RAH Sandtrooper

[IrishJedi]

A "clean" Sandtrooper is NEVER good, imho... because they are never seen in the movies.

 

[abake]

I never saw a "clean" Jedi Luke either, or a Han with spit-shined boots...
Weathering can be very tricky, and it is easier to weather something than to un-weather it.
Having said that, I have no beef with either option, but I don't think Medicom will weather the Sandtroopers.

 

[EVILFACE]

Hans boots were shiney prolly so they could be swapped with Lukes. Because his should have been shiney.

At least that is what I did.

 

[PosterBoyKelly]

I never saw a "clean" Jedi Luke either, or a Han with spit-shined boots...
Weathering can be very tricky, and it is easier to weather something than to un-weather it.
Having said that, I have no beef with either option, but I don't think Medicom will weather the Sandtroopers.

Word.

Also we never saw Anakin w/ lipstick.

But either way it should be nice. Boohoo, you might need to add a little dirt to a 150 dollar figurs, like thats worse than having to totally re-paint a 65 dollar one that can't be posed properly in the 1st place?
Not a biggie. Dirts easy if you want it.us

 

[mfoga]

Word.

Also we never saw Anakin w/ lipstick.

But either way it should be nice. Boohoo, you might need to add a little dirt to a 150 dollar figurs, like thats worse than having to totally re-paint a 65 dollar one that can't be posed properly in the 1st place?
Not a biggie. Dirts easy if you want it.us

That was the most ridiculous statement I have heard in a long time. So of you Medikids need to lay off the pipe I think its starting to have some serious effects.

You just said you have issues having to do work on a $65 figure but to do it on a figure that is over twice the price is just peachy? Wow like I said lay off the pipe.

 

[IrishJedi]

I never saw a "clean" Jedi Luke either, or a Han with spit-shined boots...

Okay, now you're just being silly. There's a difference between that and purposely making Sandtroopers (probably the dirtiest and most weathered characters in the saga) clean enough to go out to a night at the Opera.

But like I said, maybe it's just the sensibilities of the Asian market and the Medi nutswingers. Gotta have something clean and idealized, I guess.

 

[Smudger9]

Just show me some pictures!!!!

 

[stickman]

Sandtroopers (probably the dirtiest and most weathered characters in the saga).

Hey! Don't forget those Tuskins! :emperor

 

[PosterBoyKelly]

That was the most ridiculous statement I have heard in a long time. So of you Medikids need to lay off the pipe I think its starting to have some serious effects.

You just said you have issues having to do work on a $65 figure but to do it on a figure that is over twice the price is just peachy? Wow like I said lay off the pipe.

NO, Doing slight work like dirt is ok, IF you wanted to on a $150 figure (light dusting of brown with a tooth brush, like 5 min?). Doing an entire overhaul on one that's $65 to make it look somewhat acceptable is ridiculous (hours of stripping, re-painting, skill)!

Not all SS figures need anything though. But the point is, is the small amount of work needed to weather this, regardless of cost, is no big deal compared to the large amount of work and skill one would need to make another figure look screen accurate.

In the end a $150 figure with a little added work, seriously maybe 30 min MOST, but with extreme detail on all other aspects including body, costume and sculpt is just as worth it as a $65 figure that needs to be stripped, totally repainted, has plenty of costume errors and can take hours to do, not to mention the large amount of skill building up to that.

Not Medi > SS. Not what I'm saying. I'm saying if it doesn't come weathered, and you WANT it to be, you're out like almost no extra money or time to do it yourself, it's not a big deal. And if you think it is, then I feel sorry for how you must feel to the work that must go into the work that needs to be done to SS figures to make them look just as good.

This crap always turns into Medicom Vs. Sideshow, it's so lame.

 

[IrishJedi]

This crap always turns into Medicom Vs. Sideshow, it's so lame.

True. But it's because there are Medicom Nutswingers™ on one side and Sideshow Apologists™ on the other... both of which think their company can do no wrong. When the truth is much more obvious: They both do some great stuff, but are both also prone to occasional blunders and head-scratchers.

Accept it and live with it. Many of us have.

 

[abake]

Okay, now you're just being silly. There's a difference between that and purposely making Sandtroopers (probably the dirtiest and most weathered characters in the saga) clean enough to go out to a night at the Opera.

But like I said, maybe it's just the sensibilities of the Asian market and the Medi nutswingers. Gotta have something clean and idealized, I guess.

Why am I being called silly and a nutswinger all of a sudden?
IJ, you get too worked up over this stuff man...

Weathering is like everything else: some like to do it themselves, some don't, some like to have pristine figures, others want them more realistic. I've seen this before, long time ago in WWII forums. And still the majority of figures come unweathered, for the simple reason that it leaves it open to the customer to do as he chooses with the figure.
No need to get personal man.

And, IMHO, the point still stands. It would be cool to have a Jedi Luke with dusty boots and dirty clothes, 'cause most of the time the man's outfit was pretty screwed-up... it would just look more lived in. Which is what weathering is all about.

But, as I said, it's no biggie for me.

 

[mfoga]

NO, Doing slight work like dirt is ok, IF you wanted to on a $150 figure (light dusting of brown with a tooth brush, like 5 min?). Doing an entire overhaul on one that's $65 to make it look somewhat acceptable is ridiculous (hours of stripping, re-painting, skill)!

Not all SS figures need anything though. But the point is, is the small amount of work needed to weather this, regardless of cost, is no big deal compared to the large amount of work and skill one would need to make another figure look screen accurate.

In the end a $150 figure with a little added work, seriously maybe 30 min MOST, but with extreme detail on all other aspects including body, costume and sculpt is just as worth it as a $65 figure that needs to be stripped, totally repainted, has plenty of costume errors and can take hours to do, not to mention the large amount of skill building up to that.

Not Medi > SS. Not what I'm saying. I'm saying if it doesn't come weathered, and you WANT it to be, you're out like almost no extra money or time to do it yourself, it's not a big deal. And if you think it is, then I feel sorry for how you must feel to the work that must go into the work that needs to be done to SS figures to make them look just as good.

This crap always turns into Medicom Vs. Sideshow, it's so lame.

Never said Sideshow was perfect or better but I did say that having to work on a $150 figure and being ok with that is crazy if you are going to go off on a $65 figure that needs some work.

Now if you want it to be Medi vs SS then great but I never even mentioned SS once so its you that wants to make it Medi vs SS. My point only has to do with dollars not companies. I stand by what I say that you are crazy if you feel thats its ok to have flaws in a $150 figure because you are a part of the (enter your correct affiliation here) but not ok for there to be flaws in a $65 figure.

 

[EVILFACE]

You can do a easy repaint to a 65 dollars or spend hours adding dust to a 150 dollar figure that should have had it in the first place.

See, it's all in how you spin it.

 

[abake]

I think repainting and weathering are two different concepts, but that's just me... but hey, they're both customizing!

 

[Seth Gecko]

I wanna see medicom's site when they update on the 24th.. the edition size(just curious)

 

[stickman]

I wanna see medicom's site when they update on the 24th.. the edition size(just curious)

I think I'm in on a cool fig regardless of ed. size.

 

[Seth Gecko]

Oh same here for sure.(but because of C4 i am curious as to what it is)
Thing is SS usually gets like 1000 of these from Medicom and theres usually more than that for japan etc. So just wondering how hard it may be to get so i can decide if i can wait or not.Cause i can always grab one later from another online retailer if thats the case.

 

[Serpentor]

this is a first not only is there a RAH C4 exclusive but this thing already has to be in production to make it for May. Wonder if Medicom's site update will include this thing or will it not be until later if they offer it up again in Japan.

 

[PosterBoyKelly]

My point only has to do with dollars not companies. I stand by what I say that you are crazy if you feel thats its ok to have flaws in a $150 figure because you are a part of the (enter your correct affiliation here) but not ok for there to be flaws in a $65 figure.

But there's also a question of what kind of flaws. I mean the SMALL amount on the $150 figure is over lookable. It's cheap to fix, and it's + out weighs its - so it is ok, in my eyes. But the $65 figure ($65 is still a lot of money for a toy) has more - than + in my opinion, and needs more work, and MONEY put into it to make it look good. So still, in the matter of money, the $65 costs are going to go up due to the amount of work and materials needed to fix it. The $150 will maybe cost you like $5-$15 dollars more, and still looks great if you don't spend that extra money.

To sum up my point:

$150 figure- less problems, smaller problems, cheaper problems. Worth $150.

$65 figure- more problems, bigger problems, expensive problems. Worth $65.

Both are equal in that sense, things weigh themselves out.

Besides, we never got confirmation on NO weathering. I just assumed. And now look what happened when I assumed, big ol' lame argument/debate whatever.

 

[EVILFACE]

Why are you on a board that is 95% collectors of these $65 dollar toys since vastly superior $150 ones are your choice? Is this board better than the one in your sig?

And since when are every one of SS's figures $65?