Gambit Statue Comparison XM Studios VS Sideshow Collectibles

[@GoGoFiasco]

Bruh… I happened upon your video, and I’m so glad I did. I just recently purchased the SS Gambit yesterday and was contemplating canceling the order because I currently own a XM Wolverine and Storm. So I thought I needed to be a loyalist and try and hunt down a XM Gambit as well. Well I’m glad I came to my senses and said “screw that!” Lol. First of all, XM Gambit is hard to find, and when I do see one on eBay-dudes want $3K or more for him! Not in this lifetime!!!! So THANK YOU for your brilliant video, and I’m happy to be a new subb. Can’t wait to see your other content! 😎✌🏾

[@MCECentral]

Glad I could help! And thanks for subscribing

[@RatanaH]

Great breakdown of the two! After seeing your review with the Sideshow version, I wasn't surprised that you favor that one overall. Now I'm tempted to pick one up... damn you haha!!

[@juanortega8051]

Great video George . Two awesome statues. I do like them both. I went with the xm one, love the detail on it

[@MCECentral]

Thank you! The XM one is a great choice. Congrats!

[@DanteLegacyGaming]

Sideshow Gambit dynamic pose sold me!😃👍👍 Preorder a month ago, wanted to pay in full to get that piece, but Sideshow is sending this statue by wave, So I guess, those who preorder earlier are getting theirs, the rest have to wait😢 Awesome video😃👍👍

[@opusBillTheCat]

I got the SS, I really don't think you can go wrong with either, if $$$ is no object.

[@KainSwiss]

This one was closer than I thought it would be, I much prefer that Sideshow pose a lot more. The portraits are way better also. XM however did a better job with the texturing and paint, but even that's subjective right. Great comparison video Jorge

[@sade281]

Yooooooooooo you kno after the review I had to get one!! Killing me bro!!! Dope vid I had to get SS but the xm always kills it!! Lov u bro!!!!

[@MCECentral]

chris verde thanks man! Congrats on the pickup

[@vobgreat]

Sideshow with the toothpick in his mouth just screams 90's wanna punch Gambit in the face, but also secretly wanna be like him. It is also so dynamic you can just picture him jumping and flipping around the Danger Room all the while being a total flirt.

[@MCECentral]

vob great exactly! That’s what I love about it

[@dreamboxcollectibles73]

SS Gambit's action pose is really something else.. That kinetic card throw is epic! Can't wait for mine to arrive and compare them as well..

[@MCECentral]

DreamBox Collectibles Congrats man!

[@dreamboxcollectibles73]

MCE thank you!! Awesome review as always.

[@davidjernigan80016]

Great breakdown! Is there any way you would consider parting with your Sideshow "Exclusive" Gambit piece? Buy, sell, trade... Gambit has always been my favourite comic book character and this piece is mind-blowing! I'm not a big collector but this is a must-have. Thanks for your consideration!

[@leoandrade6079]

Hello Friend, how are you? can you tell me the measurements of the brown box?(sideshow)

[@MCECentral]

36" x 26.5" x 13.5"

[@leoandrade6079]

@@MCECentral thank you very much friend

[@darthstrange7278]

I would go with the SS one for sure i like the base more and love the toothpick headsculpt. I dont mind the edition size if it looks great.

[@MCECentral]

I agree. Sometimes the ES doesn't matter

[@lucastan7994]

How about the scale of both ? Sideshow seems smaller than 1/4?

[@charlescarozza1502]

Perfect review. Very informative and honest

[@gabrielgutierrez9500]

Hey Jorge. I just went with SS. Great job on the VS review. You keeping both?

[@MCECentral]

Gabriel Gutierrez No I’m not. But stay tuned I got something special planned for one of them

[@ArtGcollection]

Sideshow all the way!! If I had the money I would be ordered one myself!

[@Tonngu403]

100% agree with you! While both are great pieces, the SS pose, facial sculpts and effects piece make it the better Gambit statue for me.

[@DanniDolphin]

They both are pretty badass. Cool comparison.

[@MCECentral]

Thank you!

[@kodisbears]

SS head sculpts alone give it the edge. But that pose is just sick. Perfect Gambit, imo.

[@austintheng]

Great rumble review! I agree with you, Jorge. I prefer the SS piece as it has a more dynamic pose which I am intending to have for my xmen team up display and it really goes well with Rogue, not just the base but the portrait as well. You could tell it's a Will Harbottle sculpt with the similarities in the sculpt design for the portrait. Gambit is an absolute cool guy! I can't wait to have mine shipped, hopefully soon!

[@MCECentral]

Thanks man! Will Harbottle is the man. Great great work!

[@WickedGamerCollector]

LOL... they made 2 statues that look very similar to each other 😣 Agree I go with the SideShow to....... 😳

[@Fr33climb]

"Jim Lee came to life" is the perfect reason why SS is the best version. Glad I have this ordered.

[@Almighty_Mage]

Jim Lee is alive lol

[@Fr33climb]

The Dark Side Duh...I doubt he’s doing live streams from the afterlife. MCE meant to say it was a Jim Lee comic come to life, but I just took the direct quote. 🙄

[@Almighty_Mage]

@@Fr33climb I know it just sounded funny

[@MCECentral]

lol. Yea that came out wrong. Was too excited there lol

[@Fr33climb]

MCE Understandable. I know I’m gonna be pretty pumped when I get it. I was sold since I saw it at SDCC.

[@Paulies-Hideout]

Excellent Review. Your thoughts reflect mine and they're well worded. On paper, XM's Details and Paints are better, but Sideshow's Overall Execution wins this contest for me. Both are great statues and you won't go wrong with either choice.

[@javiermartiloza731]

Sideshow

[@agent3724]

I have XM and I will be getting the sideshows to, Now i do have the premium format Gambit to and still think that will be my favorite. What do you think about the premium format? Thanks

[@justryitmyway]

If SS had shaded the pants/helmet instead of it being so dark, I'd have kept my preorder.

[@Fayacollections]

I much prefer the sideshow, it is extremely dynamic and really super well done, the Xm is good, but the sideshow has something more, I asked my wife which of the two she prefers the most, she said the sideshow , yet it is neutral and has no base preference between XM and sideshow. ~~ I am very happy I ordered the sideshow, it is not expensive, but IMHO it outperforms the Xm. ~~~~ XM does not mean "" always better than others "" "" so sorry for the fanatics of this brand. ~~~~ knowing that I'm not a sideshow or Xm fanatic .... ~~ but the sideshow obviously has something more. ~~~~ great video thank you!

[@ko5235]

Are you going to restock the blk nerdgasm tee ?

[@beniceandcollect]

XM due to space issue that i have with SS. If only SS can fit into my display case

[@bigd4998]

Your reaction with SS Gambit got me pumped to get it lol...I just wish SS could have been consistent with all the X-men as this Gambit so looks Jim Lee drew in sculpt form! In admit I didn’t jump to PO because of the high edition size and said I’ll get at a later time but once I saw it in your video, pics, and reaction I said fuck it I need to get him lol...I don’t think I would ever sell him so the ES shouldn’t matter but does take something special as there are too many of him available. I do like the XM one minus the long hair portrait but hands down SS version is much...wow! Hoping they do Storm and Archangel ASAP but at the quality and impressiveness as this Gambit. Also hopefully their ES will be lower too. Glad you did thus video as I was hoping you did. Sucks you don’t collect X-men any longer as this will look amazing in your collection

[@joelatorre]

I literally agreed with every point you mentioned on both pieces. Especially how SS went with having the danger room base and his pose going forward. XM might have more fine detail, but SS takes the win. Awesome comparison vid

[@MCECentral]

Thanks Joe!

[@IronSaiyan7]

I definitely prefer the SS version. I do like the texture of the torso on the XM version. Also the portrait on the XM looks weird to me. With that said, how did you get your SS piece already? I haven’t received a shipping notice for mine.

[@PhAtALTheAlphA]

Sideshow HANDS DOWN! Better overall statue and best bang for your buck!

[@samjam285]

I like both but I only ordered the Sideshow one.

[@ed_carnby3431]

Holy shit those statues look badass.

[@Mclaren1976]

I like ssc but I think they made too much Gambit. Same for the new Punisher. It’s strange that SSC gambit double the ES as Rogue Maquette. I wish ssc footprint was smaller so it can be displayed in a cabinet. The question is do I need it lol.

[@carlosfarjanineto9914]

Gambit’s Sideshow is the winner ... my opinion !!! I am waiting for mine to arrive ... rs

[@robertwhite1685]

I ordered sideshow because I like it better and it reminds me of comic gambit that I love

[@agent3724]

Great Review!!

[@MCECentral]

David Bateman thank you!

[@stever.1868]

My XM Gambit was a little over $1200 including shipping.

[@MCECentral]

Steve R. You got a good price

[@briangordon1570]

This gambit has the face of actor Seann William Scott (American Pie), wouldn't it be a perfect Gambit for the MCU? And in the case of not wanting to, wouldn't they put Jared Padalecki playing this role?

[@petermcfadyen1387]

Overall SS wins it. I'd say that the XM version is probably better when it comes to the details like the paintjob and textures (just as you said) but the stance and portrait on the SS is way in front. And like you said the one that stands out first is the SS.

[@dcmarvelunited5529]

I like how you told a story to go with categories. You the next biggie smalls lol

[@RedShirtLife]

Sideshow knocked it out of the park with this one. Definitely the one I would go with.

[@chickenporkadob0]

SS for me, it's more dynamic, i love how he is mounted on the knee. if i have money I'd pick obi wan 🙄😬😊

[@ok_iot]

Could you do the devil may cry statues?

[@zeheero]

I have to agree with you MCE that the Sideshow version of Gambit is superior to the XM version Gambit. I am thinking about picking this one up but now.

[@patanbe9263]

SSC definitely looks better! Too bad the ES is so high. If I didn't know anything about either statue and someone told me to pick the one I wanted, just based on looks, I wouldn't hesitate to grab the SS one.

[@ebaiewinna5360]

My biggest gripe with SS is its severely underscaled. Very disappointing. But the XM on the other hand appears to be slightly over scaled. I'd rather go slightly over scaled than way underscaled. In my opinion.

[@ErikGarcia-hz4jc]

I need to go for xm sorry I like the detail edition size don’t care about a flat gambit with toothpick face

[@MCECentral]

Erik Garcia no need to be sorry man! Collect what you love bro! The XM is a dope piece as well.

[@Juggernaut76-e7m]

Sideshow wins this one by far Btw XM has also started doing danger room bases the new Iceman has the same base as SS Gambit and Rogue and will pair up nicely

[@stephenmadrox2597]

They are both great pieces.... but i have to go with Sideshow on this one.

[@MrFuriousGamer]

Gambit’s Sideshow is the winner

[@kitikong7973]

It’s a tough decision! I love the paint app and details on the XM piece. But SS does have better portraits and pose. With that huge ES of SS, you wouldn’t be able to sell it in the future if you need to. Sigh, it’s a tough choice.

[@MCECentral]

I think Sideshow would take a lot longer to sell it if you needed to than the XM for sure. But once it does sell out who knows

[@davidmyles4180]

I prefer Sideshow concept and portraits over XM. I like XM Base, paint and coat design. XM Gambit pose reminds me of king of fighters Lori yagami fighting style

[@stacjaemigracja]

Sideshow wome it for me. I got him today.

[@badman7996]

“Oh damn!.... I likes... I likes..I want that!”......😂😂😂.....Yeah the SS version is a hit. It’s hard to justify the additional cost of XM. SS has the better pose and portrait, looks more dynamic and love the use of resin.

[@Almighty_Mage]

Sideshow is the winner. Although I don't like the explosions as they look like burnt marshmallows and the high es.

[@Dmdirmrjr33]

The funko pop version is the best one

[@danielof8250]

XM absolutely

[@thamaskedcollector7041]

Good time to be a Gambit collector. Both statues are good representations of the character but I feel if you’ve been all in or mostly all in on the SS X-Men line, then you have to go with SS Gambit. I think had SS gone with a pose similar to XMs, some people would have been pissed. So kudos to SS for making the pose dynamic in the same vain as Rogue. While i appreciate the details on the XM Gambit, the long hair sculpt is terrible and the pose is a slightly supped up Capt. Morgan. Sure the base details and colors are nice, but it’s MOAR sentinel. Snooooze City. I also find the colors on SS to be more vibrant and a little more dull on the XM. I never concern myself with the ES because some people who do, are only worried about resale value or their cool elitist status.

[@NinjaSquirrel30]

Bavo, both are dope.

[@NorthernLadMSP]

Correction - some people get a plaque. Others don't.

[@lexgraham2118]

I GIVE A SLIGHT EDGE TO SIDESHOW ONLY BECAUSE OF THE PRICE. EVERYONE IS GEEKED OVER SIDESHOW GAMBIT NOW BUT I THINK REMOVED FROM THIS MOMENT EVERYONE WILL APPRECIATE THE XM VERSION MORE.

[@TheMadPredator]

Sideshow is the clear cut winner by far. Especially in terms of value. Smaller run and an art print is no reason to pay an extra 500 for the xm one. Also the metal plaque does not come with every xm gambit. Only the first 30% of orders received one. Sideshows pose is more dynamic and the portraits are a lot better. Also I prefer the more vibrant colors sideshow went with. And it’s a lot cheaper for a better statue. Xm isn’t bad but for the price No contest sideshow.

[@dark-dynastycollectables5719]

both

[@DarkcrossCollection]

Great comparison, I totally agree I love XM’s details but Sideshow is far Superior.

[@Astronaut_Bear]

after months of thinking about it, and as much as I love the Sideshow look. I hate that his pants are plain and I really really hate how big the statue is. i've told myself if the commision or company doesn't care about us collectors and our real estate space we have then i have no business giving them my money. It just is toooooo big, take up way too much space and its not like Sideshwo doesn't know that we dont ahve places to put these statues, and most of us have Bestas its not fitting in there. So I decided to go with XM for the space saving . I also have the OG Sideshow Gambit which is the definitive for me.

[@marnellyabut5705]

Sideshow winner for me

[@jasonw3479]

Sideshow wins in nearly every way, imo. Not even saying XM is bad at all. Sideshow gets the "essence" of these characters. SS is more comic style, XM more realistic/movie take.

[@ethansancti2864]

Both are great. But for me, the portrait was the game changer. XM's portrait is too thin and too much folds. Portrait is still the Waterloo of XM.

[@vividcollectibles]

Sideshow by a lot. This statue just stands out and has incredible presence. The xm looks bland in comparison.

[@ACafe141]

XM Studios Gambit is objectively better. Also, price is irrelevant as display space is finite.

[@romanesparza8575]

SS Hands-down

[@bruh_hahaha]

I need a bigger house. 😕

[@NareshNaresh-bk1dt]

SS no contest

[@edwindiaz8257]

HA, HA, I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO PICK SIDESHOW, SINCE YOU GOT IT. XM'S LOOKS MAD DOPE. YOU SHOULD GIVE THE ONE THAT JOHN DOES NOT HAVE TO HIM. LET HIM ENJOY THE EXPERIANCE OF HAVING TWO DIFFERENT TAKES ON HIS FAVORITE CHARACTER. IT WOULD NOT BE A BAD START AT ALL.👊🏽

[@XznyczX]

Easy peezy... SS 1-0 XM

[@secretavenger9444]

Sideshow is way better.

[@danielmorales4429]

XM best one and low ES! Will keep its value.

[@Punisher6654]

Both pieces look good but I much prefer the XM version, I like the pose better and the lighter skin tones.

[@jasong5127]

Xm is trash

[@anime_coven4017]

i have xm one to 3d print for a lot cheaper