View Full Version : Anyword on Kong VS. V-Rex mini ?
DEAD_MAN
11-21-2005, 05:10 PM
Anyword on Kong VS. V-Rex mini Tower Record Exclusive?
when is it up for pre order?
How much? and the Run number?
Collection King 13
11-21-2005, 06:36 PM
Any Pics?
CharlesSong
11-21-2005, 07:01 PM
Any Pics?
http://chucks888.freeservers.com/gallery/weta/detail/SDCC05/KongvsRex2.html
Collection King 13
11-21-2005, 07:02 PM
Thanks!
Bullseye
11-21-2005, 07:14 PM
This was posted weeks ago. Nice sculpt though.
Grievous
11-21-2005, 08:25 PM
Looks like Kong is giving the rex tickle torture!
darth_thorpe
11-27-2005, 12:26 PM
ill post some pics of this on monday or so cuz i've been told that my ones arrived i havent seen this in person so ive very exsited about seeing it :)
DEAD_MAN
11-27-2005, 01:00 PM
ill post some pics of this on monday or so cuz i've been told that my ones arrived i havent seen this in person so ive very exsited about seeing it :)
where did you order it from?
DEAD_MAN
11-27-2005, 01:22 PM
never mined I order one.
darth_thorpe
11-27-2005, 01:52 PM
i got mine from were i work
DEAD_MAN
11-28-2005, 03:08 PM
i got mine from were i work
do you have it on hand or pre order?
There are 2 versions of this The Tower Records Exclusive & New Zealand, Australia & Singapore Exclusive.
darth_thorpe
11-28-2005, 05:01 PM
ive got this one in hand and its great
and ive got pickies
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b158/darth_thorpe/DSC_2916.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b158/darth_thorpe/DSC_2914.jpg
there's no edition number and theres nothing to say what exclusive it is?
:mad: i dont know if its a fult but if its ment to be an exclusive than it should be numbered
darth_thorpe
11-28-2005, 05:05 PM
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b158/darth_thorpe/93c8497c.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b158/darth_thorpe/fc0be8d7.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b158/darth_thorpe/DSC_2910.jpg
DEAD_MAN
11-28-2005, 09:22 PM
ive got this one in hand and its great
and ive got pickies
there's no edition number and theres nothing to say what exclusive it is?
:mad: i dont know if its a fult but if its ment to be an exclusive than it should be numbered
Do you own a shop?
because it could be a production sample. wich would be awsome.
Nice pic's you made the come alive
MONSTER
11-28-2005, 09:35 PM
Its already available
http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=3356134
DEAD_MAN
11-28-2005, 09:43 PM
Its already available
http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=3356134
Yeah I know I posted the other thread:
http://www.statueforum.com/showthread.php?t=19221
plus minens has been shipped
darth_thorpe
11-29-2005, 04:56 AM
nah i dont own a shop im just a sales assistant in a model shop
nah i dont own a shop im just a sales assistant in a model shop
What's the shop called?
darth_thorpe
11-29-2005, 04:30 PM
do u know modelzone? im in croydon branch
fat hobbitss
11-29-2005, 04:35 PM
Modelzone? That used to be Beatties isn't it?
I love the pose and composition of the scene better than the big one, but for your close-up the details seems to be very soft in the V-Rex head, am I right?
darth_thorpe
11-29-2005, 04:56 PM
NO mz never was beaties. beaties went bust and over the years sold all there stores and modelzone brought some of them but not there croydon one cuz modelzone croydon was already there and then five or so years ago they closed that one down cuz prob they were compeating with forbidden planet which was just a couple of seconds away from them and also compeatiing with modelzone. basicly beaties sold far too much stuff then they could handle.
the pics dont do this justice realy cuse in my photography i never use flash so i had to up the iso on the film speed and thats y its a bit of a graney pic and also its sort of out of focus cuz of the amount of depth of field was used (2.8f) to also get the speed up bit its got good detail in it considering the size of the thing
fat hobbitss
11-29-2005, 05:27 PM
Darth,
Did you get your at your shop? Would you tell us how much it was?
Ta
darth_thorpe
11-29-2005, 06:01 PM
it is £39.99
Zurbaran1
11-29-2005, 06:39 PM
Mine is scheduled for delivery tomorrow.
GerryT
11-29-2005, 07:29 PM
play posted mine out today, so hopefully by the weekend ill have mine!
oxbeard
11-29-2005, 08:30 PM
Mine is due tomorrow as well.
oxbeard
11-30-2005, 02:54 PM
Received mine this morning. It is definitely a very cool piece! Glad I picked it up.
Mine is indeed numbered on the base and on the box. 528/5000.
Mine did have some 'strings' of glue on the front of the base where the nameplate was attached, but these pealed off with no damage or marking. Other than that, it is a very well done sculpt.
darth_thorpe
11-30-2005, 03:47 PM
!!! you got a numbered one very interesting
DEAD_MAN
12-01-2005, 02:45 AM
525/5000
great sculpt
anyone if it's a Male or female V-Rex :laugh:
DEAD_MAN
12-01-2005, 02:47 AM
!!! you got a numbered one very interesting
like I said before you got a production sample.
those belong to the shops as samples.
but if it's hard not living with it let's trade :eplus2:
darth_thorpe
12-01-2005, 05:03 PM
lol im ok we got 4 more with out numbers ive looked just incase :eplus2:
oxbeard
12-01-2005, 06:49 PM
Really didn't expect to see it on eBay so soon.
Tower Exclusive Auction (http://cgi.ebay.com/Weta-King-Kong-vs-V-Rex-Tower-Exclusive-Mini-Statue_W0QQitemZ6584940759QQcategoryZ80QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
This one is listed as a UK exclusive, if there is a separate run then maybe that is why some are not numbered.
UK Auction (http://cgi.ebay.com/King-Kong-Kong-Fighting-V-Rex-U-K-Exclusive-Bust_W0QQitemZ6584598922QQcategoryZ1340QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
GerryT
12-01-2005, 06:52 PM
mine arrived from play today.No number on mine either.
Gerry
lotrfan
12-01-2005, 07:15 PM
Mine came today...mine is numbered. :confused:
Zurbaran1
12-01-2005, 07:20 PM
I got mine yesterday. Man is it tiny but it's a great little piece. Mine is numbered.
Bullseye
12-01-2005, 07:44 PM
This is a regular release over here. Wonder why its an exclusive in the US.
This is a regular release over here. Wonder why its an exclusive in the US.I read on another forum it was "NewZeeland, Australia & Singapore Exclusive". Really vague stuff, all this "messing around" with numbers/editoin sizes and so called "exlcusives" or not. It's a bit the same feeling I have with some Attakus statues. Edition size 1500 and then a Japanese edtion size again from an xxxx number?? It really makes me wonder if those figures mean anything anymore, or are they "scamming" us poor dumb ass collectors?? ;)
And with "figures" I mean "numbers" , not the sculpts/statues. :)
money3
12-01-2005, 08:25 PM
Anyone want to be so kind as to post pics of the mini in comparison to the skull busts?
Thanks
darth_thorpe
12-01-2005, 08:33 PM
i'll post pics tommow with the size comparison its small
Moria
12-01-2005, 09:33 PM
Stopped by my local Tower today, and indeed they had them in stock --- got # 1184. I don't mind the small size, the BIG DADDY will make up for this later, but it is a nice appetizer! :)
cap70
12-02-2005, 03:13 AM
the BIG DADDY will make up for this later, but it is a nice appetizer! :)
Can't wait for the big guy
CharlesSong
12-02-2005, 05:04 AM
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/9240/kongtower10gl.jpg
http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/8451/kongtower38la.th.jpg (http://charles-song.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2606)
Thumbs up on this, especially for about $43 after tax :buttrock:
http://charles-song.com/gallery/d/68-1/kongtower1.jpg
cblakey1
12-02-2005, 09:44 AM
Just ordered it through Tower.
I hope I haven't pre-ordered it through my LCS!
elwood49
12-03-2005, 08:07 PM
I hope I haven't pre-ordered it through my LCS!
It's a Tower Exclusive in the U.S., so your LCS won't be getting these unless they get it from Tower themselves.
This is a regular release over here. Wonder why its an exclusive in the US.I wondered as well. Since it is stated as a exclusive for Australia and N. Zeeland and on Play.com it is a Uk Exclusive.. and then it's numbered in the US and not in Europe/Uk?? So I mailed Weta and this is what I got back:
For your clarification: Tower Records have exclusive selling rights for the
'Kong fighting V-Rex' mini statue in the US. It cannot be purchased anywhere
else in America and is limited to 6000 pieces. We [Weta] have a second
edition of 5000 to sell to the 'rest-of-the-world' (including Aus, NZ,
Europe and the UK).
So, despite it being the same product, there are in effect two editions. To
my knowledge, both editions are numbered items.
Kind regards,
Now, I don't know about you guys, but to me it just means it is "limited" to 11000 pieces! I think it kinda sux all these seperate edition sizes for different parts of the world! It makes it unclear as how far a statue is limited or not. And the fact that a lot are not numberd while this man at weta believes they should be.. well I don't know. I think it's all a bit weird..
But to sum it up: In the US only Tower Records may sell it (I guess that's a big US retail company with lots of stores??) and it is numbered x/6000. Another batch of 5000 pieces is for the Australian/N. Zeeland/UK/Europe market and should be numbered but doesn't seem to be?? at leas not all of the time?
But there is no real exclusive out there.
I think they're toying with us collectors.. ;)
jdonoho
12-05-2005, 03:46 PM
It is exclusives of 5000 & 6000. Not 11000. I'm assuming there is a different sticker on the box that says so. :p
DEAD_MAN
12-05-2005, 04:37 PM
Im glad it says N.American Exclusive Edition not tower records.
I was thinking about also getting the other exclusive but it is the same thing.
oxbeard
12-05-2005, 08:11 PM
That's very interesting indeed since I received mine from Tower Records and I'm in the US and mine is labeled 0528/5000 not 6000
Well , I got my own statue in today. First of all it was smaller than expected. But indeed, not numbered.
Nevertheless a nice statue.
Moria
12-06-2005, 06:30 PM
That's very interesting indeed since I received mine from Tower Records and I'm in the US and mine is labeled 0528/5000 not 6000
Yep, 5K for the US, perhaps the response in the email was backward. :inquisiti
Yep, 5K for the US, perhaps the response in the email was backward. :inquisiti
Possible. Probably even. But since the European ones don't seem to be numbered at all, we can't even check that ES.
I know it's not all about the numbers. I know it should be about the statues itself but we all know that a lower ES feels a bit more "special". Besides all that, I hate it when something is so unclear when it's soooo easy to make it all clear for everyone. But that's just me. ;)
cblakey1
12-07-2005, 09:44 AM
Well , I got my own statue in today. First of all it was smaller than expected. But indeed, not numbered.
Nevertheless a nice statue.
Got mine yesterday. It's very detailed for a mini.
Great sculpt.
batman1180
12-12-2005, 06:03 PM
My kong vs t rex arrive today. great piece, number 6/5000 my lowest statue # yet.
WOW! That is cool!
I know numbers "don't mean anything" but that is cool none-the-less.
You could either keep it and enjoy the super-low number, or flip it,
hyping the super-low number and see where it ends up at........
Decisions, decisions............. :peoples: :confused2
JS ;) :laugh:
oxbeard
12-17-2005, 01:39 PM
Looks like the Tower exclusive may be sold out now. Product page says unavailable. Does that mean temporary or actually sold out??
Tyrannosauron
12-17-2005, 02:19 PM
It might be sold out and it might not. The site seems to be run by a bunch of hamsters in running wheels, based on the experience I've had with them in the past week.
I ordered the V. rex skull off the site last week, back when it was still in stock. A couple of days later, they cancelled the order, but didn't notify me, nor did they refund my money. When I called to ask why it had been cancelled, they said that it had been in low stock and so weren't filling orders for it (never mind that "low stock" still means "we have some in stock" to any rational human being). Four days later, my money still hadn't been refunded, so I sent them an e-mail. When they didn't reply to the e-mail a full day later, I called and demanded to know where my money was. They told me that since it had been paid through PayPal, someone had to manually enter the refund into the computer. When I asked if I ever would have gotten anything if I hadn't protested very loudly, the response I got was, word for word, "After 30 days it might have taken care of itself. I'm not sure."
Brilliant business conduct. They've seen the last of my money.
cblakey1
12-17-2005, 02:33 PM
.. it would behoove you to drop on by! They usually have these on the shelves with the mark down. Heck, I've seen the Coop Wheel Girl there for like, $49.00, a mass liquidation of the "new" Planet of the Apes statues at prohibitively low prices, and have gotten TONS of statues there for around $9.99 - $19.99.
I just haven't gotten out there yet, but I bet there'll be a few cheap Kong pieces at some point.
:buttrock:
Moria
12-17-2005, 06:27 PM
I just haven't gotten out there yet, but I bet there'll be a few cheap Kong pieces at some point.
:buttrock:
Everything was in its full price glory at my local store. :banghead:
reapersaurus
01-06-2006, 06:10 PM
There were from 50 - 100 Mini VRex vs Kong statues for sale for weeks for $9.99 in the stores here in Sacramento.
Noone is picking them up.
The sale is officially over, but I'll bet if I offered to buy a bunch of them at $10 a pop, they'd take it.
I would think/guess, from the interest earlier in this thread, that many people would want the statue if it was only $10....
Rogerdodger
01-15-2006, 02:53 AM
I got my mini Kong vs. V Rex today and its a very nice piece.
One thing I noticed is Kong's left arm looks to be quite a bit longer than the right. Even though the right is bent and over his head, and the left is extended, I think if they were both straightened out, the left would be quite a bit longer.
Other than that, its a fantastic piece. I also love the minute detail on the base with the leaves and moss. The V Rex is also very well done.
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