Hot Toys – MMS202D04 - 1/6th scale RoboCop Collectible Figure

[CollectorGuy]

Well kid's toys have sound features and the reason for that is they like to hear the figure talk a lot when they push the button. So pushing a button to make him talk obviously makes the figure overall more toyish because it is an extra thing to play with. I don't see these figures as things to play with they are just something that looks nice on my shelf. Not saying it is a bad thing but its just a gimmick that we don't need IMO.

Yeah but by that logic many HT are toyish then for example: HT IM with working lights is toyish then.
And besides it's not like it ruins the figure like u make it sound, if u don't want sound don't turn him on
or put batteries in.

 

[Darkavatar]

Yeah but by that logic many HT are toyish then for example: HT IM with working lights is toyish then.

Well having something light up is not as toyish as having something with sound effects because you only have to turn on the lights once and then leave that figure there for display. Whereas with sound effects u have to keep constantly pushing the button. Having working lights is just another way to display the figure and thus not something extra to play with.

And besides it's not like it ruins the figure like u make it sound, if u don't want sound don't turn him on
or put batteries in.

It's not about if I want the sound or not, I think most people would agree having sound effects on an adult collectable makes it more toyish. There is just no need for it unless u like playing with your toys.

 

[#Brian]

Well having something light up is not as toyish as having something with sound effects because you only have to turn on the lights once and then leave that figure there for display. Whereas with sound effects u have to keep constantly pushing the button. Having working lights is just another way to display the figure and thus not something extra to play with.




It's not about if I want the sound or not, I think most people would agree having sound effects on an adult collectable makes it more toyish. There is just no need for it unless u like playing with your toys.

Didn't the name "Hot Toys" clue you in on the fact that these are toys?
call them "adult collectables" all you want, but they are Hot Toys.
if they ever change their name to "Not Toys", then I will concede to the theory that these are "adult collectables"...in the mean time, let me enjoy my toys! Lol
(No disrespect intended, just my 2 cents)

 

[Darkavatar]

Didn't the name "Hot Toys" clue you in on the fact that these are toys?
call them "adult collectable all you want, but they are Hot Toys.
if they ever change their name to "Not Toys", then I will concede to the theory that these are "adult collectables...in the mean time, let me enjoy my toys! Lol
(No disrespect intended, just my 2 cents)

No all good man what I meant was makes them more like kid's toys by adding sound features but what you said is correct make no mistake no matter how good they look when it all comes down to it they are toys. I guess I forget that since some of them look so real!

 

[#Brian]

They do look real, indeed!
It's hard to imagine what they will be producing in 5 years, I am prepared to have my mind blown.

 

[Darkavatar]

They do look real, indeed!
It's hard to imagine what they will be producing in 5 years, I am prepared to have my mind blown.

Especially with their 1/4 scale figures. I mean their 1/6th look the most realistic in pictures but they don't have the presence the 1/4 scale ones have because it is harder to see the details on the 1/6th ones unless you look up close when u see them in hand. That being said, 1/6th figures still look quite real though, just not as realistic as 1/4 scale ones that are well painted IMO.

 

[CollectorGuy]

Especially with their 1/4 scale figures. I mean their 1/6th look the most realistic in pictures but they don't have the presence the 1/4 scale ones have because it is harder to see the details on the 1/6th ones unless you look up close when u see them in hand. That being said, 1/6th figures still look quite real though, just not as realistic as 1/4 scale ones that are well painted IMO.

The bad thing about 1/4 scale figs is with that increased scale if the details are done crappy they show WAY MORE than on a 1/6 fig.

 

[Darkavatar]

The bad thing about 1/4 scale figs is with that increased scale if the details are done crappy they show WAY MORE than on a 1/6 fig.

Yeah that's true, which why I said if well painted but I should of said well sculpted to.

 

[franpincho]

I really don't get the logic of that. Because it has sound that makes it toyish. Don't agree with that.
As for how much I will use the sound feature that really depends on the voice quality. I often used the sound
feature on my ED209, I don't have it anymore though lol.

You might've been the only one that liked that voice. Sounded really bad, and with an accent.


I don't see why they just couldn't do what NECA did.

 

[CollectorGuy]

You might've been the only one that liked that voice. Sounded really bad, and with an accent.


I don't see why they just couldn't do what NECA did.

Well I got used to hearing it and I really liked hearing the SE mostly.

 

[Marine Boy]

Not bothered about the voice on ED, i would rather it just made machine gun noises and flashed the guns. The remote is far more useful as a nameplate TBH.

 

[a-dev]

''How often will you use those sounds?''

I don't understand this question. About as often as I use the articulation, probably more actually, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna complain about the presence of articulation. I like that it's there

My only complaint about sounds is that, at least with Robocop they could put them in the base and not have any hollow area inside the figure or something.

 

[galactiboy]

My complaint about the sound (at least on ED) is it was terribly done... had it sounded like ED I'd have been happy, but to pay extra for a poorly done feature is silly IMO. And while I prefer the figures not have extra gimmicks (aside from lights with some) I was fine until I heard the ****** sounding voice

 

[a-dev]

Yeah it was terribly done on ED. The redubbed voice was bad enough but even the rest of the sounds were stupidly disjointed and incomplete.

 

[SmoothEmjay]

Love the idea of putting the sound in the base rather than the figure. Why didn't they consider doing that?

 

[holtrax]

Love the idea of putting the sound in the base rather than the figure. Why didn't they consider doing that?

They probably felt the sound should be emanating from the Robocop figure itself rather then the stand. I think the sound gimmick is one which is not needed. Most people lets be honest aren't gonna play it too often. If it does turn out to be some some Asian guys dubbed voice that will just cheapen the figure and make it seem laughable.

 

[a-dev]

Well, how often do you guys think any feature should be used in order to be justified? Thinking about anything here - the data spike - I'm actually never going to use that. Never have on any incarnation of Robocop from any company.

And as I said in my previous post - articulation - I rarely repose my figures. I don't like to do it too often because it loosens the joints over time. Robocop will be no exception.

By the logic I'm seeing here these things are as useless as a sound feature because I rarely if ever take advantage of them.

Pushing a button over a certain amount of times = play = toy (Gasp!) come on lads. What's swapping parts, changing clothes and reposing then? That isn't 'play'?

 

[DiFabio]

Well, how often do you guys think any feature should be used in order to be justified? Thinking about anything here - the data spike - I'm actually never going to use that. Never have on any incarnation of Robocop from any company.

And as I said in my previous post - articulation - I rarely repose my figures. I don't like to do it too often because it loosens the joints over time. Robocop will be no exception.

By the logic I'm seeing here these things are as useless as a sound feature because I rarely if ever take advantage of them.

Pushing a button over a certain amount of times = play = toy (Gasp!) come on lads. What's swapping parts, changing clothes and reposing then? That isn't 'play'?

Exactly.

Granted the voice phrases are Weller's from the film, I'll be using the electronic feature more than I would say, a light up base or swapping out a regular hand for a blade hand.

 

[DiFabio]

Well, how often do you guys think any feature should be used in order to be justified? Thinking about anything here - the data spike - I'm actually never going to use that. Never have on any incarnation of Robocop from any company.

And as I said in my previous post - articulation - I rarely repose my figures. I don't like to do it too often because it loosens the joints over time. Robocop will be no exception.

By the logic I'm seeing here these things are as useless as a sound feature because I rarely if ever take advantage of them.

Pushing a button over a certain amount of times = play = toy (Gasp!) come on lads. What's swapping parts, changing clothes and reposing then? That isn't 'play'?

Exactly.

Granted the voice phrases are Weller's from the film, I'll be using the electronic feature more than I would say, a light up base or swapping out a regular hand for a bladed hand. How about that holster? I love that it's one of the features and actually functions, but I'll NEVER pose or display it opened up like that. Does that mean it shouldn't have been included?

 

[a-dev]

And so, infrequency of usage is not a reason to complain about something. Otherwise we should be complaining about more than just the sound feature and we should be doing it with every single figure Hot Toys makes. There's usually something that goes into a spare parts bag and never gets used or even displayed.