1/6 1/6 Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien - Collectible Figure

[Wor-Gar]

Quite simply they don't care about these older licenses anymore and I wish they'd not pretend otherwise.

Beyond that, this figure probably presold like crap... so there's not much incentive from HT to deliver her and not much incentive for retailers to want to have her boxes taking up space in their storerooms.

Except for 18 guys here -- which likely makes up about half of the total interest on the planet -- no one else wants a Ripley figure for $240.

 

[Bradysd]

I finally pre-ordered this figure with another figure on flexpay because I thought you could combine shipping when you ordered more than one thing at a time. Found out it doesn't work like that with pre-orders and it separated the orders out...ugh.

Used $100 in reward points. I've always wanted a sixth scale Ripley figure. I think it's one of the last "big" characters I wanted that hadn't been made yet. Hopefully it actually does.

 

[rjszar]

I finally pre-ordered this figure with another figure on flexpay because I thought you could combine shipping when you ordered more than one thing at a time. Found out it doesn't work like that with pre-orders and it separated the orders out...ugh.

Used $100 in reward points. I've always wanted a sixth scale Ripley figure. I think it's one of the last "big" characters I wanted that hadn't been made yet. Hopefully it actually does.

I actually had to do a double take on this. Couldn't quite believe that after all the angst, all the heartache in this thread, someone actually placed an order. FAITH RESTORED. Woohoo! Ripley's coming .................................................................... someday ....................................................................... maybe .................................................................... faith fading ................................................................... gone again.

 

[Rijie78]

Which arrive first? Hot Toys Ripley or any figure by Molecule8? PLACE BETS NOW!

 

[Rijie78]

Wow that turned out to be an excessively hires picture considering, I do apologise if anyone was startled.

 

[Plastic Bateman]

Wow that turned out to be an excessively hires picture considering, I do apologise if anyone was startled.

I'm just pleased that someone else remembers the number-one new gambling opportunity that was Banzai

 

[Rijie78]

They need to bring that back. What with the world going full ****** over the last couple of years, they could just do it in realtime using actual incomprehensible news events. Current affairs & number one new gambling opportunity, what more needed?

 

[shells075]

Man, don't keep us from our dolls Hot Toys - we get very cranky! I kid, but come on guys. I understand the frustration, but seriously these are First-World problems. Pull back for a second. It's a doll. A doll. I know most of us manly men don't want to call it that, but that's what it is. I know in general it sucks to not get things that we've (mostly) partially pre-paid for in a timely manner, but I don't think there's any malice here. Yeah, the communication could be better, but when has it ever been great? Hot Toys has always seemed like a clandestine organization - we get **** when we get it. Venting anger and releasing frustration is understandable, but making statements like "after this I'm done with Hot Toys..." Come on man, like an addict we've all made that statement and then come crawling back on our hands and knees for another hit....

I think most things said in here are said tongue in cheek. Especially Rips thread. Most comments I read on here I give a little exasperated sigh, shake my head and then switch pages to YouTube and watch cats doing crazy things vol.16

 

[Rijie78]

Anyone who takes/posts anything serious in this thread needs their head examined. I don't think anything deadly serious has been said in here since the early days of the "SCULPTED NOT PUBES" exchanges among the tonsorial debate crowd. Since then it's all been tumbleweed and wondering when the 16 of us who actually pre-ordered will find out if the dolly gets made..

 

[P.]

Since then it's all been tumbleweed and wondering when the 16 of us who actually pre-ordered will find out if the dolly gets made..

wait, it was 18 not so long ago in somebody's post!
BTW it would be interesting to actually count people who paid for it.

 

[Captain-Miles-Dallas]

I haven't canceled.. and I PO'd on May 10, 2016.

 

[Wor-Gar]

count people who paid for it.

You think there's more than 18 here?

 

[P.]

You think there's more than 18 here?

nope... i started doubting there even are 18

I haven't canceled.. and I PO'd on May 10, 2016.

i checked my inbox and found this message from my seller, which dates may 18, 2016.

confirmed your 3A TMNT turtles x4 orders are cancelled and switched to hot Toys Alien Warrior and Ellen Ripley .

let's continue the count

 

[Wor-Gar]

The simple fact is: if there were a lot of preorders, this figure would have been delivered.

The inconsequential amount of preorders is directly responsible for this figure getting pushed back, and back, and then not even making its published release in April.


I recommend you get the 4-8 guys here that preordered to all contact their retailer on the same day inquiring as to what Hot Toys is telling them about delivery of this figure, and if they cannot provide a date then you would like to cancel.... and see what the retailer says.

The only hope any of you have is if the retailers all contact HT for an answer. At the end of the day it likely won't matter. HT would rather not make this figure. Retailers will transfer your preorder to something else. And this figure will be forgotten.

 

[Captain-Miles-Dallas]

Then why the big lead on? Hot Toys could cancel Ripley any time they want.
Instead of pushing the release date back again... and again... and again...

 

[pjam]

This thread is just an absolute train wreck that you can't look away from.

 

[Star Puffs]

Delays suggest production difficulties. The complex lace-up on the back side of her jumpsuit must be immensely time consumming and error-prone, for example. When I did my custom back in 2012, I just gave up on that aspect. The notion they are trying to tank this figure of one of the most iconic scifi characters is idiotic.

 

[Captain-Miles-Dallas]

If that's the case, I hope Jonesy looks a lot better than the last pre-production
photo we saw of him.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Delays suggest production difficulties. The complex lace-up on the back side of her jumpsuit must be immensely time consumming and error-prone, for example. When I did my custom back in 2012, I just gave up on that aspect.

 

[Agromenauer]

I recommend you get the 4-8 guys here that preordered to all contact their retailer on the same day inquiring as to what Hot Toys is telling them about delivery of this figure, and if they cannot provide a date then you would like to cancel.... and see what the retailer says. .

I contacted Sideshow a month ago and they said me that HT loves Ripley and they are making the best figure for all her fans...