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Iron Studios - Black Widow 1/4 arrived today.
Compared to images of the prototype, it appears Iron Studios have delivered a production piece that matches the
proto. I am impressed! ..and the box is small - Yay!
Black Widow represents my first Iron Studios piece. In some ways it seems different to a Sideshow Collectibles
piece, or an XM Studio's piece to name two companies. Rather than being a single color, the blue outfit is a
mixture of blacks and blues with faded areas around the elbows. The outfit is bluer than my photo's suggest.
The portrait looks excellent. Unlike some companies that use a single skin tone with some shading, Black Widow
features a skin tone finished that looks unlike anything i have seen from Sideshow. The paint app looks really good.
This is one area i never thought would match the proto. The SJ likeness is possibly the best i have seen so far of
any 1/4 statue, even the amazing Gentle Giant Black Widow
I am not sure what the piece is made from, as it features little to no graining normally associated with resin. The
material used reminds me of the same material used for the Sideshow X-23 which felt like a type of resin with a
hint of plastic. It appears to allow for finer detail, the zip pull being a prime example of detail i do not think is
possible using regular stone resin. The smooth hair looks really detailed.
The base is what it is, an unusual design. It looks like the proto. The colorful wires appear to be actual wires, not
sculpted, glued in place with a clear tinted lacquer wash applied over the top.
Assembly is hyper basic. Unusually the portrait comes attached to the body. Attached body to base via a thick
metal sqaure peg, and attached both arms to the body. Assembly complete!
Nit picks. None really? ..possibly the belt.
The grey belt, looks fine. It is plastic.
