Sideshow Making 20"+ Movie Optimus Prime Maquette

[laudel7]

It is in sideshow interest to make this one perfect . Shipping costs would not be nice for them if there are .. well as long as it actually is heavier than 8lbs

 

[Rock83]

It is always in a company's interest to make things perfect,but this is Sideshow,we all know there will be problems with such an advanced piece.i would imagine this would be a pain in the ass to paint so i know the paintjob will be kinda messy in the most difficult tight areas.

 

[laudel7]

Im getting my retailer to inspect it anyway before he sends it to me

 

[pepez]

"So much negativity!!" Lol..

 

[laudel7]

Read the IM mark VI maquette thread and try and be 100% positive

 

[Silasya77]

"So much negativity!!" Lol..

"This is bad Comedy!"

 

[Vaako]

Read the IM mark VI maquette thread and try and be 100% positive

maybe he should read the avatar amp suit maquette too

 

[Atheris]

maybe he should read the avatar amp suit maquette too

For the grand finale..everyone should go read the 1:1 Iron man bust thread

The negativity is well deserved by SS.

Chris

 

[Rock83]

Optimus is alot harder to paint than IM because of the more difficult design.
I have still plenty of time to decide,first...i hope they add the pin stripes but it doesn't look like that's gonna happen.

 

[laudel7]

Hence my worry about this piece being perfect as it should be for the price

 

[jrice73]

I don't think its negativity at all. Hell, we're not paranoid enough. We're paying over a thousand dollars for something that should be damn near flawless. And that's what I've said in a lot of previous posts about SS quality control or lack there of. The Avatar AMP Suit and the Mark VI IM maquette have got me seriously wondering that once I get this piece, will I have to pay another fortune to ship it back to SS for a replacement. If that happens, I doubt if I'll buy from them again. I'm in it for the long haul on this piece but I'm being cautious too.

 

[Rock83]

I asked them earlier about the Pin Stripes that i have been crying about ever since the pics were revealed.They answered me just now on their Facebook page.

Their Answer:
We expect to have images of the final product in early February. Keep an eye out for more info in our newsletter and on our FB fan page.

I will have my fingers crossed.

 

[omnimorphic]

I asked them earlier about the Pin Stripes that i have been crying about ever since the pics were revealed.They answered me just now on their Facebook page.

Their Answer:
We expect to have images of the final product in early February. Keep an eye out for more info in our newsletter and on our FB fan page.

I will have my fingers crossed.

I'm a crazy diehard fan of Optimus, but - what pinstripes are you talking about?

Has anyone seen this piece in person to inspect just how accurate it is?

from 30,000 down to 7,000 is a big jump in asset numbers, and I'm very concerned about the accuracy in the head and finer details...

The eyes and lights SHOULD be led - for 1200 - and the piece SHOULD be metal....the tires should be rubber...The Blades SHOULD not be limited to the EX...

I was a little bothered by the very poor quality of the preview photos...
Dark and tiny - kinda fearful that it was to hide the detail that isn't there...

I almost wish i could buy the .obj file instead, and print it myself -

I'm not bashing the hard work that has gone into it. I'm sure this is VERY labor intensive....

just say'n

 

[Atheris]

I'm a crazy diehard fan of Optimus, but - what pinstripes are you talking about?

Has anyone seen this piece in person to inspect just how accurate it is?

from 30,000 down to 7,000 is a big jump in asset numbers, and I'm very concerned about the accuracy in the head and finer details...

The eyes and lights SHOULD be led - for 1200 - and the piece SHOULD be metal....the tires should be rubber...The Blades SHOULD not be limited to the EX...

I was a little bothered by the very poor quality of the preview photos...
Dark and tiny - kinda fearful that it was to hide the detail that isn't there...

I almost wish i could buy the .obj file instead, and print it myself -

I'm not bashing the hard work that has gone into it. I'm sure this is VERY labor intensive....

just say'n

It is a huge piss off that they didnt put a light up feature in this thing. If they could do it for a $500 Iron man statue they sure as hell should have done it for a $1200 piece

But I agree, im expecting very poor detail in the piece once it arrives. The one thing I think they will get right though is the base.....how hard can that be?. No way they would do something stupid like spell their name wrong or something.........wait a minute (thinks back to Hulk Comiquette)

Chris

 

[Rock83]

It is a huge piss off that they didnt put a light up feature in this thing. If they could do it for a $500 Iron man statue they sure as hell should have done it for a $1200 piece

But I agree, im expecting very poor detail in the piece once it arrives. The one thing I think they will get right though is the base.....how hard can that be?. No way they would do something stupid like spell their name wrong or something.........wait a minute (thinks back to Hulk Comiquette)

Chris

I wouldn't think it would be much harder to add that to Optimus Prime than Iron Man either.A presentation of Optimus like this is something i have been waiting for for a long time and it does look awesome,near perfect and i think they will add details we have been asking for,but no lights is what make people have second thoughts about this one,including me,1200$ is ALOT of money,plus shipping,plus custom fees.

 

[omnimorphic]

But again -

What pinstripes?

 

[Atheris]

But again -

What pinstripes?

In the movie Optimus has "white" pinstripes around the flames.

Chris

 

[jrice73]

I asked them earlier about the Pin Stripes that i have been crying about ever since the pics were revealed.They answered me just now on their Facebook page.

Their Answer:
We expect to have images of the final product in early February. Keep an eye out for more info in our newsletter and on our FB fan page.

I will have my fingers crossed.

Good deal. Can't wait to see them. And like everyone else here, this piece not having any lights is a travesty.

 

[INFECDEAD]

Sideshow should make the EX light up to make up for screwing over collectors on the edition size on this.

 

[Atheris]

Dont know how this didnt enter into anyones brain at SS, technically hes got more light up parts than IM would....hes a truck for god sakes. I hope they fired the guy that made that decision before they let him work on any Tron products

Chris