Quote:
Originally Posted by BladeoftheMoon
Thats a shame. CC just wasn't really impressing me for the most part anyway. I do hope someone tries to make one .
|
CC had an original cast, but was from the male. Zero interest in any 1:1 head not coming from SWS originals.
I have to admit, when Paul was in charge CC went above and beyond with this license in the best possible way and with some pieces truly managed to impress the hell out of me.
Their line was a
dream, 1:1 replicas and busts all with lineage to the originals, SWS maquettes, original pieces like the Breakout and things like the Crash line.. no one comes close and probably never will.
Sure, in terms of paint application they only provided Sideshow quality (actually better considering how awful the JP Sideshow piece was) by charging much more.. but in the end they still made some truly solid goods, always great designs and well thought pieces, no vinyl bullcrap, amazing customer service, impeccable packaging (unlike the disaster that's Iron Studios) and great relationships with costumers every step of the way.
My issues with them lied in they way they often painted their prototypes (which combined with cheap factories resulted in underwelming products) and the way they almost always overpriced their products, which to be fair is shared by most companies. I seriously believe their only truly fairly, 100% properly priced piece that i own was the Raptor bust since not only was MUCH bigger than any Prime 1 or Iron Studios piece of the same price tag or more (while having at least four times the presence), it was also cheaper than custom made ones while also having eyes casted from originals and being much more accurately painted than any of these.. on top of being actually licenced and coming on that beautiful and classy base.
It was also the better painted CC JP piece, for both prototype and final product.
All in all, with the only exception of truly insane and unique efforts like IS Rex Diorama, Chronicle pieces with properly painted prototypes and ECC-like factories would have been simply untouchable for me.
Which in a way is cheating since most of CC pieces were just made by SWS or prop makers anyway.
It's once Paul left that i stopped being impressed. Their new products felt off in a way or another, but still, they should always be remembered for starting this all and for the huge balls they had in providing true dream pieces like the 1:5 Rex and 1:1 Raptor.