1/6 Shining Toys - US Navy Aviator (Tom Cruise, Top Gun)

[davejames]

Wow, were they even trying to make that look like Tom Cruise?

 

[Nagoya]

Intelligence spy attempts are getting easier to spot, what’s this guy’s name supposed to be, Tomozhin Kruischev?

Stupid joke aside, I’m thrilled we’re finally getting a top gun pilot uniform. I have a decent eBay Cruise sculpt just waiting for this. Are the gloves it comes with going to be able to fit on any of the hands?

 

[Asta]

He's up for preorder, but not with Kit yet as he suggests waiting for Pop Toys' version instead.

Kit Chen
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Maybe wait for a better version? I remember POP Toys teased one before

 

[WolfBoy]

This is terrible lol.

 

[Asta]

This is the only Pop Toys version I know of:

Pop Toys 1/6 - EX052 Best Pilot ('Top Gun' Tom Cruise)

POPTOYS EX052 Air Battle Best Pilot Action figure EX052-A List: Head*1 Body*1 Ordinary hands*1 pair Holding posture hands*1 pair Leather flight jacket * 1 (leather) Short sleeved white T-shirt * 1 Jeans * 1 Belt * 1 Leather boots * 1 pair Badge sticker * 17 Sunglasses with metal frame*1 Figure...

www.collectorfreaks.com

It's the original movie version. I don't know if they teased the flight suit, though one ought to naturally follow the other. With Pop at least the figures won't look so much like throwbacks to an older era of collecting.

 

[Asta]

Kit's relented. There must be a demand for this one:

SHININIG TOYS F18 1/6 Scale US NAVY AVIATOR

onesixthkit.com

 

[Gipetto0812]

Headsculpts on this Shining Toys versions are terrible, but the rest in the two sets look pretty good and salvageable.

Headsculpts on the Pop Toys ones are way too small and arguablly too young. Looks like tweener Tom rather than early 20s Tom.

 

[Asta]

My opinion of Tom Cruise figures is that the less they look like Tom Cruise the better.

I pre-ordered the VTS Darkstar version, but with the visor and sun visor down he should hopefully be unrecognisable.


As intimated by Kit's warning, Pop Toys has a history of higher quality, so if they made the flight suit it would likely look better from helmet to boots.

 

[MarkKing]

His face has too much fat

 

[tys1977]

Looks great........from the neck down

Don't know why but I kinda see Scott Bacula in that headsculpt a little.....

"Sam!, Sam!!! Ziggy says there's a 89% probability that you're here to make things right after this guy lost his RIO, 26 years ago!!!!"

"Oh boy!".......

 

[Gipetto0812]

My opinion of Tom Cruise figures is that the less they look like Tom Cruise the better.

I pre-ordered the VTS Darkstar version, but with the visor and sun visor down he should hopefully be unrecognisable.


As intimated by Kit's warning, Pop Toys has a history of higher quality, so if they made the flight suit it would likely look better from helmet to boots.

That’s fair. I actually like Tom Cruise (as an actor, don’t care about celebs and their personal lives mostly), so for me I definitely want the figures to look like him

 

[Asta]

According to a warning post on BBICN Shining Toys is another of Redman's brands.

This is redman’s new brand of vest, I suggest you consider it carefully before ordering

I don’t want to comment too much, just to let everyone recognize redman’s vest card.

Redman did the flying jacket version under their own name, so it would make sense if they split the versions into two brands to lessen the heat:

Redman Toys 1/6 Tom - Top Gun Maverick

www.collectorfreaks.com

 

[MarkKing]

Good info. It's Redman.

No one can do a great young Tom cruise... even though this is a older one

 

[Nagoya]

Good info. It's Redman.

No one can do a great young Tom cruise... even though this is a older one

Jin Toy’s 1986 Maverick looks pretty bang on imo. It’s not mass produced or anything, but his work is pretty amazing for being <$200:

 

[FlyAndFight]

Jin Toy’s 1986 Maverick looks pretty bang on imo. It’s not mass produced or anything, but his work is pretty amazing for being <$200:
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I have JinToy's original sculpt and it is fantastic. This new 2.0 version is fantastic, as well.