Medicom mini Vader arrived! [Archive]

cap70

07-07-2005, 12:18 PM

Cool evil little bastard! Just got it today, waaaay cool! :buttrock:

here it is:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/Cacico/medi1.jpg

and around troopers...

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/Cacico/medi2.jpg

cap70

07-07-2005, 12:18 PM

here it is around some of my other statues...

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/Cacico/medi3.jpg

cap70

07-07-2005, 12:19 PM

he just arrived and it's already comfronting other older residents....what a guy! :laugh:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/Cacico/duel.jpg

P1X4R

07-07-2005, 12:20 PM

nice cap! still waiting for mine.. i love how you've displayed your attakus statues!

LOL. that last one is hilarious!

Sniper

07-07-2005, 12:25 PM

Lol!!!!!!!!

Gruson

07-07-2005, 12:33 PM

Very Cool

RichardW

07-07-2005, 12:57 PM

That's nice, but not for that 200-300% mark-up those sellers on eBay are trying to get.

cap70

07-07-2005, 01:55 PM

thanks guys!

Richard, yup, suxs to pay ebay prices, even tough the price I paid on mine was not "that" bad. Unfortunetly, there's only ebay to get those right now, since I heard even in Japan they sold out. And beeing LE, I can see the prices on those rising even more in the future, just like many busts, statues and toys that sells on ebay(most of the times overpriced also).
I'm glad I got it, tough. The high price pain kinda goes away once you see this little guy in front of you. It's just too cool to resist. :)

P1X, let us know when you get yours! :thumbs2:

Big Dave

07-07-2005, 02:16 PM

That is great! I was looking at the Fett one awhile back, but never was able to pull the trigger at the prices they go far. Maybe sometime in the future. Now they need to make some troopers to go with it.

RichardW

07-07-2005, 02:36 PM

Cap, it's still a great piece. I think that's why the price gets me down because I may break down and get one of these.

Does it come with an additional hand? I saw a picture online and it looks like his left hand was a fist instead of pointing.

Nightcrawler777

07-07-2005, 02:43 PM

Nice...
Thanks for Sharing the Pics Cap..

Very cool..

cap70

07-07-2005, 05:57 PM

And your welcome, Nightcrawler.

Richard, I know exactly what you are saying! I tried to stay out of it but I couldn't resist. :)
And nope, there's no extra hands. Would be cool if it had, tough.

PS: The cape on this little Vader it's exactly like I wish the SS 1/4 Darth Vader to be, with wire on the bottom! That makes the fabric cape so more real and feeling heavy.

RichardW

07-07-2005, 06:03 PM

Maybe it was the angle I saw.

Can you get some pictures with his mask off?

cap70

07-07-2005, 06:13 PM

give me some minutes...

cap70

07-07-2005, 06:28 PM

here you go:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/Cacico/nomask1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/Cacico/nomask2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/Cacico/nomask3.jpg

RichardW

07-07-2005, 06:47 PM

Great photos. What camera are you using?

cap70

07-07-2005, 06:49 PM

thanks. Canon EOS 20d

P1X4R

07-13-2005, 01:59 AM

PS: The cape on this little Vader it's exactly like I wish the SS 1/4 Darth Vader to be, with wire on the bottom! That makes the fabric cape so more real and feeling heavy.

cap, you're right about the cape! it's pretty neat how you can wrinkle and tease it. it gives it a nice motion look rather than being a stagnant pose. very cool!!

oh crap, what am i doing? i'm actually playing with it like it's a toy! :laugh:

this sucker is going into the jail glass cabinet pronto! meet the other big toys! :laugh:

cap70

07-13-2005, 02:24 AM

cap, you're right about the cape! it's pretty neat how you can wrinkle and tease it. it gives it a nice motion look rather than being a stagnant pose. very cool!!

oh crap, what am i doing? i'm actually playing with it like it's a toy! :laugh:

this sucker is going into the jail glass cabinet pronto! meet the other big toys! :laugh:

Nice!!
The cape structure is very nice, isn't it? :buttrock:
I hope SS do the same in their 1/4 scale Vader. Would look much, much better and real!

Hey, be carefull with the little guy, he is very brave and may kick your big boys out of the shelf! :laugh:

Ia Zista Zass

07-19-2005, 01:18 AM

Cap...can you offer a lead on the lil' guy, I've searched to no avail...
Oh and congrats he looks worth it....

IZZ

P1X4R

07-19-2005, 01:52 AM

here's an ESB Boba.

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Ia Zista Zass

07-19-2005, 10:57 AM

Someone jumped on it...thanks though...

IZZ

Zurbaran1

07-19-2005, 11:11 AM

That's nice, but not for that 200-300% mark-up those sellers on eBay are trying to get.

How much do these little guys go for retail?

Ghost

07-19-2005, 02:26 PM

$200 at the most Zurb. Retail in Japan would be around $160 and up.

Ia Zista Zass

07-19-2005, 03:01 PM

$200 at the most Zurb. Retail in Japan would be around $160 and up.

Ghost, those sound like decent pricing, I was quoted over 300, for Vader w/ Boba being the EB going rate of about 150-

cap70

07-19-2005, 06:40 PM

I think those are getting harder and harder to get and the prices will defenetly go up, so the time to buy it is now.

cap70

07-19-2005, 09:25 PM

How much do these little guys go for retail?

I got mine for $150 on ebay, not a bad price since most goes between $180-$200 right now

darthrobbler

07-19-2005, 09:42 PM

Nice, very nice. I wished I had skipped the thread, now I have something else to collect...

P1X4R

07-19-2005, 09:47 PM

i wonder what they'll release next? so far Darth, ESB Boba, and ROTJ Boba..

cap70

07-19-2005, 09:48 PM

i wonder what they'll release next? so far Darth, ESB Boba, and ROTJ Boba..

A stormtrooper! :buttrock:

Ia Zista Zass

07-19-2005, 11:45 PM

A stormtrooper...

Or 3...

IZZ

imashyboi

07-23-2005, 08:33 AM

Anyone here knows anyone from Japan so people from the states won't have to pay outragous prices on these.

cap70

07-23-2005, 01:35 PM

imashboi, I believe it sells for $160 on Japan right now? I dunno if you are gonna get a deal on those at this point, but you never know. I paid $150 on ebay for mine, not that bad.

imashyboi

07-23-2005, 08:04 PM

Was there a limit on how many you can purchase from Japan? I am trying to get a connection from Japan as we speak so hopefully I can get thise close to cost. I'm also interested on ordering some of the Series 5's and the upcoming series. Any thoughts whether these will stay hot or will be valueable if I am able to get them shipped to the states.

candyrocket786

07-23-2005, 11:31 PM

Anyone here knows anyone from Japan so people from the states won't have to pay outragous prices on these.

Try the owner of Citaya Collectibles (www.citaya.org) (in Kawasaki, Japan) I'm sure he can find it.

You will need to e-mail him your request @ citaya@mac.com

Tell him David sent ya!!!

Wooktroop

07-24-2005, 08:54 AM

http://www.starwars.com/hyperspace/about/news/news20050628.html

"Medicom Real Action Heroes Luke Skywalker -- Hyperspace members will get a 3-day exclusive sales window when pre-orders on this StarWarsShop U.S.-distributed exclusive opens for pre-orders in July

Medicom Real Action Heroes Darth Vader -- Hyperspace members will get a 3-day exclusive sales window when pre-orders on this StarWarsShop U.S. distributed exclusive opens for pre-orders in August"

cap70

07-24-2005, 09:41 AM

I'm wondering how much those will sell for at SWS

candyrocket786

07-24-2005, 10:13 AM

I'm wondering how much those will sell for at SWS

They'll probably add a 30-40% markup.

cap70

07-24-2005, 10:17 AM

They'll probably add a 30-40% markup.

If this is the case, then it will sell for the same price people are selling on ebay. Maybe even more.

RichardW

08-14-2005, 10:19 AM

I just bought a Vader VCD and a Boba VCD off eBay. Boba's in a green box. Does anyone know if that's the ESB or ROTJ version?