Gandalf 12" up for order!

[Entropy]

Hot Toys has raised the bar and Sideshow has seen that. Personally I want the very best expression of the character possible - the price is a distant second to that.

Now some may argue that they don't need to price it at $90 even though it's extremely detailed, required 3 times the R&D of a Star Wars figure and has elven runes on his culottes.

But Sideshow doesn't need to gouge - they want to sell figures too. So I'm sure the pricing for Gandalf is based on a formula, the same formula that gave us a $50 The Dead figure. You add up the development expenses, license expenses and production expenses and you come up with a price that will allow for the standard percentage of profit the you earn for all the other figures.

Well said. I completely agree.

 

[pixletwin]

....I love that the Character Options Dr. Who 12" are only $20-30. But I would gladly pay three times that if they were better quality....

Me too. It would be all over if a 1:6 Dr Who license came out that was comparable to SS in quality.

 

[MaulFan]

I have no issue with the price changing or why. My only issue is that seeing SSC moving up to HT prices means having to start saying no more than ever before, and some properties I just didn't want to have to do that. Thankfully, if LOTR keeps on the pace it is, I won't have to turn down any figures, but if it should ever reach Star Wars momentum, I'll be passing on many characters at that point. I'd almost rather somewhat lesser quality and prices that allow for bigger collections, but it's a competive market, contracts get renegotiated and for SSC to keep their licenses they have to convince the owners to stay with them and in 1/6, HT is pushing the bar.

 

[The Josh]

Yep we have definate spillage!

Spillage and NB man this is a weird day.

 

[pixletwin]

Don't know if this has been posted or not, but the Gandalf QTVR is up on the sales page.

 

[The Josh]

Don't know if this has been posted or not, but the Gandalf QTVR is up on the sales page.

Thnx 4 the heads up.

 

[MaulFan]

Don't know if this has been posted or not, but the Gandalf QTVR is up on the sales page.

Thanks dude, i CAN'T have to cancel this figure, it's too good, I'll sell or cancel other things first.

 

[pixletwin]

Thanks dude, i CAN'T have to cancel this figure, it's too good, I'll sell or cancel other things first.

Me too. I may have to get rid of Prajji and ANH Han.

 

[The Josh]

That 360 is awesome! This figure is just amazing!

 

[icruise]

Me too. I may have to get rid of Prajji and ANH Han.

Praji is definitely first up on the chopping block for me.

 

[Captain Faramir]

AUGH!!!!!!!!!!!

THEY DID IT! THEY DID IT!

I just noticed that he does come with two cloaks, the pre- AND the post-Orthanc cloaks!!! Sideshow, bless you! BLESS YOU FOREVER!!!!!!!!

 

[MaulFan]

AUGH!!!!!!!!!!!

THEY DID IT! THEY DID IT!

I just noticed that he does come with two cloaks, the pre- AND the post-Orthanc cloaks!!! Sideshow, bless you! BLESS YOU FOREVER!!!!!!!!

I'm pretty sure that was in writing or something somewhere yesterday even. I was confused because it didn't show in pictures but I did read it.

 

[pixletwin]

I'm pretty sure that was in writing or something somewhere yesterday even. I was confused because it didn't show in pictures but I did read it.

Didn't Brock say it in the backstage pass video?

 

[MaulFan]

Didn't Brock say it in the backstage pass video?

Yes, I think that was it now that I think of it, thanks for proving me not crazy

 

[Captain Faramir]

I totally missed that, but he talked about it in the video. This figure couldn't get any better!!! (though in the pictures they mixed the staves and robes, but it's cool)

Pre-Orthanc:

Post-Rivendell:

 

[pixletwin]

I would actually like to see more weathering done to him.

 

[MaulFan]

I would actually like to see more weathering done to him.

Ya, as great as he looks, the clothes are a bit too fresh, but the face looks time worn as it should thankfully.

 

[Lord Aykroyd]

I would actually like to see more weathering done to him.

 

[El Roranous]

I totally missed that, but he talked about it in the video. This figure couldn't get any better!!! (though in the pictures they mixed the staves and robes, but it's cool)

Pre-Orthanc:

Post-Rivendell:

It's true, you will never be laid.

 

[Diab0lus]

I am sorry, but $90.00 + for this figure is ridiculous. Heck, $80.00 would be pushing it, but $90.00 is just a slap in the face. I am glad I dropped the LOTR line. The figure is nice, but not $90.00 nice.

Heck, I didn't even pay $90.00 for some of the Medicom RAH figures I have.

I really hope this new price increase doesn't translate to their other lines. I.e. Star Wars.