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

[s6001]

I guess I should unbox mine to make sure nothing is wrong.. wish me luck

 

[davejames]

Funny how hot toys has zero consideration for user friendly features.
It must be a given that a lot of people have their collection behind some sort of casing and large vehicles are likely to end up on the bottom or top of most shelving, which makes them less convenient to frequently access to turn lights on and off.
A remote or even a control panel attached to the usb power cable allowing for on/off and cycling through settings would obviously be far more convenient and is hardly new or complicated technology.

Yeah I continue to be amazed at just how difficult HT makes it to activate and use their light up features. Whether it's having to crack open Iron Man armor, reach up sleeves, or open up hoods and panels. It's like they go out of their way to make it as annoying and inconvenient as possible. Lol

 

[T8OO]

Was the application easy? I may.. do it.. May because my car will be in hover mode for like 100% of the time lol.

I did the decals on Marty this week. Using decal soften and warm water. The tyres by comparison are dead easy.
Clean the surface. Stick the decal to the tyre using tape. Shade over the area with a pencil and done.

 

[a-dev]

Yeah I continue to be amazed at just how difficult HT makes it to activate and use their light up features. Whether it's having to crack open Iron Man armor, reach up sleeves, or open up hoods and panels. It's like they go out of their way to make it as annoying and inconvenient as possible. Lol

Yeah, wish the '89 Batmobile had just had a switch underneath the back of the car. Having to take off the rear panel has always been a nuisance. You end up not bothering because to fully appreciate the lit-up car you obviously want to put the panel back on after you turn on the lights. But since you also don't want to wear out the batteries or the LEDs you're not gonna leave the lights on for very long so then you very soon have to remove the panel again to turn them off. Too much of a chore, like the Iron Men.

 

[choombaz]

I think the problem is HT are a reasonably small group of core people and their specialist skills are sculpting and painting and definitely not electronics. And rather than go and get the best people in the field they save money and just stumble through it themselves.

 

[eighthsamurai]

Yeah, wish the '89 Batmobile had just had a switch underneath the back of the car. Having to take off the rear panel has always been a nuisance. You end up not bothering because to fully appreciate the lit-up car you obviously want to put the panel back on after you turn on the lights. But since you also don't want to wear out the batteries or the LEDs you're not gonna leave the lights on for very long so then you very soon have to remove the panel again to turn them off. Too much of a chore, like the Iron Men.

I used a battery replacer for my Batmobile that has a really thin black cable from the fake batteries to a power socket. It allows you to turn on the lights via voice command and still have the back panel on.

 

[ebor]

I think the problem is HT are a reasonably small group of core people and their specialist skills are sculpting and painting and definitely not electronics. And rather than go and get the best people in the field they save money and just stumble through it themselves.

To me this is inexcusable at this stage of the company’s time in the high market collectible game. NO EXCUSE HOT TOYS



…as if they read any of this lol…

 

[choombaz]

To me this is inexcusable at this stage of the company’s time in the high market collectible game. NO EXCUSE HOT TOYS



…as if they read any of this lol…

Completely agree. If it came across I was creating excuses for them, I guess I was, but it is a common and terrible example of a company taking advantage of their customers.

 

[SP1772]

Is the license plate still a sticker?

 

[FattyMoBookyButt]

Mine arrived on Friday and so far I'm in the 'no issues' with axel mechanism, electronics or missing glue group. I loosened up the rotation screws on the axles and hopefully that'll help. It definitely takes some force to pull out the wheels to convert to hover mode. I try to pull on the axles only, but it's nearly impossible to get them extended without some pressure or tugging on the wheels.

Was this stand used for a prior release? From the pictures I've seen along the way, I figured they clear parts were made in two sections/levels so you could either have it at a low hover or the higher angled hover. But I can't see how this would support the car:

And I was pleasantly surprised to see that the hover mode just fits in a Moducase Sixth110 case:

(I turned the wheels back in since I was getting ready to attach the extra pieces.)

I'm probably going to have it grounded unless they re-release the BTTF 2 future Doc and Marty.

I'm also attaching some more photos of the axels/wheels in case anyone's interested. It is pretty scary that it's not going to be a simple fix if anything breaks.

 

[cdx008]

Yeah. The stand was from “the Bat” hence all the funny looking pegs at the end of it that look out of place. The shorter ones included are like you said for a lower mount of “the Bat” and Hot Toys kind of just rigged an additional piece to slap on to it. Lazy to be honest.

 

[davejames]

I think the stand design works well with the DeLorean, but it does look pretty flimsy in reviews and I'd be kinda nervous displaying this thing up high.

 

[eighthsamurai]

Cancelled mine with a heavy heart. Missed out on the original Delorean because of a scam and always hoped they'd release a part 2. Dreams dashed. This thing has more issues than the actual real life car!

 

[1981DeLorean]

Cancelled mine with a heavy heart. Missed out on the original Delorean because of a scam and always hoped they'd release a part 2. Dreams dashed. This thing has more issues than the actual real life car!

I cancelled mine too. Luckily I have the Part 1 car which was always my preferred variant, so I'm not totally heartbroken, but being in the U.K. & having ordered from Sideshow I figured it wasn't worth the risk of it arriving with issues & having to be sent back.

Sideshow did actually agree to refund my NRD which was kind of them - I was prepared to lose it, although I do have quite a lot of other items pre-ordered with them so who knows if that helped...

 

[Chopper Face]

Hot Toys gonna Hot Toys. Reusing stands is their modus operandi.

I cancelled mine too. Luckily I have the Part 1 car which was always my preferred variant, so I'm not totally heartbroken, but being in the U.K. & having ordered from Sideshow I figured it wasn't worth the risk of it arriving with issues & having to be sent back.

Sideshow did actually agree to refund my NRD which was kind of them - I was prepared to lose it, although I do have quite a lot of other items pre-ordered with them so who knows if that helped...

What were you estimating would be your total cost with shipping, customs and the fedex hostage charges?
Anything over 5 kilos, I tend to buy domestic.

 

[DFanatic]

I'm really sad to see everyone canceling theirs. I wished I had come here earlier to post about mine and assure everyone that it was flawless. Absolutely no issues whatsoever.

I honestly think everyone that wanted one should get it and take their chances. You have to remember that people that had issues are most likely to be more vocal about it then the ones (like me) that got one in perfect condition but they are still in the minority.

 

[DFanatic]

Added the white walls today. This was an absolute must for me.

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Looks amazing, man! Mind telling me where you got those decals? I haven't been checking this thread much. Are there other improvements or mods out there for this DeLorean, that you know of?

 

[FattyMoBookyButt]

I'm really sad to see everyone canceling theirs. I wished I had come here earlier to post about mine and assure everyone that it was flawless. Absolutely no issues whatsoever.

I honestly think everyone that wanted one should get it and take their chances. You have to remember that people that had issues are most likely to be more vocal about it then the ones (like me) that got one in perfect condition but they are still in the minority.

+1

Since it's highly likely I'm never going to own a full sized DeLorean or a time machine, this is now one of my favorite things ever. I know there's a chance the wheel mechanism may snap but I'll fix that if it happens. It'll 100% be worth it because this thing is absolutely incredible. (And there's a good chance I may never need to fix anything at all.)

I say take the chance, vet it as soon as it arrives and then sit back and enjoy it.

 

[T8OO]

Looks amazing, man! Mind telling me where you got those decals? I haven't been checking this thread much. Are there other improvements or mods out there for this DeLorean, that you know of?

Here you go:
https://mikelanemods.com/mods/hot-toys-delorean-mods/

 

[T8OO]

+1

Since it's highly likely I'm never going to own a full sized DeLorean or a time machine, this is now one of my favorite things ever. I know there's a chance the wheel mechanism may snap but I'll fix that if it happens. It'll 100% be worth it because this thing is absolutely incredible. (And there's a good chance I may never need to fix anything at all.)

I say take the chance, vet it as soon as it arrives and then sit back and enjoy it.

I'm the same. There are issues but Sideshow will replace them and pay for the shipping. They gave me $85 back because I had a tight wire which I have easily sorted. The good things outweigh the poor things.