That price is.... WOW.
I agree, these prices, however conceived, can't be good for the hobby as a whole.
I don't think that's our problem to be honest. I think that's Sideshow's problem - that they're NOT perfectionists.
As for the pack, you forgot to add DX07 sculpt, surely essential for this figure.
The only studio I've seen lately that I would qualify as perfection would be Prime 1 Studios, but with that perfection accompanies a hefty price tag plus I don't think they are in the 1/6 market.
I think its pretty clear the 1/6th hobby is a much smaller group with a lot of expendable cash. If not, why would SS even begin to think it can charge $270?
I'll just make my comment short...this sh|_|t ain't worth $260 bucks.
I quite like this
Really looks like him with the helmet on
Wasn't he talking about that like a year ago? Is there any new confirmed news regarding - ANY - HT ESB or ROTJ figure (beyond Fett)?
Just seemed like there was a ton of talk long ago about HT's ESB and ROTJ plans, but then HT went silent on OT SW. It's been almost a year since the last OT announcement...
I keep expecting to see a Luke Jedi, Yoda or Han Bespin announced, but...
Just noticed this head has a weird "snow" effect (that looks like grey hair) on the headsculpt hair, which is also another fairly underwhelming hair sculpt - a bit unfortunate considering how poorly the Luke X hair came out, downgrading the unhelmeted head in terms of realism.
Dunno what people are complaining about on the likeness though - this looks like it could have potential, but who knows what the prod'n sculpt will look like.
I think the DX boots might be a little skinny for this figure.
I don't think that's our problem to be honest. I think that's Sideshow's problem - that they're NOT perfectionists.
As for the pack, you forgot to add DX07 sculpt, surely essential for this figure.
Perhaps the problem was the original model: 1/6th figures for $50.
Perhaps there just wasn't a big enough pool to pull from? Perhaps there's really not that many people out there that care for 1/6th dolls. So the model changes -- changes to gouge the crazy fools who do collect 1/6th dolls and will pay thru the nose to get their collection.
I think its pretty clear the 1/6th hobby is a much smaller group with a lot of expendable cash. If not, why would SS even begin to think it can charge $270?
Sideshow must be totally surprised that they had a profitable, officially licensed SW 1/6 business model that worked at a $50 pricepoint, but ten years later they have to charge $270 for the same thing to make a profit.
They must be SO surprised at this development because there aren't any other businesses that are charging five times higher for the same basic product a decade later. Maybe in the fashion or jewelry industries?
"Name an industry that charges 5 times more now for discretionary goods, than it charged 10 years ago...?
How about: Oil Industry
Survey says...? X
I don't know either.
Sideshow must be totally surprised that they had a profitable, officially licensed SW 1/6 business model that worked at a $50 pricepoint, but ten years later they have to charge $270 for the same thing to make a profit.
We don't really know how profitable it was 10 years ago.
Margins must be better now, even with the loss in buyers.
You guys who are comparing necessities to luxury items are silly. This hobby is a definitely luxury... and its costs show. It has nothing to do with costs (though China's come a long ways in 10 years) but has more to do with "what the market will bear". Once they hit that ceiling, they can always back off.
So don't buy Luke Snowspeeder. It's really that simple. I'm not buying it. That's my ceiling.
"Name an industry that charges 5 times more now for discretionary goods, than it charged 10 years ago...?
How about: Oil Industry
Survey says...? X
I don't know either.
We don't really know how profitable it was 10 years ago.
Margins must be better now, even with the loss in buyers.
You guys who are comparing necessities to luxury items are silly. This hobby is a definitely luxury... and its costs show. It has nothing to do with costs (though China's come a long ways in 10 years) but has more to do with "what the market will bear". Once they hit that ceiling, they can always back off.
So don't buy Luke Snowspeeder. It's really that simple. I'm not buying it. That's my ceiling.
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