So Xmas has come, Niko is supposed to be back to work soon, and Justin finally answered me giving me all the info I needed, time to place the order now, so which one should I get as my first H1 mask ever? it’s a hard battle here, as you probably know I got into the hobby just last september, it’s been almost 4 months of looking at pictures, asking for infos and comparing and studying all the most sought after models, bringing me to pick the 2 aforementioned replicas as the 2 finalists here. I think I learned a lot in these 4 months, but perhaps I just learned nothing, unfortunately browsing pictures and reading the forum only give you an idead on how things really work, but here’s the idea I got about the 2 masks, the pros and cons they seem to have just by looking at the available online pictures/videos.
- Castle 75k
Pros: looks pretty screen accurate, fits larger heads (seen 25" size fitting good on people), the design is very elaborated and material seems top notch, replicas seem to be consistent, and Niko is very well known to be a reliable professional.
Cons: might need a rehauled from JC/Loper to look like the real thing, and when they get rehauled they all seem to be reminiscent to The Creep for what I could see.
- Creep
Pros: Looks very screen accurate just out of the box without the need to send it to JC/Loper, in most pictures it really screams H78 for just 325 bucks with no more add ons.
Cons: mask seems less elaborated and more simplistic, material also seems cheaper (very rubberish), never seen how a large size looks on anyone (Except on Future Reference but that’s a converted Shat, possbily fits the same since it’s the same sculpt), replicas seem to be unconsistent, some look awesome, others just good, and Justin is rather very slow at communicating (nothing to do with the quality of the mask but still a drawback).
What do you guys think? let me know if I missed something or simply didn’t get it right, just add or subtrack some points in case my analysis is not complete or correct.
