Diamond Select (1/4 scale)

Re: Diamond Select (1/4 scale)

feeds@yuku.com (Chris Wyman) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:57:04 PST

sabacc wrote:
Jedi Luke, however, looks like they accidentally sculpted Kurt Russell instead of Mark Hamill.

Yeah, there's a reason that these cost a fourth of what Sideshow's Premium Format's cost.

Re: Diamond Select (1/4 scale)

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:52:17 PST

Entertainment Earth's got the upcoming 1/4-scale Darth Vader up for pre-order. Looks pretty good- I want to see this one in person. I also got to look at the Mace Windu and Emperor versions at MegaCon and was impressed, especially with the latter. Jedi Luke, however, looks like they accidentally sculpted Kurt Russell instead of Mark Hamill. Check out the prototype of Vader with a very unusual red lightsaber...

Re: Diamond Select (1/4 scale)

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:30:06 PST

I'm impressed with the DS head sculpt for their 1/4 scale Farmboy Luke. This is a big step up from Sideshow statues' likenesses of Luke so it just might be the second figure I buy from them (got the Maul for $30 delivered not too long ago). A lot depends on how the clothing fits as some figures, like the Han Hoth, just don't look like a real person's proportions under those garments.

Re: Diamond Select (1/4 scale)

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc72) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:34:35 PST

Check out the beginning stages of this upcoming Diamond Select Han Solo vinyl bank posted by Rebelscum. Looks great! Geez I hope they can pull off an equally impressive paintjob.

Re: Diamond Select (1/4 scale)

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc72) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:23:40 PST

I finally saw the Hoth Han in person and have to say it's far better than the pictures I've seen. He is mad tall but the face isn't bad and the outfit is very good for the price. 1/4-scale DS figures are $20 through the 4th of April at Bad Apple Comics making this figure $59.99. I'm really not in a position to buy that, but it was very tempting.

Re: Diamond Select (1/4 scale)

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc72) — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:00:38 PST

Check out Rebelscum's coverage of Toy Fair 2009 to see the new offerings from DS. I may have to get this nifty Emperor. I think he might look good standing in the shadows behind my Sideshow 4:1 Vader.

Re: Diamond Select (1/4 scale)

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc72) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:10:26 PST

I've seen the DS Darth Maul the last couple of times I've been in TRU and I'm actually less impressed than I thought I'd be. For one thing, in the package there's little hint that he can be posed in the striking action stance we usually see. Also, the outfit felt a little flimsy. And I may have been swayed just by being offput by Darth Maul in Clone Wars packaging. Don't know, but something about it just didn't look right. The Florida Mall store keeps two out at a time and the ones listened to only say one phrase, though I think many more can be accessed.

Re: Diamond Select (1/4 scale)

feeds@yuku.com (Khelden Nur) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:41:54 PST

DarthShader wrote:
Space and $$ are an issue now, so must be selective.

Right there with you on that. Every time I sit in my computer/toy room I am always looking for ways to move things to make room for stuff I am looking for. Heck I'm doing that right now as I type this - which is a pian becsue o all the typeos :P

Re: Diamond Select (1/4 scale)

feeds@yuku.com (DarthShader) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:04:46 PST

I am hooked on the SideShow pieces as well, but will keep my eye on the line. Space and $$ are an issue now, so must be selective.

Re: Diamond Select (1/4 scale)

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc72) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:38:05 PST

Khelden wrote:

forgive me and Campbell for not pooping money

It's so rare to actually laugh out loud at a post. You said, "pooping."

Re: Diamond Select (1/4 scale)

feeds@yuku.com (JGordon24) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:57:03 PST

Re: Diamond Select (1/4 scale)

feeds@yuku.com (Khelden Nur) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:10:51 PST

I saw the Maul one this afternoon at the Brandon TRU. Looked pretty good. It does come with a stand but not like the Sideshow stands. It looks more like something you would use for a Barbie doll, but it still looks nice.

Chris you will have to forgive me and Campbell for not pooping money, like you do for the more expensive SW pieces :P
Sorry couldn't help it

Re: Diamond Select (1/4 scale)

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc72) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:55:17 PST

See that's the thing, the price is really what sells these things. They don't come with a lot of accessories or a base, but they do represent the characters in a larger than normal scale. I actually wish they would drop the voice box and price them $10-$15 less. My biggest issue besides the human faces is that they all seem a bit tall and skinny.

Re: Diamond Select (1/4 scale)

feeds@yuku.com (Khelden Nur) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 11:36:26 PST

The Jedi Juke may be something I look to get. Obviously I missed out on the Sideshow version, which I would love to have, but considering the price on DS version I may consider it.

Re: Diamond Select (1/4 scale)

feeds@yuku.com (JGordon24) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:09:22 PST

Meh...I haven't been impressed with these at all since they surfaced at Toy Fair or Comic-Con, whichever it was. With Sideshow's to compare them to, they just don't hold up in my opinion. I think the face on Darth Maul looks great, but everything else I've seen has been mediocre at best.

Diamond Select (1/4 scale)

feeds@yuku.com (sabacc72) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:21:13 PST

What do you think of the Diamond Select offerings? They are huge, detailed, and I love the Jack Sparrow I own. I just saw the Darth Maul at a comic shop yesterday and it looked fantastic.

The human faces I'm less impressed by. Still, the price of less than $80 is attractive considering the scale is the same as the Sideshow $250-$300 pieces. Pictures of the Luk Jedi have just been released. It looks like Luke all right, just not like Mark Hamill.