Indy vs. Mola Ram Diorama

[Something Sexy]

He recognized Indy after I showed him the high-res pics. But he had no idea who Mola Ram was. He's never seen ToD. I guess we need to sit down for a movie night.

Haha yea I think it is about time he sees it.

 

[tylerdurden]

Hey Tyler, where did you get the bag and how much?

i ordered mine from a retailer in singapore. in us dollars it's roughly $35.
u can check it out at https://simplytoys.blogspot.com/
u'll have to scroll down the page to find the posting.

Heres my real one,

and heres a repro I bought for $10.

nice bags, deckard. though the repro's colour looks off.

i almost bought a real mark vii off ebay. the one i saw apparently had belonged to a real british soldier, and had a huge peace sign scrawled in ink on the flap. looked kinda weird so i didn't get it. plus the real mark vii bags as u pointed out come with the webbed straps instead of indy's customized leather strap. it's too much of a hassle for me to hunt down the separate pieces so i went for the licensed repro. it looks fine to me, and i'll be using it for work... (no, i'm not a globe-trotting archaeologist)

 

[cr`]

mola ram looks great, but who is that guy wearing indy's hat???

 

[KCLasse]

This almost makes up for the Rancor "diorama" . . . almost.

Yep the Rancor diorama solution were a step in the wrong direction....now we are for sure back on track......Pyh Sideshow you scared me there

 

[DinoLast]

WOW..sold out already? I never knew when it came out on pre-order (it was a busy week for me). The detail on this piece is awesome, including those wooden bridge remains. All of it oozes awesomeness. But i am a bit skeptical about the final product as i have lost faith in all these pre-production pictures (after "Han & Luke in Stromtrooper disguise" paint app fiasco)

Only the version with the bag has sold out.
https://www.sideshowtoy.com/?page_id=4489&sku=200021&utm_source=search0109

 

[DinoLast]

mola ram looks great, but who is that guy wearing indy's hat???

It's Harrison Ford , you know the guy from Star Wars, playing Indiana Jones

 

[choopie]

I think it's a great likeness of him. A very intense expression at the moment he is chanting the incantation to drop the stones.

 

[DinoLast]

As great as the Dio is, when are Sideshow going to get Indy's hat colour right?

 

[Something Sexy]

There is always something to complain about eh?

 

[DinoLast]

There is always something to complain about eh?

Of course there is. I enjoy complaining
The correct colour hat is not too much to ask

 

[thenammagazine]

There is always something to complain about eh?

I'm just waiting for Agent5 to pop in here with a War & Peace rant tearing Sideshow a new sphincter for the hat being to tall.

 

[agent5]

I'm just waiting for Agent5 to pop in here with a War & Peace rant tearing Sideshow a new sphincter for the hat being to tall.

Nah. I think it looks great, but it's a Temple piece which only interests me as much as anything that is NOT Raiders of the Lost Ark. There are only a couple small things to even mention about this piece that stood out just at a glance. To me, the teeth look a little funny, like they're not set in enough and Indy's chest hair looks like it was burned in. However, this is a sculpted piece and as we all know hair can be very tricky and just the paint job can do damage to the sculpts true potential. I wouldn't even take these as true complaints as I have with the totally incorrect mouth and lack of research on the Raiders Idol, but this piece is very, very strong and I think will hold some real value down the road.

Overall I love this piece and if I was a Temple of Doom fan I'd be all over it and very happy about it too. I await a similar Raiders piece and can only hope that the attention to detail that apparently went into making this piece is continued.

Oh, and they got the hat right on this one. Maybe they're finally listening?

 

[DinoLast]

Have you done the 360 degree spin in the gallery?
The Proto piece has a great big crack at the back. I guess that's why they never showed the back off before

 

[choopie]

Have you done the 360 degree spin in the gallery?
The Proto piece has a great big crack at the back. I guess that's why they never showed the back off before

I just noticed that too. I hope that it's not something that will be a problem with the piece. I'm thinking of cancelling the "bag" version and going with the regular. Save me a few bucks and I really don't need the bag.

 

[Indiana Fett]

Have you done the 360 degree spin in the gallery?
The Proto piece has a great big crack at the back. I guess that's why they never showed the back off before

I just noticed that too. I hope that it's not something that will be a problem with the piece. I'm thinking of cancelling the "bag" version and going with the regular. Save me a few bucks and I really don't need the bag.

I just checked that out. I'm guessing it's actually where the main part fits into the base. Thus the base has a bit of the rock face on it as well. Just a thought...so if you were to hang it on the wall, it would be 'asymmetrical' at the bottom as well as the top, and part of the rope bridge would just dangle at the bottom.

 

[choopie]

Backstage pass is up. I think it looks great, to be honest. Some might not like Mola Ram's expression, but I think it looks good. And it looks a bit bigger than I though it would, unless that's just my perspective. It was mentioned that the piece can be hung on the wall if one so chooses.

And the nice thing to hear is that more dios are coming. It's not 1:6, but at least it's something.

 

[Something Sexy]

Hell yea, this think looks amazing, you are a n00b if you think otherwise.

 

[faststreetsofhongkong]

It does look great. He says “And there’s gonna be a lot more from where this one came from.” I realize that he is referencing the Indiana Jones Diorama’s, but Sideshow continuing the line with this kind of quality and enthusiasm makes for a good Christmas … next diorama: Truck Chase or Flying Wing Fight please.

 

[IrishJedi]

New Drinking Game!

Take a drink every time Klauder says "dynamic" in a Backstage Pass video.

to you, Scott!

 

[Indiana Fett]

New Drinking Game!

Take a drink every time Klauder says "dynamic" in a Backstage Pass video.

to you, Scott!

I'll drink to that!