1/6 - Big Chief Studios - Gladiator - The Spaniard Collector Figure

[Pianoteam]

Thanks, Pianoteam. Sounds like a huge investment.

It is and that's why I am working on my own custom figure from the final fight using Pangaea's figure. Its cheaper than this and the armour is pretty accurate. The body looks very good for Maximus. Overall it still costs more than a regular figure but he is such an iconic character and I love him so much that it doesn't really matter to me.

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[Rzeznikk]

Posted on Facebook this morning.looks like BCS has cancelled this release. Im going to call SSC tomorrow to verify and ask for a refund.

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[Pianoteam]

Oh no this is terrible news! I was about to preorder this but now its pointless... Big Chief Studios made a lot of mistakes on this, first of all they should go for only one outfit (likely the helmet version armour) and have a spot on head sculpt. That alone would justify a 200 USD price or so but any more than that is unreasonable unless they made a perfect seamless body. I really hope they can consider releasing one outfit and try improving the sculpt.

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[FlyAndFight]

Definitely bad news but by coincidence, I have been building my own version from the previously released set from KP.

I would have still picked up at least some loose parts to upgrade with.

I think the approximate $260.00 price turned off a lot of potential buyers. That price demanded a perfect head sculpt, seamless body and diorama type display base, at the very least.

 

[Rzeznikk]

Definitely bad news but by coincidence, I have been building my own version from the previously released set from KP.

I would have still picked up at least some loose parts to upgrade with.

I think the approximate $260.00 price turned off a lot of potential buyers. That price demanded a perfect head sculpt, seamless body and diorama type display base, at the very least.

I agree with you. Although I did order this.

I guess SS owes me some money.

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[davejames]

Wow, can't remember the last time something got cancelled after already going up for preorder.

But I'm guessing the few people who would be interested already picked up the Pangaea figure a couple years before.

 

[jra81984]

I sent Big Chief an email... hopefully I get my deposit back on it. It is a shame to see this one not pan out.

 

[Rzeznikk]

Yep cancelation confirmed. Just got off the phone with SSC. They are processing my refund and canceling the order.

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[davejames]

Looks like their new "Launch Pad" isn't off to a great start. The Lade Penelope and Parker figures got cancelled too for lack of interest.

 

[Star Puffs]

Unfortunate, but they botched the headsculpt and body (neck looked weird too). It's even worse because they got some talented sculptor to that neat Roman bust.

ACI, Pangea, and KP all beat them to mass offerings, even if unlicensed. They needed to be more aware of that issue and had to deliver a K.A. Kim-level likeness in order to compete.

 

[jra81984]

Unfortunate, but they botched the headsculpt and body (neck looked weird too). It's even worse because they got some talented sculptor to that neat Roman bust.

ACI, Pangea, and KP all beat them to mass offerings, even if unlicensed. They needed to be more aware of that issue and had to deliver a K.A. Kim-level likeness in order to compete.

Yeah if this figure was a complete knock out with the body and head, they would have sold plenty. The armor looks amazing but I always operated under the idea that I would have to upgrade some stuff. Maybe another offering will emerge elsewhere.

 

[dukefett]

I wasn't in the market but when I first saw this I thought it was a bootleg or something for calling him "The Spaniard" instead of Maximus. I guess if SSC had it it's legit but I never bothered to even see they were carrying it. I wonder if they just went w/ a different name if it helped, plus the headsculpt.

 

[Rzeznikk]

So just a heads up to those that did preorder this through Sideshow. I got my refund, but NOT my RND. I'll be calling them today to ask why.

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[a-dev]

Yeah if the figure is cancelled by the manufacturer then it really should be a full refund, NRD included I would have thought. They've refunded NRDs in far less warranted cases from what I've seen around here.

 

[Ninhau]

any alternatives out there you guys could suggest?

 

[sabin23]

any alternatives out there you guys could suggest?

What about the Pangaea Gladiator General?

 

[Rzeznikk]

any alternatives out there you guys could suggest?

ACI General and Pangaea Gladiator are the two options I went with. I'm using a different sculpt for the ACI General though.

I still would like to update the body or the Gladiator version with a phicen at some point.

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[Lejuan]

Another option for head sculpt in the not-too-distant future:

 

[Rzeznikk]

Another option for head sculpt in the not-too-distant future:

I'm keeping an eye on this one too. I just hope his eyes are so close together in the final product. Looks to narrow eyed in all the proto pics.

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[Lejuan]

I'm keeping an eye on this one too. I just hope his eyes are so close together in the final product. Looks to narrow eyed in all the proto pics.

Russell Crowe must suffer from the Harrison Ford hard-to-nail likeness problem. All the sculpts I've seen have bits of Gladiator Crowe in there, but none has put it altogether in a convincing way.