Captain America Civil War: Figure Discussion

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@kiwiatatlarge

Quite the journey there lol. You make a good point about the headsculpts and figures always getting better. That's where it gets tough. As SaintSoy pointed to, we may possibly look at this current string of figures 5-10 years from now and think, "man those figures from AoU look really dated." Sounds crazy but I'm not putting anything beyond the realm of possibility when it comes to making these figures more "life-like" even if I can't fathom a hs being any better than the 1/4 43 RDJ. But I guess at that junction it would make the decision easy to go out with the old and in with the new.

 

[kiwiatlarge]

Indeed. If I could get older Thor figures now for my set cheap I would. But if I was the 35 year old me looking at Hot Toys 5 years ago looking at the first Thor figure, I wouldn't even be entering the hobby. Compare the old RDJ heads from the IM1/IM2 era to the sixth scale 43, they are like chalk and cheese. The quarter scale is slighty unfair to compare because of the size and price, but it does show how real they have become.

So I have no doubt. If Black Widow makes it to the Infinity Wars movies, that headsculpt should blow what I have away. In the same token I'm not going to be someone who holds off on buying a Mk43 because "Mk48 should look really good" (in 2019)...

 

[Motuxmen]

Yea they have come light years from now early stuff. Just look at the superman returns figure. The paint has come as far as the sculpting.

 

[Johnny Utah]

I need some new 1/6 Marvel. All the Star Wars everywhere is choking me.

 

[bruhkis]

guys writing novels in here

 

[JorReno]

The only Avengers figures I still have is Hulk and Widow. The rest will be replaced.

 

[zombieshane]

I'm bummed that the new Iron Man suit will most likely have parts made of diecast, its not something that I'm really into and it makes the figures really expensive. I really wish Hot Toys would give those who don't care for DC a chance to get the Iron man figures. To me diecast is unnecessary.

 

[mynameschris]

Diecast isn't the be all and end all, and when it comes to HT's yes they feel a little more solid and heavier and they have some engineering points which are better but its nothing which couldn't be carried over to the all plastic versions and there frankly isn't all that much to some of them which is die cast.

That said I think even if they returned to plastic we wouldn't see that much of a price drop in the markup of the new suits as the HPP ones from IM3 started to creep up despite being largely a reuse of parts of older figures or other HPP ones and with that we got fewer and fewer accessories for each one. Python is basically the Mark VII with different legs and head but ignoring the alternate HS it had no battle damaged parts and skipped the lasers, same with the Stealth which was a straight MkVII repaint.

 

[Remy]

I'm bummed that the new Iron Man suit will most likely have parts made of diecast, its not something that I'm really into and it makes the figures really expensive. I really wish Hot Toys would give those who don't care for DC a chance to get the Iron man figures. To me diecast is unnecessary.

Trust me, once you've held and seen a diecast figure in hand, you'd wish all of them are diecast.

 

[guy66657]

Trust me, once you've held and seen a diecast figure in hand, you'd wish all of them are diecast.

I didn't think that when I got my Mark III. I think the weight is cool and all but I still think the plastic figures look pretty damn great. I'm happy I have them in plastic aside from the III.

 

[Malgus]

Trust me, once you've held and seen a diecast figure in hand, you'd wish all of them are diecast.

I have held both and I do not wish they were all diecast. I prefer not to pay the extra $$$ the diecast cost.

 

[snakeeyes171]

Just seen the captain america civil war trailer , can't wait for batman v superman now

 

[JorReno]

Just seen the captain america civil war trailer , can't wait for batman v superman now

... this made no sense.

 

[SilverStar17]

... this made no sense.

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[Motuxmen]

... this made no sense.

I think he means one trailer (cap) made him excited for the upcoming other (BvS)

 

[franpincho]

Trust me, once you've held and seen a diecast figure in hand, you'd wish all of them are diecast.

Personal opinion, not fact.

 

[Centrocal]

I really hope the next Bucky figure has a diecast arm. Thats the only thing I don't like about the first one

 

[jodl73]

Just seen the captain america civil war trailer , can't wait for batman v superman now

I think he means one trailer (cap) made him excited for the upcoming other (BvS)

But we've already had BvS trailer. 2 of them in fact.

 

[jodl73]

I really hope the next Bucky figure has a diecast arm. Thats the only thing I don't like about the first one

That would be nice, all chrome and shiny.

 

[Craig Walker]

Superman is the most boring "major" character ever. (yawn)