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Originally Posted by Phoenixblazes
I just wish the pose on the production piece for Wasp wasn’t so twisted. I would’ve preferred for it to look like the prototype.
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I felt the same way. I was very disappointed when I saw photos of the actual production pieces..
Enough so, that I was seriously considering cancelling both. As much as I liked the Ant-man, the appeal of these was as a pair of characters, not just solos.
So relieved I didn't though.
After looking at Wasp for a while now, I think the change might have been related to weight distribution and balancing the figure better- or possibly to differentiate the pose more from A-m's. The original pose for Wasp was much clearer and more direct, charging forward, just like A-m's is.
The revised pose is more confused. Is she trying to move forward and getting blown backwards? It's definitely not as strong as the original.
Since I'm being critical I'll go ahead and say my other big (minor) nit with both these is the use of clear resin for the explosions on the bases.
When I originally saw the photo of these, I thought those orange blobs were supposed to represent insect larva sacs.
Between the color choices used and the specular highlights from the clear resin, nothing about those say "explosions" to me.
Years from now, if I'm feeling industrious or bored I might try to repaint and refinish them (I've also considered dusting them with talcum to reduce the shine).
Fortunately the statues are small enough that my eye only really focuses on the figures anyway.
Overall, even with the quibbles, I'm extremely happy with them. I'm even considering ordering spares while the second edition is open for PO's.
