Swamp Thing Maquette

[Heavy Metal Spike]

250 Ex + 500 reg would be a WOW! moment - SMH if there are that many people willing to buy this for the money

Still - each to their own. Hope they like it once it's in-hand.


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[BurningRage]

The people really don't like plastic. Let's hope that if this was a guinea pig item, that message came through loud and clear....

The nightmare joker has vinyl and pvc.

 

[BlackestNight]

This is a C level character, at best, priced at $800. This hardly shows them not to use vinyl. It tells them not to make Etrigan the Demon, John Constantine, Orion, Dead Man and so forth.

It's a shame I would love all of those characters to be made but not many are interested in "high dollar" versions.

Now if this ES was on a large vinyl Superman, it would speak of the materials used, IMO,

 

[filip629]

I gotta say, even if I liked the character, I'd pass on this given the price point and the materials used to make it.

 

[MrSteerpike]

I gotta say, even if I liked the character, I'd pass on this given the price point and the materials used to make it.

I love this character. He's had great stories of course with Alan Moore and even with Scott Snyder in the new 52. I love how the prototype looks but at this price and material....hard pass.

I'm just hoping to get an after market resale at significant reduction. Otherwise my collection will continue to not have this character in it.

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[Iko Iko]

I love this character. He's had great stories of course with Alan Moore and even with Scott Snyder in the new 52. I love how the prototype looks but at this price and material....hard pass.

I'm just hoping to get an after market resale at significant reduction. Otherwise my collection will continue to not have this character in it.

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I love the character as well and I could maybe even live with the material...if it was priced at $500. The $800 price is an absolute crime.

 

[Phoenixblazes]

The nightmare joker has vinyl and pvc.

Isn't that Joker statue classified as a polystone statue with vinyl and pvc elements? Imo as long as their use of the other material is minimal and understandable given the size and location it's okay to use.

This is a C level character, at best, priced at $800. This hardly shows them not to use vinyl. It tells them not to make Etrigan the Demon, John Constantine, Orion, Dead Man and so forth.

It's a shame I would love all of those characters to be made but not many are interested in "high dollar" versions.

Now if this ES was on a large vinyl Superman, it would speak of the materials used, IMO,

Well there is what you called a high dollar piece from Prime 1 of Deadman, though of course that's 1/3 scale. Though I imagine that it's edition size isn't that large either.

 

[The Batman Professor]

Just found out (through stealth and careful eavesdropping) that my mother-in-law is getting this for me for Christmas!

 

[Pork Chop Express]

Just found out (through stealth and careful eavesdropping) that my mother-in-law is getting this for me for Christmas!

Nice! Congratz, post pics when you get it.

 

[Walls]

I’ve seen in hand pics elsewhere so it makes me wonder why nobody is posting them here?

 

[Python]

There's pictures over on SF. I'm having flashbacks to the Wolf LSB. Cheap plastic look and visible seams. Hopefully this little market test will see the end of this PVC phase.

 

[Tbolt]

It looks like a toy. There are a couple of posters who just joined the other forum that are posting/defending this piece like crazy. Seems a little suspicious to me.

I like the pic with the 5 or 6 year old boy holding it, makes it look like what it is.

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

It looks like a toy. There are a couple of posters who just joined the other forum that are posting/defending this piece like crazy. Seems a little suspicious to me.

I like the pic with the 5 or 6 year old boy holding it, makes it look like what it is.

Yeah - those 2 posters are brand new members as well . . . JUST joined purely for that thread . . . so I wouldn't be surprised if they are Sideshow shills.

Can't believe people are paying out that sort of money for another "Sideshow piggy bank".


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[prototypy]

Meet this masterpiece by Paul Komoda.

 

[nearmint]

Very nice pics.

 

[MrSteerpike]

Sculpt is on point. They really let the artist down by not producing it in the medium that people want to spend on.

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[prototypy]

More pictures.

 

[Iko Iko]

Not bad at all BUT it still has that "plastic" look in my opinion.

 

[Pork Chop Express]

That looks pretty nice. Overall I think the vinyl / pvc aspect is a non-issue as it's not "worth" any more or less than polystone and they both have their potential issues, or none at all. If you like it you like it.

 

[Phoenixblazes]

That looks pretty nice. Overall I think the vinyl / pvc aspect is a non-issue as it's not "worth" any more or less than polystone and they both have their potential issues, or none at all. If you like it you like it.

You’re right of course.

But like anything (and especially art) sold on the market, perception (like intangibles) is everything. And unfortunately/fortunately vinyl/PVC is considered by most in this hobby (and maybe even those outside) to devalue a high end statue, because whether it’s an actual better material or not, it’s the current perception of the material that values (personal value/market value) the statue.

And again when most of us think of a statue (especially for those that didn’t start collecting low end cheaper in value statues) we think of something with a bit of heft, and that’s certainly not vinyl/PVC.