F.M.S

@deckard99 well said! 

I am really amazed about these Editions.

And - instead of eye pain causing pop art, the appearance of classic paintings for true classics...

And now: (as @mjk has already praised and correctly emphasized😞

Many, many Thanks to @ShadowWarrior and @R1s1ngs0n for - as always - keeping us on track by sharing so quick and giving us all the needed informations and links !

By the way...

I have to join @Gary K @MoneySniper @willdebeast   ... no matter how many other editions adorn the shelf - this is indispensable !

I'm even afraid of falling the same hope as @tr0llhatt - whether it may be Blufans OAB, Hdzeta Silver Label, Cinemuseum Art - or eben Filmarena (ok, even if it will take from there to the end of the universe) - I must dip again, if this happens

In this case, I have to ask at most for a recommendation for possible payment options... 

Hello my dear fellow members,

I've already posted most pics of my newest arrival (so grateful to MP !) in the Manta Lab "The Prestige" - Release Thread (but at the moment I'm still experimenting with the best illumination of the Steelbook...)

Anyway here again some views of this really noble Edition for your eye's pleasure.

Hope You enjoy!

And that's how I display the edition in my showroom (facing the Box-Spine combined with Steelbook-Front) :

Came in today - what a glorious Edition!

Many thanks to all the great Staff of MP !!!

@extantsrevenge  Nils

Mein aufrichtiges Beileid

Geht ein lieber Mensch, der uns so viel gegeben hat, wünschen wir uns nur, dass dies nicht das Ende sein darf und er uns noch weiter auf dem Weg begleitet 

Doch ich glaube, das tut er - und dass es so ist, wie Gandalf sagt:

Enden? Nein, hier endet die Reise nicht...

@R1s1ngs0n @ksosk

Hello Masters of the (Group-Buy-Chaos-) Universe !

Shame on me ...   

because even though I am normally hunting for the newest beauty-shots (and I closely follow all of the more than helpful update pages) I missed the information about the new design for Edition B and only got aware of it right now...

So let me ask You if it is still possible to change from Edition C to B as this new Version uses a more classic approach to the original themes, which always makes my collector's eyes shine much brighter 

If no change is possible (anymore or in general) I fully understand it - so in any case thanks for Your appreciated time reading my request!

( But if it is still possible You will find me like this: ) 

@ksosk

I had already expressed how much I appreciate this film, which is why I am extremely grateful for this release.

Now - after all these awesome details are revealed - it's time to express my special and deep appraisal for the enthusiasm and attention to detail given to this edition For one thing, the fantastic MP Steel and the beautiful briefs. And the great metal plates pay perfect respect to the warm-heartedness of the cinematic final act.

Many, many thanks for that!  

It is therefore to be hoped that the loving work invested here will be rewarded with a multitude of orders and appreciations - for this and hopefully many more Broad Nation releases.

The beauty of these editions makes my eyes shine like those of David when he saw the blue fairy...

And the new case needs only one word: Unique! 

A big thank you to All who brought this to life.

vor einer Stunde schrieb Scary Hair:

 

 

 

This post up is how to comment 

 

 

 

 

i unfortunately with being a dinosaur have known many a moan , no text spine , text spine , text on the left , text on the right , text upside down .

 

THE BEST ones are the miss prints that become collectable in time 

 

 

 

 

The issue is that the work that has gone into this realise by someone who cares about what the collector wants and expects is insane , @ksosk makes it look so easy only IT IS NOT .

 

There are ways to say things respectfully and with tact before typing and if you did not like DDaves comment I suggest now you close your eyes for mine 

 

 

IF you dont like it then stop using inappropriate language off and do one

 

 

 

MP and most of its members and staff care . 

 

a small number just moan and criticise without any thought of the work and attention that goes into every step of what happens both on this board or behind the scenes .

 

THIS WILL BE A BENCH MARK REALISE FOR ALL RETAILERS TO UP THIRE GAME

 

Dear First Lady of MP 🙂

I fully understand the frustration of all those who put so much heart and soul into the creation of such an outstanding edition as this one undoubtedly is (and, not least, all those involved in overcoming all the significant problems - problems that often not apparent to an unrelated person but are always associated with such a release - such as publishing rights, motif approvals, or material and manufacturing issues, to name just a few).

But precisely because I always take the opportunity to thank all those without whom we, as serious, committed and grateful collectors, would simply have to be satisfied with "gross" industrial WWA Steelbooks (or loveless Amaray packaging) instead of being allowed to own works of art, which never fail to delight our eyes, I beg your indulgence for apparent new members who must first read through the pages of MP to appreciate the dedication of the enthusiasts who pave the way for treasures such as this edition.

And in this particular case I think the word "gross" was  possibly a mere imprecise use of the meaning "too large" (that is what several translators tell me, is a secondary possible meaning ?) - so that in the end it was just a cursorily expression of personal taste made without any negative intentions.

After all - if problems like these would be the only ones that we have - we all would really live in a wonderful world 

vor 8 Minuten schrieb Veum:

 

Got the kimchidvd OC…

 

 

Found the WeET one…

 

 

Do not have that exact Iron Man, which retailer is that from @F.M.S? 🧐 

I like it, I need it… can I get it though!! 🤔 

 

 

I have the Blufans one though! 

 

@Veum Always happy to help - well the one I use in my presentation this is ONE OF THE Blufans Steelbooks of Iron Man.

In fact they published two different editions.

The One You own is V2 - it was the regular version included in the slipboxes (Debossed Title).

The one I display is V1 - this edition was a disc-less Bonus-Version (with Embossed Title - I prefer this one), that - as far as I am informed correctly - was avaible for only a few bucks and could be purchased by guys ordering the regular (V2) Version in the old days...

But... we should return to the topic (Edge of Tomorrow) in this thread or @R1s1ngs0n might give us some treatment...   

vor 1 Minute schrieb Veum:

 

@F.M.S those are certainly beautiful steels my friends 😍…

 

thank you for your presentation now I’ll just go and 🤤…

 

 

I believe I have them unopened, hang on…

 

 

Oh wait you’d better just move on this could take awhile! 😂 

 

@Veum my brother - I even think You might face THIS challenge...   

vor 3 Minuten schrieb Rebel:

vor 31 Minuten schrieb F.M.S:

I'm just sitting here in awe of you having at least 2 each of those editions so you could display them that way. That is awesome.

Well, it took some time to get hold of my collection.

So don't lose heart, and don't forget: collecting means to enjoy it, to be able to add something new every now and then - in other words - not the goal alone, but above all the way to the goal should be a pleasure  😉 

Well well well...

naturally nobody get's (or should get) banned for opinions - unless one tries to express them somewhere in Russia...

also you might have less luck with the public reaction when You are created a pity creature   

But get's a litte more serious.

The more I see of this edition, the happier I am to have gotten on the "Broad Nation" train.

Three different motifs, each with embossing on the front and back, also in obviously fantastic quality.

This will be a real treasure for any collection.

Anyway... 

The criticism of the spine design is to be respected, especially since it cannot necessarily be classified as "wrong" in all honesty.

And as for the perhaps clumsy choice of words - perhaps we should be less sensitive to individual words in times when once again people are being killed by bombs, because too much sensitivity about even the most unimportant issue is a scourge of our days, making societies forget all too quickly that there are REALLY IMPORTANT problems in this world we should take care of constantly ...

But back to this Edition...

I myself have a different view on this new form of presentation.

While steelbooks are specifically designed to allow the presentation of the spine in a particularly aesthetic way, it seems to me that the design of the metal case is already geared to the presentation of the design of the front and back motifs from the very beginning - the existence of the spine is merely a matter of physical necessity, and its design can be classified as negligible in my personal opinion - of course, it does not hurt to design this "secondary area" appealingly as well.

However - the following examples show, how that glorious Edition(s) could be presented best in my opinion:

What do You think my fellow MP Members ?

Hello My dear fellow MP-Members,

Well @CAYENNE-FAHRER @Catgirl (and many others...) -  I can understand that You and many may not be happy with the choice made for the second BN release, since there would of course - at least theoretically (if one disregards the hurdles arising from the approval problem) - be countless other possibilities for, say, films that gather a larger number of supporters among them.

On the other hand, I personally feel like @deckard99

 I have always appreciated the movie - despite its lengths - not least for its soulful conclusion, in which Spielberg has dedicated a cinematic temple not only to the idea that few moments can be so precious as to mean the most important thing of all - but also to the greatness that lies in both recognising and acting in awareness of that appreciation - and that is, that the happiness of a single being to experience such light justifies any effort.

And it is precisely because this film - like so many of Spielberg's works - conveys the feeling of a ray of eternal light that I personally treasure it and look forward to this edition.  

And finally - as mentioned by @Masterblaster and @Wtd - It's really not a bad thing if not every retailer only releases Marvel or DC, but dedicates itself to films that have not yet received a Premium Edition.

vor 28 Minuten schrieb deckard99:

 

Yeah, I know. But really, it hasn't been that long. Only thing that concerns me is the shipping situation with China. It's still very unpredictable.

Absolutely unpredictable (as regards both prices and delivery time windows) - but anyone who gets out of the garden now and then and looks out into the world should understand this.

There are MUCH bigger (in fact life-threatening) problems for a lot of poor people today 😔  than receiving an OC in time...

(And by the way - in fact, Broad Nation is actually going really fast - compared with some other retailers ... wait a minute .. was it CineArena or FilmMuseum? I cannot remember at the moment ...  )

vor 1 Stunde schrieb Squeegie McGee:

vor 25 Minuten schrieb deckard99:

 

Well @deckard99 ...

Collectors act like Replicants - not too much patience because of limited life expectancy      

(but as a Blade Runner You will know that...     )

Hello @extantsrevenge and many greetings to all other fellow MP Members!

it is both time to get my next award and to tell a nice story for the MP-campfire...

Once upon a time (in 2018) when I happened to come across a large black box adorned with the Star Wars logo on a common German Blu-Ray information site, in a list of international releases.... a box by the way which turned out to be the Blufans Edition of STAR WARS - AWAKENING OF THE FORCE...!

At first I thought it was a cheap cardboard cover of some crappy third world release, but since I had been fascinated by the series since early childhood ("d*a*m*n, where the f*** do I get a laser sword...???"), I investigated further and found out step by step, that

    -   what I had found was the contrary of some cheap bootleg but heavenly artwork,

    -   what Premium Editions are all about

    -   and that a small universe of its own has been created around this

In a nutshell -  today I can't imagine my cinema life without being part of this galaxy of Media Freaks!

Since the time of hunting for my first Blufans Box I have developed into a collector who especially appreciates the combination of One Click and Steelbook (as a look in my showroom would easily prove) and If I wanted to present all the One Clicks I've got in the meantime, I'd probably might have to take an aerial photography (!) to present them all at once, but here are some editions from different retailers (and the editions that are still sealed and do not occupy too much space, so I could already present 25 One Clicks for the upcoming next OC-Award Level on one photography )

So now, @extantsrevenge this for Your appreciated consideration:

By the way - the edition that started my collecting passion was also the first one I went hunting for -

and of course it still holds a special place among my treasures to this very day.... 

(... and now I have to go back to the workshop and continue with crafting my light saber... 😎 )  

vor 7 Minuten schrieb swish:

You can order a second OC as stated only the price for the addition is bit higher

@swish   why am I not surprised that You answered my question ...

(as I said before - a perceived 24 hour continuous shift... )

Nevertheless - many thanks for clearing it up so quick !!!

@Hollywood E Rock

Allow me a small question just to be on the safe side...

Even though is explicitly stated that everyone has the possibility to order a second copy of "all" editions - please enlighten me if this also refers to the One Click, or whether this is limited to the single (slip) editions.

The reason for my enquiry:

With continuous motifs I exhibit both the front and the back in my showroom (see example... )

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Therefore I wanted to find out whether I can order a second One Click for this or whether I have to resort to the single editions.

Many thanks for Your helpful reply (and the patience) in advance

(if 2nd OC is possible, my wallet will lament, but my collector's heart will rejoice... )

@deckard99

there is no cure because you have reached the point of no return...

look into this picture 

Then kneel down in front of your Premium Edition shrine to confess and ... while taking a look on this picture  speak out the following words

four times in each cardinal direction:

"I MUST spend EVERY SINGLE BUCK on nice, tempting One Clicks !!!" 

Because after all, the Borg are right :    

Am 15.2.2022 um 15:20 schrieb Veum:

 

🥤🤠 howdy there @F.M.S Your collection looks amazing along with your display my friend, congrats 🥳🎉🎊

 

looking forward to seeing your new displays also! 

 

Hi @Veum my bro - I am very happy about your praise !!!  (...and I promise to extensively document my new setting in the appropriate forum visually !!!   

Also many thanks to @javi and @RileyLad for Your kind words !

And @antiapathetic - absolutely no need to be modest - You can be proud to have already collected a bunch of real great editions,

so You are well on your way to catch up in the race to collectors heaven ! 

vor 9 Stunden schrieb extantsrevenge:

@F.M.S. What a great collection and display. Great choice to go for your first awards. I could also give you the Casual Psycho Award 🙂

 

Congratulations on clearing the HDzeta Collector and Treasure Hunter award.

 

@extantsrevenge 

Many thanks for Your kind words - sooooo  Happy about it !!!

(And a great motivation to gather more awards eagerly... 

vor 9 Stunden schrieb extantsrevenge:

@F.M.S that deserves a medal... award

 

Looks like you got an impressive collection 😍, Congrats on your next award. Great way to start the weekend 😃

Oh Yeah   @extantsrevenge !!!

and not only a great but a fantastic, splendid, magnificent way to start the weekend !!!

Thanks a lot for my first Medals ... eeeh, Awards !!! 

(and with the two HDZetas I received three in a row, so I can take all three places on the winner's podium right away...   

Hi @extantsrevenge and my fellow MP-Psychos !

Well - and since it's the Olympics, it's time to reach out for another medal.... 😎

So Nils, ... here is my entry for the 50-WWA-Steelbooks-Award for Your Consideration !

( hope this gets the job done...  )

(I have selected some of the prettier or, shall we say, special regular Steelbooks, most of which are characterised by em-/debossing or gloss finish

- therefore at least slightly similar to Premium Steelbooks...)

Unfortunately, it's still a while before the wooden membership card appears, so I still had to settle for the cheap slip of paper solution.... sniff

Hello @extantsrevenge  Nils !

(and of course a dear greeting to all members who follow this thread...)

as I work in a field that robs you of almost any time you have (and makes you feel like you have to save the world every day), I unfortunately get to indulge my passion for Steelbooks and premium editions far too rarely.

Nevertheless, it's finally time to open up at least a partial insight into my collection - and I'll start with the retailer whose editions I particularly appreciate - HDZeta.

Unlike most of the others who have presented their fantastic collections so far, I am not a real sealed edition collector - although I can well understand this preference, I myself am an enthusiast when it comes to presenting premium Steelbooks as aesthetically as possible - and preferably in combination with the accompanying One Click box.

However, this inevitably requires the opening of the box (and the slips) and is also the reason why I have so far shied away from participating in the awards, as an opened OC means a far greater display effort in order to be able to document the completeness of the edition (apart from the fact that I have so far kept the slips together with goodies in cupboards, as the presentation space in my cinema room (which also serves as my Premium Editions showroom) is largely reserved for Steelbooks (mostly with OC-Box) - this is all the more true as I give each edition its own compartment in specially converted shelves and strive for individual lighting, which tries to show off the beauty of the Steels as best as possible.

Here is an HDZeta-related example of how I tend to present the editions:

However I will be moving to a new residence towards the end of the year, which on the one hand gives me the opportunity - in the course of unpacking - to assemble all the editions before placing them again in the (then even larger) showroom for further awards, without being overwhelmed by the demands of my job... and in any case, I am already planning to show the upcoming presentation solution here at MP, showcasing the respective specially illuminated Steelbooks in detail (even though that is still some months ahead...)

Anyway - luckily I still have some (27) sealed HDZeta (Silver) editions that I can use to hunt for my first awards...

So,here we go - (now let's get serious and officially... ehemhm...  ) for your consideration the following:

As mentioned before, these are only sealed Silver Editions (by the way... did I mention that I got 17 of the Editions by MP...? ) .

In fact there's much more (not all pics with membership name as not needed yet for the first awards... 😎 ) as shown in my actual HDZeta - BlackBox OC - Shrine (!)

And not to forget this... 

of course also that...   

and (not at least)

those...         

and these...

In other words... I hope this helps for my first award... 

(even though I could not add more MP Stuff yet - hope this get's better next time as I am waiting for my first - wooden - membership card of 2021/2 which will be proudly presented...)

To put it in a nutshell - when will we see the next HDZeta-Award-Stage...???    

And now ... everybody have fun to collect and admire Your treasures !!!

Sorry für das Doppel - jetzt spinnt neben mir auch noch der Rechner...