Gamorrean Guard 12"

[devilof76]

Sculpted parts on this look $100 better than Hasbro.

The only thing I'm worried about is whether that gut is all plastic underneath. I'm hoping that when you pull the fur lower, the belt will get him to suck it in a bit.

Also, does he have a blaster? Or does the Jedi Luke exclusive mean that he won't have one?

 

[agen_kolar]

I'd say your repaint looks good enough GB.

Not feeling SS's version very much. It is nice, but not enough articulation.

I thought the joints were under the skin...? The arms are definitely in different positions throughout the photos, yet they have no visible elbow joint. Hmm...or maybe it's just trick photography!

 

[Customikey]

i guess since were posting repaints i will throw mine in too..........

Ditto. I guess once the SS version is released, there will be little interest in Hasbro repaints, so let's all appreciate them while we can!

 

[kl241]

Ditto. I guess once the SS version is released, there will be little interest in Hasbro repaints, so let's all appreciate them while we can!

Yours still trumps Sideshows.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Mikey's really is the best. It looks to hold up well even with the SS one now. They'll be awesome together.

 

[The Josh]

The SS one is really cool. The outfit, sculpt, and paint all look really sweet. However, I would rather put my money towards the SDCC Clone than this. Getting more bang for my buck that way.

 

[The Mike]

I'm sure you can knitpick this to death but upon first glance I really like it. I'll definitely be ordering one to get to go with my Jabba set up.

 

[Puay]

The only thing I'm a bit iffy on with the Sideshow Gammy is the grandpa pants thing going on with his fir skirt/shirt, it seems quite high on him, but made that way, so futzing couldn't lower it, he's showing too much leg.

Some adjustment might be needed. Its either the fur skirt is too elevated or the shorts is too low/long.

The pair of Droids were confronted by two Gramorrean Guards with difference axes, would love to have the other axe too.
Am hoping that is the exclusive item.

 

[Husker75]

So.. i hate to beat this dead horse again.. but just to drive home the point of what you are all getting used to (the rape of your wallets with inferior products) Go check out the image gallery for the T-1000. For 30 bucks more, or really less, if you go through the right channels. You get THAT. An amazing figure with TONS of accessories and two perfectly tailored outfits. And two heads.

Now tell me you don't feel ripped off if you pay 120.. or shall i say 145 after tax and shipping basically if you live in california.

I think we are all getting waaaayyy too forgiving with this price jumping we are seeing. There is just no way this figure is worth 120 before shipping and taxes, when you can pay a few bucks more and get the T-1000 from hot toys. I'm actually disgusted and insulted that they would try to charge that for this figure. I just don't understand a single person here saying that sideshow is justified in charging this much.

 

[Shropt]

So.. i hate to beat this dead horse again.. but just to drive home the point of what you are all getting used to (the rape of your wallets with inferior products) Go check out the image gallery for the T-1000. For 30 bucks more, or really less, if you go through the right channels. You get THAT. An amazing figure with TONS of accessories and two perfectly tailored outfits. And two heads.

Now tell me you don't feel ripped off if you pay 120.. or shall i say 145 after tax and shipping basically if you live in california.

I think we are all getting waaaayyy too forgiving with this price jumping we are seeing. There is just no way this figure is worth 120 before shipping and taxes, when you can pay a few bucks more and get the T-1000 from hot toys. I'm actually disgusted and insulted that they would try to charge that for this figure. I just don't understand a single person here saying that sideshow is justified in charging this much.

And also don't mean to beat a dead horse but that is an existing body they are using which automatically saves the company money. Gammy is a COMPLETELY new sculpt that can only be used ONE TIME! You have to pay for that kind of work.

 

[EVILFACE]

Not to mention the SW license is a hell of a lot more than Terminator.

 

[creature4000]

I'm still gonna get my two Gammys!

 

[galactiboy]

Mikey's really is the best. It looks to hold up well even with the SS one now. They'll be awesome together.

Completely agree... Mikey's was the first repaint I ever saw and still is my favorite. Not to mention he also altered the figure a but (notice the fabric on the arms) to kick it up a few more notches.

And also don't mean to beat a dead horse but that is an existing body they are using which automatically saves the company money. Gammy is a COMPLETELY new sculpt that can only be used ONE TIME! You have to pay for that kind of work.

And completely agree on this one as well. A figure like this is pretty much all unique and that always costs more in 1/6. Not to mention, there will be quite a few paint-ops on this guy and Sideshow always does a great job on aliens, so I know the final product will be top-notch.

For the price your getting a good deal, IMO.

 

[Darth Madden]

So.. i hate to beat this dead horse again.. but just to drive home the point of what you are all getting used to (the rape of your wallets with inferior products) Go check out the image gallery for the T-1000. For 30 bucks more, or really less, if you go through the right channels. You get THAT. An amazing figure with TONS of accessories and two perfectly tailored outfits. And two heads.

Now tell me you don't feel ripped off if you pay 120.. or shall i say 145 after tax and shipping basically if you live in california.

I think we are all getting waaaayyy too forgiving with this price jumping we are seeing. There is just no way this figure is worth 120 before shipping and taxes, when you can pay a few bucks more and get the T-1000 from hot toys. I'm actually disgusted and insulted that they would try to charge that for this figure. I just don't understand a single person here saying that sideshow is justified in charging this much.

You mean the T-1000 figure that looks NOTHING like Robert Patrick? If you don't like the Gam Guard thats fine but we all know what these things cost and we chose to spend our money how we like so its not fair to come in her and criticize everyone for it. I like this and will buy it. I don't like the T-1000 so I won't buy it.

 

[Kuzeh]

I love it!!
Will get at least one for sure!!! Amazing job SS!! !

 

[Customikey]

I kind of agree with Husker on the price jumping, actually. I'm willing to pay this heftier amount, but I'm not fooled into thinking that Sideshow will lose money of they charged what they used to charge.
Hasbro has had the Star Wars license for how long? Their Gammy cost me $20. I know the quality of work is incomparable, but the cost of the license and materials isn't.

This license was a magnificent success for Sideshow back when they were selling them for $40 a pop. I believe they'd still be making oodles of money if the price were still that much. But there's a "perception of quality" issue as well. People really do believe that they get what they pay for, and I think Sideshow charges as much as Hot Toys for that perception.

There's no question in my mind that Hot Toys puts out the superior product, but Sideshow has the better licenses. We continue to compare them and put them in the same league because the price point is the same. In effect, Sideshow is pricing themselves into the higher category.

I'm not saying Sideshow doesn't put out amazing figures. I wouldn;t be on this forum for as long as I have been if I didn't love their work (and I'm a serious brand loyalist), but don't make excuses for major price jumping. I guarantee that The Emperor cost no more to make than Jedi Luke. Probably much less! But The Emperor costs more than double what Luke cost. That's not licensing, it's not the cost of re-tooling, it's simply charging what the market will bare. Any business would do the same. That's why I'm not selling paintwork for a mere $15 a head anymore.

Glad everyone is still so fond of my Gammy, by the way. I'll always be very proud of the work I did on him, even as I'm looking forward to the new Gammy!

 

[IrishJedi]

And also don't mean to beat a dead horse but that is an existing body they are using which automatically saves the company money. Gammy is a COMPLETELY new sculpt that can only be used ONE TIME! You have to pay for that kind of work.

Other companies produce one-off products all the time without transferring their R&D costs directly to the consumer. People go to that well FAR too easily and often in defense of Sideshow.

That said, I still dig this figure.

 

[barryo]

CM your gammy pretty much set the bar for repaints & i've yet to see one come as close. there are excellent ones out there but none have topped yours so far. and that was done when......3 or 4 years ago?

 

[icruise]

Other companies produce one-off products all the time without transferring their R&D costs directly to the consumer. People go to that well FAR too easily and often in defense of Sideshow.

I agree. A lot of people seem to have the mindset that unless something uses a standard body, it must be incredibly expensive to produce. Well, most toy manufacturers more or less create unique bodies for every figure (e.g. Hasbro's 3 3/4" Star Wars line). Now it's true that creating a fully articulated new body would be expensive, but that doesn't appear to be what we have here.

 

[ODBJBG]

Oh man, do I ever want that!

Though the old Hasbro one isn't terrible.