1/6 Hot Toys - MMS 279 - Star Wars Episode IV: 1/6th scale Darth Vader

[Mike86]

Yeah no thanks. I'm not risking my figures toppling over because of not having a stand or choosing not to use one. Certain larger figures can stand on their own without issue but for the most part I'm not trusting mine to stay standing.

 

[davejames]

Yep... You are correct, everyone wants Vader to be in action poses. He is a stoic, looming, big imposing character. This affects the way he appears greatly.

Agreed. Any time I try to pose my Vader with a wide stance it just looks wrong somehow. And when I see statues or artwork depicting him that way it's pretty much an automatic dealbreaker for me.

 

[davejames]

Yeah no thanks. I'm not risking my figures toppling over because of not having a stand or choosing not to use one. Certain larger figures can stand on their own without issue but for the most part I'm not trusting mine to stay standing.

I rarely use stands, and have never really had a problem with figures toppling over myself. And I'm willing to take the risk if it means not having those ugly crotch-grabbing prongs on everything. Not really sure why more people don't find those incredibly weird and distracting on all their figures.

The only exception is something like the new, heavy, and very expensive Robocop figure (I'd hate to think what would happen if THAT hit the ground from high up). But thankfully it at least comes with a pretty cool base.

 

[Pixelpiper]

I use stands for a couple of Sideshow figures that simply can't stand on their own and currently for Selina Kyle from Hot Toys - none of these can stand on their own for very long - though I did have Kyle up on those heals for over a month before she fell over. In any case, falling means down onto the shelf they're standing on, not off the a shelf onto the floor - that's what glass panels/doors are for.

I'll be replacing the ugly stand on Kyle with a hidden arm that bolts directly to the shelf and everything else stands fine without stands - even my hasbro stuff has been standing for 1.5 years or so (again, behind glass).

IMO, if a company produces a figure that can't stand on its own, they've failed miserably.

 

[Captain Britain]

I might be the only one, but I think it'd be kinda cool to have a David Prowse head under the mask. To kind of give it more of that true movie costume feel.

And a talking feature with a west country accent.

 

[davejames]

Hey you guys can mock all you want, but I'd still much rather have his face under the helmet than Hayden Christensens.

 

[Mike86]

IMO, if a company produces a figure that can't stand on its own, they've failed miserably.

Eh I don't agree necessarily. I think a lot of figures can be balanced to stand on their own but the stands are just added protection. For the most part they rarely bother me but I guess everyone has an opinion. I like the diorama bases in that you get a stand while also a cool looking display. Only issue is that they sometimes are too big.

 

[Devil_666]

 

[Pixelpiper]

Eh I don't agree necessarily. I think a lot of figures can be balanced to stand on their own but the stands are just added protection. For the most part they rarely bother me but I guess everyone has an opinion. I like the diorama bases in that you get a stand while also a cool looking display. Only issue is that they sometimes are too big.

I'm not suggesting that other people should't use stands, especially if your figures can fall to the floor. But producers of scale figures need to make sure the products can also stand on their own, otherwise they might as well be producing Barbies. To me, part of the scale process is creating a product with a center of gravity and cleanly produced parts, like shoes, that work, such as being able to sit flat. Joints that hold the full weight of the figure (or appendages), etc.

There will also always been a need for stands for some dynamic poses.

 

[The-Dark-Knight]

Whenever I take the rubbish out and open the dustbin I always feel a tinge of sadness that Kenny Baker isn't inside.

Funniest thing I've read on the internet in a while.

 

[inked]

I use stands for a couple of Sideshow figures that simply can't stand on their own and currently for Selina Kyle from Hot Toys - none of these can stand on their own for very long - though I did have Kyle up on those heals for over a month before she fell over. In any case, falling means down onto the shelf they're standing on, not off the a shelf onto the floor - that's what glass panels/doors are for.

I'll be replacing the ugly stand on Kyle with a hidden arm that bolts directly to the shelf and everything else stands fine without stands - even my hasbro stuff has been standing for 1.5 years or so (again, behind glass).

IMO, if a company produces a figure that can't stand on its own, they've failed miserably.

I'm the same, only use stands with my Avengers (as I can't get the glass case they are in up onto the shelf if they aren't on stands). Every other figure I own is freestanding.

 

[ZE_501]

No stands here.

If I was displaying only one piece I'd probably use one...has a museum quality...but for me a profusion of stands looks cluttered fast, and as Pixelpiper said...a company has to make figures that can stand on their own. I wouldn't buy one that didn't.

And glass doors if you're worried about Toy Suicide.

 

[Shalamar]

I use stands. I keep many of my figures in a case that is only accessible from the rear (Retail display cases), and I have to slide the cases to get any figures. They'd fall over when I move the case.

 

[Groovy34]

Has hot toys said if the interrogation droid will have light up features with that sound it makes of just sit there like Hasbro's. I figure for $300 price that should be active and have a realistic needle. and it better sit on a clear base not be rolly polly on the floor.

 

[zeiss]

has anyone successfully used the new year code on this?

 

[Darth Madden]

Not on this one but it works on Sideshows Vader.

 

[Mike86]

Has hot toys said if the interrogation droid will have light up features with that sound it makes of just sit there like Hasbro's. I figure for $300 price that should be active and have a realistic needle. and it better sit on a clear base not be rolly polly on the floor.

I'm guessing they'd have specified the interrogator droid having light and sounds if it did. Although the prototype model is still awaiting approval so who knows. I doubt it though. I'm just hoping they'll include a stand for it.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

I'm liking how 3Zero handles this. No stands. Maybe Hot Toys can follow suit. Just drop prices $50 to make up for it. Wishful thinking.

 

[K1NG J0RDAN]

My figures are in the same room as my home theater, so I NEED stands or else they'll all tumble over from the bass.

 

[Pixelpiper]

My figures are in the same room as my home theater, so I NEED stands or else they'll all tumble over from the bass.

It's all about the bass.