1/6 Hot Toys - MMS284 - Avengers: AoU - Ultron Prime Collectible Figure

[Brainiac]

Oh snap! I'm a little shocked the 45 got bumped up so much, my wallet's glad I didn't jump on shotgun! And daaaang!!! Ultron looks phenomenal! Any guesses on Ultron and 45's HK release people?

Pretty soon I wager. We'll get one next week at least I think it will be one of those or the trooper

 

[spindrift]

Ultron looks stunning- despite my dislike of him as a villian in a mediocre movie I am tempted...

 

[Starscream Soundwave]

I liked Ultron in the film. He had a lot more character than the villains in most other MCU films. Not against the design either, it wouldn't have made much sense to use the classic lantern design in a film. Can't wait for HT Prime now!

 

[YankeesFanboy]

Ultron Prime, Mark 45, AND Superman all coming soon? This isn't going to be cheap

I'm getting the XLV and Supes (we'll see just how bad that sculpt is ) and a production Prime with a boxy head and bull neck would be awfully tempting.

 

[The Iron Koob]

I'm really tempted to blow my points on ant man and just order ultron from Hong Kong. I feel like we've waited so long

 

[guy66657]

I'm definitely ordering from Hong Kong. Ever since TWS came out I started ordering from Sideshow rather than HK like I did the previous few years but I've grown into such an impatient dude that I started ordering from HK again. XD

I think it's pretty worth it getting the figures earlier. Did it for Vision and Pietro and haven't been disappointed. I can however wait for Star Wars figs to come into Sideshow's warehouse and get those later. Something about those Marvel figs...but anyways, I seriously can't wait to see production pics of this guy. I feel like Ultron Prime is gonna be my new grail piece and definitely a stunner on the shelf.

 

[bransen2099]

Now that this is coming out, hopefully HTs announce an Ultimate Ultron it would be a good time so the figure sales won't cannibalize each other.

 

[Motuxmen]

Until he's availble for sale world wide it would still possibly cannibalize sales.

 

[ronri]

Damn the wait for this guy has been excruciating to say the least. I still remember all those discussions about the figure a while back.

That said, I'm likely to get this guy later than some folks actually. I have him ordered through BBTS so there's still going to be a bit of lag time before I'll have in my hands. I've waited for quite some time, a bit of a delay won't really make much difference for me at this point.

 

[TimothyR]

Damn the wait for this guy has been excruciating to say the least. I still remember all those discussions about the figure a while back.

That said, I'm likely to get this guy later than some folks actually. I have him ordered through BBTS so there's still going to be a bit of lag time before I'll have in my hands. I've waited for quite some time, a bit of a delay won't really make much difference for me at this point.

yeah.. i'm in the same boat.. i'd really love it if ultron and mark 45 were released relatively close together, that way i could ship them together without an even longer wait. i guess we'll see.

 

[Cyberseven]

Pretty soon I wager. We'll get one next week at least I think it will be one of those or the trooper

Should be Nick Fury, Storm Trooper, and then at end of April into early May we should see 1st shipments of Ultron here in U.S.
I am not in a hurry though, as there is so much coming out this Spring and Summer.

 

[Brainiac]

Should be Nick Fury, Storm Trooper, and then at end of April into early May we should see 1st shipments of Ultron here in U.S.
I am not in a hurry though, as there is so much coming out this Spring and Summer.

Good guess
I know right? I think we just had the calm part of releases this year

 

[Motuxmen]

Should be Nick Fury, Storm Trooper, and then at end of April into early May we should see 1st shipments of Ultron here in U.S.
I am not in a hurry though, as there is so much coming out this Spring and Summer.

I do not think any of those will ship from SSC in April. It's much more likely that they don't ship till June. 6 weeks is about the average. That's late May early June.

And since ultron isn't even out yet it's six weeks from next week. (Only 2 weeks left in April..)

 

[SilverStar17]

Ultron looks really good in that photo! Absolutely can't wait until this figure ships out.

Looking good in that pic… and wow, Superman was crazy fast. Seems like he just went up on PO yesterday.

I have BvS Supes on PO, but like many, the sculpt shown in that photo has me a little bit concerned. From that photo and from other photos that have been shown lately, they appear to be recyling the MoS sculpt. The specs state that it's supposed to include a newly developed sculpt (as shown at Toy Soul and occasional Secret Base pics), so we'll see for certain when it releases and in hand pictures start surfacing.

 

[Starscream Soundwave]

I'm getting the XLV and Supes (we'll see just how bad that sculpt is ) and a production Prime with a boxy head and bull neck would be awfully tempting.

I'll almost certainly get all three. I don't think Supes will come with the old MoS sculpt, but I guess we won't know for sure until the final product photos are released. I think Prime is going to be great, a large and impressive figure. Definitely looking forward to him. I hope he's the first of the bunch, just so I can get the most expensive one out the way first

 

[Flintty]

Ultron looks stunning- despite my dislike of him as a villian in a mediocre movie I am tempted...

Mediocre? Aww come on, it wasn't that bad. I loved it! And he was a quality villain with good depth and some great comedy moments.

 

[kiwiatlarge]

Mediocre? Aww come on, it wasn't that bad. I loved it! And he was a quality villain with good depth and some great comedy moments.

Just wait till how people are bound to hate that the Civil War and Ragnorak storylines will only loosely mirror the comic storylines...

 

[spindrift]

Mediocre? Aww come on, it wasn't that bad. I loved it! And he was a quality villain with good depth and some great comedy moments.

No it's not bad- just a huge disappointment to how great it could have been. Very watchable.

 

[TimothyR]

Mediocre? Aww come on, it wasn't that bad. I loved it! And he was a quality villain with good depth and some great comedy moments.

i totally agree. i loved age of ultron, and particularly enjoyed ultron himself.

he was extremely cool looking. from the mark 1 to ultimate ultron. all of them looked great. ultron mark 1 was just creepy, it was a great introduction to the character. prime is awesome, to me that look IS ultron. and ultimate ultron was bad ass and looked like he beefed up for battle.

i'm not sure what else people wanted out of the movie. i feel it did a solid job at continuing and building upon the rift between steve and tony. it fleshed out some of the characters a bit more, we learned more about the relationships between the team, and it fed the larger picture.

part of me thinks that, for some people, the movie was never going to live up to expectations. the first avengers movie was great because there wasn't really anything like it. heroes with their own franchises coming together for a movie. age of ultron was never going to live up to that. also, i think some people are just looking more towards infinity wars since that'll come closer to giving people the feeling they had for the first avengers movie.

i don't think civil war is going to suffer from this though because it's going to be hero vs hero.

but hey, i'm someone who enjoyed iron man 2, iron man 3, and the dark world.. so what do i know?

anyways.. i still wish they had an alternate head for this figure, one with the circles on his cheeks opened (like they are in the movie when he gets angry). i think it would've gone a long way in adding perceived and tangible value to this figure. the price for this thing is a little hefty, only including a couple hands and a stand, a cool stand, but a stand nonetheless, is a bit of shame. a second head sculpt, maybe some hand effects (like we're getting with the 45) and that blanket or sheet that he wore prior to his reveal would've really brought this figure to the next level. but i guess if they had included the sheet they would've had to include the chair as well.. boy, that'd be an awesome accessories pack.. include the extra head, the sheet, the chair, and extra armor pieces to turn him into ultimate ultron.

okay.. i'm thinking too much about this. i'm excited for this figure.

 

[ronri]

also, i think some people are just looking more towards infinity wars since that'll come closer to giving people the feeling they had for the first avengers movie.

I honestly think that AOU suffered from the Infinity War hype train, especially since it was built up at the time when AOU still hadn't come out. I also didn't like how much they kept foreshadowing Thanos and the Infinity Stones instead of simply focusing on the conflict at hand. Not only did it sort of trivialize Ultron as a threat, it also made the movie feel like it was just a "part" of a bigger whole instead of being a story of its own that fits within a continuity.

I really loved how Spader carried Ultron and I thought he was terrific. I just wish there was more care put into how the narrative was handled and I would have preferred it if they gave Ultron more interactive dialogue/screentime with the heroes themselves.