Hot Toys Back to the Future II - 1/6th scale DeLorean Time Machine

[bmendez]

Their estimate is may to July, like I thought. Local retailers for me kinda say the same. I'm more curious about improvements on the design though

May - July of 2023. We have another year to wait.

 

[Chopper Face]

Which means end of the year, if we're lucky.

And they still won’t have fixed the wheels in flight mode.

 

[Marine Boy]

I came across this video made by a Japanese customizer. The wheels fold electrically and don't hang anywhere near as low as the HT offering. The parts are 3D printed, but I reckon they could be duplicated in plasticard without any difficulty.



There is also a follow up video showing the installation of the lights.

 

[Raiders March]

And they still won’t have fixed the wheels in flight mode.

Hope they do, they look pretty ordinary! Why at these prices do we always have to ‘settle’ Cool that they are offering a new version, but make it look like what we see on screen FFS..

 

[Chopper Face]

I came across this video made by a Japanese customizer. The wheels fold electrically and don't hang anywhere near as low as the HT offering. The parts are 3D printed, but I reckon they could be duplicated in plasticard without any difficulty.



There is also a follow up video showing the installation of the lights.

Well that was awesome. Wish I knew what he said when clearly slagging off the HT prt 2 wheels. However, it’s always a tad bitter sweet watching some random dude with a little know-how and a 3D printer come up with solutions that a big company like Hot Toys can’t be bothered to tackle.

If HT cared about the wheels folding properly, they would have designed them that way from the offset.
One basic hinge joint is far more cost effective and easy to assemble than all the moving parts this customiser has utilised to make it work.
Simple, sturdy, cheaper to produce- will trump the need for accuracy.

Unless InArt really solidify a plan to make their own DeLorean, I don’t see HT feeling the need to change a thing.

 

[Hoody999]

Well that was awesome. Wish I knew what he said when clearly slagging off the HT prt 2 wheels. However, it’s always a tad bitter sweet watching some random dude with a little know-how and a 3D printer come up with solutions that a big company like Hot Toys can’t be bothered to tackle.

If HT cared about the wheels folding properly, they would have designed them that way from the offset.
One basic hinge joint is far more cost effective and easy to assemble than all the moving parts this customiser has utilised to make it work.
Simple, sturdy, cheaper to produce- will trump the need for accuracy.

Unless InArt really solidify a plan to make their own DeLorean, I don’t see HT feeling the need to change a thing.

Sadly have to agree with you. It wouldn't be a huge cost difference, but certainly +$50 or something like that I'd guess (without any electronics, just the gear mechanism and arms etc to make the wheels fold correctly).

I'd potentially be up for a project like this, if I could get the 3D designs from this guy. But in reality I'm more in favour of the standard Ver1 look with Marty sitting with the door up and Doc somewhere near the front of the vehicle.

 

[Hoody999]

I came across this video made by a Japanese customizer. The wheels fold electrically and don't hang anywhere near as low as the HT offering. The parts are 3D printed, but I reckon they could be duplicated in plasticard without any difficulty.



There is also a follow up video showing the installation of the lights.

That's pretty damn cool though !!! I wonder how the 3D parts would fare over time ? Depends what material and how often used, but I guess it could work. And simply reprint if something broke.

 

[davejames]

Wow, such a lovely and elegant solution that guy came up with for the wheels. That I'm sure HT could easily replicate if they had just put a tiny bit of effort into it, instead of going the lazy route and copying the mechanism from the old model kits and diecasts.

 

[choombaz]

Amazing mod but it just makes me sad lol.

Part of me wants to dump HT because of their passive aggressive attitude towards their customers and feedback and any attempts to improve their product but they always suck me back in with some shiny cool out of the blue announcement.

 

[shells075]

I came across this video made by a Japanese customizer. The wheels fold electrically and don't hang anywhere near as low as the HT offering. The parts are 3D printed, but I reckon they could be duplicated in plasticard without any difficulty.



There is also a follow up video showing the installation of the lights.

Looks superb, maybe just prohibitively expense for HT to do.

 

[Username]

Wow, such a lovely and elegant solution that guy came up with for the wheels. That I'm sure HT could easily replicate if they had just put a tiny bit of effort into it, instead of going the lazy route and copying the mechanism from the old model kits and diecasts.

That WAS the old mechanism from the model kits and diecasts.

 

[Hoody999]

That WAS the old mechanism from the model kits and diecasts.

 

[Username]

The way the old models did the system was that there was a flat plate(Accessed from beneath with a peg), and the flat plate slid forward and back. But when it was slid forwards, the plate moved the outrigger booms away from the car, and the retaining peg held the lower edge of the wheels at the same distance from the car. So the top edge of the wheel flipped out instead of down. Every company that has produced a 1/24 kit since Aoshima in the 90’s, or a 1/18 diecast, has utilised the same system.
If you skip to 9:00 on this video, it can be seen:

 

[DasMuse]

I finally pulled the trigger on this. Was hoping to have more RPs saved up, but almost $300 off is pretty good.

 

[Hoody999]

I finally pulled the trigger on this. Was hoping to have more RPs saved up, but almost $300 off is pretty good.

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Nice. I also used a ton of points on it. Only way to go !! Can't wait !

 

[Chopper Face]

The way the old models did the system was that there was a flat plate(Accessed from beneath with a peg), and the flat plate slid forward and back. But when it was slid forwards, the plate moved the outrigger booms away from the car, and the retaining peg held the lower edge of the wheels at the same distance from the car. So the top edge of the wheel flipped out instead of down. Every company that has produced a 1/24 kit since Aoshima in the 90’s, or a 1/18 diecast, has utilised the same system.
If you skip to 9:00 on this video, it can be seen:

That type of constant vocal fry voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me.

It’s clear HT went the laziest possible route with converting their existing DeLorean mold to the flying version. We all know improvements are needed but, will they feel the same way?

 

[Hoody999]

That type of constant vocal fry voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me.

It’s clear HT went the laziest possible route with converting their existing DeLorean mold to the flying version. We all know improvements are needed but, will they feel the same way?

Nothing is as bad as Justin though....

 

[Username]

Nice. I also used a ton of points on it. Only way to go !! Can't wait !

Sorry. I just snagged the first video that showed the correct mechanism.

 

[Chopper Face]

Nothing is as bad as Justin though....

That will be InArt’s next slogan.

 

[Godfather1408]

I wonder if they will reissue also what's the going rate for special edition set? I'm considering selling and just having the part 1.