Switchouts! Switchouts! Switchouts!

[Wizard]

I get the arguments - bang for your buck, the more the better...but, I think I'm officially over the normalcy and expectation of statue switch outs. We have weapons switch outs. Head switch outs. Arm switch outs. Torso switch outs. Is a matter of time before we have base switch outs?

I have a large drawer filled with nothing but switch outs!

And how often do I actually switch out pieces? Hardly ever. Even the head portraits.

I know I'm most likely in the minority here, but anyone else just want a beautiful, solid sculpt without the multitude of pose switch out possibilities?

To my fellow collectors, do you love these things?

Do you actually switch out on a regular basis?

Would you expect a lower price if there were no switch outs (knowing, of course, the companies would not lower the price)?

[mmk123]

I rarely switch anything out. I think that when I got the Tweeterhead Batgirl statue I wanted her with the batarang and since I had her near Batman, I took his batarang hand away since I did not want them both to have batarangs (no idea why). Other than that I cannot think when I did a switch out other than that in recent years.

[The SHOGUN]

99% of my switch out pieces sleep in their box or my designated "switch out container".

The Mezco Conan switch outs are another story. i've been swapping them weekly. Head, weapons, clothing. They're all magnificent. Easily one of the best statues in a long, long time.

[Gyro Zeppeli]

I hate them. Just make separate versions. The switch outs just sit in boxes or on the base 99% of the time for me. It's just an extra $100+ tacked on.

[SDguy]

I almost never use them, but I also don't really care if they make them. It's nice to have an option though, in case no switch-out means only the less desirable option (from my perspective) gets made.

My biggest issue is when they cause visible problems with the statue, like really bad seam lines (ie Hulk, Venom necks).

[Asgard]

I always rebuild my statues. I want a lot more switchouts

[IcedDog]

I prefer the options. Especially for heads, it could be the deciding factor in a purchase if one portrait is lackluster and the other is fantastic. For instance, as much as I love the Asajj Ventress Mythos, I'm not entirely sure I would've gotten it if it didn't have that great hooded portrait.

[Dan_Lebou]

Switch outs are good if...

1) They are well thought out in relation to making the seam invisible.

2) They make a significant change to the statue - i.e. I can have my Deadpool serious (i.e. weapons in hand and mask down) or goofy (mask up and puckering with phone in hand taking selfie), or I can have Carol Danvers with or without helmet.

I will generally pick a specific set up and then stick to that set up. I'm not one to switch stuff out on a regular basis, but I like the options.

I understand people not wanting to pay any more than they need to for statues, however people have different tastes so whose to say which options are the best to choose for a "basic" version, and from a manufacturers perspective it'd be an absolute pain to offer a "pick your parts" option at the point of sale.

[Exorcist]

No I absolutely do not like switchouts. Like you said; They are just laying around in a drawer.

[Drakul]

I never switch out anything once I pick one but I do like the option at first to find my favorite.