Prime 1 Jason Fabok Justice Buster statue

[Iko Iko]

Originally Posted by ScoobyDoo

Both the justice buster and stand alone Batman look awesome! I wish I had room for either of these. Though the solo Batman being close to an average 1/4 scale is tempting...
Now I just saw the prices. $650 for Batman alone, $2500 for the JB, and $3000 for the 2 of them. Not bad at all IMO considering what you get.

Wow! I was expecting $800-$900 and I didn't even know if they'd sell Batman individually. That $650 is a steal IMO. I love the look of it (although I wish the cape was sculpted).

[mva5580]

I don't surprise easy at all but I guess considering my previous posts....I'm surprised lol.

I wouldn't be so surprised if there weren't inconsistencies of some sort in pricing. I mean why is this almost DOUBLE the price of Bane vs Batman and Batman vs Joker Dragon? Why is it $600 more than something the size of Nosferatu Zodd? I can understand it costing more than some of those but this much more? They're also showing me that JB is $2,500 on its own and Batman is $650.....gee thanks. A whole $50 off of what your prices individually for them are. This is also noticeably more than XM Studios Hulkbuster/Iron Man was and it seems to me like that statue was even bigger than this one and just as detailed. I wouldn't have been surprised at ~$2,400 for both. For $3k, I'm surprised. And that will inevitably be closer to 4k after shipping.

It's very cool but, man. I just don't get the pricing sometimes.

[xb24]

I'm trying to like it because it's really cool to have a batman mech but it just doesn't wow me. I think it's the robot head design and the dark paint app of the buster. I think I need to see it in person to appreciate.

[Iko Iko]

Originally Posted by mva5580

I don't surprise easy at all but I guess considering my previous posts....I'm surprised lol.

I wouldn't be so surprised if there weren't inconsistencies of some sort in pricing. I mean why is this almost DOUBLE the price of Bane vs Batman and Batman vs Joker Dragon? Why is it $600 more than something the size of Nosferatu Zodd? I can understand it costing more than some of those but this much more? They're also showing me that JB is $2,500 on its own and Batman is $650.....gee thanks. A whole $50 off of what your prices individually for them are. This is also noticeably more than XM Studios Hulkbuster/Iron Man was and it seems to me like that statue was even bigger than this one and just as detailed. I wouldn't have been surprised at ~$2,400 for both. For $3k, I'm surprised. And that will inevitably be closer to 4k after shipping.

It's very cool but, man. I just don't get the pricing sometimes.

I am with you that this is definitely more than I thought it would be (and the shipping will be killer as this will probably be 3 boxes for sure). Also, the discount is $150, not $50 (still not huge but it is around 5% for the pair).

My guess on the high price is that it is due to a) higher production costs (the XM Hulkbuster is about 3 years old now I believe), b) it is a more standard Batman item than the Joker Dragon so it should be more popular (and they figure they can charge more for it), and c) they believe it is a unique, special piece which won't have a lot of buyers due to the size (so they need to get what they can out of it).

[ScoobyDoo]

Originally Posted by jinkazama

The question is, who would win in a fight, the Justice Buster, or the Hulkbuster?.....

Well, Hulkbuster was designed to take down the hulk, and the JB was designed to take down multiple superheros, so probably Justice Buster.

[mva5580]

Originally Posted by Iko Iko

I am with you that this is definitely more than I thought it would be (and the shipping will be killer as this will probably be 3 boxes for sure). Also, the discount is $150, not $50 (still not huge but it is around 5% for the pair).

My guess on the high price is that it is due to a) higher production costs (the XM Hulkbuster is about 3 years old now I believe), b) it is a more standard Batman item than the Joker Dragon so it should be more popular (and they figure they can charge more for it), and c) they believe it is a unique, special piece which won't have a lot of buyers due to the size (so they need to get what they can out of it).

God....quick stupid math. I apologize for that.

And yeah, I see what you're saying. Just a rough price to look at I guess.

[Iko Iko]

Originally Posted by mva5580

God....quick stupid math. I apologize for that.

And yeah, I see what you're saying. Just a rough price to look at I guess.

I am with you that it is rough. I think the most I have ever spent on a statue is around $1100. While I think this is cool, I just don't know if I have the cash and space for this piece. I mean, the depth alone is 28 inches which is crazy (height is 35 inches and width is 30 inches).

[SONICobra]

Originally Posted by Mister H

Originally Posted by SDguy

I actually feel the opposite. Buster is a pass for me, but I really like this Batman.... has some Arkham game vibes going on for me too, which is a big plus.

sorry fellas, im not going to rain on anyones parade who likes it so ill post my critiques in spoiler brackets

Spoiler

- dont like the portrait, the main reason i passed on batcave hush batman. if they wanted to recycle a portrait they should have gone with zero year batman
- the cape does not look good. either bad material or bad posing but its a big miss for me. a shame too because theyve sculpted some great batman capes
- the base is very flat and looks like an afterthought

[SDguy]

Originally Posted by SONICobra

sorry fellas, im not going to rain on anyones parade who likes it so ill post my critiques in spoiler brackets

Spoiler

- dont like the portrait, the main reason i passed on batcave hush batman. if they wanted to recycle a portrait they should have gone with zero year batman
- the cape does not look good. either bad material or bad posing but its a big miss for me. a shame too because theyve sculpted some great batman capes
- the base is very flat and looks like an afterthought

Well, 1 and 3 are personal opinion, so not really raining on anyone's parade. The cape... of course I'd always prefer sculpted over fabric. I can't speak to quality of the fabric from a picture though. However, the stories I have heard/seen of their 1/3 scale capes peeling/falling apart do concern me. The problem with those stories is that the collectors like to leave out details, like the climate the piece is displayed in, for example.

[mva5580]

When it comes to the actual design I can't say I really have any glaring issues, I'm even ok with the fabric cape in this instance because I understand Batman isn't the "star" of the statue and I get that decision.

It's really cool......I don't know though man. So crazy expensive. I guess it's a good thing for me that I'll always be someone who owns a low # of statues. This isn't even getting into that if I do decide to get this, I have no idea where I'm putting a statue that's 28" deep. Yikes.