kdoginohio Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 On 12/7/2017 at 10:24 AM, nearmint said: Sideshow's new Wolverine 1/4 scale goes up for preorder TODAY. This video includes a slideshow of the studio pics that Sideshow released earlier in the week. Note: I mistakenly credited Erick Sosa as the sculptor of the unmasked portrait in this video. That is not correct. The primary sculptor was Rafel Grassetti, with assists by Martin Canale, Marco Plouffe, and Aaron McNaught. Great statue that I'm definitely ordering. Thought about it. Then I saw the gloves. Too small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearmint Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Here's a preview of the Prime 1 Studio Justice League Wonder Woman Ultimate Version... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmaz Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 An early Christmas present to myself... the Captain America / Red Skull Bowen statue duo. I kept thinking how cool they'd look on top of my shelf with the shield behind them... (I'm moving the Romita sketch, don't want it to be blocked like that... it'll just probably have to wait until next week). ADAMANTIUM, F For Fake and mysterio 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 15 hours ago, fmaz said: An early Christmas present to myself... the Captain America / Red Skull Bowen statue duo. I kept thinking how cool they'd look on top of my shelf with the shield behind them... (I'm moving the Romita sketch, don't want it to be blocked like that... it'll just probably have to wait until next week). In an age of increasingly huge statues from Sideshow, Prime, XM, etc, the simple beauty of Bowen stuff is unjustly overlooked. So many gorgeous pieces. fmaz and mysterio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoy77 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 My very 1st statue Luke Skywalker & my most recent. Opening up the flood gates once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdoginohio Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Any thoughts from the veteran collectors as to the rarest/hard to find statues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 3 hours ago, kdoginohio said: Any thoughts from the veteran collectors as to the rarest/hard to find statues? My focus is pretty limited, but I know some of the older Alien statues are hard to find and very expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzMan Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I got this big guy for Christmas! Stoked. ADAMANTIUM, Artboy99, fmaz and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwitkin82 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 (edited) Happy Holidays to me from the wife....these are somewhat rare due to the capes breaking the majority of the time Lee Bermejo Edited December 27, 2017 by Dwitkin82 MDR123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearmint Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Very nice, guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewcrewfan77 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 For the price this is a fantastic statue. Jayman, STORMSHADOW_80 and ADAMANTIUM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearmint Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Which one is that? I have this one on preorder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewcrewfan77 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 It's the Diamond Select PVC Gladiator Hulk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 On 12/25/2017 at 5:07 PM, kdoginohio said: Any thoughts from the veteran collectors as to the rarest/hard to find statues? I'd say the Bowen bronzes (as in the REAL bronzes, not the fake bronzes with "faux" bronze paint jobs) are probably the rarest and most expensive. You're talking only a handful produced, worth a few thousand bucks. I think the prices have probably come down over the years, but there was a time when the Marvel pieces could have been $10k. I doubt they'd go that high nowadays, but you almost never see them offered. The Bowen Bronze Batman is also a very pricey piece, though it can be found if you're willing to pay up for it. There are a lot of Sideshow pieces that are worth a lot of money, but aren't necessarily rare. If you're willing to pay $1-$3k, you can find most of them on eBay. But those bronze Bowens, I just never see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Ps: looks like a Bowen Hulk bronze sold on eBay back in October for $7200, so I guess they're still bringing good money. But yeah, the Marvel Bowen bronzes, and the Batman and Death Dealer pieces, there just aren't many of them, and they are going to cost you big if they ever pop up. To me, they are the epitome of actual rarity and value in the comic statue world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 I'm impressed by the sheer size of this thing.... it's even taller than Wolverine Vs Hulk Anyway, new to me this week! RAIDEN Sludgesicle Man, badback83, fmaz and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno McCoy Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 As a statue collector, how do you decide which statue you purchase? Do you focus on only the best renditions and poses? Are you character focused? Are you line oriented (Marvel instead of DC, for example)? I'm asking in part because I'm a bit bored today at work, but also because I recently narrowed down a list of statues I thought I might want. Then I watched the 12 days of Sideshow event and I'm like, oooh, that might be a cool one. Granted, these are all a year or more away from being purchased, but I don't have the room or budget to buy a whole bunch of these. So to some degree, even knowing a more interesting statue is coming soon is enough for me to reconsider the ones I'm interested in now. Maybe I'm asking the wrong crowd, and you all have infinite space and money, but I'm not one who loves one specific character or line. I'm interested in pretty much all of 'em. So pulling the trigger on a $500 statue is proving a difficult task with so many options already available and more to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearmint Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Here's a brief preview of Sideshow's new Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman Premium Formats... Reno McCoy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Reno McCoy said: As a statue collector, how do you decide which statue you purchase? Do you focus on only the best renditions and poses? Are you character focused? Are you line oriented (Marvel instead of DC, for example)? I'm asking in part because I'm a bit bored today at work, but also because I recently narrowed down a list of statues I thought I might want. Then I watched the 12 days of Sideshow event and I'm like, oooh, that might be a cool one. Granted, these are all a year or more away from being purchased, but I don't have the room or budget to buy a whole bunch of these. So to some degree, even knowing a more interesting statue is coming soon is enough for me to reconsider the ones I'm interested in now. Maybe I'm asking the wrong crowd, and you all have infinite space and money, but I'm not one who loves one specific character or line. I'm interested in pretty much all of 'em. So pulling the trigger on a $500 statue is proving a difficult task with so many options already available and more to come. What I've found is you pay for "quality".... and that quality can mean different things to different people! I enjoy smaller Gallery, DC comics, Marvel Legend brands of statues, but nothing comes close to the quality and sculpt of some statues that are often more expensive... but you need to find one that represents how "you" envision a character.... there is a new Raiden statue coming out via sideshow so they dropped the price on the one shown above that I got.... BUT I prefer the Raiden shown above because it is the exact pose on the side of the Mortal Kombat Arcade system I grew up with putting quarters in at the pizza places as a kid. (mouthful ) You can buy different poses to different characters with lower price stuff, like I have a whole shelf of random Harley Quinn. BUT when it comes to more expensive stuff, you need "the one" that means you just got to have.... No I don't have a big income to do what I want all the time and I want to be a good steward. But having said all this, now that I have 2 big expensive statues, I feel bad that I spent $40-50 each on random smaller Harley Quinn, Link, Deadpool, Batman, Joker, Wolverine etc. the BIGGER and often MORE expensive had more time put into them to make them aesthetically pleasing.... Often the bigger and more time put in means they are limited editions, so you have to get them while the getting is good and be patient for the right one! IT's a finicky thing haha! Once you buy a few, you'll find your rhythm.... Unfortunately, I don't think you should buy for resale... as a lot of expensive stuff has fragile parts etc if your buying for more permanency, it might affect your decision.... GOOD LUCK Edited January 4, 2018 by ADAMANTIUM added: good luck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmaz Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 57 minutes ago, Reno McCoy said: As a statue collector, how do you decide which statue you purchase? Do you focus on only the best renditions and poses? Are you character focused? Are you line oriented (Marvel instead of DC, for example)? I'm asking in part because I'm a bit bored today at work, but also because I recently narrowed down a list of statues I thought I might want. Then I watched the 12 days of Sideshow event and I'm like, oooh, that might be a cool one. Granted, these are all a year or more away from being purchased, but I don't have the room or budget to buy a whole bunch of these. So to some degree, even knowing a more interesting statue is coming soon is enough for me to reconsider the ones I'm interested in now. Maybe I'm asking the wrong crowd, and you all have infinite space and money, but I'm not one who loves one specific character or line. I'm interested in pretty much all of 'em. So pulling the trigger on a $500 statue is proving a difficult task with so many options already available and more to come. I'm really new to collecting statues, but I echo @ADAMANTIUM in that you basically buy what you like. You absolutely will pay for quality in terms of sculpt and detail and all that... but nothing replaces a statue capturing the "look" that for you is the quintessential pose or expression of a certain character that makes you go "yeah, I want to display THAT" in my office/bedroom/garage/treehouse. So for example, when looking at three different statues for a particular character, you'll decide you "like" version A, "love" version B, and "hate" version C. If you're very lucky, the prices on them will turn out to be A: $250, B: $150, C: $450. But most probably, the prices will end up being A: $700, B: $900, and C: $200 Happy hunting! ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
