Star Ace Harry Potter Sixth Scale Figure

[Darklord Dave]

SRP on the boys is $99, so some places may be a bit more, some a bit less.

Sideshow has Prisoner Sirius up for $189.99 which is the same as regular Sirius.

 

[Nuka Cola Kidd]

Dave, do you think SA will be able to get Mad Eye and POA Sirius out in the same window (sideshow has them both Sept/Oct.) Or should we expect one or both to be delayed. I just ask cause the the crazy delay with OOTP Sirius, which was supposed to be an April release.

And I know the whole port issue played a part, and delays can be unforeseen. Just asking the likely of both being as scheduled for my own planning now that the causal boys have been shown also.

 

[Darklord Dave]

Dave, do you think SA will be able to get Mad Eye and POA Sirius out in the same window (sideshow has them both Sept/Oct.) Or should we expect one or both to be delayed. I just ask cause the the crazy delay with OOTP Sirius, which was supposed to be an April release.

And I know the whole port issue played a part, and delays can be unforeseen. Just asking the likely of both being as scheduled for my own planning now that the causal boys have been shown also.

Sirius delay was due almost wholly to the port thing. Star Ace has met their shipping deadlines on every figure so far. Of course you never know what will happen, but I think it's safe to say they'll do everything they can to make the announced dates.

 

[Dingobuzz269]

Sirius delay was due almost wholly to the port thing. Star Ace has met their shipping deadlines on every figure so far. Of course you never know what will happen, but I think it's safe to say they'll do everything they can to make the announced dates.

Makes sense to me that they would be able to get both Mad-Eye and POA Sirius out at the same time. Since Sirius is already using an existing head and body, it's really like a release and a half between the two; should be totally doable.

IN THEORY, my Pile of Loot from BBTS for Q3 will have those two guys, some Walking Dead McFarlane figures, and Asmus' Aragorn. My god, I can't wait!

 

[Manannin]

This may have already been asked, so I apologise if I am just repeating things, but are these different across regions? i.e branded as Philosopher's Stone vs Sorcerer's Stone? I know it doesn't affect the figure at all but the Sorcerer's Stone thing bugs me as it was always a pointless change IMO.
Thanks!

 

[Sidewinder]

Doesn't look like they even mention the film by name, just Harry Potter movie.


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[Nuka Cola Kidd]

This may have already been asked, so I apologise if I am just repeating things, but are these different across regions? i.e branded as Philosopher's Stone vs Sorcerer's Stone? I know it doesn't affect the figure at all but the Sorcerer's Stone thing bugs me as it was always a pointless change IMO.
Thanks!

Funny, cause Sorcerer's is way better sounding. And has a direct relation to wizardry/sorcery. Where as Philosopher, an educated scholar, is quite loose.

 

[HAL9000.]

Oh, dear - Can of worms now opening!

This may have already been asked, so I apologise if I am just repeating things, but are these different across regions? i.e branded as Philosopher's Stone vs Sorcerer's Stone? I know it doesn't affect the figure at all but the Sorcerer's Stone thing bugs me as it was always a pointless change IMO.
Thanks!

The actual object JK was talking about in history/myth is called the Philosopher's Stone. It was used in alchemy.

"Sorcerer's Stone" is made up for the US market and version of the book and has no basis in real history/myth.

And. . . on the Star Ace Box - they're all the same and say the US version "Sorcerer's Stone".

Funny, cause Sorcerer's is way better sounding. And has a direct relation to wizardry/sorcery. Where as Philosopher, an educated scholar, is quite loose.

I am the complete opposite to you, Nuka - I prefer the original title by a long shot. More in keeping with real (ah-hem) myths and legends. But, it makes no difference to my enjoyment of the awesome product

 

[Nuka Cola Kidd]

But, it makes no difference to my enjoyment of the awesome product

That we can agree!



And you would prefer it based on location.

 

[Manannin]

Thanks for the info Anx10us! I agree it makes no difference to the product, but if they were localised I would have found one with the original title. Like you said, its based on a pre-existing myth and its how Rowling wrote it, so it's my personal preference. No worm can opening intended

 

[HAL9000.]

And you were prefer it based on location.

Wot you tryin' to say, mate? Nah, you're probably right!

Thanks for the info Anx10us! I agree it makes no difference to the product, but if they were localised I would have found one with the original title. Like you said, its based on a pre-existing myth and its how Rowling wrote it, so it's my personal preference. No worm can opening intended

The can of worms has been opened soooooo many times since the nineties. Story is the same, which is what matters

Also, HP1 was published by Bloomsbury in the UK and Scholastic in the US. Bloomsbury didn't have Worldwide rights back then. Now they would insist on Worldwide rights and would publish in the US via their NYC office and very likely keep the same title. A lot has changed in the last 15/20 years.

 

[cmiller99]

The box says Sorcerer's Stone. As an Australian, I'm firmly a Philosopher's Stone guy. It doesn't really bother me, though I find it funny that they had to shoot scenes twice for the American audiences

 

[Darklord Dave]

The box says Sorcerer's Stone. As an Australian, I'm firmly a Philosopher's Stone guy. It doesn't really bother me, though I find it funny that they had to shoot scenes twice for the American audiences

No, they had to shoot scenes over again for the rest of the world...

 

[HAL9000.]

No, they had to shoot scenes over again for the rest of the world...

. . .from the studio in Leavesden, UK

 

[Manannin]

That chamber of... I mean the can of worms is open again!
It wasn't the rest of the world by a long shot. It was just the American publishers that changed it (along with most of the colloquialisms in the book, also a great shame. Its set in the UK, they should talk like that) and a few markets followed the USA. Still a shame, should be the authors vision.

 

[Nuka Cola Kidd]

(along with most of the colloquialisms in the book, also a great shame. Its set in the UK, they should talk like that)Still a shame, should be the authors vision.

So what your saying is every country should know every other countries slang,grammar, spelling and sentence structure...ok.

Pretty sure Captain America was never intended to be portrayed different in other countries. But he is.

 

[HAL9000.]

So what your saying is every country should know every other countries slang,grammar, spelling and sentence structure...ok.

Pretty sure Captain America was never intended to be portrayed different in other countries. But he is.

I don't agree with changing all the colloquialisms either (my opinion isn't quite as harsh as Mannanin's). It's just "Philosopher's" was JK Rowling's intention and in keeping with myth. That's all. See what I mean about opening a can of worms?

All work that's published in the UK is modified for the US market with local words (Rubbish=Trash etc) to make it clear to readers, which is more than fair. This does also sometimes include slang and sayings, although most is left as to lend authenticity to the work and the characters. Like I said - it's very unlikely a title would be changed these days, especially if it's the same publisher. We in the UK and US are cousins, after all

Oh, and US spellings, grammar, slang, sayings etc has had a HUGE impact on the UK and for the past couple of hundred years people have been moaning about that!

 

[Darth Mangler]

JK Rowling did not like changing the title. Scholastic insisted on changing it because they thought children in America would not read it if it was Philosopher. She later regretted changing it and caving to pressure. She did have a large impact on the films though and insisted the core characters be played by British actors, with the exception of Dumbledore. The script writer really worked hard to make Rowling happy and I would bet the script did use Philosopher and the actors then had to reshoot the scenes and say Sorcerer's. Rowling sold the story to Scholastic for a little over $100,00, USD, I believe. Warner paid her around 1 million USD for the first four movies. Philosopher stone makes more sense, as it is that way in the myth. The philosopher stone has to do with Alchemy. Sorcery has to do more with spell casting. The philosopher stone has nothing to do with spell casting. Being an Alchemist does to equate to being a Sorcerer. The stone has to do with transforming base metals to precious ones and some believed it could be used in the creation of an elixir of life. I guess Scholastic felt Americans are too uneducated to learn this. It should have stayed the Philosopher Stone. Sorcerer Stone just really makes no sense.

 

[HAL9000.]

Like most changes made both ways between UK and US it's fear that causes it - thinking either side won't understand. Truth is, if I write "Colour" I'm sure my US friends know what I mean It's all a bit silly really.

I have both UK and US versions of the books and I prefer Jim Dale (US version) of the Audiobook over Stephen Fry. Though, most people in the UK would likely disagree with me. Jim Dale does an amazing job, in my opinion.

 

[Nuka Cola Kidd]

Truth is, if I write "Colour" I'm sure my US friends know what I mean It's all a bit silly

Yeah sure but if a "bakery" is where a baker makes bread and such. And opposite is the reverse of something what is a "baker's opposite" as used by Rowling in chapter 1 to mean bakery.

This convo made me look up the difference. And yeah for a US audience all the switches I've seen perfect sense to me. As does the title switch. It's good to know British children are rised up on centuries old myths but it's a bit different here. I would never expect a child to know pilosopher is a term used in alchemy much less what alchemy is.