That Einstein is great. Very cute!
Just recently purchased a sealed Delorean which was originally bought from Sideshow off a second hand.
The Delorean came in brand new packaging and was in perfect sealed condition. I took it out, and during inspection, realized that only the front lights work. No lights go on in the cabin, flux or back tail lights. Can anybody point me in the right direction on how to get to these wires that control the lights? We have a shop that can fix the electrical issue or replace any fuse if necessary, but cracking the thing open is another story. Please help!!!
I don't know about that. The Ecto-1 seems like a much better piece. I love my Delorean, but the Ecto-1 just blows me away. Not to mention the size difference.
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Something has changed. Howard said at SDCC if they made a new 1/6 Batmobile it would be $2000.
I know there is a big difference in size, but is the cost of plastic really that high?
I realize the Delorean is far from a perfect replica but it was $730 shipped and looks terrific on display.
It's not so much the amount of plastic involved (partly correct), it's the size of the tooling required. Larger moulds require bigger machines to accommodate them. The investment in the tooling has to be made up by the final cost of the product. The cost can be reduced by simplifying some of the detail, which would be unacceptable to the typical 1/6 collector. This is why some large scale plastic models are sometimes no more detailed than their smaller scale counterparts.
I know there is a big difference in size, but is the cost of plastic really that high?
I also question some of the decisions that appear to have been made by Blitzway regarding the Ecto. It's been awhile but I have watched the proto video they made several times and some of the exterior like the trim around the windows looks cheap and so do some of the greeblies up top. Also they clearly spent a good amount of time and money making what's under the hood look nice, I would rarely open it. The lights and sound are great in that video, but what about a year down the line when/if they fail?
I realize the Delorean is far from a perfect replica but it was $730 shipped and looks terrific on display.
Ecto looks cool and is impressive, without question and I want it. But 1600-1700 bucks shipped borders on madness and my tolerance for blowing money on toys is pretty high.
Yeah the Ecto-1 definitely looks impressive in terms of size, but I really wonder just how high-quality it'll look in hand. And how much it'll look like the actual metal car with its glossy white paint job.... or how much it'll look like just an oversized plastic car with a bunch of plastic parts on top. From the pics and videos so far, it seems like it could go either way.
Will continue working on the 1/6 base with flames pretty soon, lmk what you think (flames on the picture are a prototype and a bit to much imo):
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/...8-1st-flames-test-custom-1-6-base-future.html
Any news On this? Love it!
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