The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! - Page 35

OdoWanKenobi · May 25 2012, 08:53 PM

^I bought all of those. They're pretty stellar. I really wish Catwoman had her whip, though.

For once, here's a Hot Toys preview that doesn't have me leaping with excitement:

cooleddie74 · May 25 2012, 08:56 PM

^
DANG, BRO. Kind of agree with you there. Not one of their best offerings.

I'm investing in Hot Toys, though! I should have gone ahead and said "Hell, Yeah" after seeing your Bruce Lee figures, but I'm an intensely stubborn bastard!

C.E. Evans · May 25 2012, 09:08 PM

^^^
That Spidey is pretty accurate, though, even down to the costume seams. And Andrew Garfield is kind of skinny.
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/4...dermanhdwa.jpg

Admiral_Young · May 25 2012, 10:03 PM

That looks absolutely amazing (no pun intended). If I had enough cash to justify getting one I would

OdoWanKenobi · May 25 2012, 10:15 PM

Oh, don't get me wrong. That Spider-Man is still sure to be better than 99.99% of collectibles out there. I think it's just my general lack of enthusiasm for the suit redesign, plus my lack of enthusiasm for the movie adding up. Something looks off about the material compared to the images I've seen from the film. It's only a preview, though. The main announcement may look better to me. Unless the movie manages to somehow be absolutely stellar, though, I probably won't be getting it.

cooleddie74 · May 25 2012, 10:25 PM

Man, if Hot Toys did a line of nuTrek collectible figures I'd be all over them. Could you imagine how utterly awesome and mind-blowing a HT Nero, Kirk and Spock would be? How they'd nail Simon Pegg's facial expression? How realistically kinky and curly nuChekov's hair would look?

OdoWanKenobi · May 25 2012, 10:35 PM

It would be amazing, and would bankrupt me even further.

However, Hot Toys is known for not finishing lines. Avengers is the first time ever that they have made a commitment to making every major character. For example, their Watchmen line had Silk Specter and the Comedian, and that was it. Not even a Rorschach. If they made a Trek line, and didn't treat it like Avengers, we would get Kirk and Spock, and if we were lucky maybe McCoy or Scotty. That would be about it.

Heh, and welcome to the wonderful world of Hot Toys, cooleddie. If you plan on getting any of their past stuff, though, be prepared to pay quite the premium. Hot Toys stuff appreciates fast. Have you decided what your first will be?

cooleddie74 · May 25 2012, 10:44 PM

Oh, it'll be a Star Wars one. Luke perhaps? I'm still a little undecided. Any recommendations?

OdoWanKenobi · May 25 2012, 10:47 PM

Well, if you want Star Wars, then Luke is currently your only option. It's so far the only figure that they've shown. Though if you're interested in Hot Toys, then Sideshow's Star Wars stuff may also be up your alley. Their aliens and armored characters are on par with Hot Toys stuff. Their human characters maybe not so much, but you can't go wrong with the rest. Hot Toys is actually piggybacking off of Sideshow's Star Wars license. A lot of collectors are speculating that Sideshow will now be doing just the aliens, troopers, droids, etc. and Hot Toys will handle the humans. This seems possible considering it's been a very long time since Sideshow did a human.

Here's Hot Toys Luke

Sideshow's Boba Fett is due out next month

I haven't bought it, but their IG-88 is incredibly impressive

Or here's just a list of everything they have currently in stock or up for preorder.

cooleddie74 · May 25 2012, 10:50 PM

There's a Mythos Boba Fett that's currently being teased on the collecting sites, but I don't think that it's connected to Hot Toys in any way. I don't know...is the brand new Mythos line a Hot Toys thing? I'm still learning the ropes about the more expensive collectibles.

Admiral_Young · May 25 2012, 11:00 PM

Hot Toys should do a Star Wars triad collection. Luke, Han, and Leia. Then in a second wave release Vader.

OdoWanKenobi · May 25 2012, 11:04 PM

cooleddie74 wrote:

There's a Mythos Boba Fett that's currently being teased on the collecting sites, but I don't think that it's connected to Hot Toys in any way. I don't know...is the brand new Mythos line a Hot Toys thing? I'm still learning the ropes about the more expensive collectibles.

No that's Sideshow. Hot Toys is partners with Sideshow, though, and is borrowing their Star Wars License. Sideshow makes 1/6 scale figures too, but they also make statues and dioramas. The Mythos line is a statue line, and will run you even more than a Hot Toys figure.

So far only Darth Maul is available for preorder from the Mythos line.

cooleddie74 · May 25 2012, 11:05 PM

OdoWanKenobi wrote:

cooleddie74 wrote:

There's a Mythos Boba Fett that's currently being teased on the collecting sites, but I don't think that it's connected to Hot Toys in any way. I don't know...is the brand new Mythos line a Hot Toys thing? I'm still learning the ropes about the more expensive collectibles.

No that's Sideshow. Hot Toys is partners with Sideshow, though, and is borrowing their Star Wars License. Sideshow makes 1/6 scale figures too, but they also make statues and dioramas. The Mythos line is a statue line.

Ahhhhh, thanks. I'd been confused. I couldn't make heads nor tails of some of these.

Have you seen the teaser video for the Mythos Boba? It'll be, I think, the third entry in the Mythos line unless my count is way off. I remember the Mythos Darth Maul and there's at least one other.

Kira's Mom · May 26 2012, 04:38 AM

I just ordered the Diamond Select Hawkeye. No way I can afford the Hot Toys version, but the smaller one is nice.

Admiral_Young · May 26 2012, 04:44 AM

Not sure if this has been brought up before...but does anyone what the status is on the Art Aslyum/Diamond Select Enterprise-E? Or any of their ships? The pre-order date continually gets pushed back every few months. I've started to lose hope of it ever coming out.

May 25 2012, 08:53 PM	#511
OdoWanKenobi Entity of Fear Location: Korugar	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! ^I bought all of those. They're pretty stellar. I really wish Catwoman had her whip, though. For once, here's a Hot Toys preview that doesn't have me leaping with excitement: __________________ "In blackest day, in brightest night, beware your fears made into light. Let those who try to stop what's right, burn like my power: Sinestro's might!"

May 25 2012, 08:56 PM	#512
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! ^ DANG, BRO. Kind of agree with you there. Not one of their best offerings. I'm investing in Hot Toys, though! I should have gone ahead and said "Hell, Yeah" after seeing your Bruce Lee figures, but I'm an intensely stubborn bastard! __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn

May 25 2012, 09:08 PM	#513
C.E. Evans Vice Admiral Location: Saint Louis (aka Defiance)	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! ^^^ That Spidey is pretty accurate, though, even down to the costume seams. And Andrew Garfield is kind of skinny. http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/4...dermanhdwa.jpg __________________ "Shout, shout, let it all out..."

May 25 2012, 10:03 PM	#514
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! That looks absolutely amazing (no pun intended). If I had enough cash to justify getting one I would __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

May 25 2012, 10:15 PM	#515
OdoWanKenobi Entity of Fear Location: Korugar	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Oh, don't get me wrong. That Spider-Man is still sure to be better than 99.99% of collectibles out there. I think it's just my general lack of enthusiasm for the suit redesign, plus my lack of enthusiasm for the movie adding up. Something looks off about the material compared to the images I've seen from the film. It's only a preview, though. The main announcement may look better to me. Unless the movie manages to somehow be absolutely stellar, though, I probably won't be getting it. __________________ "In blackest day, in brightest night, beware your fears made into light. Let those who try to stop what's right, burn like my power: Sinestro's might!"

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May 25 2012, 10:25 PM	#516
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Man, if Hot Toys did a line of nuTrek collectible figures I'd be all over them. Could you imagine how utterly awesome and mind-blowing a HT Nero, Kirk and Spock would be? How they'd nail Simon Pegg's facial expression? How realistically kinky and curly nuChekov's hair would look? __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn

May 25 2012, 10:35 PM	#517
OdoWanKenobi Entity of Fear Location: Korugar	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! It would be amazing, and would bankrupt me even further. However, Hot Toys is known for not finishing lines. Avengers is the first time ever that they have made a commitment to making every major character. For example, their Watchmen line had Silk Specter and the Comedian, and that was it. Not even a Rorschach. If they made a Trek line, and didn't treat it like Avengers, we would get Kirk and Spock, and if we were lucky maybe McCoy or Scotty. That would be about it. Heh, and welcome to the wonderful world of Hot Toys, cooleddie. If you plan on getting any of their past stuff, though, be prepared to pay quite the premium. Hot Toys stuff appreciates fast. Have you decided what your first will be? __________________ "In blackest day, in brightest night, beware your fears made into light. Let those who try to stop what's right, burn like my power: Sinestro's might!"

May 25 2012, 10:44 PM	#518
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Oh, it'll be a Star Wars one. Luke perhaps? I'm still a little undecided. Any recommendations? __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn

May 25 2012, 10:47 PM	#519
OdoWanKenobi Entity of Fear Location: Korugar	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Well, if you want Star Wars, then Luke is currently your only option. It's so far the only figure that they've shown. Though if you're interested in Hot Toys, then Sideshow's Star Wars stuff may also be up your alley. Their aliens and armored characters are on par with Hot Toys stuff. Their human characters maybe not so much, but you can't go wrong with the rest. Hot Toys is actually piggybacking off of Sideshow's Star Wars license. A lot of collectors are speculating that Sideshow will now be doing just the aliens, troopers, droids, etc. and Hot Toys will handle the humans. This seems possible considering it's been a very long time since Sideshow did a human. Here's Hot Toys Luke Sideshow's Boba Fett is due out next month I haven't bought it, but their IG-88 is incredibly impressive Or here's just a list of everything they have currently in stock or up for preorder. __________________ "In blackest day, in brightest night, beware your fears made into light. Let those who try to stop what's right, burn like my power: Sinestro's might!"

May 25 2012, 10:50 PM	#520
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! There's a Mythos Boba Fett that's currently being teased on the collecting sites, but I don't think that it's connected to Hot Toys in any way. I don't know...is the brand new Mythos line a Hot Toys thing? I'm still learning the ropes about the more expensive collectibles. __________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. -Katharine Hepburn

May 25 2012, 11:00 PM	#521
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Hot Toys should do a Star Wars triad collection. Luke, Han, and Leia. Then in a second wave release Vader. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

May 26 2012, 04:38 AM	#524
Kira's Mom Fleet Admiral Location: In Hawkeye's nest.	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! I just ordered the Diamond Select Hawkeye. No way I can afford the Hot Toys version, but the smaller one is nice. __________________ "I cannot believe I just took a picture of an action figure's ass." OdoWanKenobi Etsy shop

May 26 2012, 04:44 AM	#525
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Not sure if this has been brought up before...but does anyone what the status is on the Art Aslyum/Diamond Select Enterprise-E? Or any of their ships? The pre-order date continually gets pushed back every few months. I've started to lose hope of it ever coming out. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.