1/6 Hot Toys - Infinity War - Thanos

[Jim Morrison]

That photo on the right is crap and the bad lighting does not help.

The pic on the right is a screen grab from an unboxing video, isn't it? And despite the lighting, the changes are still pretty obvious and significant.

 

[Jim Morrison]

Even if the head sculpt is a disappointment:

1. That suit looks impressive in videos. Maybe shoulda tried to use its material a little more with the Iron Spider (which I know I’m in the minority but I think is absolutely the most underwhelming IW hot toy figure)

2. With a suit as cool as Black Panther, I’m never displaying him and killmonger without their helmets on. I know it’s a waste but I just love their suits too much. MAYBE in the future I’d consider it, but by then they’d have BP2 out.

Back to Thanos, I don’t really know much they could screw this up. They’ve been on a roll with tailoring (besides Iron Spider) and didn’t JC Hong show off the production head sculpts already? They looked great in my opinion but who knows about the Head sculpt elitists...[emoji6]


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Head sculpt elitists! Do GMoney and I get membership cards?

At least there are helmeted options Panther & Killmonger...which is good for those intending to display that way. Disappointing for the folks who thought they were getting a decent CB likeness to display, though.

Back to Thanos, as you say, it's hard to see how they could mess up the big fella. Let's hope for all our sakes (and our sanities) it will be one of Hot Toy's better efforts.

 

[gmoney5000]

Head sculpt elitists! Do GMoney and I get membership cards?

At least there are helmeted options Panther & Killmonger...which is good for those intending to display that way. Disappointing for the folks who thought they were getting a decent CB likeness to display, though.

Back to Thanos, as you say, it's hard to see how they could mess up the big fella. Let's hope for all our sakes (and our sanities) it will be one of Hot Toy's better efforts.

Haha it's very exclusive, ritzy club to be a part of. I, myself, am I life-long member. Jim Morrison is another outstanding member, if I do say so myself.

But in terms of Thanos, not to be negative, but I'd say it's just as likely that HT could botch this release as well...I mean why not? If they could royally F the Chadwick sculpt and pump out something so drastically different than the proto, then why can't the same thing happen to Thanos and we end up with Grimace?

 

[Rudimus]

Gmoney is Motuxmen burner HT troll account lol
Also, it’s not the sculpt that would be the problem with Thanos, it’d be the paint job like the others.

 

[bedot]

Haha it's very exclusive, ritzy club to be a part of. I, myself, am I life-long member. Jim Morrison is another outstanding member, if I do say so myself.

But in terms of Thanos, not to be negative, but I'd say it's just as likely that HT could botch this release as well...I mean why not? If they could royally F the Chadwick sculpt and pump out something so drastically different than the proto, then why can't the same thing happen to Thanos and we end up with Grimace?

Will you just give it a rest. How many times are you going to rag on Hot Toys. I get criticism is fair but man you’re going over the top. These figures are not your God given right to collect.

They aren’t forced upon you. Buy them if you like them. Hot Toys is leaps and bounds better than any figure company in the market. They don’t hit the likeness out of the park every time. It happens.

Don’t preorder a figure then if you don’t want to lose an NRD. But when something comes out you don’t like why harp on it for days, weeks, months even (Cap).


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[The Buffinator]

Will you just give it a rest. How many times are you going to rag on Hot Toys. I get criticism is fair but man you’re going over the top. These figures are not your God given right to collect.

They aren’t forced upon you. Buy them if you like them. Hot Toys is leaps and bounds better than any figure company in the market. They don’t hit the likeness out of the park every time. It happens.

Don’t preorder a figure then if you don’t want to lose an NRD. But when something comes out you don’t like why harp on it for days, weeks, months even (Cap).


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Hey, gmoney & JM are OK in my book. They may be a bit enthusiastic and repetitive in voicing their opinions, but they’re not belligerent or rude. Plus every once in awhile they’re not wrong.

 

[crazygmpoker]

Gmoney is Motuxmen burner HT troll account lol

where's he been lately?

 

[bedot]

Hey, gmoney & JM are OK in my book. They may be a bit enthusiastic and repetitive in voicing their opinions, but they’re not belligerent or rude. Plus every once in awhile they’re not wrong. [emoji23]

I agree, he makes solid points sometimes, but it’s like the opinions are forced on others, and reading the same thing over and over gets old fast.

Anyway, won’t harp on it anymore, just annoyed, but I’ll move on.


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[The Buffinator]

Gmoney is Motuxmen burner HT troll account lol

where's he been lately?

I was wondering that too. It's been quite a while since I've seen him post anything...

 

[memphissfinest]

I haven’t really looked much at the forum for BP. What makes it a “debacle?” Reviews I’ve watched on YouTube, everything looks great except for the head sculpt.


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Except that, I prefer the civil war suit and like myself, i'm betting that a lot of people were only buying for the headsculpt.

Thanos, on the other hand should be fine. They don't seem to have any issues with non-humans.

 

[memphissfinest]

The pic on the right is a screen grab from an unboxing video, isn't it? And despite the lighting, the changes are still pretty obvious and significant.

Yea it is from an unboxing video so it can be seen in the video under various lighting and angles. Doesn't look good anywhere in the video. Never understand the lighting arguments. Basically if the lighting in my house doesn't match the lighting that is supposed to make the figure look good then I'm screwed but figures like Hela, Yondu, Strange look good under any lighting I see them in.

 

[The Buffinator]

Yea it is from an unboxing video so it can be seen in the video under various lighting and angles. Doesn't look good anywhere in the video. Never understand the lighting arguments. Basically if the lighting in my house doesn't match the lighting that is supposed to make the figure look good then I'm screwed but figures like Hela, Yondu, Strange look good under any lighting I see them in.

Well, Panthers do most of their hunting around dawn or dusk, so maybe we're only supposed to view it with the lights off?

 

[capfolly]

Man I saw all this activity on the thread and thought something new came out. Saw post about head sculpt and lighting and thought the worst about Thanos and it's about the BP.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

After teasing release it will be annoying if they wait until after Chinese new year to drop this.

 

[crazygmpoker]

What’s the difference? I never understand the impatience around here. When did this go on preorder? March 2018? You guys acting like someone’s got a gun to your head like you need to have this in your collection ASAP or else. Come on now, don’t get in this hobby if you don’t have the patience for it.


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[gmoney5000]

Will you just give it a rest. How many times are you going to rag on Hot Toys. I get criticism is fair but man you’re going over the top. These figures are not your God given right to collect.

They aren’t forced upon you. Buy them if you like them. Hot Toys is leaps and bounds better than any figure company in the market. They don’t hit the likeness out of the park every time. It happens.

Don’t preorder a figure then if you don’t want to lose an NRD. But when something comes out you don’t like why harp on it for days, weeks, months even (Cap).

I'm like the Eminem of the Sideshow board. I find different ways to re-word the same ol' criticism.

Nah, but for reals though. Don't be getting mad at me for valid reasons/arguments when you should really be getting mad at HT for advertising one thing and then giving you something completely different/inferior.

And yeah...just so you know BP 2.0 is the new IW Cap for me!

 

[gmoney5000]

Hey, gmoney & JM are OK in my book. They may be a bit enthusiastic and repetitive in voicing their opinions, but they’re not belligerent or rude. Plus every once in awhile they’re not wrong. ��

Thank you sir! You are a gentleman and a scholar and clearly have a profound understanding of the art of valid HT criticism.

They must put something special in your Michigan water cause you are indeed very wise!

 

[subzro]

I'm like the Eminem of the Sideshow board. I find different ways to re-word the same ol' criticism.

Nah, but for reals though. Don't be getting mad at me for valid reasons/arguments when you should really be getting mad at HT for advertising one thing and then giving you something completely different/inferior.

And yeah...just so you know BP 2.0 is the new IW Cap for me!

HT says the same thing about every figure they put up for PO

**Prototype shown, final product may be slightly different
**Product details could be subjected to change without further notice

Pretty much the same line for anything that is massed produced. I'm not going to lose sleep over (IMO) one of HT normal headscuplts. It's not the best but sooooo far from the worst it's not even funny.

 

[blinguskahn]

Wow, it sure is getting hot in here! Honestly, for me at least, 99% of the headsculpts that come out of HT’s are above a 9! I’m definitely able to notice ones that most everyone feels are home runs like Yondu but I think I'm just not as critical as most.

When it comes to statues, now that’s a different story.

 

[subzro]

Wow, it sure is getting hot in here! Honestly, for me at least, 99% of the headsculpts that come out of HT’s are above a 9! I’m definitely able to notice ones that most everyone feels are home runs like Yondu but I think I'm just not as critical as most.

When it comes to statues, now that’s a different story.

Same with me. I love HT because of the figure overall. The HS, outfit, accessories and how i enjoyed the part the character played in the film are all part of why i collect this stuff. Things will change a little from proto to production but i have very rarely been disappointed when i pull a figure out of the box.

The sculpt on my rescue cap are not up to todays standards but that figure overall is just amazing to me even after all these years. I would keep that one over all my other caps.

I am pretty sure i am going to be very happy when Thanos arrives