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I don't think there's anything wrong in knowing the aftermarket value of your collection, but it doesn't have to translate to a business of selling. I've always found selling to be too much work. It's a part-time job itself to always be on the ball with selling. I've only sold 3 figures in 20...

Mine just arrived a few hours ago! Yeah, this is a pretty amazing figure! A figure I didn’t even really want* (see final note below). I feel lucky to have have grabbed one from KG last week in the wee hours of the night. I kept checking every few hours for 3 days, debating whether to settle for...

Just about all of Big Chief’s licenses were UK-centric. Not just UK, or Euro, but I’d say very retro-focussed. That’s what I liked about their projects: like Executive Replicas and Kaustic Plastic Big Chief also focussed on licenses that were niche collector-friendly - regardless of where those...

That's a lot of Doctors! Most weren't very well made, but Big Chief did commit to the project and somehow delivered over many years. We can say what we want of Big Chief today (in hindsight and with knowledge of how they recently fell), but they did dedicate themselves to some great licenses...

Never said every story has been told. It's every form of storytelling that has been established and effectively scripted to create typologies that we feel familiar with. There will always be new stories within every genre. I just don't think there's any real "innovation" as we like to imagine...

Can that even happen now? Sometimes a medium, genre or style hits a kind of critical mass where everything has been done. Innovation is followed by repetition and tedium and we're left settling into a lifetime of tropes. Notwithstanding the fact that cinematic storytelling has changed over the...

This is a question about what our collecting criteria is, whether that's Star Trek or anything. Like most I buy what I like with increasing selectivity these days because cost is a huge concern. Display and storage space is a concern too, but somehow that manages itself and often in the worst...

I was about to mention that. Mondo has always handled cartoon, comic or video game characters, which gives them a lot of leeway for interpretation, but they don't have much of a track record of human/actor likenesses where accuracy and capturing the spirit of the character really matters. This...

That's how I always saw it. And perhaps they didn't survive, but the characters outlived the central plot-conflict and met the most reasonable and dramatic resolution for a 1982 audience. No post-credit scenes here and no sequel to give us more insight. While I can enjoy the various...

It really was THAT bad just 5 months ago. The bloated Elvis face MacReady and an even worse jacket than what they're proposing today. Is it any wonder there's so much hesitation and indecision about buying this figure? A figure of a classic character that would likely sell rather quickly if it...

Last few hours to decide on the exclusive. You have to remember, this is where we were just 5 months ago (see photos). A lot has improved greatly since then, so the question is whether we'll get a slightly softened "dumbed-down" figure that differs from today's final preorder pics, or a...

It feels like a glorified NECA figure, like one of their 8" figures with cloth outfitting. Mondo got it right for the most part and the character likeness is there, unmistakably so, but it somehow just misses the mark of feeling like a true high-end 1:6 figure that meets today's standards. It's...

Is this only available from Mondo? No other retailers seem to have it. I've never ordered from Mondo before - do they charge the full amount at the time of purchase or just a deposit? I hate dropping the full value for an item when it's months away.

I think it's funny they did the faux fur and rolling eyeballs thing. It's like every maker, 3rd party included, now has to approach the artisan style treatment on whatever they make, even if its beasties. These probably would have be fine as resin statues, like Sideshow's versions, without any...

Artisan Groot made out of real wood (because they can't do rooted/wool hair for Groot).

Well, you're likely right and that's actually what I thought before this discussion. So how did we find ourselves here now, coming to believe MR would be making 1:6 Star Trek figures? Seems like we're chasing the rumour mill more than any facts. If MR has to reapply then that's a completely...

I remember at the time, this figure won some award for best sculpt/likeness. I don't remember the specifics, but it was widely considered to be one of the best 1:6 figures of the year, and easily the best Bond figure ever (i.e. even the tux was designer made). It really was a great Connery Bond...

QMX was never very good with making high end 1:6 figures and Master Replicas don't seem to be anywhere near that kind of product development. MR just snagged a Star Trek license with their acquisition of QMX. The word behind the scenes might be one thing, but the journey to putting 1:6 figures...

Maybe a little bit, but it's not a feeling I pursue through my collecting. It's not an emotional high I'm reaching for. Sure, it's nice to have a collectible and one day discover its value has increased. I do look at it a little differently, but for the most part I'm just glad to have snagged...

We collectors really do like to flex hard on our tendency and ability to react and critique in an extremely premature way on first impressions. Come on now, it's clear that IA will be improving this project in leaps and bounds over the following many months. No company (other than an absolute...