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[Ghost GBR]

Must admit that looks awful, the paint job is horrendous. I'm glad I waited.

[DILLSGAR]

munnz wrote...

That looks shocking , is the quality the same for everones that have received them, or was this a one off. If not I'm not looking forward to recieving mine in the mail.  It is very sad . My 5 year old could paint better than that. I hope you can get a replacement on that.

Hannova wrote...

The quality...is dissappointing.

Mine arrived intact, but :mellow:

Mine is certainly as bad. <_<

[NamiraWilhelm]

What the hell is that? It looks like a cake for heavens sake, and i thought it looked bad in the first photo posted

[CDRSkyShepard]

Holy wow, that paint job is bad. Mine looks a lot better. I'll post pics once I get them on my computer.

[NamiraWilhelm]

its up to you to restore my faith Sky!

[CDRSkyShepard]

There she is. The blue striping on the aft part of the ship is a bit rough, but everything else looks pretty good...especially in comparison to the others. Yikes. My sympathies to you guys.

Edit for another pic.

Edited by CDRSkyShepard, 05 November 2011 - 09:02 PM.

[Teraphim]

Mine came the same way, I ended up submitting 2 cases because I couldn't find the replica under items util I found this thread. I hate to agree but the quality isn't quite what I'd hope for but I kinda expected that from having bought a model of the Serenity from Firefly for my father and it was about the same quality. I still love it though and I should have a Cerberus version coming too.

Edited by Teraphim, 07 November 2011 - 07:15 PM.

[NamiraWilhelm]

that is better, not wonderful but yeah what Sky says sorry to the guys who were worse off

[Anuis]

Just got mine in today. Was not broken anywhere. But I certainly agree that the paint could have been done better. Looks like they used thin regular brushes instead of a professional model airbrush tool which would give you more control over the fine details. The quality of it is pretty much the same as CDRSkyShepard.

Anuis

[DILLSGAR]

The quality of it is pretty much the same as CDRSkyShepard.
Anuis

True. The Shepard was bad, and so is this. I have MUCH more faith in the Koto products. 

[Ghost GBR]

Surely there must be some kind of quality control, who sits there and finishes something they're getting paid to complete like that?

Everytime I look at these picture, it aggravates me at the sheer lack of care or attention to detail to finish these so called collectibles, especially when people are paying the money they're paying. They're not exactly a cheap mass produced model...the least they can do is paint within the' lines'.

With some of the examples that have been shown, I'd be embarrassed to display them.

[Eradyn]

Mine was at least as bad as the photos provided here. I don't know what happened, but there's no way I can display this.

[DukeOfNukes]

Pretty sad. Thank you everybody for the updates. Bioware so far has had a terrible track record with the collectibles...

[CDRSkyShepard]

DILLSGAR wrote...

The quality of it is pretty much the same as CDRSkyShepard.
Anuis

True. The Shepard was bad, and so is this. I have MUCH more faith in the Koto products. 

I think he was talking in reference to my Normandy, not the Shep action figure. I'm actually pretty excited about Liara's bishoujo makeover, and knowing Kotobukiya's reputation, they'll be much better quality than these guys.

But I'll take what I can get at this point, there's not much in the way of Normandy memorabilia.

[Vertigo_1]

Kinda funny how this turned into the main Normandy replica thread =P

EDIT: About the paint job, I have to check but I have to agree: I don't think it was that great.  I'll post pics tomorrow.
I'd love a do it yourself kit wher you can paint it yourself (I miss my giant aircraft carrier model)

Edited by Vertigo_1, 06 November 2011 - 08:26 AM.

[Esbatty]

Whatcha gonna do with the broken one? (Asks the fellow whom makes custom figures and accessories as a replacement for a social life.)

[Anuis]

CDRSkyShepard wrote...

DILLSGAR wrote...

The quality of it is pretty much the same as CDRSkyShepard.
Anuis

True. The Shepard was bad, and so is this. I have MUCH more faith in the Koto products. 

I think he was talking in reference to my Normandy, not the Shep action figure. I'm actually pretty excited about Liara's bishoujo makeover, and knowing Kotobukiya's reputation, they'll be much better quality than these guys.

But I'll take what I can get at this point, there's not much in the way of Normandy memorabilia.

Yes, sorry for not being clear about what I was refering to. CDRSkyShepard is correct, I was refering to his Normandy ship.

Anuis

[DILLSGAR]

ah, gotcha!

[DRUNK_CANADIAN]

That is...disappointing to say the least....

[enayasoul]

Then I am glad I didn't order them. I was going to but after seeing these pics. I think I'll save my 35 bucks for each version. Alliance and Cerberus model. *sigh*

[Vertigo_1]

Here's the pictures as promised:
Right click --> View ; for a better view...

Edited by Vertigo_1, 07 November 2011 - 07:38 AM.

[Esbatty]

War is hell... on space paint jobs.

[BlondeBabii]

My Question here.. Why is this Normandy painted with the Alliance paint job. but saying SR2???

[Caihn]

Mine (the Cerberus version) has to travel to France. I really hope it will have a better fate than this one :/

[Dancrane212]

I just got confirmation on my cancellation. Thanks for letting everyone know!