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I just noticed this. He never really holds up a picture of John, but it would be a pretty cool accessory. Especially if you want to recreate the scene in Wayne's World.
Could the next DX be the T-1000?
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I just noticed this. He never really holds up a picture of John, but it would be a pretty cool accessory. Especially if you want to recreate the scene in Wayne's World.
But its easy to do that with the joker because his hair was slicked back unlike the t-1000.
Plus his stick-out ears would have to be pushed in for the helmet. Unless the character is bald or has very short hair, removable helmets don't really work without something being too small and something being too big.
He does in the arcade, they show him flash it to a couple young girls, it doesn't really look like Furlong and not the age he is in the movie.
seniram6
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Well if the helmet is sculpted on, there is room for detail with the mirror aviators, neutral mouth, police emblem on helmet. I think personally the helmet sculpted on would be the best look.
If they do a full biker version, I see the helmet not being part of the sculpt, but the head will be useless other than for being helmeted because of flatter hair and ears, as has been said. I can't think of any HT figure with a helmet or hat of any kind where it was part of the sculpt other than the Halo Jumper Rambo.
A yes his big ears ..that had not occurred to me ..hmm? imo that would be the only thing that would justify the helmet getting sculpted on.
That's why a DX version won't come out until a T-800 does first, IMO.
GrayWolf87
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Is there actually a scene where he removes the helmet? Because I dont remember him actually removing the helmet from getting the bike and then being smashed like a popsicle. So a separate loose helmet would be pointless to me since there wouldnt be a scene to re-create
If I'm wrong and there is a scene where he removes the helmet and holds it or whatever. I wouldnt have him posed holding it.
If I'm wrong and there is a scene where he removes the helmet and holds it or whatever. I wouldnt have him posed holding it.
DinoLast
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Why bring out a DX that covers everything, when you can make different variant MMS figures of the same character and make more money?
DX doesn't mean 'best sellers revist' it means deluxe. Sure there are tons of weapons and states of battle damage they could give the T-800, but up until now, PERS has been the defining feature of the DX line. Personally I don't see much of a use for a T-800 with movable eyes, especially if one of them is a red terminator eye anyway.
Even in that Wayne's World pic above you can see how expressive Robert Patrick was with his eyes. He kept a pretty neutral face throughout the film (as did Arnold I suppose) but all of his emotions were done through his eyes. So I think PERS would be great on the T-1000. Not to mention all of the crap they could include with him, even if a Biker uniform wasn't part of it.
And again, if Bad MJ was DX, anyone can be a DX.
Actually, I would assume anyone wanting a normal head for a Biker T-1000 is because after T-800 blows him apart in the mill, he reforms but his pants and boots are from the biker costurem and his shirt is from the patrol costume, it's a 50/50, presumably another effort at showing that the T-1000 wasn't 100% after reforming post blast.
So far, every figure released has been an extremely popular character (say what you want about MJ, he is that), as well as a re-release of a previous Hot Toys character. T-1000 isn't necessarily either of those things. He certainly isn't near as popular as Arnold T-800. I agree that it makes more sense to have googly eyes on the T-1000, but I think popularity of the character and having a track record of success will be a bigger influence on who is chosen to be the next DX.
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^^^^ THIS.
I really don't want PERS on any T2 figures, I don't think it's needed, a light for BD T-800 is all I'd really get much out of having, PERS on the donut T-800 head would be nice but obviously isn't happening. I definitely don't want to see PERS on any T-800s unless they keep his eyes properly squinty looking, but if PERS figures always get the wider open eyes to make the most use of the feature, then it should be reserved for figures where it really benefits to have it and doesn't hurt the overall look by making the eyes wide open.
GrayWolf87
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Ah right, never noticed that before. Fair point for another clean sculpt (if they were separate releases as opposed to a all in one) but I still think a loose helmet would be a bit pointless.
Centrocal
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Exactly , sculpting apparel to the head is beneath Hot Toys standards. The only time they did that was for Pirates of Caribean or Batman. And they are always inovating production techniques . Even if he doesn't remove the helmet in the movie, it just gives you more to work with. Obviously the helmet head would have shorter ears and slick hair
DinoLast
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The next DX is going to be the MK V Iron Man
plasmid303
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Everybody here is referring to some sort of intangible set of 'rules' that must be met before a character gets a DX. I'm not arguing those rules, but I don't think they're as set-in-stone as some folks want to believe.
We've only had 3 DX figures announced over the course of almost a year, and it's not out of the question for HT to toss in or out features given the particularities of certain characters. HT always adapts their releases to the uniqueness of a character.
I think a DX T1000 makes a lot of sense if we get a DX T800 (BD).
We've only had 3 DX figures announced over the course of almost a year, and it's not out of the question for HT to toss in or out features given the particularities of certain characters. HT always adapts their releases to the uniqueness of a character.
I think a DX T1000 makes a lot of sense if we get a DX T800 (BD).
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HOT TOYS has mentioned that the DX line is reserved for VERY ICONIC characters. Characters that extremely iconic.
Joker-Iconic? Check
Batman-Iconic? Check
Michael Jackson-Iconic? Double Check
The T-1000 being iconic would be up for debate. I guess it just depends on if HT feels he is as iconic as those characters.
Also, dont forget about the fact that HT has announced they have the Superman the Movie license and there is a Christopher Reeve Superman due out "sometime in 2010". So my money is on DX-04 being Christopher Reeve Superman.
And Im hoping if we get ANY DX from the T2 line, it will be the Battle Damage T-800.
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