[John888481]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

I think you're being too nitpicky for a figure that cost ~$25. The figure is definitely not without its issues, mainly the widespread loose hips thing, but overall it is a fine representation of the Jason Lives appearance. Jason is my least favorite of the horror/slasher icons so that does skew my views of any Jason figure produced to be more forgiving but you are picking out some really minute stuff. To say that this figure looks ridiculous next to NECA's other Jason figures is an exaggeration.

I would have to respectfully disagree. You're down playing the level of quality to be expected from a Neca figure by dismissing it as only a $25 toy. My point is that it's below Neca's own standards.
Pull up a photo of their new Ultimate Part 4 Jason, or their Part 3 from last fall, or even the old Part 7 from years ago. Every one of those figures had masks that were almost spot-on screen accurate. The shape, the color, the highlighting, the eye holes, everything. This Part 6 figure's mask is not even close by any of those standards. Not even close to being close.
As far as knit picking goes (not to be defensive), but I don't think that's warranted because as I mentioned in my initial post, Neca's own standards is to knit pick in the very same vain as I'm doing. A prime example is the fact that they put so much care into their Part 3 & 4 Jasons, that they even sculpted different upper arms for each figure to differentiate between his more hulking, muscular appearance from Part 3, and the more ordinary appearance in Part 4. If their own standards are to go that far with attention to detail, why not sculpt forearms with sleeves that go down to his gloves for this one? This Jason figure had a nice paint design in certain areas, but it had zero shading on the mask, shirt, pants, or shoes. Since all other Jasons (and most all other Neca figures in general), weren't neglected like that, it becomes beyond a matter of opinion that they didn't put as much effort into this figure as they do others. I think it's a shame.
Compare the lack of quality that I highlighted in my post to the level of quality that went into their Ultimate Leatherface. The whole figure had its own unique tooling. Every piece was properly shaded (including all the weapons) to give him a gritty, realistic look and plenty of depth. That figure's a real work of art. I think when you stand this Part 6 Jason up next to others in the Neca horror line, it stands out like a sore thumb.