ObiGlennKenobi
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I tried an insta search for viva lai but got distracted when mady_gio came up in the suggestions box...
See this attitude is why we can?t have nice things.....
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Yep, this was my first Hot Toys figure. Waaaay back when I thought AU$350 was nuts to spend on a collectible, so I asked my whole family to chip in for my birthday. To think that price was high when it included 2 figures/costumes a light up display, PERS and a bunch of accessories (mine wasn't the deluxe, so no Vader/Luke head). Opening that box was a feeling I'd not felt sinnncccccce.....
I had almost half expected this might go up for PO in the frst days of NYCC, but now that it hasn't I guess I'm not surprised.
I can't imagine they'd send a Luke Bespin 2.0 out to pasture like Death Star Trooper etc - too much money to lose - but nothing surprises me with HT. I mean they showed and actually shipped a power droid instead of Han Bespin.
Yeah it's the SSC Luke Snowspeder hairpiece - I've attached a pic of both Sideshow hairpeices on this HT Luke Jedi sculpt, plus also one of the HT ANH Luke with a Sideshow hairpiece, which I think improves the somewhat weak likeness a bit. I did mod the front of the hairpieces.
It's kind of weird to have done these "swap the hairpiece" customs... and then have HT do pretty much the exact same thing, on the same outfits. I do think this Luke sculpt works a bit better for ROTJ (where his face is more angular than ANH and ESB) but it works well enough for ESB.
A new Luke Bespin you would think would be an occasion for a whole new Luke sculpt.
The 1/6 market was a different place back then. [...] accurate to that show. But still, people complain. It's wild, who WANTS to serve a market like that? We're lucky they even consider making any figure that's not just one of the main film characters at this point.
It's not PASSION that's missing. It's just the nature of the market and logistics.
The 1/6 market was a different place back then. We look at the price of that now and go "WOW that's insane!" but at the time people were concerned about the price. I mean, a lot of people were not totally open to spending that much on a 1/6 figure, even if it included 2 in the package and all of the extras. PLUS we didn't know if HT was going to continue with Star Wars. I think they didn't FULLY have the license yet, they were able to make DX07 due to being connected to Sideshow who DID have a 1/6 Star Wars license I believe. So this was seen as possibly a 1 off. Some people didn't want to jump in unless they knew there was going to be a full line of figures.
I still think HT gives us pretty solid stuff. But there's more to consider. They have a larger market to serve now, especially after MCU stuff blew up. They're currently working with factory delays/issues with the restrictions and CV19 situation. When you scale up production of ANY type of thing, a certain facet of "care" gets lost. And of COURSE they're going to scale up, they're making figures of some of the most popular and best selling movies in the world of all time now. Star Wars, Marvel etc. There's a HUGE market now, and they're playing a balancing act. Plus look at the SW market. They're so finicky. I see people complaining about TCW Maul's legs when that's LITERALLY how they look in S7. Or people complain about Deathwatch being a "kitbash", that's how they look in The Mandalorian. It's accurate to that show. But still, people complain. It's wild, who WANTS to serve a market like that? We're lucky they even consider making any figure that's not just one of the main film characters at this point.
It's not PASSION that's missing. It's just the nature of the market and logistics.
And we thank the HT social media marketing branch for chiming in....
In all reality. HT has changed and gives us much less for way more. It?s all to do with increasing profits, to pay for those licenses, and the upper management bonuses. Just like every single business on the planet.
I would be fine with less releases ( troopers and Spiderman looking at you) and increased prices if the figures were all unique and had a lot with them, like Bespin Luke has....
But sadly, they seem to be on a path of trying to use as much of a previous work as they can, slapping a few gadgets on them and selling new ?versions? of figures that people really don?t want as much..... but due to the nature of many collectors , they will buy anyway.
I would have bought a Bespin Han and Lando years ago if offered.....but instead we got 10 versions of the ST Trooper.
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And we thank the HT social media marketing branch for chiming in....
In all reality. HT has changed and gives us much less for way more. It?s all to do with increasing profits, to pay for those licenses, and the upper management bonuses. Just like every single business on the planet.
Hahaha, I love Mady, she's the biggest distractionI tried an insta search for viva lai but got distracted when mady_gio came up in the suggestions box...[emoji6]
Screen grabs of a YouTube video showing the new head sculpt.
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Hopefully it comes with an alternate hairpiece.
Wow what base is that Bespin Luke is standing on?
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