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

[swiftwilly]

On that level? I for one am VERY glad that hot toys is NOT on the level of PI. On anything.

And you're experience is from what? Owning a 1/6th or 1/12th model from PI and not the actual 1/4th model? Or you just read stuff in the internet? "seen" them? Pretty sure you saw pictures online. But I queston what was wrong with these pictures? You also frequent these forums often, how often do we see people bagging out a product based on pictures? colour is not right blah blah blah.

The PI stuff looks way nice overall, just can't stand that they're shorties.

Well we still need to get confirmation. Cause the HT QS figures released to date are the actual shorties. The endoskeleton while a beautiful piece (that i am staring at right now) is WAAAAY short by almost 1 inch to the Enterbay BD T2. HT Batman is about 1/2 inch underscaled to the Enterbay Batman and Joker as well.

+1. Thank you for posting facts.

A number of people just hop on the hype train and make false statements.

Amazed by the figure community and the amount of false statements, bias views and things that get posted. Not beneficial to the community at all. That also includes "reviews" of figures - note how they never ever come out negative? I'd hate calling them reviews, more like "views".

 

[hokietwo]

Dunno where Dominasinan's posts with numbers went, but here's the tale of the tape. I have Boba, Endo and the PI War machine. The HT's do not sniff 18". The PI is just over 18 at about 18.15-18.25. HT is undersized. See for yourself.


This one is to show the relative height, I realize the ruler is offset, just getting them to scale reference. Boba is clearly taller than the endo.


At level they are both way short of 18"


Where as the PI is clearly taller than the endo and a well sized 1/4 for war machine.


war machine flush against wall.

 

[lotus000]

I've seen them. I've also seen the others. The 1/4 hot toys is as good or better. From a company that still exists. That didn't essentially recall a product that was so bad, a 1/4 iron man, that not a single tested version was worth selling. That showed a dozen prototypes of 1/4 and nearly 100 in other scales that never made it to market. That had such a poor QS that marvel pulled their 1/6 license. That had such a poor reputation in the community that it had to rebrand with the same license, twice(to super alloy then to CMC).

The two 1/4 that made it to market where pretty decent releases. My point was that hot toys is not on the level of PI, they are light years above them. Hot toys doesn't have 2 successful releases, and hundreds of no shows or fails...it has hundreds of successful releases and a few misses. And they have/had the license the same length. PI got its marvel license in 2006. The complaint that hot toys is less then PI becuase they have more switches...it's crazy.

I can only speak for the 1/4 Iron Man figures I own which happen to be from PI.

I quoted the original poster first who was saying PI had a remote lighting system built into thier figures. This is purely not true as they have switches like every other company.

I quoted you second because it seems like you have a negative view about anything PI.

I think a lot of things on forums get taken out of context. I'm sure if we were all at a convention our discussions would be better understood.

 

[hokietwo]

And you're experience is from what? Owning a 1/6th or 1/12th model from PI and not the actual 1/4th model? Or you just read stuff in the internet? "seen" them? Pretty sure you saw pictures online. But I queston what was wrong with these pictures? You also frequent these forums often, how often do we see people bagging out a product based on pictures? colour is not right blah blah blah.






+1. Thank you for posting facts.

A number of people just hop on the hype train and make false statements.

Amazed by the figure community and the amount of false statements, bias views and things that get posted. Not beneficial to the community at all. That also includes "reviews" of figures - note how they never ever come out negative? I'd hate calling them reviews, more like "views".

It is a bandwagon mentality. Everyone loves a winner and HT is certainly that but I trust what I see with my eyes and I own EVERY SINGLE HT and PI ARMOR(qualify that as 1/6 and above), so I think I know what I am talking about for my view and opinions. I want more brands to succeed, that means more competitive pricing and more competitive designs and pushing the limits to offerings. I plunked down the cash for these PI/Comicave pieces and have no regrets as have others in the community.

Don't ever take what some "reviewer" or hard line HT apologists says as gospel. It's your taste and as the old saying goes, there is no accounting for it.

 

[franpincho]

And you're experience is from what? Owning a 1/6th or 1/12th model from PI and not the actual 1/4th model? Or you just read stuff in the internet? "seen" them? Pretty sure you saw pictures online. But I queston what was wrong with these pictures? You also frequent these forums often, how often do we see people bagging out a product based on pictures? colour is not right blah blah blah.






+1. Thank you for posting facts.

A number of people just hop on the hype train and make false statements.

Amazed by the figure community and the amount of false statements, bias views and things that get posted. Not beneficial to the community at all. That also includes "reviews" of figures - note how they never ever come out negative? I'd hate calling them reviews, more like "views".

They truly should be called figure "showcases". Nothing wrong with getting a feel for it, whatever.

But I love when they just LOOOVE EVERYTHING about it. We know you get them for free dude, no need for the whole sponsor ass kissing.

I love calling those dudes out.

 

[Hologram AI]

Pretty sweet overview video by HYPEBEAST.

 

[hokietwo]

Gorgeous pic right here. Wow. As clear if it was right in front of me. A beauty for certain.

 

[Royce12]

Nice to see a overhead shot of the base. It's still crowded but without the head and arm on it it's ok.


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[Edub]

That is a dope video by hype beast. I wish they did more of those

 

[swiftwilly]

It is a bandwagon mentality. Everyone loves a winner and HT is certainly that but I trust what I see with my eyes and I own EVERY SINGLE HT and PI ARMOR(qualify that as 1/6 and above), so I think I know what I am talking about for my view and opinions. I want more brands to succeed, that means more competitive pricing and more competitive designs and pushing the limits to offerings. I plunked down the cash for these PI/Comicave pieces and have no regrets as have others in the community.

Don't ever take what some "reviewer" or hard line HT apologists says as gospel. It's your taste and as the old saying goes, there is no accounting for it.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you x 1000000 for posting facts and stats to back up the PI nonesense. Both are great figures - that is good for ALL of us.

Thank you!

 

[c-ro]

Hi Motuxmen

The only difference is the sheen, from the top coat. And though most people will like the duller 1/4 the 1/6 is actually more representative of the intended look on screen. It's supposed to be a gloss finish.

That is exactly what I meant. The finish is different. For me the finish belongs to the hole paintjob, so I was saying, that the paintjob is not the same. After that, our opinions are not too far apart from each other

I wasn't saying its "unfair" like its some injustice. Just that it's impractical to expect a 1/6 to have every nuance the 1/4 does. The added size is why it has some of these details.

I know, this quote was not related to you, it was related to Dino_Ranger_White's post. But my opinion is, that HT could improve the 1/6 shoulders, if I look at the perfect ones on the 1/4 figure now.

Sounds like what you are saying is the 1/6 figure is accurate to the earlier files and references. If the proportions were off on those earlier files and references then the resulting figure would have proportions that are off. And if the 1/4 used fuller and more accurate files then it's a better proportioned figure. Both accurate to the digital files used to create them. One using better files than the other.

This! Thanks.

Chris

 

[2littlemoney]

Hi Motuxmen



That is exactly what I meant. The finish is different. For me the finish belongs to the hole paintjob, so I was saying, that the paintjob is not the same. After that, our opinions are not too far apart from each other



I know, this quote was not related to you, it was related to Dino_Ranger_White's post. But my opinion is, that HT could improve the 1/6 shoulders, if I look at the perfect ones on the 1/4 figure now.

Chris

they now use a ball joint to connect the shoulder pad to the shoulder,
which look much better. may be HT can apply this new technique on their
comming 1/6 iron man figures.

 

[c-ro]

Hi

they now use a ball joint to connect the shoulder pad to the shoulder,
which look much better.

I know. And it's certainly easier to use this joint on a 1/4 scale figure. A user have posted a shoulder-mod for the 1/6 HT Mark XLII some time ago. Looks nice that way, but not entirely perfect.

may be HT can apply this new technique on their comming 1/6 iron man figures.

Fingers crossed

Chris

 

[ebro42]

Does anyone here think that the 1/4 Mark 45 is worth waiting for instead of this? Just curious on everyone's thoughts. Originally I was going to get the 1/4 45 but now seeing in hand photos and videos, this may be the better choice. I'm now considering getting this and a 1/6 scale 45 just to have the best of both worlds. Anyone share this thought process?

 

[Royce12]

Personally I think the 43 is the better choice at 1/4.. If for no other reason than the Stark sculpt.


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[2littlemoney]

Does anyone here think that the 1/4 Mark 45 is worth waiting for instead of this? Just curious on everyone's thoughts. Originally I was going to get the 1/4 45 but now seeing in hand photos and videos, this may be the better choice. I'm now considering getting this and a 1/6 scale 45 just to have the best of both worlds. Anyone share this thought process?

i would go for the 1/4 mark 43 but not the mark 45, reasons as follows

1. mark 43 comes with a marvelous head sculpt
2. mark 43 comes with a more sophisticated stand include a battle damaged sentry
3. its is the main suit in aou, integrated with hulkbuster, with longer screen time
4. the 1/6 mark 43 looks not as good in proportion(especially the shoulder gap),
whereas the 1/6 mark 45 looks as good as the 1/4 mark 45

 

[Furyan]

Does anyone here think that the 1/4 Mark 45 is worth waiting for instead of this? Just curious on everyone's thoughts. Originally I was going to get the 1/4 45 but now seeing in hand photos and videos, this may be the better choice. I'm now considering getting this and a 1/6 scale 45 just to have the best of both worlds. Anyone share this thought process?

I like this one but not nearly as much as the MK45. Only thing I prefer about this offering is the Tony headsculpt,wish the 45 came with one. Ive got the 1/6 Mk43 already and have the 1/4 n 1/6 MK45 on preorder,love the 45.

 

[ebro42]

i would go for the 1/4 mark 43 but not the mark 45, reasons as follows

1. mark 43 comes with a marvelous head sculpt
2. mark 43 comes with a more sophisticated stand include a battle damaged sentry
3. its is the main suit in aou, integrated with hulkbuster, with longer screen time
4. the 1/6 mark 43 looks not as good in proportion(especially the shoulder gap),


whereas the 1/6 mark 45 looks as good as the 1/4 mark 45

Excellent argument 2littlemoney!!!! Also, I think the 1/4 43 will sell well once people have it in hand.

 

[ebro42]

I like this one but not nearly as much as the MK45. Only thing I prefer about this offering is the Tony headsculpt,wish the 45 came with one. Ive got the 1/6 Mk43 already and have the 1/4 n 1/6 MK45 on preorder,love the 45.

I'm with you, I love the 45 too, but 2Littlemoney made some good points. I think I'll be good with getting this and a 1/6 scale 45, plus the 1/6 45 is diecast!

 

[Hologram AI]

Does anyone here think that the 1/4 Mark 45 is worth waiting for instead of this? Just curious on everyone's thoughts. Originally I was going to get the 1/4 45 but now seeing in hand photos and videos, this may be the better choice. I'm now considering getting this and a 1/6 scale 45 just to have the best of both worlds. Anyone share this thought process?

It boils down to personal preference.

Do you prefer the more blocky mechanical Iron Man looking suit or the organic design of Mark 45? I dig the Mark 45 but I prefer the more classic mechanical look when it comes to Iron Man. It just comes down to whichever one you prefer.