3 feet tall and made from the actual mould from the movie… no price at the moment
I’m afraid of the price to be honest. It looks fantastic and 'd love to have one but I get the feeling it will be WAY out of my price range.
I was thinking the same thing. The two-foot Stay Puft bank sells for $125-150. This Slimer replica seems to be geared more towards the adult collector than the bank. Thus, it stands to reason we are talking in the 4-5 hundred range. Plus, after you get one your food bill is going to skyrocket. It’s not really worth it.
BBTS has it on pre-order for $599. According to them the regular price is $699. That seems overpriced to me when you consider the cost of the life size Gremlins they did.
Woah, that’s expensive. I’d guess the discrepancy between the prices of the Slimer and the Gremlin really boils down to the popularity of their respective brands. Either that, or it cost more to license the Slimer–a burden graciously transferred to us, the consumers.
Nope! I’ll pass..
You are probably right about the license, and it’s a shame we have to pay for it. Seems wrong to me. The Gremlins were awesome and I don’t see this being worth more in the grand sceme of things. I shall be passing sadly.
Anyone know why there are 2 different companies making this right now?
It is very confusing to be honest.
Unlicensed casts were sold on eBay for years. From what I gather, this is essentially a recast of a sculpt that Steve Johnson had commissioned as a display for his XFX office well after GB had been released-- maybe even into the 90s. I keep seeing it described as “from the original movie molds”, which isn’t even close to being correct.
Kinda crazy two different companies are using the same mold and claiming it to be cast from a production used mold. I remember seeing this Slimer mold showing up every once in a while on eBay years back. So far the difference is NECA’s is foam and the Hollywood Collectors one is fiberglass. They look cool, but way too expensive for something both companies cast off a fan made model.
I think both companies are walking a dangerous line by claiming that the Slimer is made from a production used mold. Just a few minutes of browsing on social media and the true origins are revealed. I personally think it looks pretty good but it’s clearly not Slimer from GB1 or 2.
I like how Hollywood Collectibles description goes on saying that the fiberglass will outlast the foam rubber/latex. Pretty much saying “ours is better, buy ours”
Yeah it is upsetting that both companies are advertising this as being made from a production model. The fact that Hollywood is taking shots at NECA is even more ridiculous. I tweeted at both companies for the hell of it to see if either would actually provide where they were told/got the idea that this Slimer was from a production mold. Silence.
So it’s not produced from original movie production molds, as they advertise, and they want $600+. This just went from being a pretty cool piece to a total load of ■■■■… Still looks good but it’s now much more over priced now knowing its true origin.
We also know neither company spent any time or money tooling the sculpt. I mean, in a way they are professional recasters.
Well that news is sure disappointing! I was getting excited for Slimer to become part of the family. Knowing it is a recast really puts me off…well, that and the price, increase in the grocery bill, and potential fear of the basement it would instill in the kids. :sigh: