Premium Format Sauron Premium Format

[NAZGUL-KING]

Thinking further... if the PF line is around 20" and this would be 30", why would the price be about 6 times a comparable PF that is 2/3 the size? I could understand a price at around 2-2.5 times that of a $350 PF, but where it would make the jump to $2000 just due to the size increase seems a little off based on poly, materials, etc. I've factored in some extra for the degree of difficulty in making larger products, but still...

Because now it's "Legendary".

 

[odb]

Ask Darth Maul...

Even then, I can see a touch more reasoning if they used more premium fabrics, if lighting costs a lot more or was done better, etc. If they are using a bunch of real metal, etc. for Sauron then maybe, but it seems he'll be more like a mega-statue than a premium format or LSF. Look at how much extra got thrown in with the Gollum PF at the same price point of the others since the sculpt was smaller and there was minimal fabric/soft materials. I'm not saying you're wrong and it won't be $2K, more just questioning what the justification for the price tag would be. "Because we can" ????

 

[odb]

lol Naz King. Good to see you over here, normally I see that sig on the Weta forums.

 

[masterside]

If Sauron it's a Legendary Scale Figure the price will be 1500$ like Neytiri, because the Scale is 1:4. Darth Maul is a 1:2 Scale Statue.

 

[Fremen]

The Weta one is good enough for me and I like the size. Big but not too big. If this one ends up being too expensive for me, I won't be too bothered by it.

 

[Robin2006]

The Weta one is good enough for me and I like the size. Big but not too big. If this one ends up being too expensive for me, I won't be too bothered by it.

 

[Bucky Underbelly]

It's just my opinion, but I would doubt he'll be in the Neytiri price range. They're not pricing these based on scale (1/2, 1/4, etc.). They're pricing them based on overall statue size. And so far all the LSFs have been around three feet tall (including bases) even though they've been in a couple of different scales.

I think Neytiri, at $1,600, might be a little cheaper for a couple reasons. First, because she's so thin, that's a lot less material (I'll bet she probably ends up weighing close to half what Sauron will weigh). And secondly, didn't they put her up for pre-order before the LSF line was established? Didn't the Neytiri and Iron Man statues get grandfathered into this line after the fact? (I could be wrong about that. The memory starts to go when you get to be my age! )

So maybe they put her up originally as an expensive Premium Format statue. Perhaps if they'd designed her after the line started, she'd have been $2K as well. It's a possibility.

But I seriously don't understand the $2K thing at all. I get that things are more expensive when you scale them up, but six times? Seems like there's got to be something else going on here.

Maybe Sideshow is trying to appeal to a different kind of collector? Maybe this line is aimed more at "high rollers"? Folks who have plenty of cash and look at the high price as a status symbol. Heck, there are plenty of folks who buy sneakers, cars, designer clothing, etc. simply because they're seen as expensive. It's possible, I guess. I just can't think of another reason for that crazy price point.


Honestly, I PRAY I'm wrong about the price. Because I really want this Sauron and the only way that's going to happen is if he's substantially cheaper. But it just doesn't seem to be the way Sideshow is aiming. But hey ... I don't have any inside info. Just this collector's read of the situation. For whatever that's worth!

 

[Bucky Underbelly]

Given that the statue is being developed in conjunction with Jerry VanderStelt's Sauron painting, I suppose there's a chance there could be a light-up feature on this thing.

In the painting, the cracks on the volcanic rocks he's standing on are glowing orange from sub-surface lava. I could see them working that effect into the base. (And it would be even cooler if the light pulsed slowly.)

 

[odb]

Sauron measures in at about 31" based on that teaser picture, and has a fairly slender body. I'm not sure if he'll be quite as large as some of the 36" pieces. Some pieces do seem to be on the fringe of this line, but included because there wasn't a good bucket for them before. Unless something comes into play that pushes it toward the LSF, Sauron still feels like an oversized PF to match character scale.

 

[TURINS~BANE]

I'm getting four, one for each corner of the room.

 

[Radagaster]

If Sideshow wanted to one-up their current offerings, that intaglio design can be done with raised decals, the way Weta did their Rivendell roof design. I would have to see the final PF for myself to determine if the price will be worth it.

 

[willocrew]

If Sideshow wanted to one-up their current offerings, that intaglio design can be done with raised decals, the way Weta did their Rivendell roof design. .

That isn't really an option. The armour has a more complicated surface than a flat roof.

Many people will have decal peeling problems.

 

[Boromir]

The decision of Weta to use decals was the main reason for me to cancel my Rivendell order (apart from all the other problems). I don't want stupid stickers on my polystone, that's a no-go! I'm paying for high-end collectibles and they're supposed to look like that, not like some cheap 5$ toys. Sorry but this had to be said, not that Sideshow comes to the same conclusion..

 

[Moriaman]

Rivendell looks like a $5 toy?

 

[The Josh]

The decision of Weta to use decals was the main reason for me to cancel my Rivendell order (apart from all the other problems). I don't want stupid stickers on my polystone, that's a no-go! I'm paying for high-end collectibles and they're supposed to look like that, not like some cheap 5$ toys. Sorry but this had to be said, not that Sideshow comes to the same conclusion..

Rivendell looks anything but like a $5 toy. The decals look just fine and were a better option than risking some Chinese worker screwing up the roofs on something so important.

 

[Fremen]

I'm not a fan of decals either. I really don't like that SS is using decals for the eyes on most of their statues.

I know I could live with the decals on Rivendell though. IF it wasn't peeling or curling up at the corners. There's so much going on in Rivendell that I don't think it would bother me too much.

You'd think they could create a stensile and use that instead. That way they could actually paint the roof.

 

[FrodoEyes]

Stickers!



Oh dear oh dear.

Oh well, one more for a sane, serious collector!

 

[TURINS~BANE]

That is poor.

 

[azurepred]

I'm not a fan of decals either. I really don't like that SS is using decals for the eyes on most of their statues.

I had no idea . Are they doing this with all the human characters? Defn makes me less inclined to buy any human characters in the future.

 

[user 15061]

Been saving up for this badboy in case it does hit the 2k mark. Just not sure if I could justify it to myself, even though I love me some Sauron badness.