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[jam2315]

Looks like we paid $400 plus for something that def needs a repaint and a cape replacement and to top it off its mostly pvc. ...ugh

 

[Gipetto0812]

I've been pretty okay far with everything that some folks have been concerned with but man the thing about this being PVC over Polystone is quite upsetting. Like someone mentioned, the weight of these things is what helps make it feel premium. And I don't get the explanation of the suit being tight so they needed to make the body out of PVC. If I'm not mistaken, the Comic Superman, Batman, wolverine etc are Polystone and have tight fitting cloth costumes : that's a lame excuse IMO

 

[QuiGonFishing]

 

[flankster117]

Have you taken any shots of the statue if so please send them to me in a message .

a few pages ago are my pics, it has hot toys batman in the pic

 

[QuiGonFishing]

 

[Darklord Dave]

Polystone is just a fancy word for "resin" which is plastic. PVC is also a plastic, albeit a much lighter one. This controversy came up before with the first Boba Fett, which was also PVC. Aside from being less breakable, looks better under the suit and lighter - there is no difference in how the piece displays. It doesn't hold paint any worse than resin. It is more flexible allowing Supes to be inserted into the base easier, but polystone is also flexible and I've had to heat up a few PFs before in order to get them stretch to fit their bases. This one doesn't need heating.

Typically PVC at this scale needs a steel tooled mold which is incrementally more expensive than the typical manufacturing method for PFs. I'm not saying that's the case here, but it's a possibility. My point being that making from PVC DOESN'T make him cheaper, but much more expensive for them to produce.

The suit accents are darker than the prototype, which makes it more screen accurate. Personally I'd have preferred the other look, even if not 100% accurate.

 

[Skywalker(OG)Kush]

Mine was just delivered to my office, unfortunately I probably wont have time to open him until the weekend.

 

[SDguy]

Did some cape arranging today... I think it's starting to look pretty nice! As for what the body is made of, meh, I don't particularly care, so long as it doesn't change in shape over time. The costume is the star on this piece. Just amazing.

The dreaded flash photography. Hold on to your privates, boys

 

[Road1]

Mine arrived today with some assembly required.



They Charge you $379.99 and you get a cheap plastic statue.

 

[kimsoyens]

Did some cape arranging today... I think it's starting to look pretty nice! As for what the body is made of, meh, I don't particularly care, so long as it doesn't change in shape over time. The costume is the star on this piece. Just amazing.

The dreaded flash photography. Hold on to your privates, boys

Open the curtains man and take some pic with natural light. Thanks for these pics!


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[SDguy]

Open the curtains man and take some pic with natural light. Thanks for these pics!

Wow, you are annoyingly demanding... I don't plan on keeping the statue outside, but anyway...

 

[Frostlord]

Okay I have spoken to William at SSC . He has confirmed that this statue is made of high quality PVC due to the Suit being made of cloth . When they made it out of poly stone the suit did not sit well on the body this is why it was made out of PVC


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F That. Im not paying $400 for PVC statues

 

[QuiGonFishing]

And NOW we're getting somewhere. That's the best production shot I've seen so far.

 

[kimsoyens]

see.. looks better with natural light. thanks SDguy.. sorry if you're annoyed hehe!

 

[QuiGonFishing]

SD, since you seem to be taking requests : ) would you consider taking a pic with that lighting of the full stature from the famous angle that makes the prototype look so good? I think you know the one I mean. Thanks a lot!!

 

[SDguy]

Lol... sorry... I don't have any studio lighting. Plus most every room has an aquarium in it... so lighting is really weird... hence my hallway pics

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[Asdf]

Excellent strategy with the PVC, and claim it's Polystone SS. Bravoooo

 

[Asdf]

Mine arrived today with some assembly required.



They Charge you $379.99 and you get a cheap plastic statue.

 

[QuiGonFishing]

SDGuy, just posted your pic over on Statue to see what they think. They've been even more critical the we. FYI.

 

[SDguy]

Haha... great more criticism of my photos

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