Sideshow Superman Man Of Steel Premium Format

dan350zr said:

I guess I should of phrased it "I hope a lot of people would find it unacceptable to tear apart a $400 statue to fix an issue that shouldn't of been there" Obviously you feel it is acceptable so more power to ya... Although I don't agree with you regarding that for $400 we should expect subpar statues which is what you insinuated in your reply. You can read through the 1000's of posts here and in SF regarding this issue, quite a few posts basically said the same thing I did....

Anyways my post was meant as a counter point to new members who are often told "Dude this statue is perfect you got to buy it"

As for XM's statues, for the extra cost your not only get better QC but your also getting rarity, with only 500 made these statues become a lot more valuable down the road once they sell out, maybe that doesn't mean anything to you but it does for other people who like to collect rare statues.

Anyways I don't expect perfection from SS, there QC has been hit and miss since I've been collecting their statues. But when they do miss big IMO I will call them out for it...

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BuffyGirl said:

I'd like to retract my previous statement. I would have liked to see this Superman next to the comic Superman on a shelf. HOWEVER, comic Superman is so big only tiny things will fit around him. Alas, I shall make a whole new space for MoS and now I may have to buy something else to stand next to him. *sigh

Oh, or I could just figure out a new display. Cause that wont be expensive.

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BuffyGirl said:

I'd like to retract my previous statement. I would have liked to see this Superman next to the comic Superman on a shelf. HOWEVER, comic Superman is so big only tiny things will fit around him. Alas, I shall make a whole new space for MoS and now I may have to buy something else to stand next to him. *sigh

Oh, or I could just figure out a new display. Cause that wont be expensive.

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BurningRage said:

First world problems.

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BurningRage said:

First world problems.

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BuffyGirl said:

If you're in this forum to talk about first world problems, I've got news for you. I happen to be here to discuss collecting and displays. OMG, this IS a collectible forum, right? Did I get this wrong. Crap, is this a forum about world issues?

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savageHULK said:

I think he was just joking man. Haha. Usually when people say "first world problems" they don't mean "let's discuss world issues".

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Josh-A-Tron said:

I take a bit of issue with your statement. Had the flaws with the arm pits been so extreme that it was ridiculous, would I have have accepted it? No, no I wouldn't have but I found with a bit of messing with the fabric most of the sag was actually easy to alleviate with about 45minutes worth of work. If I want to further 'fix' it to make it exactly like the prototype I can then use the glue remedy. I'm sure you're going to say that for $400 I shouldn't have to do this but in all honesty every Premium Format I've bought with a Cloth Costume has required some adjusting out of the box because of the packaging and how I'd like the cloth to sit. This was just a bit more work as the cloth was cut incorrectly.

Could the fabric have been cut correctly, sure, but I'm certain they cut the fabric in mass quantities, which expalins why so many had the issue.Had you been paying attention you'd see that some of the newer Regulars, which were probably made in a batch following the original run have been cut better. as people have shown pictures of.

Another thing I take issue with is your terms "A lot", "Many" and "Most", you're speaking for yourself and maybe a some other board members but they are free to express their own opinions. The Fact remains that 2000 EX's sold out and Regs are selling as evident by the pictures that are popping up from people who have bought them. Don't include others in your sentiments and make sweeping generalizations. I understand you don't like this statue, you've made that fairly clear and that's fine. You have every right not to.

The last thing I take issue with is how you think I feel because of whatever made up allegences you may think some of us have. I like this statue. end of story. It has nothing to do with it's manufacturer. I detest many other Sideshow products, including the new Jean Grey, The Scarlet Witch, The Red Hulk PF and others. I only buy from Sideshow because I have an appreciation for the talent of their sculptors. For you to say that "only because it's sideshow do they like it" is ridiculous. I buy statues from other companies however, with a few Exceptions, the detail of the sculpture those companies have doesn't compare to the artists that Sideshow has in their employ. Were they to fire the sculptors I enjoy work from, that would change.

What I find funny, is that you say for $400 you expect pefect Quality, which again is your right, however from what I've seen is that is a new trend happening with XM studios. People are willing to pay $150-$250 more for what they consider "Perfect Quaility" and that's before shipping is tacked on. How long before Sideshow sees this and says "Well we can increase our Quality control if we increase our prices by $150-$250 per statue as well." Will you then be willing to pay those prices from Sideshow? Is that the direction that some people think this should go?

Personally I do not like XM's initial Captain America offering, what I find funny about it is that people who criticise Sideshow for a few of reasons (One leg up pose and high prices being the two that come to mind) Don't say the same things about the new XM statue even though they're paying much more for it...I wonder why.

Okay so Sorry this got off topic but I just was kind of thinking and typing at the same time. And Dan350zr, please don't take this as an attack it's just my opinion of your statements as I feel they're generalized a bit too much.

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dan350zr said:

I guess I should of phrased it "I hope a lot of people would find it unacceptable to tear apart a $400 statue to fix an issue that shouldn't of been there" Obviously you feel it is acceptable so more power to ya... Although I don't agree with you regarding that for $400 we should expect subpar statues which is what you insinuated in your reply. You can read through the 1000's of posts here and in SF regarding this issue, quite a few posts basically said the same thing I did....

Anyways my post was meant as a counter point to new members who are often told "Dude this statue is perfect you got to buy it"

As for XM's statues, for the extra cost your not only get better QC but your also getting rarity, with only 500 made these statues become a lot more valuable down the road once they sell out, maybe that doesn't mean anything to you but it does for other people who like to collect rare statues.

Anyways I don't expect perfection from SS, there QC has been hit and miss since I've been collecting their statues. But when they do miss big IMO I will call them out for it...

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kimsoyens said:

When is this goin out?

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kimsoyens said:

When is this goin out?

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kimsoyens said:

When is this goin out?

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