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Boxes!!!

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We have been collecting a few years now and many pieces have joined our collections as well as not making the cut and leaving, but no matter how many pieces you have in your collection I am sure you have the same problem… Boxes!!!
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Boxes are a nightmare on many levels and we are just going to put together a small post about what we feel the issues are with boxes.
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This is the box the one statue will come in and normally has some kind of print on the box and brief information on the item. Alex is a big fan of the art boxes that have the character background on, but in all honesty the box will be looked at when the statue arrives, but then will go in the attic for storage shortly after.
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Then you have the shipper this is normally just a plain cardboard box with basic information and it purpose is just to create extra protection during shipping.
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We think that when buying or selling a piece that that having no art box will loose you a good amount. When an item has no art box this normally means no Styrofoam… So if shipping without sadly means it will not arrive in one piece. Both Alex and Geo have brought statues from EBay that have been listed with no original box, but both took he gamble and the items arrived in pieces. In these cases the sellers did not use common sense when shipping and refunds were issued.

Alex actually traded a piece that is famous for breaking in shipping without the original box. He painstakingly carved out a Styrofoam cube with a soldering iron and likely got some kind of cyanide poisoning in the process, but the item arrived in one piece.

We both have brought items without original shippers and feel that it this should not really affect the value too much, but when selling we have had buyers ask for as much as £70 off due to no original shipper.

We feel the issue of boxes is down to the personal preference, but it will make an overall difference to the price. .
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We think that you should, but you will always have the risk of it breaking. Maybe if you get a very good price or a local collection this is fine, but always keep in mind that even though you man never plan on selling your collection now, the day may come where you have to and the boxes will take away from the value.
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Over the last few years of collecting we have seen many ways of people storing boxes or even making use of them.

We are currently pretty lucky with collecting and storage of boxes as we both have a good sized storage in our attics, but it does not mean one day they will be full… Also boxes are getting bigger and with some of the latest additions the boxes do not fit through the hatch of our attic to store them.
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Alex has even looked in to renting a local storage unit for his boxes and some of his collectibles, but the price in London seems to be the same as renting an apartment in other parts of the country. So it is out of the question for us, but we know a lot of people who rent units the other side of the pond.
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Some of the best use of space has to go to some of the guys who use the XM studios or Cinemaquette boxes as podiums. You can get away with using these as they are made really sturdy and are pretty stylish looking boxes.

On Facebook there was a guy who remodelled his house and actually built a sub wall and overhead storage in the ceiling beams to store his boxes. Now that is dedication.

Also seen one collector who wraps all of his boxes in clear plastic to stop them getting damaged over time.

One of the funny things that happened the other month was Alex sold three pieces to make space and even though he has 50+ boxes in the attic that look pretty much identical to the average person. He went up in the attic and knew exactly where the boxes he required were and was out in seconds.
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We think that even though boxes are big, ugly and take up a lot of room we will never destroy them as you never know what is around the corner. You may have it in your mind that you will never sell, but you just don’t know what drama may arise, or if simply you just loose interest in the hobby.

So we suggest that you always try to get hold of the original boxes where possible for piece of mind with shipping and worse case if you have to sell.
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We have used images from Facebook and Google. If you see your image here and either want to be mentioned or do not want it to be shown please contact Alex@raddtitan.com
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Colossus Chrome mini-statue by Bowen Designs

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Real Name – Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin

Aliases – Peter Rasputin, formerly Peter Nicholas, the Proletarian

Identity – Secret

Citizenship – U.S.A. (naturalized), formerly Russian

Place of Birth – Ust-Ordynski Collective, near Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia

First Appearance – Giant Sized X-Men #1 (1975)

Origin – X-Men #122 (1979)

Significant Issues – Fathered child with Nereel (Classic X-Men #21, 1988); briefly became Proletarian (X-Men #123-124, 1979); began relationship with Kitty Pryde (Uncanny X-Men #174, 1983); reunited with Nereel, first met son (Uncanny X-Men Annual #12, 1988); entered Siege Perilous, returned as Peter Nicholas (Uncanny X-Men #251, 259, 1989-1990); briefly possessed by Shadow King, vs Xavier, memory restored, rejoined X-Men (Uncanny X-Men #277-279/X-Factor #70/X-Men #1, 1991); sister died, rebelled against X-Men, joined Acolytes (Uncanny X-Men #303-304, 1993); joined Excalibur (Excalibur #92, 1995); returned to X-Men (Excalibur #125/Uncanny X-Men #360/X-Men #80, 1998); sacrificed life to release Legacy Virus cure (Uncanny X-Men #390, 2001); restored to life, reunited with Kitty, rejoined X-Men (Astonishing X-Men #4-6, 2004); began investigation into family member’s deaths (X-Men: Colossus – Bloodline #1, 2005)

Occupation

Adventurer, former artist, superintendent, student, farmer

Known Relatives – Grigory Efimovich Rasputin (great-grandfather, deceased), Elena (great-grandmother, deceased), Ivan Rasputin (great-grand uncle, deceased), Grigory Rasputin (grandfather, deceased), Nikolai Rasputin (father, deceased), Alexandra Rasputina (mother, deceased), Vladimir Rasputin (uncle, deceased), unidentified aunt & uncle (deceased), Illyana Nikolievna Rasputina (Magik, sister, deceased), Mikhail Rasputin (brother), Peter Jr. (son), Larissa Mishchenko (cousin, deceased), Konstantin (cousin, deceased), Klara (cousin, deceased), Dimitriy (cousin, deceased)

Group Affiliation – X-Men, formerly Excalibur, Acolytes

Education – College level courses taken at Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, no degree

 

Physical Attributes

 

Height – 6’6″; (transformed) 7’5″

Weight – 250 lbs., (transformed) 500 lbs.

Eyes – Blue, (transformed) Silver

Hair – Black

Powers – Colossus can transform his body tissue into an organic, steel-like substance that grants him superhuman strength enabling him to lift/press up to 75 tons and makes him impervious to most injury. His armored form can withstand ballistic penetration as well as temperature extremes from 70º above absolute zero (-390º F) to approximately 9000º F. Colossus cannot become partially or selectively armored; his body is either entirely converted, or not at all. Even his eyes become steel-like. Through an act of will, Colossus can transform virtually instantaneously into his armored state, and can remain in that form for an as yet undetermined amount of time. Once in his armored form, Colossus remains so until he consciously wills himself back to normal. If he is rendered unconscious, however, he spontaneously reverts to his normal form. In his armored state, Colossus retains his normal human mobility, though his endurance and speed are enhanced. He does not need to breathe while transformed, but it is believed that he could not survive for long in a vacuum.

Abilities – Colossus is talented in drawing and painting.
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Colossus Chrome mini-statue

Sculpted by: Randy Bowen

Release Date: January 1900

Edition Size: 500

Order Of Release: Notes: San Diego Comic-con exclusive
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Sabretooth Mini Bust by Bowen Designs

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Real Name – Victor Creed

Aliases – Der Schlächter (“The Butcher” in German), Slasher, El Tigre, others

Identity – Known to various government officials

Citizenship – Unrevealed (numerous international criminal records)

Place of Birth – Unrevealed

First Appearance – Iron Fist #14 (1977)

Origin – Sabretooth: Death Hunt #1-4 (1993)

Significant Issues – First battled Wolverine (Wolverine #10, 1989); romanced Leni Zauber (Sabretooth: Death Hunt #3, 1993); manipulated by Mystique (X-Men Unlimited #40, 2003); vs Wolverine, Viper, & Seraph (Wolverine #126, 1998); vs Iron Fist (Iron Fist #14, 1977); as Slasher, partnered with Constrictor, vs Iron Fist (Power Man and Iron Fist #66, 1980); as Slasher, vs Misty Knight (Power Man and Iron Fist #78, 1981); as Slasher, vs Power Man (Power Man and Iron Fist #84, 1982); employed by Foreigner, vs Spider-Man & Black Cat (Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #116/Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #119, 1986); joined Marauders, participated in Mutant Massacre, vs Wolverine (X-Factor #10/Thor #374/Uncanny X-Men #212-213, 1986); during Mutant Massacre, vs Daredevil (Daredevil #238, 1987); with Marauders, vs X-Men (Uncanny X-Men #221-222/Uncanny X-Men #240/Uncanny X-Men #243, 1987/1989); hunted Morlocks, vs Archangel & Caliban (X-Factor #51-53, 1990); vs Caliban, New Mutants, & Cable (New Mutants #90-91, 1990); vs Werewolf By Night (Marvel Comics Presents #98, 1992); allied with Fenris & Matsu’o Tsurayaba, vs Maverick & X-Men (X-Men #5-7, 1992); vs Shiva, reunited with Team X, vs Psi-Borg, killed Silver Fox (Wolverine #60-64, 1992); forcibly recruited by Tribune, vs Wolverine (Sabretooth: Death Hunt #1-4, 1993); vs Maverick & X-Men, captured by X-Men (X-Men Unlimited #3, 1993); escaped, vs Wolverine, almost lobotomized (Wolverine #90, 1995); assigned to X-Factor (X-Factor #119, 1996); with Mystique, vs Hydra & A.I.M. (Sabretooth and Mystique #1-4, 1996); escaped X-Factor’s custody (X-Factor #136, 1997); vs Omega Red (X-Factor #138, 1997); rematch with Power Man & Iron Fist (Marvel Fanfare #6, 1997); revealed to have Adamantium, vs Wolverine, allied with him against Hand & Hydra (Wolverine #126-128, 1998); battled Wolverine to become Apocalypse’s new Horseman Death, lost Adamantium (Wolverine #145, 1999); with Darkhold Redeemers, vs N’garai (Darkhold: Pages From The Book of Sins #3-4, 2001); with Brotherhood of Mutants, attacked Muir Island, defeated by Bishop (Bishop: The Last X-Man #16, 2001); rejoined Weapon X, regained Adamantium (Wolverine #162, 2001); attempted to recruit Maverick & Wraith for Weapon X, killed Wraith (Wolverine #166, 2001); with Wild Child, attempted to recruit Sunfire for Weapon X (Weapon X: The Draft – Wild Child #1, 2002); recruited Omega Red & Lady Deathstrike to attack Wolverine’s friends (Wolverine #173-175, 2002); vs Agent Zero, forcibly returned to Weapon X (Weapon X #2-3, 2003); sent to capture Native, manipulated Wolverine, sided with him against employers (Wolverine #13-18, 2004); deceased (Wolverine #55, 2007)

Occupation – Mercenary, former government agent, possibly others

Known Relatives – Zebadiah Creed (father, deceased), unidentified mother (deceased), Graydon Creed (Tribune, son, deceased)

Group Affiliation – Formerly X-Men, Weapon X, Brotherhood Of Mutants, Hound Program, Marauders, X-Factor, Team X, former agent of Tribune, Foreigner, Montenegro and others, former partner of Constrictor
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Sabretooth mini-bust

Sculpted by: Shiflett brothers/Randy Bowen

Release Date: November 2000

Edition Size: 7000
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DeadPool by Bowen Designs (Faux Bronze)

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Real Name
Wade Wilson

Aliases
Jack, Chiyonosake (“the Wolf of the Rice Wine”), Rhodes, Corpus, Lopez, Hobgoblin, Thom Cruz, Peter Parker, numerous others

Identity
Known to Canadian government officials

Citizenship
Canada

Place of Birth
Unrevealed location in Canada

First Appearance
New Mutants #98 (1990)

Origin
Deadpool #-1 (1997); Marvel Comics 1998 Annual Starring Deadpool and Death (1998); Deadpool #33 (1999)

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Faux Bronze Deadpool statue WEBSITE EXCLUSIVE

Sculpted by: Erick Sosa

Release Date: Fall 2012
Edition Size: 329
Order Of Release: Phase V (statue #307)

Over 12″ tall
WEBSITE EXCLUSIVE

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