New X-23 Premium Format

[desertdragon]

Originally Posted by built2shred

All the in hand pictures look great so I went ahead and pulled the trigger while they still had the EX available...

The plus side of waiting is when you do buy it they have it in stock

Fantastic and congrats! You're going to love her - she along with Rogue are complete masterpieces and maybe Sideshow's best work ever...

[Y3E]

Just opened this and wow, just beautiful. Another homerun for SS. Normally, I find opened mouth female portraits don't look good but this one looks great.

[I and I]

She just arrived. Waiting for hubby to come home before opening it though. Really holding my breath and hoping there aren't any issues as we just paid 200€ on import fees
It's not just the increasing product and shipping prices that is forcing us out of this hobby... Big huzzah for companies with European warehouses...

[Agent_J.Warren]

So... Just unboxed. Mostly good, but...

Anyone have issues with...

- the hair not being fully glued on the sides?

- very, very sloppy, see-through yellow paint on legs?

- or her leg rotating up/down about 30 degrees when inserted?

Ordered this to recover from Emma Frost. Heard nothing but great things and am pretty annoyed that I've got to do paint correction...QC fail again!! Ahhh! Lol

Other than that and overall body paint issues, she looks "fine."

Edit, oh... And her left arm isn't fully inserting...

[xellos49698]

Wow, that the first defective X-23 I've heard someone talk about on the board. Tough break Agent J. Warren, I would contact Sideshow for a replacement.

[Philintheblank]

^That sucks. Sounds like a replacement request.

I haven't put mine together yet, but took a look at it. The ex has the sideburn issue...not glued to the face. Outside of that and a couple minor paint issues it looks great. I'll see how it fits together in a couple days.

[Agent_J.Warren]

Originally Posted by Philintheblank

^That sucks. Sounds like a replacement request.

I haven't put mine together yet, but took a look at it. The ex has the sideburn issue...not glued to the face. Outside of that and a couple minor paint issues it looks great. I'll see how it fits together in a couple days.

Does your yellow paint look splotchy, dirty, and discolored at all? I'm trying to figure out if it is an issue caused by heat during transit or just bad application. I also noticed that the paint on her hands is really bad/thin, and one of her claws has glue around the knuckle.

Please let me know how it goes. Good luck.

[Agent_J.Warren]

Originally Posted by xellos49698

Wow, that the first defective X-23 I've heard someone talk about on the board. Tough break Agent J. Warren, I would contact Sideshow for a replacement.

The more I look at it, the more it looks like a piece that's been assembled from returns. The art box lips were torn and there were several layers of tape around the styrofoam box. The base paint and portraits are painted to perfection. But the body and hands have dark blue paint splatter from the airbrush all over the yellow areas and are very thin. I also noticed that her arm is actually chipped and repainted in one area.

Done looking at her for the night, because this just ticks me off. I honestly think it's a Frankenstein shipment from salvageable parts...

EDIT: Was able to fix the arm at least

Finally finished paint and glue repair. Looks pretty good now. Only thing left is to build up the key hole, but I've just got some foam in there for now. I want to pester them for a credit, but I just expect sh-- QC from Sideshow at this point. Anything more is just a luck, and a very good day.

[Maldis]

Just received mine today and overall I am really impressed. So far I haven't found any QC issues yet. The only thing I don't like about it is the size of X23's body. I realize she is a teen but at times the size of her reminds me of a 6th scale figure. That just may be due to the way her longs are positioned.

EDIT: I did find some of the glue marks around the claws as others have reported.

[ukshaun]

Originally Posted by Maldis

Just received mine today and overall I am really impressed. So far I haven't found any QC issues yet. The only thing I don't like about it is the size of X23's body. I realize she is a teen but at times the size of her reminds me of a 6th scale figure. That just may be due to the way her longs are positioned.

EDIT: I did find some of the glue marks around the claws as others have reported.

I agree completely with regards to size. She may be a teen, but she looks in her mid 20's and her size looks smaller than 1/4 scale, possibly 1/5 scale.