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

[TimothyR]

I wonder how long hot toys will wait to possibly reveal an ultimate version. Will they wait until after mark 1 is released?.. Will they wait 2 years from now?.. Will they just skip it?

Will it be revealed via Facebook?.. Or a convention/toy show/exhibition?..

I sort of feel bad liking prime, but in the back of my mind really wanting the ultimate version.

I guess the further away a potential reveal is, the easier it will be to stomach the price for both.

 

[subzro]

Hard to tell with HT. They could put it up for PO next week or it could be like whiplash MK2 and be years.

 

[BatBrain]

He's not all that bad not lit up.

 

[jki&Cri]

Sadly,it is pretty bad...


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[Bjjer]

Ive lived with my Iron Men not lit up I think I can survive non lit up Ultron.

 

[SilverStar17]

Ive lived with my Iron Men not lit up I think I can survive non lit up Ultron.

I personally don't light up any of my figures because that means having to leave the batteries in them (and obviously putting them in and taking them out over and over whenever I want to see the figure lit up for a few minutes would be a pain) and I don't want batteries potentially leaking over time.

 

[jki&Cri]

Sorry but this is not the same thing as an IronMan.... Not even in the same league... Ultron is a beautiful piece but not lit up is too much "dead" for my taste. Every IronMan is cool even without the lights. Lights on in IronMan are a plus, in Ultron are a must.


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[TimothyR]

I personally don't light up any of my figures because that means having to leave the batteries in them (and obviously putting them in and taking them out over and over whenever I want to see the figure lit up for a few minutes would be a pain) and I don't want batteries potentially leaking over time.

i wonder if maybe 5 years down the road they'll come up with something that'll allow for better light up function.. maybe doing what they've done with the shotgun facemask.. pretend the base is the battery pack, and the feet can connect to the base in such a way that it'll allow for the lights on the figure to work. (i'm not privy to the way electronics like this work).. but even though that would limit poses while using the light up figure, it'd still allow it to be on. i also think doing it that way would make it easier to incorporate a remote system.

.. but then i imagine you'd have to worry about the lights themselves being ruined?

i feel that we'll see some sort of innovation at some point, whether it's 5 years down the road or 10. i guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Sadly,it is pretty bad...


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.. well, you could wait for deadpool and pretend he's propping up ultron and they're having their own weekend at bernie's style adventure!

 

[jki&Cri]

i wonder if maybe 5 years down the road they'll come up with something that'll allow for better light up function.. maybe doing what they've done with the shotgun facemask.. pretend the base is the battery pack, and the feet can connect to the base in such a way that it'll allow for the lights on the figure to work. (i'm not privy to the way electronics like this work).. but even though that would limit poses while using the light up figure, it'd still allow it to be on. i also think doing it that way would make it easier to incorporate a remote system.

.. but then i imagine you'd have to worry about the lights themselves being ruined?

i feel that we'll see some sort of innovation at some point, whether it's 5 years down the road or 10. i guess we'll just have to wait and see.



.. well, you could wait for deadpool and pretend he's propping up ultron and they're having their own weekend at bernie's style adventure!

I'll do that! Loving Deadpool already! [emoji1][emoji1]

 

[The Iron Koob]

I'd be okay if you could just see his eyes without lights on

 

[jki&Cri]

I'd be okay if you could just see his eyes without lights on

That would have been a good start to make him alive.

 

[Bjjer]

Sorry but this is not the same thing as an IronMan.... Not even in the same league... Ultron is a beautiful piece but not lit up is too much "dead" for my taste. Every IronMan is cool even without the lights. Lights on in IronMan are a plus, in Ultron are a must.


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Since they are both Hot Toys, robotic exoskeloton type characters with light up features I would say they are in the same "league" and IMO Ultron looks fine not lit up just like my Iron Men.

 

[SilverStar17]

I'd be okay if you could just see his eyes without lights on

I think if anything, that's probably the only thing that bothers me about not lighting him up, is not being able to really see the eyes too well.

 

[ronri]

Sorry but this is not the same thing as an IronMan.... Not even in the same league... Ultron is a beautiful piece but not lit up is too much "dead" for my taste. Every IronMan is cool even without the lights. Lights on in IronMan are a plus, in Ultron are a must.

Funny that, I consider them to be in the same league especially when HT Iron Men in other people's display always looked the same kind of "dead" as you're describing. If it never bothered me on Iron Man it sure as hell isn't going to bother me with something like Ultron, which has lot more going for it in terms of catching your attention with its size and sculptural details.

Heck, before all these fancy figures of Ultron even came about (thanks to the movie), the only decent Ultron figure for the longest time had the same light-up "problem".

Needless to say, I think I'll live.

 

[Motuxmen]

i wonder if maybe 5 years down the road they'll come up with something that'll allow for better light up function.. maybe doing what they've done with the shotgun facemask.. pretend the base is the battery pack, and the feet can connect to the base in such a way that it'll allow for the lights on the figure to work. (i'm not privy to the way electronics like this work).. but even though that would limit poses while using the light up figure, it'd still allow it to be on. i also think doing it that way would make it easier to incorporate a remote system.

.. but then i imagine you'd have to worry about the lights themselves being ruined?

i feel that we'll see some sort of innovation at some point, whether it's 5 years down the road or 10. i guess we'll just have to wait and see.



.. well, you could wait for deadpool and pretend he's propping up ultron and they're having their own weekend at bernie's style adventure!

I've heard they are looking into touch switches and things like that now. I don't think the way the faceplate on shotgun is done would work with a base. You would loose a huge amount of flexibility with the figure and it might as well be power pose or a statue at that point. But if they develop something like near field type tech or wireless power..then that may work.

I think if they had touch switches (if you don't know that's like those lamps that you touch the rim and that acts as a switch..things like that) anyway...if they used that I think most people (never gonna please everyone) would be happy. You wouldn't need to pull pieces off to turn it on and off. Still have the modular design and battery's.

 

[Charlie2099]

From the pictures I've seen, this will be the only figure I use the lights. I have 3 Iron Mens, a War Machine and an Antmam ( according to the shipper). Those just mentioned figures look better with lights, but Ultron looks 10x better with lights. That's at my house. You do whatever you want.

 

[Bjjer]

From the pictures I've seen, this will be the only figure I use the lights. I have 3 Iron Mens, a War Machine and an Antmam ( according to the shipper). Those just mentioned figures look better with lights, but Ultron looks 10x better with lights. That's at my house. You do whatever you want.

Ultron does look 10x better with lights but not too many people will keep them on all the time. For those lights off hours I don't think it looks too bad.

 

[Charlie2099]

Ultron does look 10x better with lights but not too many people will keep them on all the time. For those lights off hours I don't think it looks too bad.

I agree. It's huge with tons of detail. I'll enjoy it both ways, but more with the lights on.

 

[subzro]

looks great with the lights on but i am not going to have the batteries in mine so i will just have to get used to the way it looks without them.

 

[TimothyR]

I've heard they are looking into touch switches and things like that now. I don't think the way the faceplate on shotgun is done would work with a base. You would loose a huge amount of flexibility with the figure and it might as well be power pose or a statue at that point. But if they develop something like near field type tech or wireless power..then that may work.

I think if they had touch switches (if you don't know that's like those lamps that you touch the rim and that acts as a switch..things like that) anyway...if they used that I think most people (never gonna please everyone) would be happy. You wouldn't need to pull pieces off to turn it on and off. Still have the modular design and battery's.

that sounds like a good start. sort of like baby steps. i think i'll be happy just as long as they continue innovating. we've come a long way in just a few years.. from the standard iron man lights, to shotgun's facemask, and now the 46 is chock full of light points. hell.. i honestly didn't think the MMS 46 was actually going to have all of his lights.

the technology for something like a wireless phone charger exists i assume the same principle could apply here. none of this is really all that practical right now. but i think in 5-10 years, maybe they won't have found a solution, but i think we'll see some sort of advancement.. whether it's the touch switches like you said, or something else. also.. since the legs generally aren't lit, it might be possible to house the batteries for the figure in the base, and have the figure connect to the stand clip in such a way that it powers the figure.

you know, maybe a solution for ultron could've been.. as well as the LED's for his eyes, they could've painted them so that they're still red when the lights are off. and perhaps with the stand, they could've added a light feature to the clip or something so that it would light red through his torso and make it appear the way it's supposed to be with the actual torso lights on.

anyways, all that being said, i think these figures still look beautiful without their lights on. from what you've shown of the 45, it looks like his eyes are still going to be white when the lights aren't on.

so, even if the lighting doesn't see a massive innovation, i think they could figure out some solutions to some of these problems.

... but then again, who knows if they'll ever need to use these techniques again lol.