1/4 Hot Toys - QS005 - Avengers: AoU - Iron Man Mark 43 Collectible Figure

[swiftwilly]

Why wait? First, the price of 500 is not what PI charged when it came out so that's not really an accurate comparison. When it was released, unless you got very lucky, it was north of 600 bucks. Next, the company that made it closed up and restarted under a new name, becuase they had so many quality control issues even authorized dealers would no longer carry stock. Pretty good reasons. As for diecast..that's not a big selling point. At least for me. It's 1940s technology that some marketing guy has turned around to make it cool again. Tonka toys where diecast. Diecast was used on some lines in the 80s. To me this is 3D all over. The TV tech that started in the 40s and makes a comeback every 15-20 years when a new group of people are around. It's not a big upside. Especially in a 1/4 scale. It's like being happy your statue is concrete. Being heavier is not something I ever thought would be a selling point. Crazy.

It's great your figure is fine and you enjoy it. But there are tons of reasons why people would go for hot toys over PI.

I actually got it UNDER $500USD (I didn't want to post the exact amount, last thing I want to do is make others feel bad. What done is done.) And for a die-cast, this was a great deal. Brand new as well.

I like die cast not because it is heavier, I like it because it goes with the whole iron man theme. It should be heavy and not weigh like a piece of paper. I also know of many people who prefer iron man die cast over plastic versions.

Agree with your comments on PI being a bad company.

But this has nothing to do with their 1/4th iron man's being very top quality. All the owners of the PI 1/4th iron mans here on these boards have claimed 100% perfect condition.

I am talking about these specific 1/4th figures from PI. Nothing else. I am not advocating PI in general either, I am fully aware of their issues and advise people not to pre-order with them.

 

[ksteezy]

The things you guys so passionately argue about

 

[epitaph04]

I think motux must have had a really bad experience with die cast as a child or something. [emoji14]

 

[alex1984]

Diecast does have its downsides: paint chipping, weight issues when poorly used, and it's nearly impossible to repair if it ever does break. Of course, it also has its advantages: enhancing stability when properly used, durability, the feel of the weight and metal when handling it. I guess the reason why this is debated over and over again is because neither plastic nor diecast is clearly superior to the other. At the end of the day, it's just another material, and just like the debate between different plastics, it just depends on the intended use. In this case, I'd agree that the choice of diecast for Iron Man is a very suitable one, but I wouldn't discount the older plastic IMs just because they didn't have diecast.

 

[swiftwilly]

Diecast does have its downsides: paint chipping, weight issues when poorly used, and it's nearly impossible to repair if it ever does break. Of course, it also has its advantages: enhancing stability when properly used, durability, the feel of the weight and metal when handling it. I guess the reason why this is debated over and over again is because neither plastic nor diecast is clearly superior to the other. At the end of the day, it's just another material, and just like the debate between different plastics, it just depends on the intended use. In this case, I'd agree that the choice of diecast for Iron Man is a very suitable one, but I wouldn't discount the older plastic IMs just because they didn't have diecast.

Totally agree. If you assume they are equal in price then. Getting a die cast for over $100USD cheaper than a plastic one is a great deal.

 

[YankeesFanboy]

Good post, Alex. Repped.

 

[alex1984]

Oh, thank you, thank you. I am actually quite new here, and not sure what reputation is, but thanks!

Before sixth-scale figures, I used to (and still do) collect Transformers. They have many discussions of this topic on TFW2005.

 

[Vikct]

Looks like the schedule is pushed forward.

 

[YankeesFanboy]

Bigger pic.

 

[LexiKon318]

Siiiigh ... so hard to keep resisting the lure of this figure.

 

[Hologram AI]

Damn now that is one fine looking figure. Beautiful paint job, accurate proportions and that head sculpt..

 

[Motuxmen]

Looks like the schedule is pushed forward.

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It could still be months before this drops in Hong Kong, and another 3-6weeks after that before here...so might not be moved up much

 

[Vikct]

based upon my observation, normally after that kind of teaser being made, the release interval are less than a month.
you're welcomed to correct me if i'm wrong

 

[Motuxmen]

based upon my observation, normally after that kind of teaser being made, the release interval are less than a month.
you're welcomed to correct me if i'm wrong

Yea, it's usually longer. For all to be released its usually 3 month(ish) and then another month or two added for them to reach USA and Europe.

Even if it took a month to come out in Hong Kong, that means end of November. Add the time to get to sideshow and that's end of December, early January at best. The announced release on this is jan-March 2016. So it's not really moved up.


Edit-and for an example the iron man heartbreaker upcoming image was released aug 1,2014 and the figure released in Hong Kong on October 2,2014 and hit sideshow 5 weeks later. So a little over four months from image to wide release. Some do come sooner. The Gordon Blake two pack was in an upcoming image end of April and released end of May in Hong Kong. Then ssc around a month after.

Anyway...point is it can still take months. And it almost never takes less then 6 weeks for most customers. A few have been days later but it isn't the norm. I looked at a dozen or so and from the upcoming image to final release in all major markets of all figures it's an average time of about two months.

 

[wongderek]

Why the weathering is gone?

 

[Motuxmen]

Why the weathering is gone?

You mean from the early conventions? It was never going to look like that. All that weathering was done by hand and takes hours per figure. Just not feasible on a production piece this size. Not that level. It looks like the production images from the first page and the sales page on ssc.

 

[Vikct]

Yea, it's usually longer. For all to be released its usually 3 month(ish) and then another month or two added for them to reach USA and Europe.

Even if it took a month to come out in Hong Kong, that means end of November. Add the time to get to sideshow and that's end of December, early January at best. The announced release on this is jan-March 2016. So it's not really moved up.


Edit-and for an example the iron man heartbreaker upcoming image was released aug 1,2014 and the figure released in Hong Kong on October 2,2014 and hit sideshow 5 weeks later. So a little over four months from image to wide release. Some do come sooner. The Gordon Blake two pack was in an upcoming image end of April and released end of May in Hong Kong. Then ssc around a month after.

Anyway...point is it can still take months. And it almost never takes less then 6 weeks for most customers. A few have been days later but it isn't the norm. I looked at a dozen or so and from the upcoming image to final release in all major markets of all figures it's an average time of about two months.

I see, yeah i agree your point, the teaser do not tell us in which order does the figure to be released in, nor does it release at once.

anyway, the place where i'm from, gravely affected by the currency drop and it could really take MONTHS to arrive.

still, if it arrives early then it would be early christmas, well if it's not, the schedule it stated is on Q3 2016, still it doesnt missed the target line.

 

[dominishin]

pic is too small to even tell.

 

[zackhigh1226]

The QS 43 looks outstanding!

 

[Dino_Ranger_White]

Bigger pic.

WANT NOW!!!!

Love the look of the box, very cool.