1/4 and 1/6 Hot Toys Batman TDKR Announcement

[intothevoid]

We agree on something? Armageddon is near.

How I feel when myself or Mag agree with Nam

 

[thenammagazine]

How I feel when myself or Mag agree with Nam

You shouldn't beat yourself up. Even the staunchest of alcoholics has a moment of clarity.

 

[Megacolor]

What so lame about it ?

its lame becuase they gotta go and take EB customers. The only reason why they are doing it because EB is doing it. Enterbay gotta eat too!!

 

[thenammagazine]

its lame becuase they gotta go and take EB customers. The only reason why they are doing it because EB is doing it. Enterbay gotta eat too!!

If Enterbay were worth their weight in gold, they wouldn't have to worry. Unfortunately, that huge gap in quality between prototype and production practically sells the HT stuff on it's own.

 

[a-dev]

This announcement doesn't surprise me at all. I expected TDKR line and I expected Hot Toys to compete with Enterbay.

I don't agree with the latter though. They could have left the 1/4 scale to Enterbay and focused their efforts on their 1/6 scale. It's quite obvious the only reason Hot Toys is doing this is because of the Enterbay 1/4 Terminator and their new TDK line. I like Hot Toys but they can go ____ themselves. It's not like they'd lose any customers if they just let Enterbay do their thing. We're talking about two completely different scales here. Hot Toys didn't need to venture in with 1/4 crap and I'm positive they don't have the time and energy for it (look at all the stuff they're releasing).

In the coming months I expect to buy a few more Batman figures/vehicles from both companies, from both licenses (Burton and Nolan). This will no doubt price me out of the hobby and I'll have to quit eventually.

This will be the end of the $200 or less figure and we'll start seeing higher and higher prices. Things will hit a plateau and then the bubble will burst with unhappy employees and collectors. By that point though, I think everyone in the end will have had a good run and a nice collection/profit to boot.

Pretty much. I'm glad I'm not the only one whose reaction to the 1/4scale announcement has just been an exasperated and tired 'really?' Hot Toys, you are good enough at 1/6. Let the guys at Enterbay keep their jobs FFS. As for many of us collectors - its just too much. We're already at bursting point on the 1/6 scale figures because of the quantity being released and the ever increasing price points of each. Just

 

[DiFabio]

Business 101.

Benefits of a classical education.

 

[Megacolor]

If Enterbay were worth their weight in gold, they wouldn't have to worry. Unfortunately, that huge gap in quality between prototype and production practically sells the HT stuff on it's own.

I agreed, EB needs to step up but HT is greedy! HT want to monopolizes the 1/6 and the 1/4. And we all know what that means ....they can jack the prices up as much as they want.

 

[a-dev]

Benefits of a classical education.

Well yipee-ki-yay!

 

[jayveeeusebio]

Goddammet HT! Leave EB and their 1/4 scale figures alone & just focus on the 1/6th department you big bullies! Didn't you noticed they're slowly moving out in the 1/6th scale picture since they admit that they can't beat your @$$ on this department. Oh yeah, I forgot that you like to wipe out EB on this business. Ok!

 

[RagingBull]

I'm definitely interested in seeing the HT 1/4 stuff but I can just about afford the 1/6 stuff they make right now but a 1/4 Batman will always grab my attention so I wouldn't rule out myself buying one except it'll probably be Enterbays one because there making the OC, the version which I'd want but 1/6 will always come 1st for me but to be honest it's the announcement that there going to be making the 1/6 vehicles is what has got me excited if only it was me who won that 100 Million on the Euro Lottery the other day, I could afford it all

 

[a-dev]

Next announcement by Hot Toys.

We now enter low-end figure production. Fans be excited for new 7" figures from Hot Toys in all toys'r'us, Walmart and Target stores. Bye bye NECA.

 

[thenammagazine]

I agreed, EB needs to step up but HT is greedy! HT want to monopolizes the 1/6 and the 1/4.

HT is in the business of making money, as is any business. If your competition is eating up a percentage of your pie, you can't grow. I honestly think if EB were producing a better product, there wouldn't be so much whining. Sounds like they're scoring the sympathy vote. Stop and think for a second. If HT's now in the 1/4 game, EB will be forced to up their quality.

 

[the Doctor]

1/4 tumbler

 

[intothevoid]

1/4 tumbler

Forget about it.

 

[Maglor]

1/4 tumbler

Not interested.

 

[DiFabio]

Next announcement by Hot Toys.

We now enter low-end figure production. Fans be excited for new 7" figures from Hot Toys in all toys'r'us, Walmart and Target stores. Bye bye NECA.

Hot Toys at retail? What a great idea!

 

[Rorywan]

Well considering some of the less than stellar 1/6th releases and the crazy delays, not to mention the questionable QC, I think HT should fix their own 1/6th business before jumping in to try and steal EBs 1/4 thunder.

 

[Butters]

Lets just wait and see what happens before people start burning witches at the stake.

 

[Megacolor]

Next announcement by Hot Toys.

We now enter low-end figure production. Fans be excited for new 7" figures from Hot Toys in all toys'r'us, Walmart and Target stores. Bye bye NECA.

NECA. I won't be surprise if that happens.

 

[intothevoid]

Well considering some of the less than stellar 1/6th releases and the crazy delays, not to mention the questionable QC, I think HT should fix their own 1/6th business before jumping in to try and steal EBs 1/4 thunder.

Yupp
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