Hey all, time for another peek into Sideshow Collectibles’ latest treasure trove of new licensed figures, statues and merchandise on the way. We’ll be talking about an awesome trio of new releases this week, so without further ado, what’s on offer now from Sideshow Toys?
IRON MAN HELMS
Sideshow have teamed up with publishers Marvel Comics to bring us these stunning scaled helms from the forthcoming IRON MAN movie. The two that are being made available are the Mark 1 and the Mark 3 helmets. Sideshow have gone all the way with these fantastic looking Iron Man Helms and have cast them in actual metal as opposed to resin or plastic. This alone makes these items very interesting indeed, not to mention much more accurate. Set at a scale of 1:4, these are going to be highly sought after when they arrive in the 3rd quarter of 2008. The bases are cast in polystone, but they do still look appropriate for the helmets, which, incidentally, are hand cast and hand painted.
STAR WARS EPISODE II: PADME VS NEXU POLYSTONE DIORAMA
The latest addition to Sideshow’s array of high quality STAR WARS pieces is the Padme Vs Nexu diorama. Depicting a tense moment from the climax to Attack of the Clones, Sideshow Collectibles and Lucasfilm are bringing us geeks something pretty damn special. I do believe this is one of the most interesting pieces we’ve see on the market in a long while - the pose and the sculpt really do seem to capture a moment of high drama and Star Wars action, and the statue is going to look incredible on a shelf. Cast in polystone and hand-finished, it’s going to be at 1:9 scale, which, frankly, means the piece is going to be huge- approximately 19 inches in total! Now, my only concern is that this Padme Vs Nexu diorama may well be a little *too* big for most fans, but it would most certainly look incredible.
IRON MAN FULL SIZED HELMETS
Oh god look at this thing! A full size metal replica of the original IRON MAN helmet itself? Hell yes! The Iron Man wearable helmet has been hand-made in steel from the designs originally seen in Iron Man’s first Marvel Comics appearance! Even the display stand is made of metal. Two versions of the Ironman helmet will be made available from Sideshow Collectibles - one silver, one gold, with a total run of 1,963 (geddit?), so numbers are low! This should be available at the end of 2008, so make sure you get in there early! Now all we need is to see the Iron Movie itself …
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