HCG - Species - Sil ¼ scale
Arrived today, all the way from sunny Australia. I picked this up for quite a good price, which
helped cover the hefty import duty if I had purchased the piece direct from HCG. Sil represents
my first piece from Hollywood Collectors Group
Sil has been on my wants list for quite some time. I like Alien, I like most things from H.R.
Giger, and Species was an ok sci-fi movie, if slightly silly, and needless to say, Natasha Henstridge
is as hot as hell. From what I had read, the piece failed in the eyes of many (collectors). But still,
I wanted to see the piece in person, if only to form my own opinion.
I actually like the piece. It has a level of plainness going for it, which might have something to do
with the museum pose, or the cold look in Sil’s eyes, which appear lifeless, like a reptiles eyes,
which was probably intentional? Atleast they are pointing in the same direction (always a bonus
that). Sure, it would have been amazing if the paint app captured the portrait of the Species
poster (this was never going to happen). The sculpt is there, a repaint might make that a possibility.
The Alien green skin area’s work well. I like it when a piece is just that, a single piece, zero seams,
head and hands perfectly joined (non detachable). The hands are really well sculpted. Given the
piece’s age, the hands look better than some of the recent Sideshow ¼ PF’s i received in 2018
(plastic hands Harley Quinn springs to mind). My critical eye tended to be drawn to Sil’s hair
somewhat. It looks ok, but not on par compared to many of my other ¼ scale pieces.
The base, which is quite heavy, works well. I view the base as a step up from the clear bases
Gentle Giant offer, all the while not attempting to be Sideshow, XM Studio’s busy.
..time to dig out the DVD, and give the movie another whirl..