In my review of the figure, I lamented the choice of molding given that the legs were finely tex- tured with an "engraved" diamond/lozenge fishnet pattern.
I have several problems with this, most of which could have been avoided by:
- Using the right kind of resin.
- Using a butterfly/one-piece mold.
- Pressure casting.
- And in lieu of the above, not texturing the legs at all!
WHAT, say you?! Not texture the legs when she's wearing fishnets??!! In either of the scales pro- vided, the fishnet pattern would be barely discernible. Don't believe me? Take any of the hi-res images of Ms. Robbie in costume available on-line, reduce it to the size of the figure before you, and tell me what you see. . .
Now, kudos to Andrea for providing what they did! If the appropriate medium and molding/casting method had been used, I would gladly turn a blind eye to what follows. . .
Fishnets come in a variety of patterns, mesh sizes, etc. Harley has a hexagonal mesh, not a lo- zenge! Also, fishnet stockings a very plastic; i.e., the sizes and shapes of the mesh conform to the underlying leg and any movement of the same. The designers of the figure did not take either aspect into account, and while providing a very fine lozenge mesh pattern, it is constant through- out, save across the buttocks. This would serve to "flatten" the legs.
Lastly, the pattern is "engraved". This makes it nigh unto impossible to paint, as the mesh is "below" the skin! [nb: If you look at the boxart, the hose are not painted at all!]
I have come up with A solution to all of this, which I will elaborate in greater depth when the time comes.
“When the cost of a hobby exceeds the fun and doesn't attract new people, the game is over.” -
Oscar Koveleski, August 2003
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