1/6 Hot Toys -Terminator Genisys: T-800 Guardian

[jki&Cri]

Well, got hit by customs. 17.70 (euro). Not so bad I suppose but now I fear this will happen every time.

I think I can see why they inspected it too. Value is declared at $19 on the docket and yet there's a shipping sticker saying $256 on it! I'm now trying to remember have I ever noticed that before on Timcent packages.

Anyway, let the opening commence.

Hi, Timcent always put that sticker but those are hong kong dollars (around 20€....). Nothing different than usual.

 

[a-dev]

Hi, Timcent always put that sticker but those are hong kong dollars (around 20€....). Nothing different than usual.

Thanks. He did specify 19 USD on the docket, marked as gift. If they mistakenly interpreted the $256 on the shipping sticker as USD (as I did ) then I can see why they'd think something wasn't adding up but in Hong Kong dollars that amount, while still exceeding the stated value of the item, does not do so by such an insane amount.

 

[Metatron]

Thanks. He did specify 19 USD on the docket, marked as gift. If they mistakenly interpreted the $256 on the shipping sticker as USD (as I did ) then I can see why they'd think something wasn't adding up but in Hong Kong dollars that amount, while still exceeding the stated value of the item, does not do so by such an insane amount.

Youre lucky, a guy in the Threezero 2014 tmnt movie thread got charged £80... Now that's insane!

 

[a-dev]

Youre lucky, a guy in the Threezero 2014 tmnt movie thread got charged £80... Now that's insane!

Christ. That's over a hundred euro according to XE.

 

[kiwiatlarge]

I just got charged the equivalent of almost 110 euro for the quarter scale Hot Toys Iron Man..

 

[boylost99]

It's certainly high quality and the most lifelike Arnie figure so far from Hot Toys. The tailoring is excellent, the jacket doesn't appear to need any futzing and adjustments and the sculpting detail and paint are just incredible.

Any suggestion that it looks ''nothing like'' Arnie can be dismissed. It clearly has enough to garner it instant recognition as Arnold by anyone you show it to. That's not to say that it is therefore ''perfect''. Things can still be wrong while giving the overall impression of who it is. So I'm not going to give a final judgement on that till I've had for a while and gotten more used to looking at old Arnie in Terminator Genisys. I think his nose may be a bit too bulbous for example and I'm also wondering if the area between the nose and the upper lip is too long - yet I wouldn't necessarily want to make the face overall shorter so would I shorten that area by raising the mouth and therefore making his chin longer? One day I might play around with some pics of the sculpt to test that out. The tiniest adjustment could make a big difference.
The eyes look like the eyes of old Arnold and yet they may not look like a given screengrab from the movie where they happen to be open a bit wider or he looks more stern. They're his governator eyes perhaps moreso than Terminator eyes.

Maybe the sculpt is off in some ways, but so is the DX13 and people regard that as spot-on. DX13 has enough there to give it an instant recognition factor while having things that hold it back from true perfection. I can say that there's a number of things about this Pops sculpt that are better than DX13. The hair for one thing - yeah I know he has longer hair in Genisys but this figure does so much better a job of sculpting it than DX13 does for his T2 hair. And the shape of Arnie's skull in profile view is much more accurate here than on DX13 with it's bulbous rear cranium. The cuts for the ball-joint head are also done a bit more naturally on this one. They use the shape of old Arnie's jaw to better effect to make the gaps less obvious. Also, DX13 has the visible seam where you remove the back of the head to access the PERS which contributes to that figure looking more toy-like compared to Guardian.

What else can I say about it...well, it's pretty barebones, you all know that. Pity it couldn't come with more. As has been said they probably didn't have enough reference material from the movie by the time they had to have the figure done. It is what it is.

I'm considering padding him out a bit somehow. I think he's a bit flat on the front compared to his appearance in the movie. I don't want to totally eliminate the way the T-shirt forms a contour underneath his manchest though so I'd have to figure out how to avoid doing that.

I love the box, that's getting displayed. The white borders are smooth but everything else is textured, very nice. Really cool image of Arnie even though it's not the version of him we got as a figure.

Great review man! I cannot wait to have Pops in hand!!!

 

[kiwiatlarge]

Got the 'due in the warehouse in 10 days' email from Sideshow..

 

[Jaymig926]

any tips on whitening up his hair? I picked up a spare BD head for the older look . Thanks for the help

 

[Snake Plissken]

Except TLJ has looked old forever.

He's also been rocking the unibrow forever.

 

[a-dev]

Just to show the pose I've ended up going with, seems to make the most sense for this figure.













Unusually for me I have so far felt no temptation to buy a second one. The BD headsculpt alone doesn't really inspire me, I feel happy enough with it just lying spare. Ideally I'd have one of those little stands for it but....

 

[shells075]

Arnie paint app

 

[a-dev]

Very nice Shells. I'd love to see that with an outfit from later in the film, the casuals he wore in the Teddy Bear scene or the black hoodless jacket he ended the film with.

 

[shells075]

Very nice Shells. I'd love to see that with an outfit from later in the film, the casuals he wore in the Teddy Bear scene or the black hoodless jacket he ended the film with.

Cheers buddy, loved ur pics. Your right to go with the pose you chose, The arms are very restrictive in terms of movement I find.

 

[a-dev]

Cheers buddy, loved ur pics. Your right to go with the pose you chose, The arms are very restrictive in terms of movement I find.

They are aren't they. Originally I wanted him resting the shotgun on his shoulder and other arm down by his side but it just can't be done convincingly

 

[jespernicolaj]

Man, this figure is so sweet. I love it. Just don't have the money right now.

 

[Jaymig926]

Arnie paint app

What did you use for the hair ? Looks great !

 

[Plastic Bateman]

What a fantastic-looking figure. Shame Hot Toys put all this effort into something from a truly crap film, and that'll probably shelf-warm from here to eternity

Hopefully if they ever decide to grace us with a T1 Kyle Reese it'll be of equivalent quality.

 

[jedibear]

Great work, shells....truly illustrates how HT should've gone for more grey in that hair.

 

[P.]

Hopefully if they ever decide to grace us with a T1 Kyle Reese it'll be of equivalent quality.

T1 Kyle Reese with Will Smith head? that would be something.

 

[Plastic Bateman]

T1 Kyle Reese with Will Smith head? that would be something.

Careful what you wish for...

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