Syndicate Collectibles - 1/4 Pumpkinhead

[Anunakki]

Glad everyone is digging their Pumpkinhead statues. My pal Tom Woodruff Jr, (the guy who co-built the suit and acted in it) let me scan his copy of the head from the movie and I took measurements off the actual suit. So its pretty dang accurate, which was my issue with the other Pumpkinheads on the market. They were cool statues but didnt look like him.

 

[Rotfish]

Its unlikely. In general im not planning on doing many statues. I feel i checked that box off my bucket list. Im more into action figures these days. Probably do one or two statues per year.

Any potential for Darkness in action figure form?

 

[Dr. Anton Phibes]

Well, I lost my Geometric Designs Pumpkinhead that I had for years to a cat chewing its tail up. so I was glad to get the 1/10th Apex version of this statue. I am also in for the action figure, and Ed Harley too. I hope we get Ole Haggis.

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Glad everyone is digging their Pumpkinhead statues. My pal Tom Woodruff Jr, (the guy who co-built the suit and acted in it) let me scan his copy of the head from the movie and I took measurements off the actual suit. So its pretty dang accurate, which was my issue with the other Pumpkinheads on the market. They were cool statues but didnt look like him.

So - please excuse my ignorance - but are you the sculptor of this amazing piece?


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[Heavy Metal Spike]

Well, I lost my Geometric Designs Pumpkinhead that I had for years to a cat chewing its tail up. so I was glad to get the 1/10th Apex version of this statue. I am also in for the action figure, and Ed Harley too. I hope we get Ole Haggis.

I have the tree base and the church base versions - both in mint condition.

Amazing pieces (as is the Geometric "winged" beastie) - but THIS is in another league (for all sorts of reasons).


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[Dr. Anton Phibes]

I have the tree base and the church base versions - both in mint condition.

Amazing pieces (as is the Geometric "winged" beastie) - but THIS is in another league (for all sorts of reasons).


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I only had the church. Then one of my cats got hungry. The statue makes me happy as its nicer.

 

[Anunakki]

So - please excuse my ignorance - but are you the sculptor of this amazing piece?


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No Jorge Santos is the sculptor. i did some minor tweaks but he did 90% of it

 

[Anunakki]

Any potential for Darkness in action figure form?

Not planned for now but I agree it needs to be done

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

No Jorge Santos is the sculptor. i did some minor tweaks but he did 90% of it

Great work by both of you

My 1:4 "Apex" (3 heads) is currently scheduled to be delivered on Tue 28th


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[Heavy Metal Spike]

. . . My 1:4 "Apex" (3 heads) is currently scheduled to be delivered on Tue 28th

Well, 1 day later than planned - MASSIVELY heavy and the box is HUGE (36"x30"x21").

It's maybe a bit smaller than the box for the 1:3 Cinemaquette Jungle Hunter, but not as large as the Master Replicas Millenium Falcon.

It took 3 of them to carry this in.


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[clutch]

Yeah, that's probably gonna disuade me from getting the big one. Space has forced me to start rotating this crap. The only storage I have left is the attic and trying to get this big stuff up there is tough. Getting the stuff down is even tougher.

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

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It took us 2hrs to make some room + carefully unpack this + assemble (#191 of 400).

Both the original "Syndicate" packing (2 sections of QUALITY/FIRM polystyrene + bags and anti-scuff foam) AND the extra BBTS bubble-wrap and double boxing was PERFECTLY done. Could not have been better. This is the very first "artwork box" that has arrived in perfect conditon in 19 years of collecting.

Once assembled, it is (no pun intended) an absolute BEAST! Per the online pics, it's a great/amazing/spectacular sculpt and design, and while the factory paintwork could have been a bit better, I'm happy with it - and when you look at the prices that the likes of CRIME1 charge, this is a steal !

Adding the church background takes a while to figure out, but the beastie is VERY easy (even inserting the tail). Inserting the 2-part cross into the creatures hand is also tricky. A simple instruction sheet would certainly have helped for the church walls and the cross.

Couple of issues with mine (but nothing drastic):

1. The angled church wall on the left of the base has some white glue spills, a light-brown paint splodge on the dark brown "wood", and is missing one of the nails (all in the same section!)
2. Not sure if all the 1:4's are like this (I.E. could be a design flaw rather than just an issue with mine), but the base has just 4 of the little padded support feet, and REALLY needs one at the back of the base (completing a pentagon shape) or it wobbles precariously (was easily fixed by adding one of my own).

All-in-all I am very happy with what has arrived - the design team, sculptors, assembly line and packers deserve a round of applause!


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[Dr. Anton Phibes]

Yeah, that's probably gonna disuade me from getting the big one. Space has forced me to start rotating this crap. The only storage I have left is the attic and trying to get this big stuff up there is tough. Getting the stuff down is even tougher.

If the Monster don't fit, you must not get!

 

[Anunakki]

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It took us 2hrs to make some room + carefully unpack this + assemble (#191 of 400).

Both the original "Syndicate" packing (2 sections of QUALITY/FIRM polystyrene + bags and anti-scuff foam) AND the extra BBTS bubble-wrap and double boxing was PERFECTLY done. Could not have been better. This is the very first "artwork box" that has arrived in perfect conditon in 19 years of collecting.

Once assembled, it is (no pun intended) an absolute BEAST! Per the online pics, it's a great/amazing/spectacular sculpt and design, and while the factory paintwork could have been a bit better, I'm happy with it - and when you look at the prices that the likes of CRIME1 charge, this is a steal !

Adding the church background takes a while to figure out, but the beastie is VERY easy (even inserting the tail). Inserting the 2-part cross into the creatures hand is also tricky. A simple instruction sheet would certainly have helped for the church walls and the cross.

Couple of issues with mine (but nothing drastic):

1. The angled church wall on the left of the base has some white glue spills, a light-brown paint splodge on the dark brown "wood", and is missing one of the nails (all in the same section!)
2. Not sure if all the 1:4's are like this (I.E. could be a design flaw rather than just an issue with mine), but the base has just 4 of the little padded support feet, and REALLY needs one at the back of the base (completing a pentagon shape) or it wobbles precariously (was easily fixed by adding one of my own).

All-in-all I am very happy with what has arrived - the design team, sculptors, assembly line and packers deserve a round of applause!


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Glad you dig it! Apologies for the any imperfections. And yes i def should have included an instruction sheet. I just forgot!

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Glad you dig it! Apologies for the any imperfections. And yes i def should have included an instruction sheet. I just forgot!

I appreciate the apology, but (to quote from my fave movie - Predator 2) . . . "**it 'appens" .

The bugs are easy fixes, and if BBTS want to replace the damaged part or give me a partial discount . . . that's fine . . . and if they don't . . . THAT'S fine too.

Absence of "instruction sheet" just resulted in assembly taking a bit longer - no biggy.

Just send through a signed personalised plaque or offer to buy me a beer the next time you are in Vancouver BC and we'll call it settled

Seriously though - I just love this to death (no intended connection to the movie ).


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[clutch]

Wow. They knocked this one out of the park. I'm tempted to get the big one now. For some reason I thought the small one was 1/6 scale? Even at 1/10 the base is heavy. I can imagine what the big one is gonna weigh. Why don't they foam fill the bases? I have a few P1 statues with bases that weigh more than a small child. I hate them.

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Wow. They knocked this one out of the park. I'm tempted to get the big one now. For some reason I thought the small one was 1/6 scale? Even at 1/10 the base is heavy. I can imagine what the big one is gonna weigh. Why don't they foam fill the bases? I have a few P1 statues with bases that weigh more than a small child. I hate them.

The base on the 1:4 is hollow.


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[clutch]

That's good then. I figured when you said it was heavy, I assumed the base.

 

[marker2037]

I'm very tempted to finally add Pumpkinhead to my collection. I always loved the creature and movie, but I didn't want to hunt him down or pay the prices for the SS back in the day. But with all the options now I'm looking harder into him, and this piece keeps calling to me, probably because this scene in the movie scared the **** out of me back in the day.

Any pics of the 1/4 scale floating around here?

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

I'm very tempted to finally add Pumpkinhead to my collection. I always loved the creature and movie, but I didn't want to hunt him down or pay the prices for the SS back in the day. But with all the options now I'm looking harder into him, and this piece keeps calling to me, probably because this scene in the movie scared the **** out of me back in the day.

Any pics of the 1/4 scale floating around here?

I'd take pics of mine for you, but I have such a crappy camera they wouldn't do it justice.

To be honest - the pics used by retailers are pretty representative.

If you keep coming back to this, my advice would be to get it before it eventually sells out. I love my 1:4 APEX (3 head version), and I already have the Sideshow/SWS piece from years back. The pose and sculpting on this is awesome.


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