Iron Studios: X-Men '97 - 1/10

[Phoenixblazes]

Originally Posted by iceprince_x

Tempting? very tempting? its on my cart but the Diamond Select bust are perfection? would be the best nostalgic representation that a more updated iteration of the series but price wise the two are not far behind now.

For a moment, I was seriously thinking about getting those too.

But after seeing a review of them, I just couldn't get past the inconsistent line work that appeared to be done by hand. That kind of linework had always frustrated me when I saw similar, but still much better work on my 1/10 scale pieces from Iron Studios. Though admittedly, once they're on a shelf at normal viewing distance, they're probably fine.

The mini-busts were dirt cheap, but one only has so much available display space for collectables.

[IcedDog]

Originally Posted by markuz30

Money saved!

The everpresent consolation prize when a collector is disappointed

[Demona]

People don’t like the animation change, but as a Storm fan, I’m perfectly fine with the new tweaks. Storm’s hair was a mullet-looking disaster in the original animated series. And her costume is beyond ugly. So toning down the puffy sleeves and giving her a Mohawk (even though it’s annoying it’s not comic accurate suit matching) is a win.

IF her 1:10 looks good, I may bite.

[SDguy]

Oh, haha, I was this old when I realized those brown designs on her outfit that I'm making fun of is "cell-shading" and not actual suit design

[Demona]

It’s still horrible cel-shading, so don’t beat yourself up SDGuy

[majestic1]

Originally Posted by iceprince_x

Tempting? very tempting? its on my cart but the Diamond Select bust are perfection? would be the best nostalgic representation that a more updated iteration of the series but price wise the two are not far behind now.

If you want the best nostalgic representation I would consider Mondo's 1:6 scale Rogue, yes it's a figure but it looks like she stepped right out of the cartoon.

[Phoenixblazes]

Didn't those already sell out?

[IcedDog]

Originally Posted by Phoenixblazes

Didn't those already sell out?

Some of the limited edition versions are sold out, but some of the regs are still available, including Rogue

https://mondoshop.com/collections/collectibles

[Commander0Zero]

Originally Posted by SONICobra

cell shading on a small scale is a tough sell, cyclops looks like he has some kind of complexion issue

It's tough on large scale. See PCS Transformers which were awesome.

[Phoenixblazes]

Originally Posted by Commander0Zero

It's tough on large scale. See PCS Transformers which were awesome.

I had their small version of Optimus, and all the cell shading was applied by some sort of decals from head to toe. I ended up returning mine, as I could see that they were misaligned with the underlining sculpt, making it easier to tear or puncture. I think I saw others with the same issue, but never mentioned it on their posts as you can usually only see it up close.