Wow, hell of a job man! It looks great! I’ve always been undecided about how I feel in regards to the Shape 78, it’s always just looked a little off to me. I still thought it was a damn fine mask and all, but after seeing this, I am sold! Incredible job on that man!
Well, there isn’t much difference between the Shape 78 and the so praised Castle 75, apparently the only difference is that the Castle has a wider jaw while the Shape 78’s is slimmer (and more accurate if you ask me, doesn’t strike me that the original Kirk had a wide jaw line), all the details that might look off are down to the finish, Niko’s hair, bad pictures, and the way the wearer stretches the mask, but the sculpt alone is top notch, same league as the other best sellers from NAG.
Thanks for all the compliments guys. I didnt take this one lightly, considering it’s a NAG. The last thing I wanted to do was take a $400 mask and not improve on it or make it worse, even if it’s my own mask. I plan on being part of the community for the long haul, and I hope one day to work on more of these.
I know you have one man, and yours looks great as well, as I’ve said in some of your threads on it. Totally did not intend to send you into defense mode over it, I still love the mask regardless of my minor criticisms. I love all the looks of all the masks out there.
I think the main thing that I see that sticks out with these is the narrow jaw. It does not make or break the mask for me at all, I just prefer the wider jaw, only for my own head shape. It has nothing to do with how it looks on others or the mask itself. It’s coming from how it would look on me personally. And of course proper weathering goes a long way.
Not like Mike’s from WeWatchedaMovie, have you seen that one? The weathering is just way too over the top for me on that one. Not sure what NAG that is, but I know it’s a NAG of some form or fashion. That is a prime example of way too over the top weathering. Some folks love that, I am not one of those folks. But I certainly don’t knock them for what they like. It’s all subjective art at the end of the day anyway.
not into defensive at all, just trying to be informative, many people here think the Castle 75 is a superior mask for no real valid reason, they are almost identical if they’re finished by the big artists, and the Shape78 even looks better if you’re looking for a large size straight from Nikos, so unless you need a small size the Shape 78 is definitely a model you should take in consideration, I picked one cause I needed a large size and really liked how Nikos finished this particular sculpt over his Castle 75s, and I think he really did a great job on mine as you can see, and even the new PS78 that you guys seem to love so much is basically stretched Shape 78, so if something seems off from the pictures (mine included) it’s not the sculpt but most likely something else. Said that I really have no interest to rope people into buying a Shape 78, actually the less copies are around the best for me, I’ll be happy to be one of the few owner of this sculpt and not wearing an ultra inflated mask
Dude that photo where your standing next to the girl in the top hat, that looks awesome right there! And I will have to consider a Shape 78 down the road, I already have a Castle 75k SE coming in the mail this week, so that’s my big purchase for the year. You definitely helped me see what the deal is here with the Shape 78, and like I said, that second photo down looks awesome! The light is hitting you just right in that one!
Oh and I am not actually one of the PS78 lovers. I think it’s cool, but I would rather have something a little more subtle with the stretch. This Shape 78 and Castle 75k are more subtle in that regard. But hey, the PS78 is a dream mask for some folks out there, so I won’t be one to take that from them, it’s just not something I would drop $600 on. That’s only due to my personal tastes, not that it’s a bad mask at all.
Great pics Kevin. I have to disagree with you though on the Castle being a ultra inflated mask. I believe most owners pics speak for themselves opinions vary of course
I could really see every detail shine with that NAG.
Thanks fellas!
opinions vary of course 