Ironman Mark VII Legendary Scale???

[chris rankin]

Please keep us updated. Love to hear your opinion upon seeing him.

Definitely will, if you don't see any pics then you know it was a disaster I will still give my thoughts either way.

 

[Asdf]

Definitely will, if you don't see any pics then you know it was a disaster I will still give my thoughts either way.

Fair enough

 

[Drum18]

I am picking mine up tomorrow and after reading this thread I am both excited and scared at the same time. I haven't been having much luck with collectibles lately so I am not expecting a good outcome. Luckily I can check it before I buy it and if it's not 100% then it stays where it is. I am also picking up the T-800 battle damaged PF but I haven't heard of any issues with it so far. Thanks to this thread I now know what to look for anyway.

I'll be doing the exact same tomorrow. Received confirmation that he finally arrived and is ready to be picked up.

But for the last 2 months, reading every negative posts here got me really anxious... let's pray for the best...

 

[spawn10459]

Well any updates????

 

[Drum18]

Well any updates????

*tomorrow

 

[spawn10459]

Nooooooooo

 

[chris rankin]

Fair enough

I'll be doing the exact same tomorrow. Received confirmation that he finally arrived and is ready to be picked up.

But for the last 2 months, reading every negative posts here got me really anxious... let's pray for the best...

Well any updates????

Well as I expected it was a total disaster. I didn't even get the statue fully assembled. I got the base out and it was sunken in the middle slightly but not too bad, then came the legs and as soon as I put them on the base I noticed the paint had 2 massive cracks in it above the thigh armour and a massive scratch down the side of the same leg on the right. As soon as I saw those I didn't go any further and boxed it back up. To say I am bummed would be an understatement but at least I didn't get it home before noticing and then have to return it.

The Terminator on the other hand turned out great which is why I can't understand why they can get it right on some but mess up so spectacularly on other things. I just received a PM from my LCS when I got home to say he can get me another IM next week so I am going to have a look and hope for the best but to be honest I am hoping its defective also as I just can't be doing with it any more and SS doesn't deserve to get any more of my hard earned. More updates to follow next week.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

Well as I expected it was a total disaster. I didn't even get the statue fully assembled. I got the base out and it was sunken in the middle slightly but not too bad, then came the legs and as soon as I put them on the base I noticed the paint had 2 massive cracks in it above the thigh armour and a massive scratch down the side of the same leg on the right. As soon as I saw those I didn't go any further and boxed it back up. To say I am bummed would be an understatement but at least I didn't get it home before noticing and then have to return it.

The Terminator on the other hand turned out great which is why I can't understand why they can get it right on some but mess up so spectacularly on other things. I just received a PM from my LCS when I got home to say he can get me another IM next week so I am going to have a look and hope for the best but to be honest I am hoping its defective also as I just can't be doing with it any more and SS doesn't deserve to get any more of my hard earned. More updates to follow next week.

Sorry to hear that dude, but it's not surprising.

Stop buying Sideshow Iron Man pieces, money is the only thing the company will respond to.

 

[spawn10459]

Well as I expected it was a total disaster. I didn't even get the statue fully assembled. I got the base out and it was sunken in the middle slightly but not too bad, then came the legs and as soon as I put them on the base I noticed the paint had 2 massive cracks in it above the thigh armour and a massive scratch down the side of the same leg on the right. As soon as I saw those I didn't go any further and boxed it back up. To say I am bummed would be an understatement but at least I didn't get it home before noticing and then have to return it.

The Terminator on the other hand turned out great which is why I can't understand why they can get it right on some but mess up so spectacularly on other things. I just received a PM from my LCS when I got home to say he can get me another IM next week so I am going to have a look and hope for the best but to be honest I am hoping its defective also as I just can't be doing with it any more and SS doesn't deserve to get any more of my hard earned. More updates to follow next week.

That sucks. But not surprising [emoji13]

 

[Drum18]

So... finally got mine! 3 months later than everyone (or anyone should I say since almost everybody returned theirs) else...

First impression: WOW!
The presence of this is just truly AMAZING! There was 6 other people in the store when I was getting it out of the box and they were all "awwwww"!!!

Now... is it $2k perfect?
No. Simply No.

The red... or burgundy should I saw is well... hum... burgundy. But, it is as per Avengers Iron Man. We've all seen the movie, pictures from it and let's all be honest with ourselves, he's not hot rod red in the movie, he is burgundy. But still... should SSC should have gone with the hot rod red color, maybe... what am I saying... YES THEY SHOULD HAVE! It would have been much much much better IMO. It still doesn't look bad, but I agree with you all, the red from proto was much

Now, after reading all and every single review from you guys, I knew what to look for. Mine is:
- Strong magnets: (REALLY strong). To remove the arms, I need my both hands since they won't move that easily. Even the back piece that everyone complaints about falling... well mine is well in place and don't even tilt at all! Good
- Lights: Everything works like a charm. No difference in the eyes either. Perfect here.
- Base: Ok... this I never understood the complaining about the painting and all. It's a base... period. No one looks at it... So it's good here.
- Painting: Gloss in all its glory. No big smudge, some tiny paint chip (nothing major), but still... $2k for not the perfection?

And unfortunately, as I said, it's not perfect.
- One black line on the left shoulder. Not that noticeable and also, it feel like kinda part of the design.. Yeah... I know... I'm not OCD like some guys here... it bothers me a bit, but not that much...
- The paint around the arc. Hum... this bothers me much more but it's really hard to notice with poor lighting (like where mine is displayed now). You see, when I was in the store, they had great lighting so it was easy to see that the central piece around the arc is flat and not as gloss as all the rest. You can notice when looking at the abs just below that are gloss.
Once again, this is hard to see with poor lighting AND I'm a terrible photograph... so...


I've asked my comic book store to ask SSC for a replacement part for the arc/torso and also for the left arm. Also to send the instructions/pamphlet since it was not included. I have 100% trust in my reseller to go the extra mile and fix my issues. Let's just hope SSC listens...

Final word:
My IM MKVII LSF is a keeper. I'm a crazy IM fan AND compared to other people's LSF (Atheris, I'm looking at you), mine is not bad at all. Some guys here received piece of garbage with so apparent defects that SSC should be ashamed to put their sticker on the box!

Oh and... should it have been $1k - $1300, definitely!!! At $2k, it's wayyyy too much for what it is IMO and if SSC wants to continue the LSF line, they need to review their pricing.

 

[Drum18]

Without accessories:
Took pictures with and without flash.


Back:

 

[Drum18]

With accessories:
Took pictures with and without flash.

 

[RobertoBagg10]

Really happy for you Marc so glad you finally got yours in and now you are the proud owner of your first Iron Man 1/2 Scale Statue Hope you get those tiny issues resolved with your retailer buddy...great pics aswell been quite a week for you with the addition of the MKi Maquette too

 

[Drum18]

Really happy for you Marc so glad you finally got yours in and now you are the proud owner of your first Iron Man 1/2 Scale Statue Hope you get those tiny issues resolved with your retailer buddy...great pics aswell been quite a week for you with the addition of the MKi Maquette too

Oh yeah!!! What a week! A $3k week! But such Worth it!

Another picture to show the red vs burgundy:

 

[spawn10459]

Congrats my friend. The statue is simply amazing when it's not broken.

 

[HantsGondorian86]

With accessories:
Took pictures with and without flash.

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Stunning!! Makes the risk so worth it! Just wish I had the cash to make the plunge!!!

 

[Drum18]

Congrats my friend. The statue is simply amazing when it's not broken.

Tx
When I was talking about other collectors, and I thought about you... once... twice... and third!!!

Stunning!! Makes the risk so worth it! Just wish I had the cash to make the plunge!!!

Funny you say that. It makes me think how I paid this one. I made the deposit exactly in Nov. 2013 and now I pay for it 1 year later. Sold a LOT of my 1/6 HT and other stuff to pay for this one and IMO, it's SO Worth it!!!

 

[chris rankin]

That sucks. But not surprising [emoji13]

Sorry to hear that dude, but it's not surprising.

Stop buying Sideshow Iron Man pieces, money is the only thing the company will respond to.

I went there with low expectations and SS didn't disappoint as usual. Fingers crossed for the next one.

 

[Asdf]

Stunning!! Makes the risk so worth it! Just wish I had the cash to make the plunge!!!

If SS qc on this continues to be piss poor. You might be able to pick this up down the road for major discount ...

 

[RobertoBagg10]

The statue is simply amazing when it's not broken.

it certainly is Dom but the way things have been looking of late, there's more chance of you working for Sideshow's QC dept. than there is of recieving a mint LSF