youbastards Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 If you can believe the rumblings on Sideshow Freaks this morning, tomorrow may finally be the day for Sideshow's 1/6 Zartan reveal/preorder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 At first, my brain read Zartan as Zardoz, probably because we just watched it last weekend: If you haven't seen it, it's worth seeing just for the sheer lunacy of it all. Sean Connery wears this outfit for most of the movie. There is a giant stone head that pukes shotguns. There are elderly people swordfighting while wearing tuxedos. The whole thing is just batshit insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 "Batshit insane" sums that movie up perfectly... Will he be your next 1/6 custom??? I'm sure you can track down a Sideshow Connery figure on the cheap! :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 No but I am seriously considering making a minimate of him just for the hell of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Sounds like my kind of movie! Maybe I'll do a double feature with that and Holy Mountain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 (edited) AHH, DAMN YOU!!! I had finally managed to push all memory of Jodorowsky's "films" out of my head... Time to go scrub my brain. Edited July 14, 2011 by youbastards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 Pics with our new camera! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsomedevil Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 There you go again, K80, taunting me with that Cpl. Hicks figure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 There you go again, K80, taunting me with that Thor figure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 ZARTAN!!! Evil Duke portrait (SS Excl.) ROCK 'N' ROLL!!! Alt bandana headsculpt (SS Excl.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsomedevil Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 OK, I might be buying my first SS Joe figure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webhead Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 preordered both. Zing! Was surprised at Zartan's pricetag though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 I'm glad to see this line is continuing to be strong, as I'm a proud owner of all of the Sideshow Exclusive versions of the prior releases! For a while it was touch and go with all the Cobra soldier repaints...and I've been burned by Sideshow before, isn't that right incomplete 1/6 scale LOTR "Fellowship"? There are so many classic Joe's that Sideshow can make, and the quality of these has been getting a lot better, minus Flint's hairplugs. But honestly, who gives a $%&^ about Flint??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 (edited) :verymad: I've pre-ordered both, as well. Not the biggest Rock N Roll fan, but how bad-ass does that figure look with the bandanna? Can't believe I still haven't picked up Duke Gotta pull that trigger sooner or later. Anyone want to trade one for Minimates, let me know In other news, an HT insider apparently posted on Facebook that Nicholson Joker and a new version of the Iron Man Mark I are forthcoming. A few more pics, just for the hell of it: Edited July 17, 2011 by karamazov80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I am curious to see how they could improve the Mark I other than a better head sculpt. It is still one of the most amazing 1/6 scale figures I have ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 (edited) Not sure. The first post was that it was going to be an IM2 "Mark I diorama," but that was clarified to be an updated version of the figure. I guess a fancy base of some sort. Possibly no Stark face sculpt if it's just supposed to be the armor as it appeared on his wall (not that that would matter to most). Not sure how they could improve on the technical details of the armor, but knowing HT, I'm sure they can find something. Edited July 17, 2011 by karamazov80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I stopped collecting Sideshow's 1/6 Star Wars line quite some time ago, but I told myself I would pick up the Bounty Hunters from Empire if/when they ever get released. Looks like IG-88 will be up for pre-order tomorrow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Not sure if this is legit, or just a mock up, but the rumor is this may be the next Hot Toys DX announcment at SDCC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 I wonder if the whole Mark I thing was a typo. That's obviously a Mark IV, though it seems like an updated Mark III using the new Mark II base body would make more sense as a new release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 If they actually came up with a way to show tuxedo Stark underneath (at least from the torso up), that would be pretty damn cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Since most of my 1/6 scale collection is Iron Man figures, I am definitely interested to hear more details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Wow....I haven't been this impressed with a Star Wars product in years! The price is high ($175), but if this is any indicator of what SS has in store for the Star Wars droids, I am excited to see R2 and 3PO. •14.5" tall •Newly Developed and Fully Articulated IG-88 Assassin Droid with over 20+ points of articulation •Light up eyes feature •Fully functioning extendable legs •Sculpted shoulder bracer •Authentic and hand painted deco application with highly detailed weathering deco •Fabric Bandolier with magnetic attachment capabilities •One (1) Detailed BlasTech DLT-20A Blaster Rifle •One (1) Detailed BlasTech E11 Blaster Rifle •One (1) Sculpted E-11 Blaster bandolier holster •One (1) Sculpted shoulder bracer •Three (3) Mines •Two (2) Instrument pins •Deluxe Illuminated Display Base •Sideshow Exclusive: Vibro Axe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Amazing! It looks like Sideshow is pushing themselves towards Hot Toys standards, both in quality and price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Amazing! It looks like Sideshow is pushing themselves towards Hot Toys standards, both in quality and price. It does look really amazing. Though I'm not a big fan of this guy, I will definitely be curious to see how R2 and 3PO turn out. And Zartan is another example of Sideshow encroaching on a Hot Toys level price point, anyway. But despite their great work with robots, monsters, aliens, and masked characters, Sideshow still has a long ways to go with human head paint apps before they can compete with HT. And the Pro body is still a long long way from the Truetype (I really wish Sideshow would just strike a deal with HT and use their bodies instead of their own in-house bodies). On a sort of related note, the HT Avatar guy was debuted last night. Will supposedly be 18" tall, and cost upwards of $300(!). I say sort of related because if true, then both Sideshow and HT are really pushing the boundaries of previous costs. If HT figures ever get to $250-300 on a consistent basis, then I'm not sure I can continue collecting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Sideshow Boba Fett, who has a cameo in the IG-88 video apparently: Seriously, how do these people expect us to be able to afford all this stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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