Here are the unboxing pictures of XM Witchblade. Thanks again to Parm(Cali604) for the smooth transaction, highly recommended seller! First off, what a fantastic piece. There are definitely some issues, but that doesn't take away from the awesomeness of this statue. The paint app on Sara Pezzini is incredible. Really surprised at the armor (or lack thereof
), it has a metallic sheen with a wonderful mix of blues, green, yellows and various patinas coming through. Absolutely love the look of both portraits, in particular the crazy hair.
But, there are some slight issues and yes it has to do with the neck. Due to the extra material under the chin on both portraits the neck looks a tad long. I do feel they totally crapped the bed with the neck seams. Super visible from the sides and the front. XM Wolverine all over again. This is particularly bad with the straight hair portrait as there's more material under her chin that sticks out, a slight head tilt along with a downward angle that just looks a little weird in person. There's less material under the chin with the crazy hair along with a straighter head angle, so even with the longer neck it still looks really good. It's a bit of a shame as the straight hair portrait is done really well, but I do prefer the crazy so it's not a deal-breaker. The base could probably use some extra color to give it some life, but that's a minor issue.
Seams aside this is still an incredible piece and that's something I can totally live with. Super impressed with the paint app as I said earlier. Hope people get a chance to check this piece out in person. This will pair great with XM Darkness!
