Statues are a favourite for many collectors from all different franchises, and for good reason. Statues tend to be high-end collectibles marketed towards adults, and so they tend to be higher quality. More accurate depictions of characters, dynamic and interesting poses, and high quality items that look amazing on display are the most common reasons collectors love them. DreamWorks Dragons had very few statues for many years, until The Hidden World came out, and I guess companies realised just how much money they can make from statues. As statues tend to be very expensive and difficult to display, most collectors only choose one or two that they particularly like. So to help fellow fans make the right choice for them, I've put together a comparison table of all existing official HTTYD statues!*
One flaw that keeps coming up is the lack of interesting poses in HTTYD statues. Get ready for a LOT of "character sitting on rock" poses! Future statue companies, please make some dynamic flight or fighting poses!
*Characters only, no scenery items
One flaw that keeps coming up is the lack of interesting poses in HTTYD statues. Get ready for a LOT of "character sitting on rock" poses! Future statue companies, please make some dynamic flight or fighting poses!
*Characters only, no scenery items
Statue |
Company
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Positives
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Negatives
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Gamma Studios
328 $300-400 (depending on retailer) |
✔️ One of the rarer statues
✔️ Beautiful base art ✔️ Unique plaque as a certificate of authenticity ✔️ Incredibly accurate, one of the best looking Toothless statues by far ✔️ Beautiful paint work ✔️ Lovely size for displaying ✔️ Interesting pose with the flowers & butterflies ✔️ Base and scenery are interesting and creative |
❌ Expensive, espcially for the size
❌ More difficult to find ❌ Might be too small for some ❌ Needs some assembly, some pieces can be loose due to manufacturer variations |
Gamma Studios
328 $300-400 (depending on retailer) |
✔️ One of the rarer statues
✔️ Beautiful base art ✔️ Unique plaque as a certificate of authenticity ✔️ 100% accurate, or very close ✔️ Beautiful paint work ✔️ Lovely size for displaying ✔️ Dynamic and beautiful pose ✔️ Base and scenery are interesting and creative |
❌ Expensive, espcially for the size
❌ More difficult to find ❌ Might be too small for some ❌ Has glitter which is simply scattered on top of her, so it comes off easily, even when just putting her together ❌ Noticeable seam in the tail ❌ Needs some assembly, some pieces can be loose due to manufacturer variations |
Taka Corp.
777 €832.50 |
✔️ Light Fury looks amazing, very accurate and on model, though tail fins should be smoother
✔️ Easy to find ✔️ Scenery looks very good |
❌ Size is far too large - nearly impossible to display nicely and impossible to display nicely alongside the other Taka statues
❌ Boring pose ❌ Most expensive statue at RRP ❌ Night Lights are terrible. For such an expensive statue, customers should get better than just stock art poses. Also Dart's white markings are poorly done, especially on her face |
Ikon Design Studios
300 AUD$500 |
✔️ Very accurate model, it's especially nice to have a fierce Toothless again rather than a cute one. Overall just an excellent sculpt
✔️ The paint is very good, especially on the eyes, which look fantastic ✔️ Improves the boring "on a rock" pose by making it light up! ✔️ One of the rarer non-crew statues ✔️Good size |
❌ Low edition number and limited release makes it hard to get
❌ Toothless has rough scales all over his body, which isn't accurate. "Real" Toothless has a very smooth body with patches of rough scales in certain areas; this statue is bumpy all over, including the wings ❌ Claws don't fit on the base quite as neatly as they should ❌ Large, unsightly seams in wings. And I mean large seams - the wing seams leave gaps that you can see straight through. The worst seams on all HTTYD statues, and limits the angles you can display it at |
Sideshow
5,000 $375 |
✔️ Despite the goofy face, the body is very well-made
✔️ Looks nice when part of the Fury family set ✔️ Perfect size for displaying ✔️ Easy to find ✔️ Good price ✔️ Beautiful base art |
❌ In my opinion, the face looks too goofy. I get "no thoughts, brain empty" vibes
❌ Common ❌ Boring pose ❌ Crystal base is very plastic-looking ❌ Can have manufacturer flaws |
Sideshow
3,500 $250 |
✔️ Absolutely flawless, perfectly accurate models
✔️ Cute, interesting pose. Very unique! ✔️ Looks nice when part of the Fury family set ✔️ Easy to find ✔️ Good price ✔️ Beautiful base art |
❌ Common
❌ Prone to some pretty bad manufacturer flaws, such as cracked paint, varying gap sizes between Dart and Pouncer, and Ruffrunner not slotting into the base properly. It's quite a gamble when you buy one |
DreamWorks Crew Exclusive
Edition Size Unknown; But Likely More Than 300 None |
✔️ The only 100% accurate Hiccup statue
✔️ Very rare; bragging rights! ✔️ Matches the Sideshow Toothless statues very nicely, so they look great on display together ✔️ Perfect size for displaying |
❌ Hard to find
❌ Likely to be expensive ❌ Boring pose ❌ Has a weirdly prominent crotch bulge that weirds me out |
Taka Corp.
888 €665.83 |
✔️ Still not a very interesting pose, but it's at least more dynamic than most other statues
✔️ Hiccup looks very good ✔️ Easy to find ✔️ Has a hole to install LED lights ✔️ Interchangeable hands and heads for Hiccup, so you can choose a style you like |
❌ Commonly found, despite edition size
❌ Large size makes it very awkward to display nicely ❌ Hiccup is missing his freckles, so not 100% accurate ❌ Has to be pieced together using magnets, and the magnets in the smaller pieces are quite weak and prone to pieces falling off ❌ Toothless has a LOT of flaws. Too much metallic blue, "butt fins" are too large, doesn't look like he's gripping the base properly, face is too long, brow is too prominent, and wings stick out at awkward right angles, almost like he's shrugging his shoulders. Probably the most inaccurate Toothless statue |
Acme Archives
Unknown No set edition, was made to order only Have personally seen 5 online $595 |
✔️ Arguably the rarest statue; bragging rights!
✔️ Toothless looks amazing and very accurate. The detail on his face is perfect ✔️ Each piece was hand cast and hand painted by the sculptor ✔️ Bar the face, the detail on Hiccup is fantastic |
❌ Very heavy and thus difficult to display
❌ Ridiculously hard to find ❌ Likely to be ridiculously expensive ❌ Frequently broke during shipping so any second hand ones are likely to be damaged ❌ Boring pose ❌ Hiccup's face is not very good - looks like he's blankly staring into nothing |
DreamWorks Crew Exclusive
Edition Size Unknown; But Likely More Than 300 None |
✔️ 100% accurate and on model. Level of detail is amazing!
✔️ Really great to get a non-Hiccup/Toothless statue. Other characters deserve love too! ✔️ Very rare; bragging rights! ✔️ Nice size, but on the smaller side |
❌ Hard to find
❌ Likely to be expensive ❌ Boring pose |
DreamWorks Crew Exclusive
Edition Size Unknown; But Likely More Than 300 None |
✔️ Very rare; bragging rights!
✔️ Looks very cute ✔️ Unique bobblehead action ✔️ Has a unqiue, cartoony style ✔️ Lots of detail despite small size |
❌ Very small
❌ Hard to find ❌ Likely to be expensive ❌ Boring pose ❌ Not very anatomically accurate due to more cartoony style |
Taka Corp.
None Open edition (not limited) €116.58 |
✔️ Easy to get
✔️ Good price ✔️ Nice size ✔️ The general model is poor but the face looks good I guess...? |
❌ PVC, which is plastic and lower quality. Technically not a statue and just a large figure
❌ Common ❌ Toothless is horrendously off model. His tail is incorrect, his claws are incorrect, his body pose looks awful. From the front he looks like he's laying down, but from the back he looks like he's crawling. The skeleton makes no sense and it's like his spine is broken |
DreamWorks Fine Art
Edition Size Unknown; Between 10-25 $499.99 |
✔️ Very rare; bragging rights!
✔️ Despite the size, it's very light and easy to display ✔️ Gorgeous expression between Hiccup and Toothless ✔️ Hiccup is accurate and on model |
❌ Boring pose
❌ Likely to be very expensive ❌ Very hard to find ❌ Toothless has some minor anatomy flaws, mainly in his tail and chin |
DreamWorks Crew Exclusive
300 None |
✔️ Nice to see a non-Fury dragon get some love!
✔️ Very rare; bragging rights! ✔️ The flying pose with the clear stand is unique and looks very cool |
❌ Hard to find
❌ Looks derpy from the front - a statue should look good from any display angle but this one only looks good from the side |