so did anyone preorder it?
I preordered the Gantry alone to display with my original mark III
(and yeah I know that the chest piece can't be removed, but I'm ok with that)
so did anyone preorder it?
I think the scariest part of the whole situation is to look back at the other hobbies/collectibles trends of the last 20+ years (comic books, baseball cards, ccg's, regular store-bought action figures).
They all formed a bubble and then imploded. When I was in my teens (in the 1990s), there was a ton of baseball card/comic book shops all over the place. Now, I don't even know where one is, but I've seen the vast majority of them come and go, which is sad.
I remember when people would wait in line in front of places like Toys R Us for the store to open so that they could buy out all of the Star Wars figures before they hit the shelves. Kids got none, collectors got all, because they were 'going to be worth big money later'.
Now, there are very, very few people that collect these things (at least compared to the number of a decade - or more - ago). 1/6 figures seem to be a new area of collectible that is gaining popularity daily. What killed the aforementioned hobbies (I believe) was a mixture of manufacturers and collectors. Customers, for the most part (and especially customers in a nerdy hobby like this), are viewed as cash registers. The company increases production and quality and price for a time, and at some time one of the three drops off dramatically (usually a saturated market of lower-quality product at an inflated price), and the hobby begins to fail.
I hope that this trend doesn't continue with 1/6 figures, but all the preliminary signs are in place. With the sheer number of awesome releases revealed at SDCC, and the price hikes that have followed, these could be major red flags about the future of the hobby. Or maybe not. Just saying.
Just look at SDCC. It used to be a big nerdy convention that you could buy tickets for in June. You would be there all day with fellow geeks. It would get coverage in the local papers and a few bytes on local television stations. Now it's a unbelievably giant event that sells out in days and attracts movie stars, Hollywood executives, massive television coverage from major networks home and abroad. You're standing next to a guy in a Stormtrooper suit to your left, and a guy in a three-piece suit to your right. And one of the MAJOR attractions at SDCC is the scaled figures. Great.
Sorry for the rant. I really want that f-ing gantry!
Ok, so I am on the same boat as most of the people here. I want it but as of now it's just too damn expensive. With that being said, this is set to be released on April 2012 (according to https://www.hottoys.jp). If every month, for 9 months, you put away $40 bucks you will have enough to buy the Gantry when it comes out. Realistically, that's not a lot of money that you have to save. That's how much I spend on candy alone (I'm 25 years old, by the way... oh and not obese).
So hey, if you want that bad you can always start saving it up. I'm considering.
Ok, so I am on the same boat as most of the people here. I want it but as of now it's just too damn expensive. With that being said, this is set to be released on April 2012 (according to https://www.hottoys.jp). If every month, for 9 months, you put away $40 bucks you will have enough to buy the Gantry when it comes out. Realistically, that's not a lot of money that you have to save. That's how much I spend on candy alone (I'm 25 years old, by the way... oh and not obese).
So hey, if you want that bad you can always start saving it up. I'm considering.
I love it too, but I love it $150-$175
At $360 I find it laughable. No brainer pass. The mark iv at $140 still chaps my a$$ a bit.
When the bubble does burst (and it always does) $360 retail on this gonna feel shameful
Then again I passed on all the HT preds cause I thought they looked bobbleheaded so wtf do I know
Now if you'll excuse be I have to go order Jake Sully
Hot Toy is taking a page out of the Medicom playbookit's really $500?
Wish I had a FB to read through itGoing to their facebook and reading the comments is hilarious.
I wonder if their listening.
Going to their facebook and reading the comments is hilarious.
I wonder if their listening.
I think the scariest part of the whole situation is to look back at the other hobbies/collectibles trends of the last 20+ years (comic books, baseball cards, ccg's, regular store-bought action figures).
They all formed a bubble and then imploded. When I was in my teens (in the 1990s), there was a ton of baseball card/comic book shops all over the place. Now, I don't even know where one is, but I've seen the vast majority of them come and go, which is sad.
I remember when people would wait in line in front of places like Toys R Us for the store to open so that they could buy out all of the Star Wars figures before they hit the shelves. Kids got none, collectors got all, because they were 'going to be worth big money later'.
Now, there are very, very few people that collect these things (at least compared to the number of a decade - or more - ago). 1/6 figures seem to be a new area of collectible that is gaining popularity daily. What killed the aforementioned hobbies (I believe) was a mixture of manufacturers and collectors. Customers, for the most part (and especially customers in a nerdy hobby like this), are viewed as cash registers. The company increases production and quality and price for a time, and at some time one of the three drops off dramatically (usually a saturated market of lower-quality product at an inflated price), and the hobby begins to fail.
I hope that this trend doesn't continue with 1/6 figures, but all the preliminary signs are in place. With the sheer number of awesome releases revealed at SDCC, and the price hikes that have followed, these could be major red flags about the future of the hobby. Or maybe not. Just saying.
Just look at SDCC. It used to be a big nerdy convention that you could buy tickets for in June. You would be there all day with fellow geeks. It would get coverage in the local papers and a few bytes on local television stations. Now it's a unbelievably giant event that sells out in days and attracts movie stars, Hollywood executives, massive television coverage from major networks home and abroad. You're standing next to a guy in a Stormtrooper suit to your left, and a guy in a three-piece suit to your right. And one of the MAJOR attractions at SDCC is the scaled figures. Great.
Sorry for the rant. I really want that f-ing gantry!
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