Considering Dropping 1:6 lines?

[nash]

Does anyone feel like getting out of the Sideshow 1:6 figure lines (SW, LOTR, etc) with all these new lines and announcments comming? Because you know that we're going to get way more cool stuff come SDCC and CIV.

Im seriously feeling that I may drop the SW figure line to keep up with other stuff, but probably keep the LOTR one. What about you guys? Or does the 1:6 lines hold more priority to you over all the other stuff?

[TheObsoleteMan]

With Sideshow continuing to ignore the Angel line, I'm done with 1/6. Jabba and Crumb will be it for me. I'm going to focus on the upcoming Buffy/Angel statues from Diamond Select.

[KamenGuyver]

I will still get some main SW and LOTR characters, and that's it. I planed to collect them all, but now no.

[Vader AL]

they are fun to collect and pose while I wait for more SW PF's. I will get some 12" LOTR's too but only the main characters.

[nash]

i dont know what to do seriously..... At the rate things are going, with MR, GG busts SW/LOTR, Sideshow PFs, Marvel stuff,..... something has to give way... :banghead

[Serpentor]

I only collect 1:6 stuff, I own 1 PF and really thats about all I will own. I will need to cut down on my comic spending thouhg to help afford stuff.

[darthviper107]

You can't give up the SW 1/6th line, sorry. Once they put up Chewie or an armored figure you'll be dragged back in.

[DarthRamuk]

i dont know what to do seriously..... At the rate things are going, with MR, GG busts SW/LOTR, Sideshow PFs, Marvel stuff,..... something has to give way... :banghead

I know how you feel.....I am really losing focus with all the new product announcements.....I know I need to stop collecting something.....but I just don't know which one to choose!

:monkey2 :monkey2

[KamenGuyver]

i dont know what to do seriously..... At the rate things are going, with MR, GG busts SW/LOTR, Sideshow PFs, Marvel stuff,..... something has to give way... :banghead

Man! That's a lot of stuffs !

I am pretty much done with MR stuffs. I only collect MR lightsabers and not many lightsabers left to get so...

I will focus on 12" later on.

[Jase]

I made the decision about a month ago to drop my SS 1:6 lines (and get rid of what I already had) so that I could concentrate on 13" DC Direct, and Superhero themed Hot Toys, Medicom, and Takara. I also plan on picking up a few statues and more DC Archive Editions. Something had to give and it ended up being Sideshow. Now if SS would start cranking out 1:6 Marvel, I'd start picking those up.

So much awesome stuff to choose from......just can't have it all.

[nash]

Man! That's a lot of stuffs !

I am pretty much done with MR stuffs. I only collect MR lightsabers and not many lightsabers left to get so...

I will focus on 12" later on.

Howie, i know what you mean, lightsabers are my main focus, i have all that I want except maybe 1 or 2 so that makes things A LOT easier. I think as much as I would want that Gree and Fett helmets, I may have to pass them up, I dont know yet. arghhh..

Do you collect any statues or PFs? Those are what is making my decision hard.:monkey2

[Sir Tristram]

Does anyone feel like getting out of the Sideshow 1:6 figure lines (SW, LOTR, etc) with all these new lines and announcments comming? Because you know that we're going to get way more cool stuff come SDCC and CIV.

Im seriously feeling that I may drop the SW figure line to keep up with other stuff, but probably keep the LOTR one. What about you guys? Or does the 1:6 lines hold more priority to you over all the other stuff?

I already did...I just sold the last of my SW and LOTR 12'ers!
Too many Master Replicas and SS PF Star Wars (and perhaps LOTR) pieces to get!

[Giant Chicken]

I am a fan of PF's...

I am going to get The Fellowship in 1/6 but that is it. The other 1/6 (bond, star wars) will be on ebay when I have a motivating Saturday afternoon.

[Seth Gecko]

Medicom MR And just a little SS here and there for me.(maybe a little GG to.)


****!!

[KamenGuyver]

Howie, i know what you mean, lightsabers are my main focus, i have all that I want except maybe 1 or 2 so that makes things A LOT easier. I think as much as I would want that Gree and Fett helmets, I may have to pass them up, I dont know yet. arghhh..

Do you collect any statues or PFs? Those are what is making my decision hard.:monkey2

Nope. No PF, statue or bust...etc. I think 1/6 gives me more pleasure.....:lol I can pose them, or customize them.

[BDboystoys]

Well I've just put up my final two figures, my grails of the 1/6 line up in my thread in the trades. It was a really hard decision but I think the time has come for me.
Moving onto other things.:cool:

[Bum]

When I first started collecting, and I mean seriously collecting, it was the 3.75 figures from GIJoe and Star Wars. I grew out of it and then came the age of video games.

One day, I got sick and Dad got me some comic books. So, for awhile, I collected comic books that I would get an issue here and there to finish out the story... but i got them from the local grocery and not the comic book store.

In time, the grocery store would miss out on some issues, or that they only got one or two of them, and were either gone or ripped. That forced me to look into the comic stores. The first time? different. The comic store had figures, statues, collectibles, and of course... comic books. I kept focus for awhile, and then next thing I knew, I was back into star wars and collected the 3.75" figs again. And then came the 1/6 star wars. so, i stuck to comics and 1/6 star wars. As for statues? I always was curious cuz they don't really get posed like the 1/6 and 3.75" do. They LOOKED neat, but i didn't see value in collecting them at that time.

Fast forward to the last year and a half. I have nearly converted my collection to 'collectibles' and now only have kept the few 1/6 military figures, a few comic books, and other displayed figures. I went from having just (1) PF (James Bond, Connery) that I won from Sideshow, to PF Han, Luke, Leia, Vader, Kenobi, Elektra, Spidey, 7 of 9, Endoskeleton, Connery and Brosnan Bonds, Hulk, and Doom, as well as Ghostrider and Sauron. I'm waiting on Wolverine and Iron Man, looking for a Hellboy and Logan, drooling over a Maul.... you get the point.

I've gone from one format to another, but the thing is... while it seemed that i could part with figures of 3.75" to 1/6 scale... i'm hard-pressed to let go of the PFs. My fiancee understands this and is not only accepting, but feels the same way with her own collections.

To answer the initial question of 1/6 line? I've gone away from it. Not to offend those who collect ONLY the 1/6 line because I have done so as well... but I feel that the PFs and statues have a little bit more 'collectible' feel to them. They WANT to be displayed, unlike keeping them in their boxes or plastic covers. They're conversation pieces which bring out a certain common denominator from "i remember that comic book" to "i remember that in Star Wars...". i would rather give up the rest of my 1/6 line than to let go of the statues....except for a few pieces on either side.

[Jase]

Well I've just put up my final two figures, my grails of the 1/6 line up in my thread in the trades. It was a really hard decision but I think the time has come for me.
Moving onto other things.:cool:

What are you moving on to?

[BDboystoys]

What are you moving on to?

PF's, Replicas, Statues and the like :rock:D
High end Collectibles for me only now. Although having said that I consider Medicom Vader and Sovereign Studios Indy to be high end collectibles, but If I'm going out of 1/6 I'm going out completely. Just how it works for me.

[tomandshell]

After receiving Jabba and the throne this week, I have no intention of dropping 1/6 figures. But the only ones I have left are Star Wars, and it is likely that the only ones I will continue to get will be ones that fit into the Jabba's Palace setting. That will hold all of the main characters from the OT except Palpatine, Vader, Yoda and Obi-Wan. But other than that display, there are just too many other lines out there competing for my money and display space. When I need to free up some of either of those two things, non-Jabba's Palace 12" figures will be the first to go.

[nash]

To answer the initial question of 1/6 line? I've gone away from it. Not to offend those who collect ONLY the 1/6 line because I have done so as well... but I feel that the PFs and statues have a little bit more 'collectible' feel to them. They WANT to be displayed, unlike keeping them in their boxes or plastic covers. They're conversation pieces which bring out a certain common denominator from "i remember that comic book" to "i remember that in Star Wars...". i would rather give up the rest of my 1/6 line than to let go of the statues....except for a few pieces on either side.
this is exactly why im feeling a bit torn on this decision. while I like the figures since they do make pretty good representations of characters I love on screen into a display, I feel like if I "had" to drop something from my collecting, this would be on the lower on my spectrum. however that doesnt mean that it makes dropping the 1:6 sideshow figures any easier.

Its just that Hot Toys and Medicom are really making me have to start choosing because those two companies alone can put a substantial dent in a wallet and the kicker is, the stuff they are releasing makes it near impossible for me to pass up on some of those items. Not to mention the other higher ticket items that are my first priority like prop replicas.

I just don't know if I should stop collecting the SW 1:6 line and keep what I have now, or just sell everything off. If I sold everything off I'd gain back a good $600-$700 and that could come in handy with some new stuff.... what to doooooooooooooo?!?

[galactiboy]

I'm not the right person to ask since I love 1/6 figures. I don't care for statues... I think they look nice. But really you can only do one thing with them and they usually take up a lot of space. I think 1/6 figures, when done right, occupy that middle ground between a toy and a collectible and give the best of both worlds; playability/poseabililty and high quality materials.

[Bannister]

I am pretty much done with 1/6 figures. I will keep a few here and there, such as Jason Pt.3(until they do a pf), Medicom Rocketeer, Red Death Phantom, etc. Everything else I will probably be throwing on ebay in the next few weeks.

[dekadentdave]

I am pretty much done with 1/6 figures. I will keep a few here and there, such as Jason Pt.3(until they do a pf), Medicom Rocketeer, Red Death Phantom, etc. Everything else I will probably be throwing on ebay in the next few weeks.

I see Shai has been a bad influence on you again. :lol

And Nash how can you even consider Medicom 1:6 when it's really more like 1:8? If you add up the cost per square inch, those high overpriced Asian imports come up short on both value AND size. :lol

[Seth Gecko]

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Polystoner]

what to doooooooooooooo?!?

Well, I think you should sell me your GG Trinity on Ducati. Yeah, good idea! :monkey3

[Bannister]

I see Shai has been a bad influence on you again. :lol

And Nash how can you even consider Medicom 1:6 when it's really more like 1:8? If you add up the cost per square inch, those high overpriced Asian imports come up short on both value AND size. :lol
:rotfl :rotfl :rotfl

[Bannister]

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
:violin :violin :violin :monkey5 :monkey5 :monkey5

[nash]

Well, I think you should sell me your GG Trinity on Ducati. Yeah, good idea! :monkey3

hehe is that a jedi mind trick? :emperor

[nash]

I see Shai has been a bad influence on you again. :lol

And Nash how can you even consider Medicom 1:6 when it's really more like 1:8? If you add up the cost per square inch, those high overpriced Asian imports come up short on both value AND size. :lol

no worries dave, it's my money let me make my foolish decisions on what to spend it on :cool:. meanwhile you can laugh at me for spending such high prices on 1/8 figures and laugh that im actually glad to own them too.

It's just too easy to be foolish when a company puts out some amazingly detailed and produced figures.

my appologies.

[dekadentdave]

I'm just saying that maybe you should consider dropping the 1:8 stuff since dollar for dollar your money would be better spent with some overpriced 1:6 Hot Toys instead of taking it in the shorts with the Meds. :D

[nash]

I'm just saying that maybe you should consider dropping the 1:8 stuff since dollar for dollar your money would be better spent with some overpriced 1:6 Hot Toys instead of taking it in the shorts with the Meds. :D
well to be honest I dont own THAT many medicoms. I mean galactiboy has me beat by miles. I only have supes, comic spidey, comic symbiote and stormtrooper right now.

However I wont be passing up the SM3 figures, boba fett, and spawn thats for sure. so i'd say that right now in terms of 1:6 figures, Hot Toys is the one who is sticking it to me pretty well, and im liking every minute of it.

[Seth Gecko]

well to be honest I dont own THAT many medicoms. I mean galactiboy has me beat by miles. I only have supes, comic spidey, comic symbiote and stormtrooper right now.

However I wont be passing up the SM3 figures, boba fett, and spawn thats for sure. so i'd say that right now in terms of 1:6 figures, Hot Toys is the one who is sticking it to me pretty well, and im liking every minute of it.

and the stormie!

[dekadentdave]

so i'd say that right now in terms of 1:6 figures, Hot Toys is the one who is sticking it to me pretty well, and im liking every minute of it.

:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl

Well, if you gotta take it, make sure it's the full 12". :lol

[nash]

edited my post forgot a few things. hehe.

[nash]

:rotfl:rotfl:rotfl

Well, if you gotta take it, make sure it's the full 12". :lol
ahahhaa oh man that busted me up.

Go big or go home eh? :lol:lol:lol:lol

[Seth Gecko]

Wait you own medicom wolverine to don't ya? are you high?:o

[nash]

oh man, yes also X3 wolverine.

no im not high but i keep forgeting that I own that one since I havent even seen it in person yet LOL. :lol

Im about to hit some rum/coke right now though. ;)

[dekadentdave]

Wait you own medicom wolverine to don't ya? are you high?:o

Medicom wolvie ain't THAT high! :lol:lol:lol

[Seth Gecko]

Thats so funny.

[TOE]

i sold most of my SW 12" figs...

getting rid of my Angel 12" figs...

getting rid of my LOTR 12" figs...

I'm sticking with Hot Toys. They are coming out with some cool Predator and Alien stuff so HT is the 12" in my room in the coming year.

[nash]

i sold most of my SW 12" figs...

getting rid of my Angel 12" figs...

getting rid of my LOTR 12" figs...

I'm sticking with Hot Toys. They are coming out with some cool Predator and Alien stuff so HT is the 12" in my room in the coming year.

are you serious TOE, i thought you only sold off your extras?? Man i really wouldnt think you'd sell off your SW figs.

im seriously seriously considering the same. theyre cool and all, but there's cooler out there and i need the money for that. :monkey2

[TOE]

are you serious TOE, i thought you only sold off your extras?? Man i really wouldnt think you'd sell off your SW figs.

im seriously seriously considering the same. theyre cool and all, but there's cooler out there and i need the money for that. :monkey2

i sold all of mine but my brother kept some of his, but now he is considering on selling most of his too. Will definitely keep at least 1 Luke excl. :o

there's just too many great things coming out so we decided to stick with Marvel and get some Hot Toys stuff. I'm really digging those Predator figs :rock :rock :rock :rock Sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do and make sure you don't regret anything later on. Which I'm not.

...oh yeah...Moore is also coming out with great stuff. Another reason why I'm cutting down.

[nash]

i sold all of mine but my brother kept some of his, but now he is considering on selling most of his too. Will definitely keep at least 1 Luke excl. :o

there's just too many great things coming out so we decided to stick with Marvel and get some Hot Toys stuff. I'm really digging those Predator figs :rock :rock :rock :rock Sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do and make sure you don't regret anything later on. Which I'm not.

...oh yeah...Moore is also coming out with great stuff. Another reason why I'm cutting down.

dude im with you on that man. predators/aliens universe is just amazing. I cant wait for the Moore Magdalena AP and his other new releases !!

[gambit]

do it

I only have kit fisto exclusive at this time and will sell him also in near future

[nash]

damnit im just trying to figure out if i'll be content with only hot toys and medicom. hmmmmmmmm


so hard to make a definite decision.

[nash]

Toe did you ever get that scar yet?

[Darren Carnall]

wow, I'm really amazed (and quite shocked) at how many of you are following the line of "I either collect all of a line... or I drop it completely"

how ridiculous.

The most enjoyable way to do it, and which also ends with you having the most varied collection is to just.... buy... the ones..... you love.

dont say "I'm collecting the PFs now....." or that you're "dropping out of the 1/6 lines now". How can you say that.... does that mean that you'll never buy another one of those again? I've never understood this mindset of having to be a completist to such a point that if you can't have every single one of a certain line.... then you won't allow yourself to have any.

I can understand not having the money for everything you like. I'm in that boat now, but that doesnt mean that I'm dropping an entire line/scale/format, it just means I have to be more choosy with the pieces that I buy.

And I will buy the pieces/character/props I love... regardless of whether they are 1/6, PF, movie props, 7" figures, statues, artwork etc

[BDboystoys]

wow, I'm really amazed (and quite shocked) at how many of you are following the line of "I either collect all of a line... or I drop it completely"

how ridiculous.

The most enjoyable way to do it, and which also ends with you having the most varied collection is to just.... buy... the ones..... you love.

dont say "I'm collecting the PFs now....." or that you're "dropping out of the 1/6 lines now". How can you say that.... does that mean that you'll never buy another one of those again? I've never understood this mindset of having to be a completist to such a point that if you can't have every single one of a certain line.... then you won't allow yourself to have any.

I can understand not having the money for everything you like. I'm in that boat now, but that doesnt mean that I'm dropping an entire line/scale/format, it just means I have to be more choosy with the pieces that I buy.

And I will buy the pieces/character/props I love... regardless of whether they are 1/6, PF, movie props, 7" figures, statues, artwork etc

I get what your saying and agree to a point but personally with my collection, when I have all these statues and PF's, 1/6 figures look just out of place, even the best of them, and presentation is an important factor for me. So I either commit or I decide to collect certain other lines.
I probably could have explained it better, but you get the idea?:o

[screamingmetal]

I hate that there's so much coolness coming out this year. The Hot Toys figures are too nice to pass up so some of my most wanted figures might have to get cut.
Bond Legacy figures will be first, maybe the Hughes White Queen Maquette, Medicom Ghost Rider, and Medicom Movie Venom.
That'll leave Star Wars, LOTR, Angel/Buffy, and Terminator 2 along with the Medicom Spidey Figures aside from Hot Toys.
It's all still to damn expensive.

[Shai Hulud]

Well,personnaly, I'm done with 1/6 world.PF is the greatest medium ever for a collectible figure (IMO,of course.).

[screamingmetal]

We'll,personnaly, I'm done with 1/6 world.PF is the greatest medium ever for a collectible.
Yeah, and one day you'll say that full 1:1 scale is the greatest medium ever for a collectible. ;)
The higher the Quality, the more you pay.
1:6 is the most affordable option for me and I think many others.

[Darren Carnall]

I get what your saying and agree to a point but personally with my collection, when I have all these statues and PF's, 1/6 figures look just out of place, even the best of them, and presentation is an important factor for me. So I either commit or I decide to collect certain other lines.
I probably could have explained it better, but you get the idea?:o

my point would have worked just as well for anyone dropping PF's for 1/6, or dropping props for dioramas. I understand that some people prefer one format to another... I just never got people who say "i'm collecting this format now.... I'm not allowed to collect any pieces in another)

oh well :)

[hairlesswookiee]

I will still get some main SW and LOTR characters, and that's it. I planed to collect them all, but now no.
i'm on the same page. i have Plo Koon and Asajj on order, but after that i wont be getting anymore except for Dooku, Vader, Palpatine, and other alien jedi. i'm also considering dropping the SW lines from SS altogether. marvel is my new favorite right now as it seems to be their most steady and creative lines. LOTR PF might keep me going, but not at this rate. same with their 12" lineup. i canceled the rest of my preorders because i've simply lost interest with them.

[Ironman1188]

Well, for me, it's 1:6 or nothing. Yes there are some great busts, statues and PF's out there, but as someone else said, they kind of just sit there. The 1:6 medium allows you to change the display of the same character if you wish. To customize it. To fit it into a diorama or scene better. I've been 1:6 since Gi Joe and Captain Action were both sneaking into Barbie's dream house.
Now, unfortunately, after a nice run of getting some 1:6 we never thought we'd see things are stalling. Majestic gave us classic BSG, Dark Shadows, Phibes....but now it appears they have gone from the market. Sideshow gave us a plethora of great 1:6 licenses with a multitude of figures, but, ALAS, it seems that now its all about Star Wars [and to a lesser extent LOTR]
Makes me glad to hear about the Triad/SFM partnership. Maybe the only place to get 1:6 without importing.
Which brings me to HotToys. Great figures from great licenses. More expensive, yes, but with all the $ you can save by Sideshow not producing anything from most 1:6 lines it just might work out.

[Josette]

I have almost entirely all 12 inch figures, with the exception of a couple 18 inch ones.

I never cared for the smaller figures, but I do love 18 inch figures and PFs. I would even like a lifesize bust as long as it was of a favorite character of mine. If someone ever produced a Barnabas lifesize bust or a PF figure, I'd buy it without blinking once. But I'm not rich and money is tight, so I can't do that for just any character and I would never get rid of my 12 inch. I don't really set out to collect one scale and only one scale. 1/6th scale enables me to have a variety....but even then, I only buy what I like and can afford. I don't believe in the 'all or nothing' approach to collecting.

[DarkArtist81]

wow, I'm really amazed (and quite shocked) at how many of you are following the line of "I either collect all of a line... or I drop it completely"

how ridiculous.

The most enjoyable way to do it, and which also ends with you having the most varied collection is to just.... buy... the ones..... you love.

dont say "I'm collecting the PFs now....." or that you're "dropping out of the 1/6 lines now". How can you say that.... does that mean that you'll never buy another one of those again? I've never understood this mindset of having to be a completist to such a point that if you can't have every single one of a certain line.... then you won't allow yourself to have any.

I can understand not having the money for everything you like. I'm in that boat now, but that doesnt mean that I'm dropping an entire line/scale/format, it just means I have to be more choosy with the pieces that I buy.

And I will buy the pieces/character/props I love... regardless of whether they are 1/6, PF, movie props, 7" figures, statues, artwork etc

I feel exactly the same way.... My collection is not ALL 1/6th or ALL PF... I just pick and choose the things I love and want and I buy them. Sometimes I get tired of a certain item and I sell it, but most of my stuff is still around.

Not a completist of any line, including SW.... I didn't order Kit or Bib, because I didn't care for the characters that much. I've ordered all of the LOTR figures, not because I must have them all... but because so far it's been only characters I loved. I also have HT figures in variations, different ones I liked for one reason or another, same with my Medicom figs. I have my Freddy PF and my Jaws Maquette, even though they don't really fit in with the rest of it.....

Just go with what you love and don't let it be ALL one thing or ALL for another.... pick and choose and it will make for a more pleasant collecting experience. At least IMO.... :D

[nash]

wow, I'm really amazed (and quite shocked) at how many of you are following the line of "I either collect all of a line... or I drop it completely"

how ridiculous.

The most enjoyable way to do it, and which also ends with you having the most varied collection is to just.... buy... the ones..... you love.

dont say "I'm collecting the PFs now....." or that you're "dropping out of the 1/6 lines now". How can you say that.... does that mean that you'll never buy another one of those again? I've never understood this mindset of having to be a completist to such a point that if you can't have every single one of a certain line.... then you won't allow yourself to have any.

I can understand not having the money for everything you like. I'm in that boat now, but that doesnt mean that I'm dropping an entire line/scale/format, it just means I have to be more choosy with the pieces that I buy.

And I will buy the pieces/character/props I love... regardless of whether they are 1/6, PF, movie props, 7" figures, statues, artwork etc
Im sorry you feel this way HA, but I never said that I was a completist or I had to be a completist to be happy. Never once.

However my standpoint and dillema is that Im trying to decide if the sideshow 1:6 is giving me enough enjoyment to buy (even the vharacters that I like) and sacrifice buying other things. That was the purpose of this thread. Because fact of the matter is, like i said I have invested around $800+ in just the few characters and figures that were released in 2006 and this year so far. Thats a sizeable amount of money to put towards other things that "may" give me more enjoyment and pride in my collection. That is why im considering selling it all. Not because I need to be a completist.

I think you took my point the wrong way. imo there is no reason to be a completist in anything but having a "focus" really helps because this hobby is what is riddiculous. Every where you turn there's a new release, new line, something cooler to buy.... It's a never ending world and without having a focus for your collecting , im sorry but youre going to have a hard time.

[DarkArtist81]

I see what you mean Nash.... It's hard to choose... You just have to go with your heart... Go with what you can't live without and purge the rest. It's the best way to survive in this crazy hobby... :cool:

[Darren Carnall]

wait... you feel sorry for me? I'm going to have a hard time? :confused:

I wasn't aiming my post at you, but rather the multiple posts from multiple people who were all echoing the same sentiments. If you felt I was talking to you... then there's not a lot I can do about that.

You're right about there always being new things round the corner, new lines, new brands, new figures.... and that is exactly why I will never limit myself to one particular line. I look at all the items being released from all the companies in all the different formats, and if there is an individual one that I like? Then I'll pick it up, even if it's the only one of that format. I don't display 'collections' ...... i display 'items' :)

Buy hey, if someone needs to hold themselves to one brand/line/format in order to have what they consider to be a happy and full collection? Then I'm happy for 'em! At the end of the day we're all buying toys 'cause we like 'em :D

Darren
Im sorry you feel this way HA, but I never said that I was a completist or I had to be a completist to be happy. Never once.

However my standpoint and dillema is that Im trying to decide if the sideshow 1:6 is giving me enough enjoyment to buy (even the vharacters that I like) and sacrifice buying other things. That was the purpose of this thread. Because fact of the matter is, like i said I have invested around $800+ in just the few characters and figures that were released in 2006 and this year so far. Thats a sizeable amount of money to put towards other things that "may" give me more enjoyment and pride in my collection. That is why im considering selling it all. Not because I need to be a completist.

I think you took my point the wrong way. imo there is no reason to be a completist in anything but having a "focus" really helps because this hobby is what is riddiculous. Every where you turn there's a new release, new line, something cooler to buy.... It's a never ending world and without having a focus for your collecting , im sorry but youre going to have a hard time.

[PosterBoyKelly]

Well as long as Medi and HT are rocking house, and when SS does some good 1's too I'm interested. But PF's , though great, are just too much money/space for me. Besides, I like TOYS more than statues with clothes.

[carbo-fation]

I don't know what lines to drop. I already decided not to be a completist in the 1/6 SW line and I'll only keep the main Jedi and Sith. But as of late, I've been getting into 1/6 figs a lot; I just bought FMA Alphonse and the T-800. My collection is already thinned down to the pieces I really want; I let go of a lot of my Weta pieces in the past. I am definetely going to be a completist in the 1/6 LOTR line and the LOTR PF line but that's it. I was contemplating whether I should get rid of my Marvel vs. dioramas, but after SS revealed the latest piece I can't do that now.:o
I guess time and space will tell which ones will have to go. :rolleyes:

[pjam]

Does anyone feel like getting out of the Sideshow 1:6 figure lines (SW, LOTR, etc) with all these new lines and announcments comming?

I'm sorry, but this question makes no sense to me...

Dropping beloved Sideshow lines because other companies make 12" figures too?

I will eventually pare down some lines because of space and economic issues... but "getting out" of Sideshow 1:6? What's that supposed to mean? Why not just ask if some may be getting out of some 1:6 licensed lines?

Just seems like discrimination towards Sideshow to me...

[EVILFACE]

No. I don't buy everything, just what I like.

[PosterBoyKelly]

No. I don't buy everything, just what I like.

It's the only way EF. We should all live by this.

[nash]

I'm sorry, but this question makes no sense to me...

dropping beloved Sideshow lines because other companies make 12" figures too?

I will eventually pare down some lines because of space and economic issues... but "getting out" of Sideshow 1:6? What's that supposed to mean? Why not just ask if some may be getting out of some 1:6 licensed lines?

Just seems like discrimination towards Sideshow to me...
why is it discrimination? it was a simple question and I collect other sideshow stuff not just the 1:6. get the stick out of your ass bud.

if i was discriminating towards sideshow then I wouldnt be taking the time to ask the question, they'd be sold off already.

[Icemizer]

Dropped all the 1:6 lines except for the Dead. PF, Dioramas, VS, Comiquettes, keeping me quite happy with Marvel right now. Of course if there was a 1:6 Star Trek line, but thats just crazy talk.

[pjam]

why is it discrimination? it was a simple question and I collect other sideshow stuff not just the 1:6. get the stick out of your ass bud.

Why not ask a simple general question, why make it Sideshow specific? It is you who asked this in this way and you who have to explain why you specifically pointed out one company over others and you who responded in such a venal matter. :monkey4. That says more to me than anything else.

This is a Sideshow Board, bud, why don't you go to your Medi-World board and ask the same question about dropping Medicom 1:6 stuff and see what response you get?

[nash]

Why not ask a simple general question, why make it Sideshow specific? It is you who asked this in this way and you who have to explain why you specifically pointed out one company over others and you who responded in such a venal matter. :monkey4. That says more to me than anything else.

This is a Sideshow Board, bud, why don't you go to your Medi-World board and ask the same question about dropping Medicom stuff and see what response you get? Because the sideshow 1:6 is what im considering selling off. how does that make me discriminatory towards SS? I think I was very clear that they seem to be giving me the least enjoyment overall, but it is hard for me to let them go because they are cool and I do like them.

I respond to you in a venal matter because I don't need your high and mighty attitude. Remember telling me that If I have nothing productive then dont say it? Well how about you practice what you preach? Im sure you don't think that Im trying to bash sideshow, because if you read my posts there's no hint of that anywhere, yet you seem to want to turn this conversation in that direction with your accusations of discrimination. Geek.


Look dude get that "Nash hates sideshow and only loves Medicom" stick out of your ass because it is DEEPLY imbeded and affecting your brain.

Oh and that always seems to be the easy response for you guys "why dont you go back to mediworld boards blah blah". Here's an idea, why dont you come up with something different and original?

[pjam]

Where's there's smoke...

[Darren Carnall]

calm down fellas.

I don't personally care which company someone says they're 'getting out of'. The idea of exclusivity within collections just seems barmey to me. But like I said, whatever makes people happy :)

I just like the fact that I have toys, props, 7" figures, 12" figures, and other things in my collection. I don't care who makes it... if there's something I like, I'll buy it.

[nash]

calm down fellas.

I don't personally care which company someone says they're 'getting out of'. The idea of exclusivity within collections just seems barmey to me. But like I said, whatever makes people happy :)

I just like the fact that I have toys, props, 7" figures, 12" figures, and other things in my collection. I don't care who makes it... if there's something I like, I'll buy it.

I understand what youre saying totally HA, and I live by that rule as well. But that doesnt make things any easier.

[Nitro]

Everybody on here has different reasons for collecting certain things. Lord knows I'm not a millionaire but I'd like to pick and choose what I collect right now and that all started when Hasbro started their POTF2 line.

With the POTF2 line, I'd try hunting after every figure I could find. I'd check out Borders to see when the next issue of Toyfare, Lee's, or Tomarts magazines were in stock to see what I should start planning next. My collecting consumed me as I was buying everything in sight to become a completist.

I stopped at around the time Episode 1 came out. I felt really stupid. I collected for the sake of two things 1) Love for Star Wars, 2) Hopefully make some money off of those 15-20 years down the road. When I knew the second reason wasn't feasible, I asked myself what the hell I was doing spending all this money. Was I going to have hundreds of action figures tacked up on walls (which I had no intention of doing) or keep them stored away taking up room in a basement.

I sold my collection very cheaply to a buyer knowing I took a risk that didn't pay off in the long run. I wanted to know that if I was getting involved in collecting anything ever again, that the collectible needed a purpose to be in my collection. There was no longer a reason for me to worry that I was going to be spending major money for something sitting in storage in a basement.

nash, whatever decision you make whether or not you want to continue buying Sideshow's 1/6 line is up to you. as long as they have a purpose or a reason to be in your collection where you could be proud to showcase what you have. my advice is to be picky with what you collect. there will be better pieces and lines in the years to come. you could slowly add up a collection thats worthwhile to you and you alone. you'll get a better sense of enjoyment and not always wondering if you did the right thing because you made a decision based on your own specific preferences instead of looking back at a collection that you feel got caught up in the moment...

Nitro :cool:

[Fubeca]

Get rid of them dolls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


DOLLS:emperor

[nash]

Thanks for the advice Nitro, this is just all new to me, ive never had to contemplate selling things off before, but to be honest with this TF I feel pretty overwhelmed by it all. And just trying to figure out what I really "need" to have.

Pjam, you should stop your generalizations of me because I dont go around generalizing you. Just because Im thinking of selling "sideshow" figures, doesnt make me a sideshow hater or trying to start trouble here. Shai did it, Toe did it, so why dont you go give them ^^^^^ about it?

I think you are the one who is discriminatory towards me. not me towards sideshow. But then again, I could really give a crap what you think of me, so go ahead.


*forgot to add, the intent of this thread was 1:6 figures or lines in general (read the title).

[Darth Madden]

I only collect Star Wars so I will definatly keep the 1/6 line. I can't afford the PF and I'm sure I will get a few of the new dioramas.

[The Josh]

I will be completing the 1:6 lines from LOTR and SW. I love the way these are made and for the price I can get so many. I know that some don't like them for whatever reason be it they're dolls or some other reason. The PF from LOTR I will be getting the Fellowship, Eomer, GTW, Morgul Lord, Theoden, etc. if some of these are made. In the SW PF Line I will be getting Maul, Cody, 501st, and a few others. The Dio lines just a few here and there so my buying on those will be limited. I will get the Clone Commander busts from GG and the Fellowship from that line. Other than that I have to stop someplace so once I get those pieces it will be very selective time for me. The only way I would drop the 1:6 lines is if I had to cancel or sell some because of money.

[nash]

I envy you josh for having a definite deciding format for you.

Im still trying to figure out what mine is... :monkey2

[The Josh]

I envy you josh for having a definite deciding format for you.

Im still trying to figure out what mine is... :monkey2

Well, its only because of me not having a formula before and getting myself in over my head. I had to set down and decide what do I want, how much can I spend, etc. Between buying a car, saving for a house, etc. It's not easy at all.

[nash]

It seems like if all else failed and you only could collect one format that you would be totally content with just 1:6 figs. correct me if im wrong?

But I think that's pretty cool.

[Shai Hulud]

Nash..I know you dont give a ^^^^. but I like the way you express yourself on this board lately.You have become more diplomat.

[The Josh]

It seems like if all else failed and you only could collect one format that you would be totally content with just 1:6 figs. correct me if im wrong?

But I think that's pretty cool.

Right. If all else failed I would be totally content with the 1:6 lines. Which suprises me cause I never thought I'd get into these.

They're very well done.

[nash]

Nash..I know you dont give a ^^^^. but I like the way you express yourself on this board lately.You have become more diplomat.

Honestly I never was a SS hater. It started out as more of defending something that majority here seem to make fun of. I guess things get carried away and jokes turn into opinions of people? But hey, thanks for that Shai :rock.

[noelleon69]

i will still continue with my lotr 12" line. since that's the only one i could afford as they are much cheaper than the legendary busts and PFs. although there is the new diorama line, i still prefer the 12" for their mixed media, sort of like budget PFs for me. i'm not a completist in the first place so i'll still be able to cope.... barely. until i graduate and get a job.

[nash]

i will still continue with my lotr 12" line. since that's the only one i could afford as they are much cheaper than the legendary busts and PFs. although there is the new diorama line, i still prefer the 12" for their mixed media, sort of like budget PFs for me. i'm not a completist in the first place so i'll still be able to cope.... barely. until i graduate and get a job.

hiya noel! havent seen you in awhile. :duff

[Murderofcrows71]

I personally got into the whole 12" figures starting with customizing my own because my favorite movie characters were not being made. Since then Sideshow has made most of the figures I wanted, and my customs have been sold off. My whole intention in collecting 1/6 figures was that the pose can be changed from time to time, and they are not just static poses that will collect dust. I'll stick with the 12" line and if it ends I'll go back to customizing my own if need be.

[figuremaster_les]

I personally got into the whole 12" figures starting with customizing my own because my favorite movie characters were not being made. Since then Sideshow has made most of the figures I wanted, and my customs have been sold off. My whole intention in collecting 1/6 figures was that the pose can be changed from time to time, and they are not just static poses that will collect dust. I'll stick with the 12" line and if it ends I'll go back to customizing my own if need be.


Very well said.
I can't think of any variation on that.

So, there. I stick to my 12"ers!!!! :maul

"DOLLS" RULE! :rock :rock :D

[sunohc]

i actually really like posing my figures, but sideshow figure's bodies dont actually offer too much with those crappy figure bodies.

and their PF format figures are just...too great...

But dropping them would be economical ;),

[Darren Carnall]

i actually really like posing my figures, but sideshow figure's bodies dont actually offer too much with those crappy figure bodies.

I know you can get better bodies out there, but I must be really lucky with my choice of poses (or how i look at anatomy when I'm posing) because my 12"ers never look anything other than 100% human, and I've never wanted a pose I couldn't do due to the SS body.

My main problem (and it only showed on luke with the tight jumpsuit) was having to pad the gaps around the hips

[sunohc]

I know you can get better bodies out there, but I must be really lucky with my choice of poses (or how i look at anatomy when I'm posing) because my 12"ers never look anything other than 100% human, and I've never wanted a pose I couldn't do due to the SS body.

My main problem (and it only showed on luke with the tight jumpsuit) was having to pad the gaps around the hips
I found my difficult to pose for some reason. and this is cause i change it usually every week lol.
But, something about the proportion of the arms also screws up the posing and never looks as natural as even a dml body (which is pretty simple)

[galactiboy]

well to be honest I dont own THAT many medicoms. I mean galactiboy has me beat by miles.

Not sure why I always become a measuring stick when people refer to you Medicom collecting :lol And I have 9 RAH/RAS figures (not to mention Spawn on order) in my collection as well as around 20 or so smaller Medicom items... in case you want to continue keeping score :D

But I collect in the way that works best for me. If a company is producing a high quality (or sometimes just interesting) figure that I want I buy it, be it Medicom, Hot Toys, Sideshow or DiD. I am definitely more focused on 1/6... but that hasn't stopped me from smaller (less expensive) or larger (more expensive) pieces outside of the scale I prefer.

It can be cool to have collections like Gruson where all the pieces are in similar scale and displayed very artfully... but it can also be cool to have a mix-n-match approach. I actually really liked the picture you had with Obi Wan displayed in front of the MR lightsaber... kinda added to the display (IMO).

[figuremaster_les]

You must own one of each, of everything, Joseph! :D

[galactiboy]

You must own one of each, of everything, Joseph! :D

Yes, but I already have 1 fiance, who I'd like to keep... and I have a feeling if I took your advice I'd have a lot of collectibles and a very tired right hand :naughty

[Customikey]

My wife has the inate ability to tell when I'm buying a figure that actually means something to me and that I'll enjoy for years VS. a "cool for now" toy that I obsess over for a while then conveniently forget (incidentally, I'll be updating my thread in the For Sale section pretty soon :o )

So, as whipped as it sounds, I use her as a barometer to keep my collecting relatively under control.

I prefer 12" figures, but I'm willing to step into other scales when I think the particular item is too cool for words. For instance, a Palpatine PF would look ultra-cool behind 1:6 vader and Luke fighting. The larger the scale, the less inclined I am to collect too many. Larger scaled items need to be able to really stand on their own, because unless you've got a lot of space and a hell of a display sensibility, it easily becomes a clutter and NO figure ,no matter how well crafted, stands out.

Dolls rule.

[venakin skywalker]

lol I've contempated selling all my RAH figures and DCD figures before... always, and sometimes I still do. I contempate stop collecting period.

but when it comes down to it, I totally ***** out.

[Customikey]

Galactiboy spanks his avatar.

[venakin skywalker]

lol not only that, I NEVER EVER EVER!!! collect one single line.. my RAH collection is diverse, and will continue that way for the rest of my collecting days.

[galactiboy]

Galactiboy spanks his avatar.


:lol :rotfl

Although not really, that figure cost me too much to slap it around like that :monkey1

[galactiboy]

lol I've contempated selling all my RAH figures and DCD figures before... always, and sometimes I still do. I contempate stop collecting period.

but when it comes down to it, I totally ***** out.

lol not only that, I NEVER EVER EVER!!! collect one single line.. my RAH collection is diverse, and will continue that way for the rest of my collecting days.

Why does everything you say have lol at the beginnin of it? Its not that funny to think about getting rid of your figures :lol

[venakin skywalker]

it's funny to me!!! oh man you are right... gosh I didn't even notice.


bad habbit. :lol

[galactiboy]

it's funny to me!!! oh man you are right... gosh I didn't even notice.


bad habbit. :lol

But this time you didn't... just the :lol at the end :lol

[figuremaster_les]

:lol :lol :lol :rotfl :lol :lol :lol
Spank it J! :D

[venakin skywalker]

But this time you didn't... just the :lol at the end :lol
lol:lol :lol :lol

[venakin skywalker]

Why does everything you say have lol at the beginnin of it?
I mean I could start qouting everything or having this ;..........;..........




HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAH josh jk!!