Furious1
Super Freak
Its crazy how much bigger the CM is, it has to be incredibly large in person.
i don't think there's much point in collecting statues. they're just big dust-collecting paperweights. i always get bored with the static poses and end up going back to posable figures. besides, the 1:6 medium has really been taking off recently and the quality is catching up with statues anyway.
HT figures are high-end collectibles, not action figures, and nobody "plays with" them. it's just nice to have a good representation of a character that isn't in one static pose. as for the "realism" thing, the CM pred isn't very accurate and i'd argue that HT's figure sculptors are just as talented, if not more so, than most statue producers.its about the artistic approach and detail with statues for most people. They just represent so much realism to the subject matter when done right. it just depends on if you want something for its artistic value or just something you want to play with. i guess all statues are paperweights, but what do i know .
HT figures are high-end collectibles, not action figures, and nobody "plays with" them. it's just nice to have a good representation of a character that isn't in one static pose. as for the "realism" thing, the CM pred isn't very accurate and i'd argue that HT's figure sculptors are just as talented, if not more so, than most statue producers.
the cm pred was never meant to be accurate, thats not what realism means. Yea, its not accurate to whats seen on film, but it presents more realism than a HT figure. if HT figures arent action figures, then what defines an action figure? Im not saying there bad, i have a couple, but they dont even compare to a high end statue when comparing realism and detail. HT are exactly that, toys, action figures, dolls, whatever you wanna call them, there high end toys. i see people constantly posing them with other toys, so i consider that playing with them. I never said HT sculptors werent great at what they do, but its there job to make high end, collectible toys. If they were allowed to put more detail into them and sell at a higher price, im sure they would.
the cm pred was never meant to be accurate, thats not what realism means. Yea, its not accurate to whats seen on film, but it presents more realism than a HT figure. if HT figures arent action figures, then what defines an action figure? Im not saying there bad, i have a couple, but they dont even compare to a high end statue when comparing realism and detail. HT are exactly that, toys, action figures, dolls, whatever you wanna call them, there high end toys. i see people constantly posing them with other toys, so i consider that playing with them. I never said HT sculptors werent great at what they do, but its there job to make high end, collectible toys. If they were allowed to put more detail into them and sell at a higher price, im sure they would.
HT figures are high-end collectibles, not action figures, and nobody "plays with" them. it's just nice to have a good representation of a character that isn't in one static pose. as for the "realism" thing, the CM pred isn't very accurate and i'd argue that HT's figure sculptors are just as talented, if not more so, than most statue producers.
'Never meant to be' accurate just doesn't sit well with me. I just don't understand the reasoning behind 'setting out' to not make something as accurate to the source material as possible. This coming from a guy who doesn't even notice the innaccuracies half the time.
Also I think its arguable about Hot Toys not comparing to a statue for 'realism'. Sure the articulation joints are a bit of a giveaway but the sculpting and paintjob are now right up at the top these days. Just look at the recent reveal by Sideshow of a Galleria T-800 statue (least I think it was a statue). The Hot Toys figure dumps on it from a height, the board was unanimous on that. Maybe thats heavily biased, I'm open to seeing that challenged.
malarkey!
A true step up to a Predator collection has to be professionally painted kits. In the end all pre-paints are mass produced items. Only way to get prototype level paint job is to commission someone such as Joe Dunaway to paint you a pred kit. If you can afford to go this route, even HT and SSC seem like mid-end collection in comparison.
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Steve Wang made that cm statue based on his own interpretation of what the P1 should have looked like, so no, it was never meant to be accurate to the film..............most ppl already know this. Yea some HT do present more realism than some statues, but were comparing HT figures to real high end stuff here. It wouldnt be an upgrade to go from a $200 figure to a $260 statue in most peoples eyes.