1/6 Hot Toys MMS351 Captain America: Civil War The Winter Soldier Collectible Figure

[Ramatuelle]

No rush to acquire everyone on the team: we have more movies coming out, and the characters you don't have now might even have better costumes in those movies...? Or maybe not, as Winter Soldier can attest.

 

[guy66657]

That classic dilemma. XD

 

[Sassafras]

No rush to acquire everyone on the team: we have more movies coming out, and the characters you don't have now might even have better costumes in those movies...? Or maybe not, as Winter Soldier can attest.

Well, yeah. That classic *problem*. Can't afford to be a completist so target favorites. Plus WS/Bucky seems like an evolving character so for me having multiples isn't an issue - IMO shows the character arc in a display. Then there's the *emotional connection* e.g. CW to me is just amazing film.

Suspect when Bucky is defrosted (again) he's gonna be stuffed into another badass outfit and weapons-loaded. IMO he won't be defrosted/arm rebuilt just to take up goat herding or whatever in Wakanda. So IMO multiple Buckys will be great on shelf.

Meanwhile, hope I can add CW Falcon to the PO collection next month. But CW Cap and Bucky have to come first $$$.

 

[The Iron Koob]

I think it's time Bucky got a haircut

 

[enzolt]

Can't afford to be a completist so target favorites.

That's what I said when I first started collecting.

Ended up getting figures, which I do not necessarily like the character of, to complete the team.

This is one expensive hobby..

 

[TräshCät]

I WISH I could have gotten WS retail - lesson learned. Not only is my own current situation Bucky's fault, the humble plum will never be the same again in my eyes. *Sob* Bucky was just trying to lay low, minding his own business, trying to get a little healthy breakfast, and some *&^%$ starts tossing gas canisters into his apartment - I mean, how would you feel? So rude!

(It's also Bucky's and CA's fault I'm gonna check out some 1:6 scale cars, that I can take a hammer to for display - who would have thought? And maybe get some orange resin and make some FLAMES....)

Plenty of cars tho. Just think how many got wrecked making these films. After all, these are LIMITED EDITION ART. And I'd love a spare head sculpt, 'coz I like rooted hair (depending) and I've been thinking of a civvie Buck too - already looking at the 1:6 costume sites for the shirts. Then I'd have an excuse to get Black Panther *cough* re a display.

Meanwhile, got my pre-order for Bucky in, and checking out Iron Studios stuff, but think $$$ gonna have to stick w. HT re the Avengers. Checked out IM diecast but re being RESPONSIBLE *cough* guess I'll go w. the less expensive version. Probably.

Funny how you mention 1/6 cars. ^^ I actually wanted to get one and smash in the roof so I can have my Winter Soldier murder-strut from the top of it looking classy and murderous. ♥ Sadly they're too big (duh!) for my poor Detolf and I'm too chicken too smash an expensive collectible with a hammer. XD I will, however, buy myself a nice WWII Harley ... So yeah, getting Azzano Bucky first before thinking about doing a CW civvie Buck. :3 I suppose the most important accessoire for the latter is the backpack. It needs to have a chest buckle, otherwise it's not good enough!

Regarding Iron Studios, I actually got a preorder in for that 1/4 WS but seeing the horrible quality control on their Spider-Man, I think I might just cancel it. :/ More money for Hot Toys ... and more room too ... I mean, I would need to get both, Steve and Buck, so this would be humongus and probably ruin me financially. Although I'll most likely spend that money on something else instead.

 

[Ramatuelle]

Suspect when Bucky is defrosted (again) he's gonna be stuffed into another badass outfit and weapons-loaded. IMO he won't be defrosted/arm rebuilt just to take up goat herding or whatever in Wakanda. So IMO multiple Buckys will be great on shelf.

AND I BET HE WILL LOOK GREAT in that new costume! So I will be buying that one too, unless the sculpt is crap like they did to Loki v2.0.

Meanwhile, Cap is lonely on the shelf. He is getting the evil eye from Loki v1.0 and Zod/Supes are both ignoring him. He needs his pal.

That's the worst thing about these figures: they get to your house, and then they need FRIENDS. Ugh.

 

[RandomHero]

AND I BET HE WILL LOOK GREAT in that new costume! So I will be buying that one too, unless the sculpt is crap like they did to Loki v2.0

That's why I'm getting a lot of the Civil War figures. Unless something changes between prototype and final release, the sculpts and outfits have all looked great so far, so I'm going to get my figure of each character so I have nothing to worry about with future release. HT has really been on their game lately, with the Marvel figures at least.

 

[LexiKon318]

Not liking how most of my final payments are getting pushed to December .... that's when I need to do Christmas shopping ha


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[TräshCät]

AND I BET HE WILL LOOK GREAT in that new costume! So I will be buying that one too, unless the sculpt is crap like they did to Loki v2.0.

Meanwhile, Cap is lonely on the shelf. He is getting the evil eye from Loki v1.0 and Zod/Supes are both ignoring him. He needs his pal.

That's the worst thing about these figures: they get to your house, and then they need FRIENDS. Ugh.

Ugh, so true! I can't buy Steve without Buck or the other way round so waiting is gonna be tough for CW Cap. :/ Gladly, Wanda and Scott will do their best and keep him company but there's only so much they can do. My Rescue Cap will be even lonlier. No one from the same time to share that shelf with him until that custom Azzano Bucky is finished so Stevie'll be moping a lot.

I honestly can't wait for a new Bucky outfit. Maybe we'll already get one from Black Panther, they gotta defrost him sometime, ya know? Unless his role in IW is going to be an ice block. Someone's gonna get the man a new awesome arm *glances at T'Challa* ...

No matter when we'll get it, I'm sure the head sculpts are only getting better. I mean look at HTs latest work, they're really nailing it. Moreover, they get better with every new sculpt so I think we're safe and our wallets are more likely to cry themselves to sleep at night once a new Bucky figure gets announced.

 

[Sassafras]

I think it's time Bucky got a haircut

Er, for me, NO. Tho I suppose over Bucky's arc he'll have a more IMO vanilla/miliary 'do. Probably. Eventually. But for me it won't be the same EFFECT, on film. For me just another excuse to get another CW Bucky $$$. Just in case future versions aren't as FERAL. Besides, IMO CW Bucky looks like an awesome sculpt. Less sure about CW Falcon sculpt, but I'd display him w. goggles anyway.

 

[Sassafras]

This:

That's why I'm getting a lot of the Civil War figures. Unless something changes between prototype and final release, the sculpts and outfits have all looked great so far, so I'm going to get my figure of each character so I have nothing to worry about with future release. HT has really been on their game lately, with the Marvel figures at least.

And this:

Ugh, so true! I can't buy Steve without Buck or the other way round so waiting is gonna be tough for CW Cap. :/ Gladly, Wanda and Scott will do their best and keep him company but there's only so much they can do. My Rescue Cap will be even lonlier. No one from the same time to share that shelf with him until that custom Azzano Bucky is finished so Stevie'll be moping a lot.

I honestly can't wait for a new Bucky outfit. Maybe we'll already get one from Black Panther, they gotta defrost him sometime, ya know? Unless his role in IW is going to be an ice block. Someone's gonna get the man a new awesome arm *glances at T'Challa* ...

No matter when we'll get it, I'm sure the head sculpts are only getting better. I mean look at HTs latest work, they're really nailing it. Moreover, they get better with every new sculpt so I think we're safe and our wallets are more likely to cry themselves to sleep at night once a new Bucky figure gets announced.

LOL. I'm gonna split the difference e.g. grab CW figs, which HT seems to be NAILING, and at least w. the long wait for films/figs can stash some cash (unless it gets spent on something else). And yeah, they gotta defrost Bucky, I mean CA just got his friend back, one of the few from way back when...I can already see it - T'Challa's compound is under attack from an *internal traitorous rebellion*, and they'd already put a new arm on Bucky while he was a popsicle, and the traitors steal frozen Bucky and wake him him and try to have him kill T'Challa, but Bucky sees a *star* and remembers everything and goes through the traitors like the Terminator on a sugar high - LOL it will be EPIC

ANYWAY. Yep, even tho I'm targeting favorites, finding out you can't have just one. Bucky without CA just feels - wrong. Another reason I'm passing on the IS Bucky - I'd want at least CA, Falcon, and Bucky, and that's like - $2,000? Plus IMO reported Spiderman issues, and think the IS Bucky is good, not great. But HT seems to be outdoing themselves (except for that Loki thing).

Supposedly a used WS I sourced $$$ is coming in today, am about sick w. excitement. Marked up cost but felt lucky to even get him, WS is going for outrageous prices. Too true about cost of 1:6 cars - but good display ideas on this board (that I can steal...). Or maybe I'll just print out the flaming planes from WS film and use as shelf wallpaper - Bucky murder strut out of the *flames*.

 

[The Iron Koob]

I'll buy the head for this and probably wait for the infinity war version. I have WS already

 

[Sassafras]

I'll buy the head for this and probably wait for the infinity war version. I have WS already

Who knew WS/Bucky would be an investment piece? Tripped over BBTS and their CW Bucky PO is listed as sold out. For me WS $$$ still stings.

 

[Medusoid]

I remember back when the WS figure came out, it wasn't really selling for the longest time. You could find some decent deals on it from a couple places; I got mine for $210 from my local comics shop.

I thought it was still pricey at the time, now I consider myself veeeeeery lucky.

 

[Sassafras]

I remember back when the WS figure came out, it wasn't really selling for the longest time. You could find some decent deals on it from a couple places; I got mine for $210 from my local comics shop.

I thought it was still pricey at the time, now I consider myself veeeeeery lucky.

That's what hurts. Blew off purchase WS for a while; all the fuss seemed to be on CA etc. and then newer films; thought I'd have forever. Even if I think WS and CA and that whole arc was pretty *&^ critical, both comics and films. Plus IMO just love the *epic* character and look. Snooze, you lose, I guess.

 

[LexiKon318]

Yeah I got WS for like 20% off at Sideshow.


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[TräshCät]

Gosh I was so happy that I had found him for 250€ shipped. It was the last piece the shop had. Funny enough, I didn't believe they still had him when I ordered. He was my very first HT figure and I thought to myself "Well, it's freaking expensive but this is probably wrong ... they most likely will email you saying that he's out of stock etc." and just ordered him. Minutes later, I got the order confirmation and about an hour later the shipping notification. XD I was like "HOLY **** I JUST SPENT 250€!" XD But in the end it was one of the best decisions I ever made. Or one of the worst when you consider my growing HT collection. XD

I didn't wanna get the CW version at first coz it comes with almost nothing compared to the TWS one but to me these figures show lots of character development. It's not just 2 Buckys in different outfits. In a way it's two different characters. One's the brainwashed assassin, the other is the guy who tries to get back some kind of normalty, buying plums and chocolate bars and remembers lots of things from his past and writes his memories down in note books. I really wanted the Winter Soldier from the movie in a badass pose ready to kill but I also wanted Bucky. So yeah, even though I told myself back then that I'd only get one, I ultimately didn't really have a choice but to get both. And yeah, I'm positive every new Bucky figure will get us another state of the character, so it doesn't even feel like I'm buying multiples. ^^'' Who knows, we might just get Bucky with an amazing new bulletproof outfit and the Cap shield instead of the red star on his arm next and one day, we might even get Bucky!Cap. I for one am extremely hyped to see which way the MCU is going with him and what kinda character Bucky will be when we see him next.

 

[RandomHero]

So now that Black Widow is being released by Hot Toys, I would think Bucky is coming relatively soon. He was supposed to be released before Natasha, and given the wave of CW figures coming within the next 3-4 months, I would think we should see Bucky in early October sometime. Just my guess.

 

[Sassafras]

THIS. All of this!

Gosh I was so happy that I had found him for 250€ shipped. It was the last piece the shop had. Funny enough, I didn't believe they still had him when I ordered. He was my very first HT figure and I thought to myself "Well, it's freaking expensive but this is probably wrong ... they most likely will email you saying that he's out of stock etc." and just ordered him. Minutes later, I got the order confirmation and about an hour later the shipping notification. XD I was like "HOLY **** I JUST SPENT 250€!" XD But in the end it was one of the best decisions I ever made. Or one of the worst when you consider my growing HT collection. XD

I didn't wanna get the CW version at first coz it comes with almost nothing compared to the TWS one but to me these figures show lots of character development. It's not just 2 Buckys in different outfits. In a way it's two different characters. One's the brainwashed assassin, the other is the guy who tries to get back some kind of normalty, buying plums and chocolate bars and remembers lots of things from his past and writes his memories down in note books. I really wanted the Winter Soldier from the movie in a badass pose ready to kill but I also wanted Bucky. So yeah, even though I told myself back then that I'd only get one, I ultimately didn't really have a choice but to get both. And yeah, I'm positive every new Bucky figure will get us another state of the character, so it doesn't even feel like I'm buying multiples. ^^'' Who knows, we might just get Bucky with an amazing new bulletproof outfit and the Cap shield instead of the red star on his arm next and one day, we might even get Bucky!Cap. I for one am extremely hyped to see which way the MCU is going with him and what kinda character Bucky will be when we see him next.

Well, guess I gotta rave about WS in its own older thread, but while the mark-up I paid hurts, it hurts in kinda a good way, because it was a reasonable deal all things considered - and WS is an AMAZING fig IMO. Was just futzing w. my "new" WS - in the end, I'd rather have choked on the cost than NOT had this one, for sure. OMG the sculpts/paint; tailoring. Far as I can tell while I wouldn't call WS "rare" he's not all over the place for sale, either. Yeah, I was asking myself about my sanity but *whew* no regrets and seeing the WS prices skyrocket I actually think I'm lucky.

What you said about Bucky's character development. IMO complex character who I think is gonna have a huge arc. Think I'd really regret, in the end, not having those character changes. Plus, I suppose, the fact that WS - amazing fig but do like being able to choose between portrait face or mask, if the character is masked part of the time in a film (WS eye grease IMO is mask, of sorts). And the more street-clothes Bucky has some great scenes in CW so I want both.

Course, wouldn't surprise me if HT, one day, comes out w. some high-priced DX version *suspicious of HT* of the Winter Soldier. But even then, it'd just give me more display options. (Wonder if SW will go through a similar arc e.g. heroine to villain to heroine. IMO she's got some interesting possibilities, maybe). But now I just gotta get CA in, to go w. WS. And do some accessory sourcing.