SS Magneto

[Statuehunter117]

my guess on price tag is $750, and i will pay it. To me this is the best magneto, I just hope QC is on point

[darren1228]

Originally Posted by SONICobra

realistically labeling it a "premium format" for sdcc was probably a mistake, they did the same thing for swamp thing

now WHY it is considered a "maquette" and not a pf is still a mystery

Pretty sure Swamp Thing was always a maquette.
First teaser they released....

[AC_808]

Originally Posted by SONICobra

hopefully there will be a blog up on tuesday

There should be a blog on Tuesday ...especially if they are putting this up for PO on Thursday.


From SideShow:
A fan-favorite X-Men villain is the next Marvel collectible from Sideshow! Your chance to Pre-Order the Magneto Maquette happens on Thursday, January 18, 2018 between Noon – 3PM (Pacific Time)!

[SONICobra]

Originally Posted by darren1228

Pretty sure Swamp Thing was always a maquette.

correct BUT



thats my point, maybe this was supposed to be a maquette all along someone just fubbed it at sdcc. still puzzling why its not just considered a pf

my eye is starting to twitch from stress, im having flashbacks to the comiquette / premium format labeling debacle

[Bernie21]

Whats the difference??? I still dont know what exactly makes one a maquette, comiquette or premium format.

[darren1228]

Originally Posted by Bernie21

Whats the difference??? I still dont know what exactly makes one a maquette, comiquette or premium format.

I'm sure nobody does and that includes Sideshow themselves

Comiquettes are extinct though.

[MPCanes]

Originally Posted by Bernie21

Whats the difference??? I still dont know what exactly makes one a maquette, comiquette or premium format.

This is the big problem to me and Sideshow needs to give clarity. you can't just keep arbitrarily name things and jack the price accordingly. Maquette seemingly used to be for movie statues with minimal mixed media, now it seems there's no clarity.

You can't take a car, call it an SL edition, do nothing to it, and charge consumers 15-20% more.

There should be a "style guide" of sorts on the website that defines what these things are, and it can be a living, breathing document that they change (IE, how comiquettes used to be fully sculpted and PFs MM, now it's scale based).

Something like http://darthchris.dk/2015/11/07/statue-definitions/

But not just winging it to make a buck.

[NorthernLadMSP]

Yeah, this kind of thing wouldn't fly with any other company (and I'm not just talking statue companies), not sure why some people make excuses for Sideshow.

[Y3E]

Let's see what SS priced this at come Tuesday. If it is over 6 bills then we can all raise our pitchforks.

I think SS should get rid of all 1/4 statue designations and just call them Premium formats. Who cares if it is a movie character or a comic character or a made up character. Just call them PFs.

[SONICobra]

Originally Posted by Y3E

I think SS should get rid of all 1/4 statue designations and just call them Premium formats. Who cares if it is a movie character or a comic character or a made up character. Just call them PFs.

I thought that was where were at before all this maquette madness... maquette was reserved for characters a scale was not designated to (galactus, voltron, iron giant etc.)

what makes a premium format a maquette? is it a premium premium format?