Over the weekend, a new pre-order went live from Iron Studios. They have announced the Marvel Comics – Scarlet Witch 1/10 Scale Statue. She stands on a diorama display, with assorted magic effects throughout. The statue is part of the X-Men Battle Diorama Series by Iron Studios, which has featured a number of characters from the X-Men comics. You can display the statue by itself, or alongside her brother Quicksilver, or with any of the other characters in the series for a larger diorama display. Outside of Quicksilver, previous statues have included Forge, Silver Samurai, Deadpool, and The Blob. The polystone statue stands a little nearly 14″ tall.
The Scarlet Witch Statue is priced at $199.99. It will be released in the Fourth Quarter of 2021. See additional details and the new photos after the jump.
Marvel Comics – Scarlet Witch 1/10 Scale Statue
She can control Chaos Magic, which allows her to manipulate probability and even distort and change reality itself. On a base where she floats with her power, on an old column chime clock, with the remains of rubble from a heroes’ mansion, but also sending a subliminal message as if she were bending time and space, Wanda Maximoff, also known as Scarlet Witch, manipulates bundles of supernatural red energy with her hands, and her imposing presence intimidates any opponent. As if she came straight out of the pages of the Marvel comics, joining forces with her twin brother sprinter Quicksilver previously revealed, Iron Studios brings her statue “Scarlet Witch – X-Men – BDS Art Scale 1/10 – Iron Studios”, with Marvel’s most powerful mystical heroine.
Created by the legendary Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1964, Wanda was born on Wundagore Mountain, in the fictional Transia – Eastern Europe, and, together with her brother, was once considered Magneto’s mutant daughter, but recently it was revealed that both were enhanced by geneticist called High Evolutionary. Initially, she joined the Brotherhood of Mutants of her supposed “father” and later, along with her brother, was recruited by the Avengers under the command of Captain America.
Wanda was adapted in the MCU and played by actress Elizabeth Olsen but gained greater prominence and worldwide popularity in the series WandaVision, streamed by Disney+. As in the films and series, in the comics, Wanda also became involved in a romance with the synthezoid Vision, whom he married. Unlike the series, in the comics, she was trained by the witch Agatha Harkness, her mentor, to become one of the most powerful manipulators of magic on Earth.As a figure that is part of the X-Men vs. Sentinels Diorama, which is controlled by Magneto, Scarlet Witch can defend, alongside her brother, the mutant heroes, students of Prof. X, but also to join her mystical forces with the Master of Magnetism and his Brotherhood. It can also, individually, complement the team of the most emblematic statues of the Avengers. It all depends on each fan and collector, as multiple probabilities are Wanda Maximoff’s specialty.
Features:
– Limited edition
– Made in polystone
– Hand painted
– Product dimensions: 13.8 in (H) x 7.5 in (W) x 5.9 in (L)
– Product Weight: 1.4 lbs
Marvel Comics - Scarlet Witch Statue by Iron Studios
Pretty nice. I think the cape and manifestation of her hexes are strong elements in the overall design.
This is nice, but what is up with that pricing? These 1/10 scales went from 89.99 to 169.99 really quick. Now, they are going up again to 199.99? That feel like a lot!
Finally! Wonder if they'll make a Spiral for the villians side. She was kind of popular in the 90s.
So all things being equal, it does appear that Iron Studios is just pushing the pricing to see how far they can go.
Just for comparison, a 1/7 scale from the likes of a high-end manufacturer like Alter averages around ~150-200 USD at the moment. So this being a 1/10 at 199.99 USD cannot be explained by just inflation, no?
Not sure what else to say. If you don't like the prices, don't pay them. Complaining is not going to change the price they're being sold for. If enough people don't buy them (unlikely, it's X-Men) Iron Studios would cost correct to meet their financial requirements.
No one likes paying more than what something *used* to cost, but again, that's reality. Food, gas, electricity, cars, tires, furniture, clothes...toys. All these things used to cost less to purchase than they do today.
Prices go up.
So last thing I'll say on the subject, it's a statue. It's not essential and it's not something anyone couldn't live without. If you (generic you) can't afford to buy it or have qualms about doing so...don't. You'll likely be better off/happier in the long run.
So last thing I'll say on the subject, it's a statue. It's not essential and it's not something anyone couldn't live without. If you (generic you) can't afford to buy it or have qualms about doing so...don't. You'll likely be better off/happier in the long run.
I am also a firm believer that prices go up because manufacturers raises prices. They do it to line their pockets to start off, then when they see people are willing to pay that, it becomes the norm. It's not always the case, but I'd be willing to bet it's the case a lot more than we think.
Iron Studios, within the span of a year, has more than doubled their pricing.
So my point was that what you say is untrue i.e. price does not reflect reality. There is good reason to think that Iron Studios is just pushing the pricing to see how much they can get away with it. I am hoping that these do not sell well, just so that they can go back to pricing things more reasonably in line with “reality” that you speak about
I am also a firm believer that prices go up because manufacturers raises prices. They do it to line their pockets to start off, then when they see people are willing to pay that, it becomes the norm. It's not always the case, but I'd be willing to bet it's the case a lot more than we think.
There are times when you can make sense of the price increase. In most cases, it has just been price hikes to see how much they can get away with. After all, Koto can produce their re-releases for around a 5-10% increased rate, while they charge almost twice that amount for new releases, which aren’t always better with visible seams (looking at you Mera Bishoujo lol). So that is clearly not inflation at work.
I never buy the new Bishoujo ones till they hit the bargain bin these days. They do drop quiet a lot if you wait, so that might help you too if you are into that line.
It's not just inflation. Shipping is more expensive and slower than it's ever been. This is causing places to pay for more expensive shipping methods that they then roll into the MSRP. Materials (especially any plastic) has massively shot up in price over the last few years, higher licensing cost, higher cost for labor (sculptors, painters included), production runs are getting smaller, and then whatever their profit margin needs to be to not only sustain, but expand.
This is why I say the pricing hike is not due to inflation or increase in costs. Sure, some of the increase can certainly be attributed to such things, BUT not this much of an increase. The percentage increase by Iron Studios does not match with what we see across the board from other high-end statue manufacturers. That is the problem. Also, do keep in mind that I am not talking about the last few years. I am talking about the last one and half years. Iron Studio price hike has taken place in that short period of time, which is hard to explain given that other high end manufacturers have not made such increases.
As sarcastic as your comment was Mordiganne, it is the truest statement you have made so far, in my humble opinion. They are just trying to see how far they can push it. Now certainly, that is business. Personally, I think that is why it does not help when folks like yourself try to brush it up for increase in costs. It really isn't. The more people are aware of it the better, so that they can hold the line. If people just keep giving into whatever prices they set, it just goes out of control for the entire market.
This isn't some isolated incident to one or two companies raising prices. Every toy company is seeing price increases, or using some serious cost cutting measures to mitigate the rising costs. Super7, NECA, Koto, Hot Toys, Sideshow, Iron Studios, Mezco, etc. All of their prices have gone up, in some cases significantly.
Hasbro buries their cost in reusing parts for years, and reissuing figures all the time spreading the production cost out over a number of releases. NECA does this to an extent as well. McFarlane packs in only the barest of accessories and does variants to keep their figures at $20.
Any companies who give answers, all say the same thing. Costs to do business are rising faster than before.
Hasbro buries their cost in reusing parts for years, and reissuing figures all the time spreading the production cost out over a number of releases. NECA does this to an extent as well. McFarlane packs in only the barest of accessories and does variants to keep their figures at $20.
Any companies who give answers, all say the same thing. Costs to do business are rising faster than before.
I want to be precise here. The issue isn't merely a price increase. The issue is the extent of the price increase. Questions have to be asked since the extent of the price increase is not similar when compared to other statue manufacturers. There are other high-end statue manufactures like Iron Studios (IS) who have not raised the prices to the extent Iron Studios has done within a short span of time. So this is what makes them stick out.
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