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Originally Posted by MrJones
Dude SpawnDude... you gotta stop comparing Thanos to Gladiator Hulk. Two different statues made at two different times under two different circumstances or two different characters. The only thing in common is that they are statues made by Sideshow. I know we like to draw comparisons but there are just too many factors to draw direct comparisons.
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You mean two statues made at the same size and weight with the same quality paint released within several years of each other? Quite a lot in common actually. The mass public when seeing Gladiator and Thanos side by side assume that they cost the same and are made by the same company? I believe so. Also we are talking about something that sold less than 5 years ago and not way back decades ago when costs where lower. Costs are almost the same and the US dollar has gotten stronger in the last 5 years. I am just saying it will look no more high end or expensive or better QC and will just be another great piece that was made in large enough numbers we can all get one. Much like the Gladiator Hulk. Will it sell for more? Who knows in the end but it cost twice as much so lets hope so.
Back to what I wanted to say,
Thanos is awesome and will look great with any of the beast sized PFs like King Hulk, Gladiator Hulk, Skaar, Abomination. Must have if you like the big statues.
No more back and forth on value, I hope most people on here have seen so many hundreds of statues sell and how it works with large ES and what not, 5000 Wonder Woman who for sure is more popular than Thanos and still batches on pre-order, and the Batman as well still for sale, (Important: Just remembered looking through my pre-orders from Sideshow.......Batman was offered at the same time for pre-order as Gladiator Hulk! So Gladiator is new as well as Batman and Wonder Woman are old as well and have not doubled in price. Anyways, lets just forget about that)
Back on topic, we all know with 4250 pieces 2018, 2019, 2020 will all be ripe years to grab one for under retail, like any statue weather it achieves grail status has never been done with anything over 4000 but if it goes the way of Gladiator and others and after many years finally climbs above retail we will all have years to grab one for $900
Remember, Calling $900 crazy? Retail price for this is an aftermarket success price, $900 is a lot of money and can buy a lot of limited to under 1000 pieces in large scale and if the window for those is small, unloading something you can just re-order later from Sideshow works for some. There will be plenty of deals on anything with an ES this high, and if he just never gets old and looks amazing he will climb, but that is many years away.
He will look awesome, Statues like this (Black Panther, Daredevil, and anyone with no skin, eyes or real life colors) are hard to mess up. Unless you smudge the paint or paint outside the lines this is an easy paint. That being said it will rock for sure and look very much like the prototype picture, That proto is not like Red Sonja where the first pics of her where perfect alive female, in hand it is very nice but not like the original pics they used to sell her. That is because perfect tanned skin is hard, Thanos jump suit is easy.
Looking forward to the big guy, wish he had switch out hand, he does not have the gauntlet and would like to set him facing off against Skaar, Just Thanos natural power vs the Skaar and the Old power. Winner? Thanos but not without a hell of a fight!
