Captain America: The Winter Soldier 1/6th scale Captain America (Stealth S.T.R.I.K.E. Suit) 2.0

[HyperDrive]

Finally, I was wondering when we were finally gonna see a SERS Chris Evans sculpt. I thought we might get it from a Johnny Storm before Cap.
I want to absolutely love this, but HT still didn’t nail it. The body proportions could still use some work and the head sculpts are pretty good but not perfect. Still, I’ll almost certainly pick this up since it’s “good enough” and I’m a sucker for TWS.

This is pretty much how I feel about it. Yet another HT figure where I’ll settle with (on my own will).

 

[Raνen]

I am usually surprised at how much people will nitpick tiny details like the subtle shading on a Xenomorph figure However seeing that sculpt for Cap I just had a disappointing reaction. All these Chris sculpts through the years and they still can't get it 100% perfect. In saying that I have waited so long for a 2.0 of this Strike Cap that I still ordered it immediately. Same with the new Xeno. We are so starved for these 2.0's that I'll forgive slight inaccuracies just to have one in my collection

I hope they can do better with whatever Thor they make next. Hemsworth is another Chris they struggle with.

Not too fussed about the body proportions I think they look pretty good

 

[RPM716]

I wish people didn’t give HT a pass as much as they do.

I’m realizing that Hot Toys really struck gold with the SERS, at least for me. They were pretty consistently being blown out of the water by custom sculpts (even if they cost 1-2x the price of Hot Toys figures themselves) but once the rolling eyes started being implemented, I found myself going for the HT sculpts.
For a while I’ve cycled through custom Steve Rogers sculpts looking for the “best” likeness, and so far that’s been the Jim Sculpt version. Even with that one I’ve nitpicked it after having it in hand, but as soon as I saw the sculpts on this I was satisfied. I guess it helps that these are their best helmet/unmasked sculpts so far and the entire figure is cheaper than a “cheap” custom sculpt, but I think without the rolling eyes I doubt either sculpt would be a contender.

 

[Sassafras]

For me, it’s really difficult to know there’s a better and maybe more accurate version available; so, if there’s an upgrade and it appears to be worth it in the way this one does (particularly in relation to the 1.0) then it seems like a good reason to ditch the old.

I don’t have nostalgia for older figs anymore in this 1/6 hobby. It’s really on for transformers that I hold nostalgia for originals and even then those are now getting pushed aside for me with these new “missing link” figures they’re coming out with modern articulation while maintaining the old school molding.

I vaguely remember complaining as the cost of HTs went up, that we got less - less CLOTH for sure, as HT switched over to some sort of coated canvas (which some folks really like) and less accessories. Some really cheap backdrops made of foam or really cheap plastic - which is still going on, like Loki's flimsy floppy yellow TVA backdrop.

For me this one isn't totally off the table; but probably for me not at full price. Maybe if the sculpt was dead-on, but I watched some YT vids yesterday; and it's just - not. A couple of the expressions are terrifying . The shield is powder blue. I own pretty much every Cap including the black concept; think for this one I'll wait and see.

On the other hand, HT already has a stellar Bucky sculpt - the IW fig is like having a mini actor on the shelf - they wouldn't have to work that hard to put out something I'd be falling over myself to get. Like with the jacket even if that is only the Fury scene; apparently that's a custom jacket and it'd be almost impossible to do in 1/6 without access to original files.

 

[Berry The Music Man]

had just bought the 1.0 a few weeks ago for $135 , that'll be good enough for me .
still it's sad they can't get the traps like the concept version for this one .