Terminator 1 Premium Format

[Awesome]

I really like this statue but why is it so hard for them to do the obvious thing with their products? Make the damn eye light up.

 

[MaulFan]

Email from Sideshow.

Due to a technical error, possibly due to Skynet, the Non-Refundable Deposit information may not have been displayed on your order page. We apologize for this error and want to give you enough time to ensure that your funds are in order before charging your credit card. Please be advised that we will charge the $32.50 NRD to the credit card placed on your order on Monday April 25th.

 

[Voorhees27]

Yep, got it too.

 

[Barbarian]

Hmmmm. Got some quick thinking to do now. Fall off the fence on the buy side? Hmmmm. It is a righteous piece. Lighted eye may have pushed me off.

 

[Barbarian]

Dear Terminator Fan,

Thank you for your pre-order of the Sideshow Collectibles Exclusive 'The Terminator' Premium Format Figure, item 3000681.

We are very excited to bring you this hand-crafted collectible based on the iconic film. Your Exclusive T-800 comes with a switch-out portrait which sports an exposed robotic eye. We hope you are as happy with this work of art as we are.

Due to a technical error, possibly due to Skynet, the Non-Refundable Deposit information may not have been displayed on your order page. We apologize for this error and want to give you enough time to ensure that your funds are in order before charging your credit card. Please be advised that we will charge the $32.50 NRD to the credit card placed on your order on Monday April 25th.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Department.

Best Regards,

Michael Tolentino

I do find it a bit odd that they only mention the option to make sure the funds are available, not an option to cancel by a certain time and not be charged. C'mon Mikey!

 

[MaulFan]

Well I would say, since you haven't been charged yet, if you cancel now, it'll just be cancelled and no charge.

Just call customer service, say you got the email about the NRD, you weren't aware of it when you placed your order, you'd like to cancel, it shouldn't be too complicated.

 

[Barbarian]

Well I would say, since you haven't been charged yet, if you cancel now, it'll just be cancelled and no charge.

Just call customer service, say you got the email about the NRD, you weren't aware of it when you placed your order, you'd like to cancel, it shouldn't be too complicated.

Yeah, I know you're right. I'm just still sitting tight on the fence all wishy washy. I was thinking I'd like to know how much time I have to figure it out. I could actually easily cancel now, then re-order if I decide to pick it up. Think this still has some decent time left before it sells out.

 

[annol]

From the front it looks bad.
This is not schwarzenegger form Part 1 for me, sry
Likeness is 60% off

 

[karamazov80]

Pre-Ordered.

BTW, the OP updated the first post with more pics.

 

[Mamba]

Yeah, I know you're right. I'm just still sitting tight on the fence all wishy washy. I was thinking I'd like to know how much time I have to figure it out. I could actually easily cancel now, then re-order if I decide to pick it up. Think this still has some decent time left before it sells out.

Don't cancel it bro, the BD head looks really good, the body sculpt, paint, jacket, boot, base, they all look awesome. I think I like this piece better than the T2 PF overall.

 

[herzograven]

My wife nearly divorced me when I ordered Barney Ross...a 12 inch for 164+ shipping or whatever it was. I honestly think most of these 12 inch should be 65-85--as they are nearly half the size of any PF. It makes collecting very difficult.

that's a bit extreme if you ask me, i mean unless you're ignoring the hole in the roof and you guys are eating ramen every day, there no need to be that strict about your spouse's hobby

i'm glad i don't have that problem, the only thing wife and i argue is which room to put which figure in

 

[Barbarian]

Don't cancel it bro, the BD head looks really good, the body sculpt, paint, jacket, boot, base, they all look awesome. I think I like this piece better than the T2 PF overall.

I know! I know!

 

[annol]

little resemblance
It reminds him but thats all.

 

[Barbarian]

Pre-Ordered.

BTW, the OP updated the first post with more pics.

Yeah, with my Photobucket pics!
Damn you, Zerox_dogma!
Good thing I have a pro account.

 

[herzograven]

Can someone put these pics on page 1? I had to search through the entire thread for pics. not fun =[

This is ok.. price a little high for me. I won't be getting it. I actually love my NECA 12inch arnold that I bought for $19.

after seeing these pictures, it's a definite buy for me
it's going to go really well with my T2 PF

 

[Voorhees27]

that's a bit extreme if you ask me, i mean unless you're ignoring the hole in the roof and you guys are eating ramen every day, there no need to be that strict about your spouse's hobby

i'm glad i don't have that problem, the only thing wife and i argue is which room to put which figure in

HT's overall quality has doubled if not triple over the past 4 years whereas Sideshow's hasn't imo. Their product looks the same as it always has over the course of its releases. Thats not a bad thing though. Their PF's have always been good but the paint quality is nowhere near as good as HT's. Hense the price increase. Or maybe Sideshow's PF's are just very fair priced.

 

[annol]

This is not Terminator 1, sculpt looks very wrong.
Sry.

Where is the dirty looking, nasty and scary Machine ?

 

[MaulFan]

See, that brings up something I feel fairly strongly about.

Do Sideshow's PFs have the photo-realism of HT portraits, no, but, while some people may really want them to be, I don't consider it a fault of the work if they aren't.

Sideshow PFs have a style, they've grown with that style, I think PFs today look nicer than earlier ones, but nonetheless, they have their own style, and within that, this T-800 looks great.

I don't think it right to faul Sideshow if a product doesn't look like what people think it should. If they said, we're aiming for it to look as lifelike as an HT head, then I'd say, fault them, they missed, but they've never said that's what they're aiming for, they just make products in the style of their choice and can't be faulted just because it may or may not be to our tastes, it doesn't speak to their abilities, it speaks to our wants.

 

[DinoLast]

This is not Terminator 1, sculpt looks very wrong.
Sry.

Where is the dirty looking, nasty and scary Machine ?

Now looking at this picture, I can't workout if it's the lighting, or the paint-job that is totally ruining the likeness of Trevor's amazing sculpt?

It looks like it's the lighting from my perspective

 

[Awesome]

Most likely the lighting.