The new one is not bad, but I definitely like the XM better. The action pose is much more suited to a Drizzt statue. Guen is sculpted way better on the XM, as are the armor details.
As for the new, skin color is still a huge miss. Not liking the light up on Guen at all. I get they're trying to convey that she's a magical creature but she doesn't glow like that, and when off it makes it look like she's been all sliced up in a battle. Her color is off too, the reddish brown highlights don't work. Drizzt's hair looks bad. Cloak should be more green like the XM. His Mielikki pendant should be just that, a pendant like on XM's, not a emblem on his armor. Like someone else pointed out, his scabbards are on the wrong sides. (Ironically, on the XM the scabbards are correct, but the scimitars are in the wrong hands. You'd think at least one of these statues would've got the weapons right since that's a huge part of who he is.)
I know I'm being pretty critical, but in all of fantasy, movies, and comics, Drizzt is by far my favorite character. I just really want to see him done right. I have issues with the XM also, but I still like it better, so I hope it's still being made. Choice is alway good.
Last edited by gearhead; 01-29-2024 at 06:26 PM.
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