1/6 Hot Toys - Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Winter Soldier 2.0

[HyperDrive]

Didn’t go for it, but relative secured it so I’ll get to enjoy it in person one day!

 

[goatchumby]

 

[Chopper Face]

According to Joost of JazzInc, a typical figure run for Hot Toys is minimum 10,000 units. Artisans are 3,000 on average.

HT obviously has the resources to produce enough of these Artisan pieces to meet demand, they’d just rather **** us all about with manufactured scarcity and the worst lottery ordering system conceivable.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Artisans are 3,000 on average.

Does that include the Asian market?

I wonder if its more like:
3,000 PO day
1,000 later for Waitlist conversion
4,000 HK market
2,000 extra

 

[Sassafras]

Any ideas how to get one for someone who is determined?

Start a savings account, wait for release, find reputable vendor like Toys Buying Agent or 'bay, pay up. Get on waitlist. Join FB groups. Someone here may sell their PO.

You'll be able to get him, but it'll cost.

 

[Sassafras]

Watching YT tho don't think anyone feels smug who got him. It was more like having to re-watch the Acolyte on a loop for 24 hours.

Hope I never have to see that *&^% blue bar crawl across a screen again.

 

[jye4ever]

Does that include the Asian market?

I wonder if its more like:
3,000 PO day
1,000 later for Waitlist conversion
4,000 HK market
2,000 extra

4,000……

Congrats to the 0.0002% of people in China who snagged a Winter Soldier.

 

[Gipetto0812]

Does that include the Asian market?

Hot Toys HK IG page said 300 for special edition and 100 for regular for a 400 total Hong Kong release. Not sure if other Asian territories have access to their own set number or if it's just the HK release and Sideshow takes care of everyone else.

 

[Wor-Gar]

400 total Asian release...? Does HT want to start a riot?

 

[Johnny Utah]

I'm getting back into MCU stuff, specifically Cap movies and related characters.

I'm both happy and surprised I got Bucky and hope every collector here who wants him gets him down the line.

I'll get him from Thunderbolts too, as well as US Agent and Red Guardian.

It would be so cool if they made a new TFA version of Cap though.

 

[Spanbauer]

According to Joost of JazzInc, a typical figure run for Hot Toys is minimum 10,000 units. Artisans are 3,000 on average.

HT obviously has the resources to produce enough of these Artisan pieces to meet demand, they’d just rather **** us all about with manufactured scarcity and the worst lottery ordering system conceivable.

Artisan are limited because of the time and labor involved in hand-rooting and styling every head. Ten-thousand rooted Bucky’s would mean two other Artisan figures don’t get made at all. I do think they should have offered a sculpted hair option, though.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Artisan are limited because of the time and labor involved in hand-rooting and styling every head.

Yeah, that's true.

Other than rooted hair and higher price, I really don't know what the Artisan label means.

 

[Johnny Utah]

The Artisan line was created in response to InArt's early releases.

Slowly, they've added more to earn the higher price point. But it's there purely down to Howard's ego.

 

[Spanbauer]

Yeah, that's true.

Other than rooted hair and higher price, I really don't know what the Artisan label means.

That’s literally it, it means fancy wool hair.

 

[goatchumby]

Other than rooted hair and higher price, I really don't know what the Artisan label means.

Art is an excuse for high prices

 

[Spanbauer]

Art is an excuse for high prices

This was InArt’s most significant contribution to 1:6 collectibles: showing Hot Toys that there was a market to charge a $125-$150 premium for fancy hair

 

[Earth 616 Collector]

That’s literally it, it means fancy wool hair.

But then Hot Toys releases Ladypool, Beetlejuice (2 sculpts), and Chewbacca all with wool hair and no Artisan name.

 

[shadows]

What gripes me about HT Artisan's are that it's so basic, aside from Ledger Joker and Jack Sparrow which were the most expensive, the rest are barebones - Harley SS and this Bucky. The display base is unthoughtful, sometimes you get genuine leather, no die-cast, minimal accessories.

 

[TonTon]

I'm 0/4 on getting one of these Artisan figures, hopefully when I really really want one I'll be able to secure it.

Usually I get tied up with work and then fall to the end of the line or arrive when you can add it to the cart but it says someone already has it.

 

[Lee in MI]

I got one. This was the first time I was actually lucky enough to by an artisan. I have lost out on all these exclusives including the Hono Wolverine, Commando Trooper and Artisan Anakin. Artisan Anakin is the only one I may have to pay the iron price for. I got a great deal for the brown suit Wolverine and never picked up the Commando.

...I'm tired of these chase figures too.