Next Popcultureshock item....Akuma Bust

[dhampir46]

He said it was Holyfield actually, skim the SF if you want to see his response.

 

[Darthy]

This shin akuma bust is hot

 

[Shai]

Nice sculpt from Jerry, as usual from this great artist.

 

[bumblebee]

I'll be getting the Shin version.

 

[Karma]

Akuma Bust

https://www.popcultureshocktoys.com/news-details.asp?ID=11&S=default.asp

The Akuma Bust is limited to 300 pieces worldwide.

Retail price will be $175.00 USD with expected ship date of late October 2009.

Shin Akuma Bust

https://www.popcultureshocktoys.com/news-details.asp?ID=12&S=default.asp

The Shin Akuma Bust is limited to 175 pieces worldwide


Retail price will be $175.00 USD with expected ship date of late October 2009. (available only @ sideshow collectibles)

 

[Darknight]

very well done..tho i wished it could be bigger

 

[Karma]

yeah...10" tall

 

[Darthy]

awesome

 

[nash]

way over priced.

 

[Karma]

 

[The Tuggernaut]

I think I might get both. They'll look sweet together.

 

[Karma]

i love it but would agree it a tad overpriced

 

[Isildur's bane]

way over priced.

In general, I guess it is, but it is $20 cheaper than the majority of Marvel and LOTR LSB's which are the exact same scale and I don't hear any complaints about those

 

[Chargersfan57]

Remember, this bust is sporting real wooden beads!

I actually don't think the price is that bad at all.

 

[nash]

In general, I guess it is, but it is $20 cheaper than the majority of Marvel and LOTR LSB's which are the exact same scale and I don't hear any complaints about those

yeah and those are also over-priced.

 

[Xvxv]

Yeah I think it is a bit overpriced.. but I might get the Shin one, it looks sweeet

 

[Ktjn]

The ES on these with those prices are a bit too high. Legendary Busts are no where as popular as PFs. Now, if the price had been $125 or less, then those ES would fit right in.

The sculpt itself is really good. At first I didn't like it, but the more I looked at it, the more I warmed up to it. I hope Jerry makes it as 'realistic' as possible.Gloss in his eyes?

 

[PopCultureShock]

Hey everyone.

Glad you all seem to dig it....something I had wanted to do for a while now.

Price is a difficult thing to determine sometimes. There is a minimum profit that has to be made to justify going into production on a piece. So while I could price these at $150 then I would have to raise the edition size to 555 instead of 475. If it was $125 then I would need to sell 665 pieces...just the way it works.

Ultimately I felt that keeping the edition size lower was more important than keeping the price lower. But I still wanted to keep these priced below the LSB because they are at a slightly smaller scale. I also know that busts arent big sellers so this is a bit of an experiment.

More pics at https://blog.popcultureshocktoys.com/

 

[nash]

Understandable Jerry. I just wish your resources all went to full sized statues. there are so many more characters that we all as fans want to have and see made in statue form.

 

[PopCultureShock]

Understandable Jerry. I just wish your resources all went to full sized statues. there are so many more characters that we all as fans want to have and see made in statue form.

You will see a new full size PF for San Diego Comic Con and then another before the end of the year.

Problem is with how expensive they are I cant put them out too fast...thats really the hold up not that I am spending time on other things.