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Originally Posted by scarrviper

Awesome job with this gallery.

I'm torn on this one. I've avoided the retro cloth figures after the fiasco that was Snake Plissken. I've come to prefer NECA's fully sculpted figures.

I love the new head sculpt. As much as I love my ultimate H2 Myers, there has always been something off about the mask. The likeness to the Kirk mask is certainly there, but I think it looks to be based more off a particular behind the scenes photo rather than a specific scene from the film. I re-watched some of the movie recently, and the mask looks so different from scene to scene, despite being the same mask most of the time and on the the same person.

The paintjob on both heads looks excellent overall, I like the shading and weathering. The printing only looks obvious up close.

That said, the new head is the high point. The rest seems ok. The coveralls are a massive improvement over the 2018 version (seriously, those are embarrassingly bad). They seem to have a decent fit, the collar and pockets being the only weak part for me. I hope they don't all have chest and back pockets that are stitched on lopsided like the sample here.

I do wish the coveralls weren't so blue. They nailed the color on the ultimate version. The real ones in H2 were the infamous "spruce green" color, which can look wildly different depending on lighting, filters and distance. I wonder if these could be dyed or stained to tone down the blue. I'm sure someone will try.

I am curious about the new body used for this figure. The extra articulation sounds great. The hinged ankles on the older bodies was always a pain to deal with as they would get loose rather quickly.

I guess I'll have to see him in person to decide wether I will get one or not. I'd like to see how the Loomis & Laurie set turn out as well. The paint and the fit of the clothes will make or break that set. It seems like NECA has been trying to step up their game with the retro cloth line, but not every figure has benefited.

What was the fiasco with Snake Plissken?