What is the difference between Sample pieces and the numbered ones?

[Awesome]

Are Samples just like Artist Proofs? any major difference between them and statues in the regular numbered lines?

 

[thenammagazine]

It's all on the bottom!

 

[King Darkness]

Proofs sometimes have better paint apps since they are used for display at conventions and such. But can also be more dinged up since they get handled more. Its really a crap shoot on what you will get when buying artist proofs/samples.

Sometimes samples/proofs will have a feature or paint app not found in the production version since things can change from prototype to production.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

it's just the bottom of the base

 

[hotslayer73]

I would,ent mind pickin SilentSurfer sample/artist proof of jason part 3 premium formats up that piece is going to be a huge different than the numbered piece we,ll recieve
Its still going to be awesome but need some beating.....like King said you can drop on a good one thats not been handled or end up with one thats been knocked about!!

 

[El Skutto]

Are Samples just like Artist Proofs? any major difference between them and statues in the regular numbered lines?

They're pre-production pieces, usually produced in low numbers by the factory as a sort of "test run" of the production. The artist and other decision-makers get these pieces and can identify any glaring errors or problems and correct them before the factory goes into full-fledged production.

While some samples appear nearly identical to the finished pieces, there can be significant differences in paint and/or design if major issues were discovered.

 

[fuzzylojiks]

A sample piece may be made in China, oh wait they are all made in China.

A sample piece may be remade in China, oh wait they are all remade in China too.

NM.