I actually find the issues between the two figures fairly relative. The Sideshow figure is kind of a dud right out of the box, but at $90 (or less) it's obviously more forgivable. A better sculpt by Trevor, yes, but with that monstrous caked-on factory paint it's rendered moot unless you spend another $30-$50 on a good custom paint job.
The issues with the Hot Toys figure are well-documented, known and noted. But they're also being overblown, most likely because of the price (again... relativity). I await the tweaked sculpt (which even as stands I still say is the 2nd best Indy 1:6 sculpt yet) and see how they solve the hat fixture. Those are my two main nitpicks. And at the risk of being called a "HT fanboy" I dare say they've earned the benefit of the doubt when it comes to putting out the best, most detailed 1:6 products in the market... and even fixing things after the prototype stage.
There is an overwhelming amount of irrational blather in this thread from multiple sources. An excellent example of why I've ignored this site for a while now.
It's as if I escaped the island from Lord of The Flies and returned a few months later... you guys are even more uncivilized and whacked out now.
