Archive for the 'Sideshow Collectibles' Category
— May 3, 2008
Sideshow Collectibles announced yesterday their exclusive line-up for the San Diego Comic Con. As usual, they will pre-order these for both attendee and non-attendees. The coolest of these, in my opinion, is the 12 inch Aayla Secura. Here is the only image we have so far.
The pre-order for Aayla Secura will be held for attendees at 10 AM PT on May 22nd and for non-attendees at 10 AM PT on May 23rd. Here are the rest of the Sideshow San Diego exclusives.
- Iron Man Mark II Marvel Archive Set
- Skeleton Jack Hot Toys Vinyl Cosbaby
- Shadow Guard Medicom Star Wars Vinyl Collectible Doll
- The Dead 12-inch Figure
You can go to the Sideshow Comic Con page for more info. San Diego Comic Con is July 23-28 this year.
— October 5, 2006
Sideshow posted their weekly newsletter for subscribers tonight, and in it announced the unveiling of 2 heroes. First, they announced the first review of the first Sideshow Lord of the Rings figure, Strider. Sideshow says this item is due to ship in the next 30 days, but you can read the review before it ships.
Also, Sideshow announced the next Marvel Premium Format figure and it is Captain America! They have posted a preview of the Captain Amercia Premium Format statue here, and let us know the details will be available in next week’s newsletter. They also tease us about what the exclusive for Cap will be, promising us something great. Come on Sideshow, stop that!
— August 16, 2006
Sideshow Collectibles has some very passionate customers. Today, I have two examples of Sideshow customers promoting their brand for them. You can’t buy this kind of exposure folks.
First, is Sideshow Laundry Day by Dave over at Rebelscum. This is a tutorial for using water to soak the clothing of Sideshow’s 12″ figures in order to make it hang better and look more realistic. It is a great read even if you don’t collect these thanks to Dave’s great work and sense of humor.
Second, is something I did myself, the Sideshow Collectibles Calendar. I created a calendar using Google Calendar and added the expected warehouse arrival dates of upcoming 12″ Star Wars figures from Sideshow based on the e-mails they send out to collectors that ordered those products. With several figures coming in a few weeks time, this calendar lets you see about when these figures should be shipping from Sideshow. I plan to maintain this over time as well as add future pre-orders. I also added the current list of items shipping now and coming within the next 30 days from Sideshow.
Do you have any examples of this you would like to show? Do you have any ideas like this you would like to see done in the future? Let us know in the comments section and get your ideas or links published here. Thanks!
— July 5, 2006
Dave from Rebelscum commented in the forums over there that the SDCC exclusive Anakin from Sideshow will have some variations from what has been shown already.
I can tell you the figure will have the paint issues of Ani addressed and the costume will be different, but I’m not at liberty to say how it will be different…
Not really a new costume, just –for lack of a better word– improved costume…
What will be done will insure that the Vader and ani figures can be displayed together and not look exactly the same.
From Dave’s comments we can infer that the issue with the paint heavy lips will be fixed. He also commented that it is probably too late in production to fix the issue with Anakin’s right arm not being tightly attached.
— June 23, 2006
Sideshow previewed the Doctor Octopus Marvel Archive Set today. The time to pre-order this set has not been announced yet. Here is the description from this weeks Sideshow newsletter.
Marvel collectors will soon be able to display their own metallic tentacles of despair with our new Doctor Octopus Marvel Archive prop replica set! Preview the set through the following link, and take a look at the other Marvel Archive sets we have released so far!
I don’t own any of the Marvel prop replica sets from Sideshow. Seeing the Doc Ock set makes me want to though. I don’t know what it is but there is something about it that is really cool. Here is the link to the preview on Sideshow’s web site.
Click here to preview the Doctor Octopus Marvel Archive Set.
— June 11, 2006
Although it leaked on the Internet via an early issue of Star Wars Insider, Sideshow officially announced the next figure in their Lords of the Sith figure line, Darth Maul. Sideshow hinted that this figure was in the works by a little joke posted on their web site on April Fools day earlier this year. Sideshow also announced the Sith Probe Droid expansion pack. Here is the official announcement from Sideshow:
He’s bad, and everybody wants him. Check out the sneak peek of the Darth Maul 12-inch figure… AND something completely new that will really complete the display - the Sith Probe Droid expansion pack! The Inclusive Editions of these products will include accessories that can ONLY be found at Sideshow, so be sure to remind collectors to pre-order during the specified time frame - Thursday, June 15th at 6pm (PST) through Monday, June 19th at 6pm (PST).
Darth Maul is the first figure to be sold through the Inclusive edition ordering process. This means the edition size of the exclusive will not pre-determined but will be determined by how many orders are placed during the announced ordering time. This way Sideshow can make sure collectors that want this figure have a better chance of getting one while still maintaining the limitedness and exclusivity of their figure. Learn more about the Inclusive Edition ordering process.
Update: The Darth Maul figure is now up for pre-order. Click here to order Darth Maul and the probe droid expansion pack.
— May 20, 2006
Sideshow just announced you can preview the X-Men: The Last Stand Wolverine RAH 12-inch Figure from Medicom on their web site. From Sideshow:
Help us celebrate the imminent arrival of ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’ into theaters next week with a preview of the X3 Wolverine figure, manufactured by Medicom Toy! We are proud to be the U.S. distributor of this super-detailed figure and are really looking forward to offering him to our collectors.
Stay tuned for more information about pre-ordering the X-Men: The Last Stand Wolverine RAH 12-inch Figure from Medicom!
— May 20, 2006
Sideshow recently announced one of their newest collectible statues in the Marvel movie line, the Old West Ghost Rider Maquette. From Sideshow’s web site:
Sideshow Collectibles and Marvel are proud to present the West Rider Maquette, based on designs from the upcoming major motion picture, Ghost Rider. Under the supervision of Creative Director Tom Gilliland, the Sideshow creative team studied the conceptual artwork created from the film, and together with sculptor Ray Villafane, translated the conceptual designs into a fully realized sculptural artwork. The prototype was finished with Tom’s paintwork, detailing and enhancing the sculpted cowboy clothing, bone, and fire.
The West Rider Maquette is sculpted in approximately 1:5 scale and stands roughly 17 inches tall. Each piece is hand cast and hand painted to exacting standards. West Rider is fully outfitted in cowboy gear, much of which has been consumed by flames, with embers still glowing. The figure is complete with a realistic rope, and the ever-’burning’ flames are cast in a translucent material designed to enhance ambient light. Each piece will be packed in a durable molded foam interior for safe shipment, and packaged inside a beautiful full color box.
The Sideshow Exclusive version of the West Rider Maquette includes a base ringed with flames, available nowhere else. Don’t miss out! Pre-order the Old West Ghost Rider Maquette from Sideshow today.
— April 7, 2006
From Sideshow:
Sideshow is pleased to offer this opportunity to order one of Medicom’s most limited products, the 12-inch RAH Symbiote Spider-man. In Japan, this figure is a mail order exclusive, but Medicom has graciously allowed Sideshow to import a small number of this hard-to-find figure. In North America, the black costume Spider-man is available exclusively from Sideshow Collectibles. Each figure includes a display stand, interchangeable heads, interchangeable hands, and beautiful full-color comic book inspired packaging.
Place your pre-order now for the Symbiote Spider-man Real Action Hero figure from Medicom Toys and Sideshow Collectibles. We have a limited number of these figures to offer our web audience, so place your order today!
According to Sideshow, this figure is shipping in June and July 2006.
Pre-Order Symbiote Spider-man Now!
— March 28, 2006
Spider-Man - webs and wires make the man at Sideshow’s behind the scenes blog gives you a “making of” look at the process of sculpting the Premium Format Spider-man.
There are lots of pictures, and you can see how they started with one thing and ended up with something very different. The finished version looks fantastic.
The Premium format Spider-man exclusive from Sideshow is still available for $249.99 on Sideshow’s web site. It is estimated to ship in the 3rd quarter with an edition size of 500. Go here to order Spider-man.
