Hot Toys Terminator 2: Judgment Day: T-800 (Galleria version) 2.0

BadMuthaDude · Wednesday at 9:49 AM

I knew the sculpt would look better in the secret base photos, but I'm surprised to see the glasses look a little better too.

BadMuthaDude · Wednesday at 9:56 AM

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At least now with these two figures having been developed at the same time they will look like the same guy, there'll be more consistency between them - for those of us who may have been bothered by the fact that DX10 and DX13 looked very different from eachother with entirely differently shaped heads and so on.

We'll be able to actually display these two side by side without it looking weird!

Rondesmo · Wednesday at 10:02 AM

Is it me or HT is constantly in difficulty with their 2.0 figures?
I mean like Batman 89, the sculpt is weaker on the new one…

JorjeCroft · Wednesday at 10:07 AM

Despite some flaws I think figure looks still amazing. My parents were obsessed when I was a kid, my mom even bought some original photo of T800 in Moscow and we have it framed. I can’t pretend I’m a hugest Terminator fan but love Arnold and I’d love to have him in my collection. Legendary Steve Reeves and Arnold motivated me to hit the gym and change my lifestyle. Parents gonna go crazy when they see this figure

Selling out pretty quickly on BBTS.

BadMuthaDude · Wednesday at 10:11 AM

Rondesmo said:
Is it me or HT is constantly in difficulty with their 2.0 figures?
I mean like Batman 89, the sculpt is weaker on the new one…

No, I think all three of these terminator 2.0's improve upon the previous versions by quite a bit. The latest DK Joker and Darth Maul are also great upgrades.

Rzeznikk · Wednesday at 10:35 AM

Frenchy said:

Yeah got my order in. There's plenty here to get excited about and as @a-dev has pointed out this and the BD will look great together.

Now my only issue I have is what kind of display I'm going to go with. Since I don't care for the glasses I'm thinking of doing the Mini-Gun Cyber Dyne shoot out. Or use the gas grenade launcher that comes with the BD and do a display with that? Or since I have the T-1000 2.0 (my first time getting a T-1000) do I do a showdown with them facing off?

Many options!

Hologram AI · Wednesday at 10:57 AM

Frenchy said:

I don’t get why they added the seam line to the Endo arm there. It looks like it’s not even a joint for the arm to articulate to justify it. The seamless look they showed off at the conventions looked so much cleaner.

davejames · Wednesday at 10:58 AM

Yeah those Secret Base pics look miiiiiles better. In fact it's so dramatically better I'd almost swear it's a different sculpt.

EVILFACE · Wednesday at 11:14 AM

Not perfect, but their best offering yet.

You'd think by now they would toss in a smirking sculpt.

agonistes86 · Wednesday at 11:21 AM

davejames said:
Yeah those Secret Base pics look miiiiiles better.

Agreed. My initial disappointment has turned into excitement by now.
Placed my order with kit a few hours away.

Gipetto0812 · Wednesday at 11:24 AM

agonistes86 said:
Do you know of any HT muscle bodies with ball jointed shoulders and double jointed elbows? I'm not very well-versed in HT bodies anymore.

Some of the poses do suggest double-jointed elbows to me, other than the Endo arm of course.

You’re right, maybe it’s just the endo-arm

As far as muscle bodies with double jointed arms that are using a ball joint instead of the typical mushroom peg, can’t say I know of any that I’ve handled in the last couple of years. But, having said that, it’s an easy change for HT to make if they want to.

They’ve done it before, sort of. For instance, Concept Captain America has the same arms as the OT Darth Vader/Man of Steel bodies, but the mushroom peg is different on it (thicker I think) vs the Vader ones if I’m remembering correctly from the last time I disassembled one.

David · Wednesday at 12:03 PM

Throwback to 2018 with this aftermarket HS that IMO looks better than this disappointing prototype.

Let’s hope the final product will surprise us in a good way.

Solidus · Wednesday at 12:21 PM

Looks phenomenal. I’ve enjoyed the DX10 for years, but I just might order this.

I’m hoping HT eventually releases a tech noir figure again.

karamazov80 · Wednesday at 12:35 PM

I don't disagree with critiques here, but wish the first film got this type of love and attention. Screw you, Uncle Bob.

sj2106 · Wednesday at 12:51 PM

Still convinced it would look so much better with the head and neck as one piece.

Mr. Awesome · Wednesday at 1:20 PM

sj2106 said:
Still convinced it would look so much better with the head and neck as one piece.

But doesn't that effectively kill head articulation?

F-that, right?

I'm thankful the kneck seem on figs doesn't ever trigger me. I definitely understand it, tho.

sabin23 · Wednesday at 1:27 PM

Mr. Awesome said:
I'd be very surprised if Edward Furlong granted rights to his likeness. I've nothing to base this on but the lack of young John figures with it and his attitude about being a failed child star.

I feel like he just took his ball and went home.

IIRC, NECA released a John Conner figure so Eddie Furlong had granted his likeness before and I think he’s attended some panels at cons before.

Mr. Awesome · Wednesday at 1:29 PM

sabin23 said:
IIRC, NECA released a John Conner figure so Eddie Furlong had granted his likeness before and I think he’s attended some panels at cons before.

I have that con exclusive John/bike set from when I used to collect 1/12.

They absolutely did not use his likeness on that figure. You can tell who it's supposed to resemble but it's not a straight up use of actual likeness.