the PO is already closed.. coming by december or early 2014, i think G WING got it on PO b4... can try ask if got for retail shelf price when released
http://gwing-online.com/

its based in penang... yes its reliable.. i have bought items from them.. even got replacement of defect ones too..

you have to register to see the items with prices.

Smaug looks a lot like Dragon from Reign of Fire

is it better to purchase more than RM 1k items through local shops to avoid the hassle of custom?

Pre order from local shops seems to get it at the price the shop states.. if they put price is "A".. so you are expecting to complete "A" price when item arrive.
Very rarely they charge more.. if yes is due to country exchange rate... not custom problem..

but it usually arrive later than straight online overseas order.. maybe local shop supplier bulk all orders or ship by sea.

you mean like the one u bought?
I think Big bang toyz have it at rm1250.00..

Sometimes pop up on Ebay malaysia too + - around the same price for new

Mind sharing how most of us display their statue..
it seems 1/4 1/1 bust is big and takes room..

is it ok to just display it bare with no display case or cover and dusting it once in a while?

i do agreed that statue with cloth,syn leather and such would be better to hv em in covered display to minimize maintenAance and probably will preserve the material longer..

Does full sculpted statues with a lot of white will hv tendancy to turn yellowish overtime?

How the quality for pop culture shock statues..?
heard some quality issues on Mortal kombat ones..

gecco silent hill heather is a less statue than it was in prototype/sample... colors not as rich..

when is Nariko HMO be out for PO?

mostly starts at 1500 and above now.. due to currency n gst...

Statues with lot of detail,exclusives and complex base design goes even to higher prices..