Statue New Frank Frazetta Death Dealer 1:4

[dao2]

I am on the same plan. All I can say is don't be worry about it.
It's probably a misprint or possibly it could be that the February Payment is the Shipping Fee Payment?
Either way All of it is documented on Paypal.
ARH is a real company. They are not gonna screw you for one extra month of payment.

My shipping fee is included in the payments I'm making >< Yeah I know it would probably work out in the end but I rather it not be a problem in the first place

Yeah, I'm on the payment plan too. All seems to be going smoothly so far <touch wood>

Just checked my paypal recurring payment and it looks like it is set for January, guess the ARH site is just off.

 

[dao2]

I am on the same plan. All I can say is don't be worry about it.
It's probably a misprint or possibly it could be that the February Payment is the Shipping Fee Payment?
Either way All of it is documented on Paypal.
ARH is a real company. They are not gonna screw you for one extra month of payment.

My shipping fee is included in the payments I'm making >< Yeah I know it would probably work out in the end but I rather it not be a problem in the first place

Yeah, I'm on the payment plan too. All seems to be going smoothly so far <touch wood>

Just checked my paypal recurring payment and it looks like it is set for January, guess the ARH site is just off.

 

[TheWhatWhatNow]

This is what I am afraid of.

I definitely think 3 editions can be made. The NYCC Edition, a Regular Edition and maybe a Faux Bronze Edition.
But this being based on a specific painting, it could be difficult to do several different editions of this as compared to just a character.
Also, in their defense, if you look at their other statue's that they made that had multiple editions, most if not all of them did still go up in value And they have been able to maintain their value because even though there are variations, the Edition Sizes on all the variations were still kept fairly low.
I think their most popular piece is probably the Medusa and if they really wanted to "Milk" it, they could have made every species of Snake possible and they probably still would have sold out of all of them and they didn't do that.
I think with them getting more licenses now and expanding their portfolio they don't have to make multiple editions of one character as they did in the beginning.

 

[Kamandi]

I went searching to no avail. Can we pre-order this yet?

 

[dao2]

I went searching to no avail. Can we pre-order this yet?

You could for a short time get the NYCC edition while NYCC was going on (only difference from what will be the EX version is a seperate ES and you get a signed print from Frazetta's son). After that closed a normal PO hasn't opened back up again yet.

 

[Mose Harper]

I definitely think 3 editions can be made. The NYCC Edition, a Regular Edition and maybe a Faux Bronze Edition.
But this being based on a specific painting, it could be difficult to do several different editions of this as compared to just a character.
Also, in their defense, if you look at their other statue's that they made that had multiple editions, most if not all of them did still go up in value And they have been able to maintain their value because even though there are variations, the Edition Sizes on all the variations were still kept fairly low.
I think their most popular piece is probably the Medusa and if they really wanted to "Milk" it, they could have made every species of Snake possible and they probably still would have sold out of all of them and they didn't do that.
I think with them getting more licenses now and expanding their portfolio they don't have to make multiple editions of one character as they did in the beginning.

Those other statues didn't have the expense of a license to contend with.
People are going to need to wrap their heads around the fact that ARH is going to need to produce quite a few of these to justify the hit the license is going to take to their bottom line. The overall edition sizes (when you take into account 'exclusive' versions and repaints) are going to turn many people off...if low ES's are the main thing they care about.

Fortunately, I don't. I'm going to need to be selective because I can't afford, in money or space, to display or warehouse all the ones I would like from this line. But I'm going to appreciate the ones I do get- whether there are 300 or 3000 (and it's going to be a lot closer to the latter than the former).

 

[TheWhatWhatNow]

Since it was Frank Jr. that worked out a deal with them, who knows what ARH is paying in Licensing Fees? May not be as much as you think.
Only they know. It could also be he just get's a cut of whatever they sell which then mean's they don't Have to sell a certain number to pay for the Licensing Fee.
But right now you'd be jumping to conclusions assuming that there will be a Need for Various Editions of Exclusive's & Repaints.
The NYCC Edition size hasn't been announced. So, who knows what size that is at right now? Neither has the Regular Edition Size been announced yet which in itself could be a production run of over a thousand or more with no need for Various other Editions of Exclusive's & Repaints.
Really you just have to wait it out and hear what Alex has to say on this.

 

[zeus]

Payment plans are 4 months even though the website makes it 5. PayPal takes 4 payments and then wcloses the transactions. The website is a little weird cause every payment is like a new order number. So no worries.

 

[zeus]

The variant editions was for a quick cash injection into the company to start their new statues,that's the way I see it. But with frazetta they will sell quite well no matter ES or price.

 

[Mose Harper]

Well, 3000 may be wildly over-stating it, but Zeus is right. These will sell well irregardless of ES. And they should. It looks like they are taking cares to put out a good, solid product. They deserve to reap some reward for that effort.
To me the biggest thing that points to these being intended as higher ES's is the price. They aren't Sideshow. Arahom can't leverage economies of scale the way SS can. Yet for the size and apparent quality of the sculpt these are comparable to what I would expect SS would charge. That to me suggests ES's in the range that SS has for it's sword & sorcery themed pieces- 500-1000 for the EX and twice that for the regular.

If you go back in this thread you'll see Alex talking about three editions right off the bat for DD- the NYCC one, a website exclusive EX, and then a regular edition. The way he was talking the latter two will likely be a 1:2 ratio- i.e. for every 100 of the EX, there'll be 200 of the regular.
And while a repaint might seem like a gratuitous and annoying cash grab, I'd say a faux bronze at some point is entirely justified. So I think, by the time all is said and done, somewhere between 2000-3000 is highly likely.

 

[TheWhatWhatNow]

This Thing is So Impressive in person, I would want to Buy any Variation they make!
But just the sheer size of this Beast makes it so hard to own more than one of these unless you are in a Gargantuan House!
I ordered the NYCC Edition and would Buy a Faux Bronze version for sure too!
What I Really worry about is whatever Website Exclusive they do, I hope it isn't like switch-out pieces or something. Then I would feel like I HAVE to get that too!
My tiny house cannot Handle Three of these Monsters!

 

[Mose Harper]

I'm not positive, but I could have sworn that Alex said the NYCC will be the EX version, which I think is a switchout head- one with metal style horns the other bone or wood. The other impression I got was the EX is what you get ordering direct on the website, while the regular may be made available through another distributor like Diamond for sale through comic shops and other retailers.

I think all this is being hashed out now so nothing is set in stone yet. It sounds like everyone who ordered the NYCC edition is going to get the most complete version anyway. I was on the cusp of ordering it, but the footprint on it is just a few inches too big for me.

 

[wanderlai]

The extra head will be available as an ARH EX which is yet to go up for order. The NYCC version included the signed print, the extra head, and a limited ES base.

 

[zeus]

I just hope by the time they do put it up for sale they will include a 6 months payment plan.And after february(have to finish paying for Alexander first)

 

[Xenoburger_]

Thinking about ordering this but there's no way I would display it without the painting. Can you even get a print of the painting anywhere?

 

[TheWhatWhatNow]

Thinking about ordering this but there's no way I would display it without the painting. Can you even get a print of the painting anywhere?

The NYCC Ex comes with the Print.
Originally I thought that was the only Difference between the Regular and the NYCC Ex, that you get that Print?
Now there is a Ex Base and a Switch-out Head?
I didn't even know about those but it certainly is Phenomenal news to hear that!

 

[zeus]

Thinking about ordering this but there's no way I would display it without the painting. Can you even get a print of the painting anywhere?

Frazettagirls.com run by the grand daughters

 

[dao2]

I don't think this will have an ES of 2-3000. Frazetta is popular but this is big and EXPENSIVE. It's not just like buying another premium format.

 

[gyro]

ARH sure seems to have a hard time getting all its versions of its statues strait
Would be nice if they laid it out clearly on the new web site for all the statues
I know I am confused

 

[wolf-brother]

The NYCC Ex comes with the Print.
Originally I thought that was the only Difference between the Regular and the NYCC Ex, that you get that Print?
Now there is a Ex Base and a Switch-out Head?
I didn't even know about those but it certainly is Phenomenal news to hear that!

EX Base?? I never heard of that. I was told the two portraits would comprise the EX.