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08-12-2023, 11:00 PM
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#131
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Hercules
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 14,820
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You upset that it isn't polystone or heavy?
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Originally Posted by Biggunz
Just opened mine today. Sorry to say guys, its junk. Literally if Haslab did this it would be around $450.
Its like a blown up black series. Anybody with a printer can get this done for you same scale.
Paint is meh, mostly plastic ... Values not there.
Way over paid for this unfortunately.
Black series clone trooper helmet literally seems close to the same value. $140. if not, more valuable to the touch.
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08-14-2023, 12:19 PM
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#132
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Loki
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 2,533
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Nah, upset haslab or black series could of did it $450-500 tops and ss always gots to squeeze the hell out of you.
Cool piece, but the values not there. Its not $875 plus tax and shipping.
Same thing with their baby yoda. Way overpriced
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08-14-2023, 12:58 PM
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#133
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Cyclops
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 11,102
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Biggunz
Best piece of computer c con 2023
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Biggunz
Just opened mine today. Sorry to say guys, its junk. Literally if Haslab did this it would be around $450.
Its like a blown up black series. Anybody with a printer can get this done for you same scale.
Paint is meh, mostly plastic ... Values not there.
Way over paid for this unfortunately.
Black series clone trooper helmet literally seems close to the same value. $140. if not, more valuable to the touch.
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This is quite a turn around in a very short time wow
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08-14-2023, 10:51 PM
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#134
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Suicide Squad
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 7,328
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We all judge our purchases with our own personal preferences and expectations.
It is sold out, I don't think it is going to go down in value and one can flip it if disappointed I would bet for no loss.
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08-14-2023, 11:03 PM
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#135
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Hercules
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 14,820
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CessnaDriver
We all judge our purchases with our own personal preferences and expectations.
It is sold out, I don't think it is going to go down in value and one can flip it if disappointed I would bet for no loss.
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The validity of the opinion is not in question just the specifics that led to it.
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08-14-2023, 11:18 PM
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#136
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Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Indenial
Posts: 3,605
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Biggunz
Best piece of computer c con 2023
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Biggunz
Just opened mine today. Sorry to say guys, its junk. Literally if Haslab did this it would be around $450.
Its like a blown up black series. Anybody with a printer can get this done for you same scale.
Paint is meh, mostly plastic ... Values not there.
Way over paid for this unfortunately.
Black series clone trooper helmet literally seems close to the same value. $140. if not, more valuable to the touch.
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Hell of a direct follow up post.
TBH, I felt the same way with the $250 1/6 scale of this. It was cheap flimsy plastic and it wasn't long (several weeks) before one of the wire connections broke and needed to be re-soldered.
I didn't feel the value was ever there, yet the bottom line has always been "still, I'm happy to have it."
Value seems to be time dependent. Once it's passed into sunk cost, the sense of poor value seems to ebb quite a bit, even if it won't ever totally go away.
I hope you'll eventually feel the same with this one, Biggunz.
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08-14-2023, 11:41 PM
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#137
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Alpha Flight
Adamantium Member
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Michigan
Posts: 4,534
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pdenham
Value seems to be time dependent. Once it's passed into sunk cost, the sense of poor value seems to ebb quite a bit, even if it won't ever totally go away.
I hope you'll eventually feel the same with this one, Biggunz.
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Assuming he keeps it...you returning it, Gunz?
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08-14-2023, 11:59 PM
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#138
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Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Indenial
Posts: 3,605
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Funny, but the option of returning it never entered my mind.
At that price point, the heart vs head reaction might be weighted almost solely on the head screaming about what a poor value it is. Whether you like the sheer look of it takes a back seat when you feel like you've been screwed as far as price.
The thing is- at least with mine- as long as I didn't touch the 1/6 and just looked at it, I loved it.
Whenever I moved it, or changed the orientation of the head or arms, I was immediately reminded of what piece of cheap jack kit it was, and how outsized the cost seemed for the materials used.
I think it was that piece that put all this stuff into perspective for me. All this (crap) is like a structure built for a movie. It only needs to appear good. What it weighs, the material it's made out of, etc etc...none of that really matters in terms of visual appreciation. The hump to being able to divorce those concerns and simply appreciate it on a visual level is all psychological.
You put this thing under a plexiglass cover and no one (except yourself) will ever know it's cheap plastic (unless it actually has a cheap plastic look/sheen from a foot away). And after a fair amount of time, even you will probably come to view it- by the nature of that kind of premium presentation- as something with more integrity than it actually has.
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08-15-2023, 01:20 AM
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#139
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Hercules
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 14,820
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pdenham
Funny, but the option of returning it never entered my mind.
At that price point, the heart vs head reaction might be weighted almost solely on the head screaming about what a poor value it is. Whether you like the sheer look of it takes a back seat when you feel like you've been screwed as far as price.
The thing is- at least with mine- as long as I didn't touch the 1/6 and just looked at it, I loved it.
Whenever I moved it, or changed the orientation of the head or arms, I was immediately reminded of what piece of cheap jack kit it was, and how outsized the cost seemed for the materials used.
I think it was that piece that put all this stuff into perspective for me. All this (crap) is like a structure built for a movie. It only needs to appear good. What it weighs, the material it's made out of, etc etc...none of that really matters in terms of visual appreciation. The hump to being able to divorce those concerns and simply appreciate it on a visual level is all psychological.
You put this thing under a plexiglass cover and no one (except yourself) will ever know it's cheap plastic (unless it actually has a cheap plastic look/sheen from a foot away). And after a fair amount of time, even you will probably come to view it- by the nature of that kind of premium presentation- as something with more integrity than it actually has.
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Man I could not have put my feeling into such well thought out words. Good post.
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08-15-2023, 01:52 AM
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#140
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Suicide Squad
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 7,328
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Granted I've built plastic styrene models my whole life, so just used to that kind of medium. Not to mention a ton of 1/18 plastic aircraft hanging from the ceiling. Details, build and paint quality matter the most. A very detailed plastic kit can get pricey after all, so I'd push back on calling plastic necessarily cheap.
A perfect grade Bandai Falcon kit goes for bank, and it's not built. Granted the Falcon has extreme details to get right... https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/produ...ndetails/64761
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