ADAMANTIUM Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 18 minutes ago, bronze johnny said: The first Wolverine statue in the Bowendesigns line is a beauty! I prefer the Brown costume for this statue. Randy Bowen is one of the sculptors responsible for starting the Golden Age of Statues and Bowendesigns is still the standard by which all other statue/figurines are measured. Congrats on getting a Phase 1 classic! Congrats! Thanks I like it a lot, found it at a fair price, and after looking at sideshow collectibles... it was a more comfortable intro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 1 minute ago, ADAMANTIUM said: Thanks I like it a lot, found it at a fair price, and after looking at sideshow collectibles... it was a more comfortable intro The great thing about Bowen is that he produced a great line of statues that were affordable to many- no company has ever come close to the amazing quality of his product for the price. Over the past 25 years, I've collected Creative License, Sideshow, DC Direct, Graphitti Designs, Hard Hero, Moore Creations, etc.- Randy Bowen's statues (even though he didn't sculpt all the statues in the Bowendesigns run- Mark Newman sculpted the beauty you have) are not an intro but among the best ever done. Look carefully at the line- nothing comes close and can anyone imagine what Bowen could do if he wanted to charge the prices that other companies demand for a product that in many cases, doesn't measure up to the Bowendesigns run (especially phase 1 and 2)? Love some of the Marvel stuff that Sideshow does but I always come back to Randy Bowen- nothing like his Marvel Comics run. Again, congrats! Mercury Man and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Man Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 (edited) 47 minutes ago, bronze johnny said: Love some of the Marvel stuff that Sideshow does but I always come back to Randy Bowen- nothing like his Marvel Comics run. Agreed! I think Randy Bowen and Bowen designs are the Gold Standard of mini busts, and statues. They really capture the character from the page to the mold in most cases. They even got some 2nd and 3rd tier characters you would never expect. When they were doing their inventory liquidation before shutting down the website, I had my eye on a Daredevil mini statue. They quickly sold out, but I just sent an email to inquire if they had anything left. Got a reply back that he had one more, so I paid and he sent it. #2 of 4000 Edited July 17, 2017 by Mercury Man NewEnglandGothic, STORMSHADOW_80, bronze johnny and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 1 minute ago, Mercury Man said: Agreed! I think Randy Bowen and Bowen designs are the Gold Standard of mini busts, and statues. They really capture the character from the page to the mold in most cases. They even got some 2nd and 3rd tier characters you would never expect. When they were doing their inventory liquidation before shutting down the website, I had my eye on a Daredevil mini statue. They quickly sold out, but I just sent an email to inquiry if they had anything left. Got a reply back that he had one more, so I paid and he sent it. #2 of 4000 The large-size Daredevil was sculpted by Randy himself and is the first ever Bowendesigns Marvel statue. The design on the large and mini (you have) is the best Daredevil statue ever done. Sideshow did a statue and PF figurine and they are excellent but Randy's is still the best. Congrats on your getting a fabulous statue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Without Bowen, we wouldn't have the statue industry today, period. He pioneered so many of the ideas that are still used today. Meanwhile, as today's statues seem to just be getting larger and larger, there is so much charm to the simplicity of the Bowen pieces. I think they're due for a resurgence in popularity. ADAMANTIUM and STORMSHADOW_80 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandGothic Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 20 hours ago, kdoginohio said: Let it go, let it go. Never. Being an Alfred Hitchcock super-fan, I see a couple characters from his movies in this one. Take Psycho for instance. An icy blonde on the run after doing something horrible. Her sister desperately trying to track her down to set the wrong things right, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I never announced it here... I never got into statues... I have the mini Bowen Spider-man that is still boxed up. I finally broke down and bought one of these though... ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Buzzetta said: I never announced it here... I never got into statues... I have the mini Bowen Spider-man that is still boxed up. I finally broke down and bought one of these though... They had one of those at Half Price Books.... I didn't get back to it in time... Is there any interest in the action 1 comic statue? I saw it there as well... It had the car that superman picks up coming out of a spring and Superman was stationary holding it up. I thought it looked cool but did not know if it was worth the price compared to the one you got...? Edited July 18, 2017 by ADAMANTIUM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Man Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Buzzetta said: I never announced it here... I never got into statues... I have the mini Bowen Spider-man that is still boxed up. I finally broke down and bought one of these though... I dig that. Takes you back to the Fleischer days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdoginohio Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 So, in the event of a break in, could I use the claws off of my Hulk/Wolverine maquette as a self defense weapon? Sorry, sometimes I have too much time on my hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnboxingTreasures Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Some of my favorite pieces that I've seen come out of SDCC this year... STORMSHADOW_80, ADAMANTIUM and F For Fake 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 7 hours ago, NamesJay said: Some of my favorite pieces that I've seen come out of SDCC this year... Great pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 On 7/17/2017 at 10:07 AM, F For Fake said: Without Bowen, we wouldn't have the statue industry today, period. He pioneered so many of the ideas that are still used today. Meanwhile, as today's statues seem to just be getting larger and larger, there is so much charm to the simplicity of the Bowen pieces. I think they're due for a resurgence in popularity. I would say that Randy Bowen is the key sculptor to have started the Golden Age of Comic Book Statues. Moore and Pacquet also had roles. F For Fake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrax Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Guys, IKEA has discontinued those DIODER led light strips while ago and replaced them with those atrocities: http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/80192378/ I bought one and it's basically barely working. The lights are incredibly weak compared to the old light strips Dioder. Is there a replacement solution? The old Dioder kit worked PERFECTLY.. damn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkham Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 I put this bad-boy on pre-order from Sideshow... It's going to look amazing on the other side of the TV to the Noble Collection TDK cowl!! entalmighty1 and UnboxingTreasures 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I found another one, and since I missed the one at HPB, they had it and I got the one at the LCS! They had a deal compared to ebay It says Cryptozoic as a label on the underneath of the statue, but it does say Fleischer at the top of the box on all sides! I noticed someone mentioned them higher up this page, On 7/18/2017 at 5:13 PM, Mercury Man said: I dig that. Takes you back to the Fleischer days. Mine is #489 out of 1200, I had no idea that they were limited F For Fake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timely Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 (edited) Happy to get this one in. Edited August 23, 2017 by Timely ADAMANTIUM and jsilverjanet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rube11 Posted August 23, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2017 Though I have sold all of these a few years ago after a divorce (to our own Gator on the boards) I felt like posting since the mention of Bowen came up and I found the pictures in a photo album Andahaion, F For Fake, ADAMANTIUM and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entalmighty1 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 On 7/31/2017 at 1:07 AM, dntfeedthemnkys said: I put this bad-boy on pre-order from Sideshow... It's going to look amazing on the other side of the TV to the Noble Collection TDK cowl!! This is fantastic. Going to try to subconsciously get my wife to buy this for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwitkin82 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 On 7/18/2017 at 5:38 PM, ADAMANTIUM said: They had one of those at Half Price Books.... I didn't get back to it in time... Is there any interest in the action 1 comic statue? I saw it there as well... It had the car that superman picks up coming out of a spring and Superman was stationary holding it up. I thought it looked cool but did not know if it was worth the price compared to the one you got...? I have both of those...the Action #1 with the car and spring set up is cool...adds a level of no pun intended "Action' or movement to the piece...the Sups/Lois Fleischer one above is cool too, but you have to make sure he's in the newspaper base correctly, otherwise he wobbles.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
