Quoted for truth.
All of HT items are more exspensive than SS items. So I'm not sure why anyone thinks a HT version wouldn't be more. As far as the Tumblar comments I was there as well and I took it as more as a joke than Brock being serious.
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As far as your notion that "All of HT items are more exspensive than SS items", I assume you're directly comparing things like Hot Toys' $150 Iron Man to Sideshow's $90 German Indy? It's all relative and You Get What You Pay For. Clearly a lot of people feel there may be more value in HT's $140-$160 figures than Sideshow's $70-$120 ones. I know I do.
Now, Medicom... that's another story. They come up dead last in the You Get What You Pay For department. And it's not even close.
I really don't know whether SSC products done like HT products would be more or less expensive. All I know is SSC "USED TO" be considerate of customers that don't want or need $130 figures or $400 vehicles, set up, etc.
I'm really tiring of the SSC vs HT debate because I worry that its sending SSC the message that everyone wants $150+ figures all the time.
Good point. I felt better about accepting (or defending) Sideshow 1:6 when the price seemed to justify the difference in quality but the prices are getting to the point where something has got to change.
1) Lose the doll dot as a standard paint application
2) Make sure the PRO is modular. If it was designed to be so, lets see it!
3) Better tailoring at the production level.
Do that and I am fine with the price hikes approaching HT levels.
Personally, my "message" is that I want figures with extreme attention-to-detail that look as much like 1:6 versions of the actual characters as possible. And Hot Toys is clearly the cutting edge in this area. Price is actually a secondary issue to me, but I do understand it's not that way for everyone.
But the point here is VALUE. IMHO, there is much more value in something like the Hot Toys Batpod for $240 than Sideshow's Carbonite Environment for $200. And 1:6 Iron Man for $150 over German Indy for $90 and on and on...
You have seen the light!
Just like some people are willing to pay more for detailing, others like density.
That's weird to me, if that's the case... but I guess I will accept that opinion.
But then how do you explain PF Boba Fett?
I dunno. Considering that with HT you are getting (often) two head sculpts and wealth of accessories.
I dunno. Considering that with HT you are getting (often) two head sculpts and wealth of accessories.
Thats on some items. But the HT Billy is pretty barebones for a $130 item.
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