Hot Toys - MMS136 - The Terminator: 1/6th scale T800 Collectible Figure (T1)

[Webb]

These are going to be expensive in about 6 months...

 

[FLOSI]

These are going to be expensive in about 6 months...

That's why I bought 4.

 

[Terminator_Fan_Game]

HE'S HERE
Got my T-800 today,
Just got in from a late shift and unpacked him,
All jacket studs present and correct thankfully
What an awesome figure
Hope you all get yours this week,he's well worth waiting for,

And for the UK guys,
I can't recommend OSB (Onesixthbruce) highly enough
Excellent service,with fantastic packaging,

Kindest regards
Tys

I echo these comments about OSB too.
Its was the 1st time I used them to get these 1984 T-800s and the service was excellent with INCREDIBLE packaging.
It was like breaking into a safe lol

 

[Terminator_Fan_Game]

I didn´t hear about the idea, but it´s an awesome one.
Gotta incorporate that.
And for correction, if you don´t mind:
Skynet will not clone people in my script.
He salvages bodies, skins them, puts it on Terminators and heals the skin.

What about that?!

Hope you don´t mind: You´re not that into pm´s, buddy?!

Yeah, I more than likely read it from the T1 novels(I have both so im not sure which one) or I mightve read it from here - https://www.goingfaster.com/term2029/contents.html

Its an awesome site...it should definitely help with some of your story ideas.

That idea is excellent too by the way.

 

[Webb]

That's why I bought 4.

 

[pjam]

I know what we need now...

We need maulfan pics!

Fire when ready, Sean!

 

[MaulFan]

Won't be firing away for a few more weeks

 

[Wolf873]

Say, anyone has Toy Square coupon they'll be willing to give away if close to expiry or no plans on using it?

 

[Rock83]

Won't be firing away for a few more weeks

Ordered from Sideshow?Mine should arrive in the next couple of days.

 

[MaulFan]

Ordered from Sideshow?Mine should arrive in the next couple of days.

He came today, but has an ugly paint slob/rub on his nose so have to wait for Sideshow to replace him which'll take a few weeks between shipping this one back to them and them shipping out the new one.

 

[stshammgod]

He came today, but has an ugly paint slob/rub on his nose so have to wait for Sideshow to replace him which'll take a few weeks between shipping this one back to them and them shipping out the new one.

Jeez, that got past QC? A pic by any chance?

 

[Boba Ben]

That sucks Maulfan. I know you were really looking forward to this one.

 

[MaulFan]

Jeez, that got past QC? A pic by any chance?

It's hard to photograph, it looks like someone messed up adding the little brown spotting detailing that's part of the flesh tones HT does now but it looks like he's got a snot or something on his nose, and I haven't seen anyone else with pictures of that happening so I'm not going to live with it, it's an accident and it'll get fixed.

 

[DiFabio]

I got my two T-800s today, what a fantastic figure.

The proportions and look of this guy is great. He really looks intimidating. Pictures don't give the battle damaged headsculpt justice. In person it has this realistic, glossy wash over his wounded eye that just looks believable in every way.

Right now I have one set up as the "regular" Tech Noir Arnold with .45 longslide in hand. I love that regular head. The other one I can't put down, I have the battle damaged arm and head on it and keep swapping hands with the rifle and surgery tools.

As with all of figures, I have a few nitpicks. The arm was a _____ to get off. I decided to heat it using a blow dryer and it STILL took some force to get it off. Then ironically, once I got the battle damaged arm in, it would pop off with ease.

It was nice that they included an undamaged arm, but really they could have just left the battle damaged arm as is since the sleeve would cover it anyway. There was really no need for two separate arms. I was thinking this as I was posing my battle damaged version and simply rolled the sleeves down and snapped it the cuffs into place.

The second issue, which is probably just on mine is the collar. It's only on one (the other is perfect) but they stitched the collar too close to the shoulder. I'm not sure why Hot Toys decided to stitch either side since it hangs naturally. I decided to just clip it and it looks and fits much better.

Last "problem" is the arm construction, preferably around the shoulders on these last two (T2 and T1, never got Dutch) Arnold figures. It feels like I'm going to break them or something. The arms move in an entirely different position than the shoulder ball joint inside, I just don't like it. One side feels a little loose, while the other is tight. After seeing those pics of someone's broken T2 arm and seeing the horrible construction of the inside of the arm in the shoulder, I've been really cautious when posing and taking off the jacket on mine.

It's ashame that the arms limit articulation movement. It's similar to the T2 T-800 in that you can't raise his arms in certain positions, it's quite bother some. Especially with such iconic weapons, like the Uzi and long slide.

Thankfully, that's all the the problems I had. No wonky eyes here. In fact, the eyes are done really well like most of Hot Toys' eyes. At first I thought one leg was longer than the other until I futzed with it a bit. It ended up being the leg positioning. In doing so I did notice that this sucker is really top heavy. It took me about 10 mins to make it stand up straight.

Speaking of poses, it's almost impossible to NOT touch the studs on the back and right elbow. One of these days I'm sure I'm going to accidentally take one off and have to glue it, ala T2 leather jacket studs.

Anyway, great figure. No pictures unfortunately (left the camera at work) but I'll have time to take some in the coming weeks. Definitely one of my favorites.

 

[Terminator_Fan_Game]

He came today, but has an ugly paint slob/rub on his nose so have to wait for Sideshow to replace him which'll take a few weeks between shipping this one back to them and them shipping out the new one.

Damn! That sucks, my friend.
The BD head on one my T1s had a tiny paint defect like a blob/rub or something but I actually like it for some strange reason!
And besides, I wouldnt have even noticed it if I didnt put the 2 BD heads side by side to compare them.
Hope you get your new one ASAP.

 

[MaulFan]

If it were on the BD head I'd probably just treat it as additional damage, maybe even paint it myself to be blood red but it's the clean head.

 

[Master Wayne]

I'm still on the fence. I like him, I just can't get myself to shell out two hundred bucks for this guy.

 

[DiFabio]

I got my two T-800s today, what a fantastic figure.

The proportions and look of this guy is great. He really looks intimidating. Pictures don't give the battle damaged headsculpt justice. In person it has this realistic, glossy wash over his wounded eye that just looks believable in every way.

Right now I have one set up as the "regular" Tech Noir Arnold with .45 longslide in hand. I love that regular head. The other one I can't put down, I have the battle damaged arm and head on it and keep swapping hands with the rifle and surgery tools.

As with all of figures, I have a few nitpicks. The arm was a _____ to get off. I decided to heat it using a blow dryer and it STILL took some force to get it off. Then ironically, once I got the battle damaged arm in, it would pop off with ease.

It was nice that they included an undamaged arm, but really they could have just left the battle damaged arm as is since the sleeve would cover it anyway. There was really no need for two separate arms. I was thinking this as I was posing my battle damaged version and simply rolled the sleeves down and snapped it the cuffs into place.

The second issue, which is probably just on mine is the collar. It's only on one (the other is perfect) but they stitched the collar too close to the shoulder. I'm not sure why Hot Toys decided to stitch either side since it hangs naturally. I decided to just clip it and it looks and fits much better.

Last "problem" is the arm construction, preferably around the shoulders on these last two (T2 and T1, never got Dutch) Arnold figures. It feels like I'm going to break them or something. The arms move in an entirely different position than the shoulder ball joint inside, I just don't like it. One side feels a little loose, while the other is tight. After seeing those pics of someone's broken T2 arm and seeing the horrible construction of the inside of the arm in the shoulder, I've been really cautious when posing and taking off the jacket on mine.

It's ashame that the arms limit articulation movement. It's similar to the T2 T-800 in that you can't raise his arms in certain positions, it's quite bother some. Especially with such iconic weapons, like the Uzi and long slide.

Thankfully, that's all the the problems I had. No wonky eyes here. In fact, the eyes are done really well like most of Hot Toys' eyes. At first I thought one leg was longer than the other until I futzed with it a bit. It ended up being the leg positioning. In doing so I did notice that this sucker is really top heavy. It took me about 10 mins to make it stand up straight.

Speaking of poses, it's almost impossible to NOT touch the studs on the back and right elbow. One of these days I'm sure I'm going to accidentally take one off and have to glue it, ala T2 leather jacket studs.

Anyway, great figure. No pictures unfortunately (left the camera at work) but I'll have time to take some in the coming weeks. Definitely one of my favorites.

I was just messing around with this some more and noticed something. Thought I'd add it to what I posted above.

Am I the only one who notices that this has articulation inside the neck? Not the head attached to the head mind you, I mean the neck itself, under the rubber/plastic shell skin actually tilts.

I had no idea.

 

[Terminator_Fan_Game]

I was just messing around with this some more and noticed something. Thought I'd add it to what I posted above.

Am I the only one who notices that this has articulation inside the neck? Not the head attached to the head mind you, I mean the neck itself, under the rubber/plastic shell skin actually tilts.

I had no idea.

The T2 body did too.

 

[a-dev]

The T2 body did too.

It can result in an unsightly misshapen neck though when you try to take advantage of the movement.

Congrats Difabio! Sounds like the surgery T-800 is your favourite at the moment, same here.

Dammit I have to take pics of mine.