1/6 Luke Skywalker: Red Five X-Wing Pilot Sixth Scale Figure

[devilof76]

DX wouldn't go for those prices today.

 

[TaliBane]

DX wouldn't go for those prices today.

This figure went up for PO two years ago (the same year the SSC DX Vader shipped - priced at $250.) We're talking both hypothetically and retroactively.

 

[devilof76]

Wouldn't have cost that 2 years ago either. SSC Vader was priced well before that.

 

[TaliBane]

Wouldn't have cost that 2 years ago either. SSC Vader was priced well before that.

SSC Vader DX and SSC Luke X-Wing went up for PO a bit over a year apart and both cost about the same - around $250.

 

[devilof76]

Right. A year apart. Something happen in that time period that might explain the bump in your arbitrary and rationalistic model of how gradually prices should rise?

 

[TaliBane]

Right. A year apart. Something happen in that time period that might explain the bump in your arbitrary and rationalistic model of how gradually prices should rise?

Now, let's start again. The comprehensive DX figure (on a new, unique body... ) shown on the left is put up for PO for $250. Then, a bit over a year later, the very basic figure on the right is put up for PO, also for around $250.

Now... let's talk about the irrationalistic model of how gradually prices should rise.

 

[JCFETT]

What I don't get about this line of thought, is that in that costume, we didn't see Luke with anything else onscreen except R2 and an X-Wing. No blaster, not holster, no lightsaber. I'm with everyone in the 'over-priced' camp; but I'm not sure what they should have packed with this figure that would make any sense. I'll give you that they occasionally throw nods to Kenner in with vintage-looking blasters etc., but beyond being exclusives (I think) they don't add *that* much value.

A big yellow ladder that can prop against a wall where you could place a fold out poster of an X-Wing to look like your figure is climbing into the cockpit of an x-wing... *Drops mic and walks away*

 

[JCFETT]

I always thought a yellow ladder that could attach to the base would have been a great accessory and offer more posing possibilities.

I'm gonna pretend I didn't read this.... because I didn't. YOU BEAT ME TO IT.

If who ever was in charge collected the 3.75 figures they would've known about the smiling luke x wing pilot who came with a yellow ladder which was AWESOME. So awesome in fact I casted about a thousand yellow ladders and placed them all over my apartment so cockroaches can have a fun time.

 

[Droid747]

I was considering getting this as I have found it at a decent discount from the sideshow price but the luke snowspeeder pilot just looks a lot better so I might have to wait for that one and see how production figures actually look.

 

[Cocoboloboy]

So awesome in fact I casted about a thousand yellow ladders and placed them all over my apartment so cockroaches can have a fun time.

I am both impressed and repelled by this. I immediately want to come witness this for myself and also erase this image from my mind completely.






But the yellow ladder thing does give me an idea for a 1/6 display base.

 

[JCFETT]

I am both impressed and repelled by this. I immediately want to come witness this for myself and also erase this image from my mind completely.






But the yellow ladder thing does give me an idea for a 1/6 display base.

haha I'm looking for an image I saved of my X-wing with like 50 ladders placed all around it lol. Can't find it!

I wonder if there is a way to scale the ladder up, this could actually be a pretty awesome idea. gonna reach out to my buddy who is a caster, about this!

 

[devilof76]

You might get further with a sentence diagramming primer.

 

[Cocoboloboy]

haha I'm looking for an image I saved of my X-wing with like 50 ladders placed all around it lol. Can't find it!

I wonder if there is a way to scale the ladder up, this could actually be a pretty awesome idea. gonna reach out to my buddy who is a caster, about this!

I'd be interested to hear what you find out from your buddy. I think it's a great idea to incorporate a ladder on a display base and getting them cast is probably the way to go.

 

[TaliBane]

You might get further with a sentence diagramming primer.

You forgot to actually respond.

 

[devilof76]

You forgot to actually respond.

To what? You haven't even looked up rationalism yet. When you can read my post, we can have a conversation.

 

[TaliBane]

To what? You haven't even looked up rationalism yet. When you can read my post, we can have a conversation.

Where are you off to now?! It's like being on a live chat with thesaurus.com.

Hey, remember when we were talking about the price increases of the figures? Only a $10 price difference between a full DX with a new unique body and a basic figure, PO'ed only a year apart?

Is this pic ringing any bells...?

 

[Shropt]

Please stop the bickering.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

Thanks for the clean up, Shropt.

 

[TaliBane]

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Please stop the bickering.

Bickering infers pointlessness on both sides. The point I raised was 100% valid - and it got buried in a weird semantic... I dunno, whatever that was.

Just for the record.


The price of this figure was the point that I gave up on Sideshow, so it's a sore spot. One year $250 buys you a loaded DX figure on a unique body, the next year it's a stripped-back basic figure for the same price. I'll still probably get the Luke Snowspeeder only because I have a ton of RP, but I feel betrayed by a $270 pricepoint. I had the opportunity to buy the Jawas a couple of days ago using that $25 coupon and it still seemed too high and I didn't pull the trigger. Starting to feel the same about the ATAT driver. I can make figures close to as good as Sideshow does, and certainly for cheaper. Not the choice I'd like to have made, but it was made for me. There was a time when $1000 bought you a Detolf full of figures - now you're lucky to fill most of a shelf.

 

[TonTon]

You just made me add up one of my detolfs. :