Life size stormtrooper
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Has Sideshow gone fucking mad, /toy/?
>>5615112
>Want $15 dollars off?
>>5615119
>$15 off your first order
hueuhe
>>5615121
Oh if only you could get it applied to ALL first order merchandise you wish to buy.
>>5615130
No its for your first order of an purchase from their website but the naming coincidence was too perfect to ignore
Anyways what the fuck is the point of a lifesize figure that probably doesn't have any articulation and costs $7k
Why not just get a mannequin and some cuck to make you wearable cosplay armor for that much.
>>5615133
> $7k
Try $8k, my man
>>5615141
Shit you're right. Fuck thats even worse, but only by a small margin.
>>5615138
I kinda wish Sideshow would sell just the helmet, if they started a life-size helmet collectible line I would be ecstatic.
Forgot the rest of the figure in life size, just give us their helmets, thats what most people really want, good quality, life size Stormtrooper helmets.
>>5615158
>small margin.
$1000 is a 'small margin" now
>>5615112
Jesus. Might as well just invest in making your own Stormtrooper armor at that point. Then you ARE the action figure.
>>5615559
>Then you ARE the action figure
We're all just puppets to the system, anon
I'd shit all over this but Barney made it look pretty damn pimp
Didnt sideshow do a 1/1 Vader and Boba Fett once as well?
>$8000
For that much, why not get a Real Doll? At least you can fuck her and she's about $1000 cheaper.
And if you MUST have a stormtrooper, why not spend that extra $1k on a Captain Phasma outfit for your Real Doll? Now you have a high class sex toy, but ALSO a high class nerd collectable.
Anybody plan on army building these like I am?
When I die, I want to be entombed in a place filled with traps, and have 3000 of my life-sized Storm Troopers placed around my like the Chinese Terracotta soldiers.
What will the historians think when they unearth my burial place a few thousand years from now?
>>5615626
Probably because the people who have this kind of money to throw on such collectables most likely have wives.
A lot of these people who buy Sideshow and Hot Toys shit are pretty successful, ie. don't look like neckbeards and have money.
>>5615626
hell, for that price you can get a prostitute to wear the armor for you.
>>5615640
Do you get to keep the prostitute?
>>5615643
You could if you really want to
>>5615133
take the armor off and wear it..
>>5615643
Well you could kill her and then stuff her. And then put the storm trooper armor on and have it displayed in your house and no one will know that you are using a dead stuffed hooker as the base.
>>5615675
nigga, think of the leakage, ugh.
>>5615701
>he doesn't know how to taxidermize people
>>5615671
using a "..." like its this obvious cool thing
no, you are an idiot.
>>5615706
Hey, taxidermy ain't easy. You need alot of hard to get, expensive preservative chemicals. Custom foam padding to resemble the musculature. Tons of labor intensive, gross work skinning the body. Boiling the meat off the bones so you have a skeleton to attach everything to. Not to mention getting rid of the unwanted body parts discreetly. For total cost & convenience, get a RealDoll.
>Posting the life size Sally Acorn doll because these threads inevitably reference that abomination.
>>5615112
>8 fucking grand
>plus tax
>plus shipping
>statueshit
Can't wait to see how defective/damaged units are handled.
Also, they made an episode 5 Yoda and not only is it not just the puppet; it's unarticulated so you can't even fit an FX lightsaber in his hand for shits. What's even the fucking point?
>>5615733
I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS SPERGLORD. HE HAD A DEVIANTAR PAGE WITH HIS FURRY LOVE DOLL
>>5615112
Who keeps buying their shit to justify these prices?
Silicon valley and startup nerds need to cut the shit.
>$914 a month
Wow, what a savings.
>>5615545
$1000 is so much to me that the difference between $7k and $8k is minimal, when I have had less than $900 in my bank for a year or so
>>5615626
>why not get a Real Doll?
I honestly would if I had the money and privacy for it. But I have neither.
But I agree way better investment for the amount of money, though even better $8k would buy you probably all the fucking toys, accessories and shit you would ever want I think!
ITT: Everyone in this thread gets $8k magically in their bank accounts but must only spend it on toys and toy related stuff or it disappears and so do the things you buy.
What would you buy? God I wouldn't know where to begin.
>>5615990
>real doll
Still waiting on a review from the /jp/ onahole guys.
>>5615990
I'd buy a whole bunch of overpriced nip crap. DX Mazinger and the like. If I'm lucky I'll be able to buy 15 toys.
>>5615634
I don't think anybody gonna have time for that anon specially if its the tomb of somebody who buried himself with toys
>>5615990
Down payment on the Party Doll Geisha.
Put it right next to the coffee maker in the kitchen.
>>5615158
Uh.
Have you heard of anovos?
They sell the armor and the helmets.
>>5615721
glad you had something constructive to say anon............................
>>5616095
http://www.anovos.com/collections/the-imperial-collection
Holy shit, I am in love
Prices look not too bad either for whats a lifesize helmet, thanks anon for making me aware of this.
Can't afford any yet but its nice to know they are there when I will be able to
>>5615626
>Real Doll with Captain Phasma outfit
>>5615990
All the motherfucking gi joes and vehicles. Although some of them are pretty expensive like the USS Flagg that goes for about $1,500 complete.
5 times a day
>>5615990
For me it would be tons and tons and tons of 12" figures, accessories, weapons, uniforms, clothes and the like.
Both 12" figures/clothes like pic related
>>5616425
and like this
So a healthy mix of female 1/6th and accessories and male/military/sci-fi 1/6 and accessories.
>>5616428
Plus I would buy the 1/4th scale Boba Fett from sideshow, cause he's just so fucking cool, and 1/4th or 17 inches is a hell of a lot more manageable and less cumbersome/expensive than lifesize, but I wouldn't want too many of those. Just this one.
At a reasonable price of $479 out of $8,000 to spend, aw yes.
>>5615626
"Guy killed me, Mal. Killed me with a sword. How weird is that?"
>>5616432
kek
>>5616436
H-have you ever fallen in love with an innanimate object /toy/?
>>5615990
Maybe some FX lightsabers and hot toys figures.
>>5615990
A smartcar sized assortment of Lego bricks
>>5615671
You can get much better made armor for far less than that made by a professional
>>5616634
Yes
>>5616634
by the looks of this thread
it's more along the lines of how many times have you made love to an inanimate object/toy?
>>5616782
[spoiler]my 1/6th Motoko Kusanagi figure (Medicom) in the nude[/spoiler]
[spoiler]no regrets[/spoiler]
[spoiler][spoiler] tags are not supported on /toy/.[/spoiler]
>>5615626
Because this shit is for rich normalfags, like Hot Toys.
>>5615721
Two periods isn't an ellipses dumbass, he probably just pressed the period twice by accident.
>>5615639
This is the most wrong statement I have ever read on the internet.
>>5616782
does hotgluing count
>>5616880
It is the purest expression of love.
>>5616864
Hot Toys are around the $150-500 dollar price range, way beyond fucking $8k
But I agree Hot Toys are definitely for those who can afford them.
I'm just glad that its only because they are licensed the figures are so expensive, other 12" figure companies make non-licensed or "lookalikes" if they are movie figures so they can cost much, much less, even if you have a lot of equipment, armor or weapons on a figure.
Hot Toys used to make military figures too but other companies have surpassed them now in that regard. That's fine though, so long as they don't bump up the prices for those like Hot Toys and Sideshow have been doing for licensed figures.
>>5616897
Non-military shit is getting up there in prices, wasn't that unlicensed movie Dredd like $150? And 3A 12'' stuff is usually around $120.
>>5616900
Yeah 3A is one of those who like to make em really expensive for no reason.
Licensed shit is just insane now, $200 for Star Wars 1/6th from Hot Toys and Sideshow like I said. But unlicensed vary, sometimes they put a lot of effort into the face sculpt of the actor they are going for from the movie, but obviously avoid making any reference to the name of the movie so they can get away with it, and if that brings the costs down a little then I'm fine with it.
I just want to see regular military,sci-fi,other 1/6th not get anymore expensive than they are already, because they see Hot Toys and Sideshow doing it and think thats what the market as a whole wants.
Hot Toys and Sideshow basically have the market fucking cornered when it comes to licensed figures so they get paid big, and can make real quality stuff like their most recent Star Wars figures but they cost so much the average toy collector can't justify more than one per month or even year as it would be for me.
Meanwhile Medicom RAH is slightly less expensive but still doing some quality figures like these.
>>5616921
RAH has some QC problems, mainly with their fabrics, but overall their pretty solid for their price. Especially since you can get some of them for way below retail.
>>5616968
Yeah, sadly the one I most want I will never have
>>5615112
>$914.28/month
>for life-size Stormtrooper that's not even from the OT
>>5616782
Do couch cushions, a vacuum cleaner, or water balloons count?
>>5617040
I really dislike the new trooper armor, especially below the wait, their legs look really fat, theres nothing there beyond some kneepads, its not visually interesting like the OT trooper lower armor. Even if it is more practical
I mean just look at this shit, those fat fucking legs
>>5617069
Even the normal scale figures look that way, and I can't unnotice it now on every First order trooper I see, toy, movie, CG model etc
>>5617072
Meanwhile look at the normal Stormtroopers legs, slim and long, with some slightly more visual detail around them, to make the armor look overall well rounded and coherent, unlike the new trooper where it just appears to stop below the waist in a sense.
>>5615990
I would spend it all on custom displays.
OP here I just noticed they have another life size figure, Boba Fett this time
http://www.sideshowtoy.com/collectibles/star-wars-boba-fett-sideshow-collectibles-400301/
>$8,495.00
Damn, this one I might actually buy if I was a richfag, because it looks damn cool, and you can be one of the few people ever to own Boba Fett figures in every possible scale made, if you were some Boba obsessed richfag and had the cash to spare for that.
Personally I wouldn't even go for that, I would go for the 1/4th scale figure here instead >>5616431
But this lifesize Fett at least looks good I guess
>>5617123
wait wut
For 8k why not just buy a high quality costume and a mannequin.
>>5617124
i want han in carbonite.
>>5615990
I'd first take care of my Figuarts, MAFEX, Transformers, Figma, and Marvel Legends backlog so I could go try the shitty toys /toy/'s snobs brag about.
>>5617069
>>5617072
>>5617080
Jar Jar Abrams, Disney, and pretty much everyone else involved in TFA missed the point of Star Wars so hard that I've started to think that they did it on purpose.
The Stormtrooper armor wasn't supossed to be practical/realistic but just give the troopers certain aesthetic effect.
>>5617196
It doesn't really look much more practical, I think it's just them trying to add more black for contrast. It's not like the other designs were practical, just look at Kylo's fucking lightsaber.
>>5615990
Shit, if 8k magically dropped into my bank account my first thought would be to pay off around 1500 in loans I've got hanging around, then after that buy a Cintiq 27". After that I guess I'd just buy every expensive and rare figure I've ever wanted - transparent Killer Queen, Hot Toys Iron Man Secret Project, etc. It'd still be a struggle to blow that much on toys, to be honest.
>>5617196
>The Stormtrooper armor wasn't supossed to be practical/realistic but just give the troopers certain aesthetic effect.
Agreed.
They went so far away from the original intention of these troopers that it hardly feels like Star Wars.
I'm just worried how badly they will mess up the Scout Trooper variant, with any luck they won't but considering how they have been treating it like you said, they will probably remove that iconic and cool visor and make a practical looking helmet that is far from aesthetic and cool looking like the original, thus missing the point again.
>>5617207
>but must only spend it on toys and toy related stuff or it disappears and so do the things you buy.
>>5615990
>$8k magically in their bank accounts but must only spend it on toys and toy related stuff
Lego, nigga. Maybe some organization stuff for my existing Lego too.
I've got a problem.
>>5617196
Clearly the Empire was for show and lost while the First Order is here to play and stay.
Planetbase destruction, aside.
>>5617315
>the Empire was for show and lost
You know for all the OP shit in the EU that's OP as fuck, Darth Bane's plan actually makes the sith look pretty pathetic in the end. They spent 1,000 years planning shit in the dark and making secret connections everywhere only to have their new empire get overthrown in like 30.
>>5617327
Rule of two was so stupid
[spoiler]BANE?[/spoiler]
>>5617331
It was the best way to keep them from backstabbing and killing each other constantly. The last 4 or so guys fucked it up pretty badly though.
>>5617358
They're still less stupid than the prequel Jedi Order.
>>5617364
What prequels?
>>5617212
>buy several Hot Toys, 3A, and other """"""""""high end"""""""""" normie figures with magical money
>scalp them a month after their respective releases
>pay cuckloans and buy cintiq to draw garbage on /ic/'s porn general with scalper money
rrreeeeee
>>5616149
Or go to Hex Mortis and get a custom fit suit for about 1k to 2k
>>5616149
oh man
no scout
>>5615559
That is almost the cost of three "Hero grade" (100% film accuracy), 501st compliant suits of armour, custom fit, with all the bells and whistles (built in coolant vest/helmet fan, built in radio and voice amplifier, helmet cam, etc)
You can get a used store mannequin for like, $20 from when clothing stores close.
>>5618462
REEEEEEE you broke the rules
fine whatever
>>5618508
The lower waist and leg armor of that First order trooper will never not look ridiculously stubby to me compared to OT stormies
fuck
>>5618581
Yeah, but holy fuck is it a million times more comfortable to wear. No trooper scrapes, armour bites or rashes in a two mile march (in borrowed gear no less)
>>5618605
Yeah it feels designed for comfort of cosplayers and actors unlike the original stromtrooper outfits, which were made for aesthetics in mind, certainly not cosplayers or any expectation of anyone wanting to wear them apart from the film
But the aesthetics suffer from that in my opinion, and I really dislike the helmet. I can appreciate it as a cool helmet but it doesn't fit for a Stormtrooper in my opinion
>>5618610
Yeah, I'm sticking to classic too. The death's head helmet is just too iconic.
>Yeah it feels designed for comfort of cosplayers and actors unlike the original stromtrooper outfits
Very close, but official word is that Disney had their costume designers tweak it for one very important purpose: For use in the parks. The wider range of vision means you don't need a second trooper to watch for kids outside your peripheral vision, and the armour itself is easier to get in and out of.
>>5618617
Just another reminder how the new Star Wars is designed to be commercialized as fuck
Not saying the original Star Wars wasn't but this takes it to a whole 'nother level
>>5616974
Hey man, I think I saw that figure on the Hoy Toys website. it's there if you want it.
link: http://www.hottoys.com.hk/productDetail.php?productID=286
>>5619972
You savage.
>>5619972
bastard, don't remind me of that horrible abomination Hollywood is bringing us
>>5618710
But the original wasn't, it just happened that it had every element to be commercialized like no movie before it and its creators would've been retarded to reject it.
