youbastards Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Nice! Yeah, be very careful with Selina's goggles, I've seen a few pix of broken ones online already. They should have just made an alternate head sculpt with molded hair and light-up goggles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Ha, I never even noticed Mark VII's weird shoulder things were removable! He is a great figure, and that makes him all the greater, since those things are really fugly to me. At this point, I think I'll offload my Mark IV and VI and just keep VII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glantern Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 @yb: yeah, a separate head would have been better, as I only plan to display her with the goggles down anyway. @k80: I was really glad to discover that myself. I much prefer a more streamlined look for my default Iron Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 (edited) How great are those repulser hands? I think that RDJ head is pretty horrible though. Pretty crazy that Hot Toys can't do any better. I bet you give Rocco Tartamella 3 hours and he comes up with a more accurate sculpt than HT has managed through 10 different releases or whatever. Edited August 6, 2013 by karamazov80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glantern Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 The repulsor hands are really awesome. I was really excited when it was confirmed HT had added them to this figure. It's great to finally be able to properly pose him in one of his most distinctive poses. I feel the head looks better in person, but it's far from spot on. At the very least it improved somewhat from the proto, which looked more like Jeff Goldbloom than RDJ. But since I don't plan to display him unhelmeted, I'm willing to overlook how bad it is. It's amazing that after 7 figures, they still haven't managed to get his likeness down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Did you see the modified faceplates that youbastards linked to recently? I think that's going to be another nice improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glantern Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Yeah. I'm contemplating. The eyes don't really bug me, but seeing the modified version, it definitely looks better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glantern Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 (edited) HULK!!!! And at long last: Avengers Assembled! Edited August 23, 2013 by Glantern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Nice! Mine won't be here until next week.... What's the verdict in-hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glantern Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 In-hand it's incredibly(*ha ha*) impressive. I think puts the rest of the Avengers to shame. It's easy to nitpick little tiny issues looking at pictures of it, but in person the sheer size and detail is overwhelming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Very cool, and extremely tempting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Nice. I'm definitely looking forward to getting this guy, and setting up a display with him, Spidey, and Cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glantern Posted September 10, 2013 Author Share Posted September 10, 2013 Well, got the issue with UPS resolved and was able to pick Cap up this morning. Glad to finally have him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 He looks fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimadman Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 I'm so incredibly jealous of your collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 So you're happy overall? I was psyched about this figure at first, but reading about all the shortcuts HT took turned me off to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glantern Posted September 10, 2013 Author Share Posted September 10, 2013 I'm so incredibly jealous of your collection. Thanks, I guess! It's taken no small amount of effort to be able to afford them all! So you're happy overall? I was psyched about this figure at first, but reading about all the shortcuts HT took turned me off to it. Yeah, I think he's a decent figure. I don't think he's as impressive as Rescue Cap, but he's not as terrible as others have made him out to be. The choice of body does suck. He'd be cooler if he at least had more elbow range. Honestly, it depends on what you're looking for. For someone like me who has the other 3 Caps, it's easy to over look some of the issues because he finishes a set. He looks good in a basic standing pose on the shelf, but not much else is possible. I can't see him being anyone's definitive Cap. The biggest issue with the figure, I feel, is the price. I used some rewards points and got mine for about $150, but at $215 plus shipping, I don't think I would be as happy with him. If you're on the fence about this figure, I'd say wait and see if he's available for a bit cheaper later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glantern Posted September 10, 2013 Author Share Posted September 10, 2013 Evil Superman also arrived today: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I was a little surprised by the release of the Evil CR Superman, but I guess it was a cheap reuse of the molds and patterns. I like the base. I have the CR Supes, but don't plan to get the Evil version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 (edited) What are your thoughts on that one, Glantern? Looks nice for what it is. It's pretty close to screen accurate from my understanding (minus maybe the hair), but there's just so little to distinguish him from the regular Superman. If they gave him a new, angry sculpt, that alone could have been a really attractive distinction. But it feels to me like they rushed both Cap and Supes in some ways. Yeah, they are con exclusives so you can forgive repaints, part re-uses, and even wacky body decisions as with Cap. But with Hot Toys I just wish they would have done something a bit more distinctive and creative. . .Hackman Luthor, Stamp Zod, Ra's al Ghul, Alfred, detective/commissioner Gordon, Maria Hill, Bucky Barnes, etc. On the other hand, my checking account is definitely happy about it Edited September 11, 2013 by karamazov80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glantern Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 I was a little surprised by the release of the Evil CR Superman, but I guess it was a cheap reuse of the molds and patterns. I like the base. I have the CR Supes, but don't plan to get the Evil version. Yeah, the choice seems to have been completely fueled by the relative ease of making him. The base is definitely cool! If you already have the first Superman, this one's kind of unnecessary. What are your thoughts on that one, Glantern? Looks nice for what it is. It's pretty close to screen accurate from my understanding (minus maybe the hair), but there's just so little to distinguish him from the regular Superman. If they gave him a new, angry sculpt, that alone could have been a really attractive distinction. But it feels to me like they rushed both Cap and Supes in some ways. Yeah, they are con exclusives so you can forgive repaints, part re-uses, and even wacky body decisions as with Cap. But with Hot Toys I just wish they would have done something a bit more distinctive and creative. . .Hackman Luthor, Stamp Zod, Ra's al Ghul, Alfred, detective/commissioner Gordon, Maria Hill, Bucky Barnes, etc. On the other hand, my checking account is definitely happy about it I personally really like it. But it is a bit of a puzzling figure. It's a very solid figure. Unlike Star Spangled Cap, it doesn't have any issues and also unlike Cap, Supes feels more worth the price. It's just a palate swapped release of the previous Superman, which isn't bad, because the last one is a really well done figure, it just makes this one feel slightly...redundant. I bought it because I wanted a Superman that fit with my Nolan Batman stuff, and the more subdued colors helped with that. Outside of that admittedly out there reason, I guess the more intense Reeve fans would be interested in having it because it's another Reeve figure. But I don't think that adds up to that many buyers. Only time will tell I guess. I have to agree on a bit of disappointment with this year's con exclusives. I figured Cap was a given, but I wish he'd had a better body choice. I was hoping for Gordon or Blake as the DC figure, since they've both been hinted at, but oh well. And the Colton figure seems so out of left field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glantern Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 Well, Colton arrived today. The likeness is fantastic. Aside from being a little bit out of nowhere, I think he's the best of the exclusives. He doesn't have the issues present with Cap, and he doesn't feel as redundant as Supes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Looks good Glantern. I need to get a couple of those bodies (new Wolvie has the same one) for some potential customs. But I still haven't bothered to watch that movie on DVD. . .as a kid, the thought of me being disinterested in a film including Flint, Lady Jaye, Firefly, Zartan, Snake Eyes, and Storm Shadow would have been unthinkable *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glantern Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 Yeah, the body's pretty decent. I really wish they'd used this one for Cap too! I saw the movie in the theatre and didn't hate it. And I bought the extended cut blu ray, but it's been sitting on my shelf shrink wrapped for almost two months. I guess I'll get around to rewatching it one of these days. But this figure's less because of the character in the movie, and more because it's a really nice high end Bruce Willis figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Someone was modding him into a Die Hard 4 John McClane on SSF, and it looked pretty cool. Iminime are planning on a Die Hard 1 McClane in the near(?) future, which is something I'm really looking forward to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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