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Originally Posted by Mister H
All about dat base.
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Absolutely.
And therein lies my reservations about it.
No doubt LBS put a lot of enthusiasm, reverence, and attention to detail in the design and sculpt of it.
In that respect it looks magnificent.
But for me it also detracts from the figure.
Everytime I start to look at Thor, my attention is pulled away by the brighter, higher key value and details of the base.
I appreciate the thoughtfulness behind making it wide enough to indicate clearance for the cape, but I'm one of those (few) that would have preferred something more minimalistic -like simple wood and stone abstractions- more similar to the gist of Cap's base
The art deco eagle head and stylings look fantastic- but they don't pull my focus away from the figure at all.
Part of that is the dark, muted values, and the other is very simple lines and shapes.
For my sensibilities, that's was an ideal direction to go.
Thor is the polar opposite.
CA exceeded my expectations so I have no doubt Thor is going to blow everyone away too. I would have to dig deep into my savings at a very dicey time.
But I might.
LBS made a believer out of me with Cap. I'm sure this Thor will be one for the ages as well.
Another looming issue with this- because of the cape and base, the shipping box(es?) should be a good bit larger than CA- which surprised me being as relatively compact as it was for a 1/3 figure with so many swichouts.