Why do you love statues?

[Maglor]

 

[dvdwyn]

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[Grosby]

I find most statues cheesy, the majority of what I see here. I'm fine with a T-800 poseable figure, but a T-800 statue on display in someone's loungeroom has for some reason always struck me as gaudy. I've never before really given much thought to why but thinking about it now I guess it's because I see statues as decoration, like a picture on a wall or a vase, and a T-800 statue, or LOTR or the majority of what you see on this forum, just strikes me as tacky as hell, just ridiculously cheesy. It's like having a leopard print couch or a cheap samurai sword mounted on your wall, or a winking Jesus picture. Figures, on the other hand, are just brice-a-brac in my eyes, just inconsequential toys, even when they cost a lot, and not 'decoration' any more than a collection of beercans or thimbles is decoration, I like that.

To be clear, I'm not saying T-800, etc, statues are lame, I'm not trying to insult anyone here, just that I look at them and think they're lame.

 

[dvdwyn]

I find most statues cheesy, the majority of what I see here. I'm fine with a T-800 poseable figure, but a T-800 statue on display in someone's loungeroom has for some reason always struck me as gaudy. I've never before really given much thought to why but thinking about it now I guess it's because I see statues as decoration, like a picture on a wall or a vase, and a T-800 statue, or LOTR or the majority of what you see on this forum, just strikes me as tacky as hell, just ridiculously cheesy. It's like having a leopard print couch or a cheap samurai sword mounted on your wall, or a winking Jesus picture. Figures, on the other hand, are just brice-a-brac in my eyes, just inconsequential toys, even when they cost a lot, and not 'decoration' any more than a collection of beercans or thimbles is decoration, I like that.

To be clear, I'm not saying T-800, etc, statues are lame, I'm not trying to insult anyone here, just that I look at them and think they're lame.

thanks for your honest opinion man..
we need more post like this...

 

[The Craw]

statues would be ok if they would give them decent poses. the moonwalking Jedi Luke just looks freaking' ridiculous. $300+ for that.

i like the LOTR maquettes so far. they are pretty good. but i suppose eventually they will give one of those a WTF pose too.

 

[joeprox]

Statue is more of artistic

I aslo like 12 inch figures made by Hottoys and Enterbay for likeness of the person and it is pose able

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[ChunkyZergling]

statues would be ok if they would give them decent poses. the moonwalking Jedi Luke just looks freaking' ridiculous. $300+ for that.

i like the LOTR maquettes so far. they are pretty good. but i suppose eventually they will give one of those a WTF pose too.

yea, all SideShow statues, at least the ones that I have lame poses. All three of my SideShow Statues are just the character with one foot up on a rock. CourtMaster Studios is much better.

 

[Maglor]

I find most statues cheesy, the majority of what I see here. I'm fine with a T-800 poseable figure, but a T-800 statue on display in someone's loungeroom has for some reason always struck me as gaudy. I've never before really given much thought to why but thinking about it now I guess it's because I see statues as decoration, like a picture on a wall or a vase, and a T-800 statue, or LOTR or the majority of what you see on this forum, just strikes me as tacky as hell, just ridiculously cheesy. It's like having a leopard print couch or a cheap samurai sword mounted on your wall, or a winking Jesus picture. Figures, on the other hand, are just brice-a-brac in my eyes, just inconsequential toys, even when they cost a lot, and not 'decoration' any more than a collection of beercans or thimbles is decoration, I like that.

To be clear, I'm not saying T-800, etc, statues are lame, I'm not trying to insult anyone here, just that I look at them and think they're lame.

Good post. I'm not sure I agree completely, but much of what you said hits home with me.


A fine marble statue would be considered art, but the "statues" this thread is talking about are polystone, i.e. plastic. A room full of plastic molds does indeed have a tacky element to it IMO. Whereas a collection of action figures looks like a toy collection

I proudly collect high-end toys. I believe there is a great deal of artistry that goes into making them, but they are just toys. A collection of plastic molds would never sit right with me.


As a side point, I definitely prefer premium Format figures to traditional "statues". Partly because of the futzing that I mentioned in an earlier post, but also because the fabric elements make it feel more real to me - less plastic.



I should also re-state that I own a few statues, so I am not condemning them as collectables. I would just personally never be comfortable with a room full of them.

 

[dvdwyn]

i definitely prefer PF from full sculpted stones..

 

[jonny88]

I find most statues cheesy. thinking about it now I guess it's because I see statues as decoration, like a picture on a wall or a vase, and a T-800 statue, or LOTR or the majority of what you see on this forum, just strikes me as tacky as hell, just ridiculously cheesy. It's like having a leopard print couch or a cheap samurai sword mounted on your wall, or a winking Jesus picture. Figures, on the other hand, are just brice-a-brac in my eyes, just inconsequential toys, even when they cost a lot, and not 'decoration' any more than a collection of beercans or thimbles is decoration, I like that.

Well l will give my honest opinion as well. I find 12 inch figures (which most people think are dollies) cheezy and a tad childish (that's right l said it), but that is fine, we all need to keep some sort of child in us. I agree PFs are more like decorations, that is how l think of them, like rich people with expensive fancy statues in their houses, l have cool kick ass movie character statues that accent my room and represent my favorite movies. I want the best bad ass collectible l can get of my favorite movie characters and that would be SS PFs. Why settle on a 12inch plastic toy when l can get a 24inch statue that wont get loose or break down (rubber) or nose dive off the shelf? For me 1/6 is to small and no bang wow factor, PFs have that huge wow factor for me and everyone who has seen my collection. PFs are more artistic and arty then 1/6. Plus l like the fact of collecting statues then collecting toys (each their own, but l do still collect some 1/6 DID and Soldier story stuff).

Don't compare SS statues to cheap fake samurai swords on the wall and fake leopard couches. These statues are top of the line high end collectibles.

I don't collect based on what people think, trust me l collected 1/6 for a long time before l found PFs. Many people saw my 1/6 collection, some said "cool", "neat", "why do you collect toys", "waist of money", "that's childish", l didn't care l kept collecting. When l got rid of pretty much all my 1/6 stuff and now really only have PFs, this is what people say, "that's really cool" (more wow factor in their voices then looking at my 1/6 stuff) and those were HT predators, Pirates Of The Caribbean and military stuff. I still here waste of money sometimes when they here how much they cost, but l never got the childish type comments on my PF collection (l guess that is because they aren't toys). I also heard this for the first time from several people " where did you get these l wouldn't mind having one or two of those". I think that says it right there, a person who doesn't collect wanting to have a couple. That confirms what l think about 1/6 and 1/4 SS PFs and why l switched over. In the end it all comes down to taste and what you personally like better.

 

[RagingBull]

I don't really collect statues but do I own the Gandalf The Grey & Indy PF, which I think is awesome. I would like to get a few more PF's but it'll have to be a big character as a stand alone piece. I'm waiting for the comic version's of Batman & Superman

 

[King Darkness]

Some of you guys really over think this stuff.

 

[Grosby]

Don't compare SS statues to cheap fake samurai swords on the wall and fake leopard couches. These statues are top of the line high end collectibles.

I wasn't talking about quality, I was talking about choice of decoration. Despite your claim of statues being 'top of the line high end collectibles,' I find myself looking at most of them in the same way I look at a cheap samurai sword mounted on someone's loungeroom wall.

Statues may not be 'toys' but that doesn't automatically mean filling your house with them is the height of sophistication, you know...

I'm not trying to insult anyone though, as I said. The same thoughts I have about statues I'm positive others have when they see certain things in my own house.

 

[King Darkness]

Within the confines of our own little pop culture collecting world, there are imaginary lines between scales, companies, statues/toys, but the bottom line is, its ALL nerd culture. Quit trying to be cooler than the other nerds.

Just one nerd group wanting their stuff to be cooler than the other nerd groups' stuff.

Outsiders see it all as tacky geek fetish junk.

Live with it.

Nerds.

 

[Grosby]

Never! One of us must reign supreme here, one class must crush the other and from that class must rise one man to rule them all. Today I got a good feeling about that man being me.

 

[King Darkness]

Fair enough. Best of luck

 

[-jay-]

Within the confines of our own little pop culture collecting world, there are imaginary lines between scales, companies, statues/toys, but the bottom line is, its ALL nerd culture. Quit trying to be cooler than the other nerds.

Just one nerd group wanting their stuff to be cooler than the other nerd groups' stuff.

Outsiders see it all as tacky geek fetish junk.

Live with it.

Nerds.

Always speaks the truth.

 

[jonny88]

I wasn't talking about quality, I was talking about choice of decoration. Despite your claim of statues being 'top of the line high end collectibles,' I find myself looking at most of them in the same way I look at a cheap samurai sword mounted on someone's loungeroom wall.

Statues may not be 'toys' but that doesn't automatically mean filling your house with them is the height of sophistication, you know...

I'm not trying to insult anyone though, as I said. The same thoughts I have about statues I'm positive others have when they see certain things in my own house.

my claim isn't Sidshow PFs are the only top of the line collectible (they are top of the line products in that specific field) not like many different very expensive samurai sword and instead hanging crappy ones on the wall that look expensive ( l hate people who do that). Most people have their houses filled with some kind of stupid ____. l know people who have plates all over the walls, pics all over of stupid babies they don't even know, spoons and fork collections, all sorts of stuff. Who cares what people think, you like something, hang it on the wall or put that ____ in a display case, end of story. Decorite how and collect what you want.

 

[dvdwyn]

Well l will give my honest opinion as well. I find 12 inch figures (which most people think are dollies) cheezy and a tad childish (that's right l said it), but that is fine, we all need to keep some sort of child in us. I agree PFs are more like decorations, that is how l think of them, like rich people with expensive fancy statues in their houses, l have cool kick ass movie character statues that accent my room and represent my favorite movies. I want the best bad ass collectible l can get of my favorite movie characters and that would be SS PFs. Why settle on a 12inch plastic toy when l can get a 24inch statue that wont get loose or break down (rubber) or nose dive off the shelf? For me 1/6 is to small and no bang wow factor, PFs have that huge wow factor for me and everyone who has seen my collection. PFs are more artistic and arty then 1/6. Plus l like the fact of collecting statues then collecting toys (each their own, but l do still collect some 1/6 DID and Soldier story stuff).

Don't compare SS statues to cheap fake samurai swords on the wall and fake leopard couches. These statues are top of the line high end collectibles.

I don't collect based on what people think, trust me l collected 1/6 for a long time before l found PFs. Many people saw my 1/6 collection, some said "cool", "neat", "why do you collect toys", "waist of money", "that's childish", l didn't care l kept collecting. When l got rid of pretty much all my 1/6 stuff and now really only have PFs, this is what people say, "that's really cool" (more wow factor in their voices then looking at my 1/6 stuff) and those were HT predators, Pirates Of The Caribbean and military stuff. I still here waste of money sometimes when they here how much they cost, but l never got the childish type comments on my PF collection (l guess that is because they aren't toys). I also heard this for the first time from several people " where did you get these l wouldn't mind having one or two of those". I think that says it right there, a person who doesn't collect wanting to have a couple. That confirms what l think about 1/6 and 1/4 SS PFs and why l switched over. In the end it all comes down to taste and what you personally like better.

keep posting baby...

 

[dvdwyn]

Within the confines of our own little pop culture collecting world, there are imaginary lines between scales, companies, statues/toys, but the bottom line is, its ALL nerd culture. Quit trying to be cooler than the other nerds.

Just one nerd group wanting their stuff to be cooler than the other nerd groups' stuff.

Outsiders see it all as tacky geek fetish junk.

Live with it.

Nerds.

i see it as an act of self consolation..
i used to own both, so i can say i prefer PF more than hottoys any day..