Hot toys announcing they have the Star wars license..what does it mean for Sideshow?

[Glennfett]

Can an official Sideshow Rep chime in on this?
How long do sideshow have the license for?will Sideshow and Hot toys be now working together on 1/6th star wars?
Or....is it now GAME ON?
I haven't seen any official word come out from Sideshow so if anyone can point me to a link..much appreciated,otherwise would really like official word through here.

 

[SimFeliz]

Can an official Sideshow Rep chime in on this?
How long do sideshow have the license for?will Sideshow and Hot toys be now working together on 1/6th star wars?
Or....is it now GAME ON?
I haven't seen any official word come out from Sideshow so if anyone can point me to a link..much appreciated,otherwise would really like official word through here.

If there is true competition doubt you'll ever get any "official" word for SSC. Closest you'll get is a standard reply.

 

[devilof76]

Technically, it's none of anyone's business but theirs, until they decide otherwise.

 

[CAhobbit]

Can an official Sideshow Rep chime in on this?
How long do sideshow have the license for?will Sideshow and Hot toys be now working together on 1/6th star wars?
Or....is it now GAME ON?
I haven't seen any official word come out from Sideshow so if anyone can point me to a link..much appreciated,otherwise would really like official word through here.

Simply...We (Sideshow) and Hot Toys will both be creating Star Wars Sixth Scale Figures. I'm not privvy to license information (not could I share it if I was), so I am unable to answer your license specific question.

 

[CAhobbit]

Small addition: And we'll both be creating 1/4 scale Star Wars collectibles as well.

 

[Invictus Sol]

Ha, wasn't expecting that. Not into 1:4, but that's cool, Alex.

And in regards to competition, I don't know why anyone would think that HT acquiring (I'm assuming) Medicom's license would turn the relationship between SSC and HT adversarial. SSC is HT's distributor. They'll both make more money by cooperating with one another and divvying up the Star Wars 1:6/1:4 pie (w/SSC getting much more off distribution with HT than they ever could've made w/Medicom's out-of-scale products).

 

[Wah]

Small addition: And we'll both be creating 1/4 scale Star Wars collectibles as well.

1/4 statues only or does that also include 1/4 figs? awesome news regardless.

 

[devilof76]

Well said, Sol.

 

[Glennfett]

Cheers for the update

 

[nyklas78]

I have the same question. I want to stick with Sideshow for the Star Wars Figures, ( Along with DC and Marvel) Hot Toys are nice but they are a little bit more pricier and the after market prices are raping. Sideshow please let us know whats going on! And please keep the Star Wars licence. PS. BRING BACK GIJOE!

 

[devilof76]

Gospel.

Simply...We (Sideshow) and Hot Toys will both be creating Star Wars Sixth Scale Figures. I'm not privvy to license information (not could I share it if I was), so I am unable to answer your license specific question.

 

[LipSmack]

Technically, it's none of anyone's business but theirs, until they decide otherwise.

yeah, how dare these simpletons discuss anything! they should all just shut up and not post anything on a discussion board

 

[devilof76]

Yeah, shut up you stupid simpletons. Listen to Lipsmack.