I'm pretty sure Keaton was said to be 1/3 when the teaser came out. Keaton, Catwoman, and Penguin are three I will not be able to say no to if they end up doing all three. A Bale batman would be fun but 1/2 is too big and expensive. I just ordered my first prime 1 statues, movie harley and venom, and I have a year to prepare for them, possibly trimming the collection before then. The only statue I have comparable to 1/3 is the sentinel maquette, and it's huge.
It was interesting to read through this thread again a year later because I think pfs were just starting to regularly hit the price point of $499.99 or more a pop. I was cautious with what I bought the last few years and considered the Batman premium format a big plunge at $400. Fast forward and the newmar catwoman I just received is $420, small and basic. I trimmed the collection down considerably this year selling all of the dc comic batman related statues and a few of the x-men pfs I just wasn't happy with. I like the idea of just buying a few large impressive statues that I would put in the "I would never sell category" as compared to some of the sideshow pfs that aren't that great. I really think I'm going to trend toward a few very select prime 1 statues because I like the detail and fully sculpted. I like their museum poses and don't really find them boring at all. I haven't seen one upcoming statue from them that looks totally awkward or begs the question, "what were you thinking.?" Then I look at the sideshow x men pfs I have and jean grey looks weird, rogue has sloppy paint, phoenix I would have chosen green, storm should have been the white costume, colossus wobbles on his base, nightcrawler should have been classic. I know a lot of people like these statues but once you see a few perfect statues like the new wolverine or museum deadpool, the bad statues stick out. I mostly mention this because I'm tryng to convince myself to sell the remaining statues I don't like but keep because they are part of the team. The argument makes more sense if I see it written. My list of characters I would like to get going forward is pretty limited, X-Men, Keaton era Batman, Bale era batman, original trilogy star wars (Han, Luke, Vader), and a 1/4 Iron Man MKVII. I like the keaton and bale offerings from sideshow but would consider replacing them if better options are made.
I noticed too that even though I've become more selective and stopped taking chances on 6-7 pfs at $360 a year, I still spend as much on 3-4 pfs at $500 a pop. It is easier when you're selling old statues to pay for new ones though. I'd feel worse if I were holding on to everything and pouring new money into this. Alright anyway, Prime 1 pieces look good and I'll be trying my first one a year from now. In the meantime, sell stuff you don't absolutely like. Good thread Bgnyc007, I always like the "direction of your collection" threads. It's interesting to see how other collectors think.
