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They still have Pretorious on their site. Dr. Frankenstein and Ygor are hard to come by. Good luck. They fit in great with Sideshow's stock.
They still have Pretorious on their site. Dr. Frankenstein and Ygor are hard to come by. Good luck. They fit in great with Sideshow's stock.
Dated? Sorry....not seeing it. Dated as compared to the ad nauseam releases of superheroes and Star Wars with all the constant "improvements"....? Perhaps. Just like Aurora models, Azrak Hamway figures. Marx mechanicals, etc......they become classics. Not some dated things to be closeted or placed in a landfill for "newer" releases however. I like to think of them more like automobiles. They may not have all the bells and whistles of newer vehicles. But I will take a 1968 Mustang or a 1957 Chevy anyday as opposed to a friggin Chevy Spark,lol.
Sideshow's offerings are still the best press Universal Monsters have gotten in ages in the realm of licensed items.
Dated? Sorry....not seeing it. Dated as compared to the ad nauseam releases of superheroes and Star Wars with all the constant "improvements"....? Perhaps. Just like Aurora models, Azrak Hamway figures. Marx mechanicals, etc......they become classics. Not some dated things to be closeted or placed in a landfill for "newer" releases however. I like to think of them more like automobiles. They may not have all the bells and whistles of newer vehicles. But I will take a 1968 Mustang or a 1957 Chevy anyday as opposed to a friggin Chevy Spark,lol.
Sideshow's offerings are still the best press Universal Monsters have gotten in ages in the realm of licensed items.
It would so nice if SS gave these classics some new attention with updated PF's and busts but I thing that shipped has sailed...so to speak. SS is too busy pumping out endless versions of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Spider-man, Wolverine, and Hulk. Even Red Sojna is on a third version with them...I guess that's were they make their money.
I don't really see the comparison from classic cars to classic statues...... Sculpting has gotten more crisp and more accurate to what is seen in movie characters, material is greatly improved (translucent resin) and tailoring is miles better. They don't need bells and whistles, but it would be easy to improve on those old releases. Saying Sideshow is the best isn't saying much when there is almost nothing out there to compare them to. CM did the 1:3 creature, which is better than the SS version to me, but that's really the only other piece that has been made that I can think of.
maybe it has sailed, but there are tons of statue companies out there now. I think a company like Prime would put out some amazing stuff if they could get the license.
Since i'm guessing most of you don't follow Mondo and i forgot to post last time but second round of the Universal Monster Prints will be available at a random time tomorrow so be on the lookout. Here's the article and prints that will be going up tomorrow. Good luck! I'll be trying to get another print.
Ryan
https://mondotees.com/blogs/news/universal-studios-monsters-online-release-part-2
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