Iron Giant Maquette

[TheLastMan]

Hogarth would've been perfect to give Giant more scale.

[dafadcariad]

Originally Posted by TheLastMan

Hogarth would've been perfect to give Giant more scale.

Almost anything would've been better than what they decided on for the base which is my only issue with the statue. By making the base so sparse and not adding anything to fully indicate scale it ruins the piece for me. To me it's a minor tragedy to make a statue for The Iron GIANT and yet make him posing on what essentially looks like a golf divot. For the price they're asking that baffles me.

[nearmint]

The scale issue is a real concern, and easily fixed. Come on Sideshow, step up here.

[Malvo]

Originally Posted by dafadcariad

Almost anything would've been better than what they decided on for the base which is my only issue with the statue. By making the base so sparse and not adding anything to fully indicate scale it ruins the piece for me. To me it's a minor tragedy to make a statue for The Iron GIANT and yet make him posing on what essentially looks like a golf divot. For the price they're asking that baffles me.

Agreed. Some trees, power lines, a beat up old truck, or anything else would have been preferable to nothing at all. I can't believe no one at SS thought it important to include some reference to scale.

[dafadcariad]

Originally Posted by Malvo

Agreed. Some trees, power lines, a beat up old truck, or anything else would have been preferable to nothing at all. I can't believe no one at SS thought it important to include some reference to scale.

Great post. I was wondering what could be added at a minimum while getting the maximum out of the addition and you're spot-on, a few happy little trees and it's quite the improvement. It's a shame because there's so much wasted potential in that base.

[nearmint]

Originally Posted by dafadcariad

It's a shame because there's so much wasted potential in that base.

Exactly. As it is now, it's a blank canvas.

[Malvo]

Originally Posted by dafadcariad

Great post. I was wondering what could be added at a minimum while getting the maximum out of the addition and you're spot-on, a few happy little trees and it's quite the improvement. It's a shame because there's so much wasted potential in that base.

Unfortunately, it may be too late for that. Apparently, these final approval authorizations are really difficult to change/alter after the fact. Depending of course on the company who owns the franchise. In this case it happens to be Warner Brothers.

It could also be the case where WB wouldn't sign off on anything outside of a plain base. Unfortunately, because of the confidentiality clauses built into these agreements we will never know.

[nearmint]

Originally Posted by Malvo

It could also be the case where WB wouldn't sign off on anything outside of a plain base. Unfortunately, because of the confidentiality clauses built into these agreements we will never know.

I can see them not allowing Hogarth, or wanting more money to add him, but not allowing something as simple as a car or power lines makes no sense.

[COI]

Pretty sure that by the time pre-orders go up, the statue is already in production.

[dafadcariad]

I just got finished watching Sideshow Live while here at work and brought up the scale issue. I received a response from Sideshow that the switch in the back is what was added to show scale. Disappointing answer but I definitely appreciate that at least now I know that Sideshow didn't ignore the scale question that was brought up at SDCC.