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Radd Titan Rant

September 22, 2015 Alex Leave a comment

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Over here in Radd Titan we are normally very relaxed, well I am (Alex).. Geo not so much, but I have come across a little detail that has really bothered me. Maybe more than it should, but it was actually one of the selling points of me buying the new Green Hulk Premium Format Figure from Sideshow Collectibles. Not the main point, but was a factor or me deciding to buy the piece. I am not even going into the paint issues or ill fitting heads that people are complaining about on social media till i get mine in hand.. but here is my rant.
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Let me just rewind a little… Back in 2010 Sideshow collectibles released their line of Hulk Comiquettes. Other than the heads and the colors of the pieces being different, there was not other differences to be seen. All had the same pose, same body sculpt and all had the same base. With my order of heads going Grey, Red, Green (best to worst).

Overall the Grey (Review) and Red were pretty well executed, but to me(I believe Geo too) and a lot of other collectors the green head came out terrible and looked like Mike Tyson. Resulting in the red and grey being repainted green or even collectors commissioning artists to resculpt the hair.

My point here is that I always thought it was really lazy of Sideshow to not tweek the pose a little on these or even make some small amendments to the base. Some thing small… Anything!!!
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So then when the new trio of Hulk premium formats came up on the Sideshow website I was really happy to see that the measurements were different for the Red (20″ x 20″ x 11″ and 18.5kg), with the Green and Grey at (20″ x 15″ x 19″ and 20kg).

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Now after seeing many in hand photos of the Green and seeing the Red as Geo owns one (Review) it is clear that Sideshow have made the two pieces the same and not put the effort in making them different other than the heads.

In the original prototype photograph from before August 2015 (below left) it is clear that there is not a plan to have the Hulkbuster hand on the base and the base does look thinner compared to images currently on the website (below right).
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I think that if companies are going to make these change to the statues we order, as customers we should be sent an update and be kept in the loop. Part of me can see that with the success of the movie Avengers : Age of Ultron Sideshow could have used it to their advantage. Telling customers “We are excited to announce that now the Green Hulk premium format will come with the Hulkbuster hand to the base as a tribute…”. Sadly I feel this is not the case and Sideshow have just done this as another trick to add to the increasing tactics of saving money. Cast the same base for all, making production costs cheaper and save money 🙁

It is sad that extra was not done to make the pieces different, even after making it appear that was the case when the items went up for pre-order. I mean I would have ordered anyway, but for over a year Geo and I have been discussing that the bases are different and that it is great of sideshow to do this, not cut corners and not do the same as they did previously with the comiquettes.
I will be receiving my Green hulk in less than a week, so Geo and I will be filming a full unboxing and giving our full opinion on the piece.
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Looking at the measurements on the website and an image I took from Facebook earlier today it is clear that there is not a 8″ difference in the length or a 5″ difference in the width 🙁
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Anticipation of waiting for my Green Hulk premium format figure

September 22, 2015 Alex Leave a comment

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It feels like a lifetime ago that Sideshow Collectibles announced their trio of Hulks to be released. The end of 2013/early 2014 we started to see previews and stories for the Sideshow Collectibles trio of Hulk premium format figures. I have to say that Geo and I were really excited to hear this news.

Then, back in early 2014 the Sideshow Collectibles Hulk trio came up for pre-order. To me I felt the previews of this piece looked very promising and I had to get a green Hulk for my collection, no questions asked! And Geo went straight in for the Red version.

The due date came and went (believe it was due as early as December 2014). Then the Red Hulk showed his face to join collections from January 2015. (Review)

The Red received a range of views from very good to very poor.. It seemed that sideshow took this on board as the green was delayed until now (17 months after it went up for pre-order).

But with rumors of Sideshow using cheaper factories, using two factories for the new green hulk (one for the head and one for the body), resulting in color mismatches and ill fitting head and even not sticking to the measurements given on the website to make the trio of Hulks appear different has been shown to be false (will cover this in another story or I will side track).

As I am waiting to receive my Green Hulk that was shipped 22nd September we will not be able to give our in hand review yet, but the views on social media have had me close to cancelling.
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The constant stories of the head and body looking like they came from different factories, with heads that do not fit the bodies well, have poor joining lines and are in different colors has got me worried.

There have not really been any stories of the statue being light, but after seeing a few images of a statue that was damaged in shipping the thinness of the materials used has also sent a shiver down my spine.
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It has got me nervous, but it is too late to stop Sideshow sending out the piece already. So we will see… By the the the counter reaches zero my Green Hulk should be in hand and our full unboxing should be for all to see on YouTube..

Please pray to the statue Gods for me..
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IA (Imaginarium Art) at STGCC 2015

September 18, 2015 Alex Leave a comment

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As I am a bit OCD and I like to have things like this in one place I have just put together a few photo albums of the Mixed scale offering from IA at the latest Singapore Toy Game and Comic Convention (2015)

IA are really putting out some great work and after seeing what they have on offer at the latest convention I really think they have a bright future and are a company for collectors to look out for.
This is only a brief collection of photos I have found on Facebook and I would like to thank anyone who took the photos for sharing with the rest of the collecting community who could not attend the show.
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XM Studios at STGCC 2015

September 18, 2015 Alex Leave a comment

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As I am a bit OCD and I like to have things like this in one place I have just put together a few photo albums of the ¼ scale offering from XM at the latest Singapore Toy Game and Comic Convention (2015)

I have to say that there are a lot of interesting pieces here and really liking how XM think out of the box with their poses and do not just go for the standard museum poses with their work.

This is only a brief collection of photos I have found on Facebook and I would like to thank anyone who took the photos for sharing with the rest of the collecting community who could not attend the show.
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