Hot Toys - DX13 - T2: T-800 (Battle-Damaged Version) 1/6-scale Collectible Figure

[thiago_avelino]

Aweosome figure...everything the fans need. Now I ask, where is Kyle Reese ?

 

[a-dev]

What - of offering a great selection of killer figures?

Really..

Agreed. When the figures are this cool why give a **** about whether they were timed to take a shot at Enterbay. And same vica versa. I mean, sure, no harm in pointing it out, but beyond that I don't think HT or EB are going to give a crap if you've ''found them out''

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

Exactly.

If your own personal collection focus is on track - & you have your true wants sorted in advance, what difference does it make what they do, when?

 

[Rzeznikk]

Agreed. When the figures are this cool why give a **** about whether they were timed to take a shot at Enterbay. And same vica versa. I mean, sure, no harm in pointing it out, but beyond that I don't think HT or EB are going to give a crap if you've ''found them out''

 

[Hamanu]

Agreed. When the figures are this cool why give a **** about whether they were timed to take a shot at Enterbay. And same vica versa. I mean, sure, no harm in pointing it out, but beyond that I don't think HT or EB are going to give a crap if you've ''found them out''

Exactly. Just like Apple vs pretty much everyone.

Jobs said they'd never do an iPad mini... now they did and don't give a s***, nor should they

 

[a-dev]

And they both pull the same stuff on eachother so why choose one over the other on the basis of their marketing strategies? Choose based on the actual figures.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

All I care about, is that this amazing set is available.

I also really love that I've had time to budget between figures.

 

[cplhicks]

Aweosome figure...everything the fans need. Now I ask, where is Kyle Reese ?

Who knows!

I got tired of waiting and the very real possibility that HT wouldn't make him so I built two customs of him.

I often wonder how I would react if HT announced a official release for him.

 

[freestylex06x]

What - of offering a great selection of killer figures?

Really..

lol here comes the hot toys nut huggers. I hope you enjoyed paying $400 for your previous figures for the same exact character and now paying $250 for another one. Great selection of the same character!

you just spend almost $700 on one character. lol great thinking

 

[a-dev]

lol here comes the hot toys nut huggers. I hope you enjoyed paying $400 for your previous figures for the same exact character and now paying $250 for another one. Great selection of the same character!

you just spend almost $700 on one character. lol great thinking

Its not about fanboyism, which I hate as much as the next guy. Its simply about 'OMG this is a ****ing cool figure, I want it'. And for Terminator fans a clean T-800 and a BD T-800 are both essential. Worry not, we really don't mind that we're buying the same character again. We always wanted this.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

lol here comes the hot toys nut huggers. I hope you enjoyed paying $400 for your previous figures for the same exact character and now paying $250 for another one. Great selection of the same character!

you just spend almost $700 on one character. lol great thinking

I wasn't trying to offend, just presenting a counter point.

I buy what I like - nothing more.

The set rocks.. I'm in.

 

[siquisiri]

What to do? this or the Cyberdyne version

Yep!! im in the same boat. While this is cool as hell, i still would like a non damaged terminator.. the good thing? this wont be released for 8 months

 

[Rzeznikk]

lol here comes the hot toys nut huggers. I hope you enjoyed paying $400 for your previous figures for the same exact character and now paying $250 for another one. Great selection of the same character!

you just spend almost $700 on one character. lol great thinking

"HT Nut huggers"

Here....we.....go.

 

[Rzeznikk]

Its not about fanboyism. Its simply about 'OMG this is a ****ing cool figure, I want it'. And for Terminator fans a clean T-800 and a BD T-800 are both essential. Worry not, we really don't mind that we're buying the same character again.

INDEED.

BOTH are essential IMO.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

I think justifying your preferences on here is also quite balmy.

If folks can't handle a little challenging POLITE banter, then maybe they need to sit in the corner for a while.

 

[S. Griffin]

I wasn't trying to offend, just presenting a counter point.

I buy what I like - nothing more.

The set rocks.. I'm in.

You're not supposed to buy what you like, you nuthugger.

 

[snoop101]

$300 is pretty steep for a single figure, But it's worth every penny imo. Ive been waiting for this figure to happen for years, and it looks just as good if not better than I had hoped. And considering all of the accessories and features it has, $300 doesn't seem so bad when compared to figures like the DX 08 which was $275.

 

[PopCultKid]

Don't get me wrong, I'm not over analyzing market strategies or deciding what to buy based on them. Just making a point that I personally thought it was an odd play and I would've like too have seen some T1 stuff in between.

But I'm more than a casual fan and not quite hardcore either so for someone who only really needs one (and missed the V1 T2), it makes it a hard decision. Ideally I would've liked the DX10to have better likeness like this because I rather have one clean version. But to pick between the two, I'll probably go for this one.

 

[Voorhees27]

I hear ya. But I think that's a bad business approach too. Theyre already in direct comp with each other. Why go head to head on the same exact piece.

I'm sure it'll sell incredibly well because it looks bananas. And I'm sure there are reasons greater than a who has more in their pants contest as to why they're both doing the same version.

I guess it just my own selfish hopes of want to see a police station shoot out Arnie and a Reese before all this other stuff

I do too, believe me. T1>T2. Though i'd prefer the final BD look of Arnold in T1. They could still add the police station shoot out sculpt with the release. Same way they did with this one.

LOL so glad i've become better at smelling out HT's bs marketing tactics. im going enterbay all the way now.

EB nuthugger.

 

[MaulFan]

I still can't believe this is happening. For YEARS, it was requested and rumours swirled. Now it's happening, it's real, and people still *****. Yes, the price is steep, but it's a true Grail piece. Sold.

I think anyone for whom this look for the T-800 in a figure form is a grail, this piece is excited, but issues with the pricing transcend this figure and deal with the hobby as a whole. Costs are rising on these things and it's forcing many to re-evaluate their collecting habits, and it's a hard thing to come to terms with when you've been collecting for some time in a certain way.

HT T-800 has a better prosthetic makeup

better than EB I presume you mean.

I believe that was a joke that HT's damage effect looks nicer than the film makeup, which is true, figures have the luxury of just sculpting compared to a prosthetic over an existing face. Considering what they were trying to do with just makeup, I think Winston did an amazing job on T1 and T2 of making up Arnie to sell that a robot lay beneath his skin.

What they've done is beautifully executed, no denying, but EB's battle damage is more accurate. HT, as they often do, have taken artistic license. At least so it seems at the moment.

True, I just can't fathom why they'd get it wrong after all this time and all the referance thats out there - even for the prototype - unless they did so by choice.

Well given the 8 month long wait for production release, i'd assume it was sort of slapped together to "annoyingly compete" with EB's sneak peek.

Well in fairness to them its a hell of a good 'slapping together' if thats the case.

Well I did say "sort of"

Not when your primary concern is to release every exact same figure Enterbay does.

You both know I'm one of the first to subscribe to the EB-HT feud as reason for how things go, but in this case, I think it's as much an attitude about the item and an artistic choice to the approach.

I look at both, and with EB, I see a very focused effort to duplicate what was on screen, down to the smallest detail, as closely as possible, using just a slight bit of artistic license to sculpt the exposed Endo as though Arnie's face were really ripped away and not a prosthetic, as every company does. I look at the HT sculpt, and I can't help but think they may have even used photos of the Sideshow 1:1 bust as reference, they have the same excessive muscle showing in the damaged areas as the bust and I realize that some would show based on the idea of how a Terminator is built, but

They did it right with 1/4 Endoskeleton (a prototype too) so how could they be wrong with the BD Jaw that is so ridiculous Plus the right hand is wrong totally

As far as the jaw, it's quite possible they just tried to see if it would be enough just to put some detail in, even if not totally accurrate, due to the size of the piece, since really, when it's on display, you won't notice such a small detail, it'll only hurt photos, and it's probably hard to sculpt into a portrait like this rather than making just a straight endoskull.

And just for fun and use, here's all the full BD reference images of his face I have.