Medusa Victorious (1/4 scale)

[Great Pheidias]

Originally Posted by Rokdweller

I have to say Medusa Victorious is nothing short of amazing! The paint application is about as close to prototype quality as any statue I have owned. Ehren packed in so much detail in the sculpt and the factory did an exceptional job! I had some friends helping me unload and unbox a few statues. Medusa stole the show. Congrats to those who ordered!

A Magnificent statue...shame I can't display her

[Rokdweller]

Originally Posted by Great Pheidias

A Magnificent statue...shame I can't display her

Wishing you the best in getting yours sorted out! She will not disappoint.

[wolf-brother]

Originally Posted by Rokdweller

I have to say Medusa Victorious is nothing short of amazing! The paint application is about as close to prototype quality as any statue I have owned. Ehren packed in so much detail in the sculpt and the factory did an exceptional job! I had some friends helping me unload and unbox a few statues. Medusa stole the show. Congrats to those who ordered!

Congrats!

I'm in total agreement with you. This statue is a beautiful piece of art.

[Rokdweller]

Still enchanted by Medusa... must look away! Attachment 99743

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[67L88Stingray]

Are we using this thread for the legs version also? I noticed EX sold out right after I placed my order a while back and it was scheduled to ship in Dec I believe.

[Nugchompa]

Originally Posted by 67L88Stingray

Are we using this thread for the legs version also? I noticed EX sold out right after I placed my order a while back and it was scheduled to ship in Dec I believe.

I doubt it sold out. They probably had to close orders since it went into production.

[The13thWarlock]

Originally Posted by Nugchompa

I doubt it sold out. They probably had to close orders since it went into production.

I'm pretty sure it didn't sell out. I think you hit the nail on the head here.

This statue was slated to ship on Nov 30th. I think ARH probably expected it to sell out pretty fast and it just didn't. Same with Sha-ryn. As a result, they kept it open for orders longer then they had anticipated. This is pure speculation on my part. But considering how I just asked about these statues and Spencer didn't know anything about a release date, something went amiss.

I think the in house productions are going to be a big asset for ARH for just this reason. They can keep their production runs open longer and make bigger runs, as they will produce the statues as they sell.

It will also let them know where to focus their creative energies. For example, there isn't any sense in making a new Arkhalla if they only sold 20 out of an expected 200 statue run... obviously people are not hungry for the statue... Where if they sell 150 out of 200, then maybe its time to think about making a new pose/version.

[Thegameman2011]

Originally Posted by The13thWarlock

I'm pretty sure it didn't sell out. I think you hit the nail on the head here.

This statue was slated to ship on Nov 30th. I think ARH probably expected it to sell out pretty fast and it just didn't. Same with Sha-ryn. As a result, they kept it open for orders longer then they had anticipated. This is pure speculation on my part. But considering how I just asked about these statues and Spencer didn't know anything about a release date, something went amiss.

I think the in house productions are going to be a big asset for ARH for just this reason. They can keep their production runs open longer and make bigger runs, as they will produce the statues as they sell.

It will also let them know where to focus their creative energies. For example, there isn't any sense in making a new Arkhalla if they only sold 20 out of an expected 200 statue run... obviously people are not hungry for the statue... Where if they sell 150 out of 200, then maybe its time to think about making a new pose/version.

I would think that it's more expensive to make a statue in house, but aren't thier runs usually less than 100? I guess it would cost more to make in china if those runs don't sell out. My concern with in house is how they will handle packaging.

[The13thWarlock]

Originally Posted by Thegameman2011

I would think that it's more expensive to make a statue in house, but aren't thier runs usually less than 100? I guess it would cost more to make in china if those runs don't sell out. My concern with in house is how they will handle packaging.

I think making stuff in house will probably end up costing around the same as dealing with China. Look at medusa... it's edition size is 100. At $400 each this statue is going to net ARH $40000 max. Now subtract from that the time ARH spend designing, painting the original, getting pics of it up on their site...

Now if it's done in house and they make the edition size 2000, the potential sales are $800000. Same amount of time getting it ready and they make only what they sell. Will she be available for the next ten years? Probably, but that just means a larger catalog of available statues for customers to pick from.

As far as packaging... I think that will be fine for sure.

[Finisher]

Originally Posted by Rokdweller

Still enchanted by Medusa... must look away! Attachment 99743

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Awesome pics of an awesome statue. ARH has so much potential. SO awesome sculptors. But so damn bad customer service and totally unreliable...sad sad sad.

But anyway: Your Medusa looks amazing ! Congrats !!