Protozaius
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bluesparrow said:
Here's a link to the past thread:
https://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7714
So the "Magnificient Seven" SDCC Exclusives are????
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Here's a link to the past thread:
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Ironman1188
SO BE IT
Protozaius said:So it was announced this week in the newsletter that there will be SEVEN exclusives available for purchase at SDCC this year. The official announcement will be made in the second week of April. I figured I'd post this thread in the Movie/TV general section because it deals with all of Sideshows lines. So... let the guesses begin!!!
There is definitely going to be a 12" Star Wars Exclusive. The prevailing guess has been a Sith Eyes Anakin (maybe with a little burnt clothing). I thought that a Luke Endor Poncho would be a good exclusive but I was told that a Sideshow rep disclosed that the exclusive will not be a Luke or a Han.
Oh well.
I'm not sure that a PF from ANY line will be in the mix. I think the problems of storing all those PF at the show will be problematic (like with Luke last year) and I don't know if Sideshow will be too keen to foot the bill of shipping again. I think last year was special because of the big 12" Star Wars license announcement as well as the unveilling of all of the planned PFs and the Maul bust that they wanted SOMETHING of Star Wars to be available at the Con... So a PF Luke Excluisve seemed appropriate.
I would imagine that there will be a Buffy exclusive since there was one for the last two years running. Since the exclusives have been "game face" versions of characters (Angel and Oz), I would vote for Vampire Xander, since we already have a Vampire Willow for the same episode. If they did, I would probably go back and pick up a Vampire Willow to go with him. Another option they could do another vampire/demon (like a Der Kindestod) from a specific episode to be the exclusive. Wouldn't it be funny if Sideshow offered Giles as a demon BEFORE they offer a regular Giles?
Will there be an Angel excluisve as well? A Plygean Angel, maybe?
Will there be a 12" LOTR Exclusive? If they did I would vote for an Aragorn with an elvish cloak and the Gondorian gauntlets he got from Boromir. That would totally rock! But it might pissed off a few LOTR fans, offering such a wanted figure in a limited fashion.
A new zombie for The Dead line seems to be a shoe-in... seeing that a picture of a new boxed Zombie appeared recently.
Too bad that there won't be a POTA exclusive this year like the Bloody Lawgiver statue last year. Wouldn't it be great to have a Battle Caesar offered at the Con? He wouldn't be too hard to make, Sideshow. Is my bias showing?
Also I think that an Origins Kurgan would be a great shot in the arm for their Highlander line. Sales have been slow from this line, but I don't think that will be a probelm with this figure. If that did offer one, I would (like Vampire Willow) go back and pick up an origins Conner to go with him.
Last two years there has been a Hellboy exclusive. I don't think that will be the case this year. We will probably just have to wait for the sequel before we get anymore figures from this line. But if they did have one, I think a Liz figure would be great. But that would be too much of a main character to offer in such a limited fashion. Rasputian might be cool too.
The rest of the lines I'm not too familiar with....
Does anyone else care to guess?
It would be an absolute invitation to riot should Giles be a SDCC piece. I would not want to see anything other than perhaps a variation for a Buffy exclusive.
As for POTA, Battle Caesar would be cool as would the Caesar statue from the film's end. It would also make a great counterpart to the Lawgiver and actually supply somewhat of a sense of "closure" to the line with a statue from the first and the last films.
Gonna have to be Star Wars in there, but again, I'd prefer a variation rather than a character that would mean I can't complete the line. It might just be the end of collecting them if they pull something like that.
I guess we'll have to wait and see.
tomandshell
Blue Flame of the West/Mod
Josette said:I can just imagine having to bend over backward to get a Giles figure should it be released as an SDCC exclusive....:
Oh, you'd have to bend over, but it wouldn't be backward...
Protozaius thanks. I didn't see it out in the open and didnt both checking the Faq since I really didn't have any questions about SDCC and why they do things.
So seven items and they will be announced in 3 weeks.
So seven items and they will be announced in 3 weeks.
tomandshell
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Missed this, myself!! Serves me right for assuming that the FAQ would be info from last year!
I wonder if the attendee verison for Star Wars will be as bad or worse than for an exclusive version figure. The non-attendee version will be a nightmare.
pjam
Here on the Perimeter
Ironman1188 said:It would be an absolute invitation to riot should Giles be a SDCC piece. I would not want to see anything other than perhaps a variation for a Buffy exclusive.
You're probably right on Giles, there would only be a 10% non-attendee pre-order on it and the evil eBay scalpers, growing in numbers now, would descend on it like vultures. Most likely a Xander variant...
I think it has to be a Variant of Aragorn for the LOTR 12". To do a brand new figure just risks making too many folks mad. Which is why I think Sith Eyes Anakin makes the most sense for SW and why SS probably made that change from Kit to Sith Eyes Anakin if it turns out to be that. I'm more curisous to see if they do a PF Exclusive from SW or LOTR this year.
Needless to say I'll be looking forward to April 6 big time.
Needless to say I'll be looking forward to April 6 big time.
I think the T-800 battle damaged would sell just fine on his own and wouldn't be a good choice a SDCC exclusive.
pjam
Here on the Perimeter
Some have commented about the Seven number here, there is no doubt there will be more than seven SDCC Items offered by SSC, more like an "Ocean's 12" as there were about that many last year and this year @ TF.
More to choose from, my best guess is
PF 4 Items
Sixth Scale 5 Items
Maquette 2 Items
Other 2 Items/Manufacturers (Medicom/Hot Toys Dist.)
More to choose from, my best guess is
PF 4 Items
Sixth Scale 5 Items
Maquette 2 Items
Other 2 Items/Manufacturers (Medicom/Hot Toys Dist.)
Seven is the amount of EXCLUSIVE items avaiable ONLY at SDCC, not the amount of items they will be revealing at SDCC.
pjam
Here on the Perimeter
Buttmunch said:
Good to know, thanks
tomandshell
Blue Flame of the West/Mod
Buttmunch said:
The non-attendee version preorder will be pretty stressful!! Imagine one of our usual priority preorders, but for only 200 pieces total. Good luck to you all!
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