Up until now, we only had one Statue Of The Year, but with so many cool statues released in 2011 could have fit into this category the only way we could make heads and tails out of it was to break it down into two separate categories. So for the first time we are awarding both a polystone and a PVC statue as the best of the year. Since polystone is more traditionally considered a statue, we'll start off there. Even cutting the choices down between these to materials, it was still tough to choose a winner. In fact, there were two strong runner ups.
The second runner up was Hollywood Collectibles' Captain Kirk. Seeing it in person at Toy Fair and San Diego Comic-Con made us think it was a surefire choice, but the production piece just didn't look as good as the earlier samples, and that is such a shame. The sculpt was there, and the paint job was very well done... for the most part. The colour choices for the flesh destroyed what should have been the defining Star Trek collectible.
Almost taking home top honours was Sideshow Collectibles Captain Hook Premium Format Figure. This statue by itself is exceptional, and the addition of the Tick Tock companion piece made it a must have piece. If it weren't for one statue it would have easily won.
The top prize, however, must go to Gentle Giant's insanely cool Sucker Punch 1/4 scale Baby Doll statue. Whether you have the standard or Japanese versions, you have a fine collectible. The paint job is flawless and the sculpt is both accurate and iconic. With the Amber statue that followed (which is almost as cool) this line looks very promising. Gentle Giant has delivered production statues that match the prototypes we saw last year. If you don't have Baby Doll yet you better hurry up and get it because it ain't going to get more affordable any time soon.
The second runner up was Hollywood Collectibles' Captain Kirk. Seeing it in person at Toy Fair and San Diego Comic-Con made us think it was a surefire choice, but the production piece just didn't look as good as the earlier samples, and that is such a shame. The sculpt was there, and the paint job was very well done... for the most part. The colour choices for the flesh destroyed what should have been the defining Star Trek collectible.
Almost taking home top honours was Sideshow Collectibles Captain Hook Premium Format Figure. This statue by itself is exceptional, and the addition of the Tick Tock companion piece made it a must have piece. If it weren't for one statue it would have easily won.
The top prize, however, must go to Gentle Giant's insanely cool Sucker Punch 1/4 scale Baby Doll statue. Whether you have the standard or Japanese versions, you have a fine collectible. The paint job is flawless and the sculpt is both accurate and iconic. With the Amber statue that followed (which is almost as cool) this line looks very promising. Gentle Giant has delivered production statues that match the prototypes we saw last year. If you don't have Baby Doll yet you better hurry up and get it because it ain't going to get more affordable any time soon.