Post by bjd on Sept 16, 2006 16:04:14 GMT -5
NECA Kurt Cobain #1
Price: 13.99
Bought from: www.cornerstorecomics.com
Packaging: Narrow Clamshell
Accessories: Fender Mustang Guitar, Gymnasium Base
Now, I'm not going to lie to you and tell you I'm a Nirvana fan. I'm not. However, I do have a mild tolerance for some of their music, and am a huge sucker for Musician figures. I don't feel there are enough of them, with colorful musicians like Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Axl Rose, The Ramones, Steven Tyler, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, and many, many others warranting of the plastic treatment, good musician figures are too few and far between. NECA did a great job on Kurt Cobain. They opted to go with his appearance from Nirvana's most recognizable video- "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and captured the dark, grungy feel of the video pretty well. Many of the complants are about the face. The face is pretty much perfect. The hair I do feel could be better, the color seems off, and it does look a little too thick depending on what angle you look at it from. NECA's guitars also lack detail. They look like older era McFarlane guitars. McFarlane has upped the ante a bit on instruments, as can be seen with Motley Crue and Slash, as their guitars look like real instruments with real strings. NECA needs to improve a bit in this area for future music figures.
NECA Jimmy Page
Price: 14.99
Bought from: www.cornerstorecomics.com
Packaging: Narrow Clamshell
Accessories: Double neck guitar, base, amp, speaker cabinet
Jimmy is more up my alley. I'm a Led Zeppelin fan, and consider Page to be one of my top 5 favorite guitarists. NECA did a fabulous job here, despite the same guitar problem Cobain has, as well as one minor inaccuracy. The inaccuracy is the fact that I have watched many Led Zeppelin concerts, and I don't remember Jimmy smoking even once in the Dragon suit! Its minor, and doesn't bother me much. The Dragon suit is done magnificently. If you're gonna do Jimmy Page, you do him right, and this is the outfit he should be wearing. Facially, its hit or miss. The face does look a lot like Jimmy Page from certain angles, but others it doesn't look all that great. I think the likeness is passable though. He is a tough guy to sculpt. Now all we need is a Robert Plant to go with him.
Price: 13.99
Bought from: www.cornerstorecomics.com
Packaging: Narrow Clamshell
Accessories: Fender Mustang Guitar, Gymnasium Base
Now, I'm not going to lie to you and tell you I'm a Nirvana fan. I'm not. However, I do have a mild tolerance for some of their music, and am a huge sucker for Musician figures. I don't feel there are enough of them, with colorful musicians like Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Axl Rose, The Ramones, Steven Tyler, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, and many, many others warranting of the plastic treatment, good musician figures are too few and far between. NECA did a great job on Kurt Cobain. They opted to go with his appearance from Nirvana's most recognizable video- "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and captured the dark, grungy feel of the video pretty well. Many of the complants are about the face. The face is pretty much perfect. The hair I do feel could be better, the color seems off, and it does look a little too thick depending on what angle you look at it from. NECA's guitars also lack detail. They look like older era McFarlane guitars. McFarlane has upped the ante a bit on instruments, as can be seen with Motley Crue and Slash, as their guitars look like real instruments with real strings. NECA needs to improve a bit in this area for future music figures.
NECA Jimmy Page
Price: 14.99
Bought from: www.cornerstorecomics.com
Packaging: Narrow Clamshell
Accessories: Double neck guitar, base, amp, speaker cabinet
Jimmy is more up my alley. I'm a Led Zeppelin fan, and consider Page to be one of my top 5 favorite guitarists. NECA did a fabulous job here, despite the same guitar problem Cobain has, as well as one minor inaccuracy. The inaccuracy is the fact that I have watched many Led Zeppelin concerts, and I don't remember Jimmy smoking even once in the Dragon suit! Its minor, and doesn't bother me much. The Dragon suit is done magnificently. If you're gonna do Jimmy Page, you do him right, and this is the outfit he should be wearing. Facially, its hit or miss. The face does look a lot like Jimmy Page from certain angles, but others it doesn't look all that great. I think the likeness is passable though. He is a tough guy to sculpt. Now all we need is a Robert Plant to go with him.
