As promised, with the launch of the Sideshow Collectibles newsletter, the 12″ Red Ninja is now available for pre-order! As always, you can go one of two ways:
Click either of the links above, or click the banner below to pick your poison!
Yeah, I’m not a big fan of Sideshow going the Red Ninja route this early in the production run. Sure, I’d much rather see Destro, Zartan, General Hawk, or any number of characters like that.
But dammit if the Red Ninja doesn’t still look pretty damn cool.
The full gallery has been posted online in a Sideshow Production Blog, and you can check it out right here. He’s got that great pointy-masked head sculpt, an amazing assortment of ninja weapons of killing, and dude! A funny hat!
Seriously, not a big fan of the Red Ninja character here, but I can’t talk down the figure itself. A work of art, as always. Just itching to see that talent directed at some more A-listers. Don’t forget you can pre-order this figure through the newsletter on June 10th. I also plan on staying right on top of it, too, so keep your eyes peeled here and I’ll tell you when the green light flashes.
Hmm…this kind of came out of left field. We’ve all heard the rumors about what Sideshow has in the works, and hell, we’ve heard it from Sideshow themselves. Zartan, Destro, Crimson Guard, any of the females…there are plenty of characters on the docket that are screaming for some high end Sideshow greatness. So, when they debuted their latest release yesterday, it kind of took me by surprise.
Is there really enough demand for a Red Ninja figure to warrant a $125 release as a high end collectible? I’m not convinced.
Don’t get me wrong, from the small snippet we see here, the figure looks amazingly well-crafted, and I’m eager to see the final reveal, but this just seems like a strange choice when there are so many other iconic characters waiting in line. Granted, Sideshow has to take advantage of part tooling and part creation, and this likely allows them to get more mileage out of their Storm Shadow parts, but I was still a bit surprised.
According to Sideshow’s Website, a full reveal will be launched on June 8th in their production blog, with pre-orders beginning June 10th.
Due to monetary reasons, I really haven’t been able to stay on top of the Sideshow releases, but thankfully I’ve been able to get my hands on the Cobra Trooper. This figure was initially released quite a while ago, so this review isn’t exactly a current event, but the figure is cool enough that I figured it was worth covering anyway.
Check out the review right here!
As reported by several folks, including Viper E7 on HissTank.com, the Sideshow Collectibles 12″ Duke has started arriving in mailboxes!
This line is really starting to be like repeated punches in the gut. I really cannot afford to pick up these toys right now, but I’ve got Snake Eyes and the Cobra Trooper, and they really are awesome. Duke is far from my favorite character, but I am absolutely dying to get my hands on this figure. Maybe next year I give up the Con and put that money towards Sideshow instead… :shifty:
In all seriousness, this is a great looking 12″ figure, even for a character who has been released ad nauseum. Click on the links below to get on the Wait List for each version, and also check out some mirrored images below that.
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Nobody can accuse Sideshow Collectibles of ignoring their fanbase. When they first showed images of their 12″ Firefly figure, there was fan outrage about the non-camouflaged head sculpt. Sure, he had a camo hood, but it just didn’t feel the same.
Well, Sideshow has officially announced that their 12″ Firefly will now include a second head, in full camouflage. Check out the mirrored image below, and a big thanks to Mysterious Stranger for the heads up.
Don’t forget, you can still hop on the wait list in case one of these becomes available!