Sideshow Collectibles is also the exclusive distributor of Hot Toys collectible figures in the United States, North and South America, Europe, Australia and throughout most Asian countries. It is also an official distributor of Iron Studios statues in United States territory.
Historyedit
Sideshow Collectibles was established in 1994. It originally created toy prototypes for major toy companies such as Mattel, Galoob and Wild Planet. In 1999, Sideshow began marketing its own line of collectible and specialty products under the Sideshow brand, beginning with the Universal Classic Monsters 8" Action Figure license, which sold through Toys R Us and other mass market retailers.[1] The company then began creating items in the sixth scale format that sold through specialty markets, at which time Sideshow switched their name from "toys" to "collectibles".[2]
A collectible at Sideshow starts out with conceptual art, which may be several layers deep. Then sculpting begins, primarily with traditional clay or wax sculpture tools. Digital rendering programs are also used, which are printed out in a rapid prototyping machine. The output is taken into the sculpture pool, and then cleaned up to bring in an additional layer of detail by human hand. 90% of the collectibles Sideshow makes are licensed properties.[3]
Licensed propertiesedit
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2012)
^"Indiana Jones Merchandising". TheRaider.net. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
^"Jaws Maquette". Archived from the original on April 27, 2014.
^"'When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth' T-Rex vs. Velociraptors Diorama, Jurassic Park - Toy Invasion- Onlineshop". Archived from the original on August 13, 2016.
^Crawford, Michael (May 1, 2009). "Terminator 2 T-800 Premium Format Statue". mwctoys.com.
^"Toys and collectibles licenses are in". Terminator Files. 2008-07-23. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
^Sideshow Time (2010-07-18). "Sideshow Collectibles - Optimus Prime Maquette". Sideshowtoy.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
^News Editor, "TREMORS Graboid Maquette Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine", Mania.com (January 24, 2006).
^Tron: Evolution release date and Collector's Edition revealed | Joystiq
^"'Run' - Fine Art Print by DreamWorks Animation Fine Art". Sideshow Collectibles. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
^"How to Train Your Dragon Toothless Statue by Sideshow Collectibles". Sideshow Collectibles. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
^"The Furious Five Fine Art Print by DreamWorks Animation Fine Art". Sideshow Collectibles. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
^"SIdeshow Archive search for Star Trek". Sideshow Collectibles. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
^"Search results for Star Trek". Sideshow Collectibles. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
^"DC Comics Batman Premium Format Figure by Sideshow Collectib". Sideshow Collectibles.
^"DC Comics Green Lantern Premium Format™ Figure by Sideshow Collectibles". Sideshow Collectibles.
^"Behold The Glorious Epicentre Of Costly Comic-Con Collectibles". Kotaku Australia. July 18, 2012.
^Sideshow Collectibles Hulk Comiquette review | What's Your Obsession Archived 2011-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
^Graves, Neil (May 16, 2007). "Mary jane is spidey 'sensuous'". New York Post. News Corporation. Archived from the original on May 5, 2009.