Bmutha Reviews

All of my statue photos and reviews.

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Here are all of the statues added to my collection in 2022. I am now down to one single licensed and one custom pre-order, and I have two kits that I will be painting next spring/summer (Captain Britain and a brown costume Wolverine). I have a fair amount of unused sideshow rewards that I’ll have to use or lose in 2023, so I may add one more (I’m eying that Tweeterhead Skeletor), and there will surely be the odd addition/subtraction, but my collection is more or less complete! 💥💥💥 #magneto #wolverine #storm #xmen #venom #spiderman #wwe #warhammer40k #attackontitan #nightcrawler #rhino #apocalypse #marvel #statue #collector (at Edmonton, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmCX2WkPzSO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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One more quick shot of Nightcrawler before I put him in his forever home. I think this statue turned out quite well. In some ways I’m surprised they didn’t brand this as a maquette like Rogue and Gambit. Here are my quick thoughts: PROS: • classic suit • dynamic scene with awesome base • Will Harbottle nails pretty much every piece he works on (Sentinel hand originally sculpted by @keosmasons Marco Plouffe). • Great colours on the BAMF smoke. CONS: • The seams on the base…really bad. Some more thought could have gone into the engineering to avoid this issue. • Plastic swords look and feel cheap. (at Edmonton, AB) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck8o5gbpsXF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Some of you got it right…Nightcrawler nearly completes my X-Men collection. Now, if only someone would make a Kitty Pryde… 💥💥💥 #nightcrawler #xmen #sideshow #statue #collector #bamf #marvel https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck4Yjwevga2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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My second to last pre-order has arrived…what’s in the box? 💥💥💥 #mysterybox #preorder #statue #guesswhatitis (at Edmonton, AB) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckvy_rzpuV2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Why did I tear apart my $$$$ statue? As awesome as the Queen Studios Venom bust is, it has some issues. The mouth is formed with multiple pieces (the upper teeth, lower teeth, and the two stringy cheek pieces)…meaning seams! The factory did not properly fill in the seams at the corners of the lower jaw, leading to cracks forming. Once I removed the clear goop in these areas, you can see how huge the gap is. The original clear goop was difficult to remove just in the corners of the mouth, so I actually had to remove it along the entire lower jaw. I spent some time the last few days filling in and resculpting the seams, and repainting to match. Then I re-applied the clear goop using a UV resin. I’m fairly happy with how this repair turned out…this is probably how it should have been done in the first place. 💥💥💥 #statue #repair #repaint #venom #spiderman #marvel #bust #queenstudios (at Edmonton, AB) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkkHuvprVDa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Next project…Captain Britain. 💥💥💥 #kit #custompaint #custombuild #marvel #statue #captainbritain #excalibur (at Edmonton, AB) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj8DfHYryMa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Just some stuff. 💥💥💥 #daredevil #marvel #statue #comics #cgc #slabbedcomics #collector #sideshowcollectibles (at Edmonton, AB) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjbKU2EPUm-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A friend asked in a FB group today, what are your top 5 statues in your collection? Mine change daily, but today, I’m going with these five (in no order): • @ironstudios Daredevil • @prime1studio Big Game Cover Art Predator • @xmstudios Ghost Rider • @legendarybeaststudios Magneto • Custom Wolverine by @francocarlesimo (at Edmonton, AB) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjVm3c-LUko/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Magneto is in position. 💥💥💥 #magneto #statue #xmen #huge #collector #pictureoftheday #photography #sonyalpha #legendarybeaststudios #xmstudios (at Edmonton, AB) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci8PWuVP5aG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The homage to this classic cover is pretty much why I got this @legendarybeaststudios Magneto. 💥💥💥 #magneto #jimlee #xmen #statue #collector #marvel #photography #sonyalpha #legendarybeaststudios #xmstudios (at Edmonton, AB) https://www.instagram.com/p/CifUrUXLYzR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I just had to get old Sabretooth out of my display case (no easy task!) for this 1 vs 1 shot with Wolverine! 💥💥💥 #wolverine #sabretooth #1v1 #xmen #battle #marvel #photography #sonyalpha #statue (at Edmonton, AB) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiaUEr-rEgK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Even though I opted for the regular version (shipping for the premier was insane because of the extra box), there are a few different display options for this statue. This combination is how I was always planning to display mine, though. The calm and unmasked portraits are kind of weak, imo, so aren’t really options for me. 💥💥💥 #magneto #xmen #statue #collector #marvel #photooftheday #photography #sonyalpha #legendarybeaststudios #xmstudios (at Edmonton, AB) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiXrOXKrytM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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New statue arrived yesterday…any guesses what it is? 💥💥💥 #whatsinthebox #new #statue #collector (at Edmonton, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiSZ62CrcYx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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And finally, here is a shot of the third portrait on the body. This style of “pointy” mask is not my preference. Although it’s nice, this head won’t see much time on display, if any. 💥💥💥 #wolverine #marvel #xmen #logan #statue #collector #photography #picoftheday #sonyalpha #customstatue #custompaint #kitbuilding (at Edmonton, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiQGhxCLAj5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Here’s a look at the three different Wolverine portraits, and a comparison between the unmasked Logan next to the XM brown Wolverine unmasked and Iron Studios Punisher (those are the only two unmasked male portraits I have handy at the moment). 💥💥💥 #wolverine #statue #kitbuilding #customstatue #custompaint #marvel #xmen (at Edmonton, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiNmLPWrKXp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Initially, I wasn’t going to finish the alternate portraits, but decided I would after taking a little break. Here is the unmasked Logan portrait. 💥💥💥 #wolverine #logan #marvel #mutant #customstatue #custompaint #kitbuilding #statue #collector #photography #sonyalpha #picoftheday (at Edmonton, AB) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiKqEqtvMyI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Why not another Wolverine pic? Yes, why not. 💥💥💥 #wolverine #statue #custompaint #customstatue #custombuild #kitbuilding #marvel #xmen #photography #sonyalpha (at Edmonton, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch5OvSiPiny/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=