I don't get these custom junkies.....

[crows]

I think you might've just seen the price and stopped processing at that point. You're really dismissing what an impressive piece of 1:6 engineering the gurney is and the amount of work that went into producing a limited run for it. I'm not a fan of the franchise or Iminime's Lector (therefore wasn't interested in buying it), but that gurney's a piece of 1:6 art, IMO. Can't compare it to a mainstream SSC/HT release.

If I liked the character so much I would just get this, (way cheaper too)

And, I know someone will say "It doesn't look that good"

But if i am going to pay 12 grand on something. At Least make it full size. At least.....

I would probably try to get a really good sculpt of the face and try to find everything else. Things are probably going to be easier to find in full scale instead of 1:6 scale.

I Bet finding that hand truck is cheaper in full scale....


that is one thing that AutobotJon does that it is at least kind of cool, He does like making full size statues (Even though they look melted most of the time)

I don't see paying that much money as bad if you really wanted. But seriously if you are going to spend that money, at least make it show.

 

[Invictus Sol]

$12k is what the artist would make (gross) for the full run, not one gurney. Each one would be around $500.00 or so and say limited to around 25 or whatever. Anyway, I don't want to get into any particular artist's stuff and debate the price they set (my mistake for engaging on particulars). My point is that it can't be compared 1:1 vs what SSC/HT can do with sufficient interest and an economy of scale. It's pointless to compare the two, IMO. For my part, I'm glad both exist and that we have the option to get the odd 'grail' character/companion piece from the custom market.

 

[Rdeezy]

With customs especially the gurney I believe it was Robbies...its all handmade limited edition stuff. With anything handmade(furniture, watches,) your going to pay a lot more for someone's time and talent to produce these.
With Hot Toys you get great stuff,but for a lot of people they want characters from films HTs will never do. That's why most people have a mixture of HTs and customs. If people only bought HT it would be pretty boring collecting the same figures everyone else has. At the end of the day, everyone wants to have a unique collection with characters they love.

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[Kamandi]

I love Big Lebowski as much as anyone but when I see what people are paying for customs even I think "dayummmmmm...."

 

[The Skull]

How did I miss this thread, the knock off bodys, the heads held on with blu tack, the stupid @$$ prices for a nice suit on a junk body that's someones grail figure that they would never sell, yet they do anyway

How these overpriced custom figures blow away hot toys with there beautiful presentation of coming in a plain cardboard box with a sticker on it with a clever renaming of a licensed product

Where do I go to spend a mortgage payment, well I'll tell you where, the interest thread at sideshow freaks, where you can drop 1000 to 5000 dollars in a paypal payment, wait a year or two to get the figure that you will have to up-grade to a hot toys body and put it on a hot toys stand with a sticker of said movie, after all that, put it up on freaks for sale thread for double what you paided, have a bunch of like minded collectors bump your sale thread saying things like,"thats a grail" or "that won't last long at that great price"

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[Rdeezy]

Most of RMs figures come on official TT bodies
And as for the boxes? Are you collecting those? Most people could care less what box the figure comes in. Its all about how it looks on the shelf, right?


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[The Skull]

Most of RMs figures come on official TT bodies
And as for the boxes? Are you collecting those? Most people could care less what box the figure comes in. Its all about how it looks on the shelf, right?


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For those prices it should be delivered by the actor himself

Oh yeah, I like the Austin Powers chest piece he custom made for gods lonely man, clever name by the way, yeah the body everyone's looking to up grade to the HOT TOYS bruce lee body instead

 

[crows]

$12k is what the artist would make (gross) for the full run, not one gurney. Each one would be around $500.00 or so and say limited to around 25 or whatever. Anyway, I don't want to get into any particular artist's stuff and debate the price they set (my mistake for engaging on particulars). My point is that it can't be compared 1:1 vs what SSC/HT can do with sufficient interest and an economy of scale. It's pointless to compare the two, IMO. For my part, I'm glad both exist and that we have the option to get the odd 'grail' character/companion piece from the custom market.

No I know. I wasn't trying to talk bad about the Hannibal customs or the Gurney or anything specifically.

my point is that if I was going to spend 12K on something, I would probably try get it full size scale. At least you can show where the money went.
I don't know, I guess space could be an issue but then again if you are spending 12K on a figure you must have a big place.

Im not so much comparing both 1:6 with a 1:1 but I am just saying I would probably see myself spending so much for a full size prop than a small 1:6 figure.
Just sounds really weird to me.

Like, This is something I would totally love to get, maybe one day. Right now it is 5K on ebay. seeing the detail and the size, That would be totally worth it. I mean, Look at this thing.....
But I Would never pay the same amount for a 1:6 AWIL werewolf though.... no way. I could even see myself paying 10K for something like this, Or a full size Werewolf or something. It just looks so much better.

 

[Rdeezy]

For those prices it should be delivered by the actor himself

Oh yeah, I like the Austin Powers chest piece he custom made for gods lonely man, clever name by the way, yeah the body everyone's looking to up grade to the HOT TOYS bruce lee body instead

The only reason to upgrade the body to the BL body is to hide the arm joints for a shirtless pose if you want to display the figure that way. The figure is coming on a TTM-21.

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[The Skull]

The only reason to upgrade the body to the BL body is to hide the arm joints for a shirtless pose if you want to display the figure that way. The figure is coming on a TTM-21.

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Its all good man, I don't care if people want custom figures and are willing to pay those prices, its not my money and if your happy that's all that matters.

 

[Rdeezy]

I know man, its all good. Everyone collects how and what they want, that's what's cool about the hobby...so do you have any customs in your collection?

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[thenammagazine]

If I liked the character so much I would just get this, (way cheaper too)

And, I know someone will say "It doesn't look that good"

But if i am going to pay 12 grand on something. At Least make it full size. At least.....

I would probably try to get a really good sculpt of the face and try to find everything else. Things are probably going to be easier to find in full scale instead of 1:6 scale.

I Bet finding that hand truck is cheaper in full scale....


that is one thing that AutobotJon does that it is at least kind of cool, He does like making full size statues (Even though they look melted most of the time)

I don't see paying that much money as bad if you really wanted. But seriously if you are going to spend that money, at least make it show.

For that much $$$, you could pay some dude from your local retirement home with a passing resemblance to Hopkins to come over on weekends and stand in your livingroom cosplaying as Lecter.

 

[The Skull]

I know man, its all good. Everyone collects how and what they want, that's what's cool about the hobby...so do you have any customs in your collection?

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Yes a few, mainly bashes I made. I have a custom roadpig with the mando head painted by skiman, everything else I made on that figure. Most of the other figures are just strait up bashes, not true customs, I have a dirty harry, brad pitt from WWZ, shane walsh and rick grimes that are WIPS, a wolverine put together with the wolfman kit, and a comic style that's awaiting a few parts to come into stock, a little john connor from T2 and a T-800 police shoot-out from T1. I Know I have others but nothing else comes to mind ATM

There all pieces I put together myself, I actually enjoy bashing figures, give me a good head sculpt to get started and I go from there.

Most of my collection is full hot toys box sets with a few sideshow gijoes and the enterbay 1/4 terminator.

Some custom figures are amazing, I have seen a few I wouldn't mind owning myself, I just can't get on board with some of the pricing some people ask, I understand there limited runs and a lot of work goes into them, Its just pound for pound my money goes further with hot toys most of the time. For example the gods lonely man figure runs about 1200 I think, where as you could get a hulk for 275-300 a batmobile for 600-700, the up coming Robocop or the DX13 for 300. Figures that are as good or way better for a fraction of the price of some custom figures.

Customs have there place though, there are a lot of figures that would never see the light of day from hot toys, enterbay or blitzway and so on, that's where they shine.

 

[crows]

For that much $$$, you could pay some dude from your local retirement home with a passing resemblance to Hopkins to come over on weekends and stand in your livingroom cosplaying as Lecter.

Hahahahahaha I can even picture it that really made me laugh

 

[Machew1031]

With customs especially the gurney I believe it was Robbies...its all handmade limited edition stuff. With anything handmade(furniture, watches,) your going to pay a lot more for someone's time and talent to produce these.
With Hot Toys you get great stuff,but for a lot of people they want characters from films HTs will never do. That's why most people have a mixture of HTs and customs. If people only bought HT it would be pretty boring collecting the same figures everyone else has. At the end of the day, everyone wants to have a unique collection with characters they love.

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Pretty much hit the nail on the head Rob, good post!

 

[thenammagazine]

Yes a few, mainly bashes I made. I have a custom roadpig with the mando head painted by skiman, everything else I made on that figure.

Piggy's head was 100% Ski. MANDO sculpted the pads and shipped them off to Ski for cast and paint.

 

[The Skull]

Piggy's head was 100% Ski. MANDO sculpted the pads and shipped them off to Ski for cast and paint.

My mistake I knew both guys were involved in the project, just wasn't sure in what capacity.

 

[Rdeezy]

Yes a few, mainly bashes I made. I have a custom roadpig with the mando head painted by skiman, everything else I made on that figure. Most of the other figures are just strait up bashes, not true customs, I have a dirty harry, brad pitt from WWZ, shane walsh and rick grimes that are WIPS, a wolverine put together with the wolfman kit, and a comic style that's awaiting a few parts to come into stock, a little john connor from T2 and a T-800 police shoot-out from T1. I Know I have others but nothing else comes to mind ATM

There all pieces I put together myself, I actually enjoy bashing figures, give me a good head sculpt to get started and I go from there.

Most of my collection is full hot toys box sets with a few sideshow gijoes and the enterbay 1/4 terminator.

Some custom figures are amazing, I have seen a few I wouldn't mind owning myself, I just can't get on board with some of the pricing some people ask, I understand there limited runs and a lot of work goes into them, Its just pound for pound my money goes further with hot toys most of the time. For example the gods lonely man figure runs about 1200 I think, where as you could get a hulk for 275-300 a batmobile for 600-700, the up coming Robocop or the DX13 for 300. Figures that are as good or way better for a fraction of the price of some custom figures.

Customs have there place though, there are a lot of figures that would never see the light of day from hot toys, enterbay or blitzway and so on, that's where they shine.

I do get a lot of enjoyment bashing up my own figures as well..and on Bickle I grabbed two head and clothes one of each look, as the fullsets sold out fast! And damn I had no clue the Batmobile was going for $700!

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[Solidus]

Why am I only seeing this thread now?!

 

[The Skull]

I do get a lot of enjoyment bashing up my own figures as well..and on Bickle I grabbed two head and clothes one of each look, as the fullsets sold out fast! And damn I had no clue the Batmobile was going for $700!

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Not sure if the 89 batmobile price is exact, I just estimated that one from memory. That's the only piece I listed that I don't have or plan to get

Like you said before, in this hobby there's lots of ways and things to collect, everyone is entitled to do as they please.

In Bane's voice " do as you please, none will interfere"