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John Byrne
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I asked Walt Simonson about the scaling on Odin, and he agreed the figure is WAY too large. Pity.
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Paul Greer
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| Posted: 08 April 2011 at 11:47am | IP Logged | 2
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Odin looks great. It's a shame he is too large.
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Ryan Maxwell
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| Posted: 08 April 2011 at 11:52am | IP Logged | 3
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I posted this on the blog, JB. Let's see if it gets any response (from Eaglemoss, I know what other people will say).
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Thom Price
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| Posted: 08 April 2011 at 12:19pm | IP Logged | 4
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Are these figures supposed to be on scale? One of the things that has prevented me from collecting them is that the heights of these figures appear to be so off -- poor Aquaman appears to be a shrimp.
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martyn cox
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| Posted: 08 April 2011 at 12:44pm | IP Logged | 5
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Aquaman... shrimp... good one, Thom!Scale is often a hot topic of debate. But if you got that pic from the DC figurine website, I wouldn't stake my life on it being a true representation of what the figures look like in hand. I only have Hawkman of those figures and he is very large compared to other regulars (eg The Flash).
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 08 April 2011 at 1:00pm | IP Logged | 6
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Those images do not represent the actual size of the figures. Thom. They are scaled to all be the same height across the page -- a rather odd choice, but there you are.Thus, anyone who has something higher than his head -- Aquaman's trident, or Hawkman's mace -- is going to appear small in that shot. Actually, Aquaman is slightly taller than Superman.
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Brad Krawchuk
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| Posted: 08 April 2011 at 1:22pm | IP Logged | 7
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Thom - while there are some scale issues, for the most part it's not that noticeable. That picture, as JB says, was deliberately made that way. Notice the bases for Aquaman and Hawkman being so much smaller than the one for Captain Cold or Blue Beetle. I can tell you right now, Hawkman is a bit BIGGER than Blue Beetle!
Edited by Brad Krawchuk on 08 April 2011 at 1:22pm
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Thom Price
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| Posted: 08 April 2011 at 1:33pm | IP Logged | 8
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Well now, that's a horse of a different color! Of course, my wallet may not be so thankful for the clarification.
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Ryan Maxwell
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| Posted: 08 April 2011 at 1:38pm | IP Logged | 9
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Thom, if you want side-by-side pics of any figures, let us know. Someone here can give you a decent comparison shot. I don't have Wonder Woman, though.
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martyn cox
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| Posted: 09 April 2011 at 3:37pm | IP Logged | 10
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As for the 'wallet' comment, the way I look at it is the Marvels cost less than a pint of Guinness a week...
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Brad Brickley
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| Posted: 09 April 2011 at 4:47pm | IP Logged | 11
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Martyn, I really like your chrome Colossus, how did you do that? I think your chrome really makes him jump out.
Your Vision is great too. Now I'm thinking I should go pick up multipul copies too.
Also, are the Eaglemoss figures more available in the U.K.? Seems like the best choices for me are eBay U.K. sellers.
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martyn cox
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Hi BradFor Colossus I used Plasti-kote fast dry enamel, chrome effect, in a spray can. I just masked off the base, and sprayed. Then I had to repaint the base black, as the masking wasn't perfect. Hard to see perhaps, but Vision has red eyes and a red gem on his forehead, just to break up the whiteness.
I work near Forbidden Planet and Comicana in London, so every two weeks I trek down after work. They have a lot of back issues, both DC and Marvel. I didn't subscribe because I want to pick the best looking fig available on the shelf. You don't see the collection at all in the town where I live. You'd have to rely on a subscription with a local newsagent. Then there's the CMFC store on their website for back issues. It took 3 months to get Viper off them simply because there had been no stock for a while.
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