Not trying to shed unflattering light on any of the obvious heroes in our hobby, but to criticize Ebroin's latest as being too handsome or not naturalistic, one can't help but reveal her true evaluations on the majority of outputs from the same manufacturer, where handsomeness has no limit, and many faces alledgely "look the same".
The reason being, Ebroin strikes quite the right balance between "pretty boys" and actual human faces, and to me the best balance among artists who just happen to crave pretty ones. Please note that most of his face sculpts never feel reduced or "plastic", while at the same time being utterly attractive and manly. This has got to be a celebrated artistic power, if a little too mainstream for some tastes.
Please also factor in the widely known style and method of the box art provider when assessing this new release. Again a celebrated presence in the hobby. Trying to be as neutral as I can, I will just say this: see beneath the paints, imagine how different the bust would look from different hands, and how that would affect your rating.
As for the notion of "German WW2" glorification, um, there could be a point. I suppose this is a justified concern, which in turn harms the justification of all energy involved in the making of what will be a sweet commercial success anyway.
