Hot Toys DX Bespin Luke Skywalker

[Butters]

Is he still babbling nonsense? Does it ever sleep??

Still no pics of the final product...

 

[Glennfett]

i love this thread.i check it many times a day.lol

 

[Rorywan]

Is he still babbling nonsense? Does it ever sleep??

Still no pics of the final product...

Jesus, it's back. I thought it had to leave the thread and hide over in the DC section?

Oh wait everyone had enough of your **** over there as well and ripped you to bits for your posts. Nowhere to go now Butters? No love for your BS posts?

Go back over to the DC thread I dare you.

 

[Rorywan]

i love this thread.i check it many times a day.lol

me too mate, its ****ing hilarious.

 

[Butters]

Jesus, it's back. I thought it had to leave the thread and hide over in the DC section?

Oh wait everyone had enough of your **** over there as well and ripped you to bits for your posts. Nowhere to go now Butters? No love for your BS posts?

Go back over to the DC thread I dare you.

What ARE you talking about? You're just making stuff up and talking absolute nonsense.

Hiding your insanity by making out you're doing it for the LOLZ.

 

[MidnightClad]

So true...

 

[Apone]

I never had such experience canceling with NRD

Its stupid..with the sneaky tactics used lately with proto's being far superior to the real product..they should not charge NRD at all..being that they gauge the product run number based on pre order numbers...I have stopped pre ordering from them all together after the Boba Fett debacle. Add the ridiculous asking prices for these and it just doesnt make sense to pre order.

 

[Butters]

Its stupid..with the sneaky tactics used lately with proto's being far superior to the real product..they should not charge NRD at all..being that they gauge the product run number based on pre order numbers...I have stopped pre ordering from them all together after the Boba Fett debacle. Add the ridiculous asking prices for these and it just doesnt make sense to pre order.

I don't know about all that... I think the NRD system was implemented to help slow down the impulse buying flakes. You can always return an item for a full refund if you aren't happy with with the final product.

 

[Solarsailor]

Its stupid..with the sneaky tactics used lately with proto's being far superior to the real product..they should not charge NRD at all..being that they gauge the product run number based on pre order numbers...I have stopped pre ordering from them all together after the Boba Fett debacle. Add the ridiculous asking prices for these and it just doesnt make sense to pre order.

I don't think there's a problem with the NRD system. It's just basic cost covering and good business sense. Most site's will charge and possibly more.

The problem is the release process. Delay's are normal and have to be expected but not actually getting to see your product when we all know it's ready is a bit strange. I can't think of another hobby or product where you don't actually get to see what you get, especially something that's supposed to represent a likeness of something else.

Anyway I agree with the broken record stuff. It's well past panic, just past comedy and into complete boredom.....

 

[Mr.Tanker]

There also seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding of what prototypes are.

In many fields, the word "prototype" denotes an early test version, to be considerably improved upon with the final release.

But with toys, the prototype is typically a one of a kind, hand made version of what the company "intends" the final production product to be.

Toy prototypes are typically cast from the original sculpt by hand, then painted by hand by one of the company's best artists, and any outfits or clothing are stitched by hand as well.

All of this is done as a guide for the company to then reverse engineer into an replicated production line process.

I've just noticed quite a few posts complaining how the various final products from Hot Toys aren't better than the prototype.

This certainly doesn't excuse a piss poor release, but the idea of actually getting a production piece that is identical to the prototype is almost unrealistic in a mass production run. But if we are lucky, and a company does their job, we should get something awfully damn close.

 

[Darthgothikus]

There also seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding of what prototypes are.

In many fields, the word "prototype" denotes an early test version, to be considerably improved upon with the final release.

But with toys, the prototype is typically a one of a kind, hand made version of what the company "intends" the final production product to be.

Toy prototypes are typically cast from the original sculpt by hand, then painted by hand by one of the company's best artists, and any outfits or clothing are stitched by hand as well.

All of this is done as a guide for the company to then reverse engineer into an replicated production line process.

I've just noticed quite a few posts complaining how the various final products from Hot Toys aren't better than the prototype.

This certainly doesn't excuse a piss poor release, but the idea of actually getting a production piece that is identical to the prototype is almost unrealistic in a mass production run. But if we are lucky, and a company does their job, we should get something awfully damn close.

.......instead of close to damn awful.

 

[EXOTICLEX]

Prototype=Impressive, most impressive
Production=you'll find I'm full of surprises. Not the good ones either.

 

[OSCORP]

I don't know what to think anymore i give up.

I'm guessing the final will not be as good as the proto,(maybe I'm wrong)But that it won't be nearly as bad as those first set of pics either. And that i will end up happy with it.

We'll see. The wait is killing me though come on where are the pics?

 

[King Darkness]

Production Luke will be flaccid and awful.

Rory Bill told you so

 

[EVILFACE]

Hot Toys likes soft head.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

^

I'm betting it'll be fine in the end..

 

[Solarsailor]

Yeah, little touches, ya know, little touches, little details. Ya wanna make the character full, real.

Do it.

 

[EVILFACE]

^

I'm betting it'll be fine in the end..

It's always great at the end.

 

[galactiboy]

I love this one

 

[Jme_c]

Still no bloody pics, grrr!