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

[demorathis]

Well with such tiny batteries, they won't hold much charge.....they should've taken aaa batteries! With wired or plugged contacts

 

[j14]

I'm another one that has no sound functions at all.

How many of us are there now?

 

[QuiGonFishing]

Are you guys saying it doesn't work, and it's never worked (as opposed to those saying it works inconsistently or with difficulty)?

 

[guyver1]

Unbelievable what I'm hearing about the sound effects. Maybe Clipper was right, would've been better to put the effects coming from a stand

 

[j14]

It worked once for me, when I first put the batteries in it.
If I take the batteries out and then put them back in it works but only once.
That's it.
The switch on the back does not seem to do anything at all.
I have new batteries so I can try them in it tonight and see if it fares any better. Fingers crossed.

 

[emeraldknight]

Do you guys know when this Vader hits SideShow?

 

[Invictus Sol]

Why did HT not include the light saber sound with any of these, Obiwan, Luke and especially Vader, you have the blade light up but no sound ??

C'mon HT even the electronic Vader at the Disney store did this

In ANH, did the chest box light up at all?

Is it only ESB and ROTJ they decided this

The sound effects are already overkill, IMO, and sort of cheapen and add problems to all the figs HT adds them to (this, ED-209, RoboCop). It's a garbage feature to begin with, so last thing I personally want is more of it. I can imagine the hum of a lightsabre well enough, don't need it on these figures. Hope HT does away with adding sound altogether. R2 is literally the only possible exception I can think of.

 

[Number Six]

The sound effects are already overkill, IMO, and sort of cheapen and add problems to all the figs HT adds them to (this, ED-209, RoboCop). It's a garbage feature to begin with, so last thing I personally want is more of it. I can imagine the hum of a lightsabre well enough, don't need it on these figures. Hope HT does away with adding sound altogether. R2 is literally the only possible exception I can think of.

Totally agree.


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[amos brearly]

The sound effects are already overkill, IMO, and sort of cheapen and add problems to all the figs HT adds them to (this, ED-209, RoboCop). It's a garbage feature to begin with, so last thing I personally want is more of it. I can imagine the hum of a lightsabre well enough, don't need it on these figures. Hope HT does away with adding sound altogether. R2 is literally the only possible exception I can think of.

agreed. I always dislike any voice or sound feature, you can guarantee it won't hold up. If HT do R2 i hope he is remotely operated for any lights or sounds. The chance of me taking a figure out of a (locked-away from little fingers) display case to flip a switch is nil. Vadar will never see a battery. If the plasma blade was remotely operated I may have tried it.

 

[Invictus Sol]

Agreed, needs to be remote but then you know HT will add the 'battery saver' feature to turn it off after 15 minutes. Does seem like it would be better if the feature were just ruled out altogether.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Edit: after a little experimenting I think I know what the issue is. The batteries are draining extremely quickly (even when off) on the torso. I switched batteries and it drained the new ones as well. Very odd.

But it does work.

But those batteries are quite large, so maybe HT is giving us bad batteries. Anyway, the function works once on a 3-battery load?

 

[Darth Mangler]

I agree. I do not even bother testing the light up or sound features. Never use them.

 

[Darkseed]

I agree. I do not even bother testing the light up or sound features. Never use them.

pointless feature IMO

 

[Blaster Rex]

When my Vader arrives I'll not bother putting the batteries in for the sound effects (only for the light up effects) Disappointing news....

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[guyver1]

Agreed, needs to be remote but then you know HT will add the 'battery saver' feature to turn it off after 15 minutes. Does seem like it would be better if the feature were just ruled out altogether.

This is the issue IMO. We don't need a battery saver feature. I would want to only listen to voices maybe a couple of times, since the saber and belt effects are separate functions, there is no need to have the JEJ Vader voice playing constantly and consistently every hour. Who is going to do that , maybe a kid? Guess what, these aren't made for kids in mind , so just making it so you can switch the voice and sounds on and off at your leisure is fine.

I think the battery saving function uses up the batteries more and some cases shorts out the other functions

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Got my slightly modded one for sale on hand in UK right now.

Sorry for the plug.

 

[WhoaItsJBot]

Sound features make me think of Hasbro or the like. It seems cheap and tacky, these aren't low end figures.

Lights are cool if you take a lot of pictures, but I don't even need that. Keep the electronics and knock 30 bucks off the price.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Sound features make me think of Hasbro or the like. It seems cheap and tacky, these aren't low end figures..

Although my Hasbro Vader still talks after like 20 years.

 

[WhoaItsJBot]

Although my Hasbro Vader still talks after like 20 years.

My Kenner JP dinos still roared after years, I need to search for those.

 

[SnapJimmy]

Anybody did a comparison between Hot Toys ANH Vader and Sideshow Vader Figure?
I already own Sideshow one, but not sure whether to get Hot Toys one.
Seem like Hot Toy figure has more genuine look of the Vader
and Sideshow figure has a slight Toy feel to it..