Statues & Figures Thread - Any & All Game Related

[Profession]

Originally Posted by garybarth

Noted ;-)



I've always wanted to do a really big statue, and I figured that Kratos was the perfect subject. From now on, I'll stick with smaller scale and make them more affordable. However, you have to admit, $499 for a 1:3 scale mixed media statue is pretty darn reasonable. ;-)



I hope you all had a great Holiday and if you have ideas for statues or collectibles you'd like to see produced in the future, feel free to post them on here or email me directly at gary_barth@playstation.sony.com. They can be based on new games or classic games, but it has to be properties that SCEA makes (sorry, no Destiny guns or Battlefront snow speeders...as much as I'd like to make them). And remember, these aren't vanity projects, so the ideas have to be for statues that will be popular enough to support making a 500-1000 units.



Thanks,

G

You should do a Call of duty one, from the older cod's though 4/mw2 etc. There's barely any statues for the game so it'd be really unique. 7-9" should be good


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[GameTrigger]

Originally Posted by Profession

You should do a Call of duty one, from the older cod's though 4/mw2 etc. There's barely any statues for the game so it'd be really unique. 7-9" should be good


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Did Sony buy CoD brand

[Profession]

Originally Posted by GameTrigger

Did Sony buy CoD brand

Oh. Oh right...well sort of I guess I mean PS4 is a primary console for cod now


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[garybarth]

Sorry, I can't do CoD as its a third party licensee.

G

[Mike1888]

Originally Posted by garybarth

Sorry, I can't do CoD as its a third party licensee.

G

What about SOCOM? Not sure what you could do, or if it would sell very well but just putting it out there. Would be cool to have a nice collectible for such a revolutionary series.

[KnightOfTruth]

I was sitting here scratching my head wondering what Sony properties I was interested in when I realized that Sony still owns the rights to the "Wild Arms" series right!?!? Man, I can't even begin to express how much I'd LOVE to purchase something from that series. Any type of collectible replica, small figures (a trio from the first game would be so great!), or something nodding to the "arms" or "golems" or anything at all really from those games!

I'd buy a $300 statue that had Rudy with an "arms" pose, Jack and hanpan looking all "thiefy" and Cecilia with a book open (or heck, even sitting atop the Golem, but that'd probably be a more expensive statue). Or, it could be done smaller scale to something like what Nintendo did for their 2010 CN Gift here:

Spoiler!

These games had quite a big following, and maybe with SCEA releasing them on PSN it could be timed to work out with the reveal/launch or something? The WA series still has quite a big following, though I'm not sure you'd see extremely expensive statues sell very well for it - though I bet the nostalgia factor alone is strong with them!

[fan_of_gaming]

Originally Posted by garybarth

Noted ;-)

From now on, I'll stick with smaller scale and make them more affordable.

Hi Gary,

as someone who bought and is waiting on my God Of War statue to arrive, I hope you don't follow what you said above, just because some people think it's too big or can't afford it.

Should every statue you make be this size and price? Of course not. But if it makes sense with some of Sony's premier characters, I would hate to see you choose not to make it, because of a few pieces of negative feedback you received. I'm sure lots of people you may never hear from on a forum, will love the statue.

Just my 2 cents anyway. I also own your Delsin Rowe statue (did skip the Journey one though as the game doesn't interest me). Really like your work and hope you continue making great statues

SCEA franchises I would purchase statues from:
- Beyond: Two Souls
- Folklore
- God Of War
- Heavenly Sword
- Horizon: Zero Dawn
- Infamous
- Jak and Daxter
- Killzone
- Knack
- Lair
- LittleBigPlanet (standard Sackboy only)
- Ratchet & Clank
- Resistance
- Sly Cooper
- Starhawk
- Syphon Filter
- The Order 1886
- Uncharted

Thanks

[Mike1888]

Originally Posted by fan_of_gaming

- Resistance

Seconded. RFoM is one of my favourite games of all time and there is no merchandise for it. Ideas:
chimera skull as seen on the cover:


RFoM Hale statue
Chimera bust

[Life Is Prime]

Originally Posted by fan_of_gaming

Hi Gary,

as someone who bought and is waiting on my God Of War statue to arrive, I hope you don't follow what you said above, just because some people think it's too big or can't afford it.

Should every statue you make be this size and price? Of course not. But if it makes sense with some of Sony's premier characters, I would hate to see you choose not to make it, because of a few pieces of negative feedback you received. I'm sure lots of people you may never hear from on a forum, will love the statue.

Just my 2 cents anyway. I also own your Delsin Rowe statue (did skip the Journey one though as the game doesn't interest me). Really like your work and hope you continue making great statues

SCEA franchises I would purchase statues from:
- Beyond: Two Souls
- Folklore
- God Of War
- Heavenly Sword
- Horizon: Zero Dawn
- Infamous
- Jak and Daxter
- Killzone
- Knack
- Lair
- LittleBigPlanet (standard Sackboy only)
- Ratchet & Clank
- Resistance
- Sly Cooper
- Starhawk
- Syphon Filter
- The Order 1886
- Uncharted

Thanks

Hey now. I believe there has been a misunderstanding. My feedback was not meant to be perceived as negative. I am not stating that Mr. Barth - and the entire product development team - should disown any more high-valued items on the basis of size and price. My concern is that thus far, a number of character collectible merchandise has been targeted to those collectors that prefer large-scale items. Don't get me wrong. I am floored by the statue. My pockets, though, are not up to snuff and never will be. If you look at the God of War brand on the PlayStation Gear Store, the only affordable Kratos you will see is the POP! vinyl, and I am not fond of those little things. There is the DC Direct figurine of Kratos from a few years back that has long been sold out even before the site was put up, and right now NECA's action figure release is coming up. But what if someone doesn't want articulation? What if someone cringes at the sight of joints and ball pegs? What they want another alternative to the DC Direct figurine (and the God of War Ascension CE "statue"). What if I desire something from the amazing work Mr. Barth and his team are capable of? I would like to see both sides, both ends on the spectrum, satisfied. Or at the very least a choice meet at the middle (say $200 to $250 at most).

And I agree with Mike1888. I've only played the first game, Resistance: Fall of Man, so I am not sure of the other entries. Nevertheless, the Chimera - of assorted class structures - are very interesting specimens concept-wise, and I would like to see them put to some use.

Also, Flower and Flow. I enjoyed those two more than Journey. Still, would be cool if there were mini "statues" for each game, so that one could create a That Game Company collection.

[CheapAssassin]

Originally Posted by garybarth

I hope you all had a great Holiday and if you have ideas for statues or collectibles you'd like to see produced in the future, feel free to post them on here or email me directly at gary_barth@playstation.sony.com.

Thanks,
G

I would love to see some statues made for The Order 1886.

Besides the diorama for Bloodborne, how about some bosses from Bloodborne too? I dont mind you make just the weapons too, like what Tri-Force did.

How about the Last Guardian? Game's not released yet, but that will be something cool to have.