One of the rare cases where I have a definite preference for my custom over the official figure. I hate to say it, but the hair just really ruins this figure for me. The Heroes Forge did the hair better, even though it wasn't very accurate to the source material.
I think it has something to do with the face. MCX just cannot do a realistic face and still mass produce these cool little figures. It's not so bad on figures with matte skin/hair tones or a helmet (with black dot eyes or with goggles). Don't get me wrong, I appreciate pinhole eyes for figure's I plan on painting a realistic face because it helps me to center the whites and the pupils.
I don't know. The official prints are able to do small details better than I can (I didn't even attempt the legendary symbols on the chest armor or the UNSC bar code), but I can do more overall detail (belt buckles and armor stripes) and camo (which, while faint under the weathering, is in fact there). Maybe my preference for the figure I painted is just artist's bias. What do you guys think? Which one is better?
I didn't have the pictures taken at the time of posting this, but I also plan to compare my custom Sgt. Forge to my custom Sgt. Johnson. Both figures are my only Halo figures to have a custom realistic face, and I really want to see them side by side.
I think it has something to do with the face. MCX just cannot do a realistic face and still mass produce these cool little figures. It's not so bad on figures with matte skin/hair tones or a helmet (with black dot eyes or with goggles). Don't get me wrong, I appreciate pinhole eyes for figure's I plan on painting a realistic face because it helps me to center the whites and the pupils.
I don't know. The official prints are able to do small details better than I can (I didn't even attempt the legendary symbols on the chest armor or the UNSC bar code), but I can do more overall detail (belt buckles and armor stripes) and camo (which, while faint under the weathering, is in fact there). Maybe my preference for the figure I painted is just artist's bias. What do you guys think? Which one is better?
I didn't have the pictures taken at the time of posting this, but I also plan to compare my custom Sgt. Forge to my custom Sgt. Johnson. Both figures are my only Halo figures to have a custom realistic face, and I really want to see them side by side.