Ironman Mark VII Legendary Scale???

[Collectorcol]

Finally seen sense and cancelled my order, just cannot justify spending £1600 on this.

Probably a wise decision.
Not willing to see it inhand first? If it's from Lee I'm sure he would inspect it before sending.

I think the key with these is simply not to pre order them, they have no ES anyway. Just wait for in hand pictures. I am a little worried what the P2 maquette may look like now, it is incredibly expensive but still $800 short of this flagship piece and the paint job is a hundred times more complex.

You're ok, Predator doesn't have the Legacy curse.
That label that adds $100+ to every piece seems to destory it.

 

[Chr0n0]

Said it a while back in the thread, I won't be ordering another statue from SS after this fiasco.

 

[Sithlord75]

Probably a wise decision.
Not willing to see it inhand first? If it's from Lee I'm sure he would inspect it before sending.

A part of me kept saying keep my order so I can make my own mind up once it's in hand. But I don't want to go through the hassle of returning it if it's not to my liking. Decisions, decisions.

 

[Hed_Honcho]

A part of me kept saying keep my order so I can make my own mind up once it's in hand. But I don't want to go through the hassle of returning it if it's not to my liking. Decisions, decisions.

I was thinking the same thing as I have an iron man on order from cduk. Unless Lee can get me a good one then I will be returning it sadly as it's just far too much money to have something that's substandard! I do agree it will be a royal pain in the ass to return though... I have faith in Lee though so am hoping I get a good one

On the flip side I believe the p2 maquette is gonna be amazing, hopefully with the delay they really nail the paint and QC. Plus it seems only ironman stuff suffers from shocking QC lol

 

[Python]

You're ok, Predator doesn't have the Legacy curse.
That label that adds $100+ to every piece seems to destory it.

On the flip side I believe the p2 maquette is gonna be amazing, hopefully with the delay they really nail the paint and QC. Plus it seems only ironman stuff suffers from shocking QC lol

Fingers crossed, I think it's more of an Iron man curse than Legacy though. Maybe they just aren't given the time in the factories to prep them properly, and preparation is key with metallic paint apps like this. And lots of very thin coats of paint which also takes time. I sure would love something like this in kit form.

 

[Collectorcol]

Fingers crossed, I think it's more of an Iron man curse than Legacy though. Maybe they just aren't given the time in the factories to prep them properly, and preparation is key with metallic paint apps like this. And lots of very thin coats of paint which also takes time. I sure would love something like this in kit form.

As mentioned earlier the only Iron Man pieces that turned out good, without multiple issues, were the ones without the Legacy label.
Was the MKI Legacy? Another awesome IM piece, issue free apart from the Ex portrait.

Edit; Just checked and the MKI wasn't Legacy. Deffo the Legacy curse.

 

[Python]

Deffo the Legacy curse.

Did the Hulk maquette have issues? I'm trying to think what else SSC and Legacy might have partnered up on.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

Legacy was tied to the War Machine LSB which is the best IM related bust released but they do screw the pooch on every Iron Man.

 

[spawn10459]

Legacy was tied to the War Machine LSB which is the best IM related bust released but they do screw the pooch on every Iron Man.

Mine comes in next week
sideshow used to make quality statues but about a year ago some thing changed aka they saw the potential of profit and changed plants to the cheapest in China.

 

[Collectorcol]

Did the Hulk maquette have issues? I'm trying to think what else SSC and Legacy might have partnered up on.

Apart from 'eyebrowgate' (which was a non issue for me) no major issues.
The only other complaints were regarding how hollow he is.

 

[Asdf]

Why change? If they spent lets say 5k to make 100 statues and they sell 50 of them at 2k that's $100,000. AKA $95,000 profit. There going for quantity over quality and hoping people will accept broken and defective statues and people have and they will continue too.

Easy answer: Nope

Easy answer on their take: someone else will buy it if you ain't happy

Where is the SS rep when you ask question? Thought this is a SS forum.

 

[Sithlord75]

I was thinking the same thing as I have an iron man on order from cduk. Unless Lee can get me a good one then I will be returning it sadly as it's just far too much money to have something that's substandard! I do agree it will be a royal pain in the ass to return though... I have faith in Lee though so am hoping I get a good one

On the flip side I believe the p2 maquette is gonna be amazing, hopefully with the delay they really nail the paint and QC. Plus it seems only ironman stuff suffers from shocking QC lol

At least Lee takes a bit more pride in what he sends out to his customers, unlike Sideshow.

Hope you do get a good one.

 

[Hed_Honcho]

At least Lee takes a bit more pride in what he sends out to his customers, unlike Sideshow.

Hope you do get a good one.

Cheers mate fingers crossed!

 

[spawn10459]

Cheers mate fingers crossed!

I hope you get a good one also but chances are you wont. out of the 5 people that have been posting about it here 2 kept theirs with flaws and 3 returned there.

 

[RobertoBagg10]

I hope you get a good one also but chances are you wont. out of the 5 people that have been posting about it here 2 kept theirs with flaws and 3 returned there.

Yea, there are always two sides to every story and amongst all that bad press this piece has received (in some cases rightly so...Chris, Ricky and Dominic especially) there are still those which arrived in absolute perfect condition

Cheers mate fingers crossed!

So best of luck Ben

At least Lee takes a bit more pride in what he sends out to his customers, unlike Sideshow.

Hope you do get a good one.

Yea, Lee will be able to tell if its a piece worth sending

 

[spawn10459]

There is no question that this piece is hands down the best Iron man statue to date. But the line is riddled with QC issues. But when the statue comes out right. Its awesome.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

There is no question that this piece is hands down the best Iron man statue to date. But the line is riddled with QC issues. But when the statue comes out right. Its awesome.

That makes no sense.

Even the very few they come out 'right' have the completely wrong maroon color, and a crappy decal for the arc, and are hollow piñatas.

MK 3 is better than this, and that's debatable if it's the best IM statue.

 

[spawn10459]

I agree that Sideshow cut a lot of corners but the pure presence of this statue is over whelming.

 

[Dino_Ranger_White]

That makes no sense.

Even the very few they come out 'right' have the completely wrong maroon color, and a crappy decal for the arc, and are hollow piñatas.

MK 3 is better than this, and that's debatable if it's the best IM statue.

I think we have been through this fifty times already, but he is NOT the wrong color.
The Mark VII armor is not the same red as the Mark IV and VI. Not in most screen shots from Avengers, anyway.

I got mine, and the color looks good to me.

The Mark III is not nearly as eye-catching as this one, especially with the lights in the hands and feet.

The arc reactor is blank. We all get it. But guess what... so was the Mark III version.
So are the LSB versions of the Mark VII and Mark XLII. Could I live without the blue tint? Sure could.
But it is what it is.

Bottom line: To each his own. Some people will never be pleased no matter what.
I have one now, and love it... despite it's flaws.

I highly doubt there will ever be another 1:2 scale version made in the US, so this is it for me, and I am happy with it.

 

[spawn10459]

I think we have been through this fifty times already, but he is NOT the wrong color.
The Mark VII armor is not the same red as the Mark IV and VI. Not in most screen shots from Avengers, anyway.

I got mine, and the color looks good to me.

The Mark III is not nearly as eye-catching as this one, especially with the lights in the hands and feet.

The arc reactor is blank. We all get it. But guess what... so was the Mark III version.
Could I live without the blue tint? Sure could. But it is what it is.

Bottom line: To each his own. Some people will never be pleased no matter what.
I have one now, and love it... despite it's flaws.

I highly doubt there will ever be another 1:2 scale version made in the US, so this is it for me, and I am happy with it.

I may try again in a few months when this guy goes on sale/ double rewards/ free shipping and or get a knock off in a year or so.