Beautiful figure. It's worth the price if you have an affinity for the subject matter. Lots of detail and this will be a small run compared to something like Terminator or Iron Man. Ultimately it's not a piece I need to own but it's gotta be a dream come true for fans.
I think collectors are kinda spoiled, honestly. This is pretty obscure for HT and if this were coming from a custom artist (and really there aren't any capable of producing the figure with the same detail and sharpness as HT -- not to mention LED eyes) it'd be $500.00 - $1500.00. I'm grateful we at least get to choose whether to buy cool releases like this, as opposed to just *****ing about price all the time.
They made some crazy **** back then. The ceremonial and tournament armor was highly imaginative.
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Beautiful figure. It's worth the price if you have an affinity for the subject matter. Lots of detail and this will be a small run compared to something like Terminator or Iron Man. Ultimately it's not a piece I need to own but it's gotta be a dream come true for fans.
I think collectors are kinda spoiled, honestly. This is pretty obscure for HT and if this were coming from a custom artist (and really there aren't any capable of producing the figure with the same detail and sharpness as HT -- not to mention LED eyes) it'd be $500.00 - $1500.00. I'm grateful we at least get to choose whether to buy cool releases like this, as opposed to just *****ing about price all the time.
You could justify most prices for an artistic piece if you 'truly enjoy the subject matter' though. High end collectors spend millions on paintings or hundreds of thousands on automobiles for example. I think if you compare the retail cost + shipping cost of this particular set and what's included with similar figure sets you'd be inclined to think this is a bit over priced.
Granted, I do agree it's great that Hot Toys does make other niche figures occasionally.
Paintings are usually unique, only 1 of that said piece, so if a persone really wants it, he has only 2 options: 1. Pay the price 2. Steal it. And when it's not up for sale, that leaves you with only 1 option.
Paintings may be one of a kind, automobiles typically aren't. Anyhoo, those were just two examples and the point still stands.
I get your point but anytime I look at a unique HT release (like this), I compare it vs Midas and all of a sudden it appears like a bargain! Another example, I just received War Machine Mark 2 and while it may be diecast, it still seems about right, price-wise, if we're trading off the diecast for a unique sculpt. It seems relative to me, but this hobby's tough, given everything is overpriced, somewhat.You could justify most prices for an artistic piece if you 'truly enjoy the subject matter' though. High end collectors spend millions on paintings or hundreds of thousands on automobiles for example. I think if you compare the retail cost + shipping cost of this particular set and what's included with similar figure sets you'd be inclined to think this is a bit over priced.
Granted, I do agree it's great that Hot Toys does make other niche figures occasionally.
While I'm sure there is a select market for one-of-a-kind paintings, I've never seen it outside of amateur/art-college offerings. Most artists seem to go for small runs (5 - ~20).Paintings are usually unique, only 1 of that said piece, so if a persone really wants it, he has only 2 options: 1. Pay the price 2. Steal it. And when it's not up for sale, that leaves you with only 1 option.
I have lots of friends and colleagues that are working artists so this is more in the forefront of my mind.
I think the hauberk of this figure could be made better
In my view the RomanSoldier by ACI Toys is much well done in this part
Anyone ever get their hands on the Takara Kerberos Saga figures? I picked up the female figure (Midori I think it was) and the man. Those were pretty awesome figures with the removable armor. The head sculpts were a little cartoon-ish but otherwise they were pretty great. I wonder if this guy will have any removable armor parts?
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