1/6 Hot Toys - HONŌ STUDIO - Marvels X-Men - Wolverine (Brown Suit) Limited Edition

[AlanJG1]

Just got my shipping email with UPS tracking from Sideshow. Brown suit Wolverine will arrive to me Thursday.

 

[Garlador]

Just got my shipping email with UPS tracking from Sideshow. Brown suit Wolverine will arrive to me Thursday.

Same. I'm very surprised that I'll be getting the Brown Suit Wolverine before the Tiger Stripe. I preordered the Tiger Stripe ages ago.

 

[screamingmetal]

Just got my shipping email with UPS tracking from Sideshow. Brown suit Wolverine will arrive to me Thursday.

Same. Looking forward to Thursday!

 

[Earth 616 Collector]

Patiently waiting for my shipping notification from Sideshow

 

[The Jerker]

Just received mine and really digging it. I'll probably be all in on the Hono line. Much prefer comic versions over the movie counterparts. Mine has paint rub on the head just like most YouTube reviewers. Easy fix but something to be prepared for.

 

[AlanJG1]

Just received my HONO brown suit Wolverine. Looked great out of the box and carefully tried to put on the claw fists without touching the claws and 2 of the 3 claws on one fist just fell out. I am guessing they didn't use enough glue at the factory. Nothing was broken so I found some old Super glue in the house. The glue was practically solid but I rubbed the ends of the claws in it and stuck it back in the fist and it is holding for now. If it falls out again, I'll buy some new glue.

Took a picture in case anyone was curious how it looks before the claws are inserted into the fists:

Still extremely happy with the purchase though.

 

[Garlador]

What a week. This week somehow wound up being the week about five of my preorders or Waitlists converted and were shipped out. I was curious which one would arrive first. The lucky winners were HONO Brown Suit Wolverine (and Clone Wars Obi-Wan).

Now, as with any figure I get, I have a "list" I created before I ever got started in 1/6th collecting. A wishlist of characters and costumes I knew I wanted, whether they existed yet or not. Having an ideal comic-accurate Wolverine - specifically the Brown Suit - was certainly on that list. The nostalgia I have for Logan in the costume is strong, as it's what I started with in his comics in the 80s, the arcade game, and the first action figures of him I ever had.

(My original figure is long gone, but the memories remain)

I didn't want to compromise. I wasn't going to grab just any Wolverine over the years. So I waited. And waited. Sideshow's versions just didn't quite look right to me. Hugh Jackman's version never got there (until THIS YEAR). There seemed to be an aversion and difficulty in tackling comic-accurate figures at this scale with no major compromises.

... I'll be damned if HONO didn't pull this off.

I only just got him (and I'm amazed I was able to jump in during the short window he was available). I'll say bluntly, I have paid a lot more for figures I'm a lot less happy with. He's pretty darn impressive.

Others have mentioned it, but he's a hefty figure. Despite being a shorter size, he's DENSE. It almost feels like a guy with a metal skeleton. The costume looks great. The outfit fits great. It has a perfect blend of materials, showing off the musculature wonderfully. The seamless silicone arms really push it over the top and impress me. They feel durable and hopefully have longevity. The details - from muscles to veins to arm hair - all is done well. The Muramasa blade looks great too - glistening and radiant in a very catching candy-red sheen.

Obviously, at $160, the "entry grade" price, it's not as decked out as some higher-end figures would be. No unmasked headsculpt is a bummer, the claws probably should have been diecast and interchangeable, the trunks should have been cloth, and... well, honestly, it already feels like I'm nitpicking.

This is my ideal Wolverine from my favorite period of time in his history, one that's endured. They still bring this costume back from time to time in the comics. It's timeless, just as the Tiger Stripe is.

My greatest complaint thus far is that HONO should never have made him a Limited Release. He's great and I know so many collectors would love to have him in their collection. And, unfortunately, me saying that HONO overdelivers for me as a fan won't help. What amazing bang-for-the-buck. I'm sure I'll be happy with Hugh Jackman's yellow suit figure next year, but even now I can predict that as the movies' luster fades, this comic incarnation is going to remain strong, years and decades from now.

So as my first taste of HONO's comic offerings, yeah, I'm extremely excited to see what they do with this line. The list of comic characters that deserve this treatment is long, and they did Logan justice.

 

[johnnycage46]

I've got this guy available if anyone is looking for one. I'm not looking to turn a profit, but would like to break-even on the sale (so looking to sell him at probably $230 shipped in the U.S.). PM me if interested and I can send a pic (he's brand new, still sealed in brown shipper).

 

[DrWeaponX]

I've got this guy available if anyone is looking for one. I'm not looking to turn a profit, but would like to break-even on the sale (so looking to sell him at probably $230 shipped in the U.S.). PM me if interested and I can send a pic (he's brand new, still sealed in brown shipper).

PM sent

 

[MarvelZombie]

Looking for one if anyone else has one they don’t plan on holding on to…

 

[loki2371]

Man, how slow are these trickling out??

I still haven't received any emails about this guy shipping...

 

[karamazov80]

I got this figure today from another boardie. So good. Better in person than in pics. The long claws in particular don't bother me nearly as much. Would I have done some things different in my perfect world? Sure. But he still totally does the figure and suit justice.

Solid figure as others have said. Feels sturdy, can stand up well with no stand, joints in the armature ratchet well. Decent poseability. Neck articulation is limited, and i don't want to push it too much for risk of damaging the suit neck. Because the shoulders of the suit are sown on you can't do full arm rotations. But who would pose him that way anyway?

Thong doesn't bother me much personally. The exclusive screaming head looks just as ridiculous as it did in the promos but the others are all great. Smirking face gets his personality down but for now I'm going with the stock grumpy look. I tried to put a custom Jackman sculpt on. It wouldn't fit perfectly without taking out the neck connector but would probably work pretty well if I took that out of the sculpt. Looks perfectly at home with hulk and spidey.

I took some pics. Pardon the dust.

"My claws are bigger than yours, bub!"

 

[Earth 616 Collector]

Just got my ready to ship email from Sideshow that they will be charging on Friday and shipping this within 10 business days.

 

[loki2371]

Got my email shipping notification as well.

 

[Nine Inch Nails]

This and the tiger stripe are f'n awesome. If Hono ever said we will be also doing DC, I think I would stop collecting the live action figures.

 

[Nyhargo Dirge]

This and the tiger stripe are f'n awesome. If Hono ever said we will be also doing DC, I think I would stop collecting the live action figures.

I know BatMan is done to death, but a cool, old school blue and gray suit would be cool, a reprise of the SSC version. And the Frank Miller, too, I suppose. But I digress on the thread.

 

[karamazov80]

I know BatMan is done to death, but a cool, old school blue and gray suit would be cool, a reprise of the SSC version.

I'm with you 100%. SSC was never going to do these characters the kind of justice they deserve, and now that Hot Toys seems to be going all in, DC is the next big thing for me. When I think of comic styled 1/6 scale figure, brown Wolvie and Spiderman would have been way up my list, but now that we have those, a Neal Adams styled Batman is probably my number 1 want. But frankly I would love to have all the classic, bronze age Justice Leaguers. In the Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez style.

But why stop there?

Marvel-wise I'm hoping to get more of the classic late-70s through mid-80s designs for the more important characters.

 

[Raleig.h]

Classic Teen Titan figures would be insane. Really any DC comic figures from that era would be lol.

 

[Nine Inch Nails]

I'm with you 100%. SSC was never going to do these characters the kind of justice they deserve, and now that Hot Toys seems to be going all in, DC is the next big thing for me. When I think of comic styled 1/6 scale figure, brown Wolvie and Spiderman would have been way up my list, but now that we have those, a Neal Adams styled Batman is probably my number 1 want. But frankly I would love to have all the classic, bronze age Justice Leaguers. In the Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez style.

But why stop there?

Marvel-wise I'm hoping to get more of the classic late-70s through mid-80s designs for the more important characters.

GIVE ME ALL OF THIS!!!!!!

 

[Nyhargo Dirge]

Just LOVE this guy