HOLY ***!! BETTER GRIEVOUS PICS (THE DETAIL!!!!) 18 INCHES

[pitchin4eva]

I THINK THE WORDS YOUR LOOKING FOR RHYME WITH CLUCKING BELL!!!

LINK (http://photos.sirstevesguide.com/showphoto.php?photo=10410&cat=3813&page=1)

[DarkShadowCollectibles]

Nice pictures.

I say it again, this is an awesome statue.

[Gazmog]

You can never go wrong when making droids and the like...and they have nailed this badass perfectly. Absolutely awesome! I want a few of his IG-101 MagnaGuards to go with him...then it will be complete. :drool

Surely the battledroid must be on the cards for release at some point.

[ShelobsPrey]

F...F...F...F...F...F...F...

FLAMING HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want's it!

I WANT'S IT NOW!!!!

[elwood49]

:thud :thud :thud :thud :thud :thud :thud :thud

Awesome!!! Now where in the hell am I going to put him? Those extra arms make the piece VERY deep. I hope they are movable. Add the cape for the exclusive please SS!!!!

Did you guys notice this pic?
photos.sirstevesguide.com...078&page=1 (http://photos.sirstevesguide.com/showphoto.php?photo=10413&cat=3078&page=1)

It says that the piece is solid polystone. It will be interesting to see how they ship this piece as it will be very fragile. At least the poly should keep the cost down over metal. Bring on the cape!

[RichardW]

Yeah, I hope he has a cape just to add some other texture to the statue. It is indeed big - it's going to take up a lot of space. I've got Vader on order, so it looks like my 1/4 scale collection is going to consist of SW villians, because this figure is just :drool

[B Electronic]

Where's my jaw!? WHERE'S MY JAW!?!? :jaw

Holy crap how big is that thing?? I hope those arms are movable or that will be an enormous pain in the cc to ship!
SideShow has outdone themselves! WOW!!

[Oxbeard]

It says that the piece is solid polystone. It will be interesting to see how they ship this piece as it will be very fragile.

My guess is all 4 arms will be detached. If not, I can't imagine the shipping nightmare on this. The cape as an exclusive accessory is a pretty good idea.

This will definitely look awesome displayed with a couple Magnadroids. Hope they are coming soon and hope it is not a limit of 1 on them.


I am definitely liking this piece piece much more than I expected too. It's awesome.

[elwood49]

The more I look at this piece, the more I love it. I'm definitely getting one even if I have to beg, borrow, and steal to get it. Can't wait to see what the exclusive is.

[TURINS BANE]

This is just what I hoped for when I first saw Grieves,
the detail is just outstanding. And yes I even like it more then the Vader figure..When is it being released it will be mine how yes.:bow :thud :bow :rock :rock :rock :rock :rock

[RichardW]

Sir Steve's Guide is reporting a Q1 2006 release with a retail price of $450. :thud

[Oxbeard]

I hope their source is inaccurate. The 2006 release I can live with, but wonder what would run the price up to $450? Reports have been that is is all polystone so I expected that to keep the cost down. Maybe there is much more to this statue to be revealed.

[Azog of Moria]

I think lighting would be one unknown aspect, and maybe some metal incorporation.....

[dstephan]

I posted in another thread - actually I believe all poly is more expensive to develop than a mixed-media figure. $450 is still steep though.

[jlcmsu]

Man, that is really awesome!!! However, I passed on Vader at $350 and he is the baddest of the bad so $450 for this guy. I don't think so.

[TURINS BANE]

I agree $450 is just crazy way to high, if this is true it looks like Sideshow are getting very greedy. It shouldn't be more
then Vader, They no i'ts already set to be a classic bad-ass
character so they think why charge 350.? when we can get $450.:\

[jlcmsu]

I know the SW and Marvel stuff for the most part is really almost out of my range on anything. Especially with LOTR still having some items out. I probably would pass on GG anyway even if he was cheaper but pieces like Vader, Obi-Wan (someday), Boba-Fett (someday), etc. If they are all at $350 or more I'll be having to pass on a lot of this stuff for a very long while.

[Gazmog]

So basically what you're saying is you are passing on pretty much anything to do with Star Wars. Yeah?

[Viking28]

:mwaha :mwaha :mwaha

[RichardW]

I really hope this isn't the correct price. It was hard enough bringing myself to order Vader at $350. SS, please bring this out under $400. :poke

[jlcmsu]

So basically what you're saying is you are passing on pretty much anything to do with Star Wars. Yeah?

No. If they do someone I want in the $200-$250 range even $300 I would. I know whats $50 bucks when your talking about Vader right? Well, right now I gotta concentrate on one line or at least thats what my CC tells me :lol So $300 is where I gotta draw the line for now.

[elwood49]

So $300 is where I gotta draw the line for now.

So why didn't you order Vader from Adam or Bob? I got mine from Bob for $300. I can't wait to get it.:banana

[Gazmog]

He's constantly stoned...on poly...that's why! It dulls the senses: the Force is clearly not strong with him. :D :mwaha

[elwood49]

:lol

C'mon Josh, join the Star Wars fun. I've got a ton of Weta stuff on order too, but NO WAY would I miss out on any Star Wars.

[Gazmog]

I've got a ton of Weta stuff on order too, but NO WAY would I miss out on any Star Wars.

Ditto: helms, plaque & Sauron, and then there's GG & GG. ;) :lol

[jlcmsu]

Oh I'll get some SW stuff thats for sure. I just don't have the funds to do both SW, LOTR, and Marvel which I also want stuff from. Hopefully, in the near future I will get a teaching position and I can really start getting some SW stuff also.



I like that Gaz poly dulling the sense. Thats a good one. :lol

[Bonehead15]

WOW!!

Greivous looks great. I admit though, $450 is way more than a little steep. Ouch!!!:bonk

I also wish SS had incorporated his cape into the piece.

[Gazmog]

Knew you would. :lol :lol

Damn, I just rememered I have the exclusive Marvel diorama on order, too. :puke :eek :thud

An email landed in my inbox telling me Merry's helm was on its way to the EU warehouse. :dance Seems a little strange reading that after convincing myself to buy a $450 statue. :lol :google :bonk

[Wonderboy43]

It's nice, but $450 is just WAY too much. It's a joke, really. I still think $250 is way too much for the human characters.

Human's should run $150-175, any intricate, tough characters should be $200-250.

What are they going to charge for Boba Fett? $600? I can almost guarantee Fett will be at least $400.

I'm glad I didn't get suckered into this line. I'll cough up the $175 for the universal monsters, and even that's hard to justify to myself.

Sideshow really has become a joke. They used to be the shiznit, now they stink of greed.

[Wonderboy43]

I bet this figure tanks. He doesn't even do much in the new movie, if you know what I'm talking about. He's mostly hype.

They'll put the preorder up before the movie opens, then make it seem like he's selling out super fast, creating a false sense of urgency so you order right away. Then he'll be a "second chance figure" for months and months and months...

Just to show I'm not a hater, I LOVE the new Invisible Man figure. Great job, Sideshow. No one could have done it better.

[elwood49]

It's nice, but $450 is just WAY too much. It's a joke, really. I still think $250 is way too much for the human characters.
$250 is too much for who? I think $250 is quite reasonable, and I paid far less for mine ($220 shipped for all of them). If you can't afford it, then don't buy it. It has been stated numerous times that Grievous is the most complex figure EVER for Sideshow. Just look at him. He's 18" tall, and has four arms that extend in all directions!

I'm glad I didn't get suckered into this line. I'll cough up the $175 for the universal monsters, and even that's hard to justify to myself.
How much do you think the license for universal monster is? Peanuts compared to Star Wars I would imagine. Take a look at pics of Frankenstein and then pics of Grievous and then tell me you don't know where the extra money goes.

I think the only fair trade would be for Indiana Jones (Toys McCoy or Cinemaquette) or Fett (SS).
You think Grievous is overpriced, yet you mention Cinemaquette? The Indiana Jones Cinemaquette will probably retail for about $1200-$1400. I think that destroys all of your credibility right there. Also you would trade Han for an action figure? I know it goes for $500, but it's still an action figure. As Hulkfan said in another thread, to each his own.

Thanks for trolling.:wave

[Fritz]

Wow, if it's really $450, I don't know if I'll be getting that one. That's kind of steep. It does look very cool though! :rock I'll just save my money for the 1/4 Lord of the Rings next year. :p

[Wonderboy43]

Funny, Elwood. Just about everyone else here agrees that it's way overpriced. Just like Vader is.

I have more money than I NEED, but that doesn't mean I'm going to waste it.

Be honest with yourself. Are they charging a premium because they know some will pay it, because it's Star Wars and they hype is high right now? Do they know it's overpriced? Yes, they do.

Is this a slap in the face to their customers? Yes, it is.

[Migwit]

I missed a thread. How does everyone know how much this figure will cost? Where is everyone getting the $450? :dunno

Never mind, just found the info.

Hmm, I'll have to see better pictures of this to decide. It looks cool so far. Would like to, oh, I don't know, see the freakin' MOVIE before ordering, though... :lol

[cherno]

Vader I think was slightly overpriced. When compared to comparable early LotR pieces at $300 that would seem reasonable. Since it is more detailed in the manufacturing, with mixed media, lights etc, I think the $50 was ok.

But for grievous, since it was said that it will be all polystone $450 does seem way over priced and hardly justifiable. I'll probably get him anyway, but I was really not expecting it to be more than vader.

[dstephan]

Sideshow wants to sell them all and quickly, but the 1/4 scale line has yet to prove itself a hit like the LotR line has. So I'm sure they are pricing the figures at only a safe level so they don't lose their shirts on a particular figure. I'm sure they want to make it as attractive a purchase as possible so they won't be setting the price any higher than it has to be.

And the people that are complaining about the $450 MSRP now will be the same ones lamenting they didn't spend that $450 when he's going for $1500. :ar

[jlcmsu]

And the people that are complaining about the $450 MSRP now will be the same ones lamenting they didn't spend that $450 when he's going for $1500.

Not me. I'm a SW fan but not big enough to miss having this guy though he is cool looking. Besides Sauron was $300 and will be what as big as this guy or pretty close right?

[LOTR Fan]

I suppose for me, I have to really like this character to spend that much. Most of the pieces I buy are because I love the character behind them, not just because they look cool. So we'll see what kind of a role Grievous plays in EpIII, if he is only there for limited time and isn't central to the story, I don't think I will want him. To me this character is a great choice for a sculpt and the WOW factor, but my assumption is that he depth may lack. :dunno

[Wonderboy43]

"And the people that are complaining about the $450 MSRP now will be the same ones lamenting they didn't spend that $450 when he's going for $1500."

Not me either. So because you think it's possible to take advantage of a fan, later on eBay, that it makes it OK for Sideshow to take advantage of us?! :rolleyes

[B Electronic]

I suppose for me, I have to really like this character to spend that much. Most of the pieces I buy are because I love the character behind them, not just because they look cool. So we'll see what kind of a role Grievous plays in EpIII, if he is only there for limited time and isn't central to the story, I don't think I will want him. To me this character is a great choice for a sculpt and the WOW factor, but my assumption is that he depth may lack.

Just a note here, but wasnt Boba Fett a sidecharacter? And just about as popular or even more so as Vader?
You are right though about first having to see if Grievous lives up to his appearance. He might suck like JarJar Binks! Imagine you just having spend $450 on a 1/4 JarJar..... :eek

[LOTR Fan]

:mwaha Definately true about Mr. Fett, so I suppose it could be the case with Grievous. :dunno I am only trying to say that I will wait and see - then promise to plunk down $450! :thud

[Severen]

Just because something fetches huge amounts of over inflated dollars on the secondary market well after it's sold out doesn't mean that it's original retail price was value for money in the first place, all it means is that there's plenty of collectors with money to burn that will be willing to pay "whatever it takes" to get a certain piece, but that's always been true.

And personally, if this piece if $450 I still think that's way over priced myself for what it is ultimately, but at the end of the day so what? You either buy or you don't, me, I won't, many will, and to each their own, and if they're happy spending that much then good luck to them. For me though, even if I really liked the character I'd be skipping this if the rumoured price was anywhere near true.

I mean Han Solo is my favourite character of the saga by far, but I wouldn't even pay that much for him, in fact I thought even he was a touch high price wise when it all comes down to it, but I could justify that one to a certain degree, this one, yeah like I say, just not for me I guess. :)


Sev.

[Agent23]

Amazing looking piece. Insane price.

If this piece is really $450.00 then there is no way I'm getting it. It's crazy for them to expect the collector to spend this much on a piece on a character we don't even know yet.

:thwak

[Gazmog]

Just because something fetches huge amounts of over inflated dollars on the secondary market well after it's sold out doesn't mean that it's original retail price was value for money in the first place, all it means is that there's plenty of collectors with money to burn that will be willing to pay "whatever it takes" to get a certain piece, but that's always been true.

That's a very valid point...and you're probably right in your assessment of its price.

I will, in effect, be paying $250 for Grievous: the Han Exclusive will be the source of funds. :mwaha :D

[pitchin4eva]

TBH Jon, If your only interested in funding your grievous purchase I'd sell the regular Han Solo........I think these will fetch quite a high price too especially if it's from a dealer & you sell it to a UK buyer as new releases that haven't hit the EU warehouse yet always fetch way more than usual.

[Oxbeard]

"And the people that are complaining about the $450 MSRP now will be the same ones lamenting they didn't spend that $450 when he's going for $1500."

Not me either. So because you think it's possible to take advantage of a fan, later on eBay, that it makes it OK for Sideshow to take advantage of us?!

WB43, I don't think Dave was advocated scalping the fig with his comment. At least that's not the way I read it. I think the point is that many will refused to pay the price for this piece now, it sells out whether it be a fast sellout or not. Then several months down the road when the piece actually ships, many of those same people regret the descision and find they absolutely love the sculpt and have to have it only to turn to the secondary market and outrageously inflated prices.

[Gazmog]

Yes, just to fund the Grievous figure. Mark, I ordered both from SS...and come to think of it that's not a bad idea. In fact, it's a bloomin' great idea. Thanks for opening my eyes to that option.:D :doh :bow

[pitchin4eva]

NP Jon, just read you talking about adding finesse to your collection & how much more finesse would an item with an ES of 250 rather than 2500 would do. It's like the balrog & the baby balrog, kinda. :rollin

I can't personally even think of parting with mine.

[Gazmog]

I suppose I have been so consumed by GG, that the spark and excitement of the SS figures has been pushed to the back burner...until now, so relinquishing the exclusive would have been fairly easy to do, in theory, given it's not my main collecting line...but now I won't let him go, just the regular one. :wave

[elwood49]

:mwaha

How quickly things change, right Gaz?

I've got an extra regular Han to trade or sell, too. I think these will be very popular. The sculpt looks fantastic, much better than the Attakus version that goes for more money. 2500 is actually a pretty small number. I'll sell one to help fund my Grievous.

SS, we NEED to know if there is a cool exclusive or not.

[Azog of Moria]

http://www.sideshowtoy.com/mas_assets/jpg/grievous_image02.jpg

[Gazmog]

One of the reasons for considering letting the exclusive go was because the whole shirt and medal thing wasn't as appealing as the 'true, casual' look.

[dstephan]

I don't have an exclusive Han on order - wasn't quick enough on the button. But that saved me from the hard decision, because I much prefer the look of the regular version and buying both wasn't an option. So I didn't have to decide to give up the preferred one for a more limited one.

[elwood49]

I just made the calculations based on inflation and if Vader came out at the same time as the Original Balrog (Late 2001), he would have been priced at $320.67. The Non-Exclusive Vader would have been $274.86 in 2001 (Assuming a dealer price of $300 in 2005).

Luke and Han would have been $229.05 in 2001 if you ordered directly from Sideshow.

Grievous would have been $412.29 in Late 2001, based on my calculations. When you consider the fact that these pieces are: 1/4 scale, have metal, cloth, and light effects, and are from an unproven (for SS) yet expensive license, they are worth the price to me. Whether or not they are for others is a matter of opinion, and that's all I was saying. I really don't think that SS is gouging the price on these.

A $300 Balrog in 2001 would cost $327.44 in 2005 dollars. It's really not that big of a difference, yet you don't hear people saying "The Balrog and Cave Troll were too expensive", because now they go for $2500 and $1700 respectively. The same will be true for the Star Wars line.

These calculations were made using the U.S. Consumer Price Index.

[pitchin4eva]

nice research, v interesting..............but someone has too much spare time


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[elwood49]

but someone has too much spare time

Yeah, I'm writing my thesis paper to graduate from law school right now (I graduate May 6), so I sit in front of the computer typing all day and looking at the internet in a hurry to get it done in time. I just did that on a break from writing. My paper has to be 30-50 pages, which takes a while to write. It gives me time to hang out here, though!