Hot Toys: Prometheus - MOVIE SPOILERS!

[greygoose]

fyi...

Go concentrate on making the AVP Preds and an updated Wolf (in 1/4 scale too).

 

[Viking Spawn]

I actually thought I was in the NECA thread, sorry.

You mean, this isn't the NECA thread?

But seriously HT, show us something already!!!!

 

[joeyjoe]

lol. legendary! I WISH i worked for neca (obvious conclusion? you're not into empirical data are you?). Strangely, like others, i thought i was in the neca prometheus thread as well. apologies.
Im totally interested in the HT Dr. Shaw. They make great figures. I just happen to be really impressed with neca's work as of late. I get irritated w the HT fan boys ripping on a company just because they feel threatened by it. Frankly, though i prefer neca, i have no hardcore allegiance to either HT or neca. My allegiances are firmly planted with the properties (prometheus and Aliens). I love both of em.

 

[joeyjoe]

fyi...i dont follow anything AVP. Dont know what you are talking about.

 

[a-dev]

I lied. I knew it was the Hot Toys thread, I was just trying to cover myself

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

I highly doubt Hot Toys will top NECA's Shaw sculpt. They seem to suck at accuracy when it comes to anything Alien/Predator related.

I get irritated w the HT fan boys ripping on a company just because they feel threatened by it.

I think you'll find that folks have varied tastes here..

I really like NECA's stuff too - I personally though, have a fairly limited focus with what I'd buy from their lines collectively.

 

[greygoose]

lol. legendary! I WISH i worked for neca (obvious conclusion? you're not into empirical data are you?). Strangely, like others, i thought i was in the neca prometheus thread as well. apologies.
Im totally interested in the HT Dr. Shaw. They make great figures. I just happen to be really impressed with neca's work as of late. I get irritated w the HT fan boys ripping on a company just because they feel threatened by it. Frankly, though i prefer neca, i have no hardcore allegiance to either HT or neca. My allegiances are firmly planted with the properties (prometheus and Aliens). I love both of em.

As mush as NECA is great at what it does and is pumping out some great figures/licenses these days this is still a high end collectors forum so there's always going to be debate when NECA enters the discussion.

 

[Bo Shrek]

I love NECA and the figures they release. I don't buy everything but I pick and choose as to what I want represented in my stored collection. I have been collecting 7" scale since McFarlane Movie Maniac Series 1 days (when living at parents) . Now that I am with wife, kids and a house I do not like the clutter of 7" figures displayed everywhere. So I buy NECA and store away in package. I like the feeling of owning (ex. Lost Preds, Rocky, Gremlins etc.) but I don't need them displayed everywhere. My display is in the HT's Business. One per shelf (no cluttering $200 figure together) in my five Detolf shelves.

 

[Master Wayne]

NECA has actually been luring me back into collecting lower end figures as of late. The Evil Dead 2 series ended up being my favorite line of 2012. Period. I love their Nightmare on Elm Street, Gremlins, Robocop, and Terminator lines. I can't wait for the new Aliens figures to hit, especially if they make good on that promise of the Alien Queen. The cult classic movie character selections they offer certainly appeal to me much more than 95% of whatever recent Hollywood blockbuster Hot Toys is currently focusing on. Also, the prices for your standard Hot Toy are reaching lunacy. I don't feel like my wallet's been violated when I pick up a new NECA figure, and that helps allow me to have a little more fun to freely handle and fool around with them as well. Don't get me wrong, I love and own plenty of figures from both companies, but I was so sure I'd sworn off lower end figures when I "upgraded" to buying Hot Toys a few years ago. Through offering excellent and affordable figures from classic films, NECA has convinced me otherwise.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

Why don't we just call this thread the Clayton's NECA thread?

 

[Master Wayne]

Because the current discussion was in here?

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

Yeah.. I don't want to sound precious, but it is a bummer when I see the Hot Toys thread bumped time after time, only to see more NECA talk, that's all.

 

[skooternb]

 

[Master Wayne]

Well, I'm rarely guilty of thread bumping while being somewhat off topic like that, I just wanted to chime in while it was relevant and while I had a moment. I can understand how that's frustrating though. Apologies.

Why don't we just call this thread the Clayton's NECA thread?

Who?

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

It's no biggie mate.

You haven't heard the expression, 'Clayton's' before? It comes from an old Aussie / NZ ad campaign for a non alcoholic drink they were selling back in the 80s - the drink you're having when you're not having a drink.

It's not used much these days.. but the meaning behind it refers to a 'replacement' of sorts.

 

[Devil_666]

Obscure Aussie sayings.. **** Yeah!

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

You could actually apply the Claytons reference to a lot of things around here.

 

[jedibear]

ANY activity on this line? At least ONE figure on the horizon? Or has the license flatlined at HT to make room for the gazillion "Iron Man #" variants they'll be doing?

Would like to see a "Shaw" figure at least...

 

[CarrotBun]

They already showed us the Shaw body figure : )

 

[greygoose]

ANY activity on this line? At least ONE figure on the horizon? Or has the license flatlined at HT to make room for the gazillion "Iron Man #" variants they'll be doing?

Would like to see a "Shaw" figure at least...

We've seen her backside in some backstage photos. Whether or not the figure actually goes into production is another thing.