batsheva
the Duke of Drawing
Wise decision!OK I pulled the trigger for Dracula.
Now let's wait for 4 years before I can put another universal monster next to him![]()
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Congrats! you'll love the figure!
Wise decision!OK I pulled the trigger for Dracula.
Now let's wait for 4 years before I can put another universal monster next to him![]()
Not buying it for more than a year was one of my hardest decision in this hobby ^^Wise decision!![]()
Congrats! you'll love the figure!
I was really disappointed with the Phantom of the Opera. He doesn’t come with his mask. I wouldn’t buy it for that reason alone. It’s a huge mistake on their part and I just don’t understand that kind of thinking why they wouldn’t bother with such a huge icon like that!?!
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It was the deciding factor in my decision to not collect their classic horror lines, and even to cancel my Horror of Dracula order from Sideshow. I don't like games of this sort.He does come with the mask but only for orders directly through their site. But I agree, that should have been an accessory included with all versions of the figure. It was a pretty big mistake on their part.
Really ? You are ready to give up on good and most probably very rare figures (nobody else will make these Hammer characters) because one of their figures is missing an accessory ?It was the deciding factor in my decision to not collect their classic horror lines, and even to cancel my Horror of Dracula order from Sideshow. I don't like games of this sort.
I've been collecting for decades. I have a room full of stuff. I didn't have to jump thru hoops to get any of it.Really ? You are ready to give up on good and most probably very rare figures (nobody else will make these Hammer characters) because one of their figures is missing an accessory ?
Of course you do whatever you want, but you probably didn't really care for these figures if you can give up on their entire line of figures for that.
I understand and I hope you didn't take it the wrong way. I just though it was a bit exaggerated to be upset by these sales tactics. But maybe it's because personaly I don't really care if I don't have an accessory. So it's not a burdensome chore, I just buy the thing where I can for the cheapest possible, sometimes in loose too, and don't care if it's missing some accessories.I've been collecting for decades. I have a room full of stuff. I didn't have to jump thru hoops to get any of it.
Unlike with these newer companies, I didn't have to decipher which "limited edition variant" I had to order(to get the full package and all the accessories), or where to get it from. There was no manufactured hype for a product that is niche at best. Sideshow only made 750 each of their Cushing and Lee Hammer premium format figures, and they didn't sell out, but are also being offered with free shipping, and just went on sale as "buy one, get another at 50% off". I am not noticing a huge mania about getting them before they go up on the after market. It's the same with KP by my estimation, and many others.
I also wasn't more or less forced to buy the "premiere version" (the ones people would want the most) directly from the manufacturer in Italy. Adding even more expense to an already inflated asking price. So if you are suggesting that I didn't care for the figures, you are incorrect. I just don't like the sales tactics.
As for no one else making anything of Hammer or Universal, garage kit and figure customizers tell a different tale. As do the Sideshow pieces, and much more.
I know I am in the minority, and it may be because I am getting older. I am the last man standing in my collector friend circle, with everyone else having liquidated their collections. My take is a simple one: if buying a product, or indulging in my hobby becomes a burdensome chore: it isn't a hobby, anymore. It's annoying. I have enough real world stuff to keep me annoyed.
I didn't take any offense, and I know my take on this stuff is different.I understand and I hope you didn't take it the wrong way. I just though it was a bit exaggerated to be upset by these sales tactics. But maybe it's because personaly I don't really care if I don't have an accessory. So it's not a burdensome chore, I just buy the thing where I can for the cheapest possible, sometimes in loose too, and don't care if it's missing some accessories.
I understand it can be annoying to have different versions of the same figures. But why just not buy the Phantom ? It doesn't seem they are doing this BS "accessory for web buyers only" for other figures. For Toshiro Mifune or Chuck Norris it's a T-shirt.
Maybe it also depends on where you live.I didn't take any offense, and I know my take on this stuff is different.
If they offered the "top tier" versions through Sideshow, and the collection could be easily completed, I would be far more tempted. I usually only go after the version with all the "bells and whistles' on items like these, because they are already madly expensive, so why not get the whole hog? When the top tier is only offered via the manufacturer, it ruffles the feathers more than a bit. Much like offering a collection of figures, and when you're a dozen or so deep, the producer hits folks with "Hey, the only way to get Maleva the Gypsy woman for your collection is to be at SDCC." It's the Cabbage Patch Kids stampede of 1980 or the Great Princess Diana Beany Baby fiasco all over again,lol.
Here's an example of variants I can handle. If they are easily accessible, and the variants start after the main collection is done. No problem, as I don't collect variants. When it's "surprise, there are 5 different versions, start your "action figure calculus" I get deflated and a headache and just go sit down,lol.
I am happy for all who choose to indulge, and I will tell you the portraits on the Hammer sets are amazing. There's no denying KP has great stuff. It's a good time to collect these things. If you're wealthy, and have a personal assistant to do the math for you.![]()
I understand that. I'm not saying he should be white.
But maybe a more muted color.
More like this :
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than like this :
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Who sculpted this? Its lovely. Is it Mike Hill?
Thank you, Dr. Anton.Who sculpted this? Its lovely. Is it Mike Hill?
The fella is astonishing. His gallery is unreal. Massive talent.Thank you, Dr. Anton.
It is indeed very lovely.. when I first saw it, I am determined to add that lifesize bust to my collection.
And I am glad I did.
It is sculpted by the prodigy, Jason Hammond.
Indeed. And he's not even 30 years old yet.The fella is astonishing. His gallery is unreal. Massive talent.
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