Or just buy an Ozark!With a 30” shark the box would likely be a minimum of 32” long if it didn’t break apart and require some assembly. The boxes to ship the boxed shark would again need to be another couple of inches bigger at 34 or 35.” If any of you have been following that Mythic Legions Dragon crowdfunding campaign, you’ll see that shipping such a large item really balloons shipping costs quickly. The dragon is $75-100 in just shipping from the eastern to western side of the USA. I can only assume NECA ran into similar issues when factoring in all of the additional costs for a full scale shark. The Shark itself could have maybe been just $100-200 but the shipping could have tacked on another $100 or so. And certainly retailers would balk at such a big and expensive item for their shelves.
I’d still like to see NECA tackle a bust of Bruce like those Ozark sharks. Most of us really just need a decent front part of the shark for most displays. Something big enough to fit Quint in and it would satisfy most of us.
I will just pretend that the shark ate Brody and now nerdy Hooper and macho man Quint are left to battle Bruce. It's easy for me because I have been in denial about a lot of things throughout my life. It's like I live in an alternate reality.Personally I would only have even considered - and not even definitely purchased - a proper scale Bruce. An underscaled one I see no point in owning. It's iffy enough just buying Quint and Hooper while knowing that Brody is probably never coming but I will at least do that. Have one of each preordered at BBTS and might preorder one of each from the UK aswell.
I have an Ozark shark but I think it's a look/finish that's better suited to 1/6 figures rather than smaller scales. These NECA figures, as well done as they are, still have "action figure" vibes rather than the super realism of 1/6.Or just buy an Ozark!
The only problem is the two SCO sharks (platform and tow sled) closest to being in scale with ultimate Quint and Hooper are a tad oversized at 34" to 36". They might work perfectly with the retro cloth figures though. I'm close to pulling the trigger on an SCO shark but I'm divided on the sculpt work, at least when it comes to the platform shark which is supposed to represent the Bruce used for close-up shots. I wish Martin Rawle from BruceSharkUK was still making his sharks. He nailed the sculpt perfectly in my opinion.Or just buy an Ozark!