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Old 07-03-2018, 04:59 PM   #81
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Looks like Raph is available for order via Sideshow:

https://www.sideshowtoy.com/collecti...istributednews
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Old 07-03-2018, 05:11 PM   #82
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i picked one up at big bad toy store.


i got henson don and leo maybe i'll get fw mike and raph.
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Old 07-03-2018, 05:28 PM   #83
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Again how many of these are being made ?
Sideshow said like 250?
The PCS site I thought said 400 but when I looked again it says 250?
Any other data out there ?
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Old 07-03-2018, 05:42 PM   #84
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Again how many of these are being made ?
Sideshow said like 250?
The PCS site I thought said 400 but when I looked again it says 250?
Any other data out there ?
Here's the confusing part:

The regular edition, which has one face and one set of hands, has an edition size of 400.

The exclusive, with a second face and a second set of hands, has an edition size of 250.

Interestingly, it seems that Sideshow is selling the exclusive edition. I sort of wish I had know they'd be offering this version, because I could have used my rewards points on it.
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Old 07-03-2018, 07:12 PM   #85
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Nothing Subpar about em. Cant wait to add the 87 versions!
Sweet setup!

To be fair, I haven't seen them in person. And in that pic you posted I think the sheer mass of the statues would be impressive.

Subjectively speaking, I just feel like they lack a bit of life. Maybe its because I had my expectations too high dreaming about statues from the first movie for so long, maybe its the glossy finish on the bandanas, maybe its something else... but they just kinda underwhelm me.

Though, I remember when the first Sideshow Leonardo statue was revealed in pics and I didn't like it at all. As soon as I took it out of the box, though - wow. Actually could be my favourite of the set.

So who knows?

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Old 07-04-2018, 07:02 AM   #86
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Subjectively speaking, I just feel like they lack a bit of life. Maybe its because I had my expectations too high dreaming about statues from the first movie for so long, maybe its the glossy finish on the bandanas, maybe its something else... but they just kinda underwhelm me.
I have the set, and while I like it, I'm not blown away by it. Both in pictures and in-person, Raph's face is off, and his head seems like it's too big. I don't like the model they used for Leo's face, either. Mike and especially Don, however, look really good. The color isn't as monotone or as glossy as it sometimes comes across in pictures, either.
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Old 07-11-2018, 09:59 PM   #87
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A quick update from PCS, sent out to people on their mailing list:

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Exciting Announcement from CEO Anthony Adams and EVP Mark Martin:

First of all, we would like to thank all of our great fans and customers! Everything we do, we do for the passion of our fans and for the love of the hobby as we are collectors as well. Without you, none of this is possible and we appreciate your unwavering support.

We have made a lot of changes over the last nine months. We have changed our production process as well as moved to new factories. This has allowed us to catch up on delayed statues as well as increase our product quality as evident by the recent releases of Ryu 1:3, Conan 1:3 and Zangief Ultra, just to name a few. We moved the company to Charlotte, NC and launched our very successful Facebook Group for our fans to gather and discuss PCS collectibles as a community. Also, we completely redesigned our website. Now, all this is great, but we have also had a few challenges.

At the end of 2016, we successfully completed production on 10 statues and they all shipped to our warehouse in the US in December 2017/January 2018. Our intent was to schedule one statue per week, so we would have the capacity to unload the containers. A great plan but U.S. customs had other plans. Almost all the containers were held for inspection. Some were held for a couple of weeks, some well over a month. This caused us to have multiple containers arriving to our warehouse every day for two weeks. The whole team participated in unloading the containers, which caused delays in shipping and customer service.

Around the end of March, due to circumstances outside of our control, we lost a customer service representative. Although we were able hire another representative in mid-April, it takes time for a new hire to learn about or product and customers. This Company was built on delivering 1-2 statues per month, not 10 statues. This combination caused us to get extremely behind on customer service. We deeply regret this current inconvenience to our customers, as it is not in line with our own expectations for our company.

So, what have we learned? We are great at making awesome statues and collectibles. Alternatively, we have struggled with customer service and shipping. What do you do when you are great at art, want to focus on the art, yet still make sure our amazing fans have a great overall experience including customer service and shipping? In our case, the answer was to partner with those who have mastered the process and have excelled at it for years.

At this time, we are pleased to announce that PCS Collectibles has come to an agreement with Sideshow. Sideshow is the industry leader in direct to customer sales, distribution, customer support, and shipping, just to name a few. Not only has Sideshow been a leader in our industry, they have been a great partner to PCS – taking a personal interest in our success. Starting in July, Sideshow will become the online and global distributor of PCS collectibles on their website Sideshow.com.

So what does this mean for you?

Well, to start, future pre-orders and remaining in-stock items are now available directly on Sideshow’s website. PCS will be shutting down the ability to order from our current website shortly. The first items you will see launched exclusively at Sideshow will be the WWE Ultimate Warrior, Ryu Ultra and FINALLY 1:6 scale Street Fighter figures to name a few. You will be able to RSVP for those items during SDCC at Sideshow.com.

Sideshow will need some time to prepare their customer support team for this transition. Immediately following Comic-Con Sideshow will handle all customer service requests and shipping of PCS products. Prior to that time, you can still contact us directly.

Once this process is complete, information on your open orders will be made available through Sideshow.com. Amongst the many advantages of shopping with Sideshow, you will finally be able to see all of your pre-orders online as well as use and earn reward points on PCS items!

You will be able to call, email and chat with Sideshow for questions concerning your existing and new orders. Sideshow’s 20+ Customer Support staff are available every weekday from 6am to 6pm PST – yes, that is 12 hours a day!

I know this might be a lot to process, but we feel this is the best way to give our fans the greatest experience possible. You don’t buy just the collectibles, you also buy the experience. The experience extends from the rush you get when preordering that special piece, to talking to customer support, to the joy of opening the long-awaited item when it arrives with that new statue smell. You will still get the same great quality and products from PCS while getting the great customer experience from Sideshow.

This will also allow PCS to go back to what we do best, focusing on making cool collectibles!

More details to come as we approach the July transition.

Your Fellow Collectors,

Anthony and Mark
tl;dr PCS is no longer selling statues directly, and all future orders will go through Sideshow. I'm bummed by that, because it means the end of the 20% pay-in-full discounts, but Sideshow does offer 5% in Rewards Points and their service is generally very good.
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Old 07-12-2018, 03:09 PM   #88
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This looks pretty sweet. So do we know for certain there will be the 3 other turtles made as well? Any images come out yet of what the other statues might look like? With a base like this I can't imagine them connecting...
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Old 07-12-2018, 09:33 PM   #89
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This looks pretty sweet. So do we know for certain there will be the 3 other turtles made as well? Any images come out yet of what the other statues might look like? With a base like this I can't imagine them connecting...
Pretty sure the others depend on the success of this statue. So, nothing is certain. They did promise to show off some new stuff (didn't specify TMNT) during SDCC next week, though.
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It’s also PCS that does a 5% off option. Photo below is from the PCS website. https://popcultureshocktoys.com/en/tmnt-raphael-14-ex


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Question: if your doing the payment on 15th of every month is it automatically withdrawn from card or does the customer log in and pay every month?
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Old 07-16-2018, 04:47 PM   #91
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Well it looks like the payment date has been changed from the 15th to the 30th of every month. So if your looking for a charge you won’t find it until the 30th.
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Ah... well I guess that explains why I haven't been charged my payment yet.
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Old 07-18-2018, 09:17 PM   #93
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Sideshow, who is now the distributor for PCS, had a "coming soon" list on their site. It's since been taken down, but that list contained, in this order:

Leonardo
Rocksteady
Shredder
Donatello
Michelangelo
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Old 07-21-2018, 04:00 PM   #94
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Sideshow, who is now the distributor for PCS, had a "coming soon" list on their site. It's since been taken down, but that list contained, in this order:

Leonardo
Rocksteady
Shredder
Donatello
Michelangelo
Wow that would be exciting if they planned on all of those even if my wallet would cry.... still no love for Splinter though.
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Old 07-21-2018, 04:13 PM   #95
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Wow that would be exciting if they planned on all of those even if my wallet would cry.... still no love for Splinter though.
Yes, that would be awesome. I'd imagine if they have Rocksteady on the list, surely they must have plans for Bebop as well. I'm super excited about this line of statues, though the size of these things does concern me as far as displaying...fun problem to think about!

EDIT: just found some concept for Leo, Mike, Don from yesterday. Scroll to bottom
https://news.toyark.com/2018/07/20/s...nd-more-310453
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Thanks for posting
Their faces kinda look off to me in these but I am sure this is a work in progress
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Old 07-22-2018, 07:01 AM   #97
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Thanks for posting
Their faces kinda look off to me in these but I am sure this is a work in progress
Yup I agree, don't look nearly as good as the finished Raph but at least we have an idea now of where they are headed. Looks like all of them on robot bases. Wish we could see the rest of the planned characters but all in due time
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the concept makes them look more comic bookey than anything.
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Old 07-30-2018, 11:48 AM   #99
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Anyone else get the delayed notice already
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Anyone else get the delayed notice already
Yup! Late 2019
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