Quality???

[BadMoon]

I am finding that people on this web site really defend Sideshow. I can appreciate that being this is a Sideshow fan board. I myself love them and will continue to buy from them. However, I get upset when we discuss an item and have negative things to say. Not everything Sideshow does is golden. I think I have come up with the problem. Some of the hardcore peeps on the site who will defend them tooth and nail actually know Sideshow personally. By that I mean the reps the sculpters and so on. I think this sways their comments only because they can relate to the people that they have built trust with. Ok hear me out please! I am a sales rep that deals with brokers on a daily basis. I get much more sales from the brokers who know me. Why? Because they know me they know what I like, they invest a certain amount of trust in me. So even when I give them numbers that are not in their favor they may give me the sale. Not because they like the numbers but because they know me and what I will do for them. They say he is a great guy I would rather work for him. That is Sideshow in my opinion. I guess my point is these guys aren't customizers they are the real deal so we should expect the best from them. We shouldn't rely on paying someone else to repaint our figures to make them movie accurate. They should come out of the box looking that way. This comes from me being blasted in the Padme thread and certain people saying we are blind and that the sculpt is perfect. I disagree along with many others. I think that by displaying this Sideshow will be forced to step up their game. Now just so I dont get peoples panties in a bunch here are all the awesome things I own from Sideshow:

Darth Maul PF
Jabba and Throne
Jedi Luke
Rebel Troops
Obi-Wan
Qui-Gon
Kitfisto
Mace
Han Solo
Leia
Yavin Luke
Plo-Koon
Dark Anakin
Reg Anakin
Darth Sidous Chair
Spider Man bust
Strider
Legolas
and about a couple other thousand dollars worth of stuff.

As far as I'm concerned I am not blind I am a customer with an opinion.

 

[King Darkness]

 

[BadMoon]

LOL! Sorry King that one thread just really rubs me the wrong way.

 

[King Darkness]

LOL! Sorry King that one thread just really rubs me the wrong way.

I know what you are saying, but threads like this are destined for self implosion.

 

[BadMoon]

The whole Padme looks just like Natalie is killing me. Where is Angelina when you need her.

 

[darthCipan]

What really gets me hooked up with sideshow is their reasonable price of their figs, the accesories that comes with it, the details of the respective characters clothings and accesories, and great sculpt. However, Sideshow need to improve a few of the following:

No. 1: Paint work. We don't buy fig just to have us repaint it because of lack of paint quality

No. 2: Improve the art. S. buick body. Other companies such as BBI for example have fig. body with great articulation and can hold natural pose more.

No. 3: Boots made of flexible rubber. No doubt the boots on the current sideshow helps to add stability to the figs..but IMO with improved body, issue concerning the stability can be overcome. Plus, it would be a waste for the ankle articulation if the boots are stiff.

No doubt, the products from sideshow is great, but with improvement on the above, sideshow will be greatest in my book

 

[BadMoon]

Don't get me wrong Sideshow is the greatest in my book but not without flaws. I just get upset when people choose to ignore them because it is personal to them. Thats all.

 

[darthviper107]

The whole Padme looks just like Natalie is killing me. Where is Angelina when you need her.

I think the sculpt was fine, we saw the pre-painted version a while back, but I just can't stand how they painted it, it looks weird.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

Don't get me wrong Sideshow is the greatest in my book but not without flaws. I just get upset when people choose to ignore them because it is personal to them. Thats all.

hey man i agree with you bro. i just think that sometimes people get a little too critical with the 1/6 line. for what they get with the figures people are expecting too much sometimes. however, with blatant QC issues people need to vent their concerns as long as it doesn't get carried away.... remember 9 times out of 10 sideshow always makes it right with the customer.

 

[Agent0028]

I haven't been in the mentioned thread (I've learned to stay out of threads of things I'm not buying because sometimes I wind up buying it because of all the good said about it) so I don't really know what the criticisms are. However, when I saw the picture I did think it seemed a little off, maybe puffy a bit or something, I didn't take much time to scrutinize or try to figure it out, I just took a glance out of curiousity may be the hood that is throwing it off. I do agree with DarthViper though that the unpainted sculpt looked really good, so this is prolly a paint situation.

 

[darthCipan]

I do agree with DarthViper though that the unpainted sculpt looked really good, so this is prolly a paint situation.

Before this I thot that maybe the sculpt was the problem, but when I saw the unpainted head, and some of the recast done by some of the great customizers here such as Darren using the original sculpt, it really shows that the sculpt is top notch. Only the paint job that ruins it all. From my own collection, Anakin is the best example of the botch up paint job Fortunately, qui gon, obi wan and darth maul turns up well.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

^^^i believe they are referring to the Medicom Darth Maul thread.