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Originally Posted by Professor
Got mine last week and i was so excited after reading all the great reviews, watching all the videos and looking at the pictures. Then I opened her and the sadness started from there.
First of all my fear was realized when i found one of the flowers broken off in a very visible area. I've seen several other people have the same issue with broken flowers, is this a QC issue?
Second the geisha face i just hate because of the mouth and googly eyes. for the price i paid for this piece i would expect them to be better. If i can get a DC collectable, koto or gallery piece for 1/10 the cost and not have googly eye problems then i would expect to not have a crossed eyed $1k statue. The toothpaste mouth i won't even talk about my disappointment.
Then I have paint issues in several spots most notable being paint appearing to drop from the vine onto her feet.
Overall i still love the concept and design but when i place her next to my other 1/4 pieces, most being sideshow, she does not stand out, especially for nearly double the cost.
Conversation:
Me: how you like my new statue baby?
Wife: she's ok but i like the others better. Is that the one you paid $1k for?
Me: Yep
Wife: I don't see why that one cost double the others. I actually like the Predator lady better.
Me: It's made by XM and comes with all this packaging to protect it. Plus their quality is top notch.-
Wife: ok, you bought $400 worth of packing and what about the paint and broken piece you showed me.
Me dumb look on my face as she walks off with a Cheshire cat smile on her face.
I got the XM Storm on preorder and I hope to be floored by her. I am on the fence about preordering the white Magneto but at this rate Storm may be my last XM preorder.
On a side note my other 2 XM statues I got on eBay for less than original price and I love them so I may have to stick to ebay in the future when it comes to XM pieces.
Once again love the concept and design of this statue and I expect to get the paint issue and broken flower taken care of.- But for the price I paid i'm highly disappointed in my first XM preorder.
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You're not alone
It's so many thing to say with this statue... bad and good.
I had the same problem with the broken flower, np i use glue and it's ok. Bad painting on several vegetal parts, paint fails, parts of a old ----y brush mixed of my lovely Ivy and others things
I paid 1100€ in a legit shop agreed from the retailer in EU.
I was so disapointed then i canceled my others orders
The good point is i have more money for Infinity studio and Prime one projects.
I have to repaint many parts and upgrade some things like ombrella displaying with geisha head...
Why i do this? I like the concept and it deserve a better paintjob. After, she will be perfect
*I have the same statue of Machiko