1/6 NEXT Hot Toys STAR WARS Figure...?

[jkno]

Yeah, if you're not into Mandalorian or Marvel there isn't much offer...

What figures are on your wishlist?

As per my focus OT Imperials:

HT Scout and speederbike (I will pre-order it as soon as it goes up - already own the SSC, but will get the HT too)
HT or SSC Death Star Trooper
HT or SSC Death Star Droid
HT Snow Commander (not a big fan of the SSC version)
HT Sandtrooper(s)
HT General Veers in AT-AT armor (and any other OT officer)

 

[hardytrash]

The best thing about Republic Commando is its not child-centric! Everybody is a grown up. Although Traviss makes plain that the clones are really children in adult bodies, which is true and makes what happens to them all the more heartbreaking. Things are done to them that I wont spoil for you, and that really make you start seriously disliking the Jedi Council and the Republic in general. The GAR SUCKSSSSS yes it does

Read all the books! They are beyond worth it.

I dont think we will see any show nearly as real as these books. Too intense for the kiddies, and too fraught with adult emotions on several fronts.

I do have them all, I'm just deep into Harry Potter for the first time atm Soon as I've finished reading them I'll finish the Republic Commando series (although I heard the last couple weren't very good??)

I know that Karen Traviss DESPISES the Jedi so she paints them in a bit of a bad light and something I found quite tricky reading the first book, being a massive fan of the Clone Wars, was that there was a lot of information that is no outdated/wrong. It was quite hard to get fully invested but still, a really enjoyable read.

I'd absolutely love to see more Republic Commando media anyway - INCLUDING a sequel to that incredible game!

 

[hardytrash]

I just realized I have no Hot Toys or Sideshow figure on pre-order.

Woah crazy.

I'm assuming you've not watched The Clone Wars then?

 

[jkno]

Woah crazy.

I'm assuming you've not watched The Clone Wars then?

I did watch CW, and I like it, the same with Rebels.
But I only collect Original Trilogy Imperials (with a couple minor exceptions). This collecting focus helps a lot with my limited budget and space, and am doing it for years already, heck, for much longer than you are a member on this forum.

 

[hardytrash]

I did watch CW, and I like it, the same with Rebels.
But I only collect Original Trilogy Imperials (with a couple minor exceptions). This collecting focus helps a lot with my limited budget and space, and am doing it for years already.

You are strong and wise and I am very proud of you. What a clever move on your part. Wish I had that self-control.

So what would your absolute no.1 dream figure to be announced?

Glad to hear you liked TCW and nice to see some Rebels love here. A shameless plug but I made this vid a while back:



You might like it

 

[jkno]

You are strong and wise and I am very proud of you. What a clever move on your part. Wish I had that self-control.

So what would your absolute no.1 dream figure to be announced?

Glad to hear you liked TCW and nice to see some Rebels love here. A shameless plug but I made this vid a while back:



You might like it

Cool video!

As you can see my list of wishes is not big. But most being background characters they will not be on HT/SSC list of to be made too soon, when more important characters still need to be produced.

 

[hardytrash]

Cool video!

As you can see my list of wishes is not big. But most being background characters they will not be on HT/SSC list of to be made too soon, when more important characters still need to be produced.

That's fair enough. I guess with The Mandalorian you can definitely have a hope of certain Imperial troops making an appearance. I'm sure we'll see some Snow/Sand Troopers soon enough!

 

[Chris]

I have 5 on order for next year (CW Anakin, Gideon, Ahsoka, Boba with Throne, Luke). If CW Obi-Wan does finally go up soon I'll add him to the list. Honestly more than 6-7 a year would be pushing it for me anyway so I'll be happy if they do focus on the Bad Batch and supporting Mando characters for a while. Been playing catch up after getting back into Hot Toys this year so a bit of a break would be good for my wallet.

 

[hardytrash]

Here's my PO list. It's mental that I won't be seeing some of these for legit years but I guess that's the hobby isn't it!

 

[Johnny Utah]

It's not the hobby. It's a company spreading themselves thin.

EXO 6 delivered Data in 4 months from first pics to in hand.

Hot Toys have too much on their plate and have lost in house staff. Delays are the name of their game.

 

[darth dennis]

It's not the hobby. It's a company spreading themselves thin.

EXO 6 delivered Data in 4 months from first pics to in hand.

Hot Toys have too much on their plate and have lost in house staff. Delays are the name of their game.

Much truth to this...plus they've gotten themselves into a jam where they can never really dig out of these 18-24 month release windows. They'd have to significantly increase production or reduce the number of pre-orders for a long while to catch up. Neither of those scenarios is likely. They're able to occasionally grease the skids on these con exclusives but those have likely been in development behind the scenes or a rehash like Neon tech...

 

[IronManConnoiseur]

It's not the hobby. It's a company spreading themselves thin.

EXO 6 delivered Data in 4 months from first pics to in hand.

Hot Toys have too much on their plate and have lost in house staff. Delays are the name of their game.

If they could release every figure on that list tomorrow, they wouldn’t. Larger window = more time between purchases = more sales. It’s a combination of manufacturing time and purposeful lengthening. Annoying for us because we have to go through these long waits but from their perspective the money just keeps consistently rolling in.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

Based on the last couple years it's hard to imagine HT even coming close to staying on schedule in 2022.

 

[RandomHero]

Unless they expanded their production facility or something. They have so much in their pipeline for production now, I feel like they had to have brought more staff in to meet their goals.

 

[matticus]

Much truth to this...plus they've gotten themselves into a jam where they can never really dig out of these 18-24 month release windows. They'd have to significantly increase production or reduce the number of pre-orders for a long while to catch up. Neither of those scenarios is likely. They're able to occasionally grease the skids on these con exclusives but those have likely been in development behind the scenes or a rehash like Neon tech...

Unless they expanded their production facility or something. They have so much in their pipeline for production now, I feel like they had to have brought more staff in to meet their goals.

Q1-Q2 of 2022 will be interesting to see. There is a ton of figures in that timeframe. But don't forget, a lot of people are assuming all the teased figures from the Summer Showcase are coming. Are they? History suggests not. You might be on the fence with Bo-Katan, here is Koska and Axe for show. That might lock in her NRD for some. But are they coming? Same with Falcon Cap and WS. Is Zemo coming?

I think Hot Toys is pretty good about production times and something like Iron Patriot, it makes sense they would have a tough time producing the allotment for that kind of complicated figure. A nice wave released after the initial Summer Showcase, so that is welcome. Every supply chain and production warehouse has been hit with Covid, so delays should be expected. Long term commitments are good for sustaining business.

 

[Ramatuelle]

I do have them all, I'm just deep into Harry Potter for the first time atm Soon as I've finished reading them I'll finish the Republic Commando series (although I heard the last couple weren't very good??)

I know that Karen Traviss DESPISES the Jedi so she paints them in a bit of a bad light and something I found quite tricky reading the first book, being a massive fan of the Clone Wars, was that there was a lot of information that is no outdated/wrong. It was quite hard to get fully invested but still, a really enjoyable read.

I'd absolutely love to see more Republic Commando media anyway - INCLUDING a sequel to that incredible game!

Traviss does despise the Jedi. And they earned that, paid in full. The Jedi leadership are kriffing idiots. The thing that makes me maddest is their tacit acceptance of slavery - and those clones are slaves, make no bones about it. Slave-keeping heroes, yeah that makes sooooo much sense.

The last few books are not lesser in quality, imo. What's bad is knowing that the last book is going to leave you on a forever-unresolved cliffhanger. You do find out a teensy bit more about some of these people in the Legacy of the Force novels, some of which were written by Traviss, including the sublime "Bloodlines." But yeah.... cliffhanger. I enjoyed that series [Legacy] until the final book, which promptly unravelled all the worldbuilding Traviss and others had done, and ended the series not with a bang, but a whimper.

 

[Ramatuelle]

Q1-Q2 of 2022 will be interesting to see. There is a ton of figures in that timeframe. But don't forget, a lot of people are assuming all the teased figures from the Summer Showcase are coming. Are they? History suggests not. You might be on the fence with Bo-Katan, here is Koska and Axe for show. That might lock in her NRD for some. But are they coming? Same with Falcon Cap and WS. Is Zemo coming?

...But this assumes that we will actually GET the promised figures in the announced time-frame, which I would not bet one slim dollar on. I'm expecting heavy delays.

They better release Zemo or tonight we riot...! *sighs* Yeah, I will believe that PO when we see it.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

Unless they expanded their production facility or something. They have so much in their pipeline for production now, I feel like they had to have brought more staff in to meet their goals.

I sure hope they have some type of plan as you suggest, other than the usual shrugging of their shoulders with no response when big delays inevitably start rolling in. The delays some people are waiting for certain figures are unacceptable and simply poor customer service.

 

[matticus]

I sure hope they have some type of plan as you suggest, other than the usual shrugging of their shoulders with no response when big delays inevitably start rolling in. The delays some people are waiting for certain figures are unacceptable and simply poor customer service.

You mean like every other toy company in the history of toy making?

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

You mean like every other toy company in the history of toy making?

Pretty much, except not every toy company in the history of toy making has set themselves up for failure the way HT seemingly has.