"The Good, the Bad & the Ugly" Custom Figure Project

[PJ Only]

There's a countdown clock. The 'click here to add to cart' button is not active until the pre-announced time which is announced many days ahead of time. I wouldn't worry, it's a lot smoother than you may fear.

Thanks a lot EC.have a good day.

 

[IndyCollector]

That's pretty childish. I hope you're able to find angel eyes Reinhardt

And to those who are whining about the limited nature of these releases, know that you are not buying a Hot Toys or Enterbay figure. You're buying directly from an artist, and you're buying his art. The need for limited nature of these is obvious and a no brainer; they don't come off an assembly line made by machines in the hundreds of thousands. The price of entry reflects this and is further justified by the purchaser paying a premium for a limited item. Otherwise Rainman would still be hard at work filling orders forever not being able to be creative and create new creations

Very well said, KBA. Some people are still obviously missing the whole point. I probably shouldn't speak for everytone, but... it's not that we necessarily want our Rainman figures to go up in value, but we sure don't want to lose money foolishly, either. For me, it's usually not about "the future" or profits to be made, but rather my love for a particular film and/or item. If we were only paying an average $150 per figure like a Hot Toys or Enterbay creation, then sure, produce more as you see fit. However, everything changes once you announce an edition size and charge as much as we're paying ($600+) for just one figure. So at the end of the day, who's being childish? I say it's the kid you went to school with who went running to the teacher complaining that you had candy because he/she did not.

Like was said before, Rainman's stuff does show up on eBay from time to time. These are very pricey customs, and sometimes people need the money back out of their purchase in these tough economic times. God knows I'm still paying for my Angel Eyes on my credit card, and Tuco's right around the corner. Crap! Anyway, you might get lucky going this route, and hopefully soon.

And yes, I have all three of Rainman's gunmen so far, so does that mean I'll get attacked next?

Oh, wait! I can see the torches coming towards my house as I write this...

 

[KBA]

and another person who owns the original release cares to play the broken record one more time.

Poor little GatackFC...

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Wow, this thread has turned sour.

 

[mosaicsquare]

Poor little GatackFC...

yep poor me. i just fail to see why all you people claim to be fans. seems to me it's just a matter of limited numbers that interest you guys. well whatever if this is how every guy on this thread feels then why should i feel bad about latching on a figure another forum member needs to complete his collection. cheers

 

[Reinhardt]

why should i feel bad about latching on a figure another forum member needs to complete his collection. cheers

Because the only reason you don't want to trade your Angel Eyes is simply because I wanted him.

Please understand that we don't not want you to have Blondie because we have him. It has NOTHING to do with that. Heck we don't even know you, why would we want to spite you?

We respect the purchases other people have made on this board, and respect that these figures come in limited numbers. I think I can speak for most of us that if we missed out on a purchase, while it is upsetting to us, we are still happy for those who lucked out, and don't expect that we somehow deserve to own that figure as well - and are now going to spite other people in order to obtain it.

But I'm probably wasting my breath because clearly you see it a different way - which is fine, just know that most of us on this board don't see it your way.

Too bad this turned so ugly. We were both excited to make the trade - I took pictures specifically because you wanted to see them - the minute you saw them you immediately said you wanted to make the trade... and then because of a simple concern I had regarding a V2 of Blondie, you immediately decided that now I didn't deserve to complete my GBU set.

And one last thought - I was looking back in this thread for pictures of Blondie, and stumbled on this post by you:

Rainman do another run of blondie! We need the bounty hunter blondie from the opening scene to go with our tucos!

Let's hope Zuno posts more pics of Tuco soon so we can concentrate on better things.

 

[Raymond F.]

The thread really has seen different incarnations of phases of good, bad and ugly!

Rainman did after all redo Chaplin, I think in this case it makes a lot more sense for him to do another version of Blondie because the first was so good but I'd hope actually it's not Blonde at all but Josey Wales or something,

The limited run can suck sometimes with so many people really wanting to own one, but once the ship has sailed it is unfair, and unjust for all involved to release more. It would be great though if the run was doubled or something, i really hope this does not happen but I'm afraid I'll miss one sometime. With the Good and The Bad in place on my shelf I can sure as hell tell you that it WON'T be Tuco though!

 

[Mudshark]

Wow. I just logged in to find an awful lot of rancor has been exchanged these past few pages! Sorry to see such bad feelings seeping into the thread that exists only to serve our love of these great characters.

For what it's worth, all I managed to get so far was Rainman's "Man With No Name" costume set, sans head sculpt, and a custom Blondie shirt crafted by BillyB, so most of you are way ahead of me in terms of completing the dream of having the classic GBU trio...

While it's great that Rainman has come along to fulfill some full-figure and clothing sets for a fortunate few, I don't think that means it's the end of line, not by any means. There are still other customizers out there who may take an interest in these characters and fulfill our requests. And who's to say some company like Hot Toys, for example, might not release these figures at some point in the future, in numbers and at prices that will satisfy the rest of us who aren't necessarily interested in collecting extremely limited edition figure art?

 

[Mudshark]

While I'm on the soap box here, I'd like to share a couple of other thoughts with anyone who may be interested...

Quite a few people are still referring to Rainman's first release of Clint as "Blondie", even though he isn't actually a 100% GBU "Blondie", due to the Colt SAA pistol he came with.

Now, if Rainman were to kindly offer an 1851 Colt Navy cartridge conversion as an upgrade, then those who have the original release would also have a genuine GBU Blondie, as well as 'A Fistful of Dollars' and 'For a Few Dollars More' versions of Clint.

A Bounty Hunter Blondie (from GBU) would cover that as well, in addition to providing a version of him as he appeared through most of the film, until just before its climax in fact, when he put his coat over the dying Confederate soldier and donned the iconic poncho, as EC mentioned before. If he were to make this version, I'd be sorely tempted to get at least another costume set to have all three versions of Clint.

Btw, while I haven't watched an episode of 'Rawhide' for a while, I believe that Clint used the same rig, with the same rattlesnake grips on his pistols, which he continued to wear in all of the films mentioned above, albeit on different types of pistols. So the rattlesnake grips alone do not necessarily a GBU Blondie make... 'nuff said.

A couple of "What If" Aurora model kit boxes I found on eBay. Too bad these kits were never really produced!

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Beautiful boxes right there.

 

[KBA]

seems to me it's just a matter of limited numbers that interest you guys.

How are you coming to this conclusion? Because a couple of people said it would upset them if an upgraded poncho costumed blondie was released a few months after they dished out serious cash for it? Is that really all you're going off of?

 

[Reinhardt]

Does anyone have pics of what their narrow shoulder body looks like after all the dremeling for Blondie?

I'm still deciding if I should use a regular truetype or a narrow shoulder - Rainman used the regular truetype. But regardless, I'm still have the problem of his vest not closing.

I saw earlier in the thread that people are dremeling - if someone has pics, I'd appreciate it!

 

[Cap'n Cook]

I will take some pics for you if you send me your Blondie.

 

[Reinhardt]

 

[mosaicsquare]

Because the only reason you don't want to trade your Angel Eyes is simply because I wanted him.

Please understand that we don't not want you to have Blondie because we have him. It has NOTHING to do with that. Heck we don't even know you, why would we want to spite you?

We respect the purchases other people have made on this board, and respect that these figures come in limited numbers. I think I can speak for most of us that if we missed out on a purchase, while it is upsetting to us, we are still happy for those who lucked out, and don't expect that we somehow deserve to own that figure as well - and are now going to spite other people in order to obtain it.

But I'm probably wasting my breath because clearly you see it a different way - which is fine, just know that most of us on this board don't see it your way.

Too bad this turned so ugly. We were both excited to make the trade - I took pictures specifically because you wanted to see them - the minute you saw them you immediately said you wanted to make the trade... and then because of a simple concern I had regarding a V2 of Blondie, you immediately decided that now I didn't deserve to complete my GBU set.

And one last thought - I was looking back in this thread for pictures of Blondie, and stumbled on this post by you:


Let's hope Zuno posts more pics of Tuco soon so we can concentrate on better things.

Whats your damage? I'll admit that I did cancel our deal out of spite and I'll apologize for leading you on about Angel Eyes. However I don't remember any rule among this forum that dictates trades are set in stone over a few private messages. Yes my immediate message to you was out of spite, but ultimately you can thank Entropy Chicken for my final decision. He was badgering on and on about limited releases and prices. That made me realize that our trade isn't balanced. Meaning I would be a lot more likely to find a Mortimer than Angel Eyes on eBay later on. I am allowed to change my mind right?

Finally thanks for digging up the past. I assumed Rainman was going with Tuco's clothing from the beginning... because his teaser pics showed a hatless Tuco but he didn't so the swindling duel won't be complete. Is that such a powerful statement? Is it really worth bringing up?

I'm sorry but I can't end this message on a good note. You're a hypocrite and selfish to the boot. Am I suppose to feel bad for you because you missed out on your Angel Eyes? You along with Entropy Chicken and KBA basically left the impression that you don't care for the people who missed out on the Blondie.. Tough Luck... You can have concerns about the value of your figure going down but I can't have concerns over finding another one to complete my own collection? DO us both a favor and screw yourself.

The thread really has seen different incarnations of phases of good, bad and ugly!

Rainman did after all redo Chaplin, I think in this case it makes a lot more sense for him to do another version of Blondie because the first was so good but I'd hope actually it's not Blonde at all but Josey Wales or something,

The limited run can suck sometimes with so many people really wanting to own one, but once the ship has sailed it is unfair, and unjust for all involved to release more. It would be great though if the run was doubled or something, i really hope this does not happen but I'm afraid I'll miss one sometime. With the Good and The Bad in place on my shelf I can sure as hell tell you that it WON'T be Tuco though!

Wow seems like you're the only one here who isn't a total nutcase about this. I really dig that you can see the situation from both sides.

While I'm on the soap box here, I'd like to share a couple of other thoughts with anyone who may be interested...

Quite a few people are still referring to Rainman's first release of Clint as "Blondie", even though he isn't actually a 100% GBU "Blondie", due to the Colt SAA pistol he came with.

Now, if Rainman were to kindly offer an 1851 Colt Navy cartridge conversion as an upgrade, then those who have the original release would also have a genuine GBU Blondie, as well as 'A Fistful of Dollars' and 'For a Few Dollars More' versions of Clint.

A Bounty Hunter Blondie (from GBU) would cover that as well, in addition to providing a version of him as he appeared through most of the film, until just before its climax in fact, when he put his coat over the dying Confederate soldier and donned the iconic poncho, as EC mentioned before. If he were to make this version, I'd be sorely tempted to get at least another costume set to have all three versions of Clint.

Btw, while I haven't watched an episode of 'Rawhide' for a while, I believe that Clint used the same rig, with the same rattlesnake grips on his pistols, which he continued to wear in all of the films mentioned above, albeit on different types of pistols. So the rattlesnake grips alone do not necessarily a GBU Blondie make... 'nuff said.

A couple of "What If" Aurora model kit boxes I found on eBay. Too bad these kits were never really produced!

A majority of these guys are ignorant to the fact that theres plenty of things Rainman can do to make a definitive Blondie and even if they see the things that can be improved they don't anypart of it. Reason being they don't want to "get ripped off" because they paid so much money for the first release.

How are you coming to this conclusion? Because a couple of people said it would upset them if an upgraded poncho costumed blondie was released a few months after they dished out serious cash for it? Is that really all you're going off of?

cause you're a ..******! no just kidding.

Because all of you guys only agree that it's a bad idea because you shelled out top dollar for piece and want it to remain limited. What the hell matters if it's limited or not? All of Rainman's work is expensive because like you once said he is a single artist and not a full fledged company. If you're a true fan you wouldn't mind if Rainman improved the thing. If he were to release a new version with subtle improvements it would definitely be a given that he will sell them in loose accessory sets and really.. whats a few dollars more?... no pun intended. It wouldn't take anything from the value of your said piece because it is still in fact the first release and like I suggested plenty of times before he should leave out a few things from the first release so your version of blondie remains limited [cigar, pistol grip, among other things].

whatever though like I said before to each there own. I've expressed my opinion [unfortunately more than enough] and you have yours.

For the record you people are major hypocrites. You speak about your limited numbers and prices as your motivation to shun a rehash release. Yet when I decided not to trade off my Angel Eyes [who was infact more expensive and limited than] for Mortimer I got labeled shady.

 

[zuno]

Rainman finished the three rings of 'The Ugly'...

 

[MwNN]

The rings are beautiful.
I'd love to see all three on the one hand, like the inset photo.

 

[mosaicsquare]

yep what MwNN said! Both the index and pinky ring in one shot with the prototype tuco please!

they look kick ass

 

[Reinhardt]

Absolutely gorgeous Rainman. Just gorgeous.

 

[KBA]

Because all of you guys only agree that it's a bad idea because you shelled out top dollar for piece and want it to remain limited

I couldn't care less if when it was sold, it was completely open. I own an amazing blondie figure, and I couldn't care less if I was 1 of 50 people or 1 of 5 000 000 people who did so stop billing us as meanies who don't want poor GatachFC to be in the club. That's not the case.

I think what people would potentially be upset with, is that on the heels of shelling out big bucks, only a few months later an upgraded set is released which means they'd have to shell out more money or have an inferior collectible (which the OCD in all us will not allow).

And for those who care about limited editions, let them. It was part of the price tag, part of the advertised sale and part of what they paid for.