Operation Swordfish's Star Wars & Batman Collection

[terp_fan99]

Originally Posted by Operation Swordfish

I'd actually love a HQ bust! Please don't hate me.

I wonder if George is regretting his decision yet. He must feel super disrespected after they trashed his ST stories he had written out. But I heard he actually really liked TLJ.

I was about to lauch into a SS rage rant but then I saw you got Lex. Are you happy with him? He actually really looks cool from your pics. Congrats!

Okay, that looks amazing! Double congrats! Nothing beats opening multiple awesome items at the same time. I hope the security man with the rubber gloves at Fedex was gentle

Nah, Harley Quinn is actually a cool design and she's super popular so I get it. I was okay with the Joker bust as well since he's DC's most popular villain.

Yeah I heard he liked TLJ too. I think there were two reasons for that. Either he knew it was a stinker which would make people miss him or Disney paid him off like they do all the critics!

Don't worry, I was ranting about Sideshow too then I opened a statue from them. I never learn. It's actually an impressive PF. It's really huge and heavy...which makes the Darkseid PF that much more disappointing.

Seriously, FedEx has a security building with metal detectors you have to go through just to get to the warehouse. I wasn't even allowed past the security building. The guard called someone in the warehouse who had to drive over in a golf cart with my package. When I go to the UPS warehouse, I just walk in the front door and the person at the desk has all the package pickups sitting behind her.

[Operation Swordfish]

Originally Posted by terp_fan99

Nah, Harley Quinn is actually a cool design and she's super popular so I get it. I was okay with the Joker bust as well since he's DC's most popular villain.

Yeah I heard he liked TLJ too. I think there were two reasons for that. Either he knew it was a stinker which would make people miss him or Disney paid him off like they do all the critics!

Don't worry, I was ranting about Sideshow too then I opened a statue from them. I never learn. It's actually an impressive PF. It's really huge and heavy...which makes the Darkseid PF that much more disappointing.

Seriously, FedEx has a security building with metal detectors you have to go through just to get to the warehouse. I wasn't even allowed past the security building. The guard called someone in the warehouse who had to drive over in a golf cart with my package. When I go to the UPS warehouse, I just walk in the front door and the person at the desk has all the package pickups sitting behind her.

I still really love their Joker bust. If I knew then what I'd be willing to pay on big collectibles I might have bought it.

Disney is paying everybody! I know they will all say the same thing about Solo.

Its good to see that if you compliment SS in one sentence you at least bash them in the next . I hope I've learned not to buy SS, so far so good. I just saw a thread over at SSF with someone complaining about SS's QC. He had issues with the new Maul so they sent him one with more issues. I can't believe this shady company ships out returns and then lies about it.

That really sounds like a hassle. A little off-topic but I hate how these companies print whats inside on the outside. I'm constantly getting snide comments about what I'm receiving.

[terp_fan99]

Originally Posted by Operation Swordfish

I still really love their Joker bust. If I knew then what I'd be willing to pay on big collectibles I might have bought it.

Disney is paying everybody! I know they will all say the same thing about Solo.

Its good to see that if you compliment SS in one sentence you at least bash them in the next . I hope I've learned not to buy SS, so far so good. I just saw a thread over at SSF with someone complaining about SS's QC. He had issues with the new Maul so they sent him one with more issues. I can't believe this shady company ships out returns and then lies about it.

That really sounds like a hassle. A little off-topic but I hate how these companies print whats inside on the outside. I'm constantly getting snide comments about what I'm receiving.

If I was a Batman fan, I would have been all over that Joker bust. Even the Batman one was really cool, I should have sold mine to you!

Seriously, anything Disney puts out gets certified fresh. You're telling me Iron Man 3 and Thor 2 are good movies? Come on! I actually liked Justice League more than The Last Jedi...

I totally have a love-hate relationship with Sideshow. I wish they didn't produce anything and just distributed for everyone (including XM). I think XM is probably my favorite company when it comes to higher end statues since they take chances with characters and poses.

Do the UPS employees judge you when you pick up packages? The girl that used to work at my UPS store always told me I got cool stuff. So did that Green Lantern print make you want to get one yet?

[Operation Swordfish]

Originally Posted by terp_fan99

If I was a Batman fan, I would have been all over that Joker bust. Even the Batman one was really cool, I should have sold mine to you!

Seriously, anything Disney puts out gets certified fresh. You're telling me Iron Man 3 and Thor 2 are good movies? Come on! I actually liked Justice League more than The Last Jedi...

I totally have a love-hate relationship with Sideshow. I wish they didn't produce anything and just distributed for everyone (including XM). I think XM is probably my favorite company when it comes to higher end statues since they take chances with characters and poses.

Do the UPS employees judge you when you pick up packages? The girl that used to work at my UPS store always told me I got cool stuff. So did that Green Lantern print make you want to get one yet?

The Batman one was pretty cool too. I don't know if I'm ever going to get a life size bust because I don't know where I'd put it. I see their Bale one goes for only $500ish now.

I liked JL more than the Last Jedi too. I find Rotten Tomatoes to be the most useless thing on the internet. It saddens me how many people I see online that seem to worship that website. Are these people such sheep they are unable to formulate any kind of opinion of their own?

I wish XM was easier and cheaper to obtain in the US. I'd like to think I'll get one someday but I think I'm done with 1:4. 1:3 is where its at!

Yeah they judge me, and they also make comments like "I didn't like that movie/character" or "I only like Marvel". I wish they'd just give me the package and shut their faces! I'd still like to get an art piece, but the 1:3 Batman I just got floored me way more than I thought it would. All my funds are going into this line for now.

[terp_fan99]

Originally Posted by Operation Swordfish

The Batman one was pretty cool too. I don't know if I'm ever going to get a life size bust because I don't know where I'd put it. I see their Bale one goes for only $500ish now.

I liked JL more than the Last Jedi too. I find Rotten Tomatoes to be the most useless thing on the internet. It saddens me how many people I see online that seem to worship that website. Are these people such sheep they are unable to formulate any kind of opinion of their own?

I wish XM was easier and cheaper to obtain in the US. I'd like to think I'll get one someday but I think I'm done with 1:4. 1:3 is where its at!

Yeah they judge me, and they also make comments like "I didn't like that movie/character" or "I only like Marvel". I wish they'd just give me the package and shut their faces! I'd still like to get an art piece, but the 1:3 Batman I just got floored me way more than I thought it would. All my funds are going into this line for now.

You have room for 1:3 and 1:2 pieces, but not a life size bust?

I used to check RT before going to a movie, but now I know it's worthless. I find most critically acclaimed movies to be dreadful. Anything nominated for best picture these days is super depressing and has very little plot. There Will Be Blood (for example) was one of the worst things I've ever sat through.

Yeah, XM pieces are awesome. I still find it amusing that with rising prices, you went up in scale.

Of course people only like Marvel, that's because they just watch the movies. I would be annoyed by the snide comments too!

Did you see this article? It shows a lot of stuff Johnson dropped the ball on other than the obvious things like Luke and Mary Poppins Leia. TFA set up a lot of good stuff and he completely #!@& all over everything. I think Abrams could fix some of this stuff like saying Kylo lied about Rey's parents. I have no faith that he will though.

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertain...ast-jedi.html/

[Operation Swordfish]

Originally Posted by terp_fan99

You have room for 1:3 and 1:2 pieces, but not a life size bust?

I used to check RT before going to a movie, but now I know it's worthless. I find most critically acclaimed movies to be dreadful. Anything nominated for best picture these days is super depressing and has very little plot. There Will Be Blood (for example) was one of the worst things I've ever sat through.

Yeah, XM pieces are awesome. I still find it amusing that with rising prices, you went up in scale.

Of course people only like Marvel, that's because they just watch the movies. I would be annoyed by the snide comments too!

Did you see this article? It shows a lot of stuff Johnson dropped the ball on other than the obvious things like Luke and Mary Poppins Leia. TFA set up a lot of good stuff and he completely #!@& all over everything. I think Abrams could fix some of this stuff like saying Kylo lied about Rey's parents. I have no faith that he will though.

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertain...ast-jedi.html/

I have no room for a life size bust because of the 1:2 and 1:3 pieces .

I didn't even see There Will Be Blood. I agree almost all the movies they nominate aren't even that good. I just find critics and award shows useless.

I just didn't think PFs were worth what their prices went up to. 1:3 is super expensive, but I usually use $150+ in RPs when I order one. So I just look at that as its really only $750 that way. Thats totally a good price for a 1:3! Or at least thats what I tell myself.

Maybe I'll just punch the UPS guy in the face next time lol.

That article nailed a lot of whats wrong. Its almost like Johnson just went against what JJ laid out just to make the movie his own. I hope it will be revealed Kylo was lying.

Did you order this awesome John Stewart Green Lantern hat: https://www.superherostuff.com/green...gljohnstew3930

[terp_fan99]

Originally Posted by Operation Swordfish

I have no room for a life size bust because of the 1:2 and 1:3 pieces .

I didn't even see There Will Be Blood. I agree almost all the movies they nominate aren't even that good. I just find critics and award shows useless.

I just didn't think PFs were worth what their prices went up to. 1:3 is super expensive, but I usually use $150+ in RPs when I order one. So I just look at that as its really only $750 that way. Thats totally a good price for a 1:3! Or at least thats what I tell myself.

Maybe I'll just punch the UPS guy in the face next time lol.

That article nailed a lot of whats wrong. Its almost like Johnson just went against what JJ laid out just to make the movie his own. I hope it will be revealed Kylo was lying.

Did you order this awesome John Stewart Green Lantern hat: https://www.superherostuff.com/green...gljohnstew3930

Lucky you. I watched There Will be Blood, Winter's Bone, and No Country for Old Men...what a waste of my time.

Ha, I like the justification. I don't know if any of these figures or statues are worth the price.

Don't hit the UPS guy, then they will destroy all of your stuff!

Yep, JJ needs to reveal Kylo was lying and force ghost Luke needs to come back and explain everything to Rey like force ghost Obi-Wan did in RotJ. Even then it won't erase Superman Leia from my mind. I also don't like the hyperspace jump into Snoke's ship...I mean why didn't they just do that to the Death Stars if that's possible? The only way to fix this mess is to reshoot the whole movie! It's a vast galaxy and this movie made it seem like two tiny, random factions that nobody cares about are just out fighting each other in space.

I did not order that hat, but I got this one for Christmas: https://www.superherostuff.com/green...cd=capglsym920

[Operation Swordfish]

Originally Posted by terp_fan99

Lucky you. I watched There Will be Blood, Winter's Bone, and No Country for Old Men...what a waste of my time.

Ha, I like the justification. I don't know if any of these figures or statues are worth the price.

Don't hit the UPS guy, then they will destroy all of your stuff!

Yep, JJ needs to reveal Kylo was lying and force ghost Luke needs to come back and explain everything to Rey like force ghost Obi-Wan did in RotJ. Even then it won't erase Superman Leia from my mind. I also don't like the hyperspace jump into Snoke's ship...I mean why didn't they just do that to the Death Stars if that's possible? The only way to fix this mess is to reshoot the whole movie! It's a vast galaxy and this movie made it seem like two tiny, random factions that nobody cares about are just out fighting each other in space.

I did not order that hat, but I got this one for Christmas: https://www.superherostuff.com/green...cd=capglsym920

Now you're sounding like I have multiple times when talking about statues. I wonder how much these actually cost to make. And I wonder if they ever even make their entire ES. Having said all that I can't wait for you to get P1 Doomsday and Superman!

Good call. The last thing I need is broken stuff.

I don't know how I'm going to get past Superman Leia. Of all the bad things in this movie I think that was the worst. Did you see there is a petition to redo Ep VIII?

That one is cool too!

[terp_fan99]

Originally Posted by Operation Swordfish

Now you're sounding like I have multiple times when talking about statues. I wonder how much these actually cost to make. And I wonder if they ever even make their entire ES. Having said all that I can't wait for you to get P1 Doomsday and Superman!

Good call. The last thing I need is broken stuff.

I don't know how I'm going to get past Superman Leia. Of all the bad things in this movie I think that was the worst. Did you see there is a petition to redo Ep VIII?

That one is cool too!

At least we know we're crazy for spending so much money. So you're excited for 2 years from now when I might actually get one of those two statues? By the time I get P1 Superman, we'll be talking about how terrible Ep. IX was!

I did see that petition...and maybe I signed it out of spite. Ha ha. Obviously that will never happen, but I would love to see Abrams try to fix a lot of it. It would be no different than what Rian did by basically ignoring TFA.

[Operation Swordfish]

Originally Posted by terp_fan99

At least we know we're crazy for spending so much money. So you're excited for 2 years from now when I might actually get one of those two statues? By the time I get P1 Superman, we'll be talking about how terrible Ep. IX was!

I did see that petition...and maybe I signed it out of spite. Ha ha. Obviously that will never happen, but I would love to see Abrams try to fix a lot of it. It would be no different than what Rian did by basically ignoring TFA.

Well at least we have that to look forward to! I just think you are going to be so blown away by the 1:3 size that you aren't even going to want to collect anything else. You won't even be able to look at all the Tweeterhead statues that you'll get between now and then the same way again. You might as well just throw them into the garbage ahead of time so you'll have more time to stare at the 1:3s.

LOL! That's awesome! I may have signed a petition to bring GL back to SW 2 years ago. I don't think its going to matter what JJ does at this point, the ST is pretty much dead.

[terp_fan99]

Originally Posted by Operation Swordfish

Well at least we have that to look forward to! I just think you are going to be so blown away by the 1:3 size that you aren't even going to want to collect anything else. You won't even be able to look at all the Tweeterhead statues that you'll get between now and then the same way again. You might as well just throw them into the garbage ahead of time so you'll have more time to stare at the 1:3s.

LOL! That's awesome! I may have signed a petition to bring GL back to SW 2 years ago. I don't think its going to matter what JJ does at this point, the ST is pretty much dead.

Ha, we shall see. Or I’ll think it’s too much. That’s kinda how I’ve been with 1:4 scale lately.

Yep, the ST sucks. Just going to have to hope for a good movie every now and then. Disney is going to ruin what makes Star Wars special with a new movie every year anyway.

So Tweeterhead just said the reason they haven’t revealed Batman is because they want to make sure it looks good as a stand alone AND when displayed with Batgirl and Robin. So not only are they putting extra effort into him, he’ll come with two more Gotham characters. Stupid whiners.

[Operation Swordfish]

Originally Posted by terp_fan99

Ha, we shall see. Or I’ll think it’s too much. That’s kinda how I’ve been with 1:4 scale lately.

Yep, the ST sucks. Just going to have to hope for a good movie every now and then. Disney is going to ruin what makes Star Wars special with a new movie every year anyway.

So Tweeterhead just said the reason they haven’t revealed Batman is because they want to make sure it looks good as a stand alone AND when displayed with Batgirl and Robin. So not only are they putting extra effort into him, he’ll come with two more Gotham characters. Stupid whiners.

Really? Maybe if I had a whole huge set of 1:6s I'd feel differently. I just adjusted the shelf today so I could do a full 1:4 vs 1:3 size comparison:

[Show spoiler]

The Keaton PF was already a Large PF to begin with at 26.5" and the 1:3 makes it look so tiny. The first time you see 1:3 its going to be like the first time you saw 1:4 after seeing nothing but 1:6 and smaller your whole life. I might compare 1:3 with 1:2 this weekend.

I guess you're right, I should just hope for a good movie every now and then. I mean its gotta happen right? I've seen so many people that really want an oversaturation of SW though. Do they realize SW won't be special anymore if this happens? It must be a lot of younger people that don't realize how special it was in the first place.

Hmmm... there seems to be only one person who is whining . Just kidding. But I guess this means you'll be getting a Robin and Batgirl too now?

[terp_fan99]

Originally Posted by Operation Swordfish

Really? Maybe if I had a whole huge set of 1:6s I'd feel differently. I just adjusted the shelf today so I could do a full 1:4 vs 1:3 size comparison:

[Show spoiler]

The Keaton PF was already a Large PF to begin with at 26.5" and the 1:3 makes it look so tiny. The first time you see 1:3 its going to be like the first time you saw 1:4 after seeing nothing but 1:6 and smaller your whole life. I might compare 1:3 with 1:2 this weekend.

I guess you're right, I should just hope for a good movie every now and then. I mean its gotta happen right? I've seen so many people that really want an oversaturation of SW though. Do they realize SW won't be special anymore if this happens? It must be a lot of younger people that don't realize how special it was in the first place.

Hmmm... there seems to be only one person who is whining . Just kidding. But I guess this means you'll be getting a Robin and Batgirl too now?

Damn, that 1:3 Batman is a beast. You need to line up the 1:4, 1:3, and 1:2!

Yep, Star Wars is for the next generation of younger people. They'll never understand why SW was special as it gets over saturated. It's basically going to be like the MCU franchise now...or based on the quality so far maybe more like Michael Bay's Transformers.

I know, I'm totally whining about people whining! I need to whine some more about Sideshow's 12 days. They've announced 3 Marvel statues so far and they are all stuff they've done before. Halfway through and still no DC!

[Operation Swordfish]

Originally Posted by terp_fan99

Damn, that 1:3 Batman is a beast. You need to line up the 1:4, 1:3, and 1:2!

Yep, Star Wars is for the next generation of younger people. They'll never understand why SW was special as it gets over saturated. It's basically going to be like the MCU franchise now...or based on the quality so far maybe more like Michael Bay's Transformers.

I know, I'm totally whining about people whining! I need to whine some more about Sideshow's 12 days. They've announced 3 Marvel statues so far and they are all stuff they've done before. Halfway through and still no DC!

I might. Do you ever have a fear when moving your statues? I have to consciously force myself to slow down so I don't break anything. I'm super terrified to move my 1:2s.

Yup, I think it will turn into Marvel completely. I think right now we're lucky they are only doing one a year, they'll probably bump it up to 2 to 3 eventually. Don't compare the super awful TLJ to the awful Bayformers, it would be too much of an insult even for those. TLJ is somehow even worse. I just don't know how I'm going to be able to move on after TLJ.

I'm so thankful I don't care enough about SS anymore to even care they haven't teased a new DC piece yet. If they do be prepared for another Batman.

Here, this has been stuck in my head all day:

https://youtu.be/bUYJEwI82WQ

[terp_fan99]

Originally Posted by Operation Swordfish

I might. Do you ever have a fear when moving your statues? I have to consciously force myself to slow down so I don't break anything. I'm super terrified to move my 1:2s.

Yup, I think it will turn into Marvel completely. I think right now we're lucky they are only doing one a year, they'll probably bump it up to 2 to 3 eventually. Don't compare the super awful TLJ to the awful Bayformers, it would be too much of an insult even for those. TLJ is somehow even worse. I just don't know how I'm going to be able to move on after TLJ.

I'm so thankful I don't care enough about SS anymore to even care they haven't teased a new DC piece yet. If they do be prepared for another Batman.

Here, this has been stuck in my head all day: https://youtu.be/bUYJEwI82WQ

Ha ha, what did I just watch? Superman Leia will haunt me forever.

I definitely don’t like moving the heavy statues! I’m not exactly gentle and have broken stuff before.

I’m going to say the only DC piece they announce is a second Harley Quinn. I’m so over Sideshow’s character choices. It’s a miracle they made all the Green Lantern pieces they did.

EDIT: so I just opened my bottled city of kandor from Tweeterhead. I tried to put the hose into the top and the slot just crumbled apart like cheap ceramic. I was so frustrated that I just threw it in the garbage. My excitement for this line just took a huge hit.

[Operation Swordfish]

Originally Posted by terp_fan99

Ha ha, what did I just watch? Superman Leia will haunt me forever.

I definitely don’t like moving the heavy statues! I’m not exactly gentle and have broken stuff before.

I’m going to say the only DC piece they announce is a second Harley Quinn. I’m so over Sideshow’s character choices. It’s a miracle they made all the Green Lantern pieces they did.

EDIT: so I just opened my bottled city of kandor from Tweeterhead. I tried to put the hose into the top and the slot just crumbled apart like cheap ceramic. I was so frustrated that I just threw it in the garbage. My excitement for this line just took a huge hit.

Oh man that sucks! Their stuff is usually really high quality. Do you know if this piece is prone to breakage?

She will haunt me forever too. At least we'll get a lifetimes worth of jokes out of it.

How can it be more profitable to remake a character they just made 3 years ago than a character everyone has been asking for? Having said that I actually have been thinking about rebuying a comic Harley PF for awhile now .

[terp_fan99]

Originally Posted by Operation Swordfish

Oh man that sucks! Their stuff is usually really high quality. Do you know if this piece is prone to breakage?

She will haunt me forever too. At least we'll get a lifetimes worth of jokes out of it.

How can it be more profitable to remake a character they just made 3 years ago than a character everyone has been asking for? Having said that I actually have been thinking about rebuying a comic Harley PF for awhile now .

I hadn’t heard anything else like that. Seems like the hole on the one I got was too small or just not well made. Oh well, I wasn’t planning on getting that one anyhow and only bought it because it was $20 on Black Friday. I’ll probably sell the Joker and HQ when I get them. I think I’m finally going to go with my plan of only collecting Superman and Daredevil statues.

It sucks that’s what she’ll be known for from her final role.

I’m guessing the repeat characters are for new collectors. Although I did see a couple people saying there still isn’t a good Captain America statue out there and they’re hoping this is the one. I’m sure another Harley Quinn would sell better than Flash. I have a hard time believing Batwoman would though. I see today’s announcement was more Spider-Man. I’m sure another Spider-Man and CA bust are in the works. Hey, maybe they’ll make another Daredevil bust!

[Operation Swordfish]

Originally Posted by terp_fan99

I hadn’t heard anything else like that. Seems like the hole on the one I got was too small or just not well made. Oh well, I wasn’t planning on getting that one anyhow and only bought it because it was $20 on Black Friday. I’ll probably sell the Joker and HQ when I get them. I think I’m finally going to go with my plan of only collecting Superman and Daredevil statues.

It sucks that’s what she’ll be known for from her final role.

I’m guessing the repeat characters are for new collectors. Although I did see a couple people saying there still isn’t a good Captain America statue out there and they’re hoping this is the one. I’m sure another Harley Quinn would sell better than Flash. I have a hard time believing Batwoman would though. I see today’s announcement was more Spider-Man. I’m sure another Spider-Man and CA bust are in the works. Hey, maybe they’ll make another Daredevil bust!

I'm glad it was only $20. Having said that, I didn't think you'd take what I said about throwing your Tweeterhead statues into the garbage a couple of days ago literally . That really didn't take long. So now you're thinking of ditching the Superpowers line? Shouldn't you at least wait to see if you like them? If not I understand, I've changed my mind on what I collect more than anyone. Now I'm actually thinking if starting a Harley collection on the side.

I know, she really deserved so much better. At least she isn't here to see all this fallout.

That would be awesome if they made another DD bust for you! If they make another DD PF do you think you'll get it? Batwoman was such a bad choice. Seriously how did she take priority over so many Batman villains they haven't made yet?

[terp_fan99]

Originally Posted by Operation Swordfish

I'm glad it was only $20. Having said that, I didn't think you'd take what I said about throwing your Tweeterhead statues into the garbage a couple of days ago literally . That really didn't take long. So now you're thinking of ditching the Superpowers line? Shouldn't you at least wait to see if you like them? If not I understand, I've changed my mind on what I collect more than anyone. Now I'm actually thinking if starting a Harley collection on the side.

I know, she really deserved so much better. At least she isn't here to see all this fallout.

That would be awesome if they made another DD bust for you! If they make another DD PF do you think you'll get it? Batwoman was such a bad choice. Seriously how did she take priority over so many Batman villains they haven't made yet?

Ha ha. Well I don't have room (or the money) for more lines. It's either the Super Powers line or HT Star Wars figures.

I was actually wondering how Carrie would have reacted to all the backlash. She was a very outspoken person.

Well they didn't announce a DD bust, but they announced both of these today:





I hope they aren't going to be in newer costumes that nobody likes. I've been wanting a 1/4 scale Elektra and all they have to do is beat XM's let down. Think they can do it?

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I have a feeling they'll make this new costume then they won't understand why it's not selling.