22-2005, 01:24 PM
Survey says.........



C.R.A.P
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
bigd_22_2000
09-22-2005, 02:59 PM
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I am not an animal........Its not that funny
Bladedanger
09-24-2005, 01:01 PM
Just got mine
and yep its sweet
real nice for 29.99 :buttrock:
oh yea...nothing in the crocs mouth...lol :happybirt
TN Reptile
09-25-2005, 02:34 AM
Had to have been a variant then.
I shall find it again!
MammothPhoto
09-28-2005, 02:51 AM
Love the Man-Thing piece, hate the sculpter. JUST kidding, MadNormigan's stuff rocks. He's done some amazing work on action figures over the last few years. (hint - L.O.T.R., M.L. ,ect.)
Kirk Durfey
09-28-2005, 08:07 PM
I actually like the sculpt, but that name plate is awful. Not so much the nameplate itself, but the colors - It just screams out look at me, not the figure!

I recently picked up the DST Mephisto bust - Awesome piece!
MadNormigan
09-30-2005, 05:40 PM
Big D 22 2000, yes I am.
And thanks for the words.

Just a quick statement about criticisms: Those who don't like a piece, let it be known! Everyone has their own taste, and just because you don't like something doesn't mean it might not appeal to someone else. But you could be specific, just saying something is crap does no good. If you point out what in particular you don't like, you never know, maybe your voice will be heard, and it may make for better product in the future!
MadNormigan
09-30-2005, 05:42 PM
By the way, who is this "Mammoth Photo" clown? Has anyone checked his sources? :)
ickwinzs
10-01-2005, 01:48 PM
Like I said before I saw the sculpt in SD and the sculpt was good but the glossy sheen on the bust was to much I like the more mat paints for busts.
bigd_22_2000
10-01-2005, 04:44 PM
[QUOTE=MadNormigan]Big D 22 2000, yes I am.
And thanks for the words.



Just bought it on GP MadNormigan and this bust is the BOMB. Just to set the record straight. "THERE IS NO MAN IN THE MOUTH OF THE CROC" For the artist and Bigd himself. Keep this thread ALIVE....... Buy it NOW!!!!!!!
MadNormigan
10-01-2005, 08:04 PM
Like I said before I saw the sculpt in SD and the sculpt was good but the glossy sheen on the bust was to much I like the more mat paints for busts.


I agree. Sometimes a sculpt can really be hurt by the paint job. The prototype wasn't so glossy. I convinced myself it wasn't so bad since he is coming out of the water!
Also, on the prototype, the water was much more translucent, the crocodile and Man-Things legs were visible through the "murky water", not so much on the final product.
ickwinzs
10-01-2005, 10:01 PM
I do agree with the water effects should be glossy, but the one I had seen in sd looked like it had about a 1/8 inch thick coat of high gloss laquer on it, but to be honest I have not seen one since and maybe the one I looked at was a fluke?
risingstar
10-02-2005, 02:17 AM
I agree. Sometimes a sculpt can really be hurt by the paint job. The prototype wasn't so glossy. I convinced myself it wasn't so bad since he is coming out of the water!
Also, on the prototype, the water was much more translucent, the crocodile and Man-Things legs were visible through the "murky water", not so much on the final product.


I always thought the Moore Frazetta Barbarian statue was hurt by the paint job...
Shame.
wellwisher
10-02-2005, 11:23 PM
http://www.thecomicbookstore.com/images/product/APR052467.jpg
A cool concept, copied from a Creature of the Balck Lagoon model kit, but still very cool!
MadNormigan
10-22-2005, 01:02 AM
A cool concept, copied from a Creature of the Balck Lagoon model kit, but still very cool!

Do you have a picture of that?

I know there was a Killer Croc bobble head that was wrestling a gator a while back. I'm sure it's been done other places as well.
Azog
10-28-2005, 02:53 AM
Here ya go gang, got mine in, impressive in person..

http://www.azogscollection.com/azogsgallery/index.php?cat=6

http://www.azogscollection.com/cutenews/data/upimages/manthing.jpg (http://www.azogscollection.com/azogsgallery/index.php?cat=6)
OneOne78
11-11-2005, 05:20 PM
Looks cool but the name plate thing sucks.
bomen
11-11-2005, 05:43 PM
Looks cool but the name plate thing sucks.

agreed. nameplates on busts is like whitewalls on a garbage truck. :puke2:
candyrocket786
11-12-2005, 09:31 AM
Looks cool but the name plate thing sucks.

There needs to be a universal BAN on all statue/bust/prop nameplates. :banghead:
MadNormigan
11-14-2005, 10:45 PM
There needs to be a universal BAN on all statue/bust/prop nameplates. :banghead:


For what reason? Why do you dislike them specifically? Just dissapproving of things without a reason doesn't help the product get better! Constructive criticism is a good thing.
candyrocket786
11-15-2005, 12:32 AM
For what reason? Why do you dislike them specifically? Just dissapproving of things without a reason doesn't help the product get better! Constructive criticism is a good thing.

..because it's a distraction and it's presence simply degrades the overall statue.

Imagine if every Bowen/HH/LOTR statue had a nameplate embedded within the base... wouldn't that piss you off?
MadNormigan
11-15-2005, 01:37 AM
..because it's a distraction and it's presence simply degrades the overall statue.

Imagine if every Bowen/HH/LOTR statue had a nameplate embedded within the base... wouldn't that piss you off?

I don't see it as a distraction any more than a movie title on a movie poster, or the character name at the top of the comic book cover. I can still very much appreciate these forms of art.

I don't think it would be a good thing if every statue had a nameplate, but you just listed a number of lines that don't, so we're safe there. Variety is a good thing, what appeals to one might not to another.

I don't mind nameplates on some figures at all, especially comic based sculpts. It's very similar to action figures that have a character logo as a base. I like it just fine.

Would you have bought the piece if the nameplate wasn't there?
ftrez
11-15-2005, 12:59 PM
Imagine if every Bowen/HH/LOTR statue had a nameplate embedded within the base... wouldn't that piss you off?

Nope.

See Electric Tiki Classic Heroes line for reference. I enjoy the nameplates, myself.