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

[matticus]

They announced ESB Snowspeeder Luke + Bespin Lando last year what u talking about ?

In 2020 we got:
Lando
ESB Boba reissue
Luke Snowspeeder with reused sculpt
ESB Vader Reissue
Vintage Color Boba aka repaint

Not much of a Anniversary for ESB. 2018 had a lot of releases in a non-anniversary year.

2017 was better with:
ESB Vader
Tarkin/Vader 2 pk
ROTJ Luke
ESB Leia Hoth
Stormtrooper Han
Death Star Gunner

With ROTJ Luke, Leia, Wicket, Emperor, Royal Guard, Fett, Scout Trooper/Speeder Bike all made and silence on Han/C-3PO, all I can assume is a reused sculpt for General Lando, reissued ROTJ Boba Fett which might happen this year and a ROTJ Vader, which you could argue is reused from prior Vaders with a new Sebastian Shaw sculpt for a ROTJ anniversary in 2023.

You have 3 new SW shows this year and Mando next year. Mando limited this one to Scout Trooper with Speederbike and that's it for OT. Writing is on the wall.

 

[ZE_501]

They announced ESB Snowspeeder Luke + Bespin Lando last year what u talking about ?

From what I recall Hot Toys has never done much for various anniversaries.

 

[Johnny Utah]

They made the Batman Forever figures last year, but it did miss the film's 25th anniversary by a few months.

So many other films anniversaries have come and gone. Where we should have gotten a new T2 line, we get Mech Test Tony Stark 2.0.

Where we should have Ripley with the Power Loader, we have Punk Rocker Spider-Man.

Hot Toys are truly, truly baffling.

 

[RandomHero]

To be fair, they make what people buy. The Chinamen love their Iron Man figures. I’m sure if they didn’t print money for Hot Toys, they wouldn’t keep making them like this.

It does suck how little their apples stray from the tree.

 

[matticus]

To be fair, they make what people buy. The Chinamen love their Iron Man figures. I’m sure if they didn’t print money for Hot Toys, they wouldn’t keep making them like this.

It does suck how little their apples stray from the tree.

Sales figures don't lie. Look at the past to predict the future.

 

[Johnny Utah]

I can imagine Howard skimming over licensing guides sent by Marvel and looking for yellow and red.

Then chucking the rest in the bin.

 

[CrankbaitJon]

From what I recall Hot Toys has never done much for various anniversaries.

They have that new "Vintage collection" box for anniversaries so that might change.

 

[ZE_501]

They have that new "Vintage collection" box for anniversaries so that might change.

True, but I don't know if it was the pandemic (catch-all excuse at this point), Marvel back-log, or what ... but I feel like there was some missed opportunity for those boxes.

What was it, one or two Boba Fetts? Snowspeeder Luke and a Vader re-issue? I guess Lando? So if I'm remembering right it was Vintage Fett, Snowspeeder Luke, Lando then 2 re-issues? Five isn't bad I guess, but still:

No Snowtrooper or Hoth Leia re-issue, no ESB Han, no Threepio, no Dagobah R2 etc. etc. ... this has all been covered many times it's just weird that not even the ANH line-up is complete so many years later.

 

[CrankbaitJon]

3PO missing is the weirdest. All that re-paint possibilities...

 

[matticus]

3PO missing is the weirdest. All that re-paint possibilities...

That and Hoth Luke and Han. Maybe they let Sideshow do those and just did a Leia to complement those. Not for me as SS figures suck, give me HT Hoth Luke and Han.

 

[Bacara]

I’d love for Boushh figure to be announced or a General Veers.
But with BoBF being the hot topic I think Tusken fighter/warrior/dude will be the next announcement. failing that it might be Krrsatan.

 

[chrisstbh]

I’d love for Boushh figure to be announced or a General Veers.
But with BoBF being the hot topic I think Tusken fighter/warrior/dude will be the next announcement. failing that it might be Krrsatan.

Boushh Leia is one of my favourite OT designs.

 

[Alsharad]

Do you think they'll announce their ROTJ 40th anniversary line this year?

 

[Johnny Utah]

Probably not since it's next year. Not being a smartass, just a gentle fact.

 

[Asta]

Do you think they'll announce their ROTJ 40th anniversary line this year?

It'll have to make way for The Mandalorian's 3rd anniversary.

 

[Chainedstream]

This post regards to all figures with a dynamic flight stand. I don’t like em, at all. I've accidentally damaged the waist of my beskar Mando and Heavy Infantry Mandalorian. Nothing major but it’s annoying to see the gap the grabber has created. Not sure if it will go back to normal in time or if it’s permanent damage.

For now, I’ve lowered the waist grabber to grip the leg instead. Not as stable as before, but it certainly works. At least I won’t have to worry about a waist grabber eating into the body.


Be wary of the waist grabbers!

 

[Zurdo95D]

This post regards to all figures with a dynamic flight stand. I don’t like em, at all. I've accidentally damaged the waist of my beskar Mando and Heavy Infantry Mandalorian. Nothing major but it’s annoying to see the gap the grabber has created. Not sure if it will go back to normal in time or if it’s permanent damage.

For now, I’ve lowered the waist grabber to grip the leg instead. Not as stable as before, but it certainly works. At least I won’t have to worry about a waist grabber eating into the body.
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Be wary of the waist grabbers!

Yeah I don't prefer to use the dynamic poles w/clamps. If a figure comes with a dynamic stand, I just use other spare stands' cradle arm and they typically are able to insert in the figures' own stand.

 

[CrankbaitJon]

I avoid clamping the waist but I don't do flight poses. I clamp the figures on the thigh usually. The figure will actually need to stand on it's own. The clamp just keeps it from falling in case you bump it.

 

[fantasticfrog]

Dynamic stands are the worst. Just include an extra crotch grabber for those of us that grab crotches.
wait, that sounds bad...

 

[greygoose]

Dynamic stands are the worst. Just include an extra crotch grabber for those of us that grab crotches.
wait, that sounds bad...