Re: 1/6 - Hot Toys - IM3 - Hall of Armor (House Party Protocol Ver.) - Spec + Pic
In all honesty due to the simplicity of this set up, do not be surprised to see excellent chinese knock offs of this in the near future with the same LED light up features, just cheaper.
A Chinese knock will cost a lot if shipped from China. Even though these are light they are HUGE so the dimensional weight will be an issue.
That is why I am confident they are in the $60 price range based on the current eBay listings. I would venture to say that shipping from Hong Kong to the USA is about $30. So at $99 they are making a small profit
like packaging that gets thrown away...
BLASPHEMER
I don't know of many collectors that discard the packaging and some of the Freaks on this forum pay and extra $10 to get their items sent in a bigger box to protect the box and Styrofoam.
The boom (that I posted) was in reference to him telling you he was the one who took the picture of the piece in the first place, cause right before that you were talking about how no one could possibly know until they had in in hand... He knew cause he saw it physically in front of him...
And yet he didn't ask any questions about the price. Plus if I was at that show I would take a ton of pictures and ask a ton of questions and then I would post my own thread to share the information.
well plastic can be repaired, and painted... foam melts with both glue and paint
HOWEVER, most Hot Toys Collectors would never repair or paint one of their figures.
I honestly don't know how it blew up like that so fast. No one was targeting anyone at first. Some of us, myself included, were just making points that this is a cheap half *** effort on hot toys part, unless this is just a rushed proto that was just put out for the conventions.
My argument is that even tho foam is good in other things, I don't want it in my collectibles, especially ones that are used for environmental displays where their positions would have them damage easier. They should be plastic where they are more durable and their condition would last a lot longer than styrofoam. Plastic afterall takes like what? 100 years or more to break down???
There is a lot of passive aggressive behavior present on this forum and some people intentionally try to stir up drama because they enjoy it.
I can see some validity to Motuxman's comments. I used to not understand why people get so passionate and hateful toward things they never plan to buy but one day it just clicked.
They are pissed because it is an item they want but what the company released does not meet their expectations, so they are upset and take out their frustration on those that do like it.
Some do it in extremely rude ways.
I don't think this is a cheap half assed attempt on Hot Toys Part. If you read any HOA thread a lot of people complained that it was too expensive.
Then you have the weight issue that makes it more expensive to ship and could cause issues if they were stacked.
I think this is a fantastic solution, it solves both issues.