Premium Format Darth Vader [ROTJ]

[Gruson]

Question now is.. Do I order Fett.

Of course you do!!! I am on the WL for the EX.

 

[gothamcityboy]

I like it more than I thought I would after that video and will order. It's







probably my second favorite Vader statue out now. I rank it above Sideshow PF Vader 1 and the Cinemaquette. I have never seen the Attakus Vader 1 statue in person but the simple pose is so iconic to me that I rank it number 1 still. That said, I wish I could see it in person to really judge it. Love this shot:

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I wish Sideshow would make one without the lightsaber. The plastic saber cheapens the look of the statue and I never turn them on.

Overall I LOVE the look of Boba and Vader together, ordering both!

My fav vader statue... Simple pose and perfect for vader.. Thanks for sharring is been while i haven't seen this in forum

 

[DerekDeS]

I pretty much expected Batman to be expensive, but this only a year and half later and $100 more...they're really getting to be more than they're worth at this point.

The original Vader PF was $350 and his chest box and boxes on his belt light up. There is no logical reason for this to be $500 other than SS knows some people will pay it even though its not worth it.

 

[Centurion]

The original Vader PF was $350 and his chest box and boxes on his belt light up. There is no logical reason for this to be $500 other than SS knows some people will pay it even though its not worth it.

No doubt.
One of the reasons I like competition. It's good to have options. C'mon Hot Toys! Get moving!

 

[IdeaOfEvil]

The $500 price falls under a term that companies use called "perceived value." The materials, design talent, and licensing expenses in no way ad up to a 6000x$500 produced statue. But what companies do is price items at what they want their products to sell for, and not what they actually cost, so that customers will automatically associate specific company releases as being valued at "xxx.xx price." It's a basic Business 101 college course.

I've got a guy who deals with companies directly, and he's been told by a few employees/customer relations people from a couple of different companies that they knowingly use this tactic for themselves so that their own company can seem more prestigious than they actually are. They'll never milk all their products evenly, but by increasing the prices of their weaker licenses they can get away with increasing their stronger licenses that much more. Vader absolutely falls in this category of "perceived value" because of his and Sideshow's name being two popular entities. The sculpt, the materials, the amount that will be produced, and the lack of any bonuses (electronics, extra heads/hands/etc) says this is only worth $300 at most. But because it's Sideshow, because they hold many licenses for many popular products, and they have a few talented names who sculpt better than many other companies, they've convinced the entire collecting industry that their prices are fair. And when you've got crap statues coming from companies like DC Direct, they can pretty much get away with it because they're the only ones attempting to release a higher quality product.

 

[Trengence]

The $500 price falls under a term that companies use called "perceived value." The materials, design talent, and licensing expenses in no way ad up to a 6000x$500 produced statue. But what companies do is price items at what they want their products to sell for, and not what they actually cost, so that customers will automatically associate specific company releases as being valued at "xxx.xx price." It's a basic Business 101 college course.

I've got a guy who deals with companies directly, and he's been told by a few employees/customer relations people from a couple of different companies that they knowingly use this tactic for themselves so that their own company can seem more prestigious than they actually are. They'll never milk all their products evenly, but by increasing the prices of their weaker licenses they can get away with increasing their stronger licenses that much more. Vader absolutely falls in this category of "perceived value" because of his and Sideshow's name being two popular entities. The sculpt, the materials, the amount that will be produced, and the lack of any bonuses (electronics, extra heads/hands/etc) says this is only worth $300 at most. But because it's Sideshow, because they hold many licenses for many popular products, and they have a few talented names who sculpt better than many other companies, they've convinced the entire collecting industry that their prices are fair. And when you've got crap statues coming from companies like DC Direct, they can pretty much get away with it because they're the only ones attempting to release a higher quality product.

In other news, Water is Wet

 

[brucecamblzchin]

Miss Lippy's car...is green.

 

[Spawn_de]

Still a bit disappointed... Same pose just from other angles Standing on stairs and looking in the sky? oO
I also think that the base looks a bit plain, like sth. which was created from a 3D printer ... my guess is that's why they went with such dark pics.
It would be nice if the base (instead we have this painted blue glow whatever lights), and especially chestbox + belt have a light up feature as well. That's a step back from the first PF for sure...

 

[RobertoBagg10]

am I disappointed? At the end of day, Vader has to be one of the most iconic movie villians in movie history and so while 50% of collectors will like to see Vader in a completely different pose, I'm sure the other 50% are totally satisfied with how he looks in those released pics yesterday. Everyone has their opinion of how they'd like Vader to look and I bet you each one of those opinions differ in some way

Am I blown away by the pose? Is it how I would've wanted my Vader statue to look? Me personally, I wouldn't say I was blown away by it and there are quite a few things I'd like to change but with that said...it's Vader and it's still arguably going to be one of the best Vader collectibles to date so far, bearing in mind what's already out there. I've only ever owned 3 Vader pieces since starting this hobby...those were the Gentle Giant standing Vader with lightsaber in one hand and open hand on the other, then there was my personal favourite Vader statue so far which was the other Gentle Giant Vader statue but this time the kneeling version with the light up base...if only that was 1/4 scale!! and lastly, I also owned the original Vader PF which for me was very disappointing...so I'm hoping that this Vader, with the help of its more dioramic base, can at least put to rest my search for a decent 1/4 scale Vader statue.

 

[Iam_Dabatman]

Happy to see the head turned, it looks better than on the video preview. Still worried about the light-up, though. I was hoping for a full light-up, from base to chest. Chest and belt, at least.

Kinda worried by the helmet, too. It seems a bit narrow and... "high". Like squeezed. No?

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I am not one to nitpick and go into crazy photoshoping to try and improve prototypes but... well.

Spoiler

 

[sephiroth1990]

I am a massive vader fan i will say thats a petty hefty price tag for a mildly unflattering pose, not very dynamic. I loved the mythos vader by far my favorite vader figure and possibly my favorite statue. Think im gonna pass and wait for the ralph maquiry vader in hopes that it is more impressive attention catcher.

 

[ambasah]

another vote for the first attakus being king. the fact that a statue made about 15 years ago can even compete with anything made today speaks for itself.

anyhow, the $500 price point is here to stay. By next year I bet we will see $550 for an average pf.

 

[skazzarola]

The price is really high. Sideshow is crazy.
Therefore of this, no version exclusive?
Sorry for my bad Inglese!

 

[Gartogg]

Price is high but this will be the last piece in my Vader display... Im definitely in

 

[jkno]

$500? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. This made my day.

 

[kimsoyens]

Waiting on thursday before deciding. Need to know all the details of this vader.


Instagram: soysith

 

[myc]

I will wait out even further... at least SDCC when he will be on display ...

I so hope HT will come up by then with another option to look into

 

[loki2371]

$500 is pretty steep, but he's Vader so they can. I have the 1st exclusive version with the mouse droid. That was $350 back when, but his belt and chest light up. Can't believe on this one they don't, or at least hasn't been said they do. I did buy the Grievous exclusive for $450, but I also figured he'd always be a one and done. Not popular enough to ever revisit, and really no need to. Still an amazing piece. Too bad his sabers never lit up, but I remember talking to a rep at the NY comic con back then with the prototype on display and he said they were trying everything they could but his arms were too thin to get a wire into the mold or something like that. I still might get this but if there's no exclusive, then I see no reason to jump on it. Especially since Sideshow doesn't release production numbers much anymore. I think they'll offer him for awhile.

 

[Uncle Bingo]

From SSAlex:

There is no exclusive for Vader.

Other light up features for all that you mentioned above are currently being explored and hoping to be implemented but it's not 100% a go yet. If we get confirmation that what we're hoping that will light up will do so, and we can photograph a sample with those features, then we will update customers and the site accordingly.

He's a little over 26 inches high.

 

[entrari]

Anyone wondering if XM would make a better vader? I need a vader in my collection but I'm not sure if I should get this or wait for XM.