So, my review of Bond is up on Exclucollective.com (https://bit.ly/2CzzidB). This is sure not to cause any backlash or controversy 
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I respect a lot of the opinions here, but my experience has been a lot more positive. I have had to do some work to the suit (and I'm not done) and there are things, like the plastic snaps, short shirt collar and shoulder-fit issues that I wish had been done differently, but I was not expecting Yunsil-level clothing. And for $250 I don't think it's justifiable to expect that level. I also approach these reviews with an audience who is not necessarily familiar with customs (or their expense) in mind.
$250 is not cheap, but my thinking is this; most companies markup at around 50% over cost. Meaning that all of this would need to be not only produced but designed, managed, refined over a period of months which also has to be factored into costs for $125. They need to get a body produced, a sculpt painted (and pay off the initial sculpt fees), a suit hand-produced, hands and accessories made, licence fees paid, box designed and constructed, built, packed and shipped to themselves and distributors all while working out of the UK, not Hong Kong or China. Hot Toys has many advantages including negotiating power and sheer quantity of items produced, that smaller companies don't have.
I'm guessing Yunsil has a basement for pricing and I suspect it's not under (or much under) $100/unit even in large quantities or it's not going to be cost-effective. Taking a guess, I'm thinking this suit needs to cost about $40 or less to allow for the rest of the costs and keep things in the $125/unit range (which also includes overhead, salaries, development, licensing fees,etc.). Even if you push the markup down to 35-40% it doesn't give much more room here.
I missed out on Yunsil's outfit, but anyone going that route - even if there were enough people to make it come in at the $250 level (I suspect it was more), you're looking at $600+ with a painted sculpt, body, and some accessories. A higher quality yes, but at over double the price.
. I respect a lot of the opinions here, but my experience has been a lot more positive. I have had to do some work to the suit (and I'm not done) and there are things, like the plastic snaps, short shirt collar and shoulder-fit issues that I wish had been done differently, but I was not expecting Yunsil-level clothing. And for $250 I don't think it's justifiable to expect that level. I also approach these reviews with an audience who is not necessarily familiar with customs (or their expense) in mind.
$250 is not cheap, but my thinking is this; most companies markup at around 50% over cost. Meaning that all of this would need to be not only produced but designed, managed, refined over a period of months which also has to be factored into costs for $125. They need to get a body produced, a sculpt painted (and pay off the initial sculpt fees), a suit hand-produced, hands and accessories made, licence fees paid, box designed and constructed, built, packed and shipped to themselves and distributors all while working out of the UK, not Hong Kong or China. Hot Toys has many advantages including negotiating power and sheer quantity of items produced, that smaller companies don't have.
I'm guessing Yunsil has a basement for pricing and I suspect it's not under (or much under) $100/unit even in large quantities or it's not going to be cost-effective. Taking a guess, I'm thinking this suit needs to cost about $40 or less to allow for the rest of the costs and keep things in the $125/unit range (which also includes overhead, salaries, development, licensing fees,etc.). Even if you push the markup down to 35-40% it doesn't give much more room here.
I missed out on Yunsil's outfit, but anyone going that route - even if there were enough people to make it come in at the $250 level (I suspect it was more), you're looking at $600+ with a painted sculpt, body, and some accessories. A higher quality yes, but at over double the price.
