Six days ago, we were looking at photographs of the new Sonic X Shadow Generations statue and waiting for the real thing to make its way through the approval process.
Now it has.
Limited Run Games has confirmed that the final production sample for its completely overhauled Sonic X Shadow Generations Collector’s Edition statue has arrived and is currently at SEGA of America headquarters. Limited Run says the finished sample “looks great” and expects to have more to report on its progress very soon.
That represents the next important step in a statue overhaul that has already gone through considerably more development than originally expected. When Sonic City last checked in on the project on August 15, Limited Run had received manufacturer photographs of the first production sample, allowing the team to compare it against SEGA’s previously approved 3D prototype. The company liked what it saw, but the physical sample itself still needed to arrive for inspection before moving along to SEGA.
That physical stage has now been reached. Limited Run specifically describes the new piece as the “final production sample,” with the statue currently sitting at SEGA of America HQ while the companies work through the last stages of review. In other words, we have moved from renders, to a prototype, to manufacturer photographs, and now to an actual production-ready statue that SEGA can inspect in person.
Importantly, though, SEGA has not approved the final sample yet. Limited Run has not announced that the statue has cleared licensor review or that full manufacturing has begun, only that the sample has reached SEGA and that another update is coming soon. Given how much of this overhaul has revolved around getting the statue right before committing thousands of units to production, that distinction is worth keeping until the approval actually arrives.
The project has been a long one. Limited Run originally decided to replace the statue included with its Sonic X Shadow Generations Collector’s Edition after acknowledging significant problems with the original version. The replacement process eventually produced an entirely revised 3D prototype, which received SEGA approval before being handed over to the manufacturer for tooling and production testing. The first manufactured sample followed, bringing the project to the stage Sonic City covered earlier this month.
There is also a useful glimpse in Limited Run’s latest update at what happens immediately after this kind of sample reaches SEGA. The same production report discusses the statue for its Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown Collector’s Edition, which has likewise been sent to SEGA for review. Limited Run says minor paint and detail adjustments can still be requested at this stage before full manufacturing begins, showing that a “final production sample” is essentially the version being evaluated for mass production rather than a guarantee that no changes remain.
For Sonic X Shadow Generations, however, Limited Run has not identified any new problems with the revised statue. Quite the opposite: its brief assessment is simply that “it looks great.”
So we are very close, but not quite at the finish line.
The next update should be the important one. If SEGA signs off on this final sample, the long-running statue overhaul can finally move beyond approvals and toward full production.
Stay tuned to Sonic City for more Sonic X Shadow Generations News and Updates!
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