1/6 Hot Toys - TMS 021 - The Clone Wars: Ahsoka Tano Collectible Figure

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

The life size fett? Respect. That’s awesome.

Wanted something that would stand out from the rest of my collection and decided those two pieces together were best for my tastes.

 

[ObiGlennKenobi]

But...Man of Hot Collectibles said...

pining for THIS Ashoka,Maul,Snowspeeder Luke AND the ROTJ Scout and speeder set.

With these being delayed,looks like I can grab the Assault tank driver soonish and try and track down the elusive Death Star Gunner!!

 

[Rbeato]

I won’t be surprised if every release due to covid being bad over there gets pushed back at least 3 months. Some maybe even 6, they were already WAY behind before things got back over there.

 

[sj2106]

This is why it amuses me to see people so excited when new figures go up for pre-order. They aren't gonna see them before 2024.

The back log will take so long to clear, figures for The Batman might not be released before the sequel.

 

[siquisiri]

Got notice from SST my final payment goes through this week!! No postponing!!

 

[RandomHero]

Got notice from SST my final payment goes through this week!! No postponing!!

 

[slynger]

Got notice from SST my final payment goes through this week!! No postponing!!

My final payment is the 10th. Still no email, but I'm expecting one.

 

[sithocan]

It'll be released this week.
MOHC will say "I've said it" and break the time and space continuum.

 

[jedibear]

Is it possible....


Phhhfffftttt.

 

[Raven6009]

This is why it amuses me to see people so excited when new figures go up for pre-order. They aren't gonna see them before 2024.

People get excited because when HT put a figure up for pre-order it's guaranteed to be released. Everyone who buys these knows the waiting game is part of the process.

 

[RandomHero]

I agree wholeheartedly, but to be honest the waiting time getting so extensive is definitely starting to kill some of my enthusiasm for the hobby.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

I agree wholeheartedly, but to be honest the waiting time getting so extensive is definitely starting to kill some of my enthusiasm for the hobby.

It's a joke at this point. Some of these figures you wait 6-12 months after you see the prototype for a preorder. Then you wait the advertised 18-24 months for it to ship, only to see it get delayed another 6-12 months.

 

[SOU7567]

Agreed, it has made things a bit frustrating, we've gotten a few figures early but the rest of them are just delayed to all hell.

How Maul didn't come out on time is beyond me, that should of been an easy one to get out for HT.

 

[noheddardstark]

It might be due to the fact that COVID is still raging, especially in Hong Kong. Good gods, people - get some perspective. You'll get your toys eventually. Every manufacturer is dealing with this right now. I used to work for one, and we couldn't even get trucks to bring product to our warehouse once it arrived in the US. And that's after waiting for a container in China and dealing with labor shortages on the factory side.

Things are a mess, and it's going to be that way for a while. Have some patience or collect Funko Pops, I guess.

 

[Rbeato]

What would be nice is some announcement from HT on the matter since it has gotten so bad. Kinda like last year when they put up that pic of a bunch of figures that were close to release, but HT literally has zero customer service

 

[The Green Goblin]

It might be due to the fact that COVID is still raging, especially in Hong Kong. Good gods, people - get some perspective. You'll get your toys eventually. Every manufacturer is dealing with this right now. I used to work for one, and we couldn't even get trucks to bring product to our warehouse once it arrived in the US. And that's after waiting for a container in China and dealing with labor shortages on the factory side.

Things are a mess, and it's going to be that way for a while. Have some patience or collect Funko Pops, I guess.

Even before Covid wait times were bad. They put up more pre-orders than products they release. They need to find a way to dramatically cut how long it takes for these figures to get into collector hands after they throw up the images on Facebook.

 

[ObiGlennKenobi]

Even before Covid wait times were bad. They put up more pre-orders than products they release. They need to find a way to dramatically cut how long it takes for these figures to get into collector hands after they throw up the images on Facebook.

Totally agree here.
They've extended too far.
I wish the 6 month turnaround from way back was still in place,but that will never be again.

Funko Pops?

 

[noheddardstark]

Even before Covid wait times were bad. They put up more pre-orders than products they release. They need to find a way to dramatically cut how long it takes for these figures to get into collector hands after they throw up the images on Facebook.

Good luck with that. If wait times were indeed bad pre-Covid (more than two years ago at this point), they're certainly not getting better any time soon just because you want them to. Make peace with it, or cancel or your pre-orders. But there's nothing Hot Toys can magically do to get them out sooner for you other than cancelling product they've already announced.

 

[fantasticfrog]

Totally agree here.
They've extended too far.
I wish the 6 month turnaround from way back was still in place,but that will never be again.

Funko Pops?

You can actually have 2 human children born before we get one of our dolls. It’s officially ridiculous. I want my snowspeeder Luke.

 

[Jedi_Col]

Good luck with that. If wait times were indeed bad pre-Covid (more than two years ago at this point), they're certainly not getting better any time soon just because you want them to. Make peace with it, or cancel or your pre-orders. But there's nothing Hot Toys can magically do to get them out sooner for you other than cancelling product they've already announced.

That's not really true. There are ways Hot Toys could get figures done quicker. It just depends on the money they're willing to spend. Yes, COVID is an obvious factor in this, but to say there's no way Hot Toys could produce faster is just wrong. I haven't looked up statistics, but I'd venture a guess that their product selection has gotten increasingly larger over the last few years and with COVID hitting it certainly put a damper on that. Even without COVID you can't expect to expand your annual offering without significant changes to your production plans.

Also, telling people to stop complaining or go collect Funko Pops instead is kinda like telling you to stop lecturing people for their posts or go be a Facebook content Moderator instead... there's also a difference in complaining and discussing. We all know Hot Toys long waits. I know I don't order with the legitimate belief it'll arrive at the estimated arrival date, but I still like to discuss the delays. Anyways, I have no insight into whether Hot Toys has expanded their production methods to meet with a presumed increase in product releases, but it's likely they'll need to do something to both A. Catch up on backlog and B. Keep up with the continued growth and releases. Especially now with not only Marvel and Star Wars movies, but also a growing list of Marvel and Star Wars shows they will definitely create LOTS of new characters.

I can't even remember Ahsoka and Maul's original release dates. September-October right? A 6 month delay for those two is pretty surprising, Maul especially. I truly thought that TCW Maul would've been out by December the latest.