MMS164 - Iron Man: Iron Monger Limited Edition Collectible Figure

[hrambo001]

Just woke up to this e-mail in the morning!

Can't say I'm surprised.

I was telling my wife that I'm getting stuff now that I paid for almost a year ago! It seems to be a common issue with HT.

 

[LordAzrael]

Not too sad -June was looking diabolical for me, now I have nothing actually arrive but about $1k in flex pay payments still lol!

 

[Kibishii]

Better release in October. Otherwise I'm cancelling. Tired of these gdammed unjustified delays.

Unjustified? I would rather the thing be delayed and high quality than rushed and plagued with quality control issues. Sure, the delay sucks, but if Hot Toys is taking their time to make sure Iron Monger is perfect, I can wait.

Sideshow has a problem rushing production and releasing product that has crappy QC. Maybe HT is learning from Sideshow's issues.

 

[CTO15]

it's so ridiculous to see people complain about a delay by a couple months. Go do something else if it makes you that mad. I for one am in favor, because I will have more time to save money for this bad boy (amongst other HTs) and it'll hopefully be better quality then a rushed product.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk[/ame]

 

[Marvel-ous]

Missing the point completely. Being mad about delays has nothing to do with acting out like a kid "wanting his toy right now", but more with the lack of discipline and respect these companies show their customers sometimes without giving it a second thought. The feeling I'm getting from HT regarding Monger is that they are currently biting off a lot more than they can chew, come up with these approximate release dates that they know they won't be able to meet, and then just blow off whatever needs to be put aside to make room for the newest hype. If you're gonna give a release date, have the decency to respect it; if you can't, have the courtesy to at least say why. Otherwise, just stick to the good old "it'll be ready when it's ready" formula until you're sure of the exact release date. Pie effin' simple. I have 3 Mongers on PO. I'll say it again: if they delay this once more, I'm cancelling all. Oh it won't hurt HT, mind you, but if everyone did this, companies would think twice before committing to something frivolously.

 

[SixthScaleEdward]

Being professional means being on time
They should've factored in delays due to QC issues

 

[hrambo001]

Being professional means being on time
They should've factored in delays due to QC issues

Completely agree with that statement.

Having said that though, this isn't exactly new for HT. I don't ever take their release dates seriously. I think the '89 bats was the only figure to be released as scheduled or ahead of schedule.

I guess I'm just taking the approach that things will get released when they get released.

At least this isn't like the Tron Light Cycle where they promised it would be released shortly and are now delaying it again. Now that is unjustified.

 

[mikericm]

I agree that HT could share the reason for delays, but they won't.

However, if its a QC issue, they can delay things all they want. ESPECIALLY for a $500 figure. The first thing people say if there is a QC issue is THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN MORE TIME TO GET IT RIGHT!.

 

[Wor-Gar]

The first thing people say if there is a QC issue is THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN MORE TIME TO GET IT RIGHT!.

That's true!

 

[RagingBull]

I'm a little dissapointed it's delayed but everything I seem to order from HT seems to get delayed & to be honest I was pretty sure all along that this one was going to get delayed but like some have already said "better delayed than rushed with QC issues" I can wait.

 

[xenom0rph]

Any news here...it should be my next fig on the preorder list...probably the avengers are coming first...

 

[TotalDominAsian]

Yes... There have been a ton of news.

(patiently waits for inevitable Riddick screaming)

 

[JJL-Z33]

Any idea when release date is?

 

[Centurion]

Best guess, 3rd quarter.

 

[toystales]

I am guessing this will likely ship around Oct or Nov. Hot Toys is simply having too many items for pre order at the moment and their vendors are obviously unable to cope with the volume.

 

[ali032373]

I read November somewhere.

 

[gunm]

SSC still says Oct, but it's possible it will be delayed by HT.

 

[Marvel-ous]

SSC still says Oct, but it's possible it will be delayed by HT.

My 3 POs will be cancelled if that's the case. There is no reason for HT to delay this further, other than "we have too much on our plate so let's set a few aside until we can breathe easier", in which case it is disrespecting its customers.

 

[gunm]

Delays are primarily caused by technical or logistical issues with the production process, not administrative decisions by the management.

 

[Marvel-ous]

Yeah, well, as I've said before, don't announce a shipping date or period unless you're sure. It's effin' simple.