http://www.sideshowtoy.com/behindtheshow/?page_id=4342
Wow! I'm blown away by this announcement. I couldn't have asked for anything better.
This looks fantastic, defintely on my list for 2008 to get.
Very nice. Preorders up this Friday too! Cool!!
Preorders today (2/22) at 1pm EST (10 am PST).
This one is now $90! Whoa!! And $97 with shipping for a 12" action figure. I preordered but may cancel. These things are getting to cost too much! Much rather have a nice Gentle Giant statue for the money.
Exclusive edition sold out now - very fast. In like 10 minutes. Hmmm, maybe I'll eBay mine. ;)
I preordered this as well, but just the regular version. I might cancel it if I can find it from an etailer, as they usually charge less for shipping then Sideshow for me to Canada. But at least I got one on pre order for now
I understand the sticker shock, Rico, but compared to 12" licensed figures from Medicom, Hot Toys, etc, getting this for under $100 is a steal.
I got mine, but I may cancel (or flip on eBay) if I can find a better deal from an etailer.
Quote from: pickard on February 22, 2008, 01:14:18 PM
I understand the sticker shock, Rico, but compared to 12" licensed figures from Medicom, Hot Toys, etc, getting this for under $100 is a steal.
I got mine, but I may cancel (or flip on eBay) if I can find a better deal from an etailer.
Still think it's too high. And I'm aware of those other companies and their pricing (one reason I don't buy their stuff). I'm just having a little problem with the rapid increase in price of this line. Again, we are still talking a 12" action figure for $100! I wasn't real happy when these were even at $60.
I understand completely. The price jump across all their 12" lines, even with the new improved bodies, is a bit much.
I'm definitely going to limit my future purchases, but there was no way I was missing out on General Kenobi.
On the last SWAN, Artie mentioned that an up-and-coming company (I can't remember what it is called) is producing 12 to 18 inch figures comparable to the Sideshow Premium Format figures. Unfortunately, they weren't allowed to take pictures, but Arnie raved that the things looked great, and were going to retail for considerably less than the Sideshow figures.
Any other SWAN listeners remember the name of the company?
Diamond Select.
And I doubt they'll be comparable to Sideshow's Premium Format figures, but time will tell.
Diamond Select Toys make some great action figures with great likeness.. so I have high hopes for there quarter scale figures for Star Trek, Star Wars and Indy.
Quote from: pickard on February 22, 2008, 04:06:07 PM
Diamond Select.
And I doubt they'll be comparable to Sideshow's Premium Format figures, but time will tell.
Well, if you listen to Star Wars Action News Arnie was extremely impressed by what he saw. Of course, anything can happen before we see the final products. I find it weird that both Sideshow and Diamond select both would be making large premium format Star Wars figures.
Yes, it is weird that another company is doing basically the same type of figure. These licenses seem very confusing at times, on what companies can and cannot do. They always mention how Lego cannot release mini figs on their own as that infringes on Hasbro agreement. But these 1/4 scale figures from Diamond seem to be essentially the same product, but at a lower price point and Quality??? . I had been thinking about getting a premium format Sideshow, but the one I was thinking about has been announced as coming out from Diamond as well, so now I think I will wait. So that is not good business for Sideshow, and weird Lucasfilm would allow that.
Since Diamond is a Distributor, I can't see them selling these through Sideshow like the RAH figures are.
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on February 22, 2008, 04:14:49 PM
Diamond Select Toys make some great action figures with great likeness.. so I have high hopes for there quarter scale figures for Star Trek, Star Wars and Indy.
Kenny, I've collected many of their lines (Buffy/Angel, Trek, Galactica, Stargate) and, in my opinion, DST is hit-or-miss with their likenesses.
Rico, I don't pretend to understand how these licenses are parsed, but DST is making articulated figures, while Sideshow's PFs are non-articulated.
How do you know the large scale DST "Star Wars" figures that are being worked on are articulated? Is that info stated somewhere? We certainly have seen companies share a license before.
I read it somewhere during the Toy Fair coverage. I'll try to track it down.
According to DST's press release, they'll be "hyper-detailed and super poseable figures".
Ahh, cool. I found some more info and a picture of DST's Darth Maul. I like the prices I'm hearing - a lot!
The Force is truly with Diamond Select and they're using it in a big way: a really big way.
Diamond announced plans to release a line of 1:4 scale, fully poseable figures starting with favorites like Darth Maul, Han Solo in Hoth gear and New Hope Obi-Wan Kenobi. They come with cloth costumes and boast 15-20 points of articulation. These are some of the coolest and biggest figures we've ever seen.
Speaking of big, Diamond's not stopping there. They've also got a 1:3 scale, 24-inch Clone Trooper figure with 10 points of articulation on the slate for a price tag around $40 and a full size Yoda that will stand at 30 inches tall and have a sculpted body underneath cloth clothing.
Diamond also has plans for a whole line of banks including masked and unmasked Vader models, a Boba Fett version with lights and sound, a full size Storm Trooper helmet bank and a Millennium Falcon money holder.
The bankable ideas don't stop with Star Wars though, Diamond also plans to make a series of banks based on George Lucas' other film series, which you may have heard of: Indiana Jones.
In addition to banks based on the fertility idol and various characters, Diamond is also giving Indy the 1:4 scale treatment with a figure that you won't be able to keep away from doom filled temples or final crusades.
source:
http://www.wizarduniverse.com/021608diaselindynytf.html
Quote from: Rico on February 22, 2008, 10:45:45 AM
Exclusive edition sold out now - very fast. In like 10 minutes. Hmmm, maybe I'll eBay mine. ;)
I got a few of them before they were sold out. I am not one for extended universe stuff but Sideshow Exclusive stuff sells for a ton :O
Not that it won't be very cool, but "a 1:3 scale, 24-inch Clone Trooper figure with 10 points of articulation on the slate for a price tag around $40" is scary to me. Not even Hasbro, which along with its great products has produced some abominations, could match that pricing.
But, man, if it's even remotely good-looking, I'll be all over "a full size Yoda that will stand at 30 inches tall and have a sculpted body underneath cloth clothing".
Like I said, time will tell, but I remain skeptical just from my experience with other manufacturers and my specific experiences as a collector of many of DST's lines.
Quote from: pickard on February 23, 2008, 02:09:23 PM
30 inches tall and have a sculpted body underneath cloth clothing".
judt not TOO sculpted!
An eyewitness ToyFair recap from D.Martin of RebelScum:
Diamond Select Toys also shined this year with a range of cool stuff in all their popular lines as well as the addition of a new license that is the toy world's equivalent of a permit to print money. Personally I'm very excited with where they are taking the Art Asylum Star Trek line, with the addition of the Borg wave (the sound of Homer drooling over a donut) two figures based on the original motion picture, which is too cool for words. Their ΒΌ scale Star Wars figures are also pretty dang cool, and while we know that they still need to do more work on them, the $75 price point will offer a venue for collectors who can't dedicate the bank to collect Sideshow Collectible's fantastic Premium Format figures.
http://www.rebelscum.com/story/front/3489_Posted_Photos_After_Toy_Fair_112738.asp
- Dan (the other D. Martin), "pickard"