I'm just happy we're getting Alex Murphy and unmasked, damaged Murphy/Robocop. Those seem like pipe dreams that wouldn't have happened ordinarily, especially now a days.
Me? I'd love a Clarence, Cain and blue Robo 2. I'd buy them granted they turned out ok and looked mostly accurate. Those aren't going to happen though. Hot Toys really messed up with how they handled the line AND it unfortunately doesn't seem very popular at all. It's kind of disheartening. I can understand why ED-209 sold poorly and was clearanced since everything from the dome to the electronics were duds, but Robocop himself? Yeah, the color is off and it was about $60 overpriced, but it's still a great, iconic piece. It's getting more and more evident that Asia doesn't give two ****s about anything but Iron Man and MAYBE the Marvel Avengers characters (though, I'm not convinced that they care about anyone but the Iron Man armor). If Robocop, a cool looking robot/cyborg ain't doing it for them, what hope do other non-modern characters have? If they're selling like crap, I can't blame Hot Toys for distancing themselves away from this stuff.
In the end, I'm just happy to have a complete Robocop with all the looks he had in the film. Same with Batman Returns Batman. More would be nice, especially in terms of characters, but I think we're at a stage where these older licenses will be fewer and far between in the next couple of years. I'll take what I can get and be thankful for the sheer amount of what we've got in the past.
On the subject of discounts, I'll be waiting to pick up the BD Robocop/Murphy at a discount. I felt like I was punched in the gut with the past couple of Hot Toys releases. Their prices were almost slashed in half. I got burned buying DX 14, BD Police Shootout T-800, the Batman Armory and Robocop as soon as they came out. If I had simply waited a few months, I'd have saved hundreds. It just goes to show that the prices Sideshow and Hot Toys have been asking are ridiculous. I have no qualms about being stingy, waiting and trying to get a deal., especially on the secondary market. As far as I'm concerned, there is no support in the world that would be enough to make these older lines a focus anyway. Not any more. If waiting to get a deal for this Robocop/Murphy instead of paying full price means that Hot Toys will never revisit Robocop again, then so be it.
