The figures
I am more interested about are related to Hulk. Unfortunately I believe only one
will be affordable to me so I will begin with this one. I just happen to love
the Hulk from SS Avengers Assemble line. It’s true that the head sculpt could
be better but all the rest is top notch, the dynamic pose, the proportions, the
anatomy, everything is quite perfect in this Hulk, well balanced and full of movement. I
guess the price will be affordable as will not pass the $500 threshold, after
all is a 1/5 figure. To be honest it should be the same price as Thor ($450 max)
because is a much simpler piece to produce even though is bigger. It would be
the perfect Hulk for me if the head sculpt was done right. Let’s wait and see. I
don’t believe they will change the head sculpt so far along in the development
process but I’ll keep my fingers crossed.
Going to the realms of dreams now there’s XM Hulkbuster. It’s not really Hulk but boy it’s
really a stunning piece. And must be gigantic since there’s an 1/4 (I believe)
Iron Man going out of it. Ingenuous design and right now already candidate for
statue of the year. The model is extremely detailed and is supposed to have an
alternate display with the armor all closed (though I’m not certain about this).
Think about an ambitious project. The only pieces that could beat this one are
the X-Men and JLA maquettes promised by XM, which I don’t know if are still in
development or proved to be a too audacious undertaking. Which I believe they
are, the cost would be astronomical and few would have place to display such
gargantuan pieces even if the proportion is 1/6. And there were people wanting
these pieces to be 1/4 mind you. But back to Hulkbuster. I just love the idea
even more with its alternate closed display if proven to be true. But it ain’t
come cheap either, as none of XM pieces are to US residents due to all
importing hurdle and deal with flippers and all the process of acquiring XM
Studios pieces require. I have a sister that lives in Germany, I don’t know if
things are better that side of Atlantic. I would like hear about that from the
readers. I’m sure hyped by this new XM marvel and if I have to choose one piece
from XM to have that would be it. Unfortunately, I cannot see it coming for
less than 1k sans shipping and fees. So, in fact, I will contempt myself in seeing pics
of it from the lucky fellas who bought it posted on the Facebook groups. But would still like to know if it easier to get XM pieces overseas in Europe nevertheless.
Last but
not least, the one I am most hyped about, even though I don’t like the format,
is Hulk life-size bust from SS. I thought the sculpture, which I believe was
handmade, not digital, so full of personality, so expressive that it became I
must have for me. If it comes for around $700. It’s all I’m willing to pay. I
know I said I have given up collecting with Malavestros, but I think I would
cancel it if the Hulk bust come for a friendly price. It’s sure a huge piece
but it’s not a very complex one to produce. So, I’m eagerly waiting for the
full reveal to make plans according. I also need to know when it will launch
and when flex payment begins. To not overlap with my other order, Killer Croc.
I guess I’m just dreaming here too if Thanos came for 1,2 k I believe Hulk bust
will come for around this price which is more than too much for me. Not to
mention the shipping cost.
I was
astonished as how many members of the groups disliked the sculpt, wanted
something more traditional, less creative and expressive than the piece is. In
this I’m against the trend because I found it to be a perfect rendition of
Hulk. Hope this general dislike motivates Sideshow to lower the price in an
attempt to grab consumers. So here too I got my fingers crossed even more
harder than with Hulkbuster because I believe I’ll never own that piece due to
the price and hardships to get one and because if I have to choose one of the
two I would go with the bust. And that would be definitely the last piece I
would buy. Since I don’t have place in my room to display anything else. I was
counting and I have about 15 to 17 1/4 and 1/5 statues not to mention countless
smaller figures from Black & White Batmans to Evangelion girls (lots of
them) and a bit of everything in between. And my room is not big. I will have
to make a reform in order to make them all fit. I live in Brazil in an apartment,
so, there’s no basement to make a man cave (even though I know girls also
collect statues) and the only place I have to display them is in my room, the
other rooms are occupied by other family members. My brother lives in the US and
every piece I buy I send to his house, so to avoid the ludicrous taxes from
importing them directly to Brazil. Every now and then when we go there or they
come here, we bring one or two statues to me but I still have more statues in States
than here in Brazil which is pretty sad and pretty lame, I know. However, to
finish this post I have to mention that from my favorite heroes the only one I
don’t have any statue is The Incredible Hulk. And I’m definitely wanting to fill
this gap with the bust. I just don’t know where I will put my printer since the
only place I can imagine Hulk to be is where it is. Lol.
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