If diecast were cheaper we'd have full dicast figures where applicable. Plain and simple.
Show me proofs that dicast is cheaper than plastic regarding building Hot Toys.
If you did an entire figure in Diecast, yeah, the molding process would be more expensive than plastic. Think the chassis of a model car. Itās one of the reasons Hot Wheels, Matchbox etc use diecast over plastic (in addition to needing weight to make them go down on tracks). Thatās not what Hot Toys does though. The way Hot Toys does it, itās diecast
plating. Itās never even a whole limb, itās a section. Case in point, this Armored Batman. Itās just plates that are part of the costume and itās not even every plate of armor he has, which would make sense. Theyāre very cheap. The sculpt never comes out as crisp and detailed had it been plastic. Looking forward to the comparisons of the original Battle Damaged Batman to this new 2.0, especially in the chest and shoulder area.
Itās just a gimmick to give their toys
perceived āvalueā. OHHHH this figure is a little heavier and made out of METAL, that means itās better made! Should be more expensive! Collectors fall for it hook, line and sinker. Theyāve been doing that with Iron Man since the beginning. Their very first Darth Vader (which is a simple character to make with a basic costume and no likeness rights) was $300 right out of the gate because it had an electronic talking feature. It was horrible. Nobody used that feature and it wasnāt easily accessible. Every subsequent Vader since has dropped it completely.
The Battle Damaged Murphy Robocop is all plastic, but itās superior to the 1.0 and Robocop 3 2.0 in every way. AND its sockets arenāt breaking down. Go figure.
As I have recently experienced for myself. A head socket just broke on its own at some point, no handling even required. I now assume all my Robocops will break at their joints.
I haven't yet bought the Robocop 3 figure. Not sure if I will.
Happens to every single one. Nobody talks about it in that Robocop 3 thread because itās relatively new, but itās going to happen. Just like the rubber dome on the ED 2.0.
To me, thatās just too off putting to plop down $400-$500 for. The price from the get go was ridiculous, but to have a figure that will eventually break down
when we donāt even pose it and take care of it? Nah, Iām good. Itās sold out/wait listed everywhere anyway so there isnāt even a temptation to get it. Glad Hot Toys and Sideshow are finally making small edition sizes as to not get stuck with unsold, clearanced product for their chintzy ass figures.