12" is not stopped

[ProgMatinee]

I'm not debating HT quality, but their quality is a moot point because I'm not willing to spend $150 for figures. At that rate I'd rather get 1 PF rather than 2 figures... 4 or 5 figures for the price of a PF is worth it...2, I'll take the PF.

 

[The Josh]

Thats why I pick and choose my HT buys. However, this isn't about if HT could or would do. This is about SS not getting the Fellowship done at the very least. I'm not gonna lie it really hacks me off that we didn't get Fellowship. It really is quite disappointing that SS couldn't get the Fellowship done before pulling the plug.

 

[OSCORP]

I woulda took a HT LOTR line ANY DAY OVER SS's

I never cared about getting a complete FS, but for those that wanted it sucks.

 

[The Josh]

I woulda took a HT LOTR line ANY DAY OVER SS's

I never cared about getting a complete FS, but for those that wanted it sucks.

Why though? They've shown they can't finish lines either. Outside of Alines and Predator they pretty much quit on things. We got what 6 POTC figures and a couple of multiples of Jack. We've gotten 3 Iron Man figures and thats it from that one. We've gotten 5 Batman figures with 2 Batmans and 2 Jokers along with Dent.

They make some nice stuff as I said but they can't do more than a handful of figures from a line. Well, they've shown they can't as of now anyways. There are some lines that need to have depth to them SW and LOTR being a couple.

Then you toss in the price of their figures and it kills what people might be able to buy at any given point. I like their stuff but have to be even choosier with them than I have been with SS.

 

[OSCORP]

Why though?

Simple for me. Quality over quantity.

Like i said never cared about getting a whole FS. I only buy a few figs here and there anyways so it works for me. Never was and won't be a completest.

 

[ProgMatinee]

Even without being a completist, theres a huge gap between $60-$70 for figures and $120-$150.

I'm impressed by HT quality...but if you are a quality over quantity guy anyway, why would you waste your time even with HT 1/6? Be a PF collector.

I'll take the Aragorn PF over 2 HT figures anyday. Its ony when you bring quantity back into the discussion do 12" figures make sense (IMO). Like I said 4 or 5 12" figures competes with 1 PF, but 2 figures can never compete with 1 PF.

 

[Ninersphan]

Then you toss in the price of their figures and it kills what people might be able to buy at any given point. I like their stuff but have to be even choosier with them than I have been with SS.

And that's what kills it for me. I can't justify the price of HT's stuff not matter how great it is. It's simply out of my price range for what's basically a fancy GI Joe.
And before you all flame me for that remark, I'm putting into the perspective of the non-collector. By that I mean, if you told someone that you paid $140 for a 12" figure of Batman, MOST people (that is people that aren't die hard collectors) would think you're nuts. I realize there is a premium to pay because HT is an import, but I don't ever see myself buying any of their products unless I somehow become independantly wealthy.

I've cut back my SS collecting for the same reason. No way I can afford to be a completist in the 3 lines I collect ( SW, LOTR and Indy) with prices now at $70 for a basic figure. I was willing to pay a higher price for LOTR because of the quality and would have been a completist for this line, but I've passed on many of the new SW products in the last 6 months, and if Toht hadn't come with the Ark, I'd have passed on him too.
For myself for selfish reasons, I hope what we hear about LOTR being a tough sell in Japan is reason enough for HT to not get the LOTR license, because it would kill me to see them complete the Fellowship and not be able to afford it. I do believe though, that if they did get the license, they'd start over, offer Gandalf, Aragorn, Saurman and Lurtz as their first offereings. Why wouldn't they start with the "heavy hitters" of the line as opposed to picking up where Sideshow left off on characters that wouldn't sell as well to begin with.

 

[The Josh]

Simple for me. Quality over quantity.

Like i said never cared about getting a whole FS. I only buy a few figs here and there anyways so it works for me. Never was and won't be a completest.

Well, then you have to bring in if you think SS is quality or not. Some of you will say they're not but I think many more would disagree.

I wasn't going to be a completest of the LOTR line no matter how badly I wanted to be. The Fellowship though was something that had to be done and honestly the ball was dropped.

 

[Seaward]

For a long time, Sideshow provided a nice affordable alternative to the import toy scene. Sure Medicom and Hot Toys were nice, but when I started collecting Sideshow, you could get 3 of their figures for one of an imported figure. The quality has improved with Sideshow, but their basic price has skyrocketed too.

 

[thenammagazine]

Simple for me. Quality over quantity.

Like i said never cared about getting a whole FS. I only buy a few figs here and there anyways so it works for me. Never was and won't be a completest.

Even at the higher price point, I really doubt HotToys would've done any better with the figures, save the bodies and paint. That said, is a $20 TT and better paint really worth almost double the price?! The costumes and accessories Sideshow produced for the LOTR line are second to none. Additionally, HotToys likenesses, like Sideshows, are hit and miss too so your "quality over quantity" comment is highly debatable.

 

[OSCORP]

Be a PF collector.

Uh no!

Well, then you have to bring in if you think SS is quality or not. Some of you will say they're not but I think many more would disagree.

I think every 1/6 LOTR figure besides The Hobbits and GTG are mediocre. Partially cause of the buck or paints apps.. The hobbits turned out damn near perfect IMO, and gandy is a 9 only the buck holds him back. I even think Legolas is a 9 with only the buck to stop him.

Aragorn -paint
Faramir - paint
Boromir was a good job all around.
Legolas- good just the buck never suited him IMO.

 

[thenammagazine]

Uh no!



I think every 1/6 LOTR figure besides The Hobbits and GTG are mediocre. Partially cause of the buck or paints apps.. The hobbits turned out damn near perfect IMO, and gandy is a 9 only the buck holds him back. I even think Legolas is a 9 with only the buck to stop him.

Aragorn -paint
Faramir - paint
Boromir was a good job all around.
Legolas- good just the buck never suited him IMO.

Oxymoronic post. If the Hobbits were "near perfect" and the rest get a 9 out of 10, how does that equal Mediocre?!

Mediocre: Ordinary: not extraordinary; not special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality.

 

[The Ween]

All I know is, there's no way I can afford a complete fellowship in PFs, no matter how great I think they are. So.....here's hoping something comes out of "The Hobbit."

 

[screamingmetal]

I don't know why everyone is hoping for a Hot Toys LOTR line when the two poorly selling hobbits are essentially Hot Toys figures.
The head sculpts and paint are about on par with Hot Toys sculpts and paint of about two years ago, The clothing or accessories wouldn't have been improved much if at all by Hot Toy's involvement, and the bodies are made by Hot Toys. About the only thing I think HT could've improved on would be the One Ring. (One that was very affordably corrected by Entropy Chicken )

And yet it's the Hobbits that don't sell, one of whom is the most important character of the entire movie series.

Interest by most 1:6 scale collectors and most LOTR collectors have died down since the last film, that's what killed this line.
And I'm quite saddened by it's demise.

 

[The Ween]

I don't know why everyone is hoping for a Hot Toys LOTR line when the two poorly selling hobbits are essentially Hot Toys figures.
The head sculpts and paint are about on par with Hot Toys sculpts and paint of about two years ago, The clothing or accessories wouldn't have been improved much if at all by Hot Toy's involvement, and the bodies are made by Hot Toys. About the only thing I think HT could've improved on would be the One Ring. (One that was very affordably corrected by Entropy Chicken )

And yet it's the Hobbits that don't sell, one of whom is the most important character of the entire movie series.

Interest by most 1:6 scale collectors and most LOTR collectors have died down since the last film, that's what killed this line.
And I'm quite saddened by it's demise.

I think alot of people grew too impatient waiting for more figures to come out. When it takes that long between figures, completists give up and sell off what they already have. I will never sell off my figures even if I don't get anymore. I love the ones I have.

As far as I'm concerned, lack of proper attention to this line is what killed it, not the fans. The fans sure ate up that Beserker, so there's still LotR interest out there.

 

[Kibishii]

GI JOE will be put on "hold" by the end of the year.

Not if GI Joe continues to sell out the EX & Reg. edition it won't. We will see what happens to that line after people actually start getting charged for them.

 

[Entropy]

The Fellowship though was something that had to be done and honestly the ball was dropped.

again...

That Weta Citadel Pippin didn't count.

 

[thenammagazine]

I don't know why everyone is hoping for a Hot Toys LOTR line when the two poorly selling hobbits are essentially Hot Toys figures. The head sculpts and paint are about on par with Hot Toys sculpts and paint of about two years ago, The clothing or accessories wouldn't have been improved much if at all by Hot Toy's involvement, and the bodies are made by Hot Toys. About the only thing I think HT could've improved on would be the One Ring. (One that was very affordably corrected by Entropy Chicken ) And yet it's the Hobbits that don't sell, one of whom is the most important character of the entire movie series.

For some reason, all the HT fanboys don't seem to regard the Hobbits as anything to do with HotToys when whining about the loose joints and the "poor paint aps." This is despite the fact that their logo was right there on the box next to sideshows.

Not if GI Joe continues to sell out the EX & Reg. edition it won't. We will see what happens to that line after people actually start getting charged for them.

Well, let's wait and see if the 4th announcement is Faramir-ish. We should know before we get a Processing Alert for Snake Eyes.

 

[pixletwin]

Either you can cry about not getting a complete Fellowship or you can finish it yourself.

 

[thenammagazine]

Either you can cry about not getting a complete Fellowship or you can finish it yourself.

With what's available, that pretty much just means Gimli and Bilbo so with them aside, we just need to be greatful for what we did get and throw rotten tomatoes at SS for not finishing the Fellowship.