Hot toys Snowspeeder Pilot Luke Skywalker

[ZE_501]

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There's this really risky rabbit hole of collecting that just becomes the chase and acquisition rather than the curation and appreciation of your pieces.

Yup. Although I understand that everyone collects differently. I myself have got rid of pieces I enjoyed, in order to enjoy other pieces even more. Just the way my brain works. I start with too much and remove elements until I feel what's left is really 'potent' for lack of a better word. That's also how I approach art and design.

If you go the extra mile to present your collection for the things you appreciate about it, people will see that; but you have to take the time to curate and love it. I don't wear or use a purse, but I love to hear from women who do. They always discuss these intricate aspects of stitching, design, etc.

So my girlfriend has some mildly nerdy tendencies although she's not really -- but she loves fashion, design and art, digs a good superhero or Star Wars movie, notices details on costumes and sculpts, and is able to have an intelligent conversation with me about sixth scale figures, which is nice. As you say, it's nice to be able to share a dialogue on things you're passionate about even if it's not your wheelhouse.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk haha. That started as an environment discussion and expanded into some musings on what I've gathered and learned in recent months.

I dig it. *snap* *snap* *snap*

 

[jye4ever]

My wife hates my collectibles lol


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[ZE_501]

My wife hates my collectibles lol


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My last one oscillated between mild enjoyment and uncomprehending tolerance. YES I'm still talking about collectibles.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Mine is about where ZE's last one was... although I suspect secretly she's more like Jye's wife. If she could sell them all for more shoes and purses, she would.

 

[fantasticfrog]

My wife hates my collectibles lol


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Mine hates them too. Oh well, I love them.

 

[subzro]

My wife hates my collectibles lol


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My girlfriend REALLY loves them. I have a harder time explaining why i'm selling one then buying one lol.

 

[Chronos1919]

My wife hates my collectibles lol

My wife didn't understand or like them initially. She couldn't reason with the cost associated with them. What helped, and your mileage may vary, is that I tried to involve her more in my collecting. I'm completely up front with what I have on order and the cost of each item. I also ask her for an opinion on each collectible when I'm pre-ordering them and involve her again when the item arrives. She especially likes to critique the headsculpts on HT figures for accuracy. We also watch the movies and shows together that the collectibles are based on.

Recently she's gotten into shoes that are more rare and collectible so we've been able to draw a lot of comparisons between the two hobbies and communities surrounding them. I'll even read forum posts to her sometimes and my responses. Sure, there's no way she'll enjoy the collection as much as I do, but she doesn't hate or protest it now and even enjoys showing it off to guests. She's working remotely now due to COVID and her co-workers always comment positively on the collectibles in the background of the office.

 

[fantasticfrog]

My girlfriend REALLY loves them. I have a harder time explaining why i'm selling one then buying one lol.

My wife pretended to like them when we were dating. She even bought me things. A classic stunt. Also, I think once we got married and she saw that it never ended and there was always a new item, she understood what she was in for. But, the dolls and I are a package deal.

I do hope this is the preorder this week. But, in hot toys mind they gave us 2 anakin figures (standard and stap version) so it may be September before we see another preorder.

 

[jye4ever]

Mine hates them too. Oh well, I love them.

lulz

My girlfriend REALLY loves them. I have a harder time explaining why i'm selling one then buying one lol.

lol

You lucky SOB!

My wife didn't understand or like them initially. She couldn't reason with the cost associated with them. What helped, and your mileage may vary, is that I tried to involve her more in my collecting. I'm completely up front with what I have on order and the cost of each item. I also ask her for an opinion on each collectible when I'm pre-ordering them and involve her again when the item arrives. She especially likes to critique the headsculpts on HT figures for accuracy. We also watch the movies and shows together that the collectibles are based on.

Recently she's gotten into shoes that are more rare and collectible so we've been able to draw a lot of comparisons between the two hobbies and communities surrounding them. I'll even read forum posts to her sometimes and my responses. Sure, there's no way she'll enjoy the collection as much as I do, but she doesn't hate or protest it now and even enjoys showing it off to guests. She's working remotely now due to COVID and her co-workers always comment positively on the collectibles in the background of the office.

Man I totally do not get the shoe thing same thing with my wife and that famous Filipino lady lol

Sure heels might look sexy but as soon as you go outside with them you step on gum, grease and poop that would be like me taking my HT troopers outside and throwing them into mud WTF.

My wife does like wearing thongs though that collection I can get behind....Ba Dum Tssss


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[user 64404]

Do you guys thinks that i am being too optimistic wanting this release to be a DX and have the bespin outfit as a secondary outfit? its the same headsculpt

 

[Chronos1919]

Sure heels might look sexy but as soon as you go outside with them you step on gum, grease and poop that would be like me taking my HT troopers outside and throwing them into mud WTF.

That's the part I struggle with as well. She just got a pair of shoes for $100 that are selling for at least $600+ (one pair went for $2k) and she immediately puts them on and plans to wear them out and about. If it makes her happy that's all that matters but I can't understand not putting them in a glass case and never touching them again.

 

[Chronos1919]

Do you guys thinks that i am being too optimistic wanting this release to be a DX and have the bespin outfit as a secondary outfit? its the same headsculpt

I think you're being far too optimistic. Changing the outfits would be a huge pain in the *** and HT will opt to sell two figures for $300 each rather than creating a DX. Take a look at their recent DX offerings in comparison.

Edit: Also take note of RotJ Luke that received three releases for slight variants of a single outfit.

 

[Dave_W]

Yeah, if there was going to be a multi-outfit release it would be a Dagobah Training/Bespin combo.

 

[MyenShi]

I think you're being far too optimistic. Changing the outfits would be a huge pain in the *** and HT will opt to sell two figures for $300 each rather than creating a DX. Take a look at their recent DX offerings in comparison.

Edit: Also take note of RotJ Luke that received three releases for slight variants of a single outfit.

Agreed. No way that is happening. Outfits would be too difficult to change. Hot Toys is happy to sell multiple figures with the same headsculpt as well.

 

[Marine Boy]

I'm not keen on this trend of looking off to the side. It effectively cuts posing options down by 50%.

 

[Malgus]

I'm not keen on this trend of looking off to the side. It effectively cuts posing options down by 50%.

I never understood this complaint. Usually don't even notice where the eyes are looking once I put my figures in the cabinet.
D

 

[Chronos1919]

I never understood this complaint. Usually don't even notice where the eyes are looking once I put my figures in the cabinet.
D

It often makes the expression or pose appear unnatural when the eyes are shifted off to the side. People generally turn their head with their neck and continue to look straight ahead. Deluxe RotJ Luke has a headsculpt with this issue and it's a pain to pose.

 

[TonTon]

The newer ROTJ Luke doesn't bother me, but I think it's best when it's a bit more subtle like Star-Lord v2 or Stormtrooper Luke.

 

[fantasticfrog]

I vehemently hate sideways eye sculpts. I can overlook a lot, but the side eye sculpts drive me crazy. The poses always look off. Open mouths are a close second. For me, all of my Jedi luke figures suffer. The original is chubby, Endor has the open mouth, and dx is looking sideways. All are passable but hot toys is smart and know they can get us again with a superior product later. The one and done figures like tarkin, dooku, krennic, chirrut are great. Double dips like han, luke, Vader, all will eventually be better on the new figure. They will make a better emperor with a scowl and correct eye color, a better Chewbacca, and eventually a new sculpt for leia. It doesn?t make financial sense to make a perfect figure when the can make a very good figure that can be sold again, but slightly improved.
But, at this point I will take any ot figure.
Now to go repose my murder teddy bear wicket.

 

[davejames]

Yeah I don't mind it for some figures, to convey a look of suspicion or distrust, but it seems like a really odd choice for Snowspeeder Luke.