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Sideshow Collectibles releasing a new Marvel movie Premium Format – Black Widow

Dr_Teng — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:12:02 +0000

Here’s a quickie preview of the Sideshow Collectibles Black Widow Premium Format statue. This is based off of the Iron Man 2 version but no doubt there’s going to be an Avengers one down the line!

Sideshow Collectibles She-Hulk Premium Format Exclusive statue review

Dr_Teng — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:40:31 +0000

What looked to be one of the finest female statues released by Sideshow Collectibles in a while and part of their recent Hulk craze, here’s my review of the She-Hulk Premium Format Exclusive statue.

Quick Buying Options : Most likely you’ll be stuck with Ebay. But you can get on waiting for the regular at Sideshow, or Amazon.

Not being a fan of Sideshow’s earlier Adam Hughes She-Hulk comiquette, it was great to see a more traditionally styled She-Hulk from Sideshow. While it wasn’t the one piece outfit that many associate She-Hulk with, it’s an accurate version of her outfit from the cover this statue is based on (She-Hulk #29 I believe). Plus I’ve heard if you take her pants off, she’s actually wearing a one piece, so with a bit of customization you could get that look as well. But I didn’t want to risk damaging the fabric!

One of the few complaints about this statue is that the musculature isn’t quite large enough for She-Hulk. I can understand the complaints because She-Hulk is traditionally drawn as a hot female body builder, although in the cover this is based off of, she doesn’t look nearly that large. There’s some well done musculature around the abs and there’s some on the arms but it wouldn’t have hurt to make her a little bigger. She would’ve been just as feminine and attractive with a little more bulk.

The rest of the sculpting? Very nice indeed! The cracks on the road, laces on the shoes, and the way the hair flows are all very appealing. She has a very pretty face as well.

The paint job on this is really great. Starting from the base, the contrast between the side and top of the broken street is a nice touch. The shade of green they picked is perfect, it’s a more flattering one than the darker green on the AH comiquette. Her hair is a dark green with well applied light green highlights. The shading done to enhance the ab musculature and the eyes are exactly like you’d hope for.

About the only part that isn’t perfect is the detail work around the hands. Specifically, the black outlining the fingers. It’s a little too heavy. When I initially received this statue, the fingers around the meter looked really bad, however, Sideshow replaced that with a much nicer hand. If you have issues with yours, contact them, they may be able to help you out!

The Premium Format parts of this are the pants and belt. The pants are made of a nice thick material and lined well, the belt looks like a belt. Given that it’s a fairly simple outfit, it required no futzing to get it to look right and they’re tight in the areas you’d want them to be tight.

As for the exclusive, it’s a parking meter. While it’s not cover accurate, it looks pretty cool! It’s well sculpted and painted and fits the scene. I wouldn’t consider it necessary but it’s certainly a nice touch.

4.5/5. Almost exactly the She-Hulk statue I was hoping for. Slightly more muscle-y and it would’ve been perfect.

Buying Options : Most likely you’ll be stuck with Ebay. But you can get on waiting for the regular at Sideshow, or Amazon.

Lego sneak peek of some upcoming releases – Monsters, the Hobbit, and Marvel!

Dr_Teng — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:47:30 +0000

Here’s some exciting LEGO news! A sneak peek of some of their most fun looking lines for next year, the Monsters one, the Hobbit, and Marvel (possibly just Avengers?). More details as they’re available!

Bowen Designs previews their Thunderbird statue

Dr_Teng — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:02:32 +0000

For you classic X-Men fans, Bowen Designs is bringing out a Thunderbird statue. Gotta say, I never thought I’d see 3 Thunderbird statues within 2 years or so. Or really, 3 Thunderbird statues at all! (Sideshow/Kotobukiya/Bowen Designs) Here’s a look at it.

Edit : It’s been brought to my attention I was talking about Warpath, not Thunderbird. WHOOPS. Comic cred has gone down.

The first Hot Toys figure from the Avengers – Nick Fury!

Dr_Teng — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:52:08 +0000

Hot Toys wasn’t going to let Kotobukiya start off the Avengers thunder without a response! Here’s a sneak peek of their first Avengers movie figure, Nick Fury.

Kotobukiya reveals their first Avengers movie statue – Iron Man Mark VII

Dr_Teng — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:43:07 +0000

Kotobukiya is quick to the gate with the first official Avengers movie statue preview! Here’s their Iron Man Mark VII release, this is the one that

Full gallery of the Kotobukiya Storm Bishoujo statue released by Hobbystock

Dr_Teng — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:45:34 +0000

Hobbystock has received the retail version of the Kotobukiya Storm Bishoujo statue and took a ton of detailed shots, roughly 1/4th of which are high-res shots of her butt. I’m tossing up a few shots and since they put so much effort into the butt ones, one of those too. There have been a few complaints voiced about this one but I like it and I’ll definitely be picking it up! Pre-order still available at BBTS for $53.99.

Marvel releasing a line of Avengers colognes – Who wouldn’t want to smell like the Hulk?

Dr_Teng — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:37:18 +0000

I’m laughing at this but I’m totally going to sample these Avengers colognes if they’re available at any store around here. Whoever wrote the flavour text on these clearly had a good time.

Available to pre-order at BBTS for $57.99.

They’ve also got a Loki cologne and a Nick Fury one available. This lack of Black Widow and Hawkeye, totally unacceptable!

Two of Gentle Giant’s new pre-orders – Green Goblin bust + Ghost Rider statue!

Dr_Teng — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:53:37 +0000

Gentle Giant’s Green Goblin comes in with a MSRP of $89.99 and the Ghost Rider statue comes in at $459.99. I’ve seen the Green Goblin statue in person at SDCC and the sculpting on it is really top notch. The Ghost Rider was a complete surprise though!

Some upcoming Marvel sneaks from Bowen Designs – X-Men, Captain America, and more!

Dr_Teng — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:20:17 +0000

Lots of new stuff coming from Bowen Designs! X-Men/X-Factor potential busts, the Captain American action statue, a new Captain Marvel, and more! Statue news is picking up again in the new year.