franck edet
A Fixture
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Hello Friends !
This week was Christmas before (way before) time : i had the pleasure to have Thanatos delivered ...
all i can say is : WOW !
i didn't took any picture of the external packaging but i can say it was just perfect in term of protection
Now let's get into what you have in term of real deal :
here is the box (really tough cardboard) with a high def print of the box art by Marc Masclans :
then when you open it you will first encounter a high class card, i mean, each figure comes generally with a card but it's the first time i see such quality, it's like the Vuitton touch, the card is printed in 3d ink on a very rich bristol and shows the original drawing by Michael, the back is showing care too : Michael have personaly and manually signed and numbered each original copy ... i have rarely seen this.
once you've took off the high density foam you see this :
ok, it looks like usual business right ?
NO !
all the parts are are in SEALED bags ... not the usual zip bags we are used to. It means that no part can escape from the package, more : each seal bag contains air ... so each bag is a "bubble" protecting the parts ... never seen that before and how clever this is !
so i took great care while opening the "bags" : i took a scalpel blade and slowly cut the bags ...
ONE POINT HERE : IF YOU DON'T HAVE THIS : THIS IS NOT AN ORIGINAL FROM KONTRAROS.
sincerely this is the best ever care i've seen from an artist to send us painters their work !
once opened here is what you get :
as you can see : the north star is totally intact and i won't even speak about how the details are incredible in term of casting ! i'm just ... wow it's thin as blades in this scale and it doen't show any flash or bending ... perfection
this is the background part ... look at this ! prime it and paint it ... that's all !
here is the figure ... right from the box ! i just can't believe this : i took a long time to stare at it : no falsh, nothing to take care of ... sincerely i can't say where was the injection point ! and trust me : this is a VERY complex one part pour in term of engineering !
then , as with every fig, we need a head ... 90mm scale is really a challenge as you need to have a face showing all anatomical details perfectly ... once i opened the sealed bubbled pack and have it in my hand i was like ... how is it possible ? never seen such delicateness before :
finally i just didn't opened the last bag as it is the finests parts : hands and jewelry ... but you can have a good idea of how they are well adressed here :
So ... to be honest : I.ve never seen such luxury quality, yes i said luxury, in my painter's life, never !
I just put the wing in her place quickly to understand that the fitting is absolutely top notch !
my conclusion is :
this is REALLY a master sculpt and figure, but : this is really not something for the beginner for sure, any step will need some very deep planification and know;edge of what you're doing. BUT : in the end you'll go really deep into it ... this is a long run project where you'll need to take your time and think of it before going on ...
I will immerse myself in it as soon as the motorcycling season will end ...
and this will be an intense pleasure to humbly put colors on this jewel !
This week was Christmas before (way before) time : i had the pleasure to have Thanatos delivered ...
all i can say is : WOW !
i didn't took any picture of the external packaging but i can say it was just perfect in term of protection
Now let's get into what you have in term of real deal :
here is the box (really tough cardboard) with a high def print of the box art by Marc Masclans :
then when you open it you will first encounter a high class card, i mean, each figure comes generally with a card but it's the first time i see such quality, it's like the Vuitton touch, the card is printed in 3d ink on a very rich bristol and shows the original drawing by Michael, the back is showing care too : Michael have personaly and manually signed and numbered each original copy ... i have rarely seen this.
once you've took off the high density foam you see this :
ok, it looks like usual business right ?
NO !
all the parts are are in SEALED bags ... not the usual zip bags we are used to. It means that no part can escape from the package, more : each seal bag contains air ... so each bag is a "bubble" protecting the parts ... never seen that before and how clever this is !
so i took great care while opening the "bags" : i took a scalpel blade and slowly cut the bags ...
ONE POINT HERE : IF YOU DON'T HAVE THIS : THIS IS NOT AN ORIGINAL FROM KONTRAROS.
sincerely this is the best ever care i've seen from an artist to send us painters their work !
once opened here is what you get :
as you can see : the north star is totally intact and i won't even speak about how the details are incredible in term of casting ! i'm just ... wow it's thin as blades in this scale and it doen't show any flash or bending ... perfection
this is the background part ... look at this ! prime it and paint it ... that's all !
here is the figure ... right from the box ! i just can't believe this : i took a long time to stare at it : no falsh, nothing to take care of ... sincerely i can't say where was the injection point ! and trust me : this is a VERY complex one part pour in term of engineering !
then , as with every fig, we need a head ... 90mm scale is really a challenge as you need to have a face showing all anatomical details perfectly ... once i opened the sealed bubbled pack and have it in my hand i was like ... how is it possible ? never seen such delicateness before :
finally i just didn't opened the last bag as it is the finests parts : hands and jewelry ... but you can have a good idea of how they are well adressed here :
So ... to be honest : I.ve never seen such luxury quality, yes i said luxury, in my painter's life, never !
I just put the wing in her place quickly to understand that the fitting is absolutely top notch !
my conclusion is :
this is REALLY a master sculpt and figure, but : this is really not something for the beginner for sure, any step will need some very deep planification and know;edge of what you're doing. BUT : in the end you'll go really deep into it ... this is a long run project where you'll need to take your time and think of it before going on ...
I will immerse myself in it as soon as the motorcycling season will end ...
and this will be an intense pleasure to humbly put colors on this jewel !
