Adolf Hitler Figure

[j97e1]

I have one of the 3R figures of this. I've never taken it out of the box. I got it for my Indy 12 inch figure but I chickened out on displaying it.

I can say, looking at it in the box, it is an amazing figure.

Burn it.
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[EVILFACE]

Don't think anyone mainstream like Sideshow or HT would touch that with a ten-foot pole. Just has too much baggage, I think.

People whined because SS initially referred to their German PF as a 'hero'.

Hitler isn't gonna happen.

 

[steven.giunta]

I would get one so I could pose my star spangled man captain America punching him in the face!!

 

[siquisiri]

Hes been done in 1/6 quite a few times and im sure heel be done again in the future

 

[TheWhatWhatNow]

Some may call me kinda crazy for this but IMO I believe this would be an amazing idea...I think Sideshow or Hot Toys should put out an "Adolf Hitler" PF or even just a 1/6 collectible.

I mean they have made movies about this notorious leader as well as numerous documentaries.

I am not a Nazi or racist in any way I just have a fascination with Adolf Hitler and think it would be pretty cool to have a nice PF statue or even a 1/6 figure of him in my collection.
Any thoughts?

Maybe the base could have him standing on the American Flag with some dead jews around him too? Wouldn't that be Fascinating too??

 

[devilof76]

he had to be one Hell on an intelligent person to pull off what he did.

It doesn't take a genius to rule a nation of cowering morons.

 

[Invictus Sol]

Maybe the base could have him standing on the American Flag with some dead jews around him too? Wouldn't that be Fascinating too??

That's just silly. There are legitimate historical reasons to be interested in the rise and fall of the Nazis and the cult of personality that surrounded Hitler. I've read some great books on them (Richard J. Evans did a great trilogy on the Third Reich) and one on Hitler, for university. That said, I'd have no interest in seeing a 1:6 representation of Hitler or any Nazi imagery. I still find the associations with that stuff too disturbing and in general am not interested in any representations of real world personalities. I can see the appeal to certain types of WWII or history collectors, though.

It doesn't take a genius to rule a nation of cowering morons.

No doubt he came along at precisely the right point in history to take advantage of all the problems in Germany. Don't think he ever won an outright majority of the vote, though. Anyway, I guess one could say he had a certain type of genius (at least before he descended into pretty much outright madness) but I was always a bit disappointed with how unintelligent his writings and ideas were. I was expecting a truly evil genius going into his biographies but the truth is there really wasn't a lot of depth to him.

 

[karamazov80]

He was very politically adept. He understood the power of fear, and ways to instill paranoia both in the general population and within his followers. He also had great oratorical skills, and no scruples whatsoever obviously, being a delusional sociopath. So, not much different than some ideological nuts we have or had in the U.S. gaining power by using arguments that feed off of fear and paranoia--of the government, of terrorists, of the economy, of the right, of the left, etc. But genius? I don't know about that. The Treaty of Versailles and aftermath definitely created a context where a guy like that could hold some sway in that country.

 

[devilof76]

I'd blame the Weimar Revolution before I'd blame the Treaty of Versailles.

I was expecting a truly evil genius going into his biographies but the truth is there really wasn't a lot of depth to him.

There sure wasn't. If you want the evil genius behind the Third Reich, this is who you're looking for.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant

His successors (primarily Hegel, Schopenhauer, Marx, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, and Heidegger) worked out the details.

The idiocy in the German populace that I'm referring to was the state of the Weimar Republic prior to Hitler gaining the Chancellorship. It's written all over that constitution, and the political fracturing in the Reichstag: the envy and resentment of the capitalist West, the paranoia in the form of anti-Semitism, the superstitious reverence for both the Prussian and Protestant traditions, and the egalitarian current that brought them all to fascism in the form of a nationalistic socialism. Hitler was the face of the common denominator that transcended party lines, and that face belonged to a spiteful, delusional mediocrity.

 

[GeneralZodLives]

There are several figures available in the War Criminals line that are controversial and repeatedly get pulled from eBay when they are posted for auction but are still available if you are quick and will pay a ton. They are also available on Amazon. I am trying to find a Hitler figure (that doesn't cost a ridiculous amount) to go with my Star-Spangled Captain America to recreate the Captain America cover where he's getting punched out. Does this mean I agree with what the Nazi's did and hold up Hitler as a hero? Of course not. My desire to have the figure is so that I can show him getting his *** kicked.

I'm not trying to belittle the horrible things that occurred in history due to this man and his ideology by owning a toy of him--a toy in which EVERY version has long sold out so there IS an interest--but with the vast amount of military figures and accessories available just from WWII how can an entire side of that war not be represented? Just so people don't have to be reminded of what happened and be put in a position where they'll have to talk about it? Well **** that. People should be reminded--douchebags in religious and political organizations are using the same techniques TODAY to spread hate and prejudice against groups for no better reasons than an old book and money. Maybe you're lucky and not in one of the groups that is persecuted against--maybe you're ok with ignoring the rhetoric because it doesn't directly affect you--that doesn't mean that what is going on is acceptable. You know what, I'm getting off my soapbox because I'm starting to get pissed and that's not why I come to this forum. Off to find a thread where I can lose myself in pictures of plastic figures that are finally coming out after months of being delayed. Peace.

 

[wavestuff]

i almost got this one for fun

https://www.monkeydepot.com/ZomBee_Toys_Fuhrer_Of_The_Forth_Reich_Frozen_Dea_p/zb0001.htm

 

[devilof76]

People should be reminded--douchebags in religious and political organizations are using the same techniques TODAY to spread hate and prejudice against groups for no better reasons than an old book and money. Maybe you're lucky and not in one of the groups that is persecuted against--maybe you're ok with ignoring the rhetoric because it doesn't directly affect you--that doesn't mean that what is going on is acceptable.

It is pretty amazing how people can condemn the Nazis, and then blame the world's problems on Jewish bankers in the same breath.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

Hitler would make sense on display with Cap decking him. But Red Skull is a pretty good proxy--one Nazi HT and Sideshow don't mind producing.

I would love to have a display with Cap doing that!

i almost got this one for fun

https://www.monkeydepot.com/ZomBee_Toys_Fuhrer_Of_The_Forth_Reich_Frozen_Dea_p/zb0001.htm

I would so buy this for a display with 1/6 Cap and Red Skull!

 

[Adolfo]

It is pretty amazing how people can condemn the Nazis, and then blame the world's problems on Jewish bankers in the same breath.

Yup...folks blame Hitler/Germany but refuse to look at why...65%-75%(triple #'s of the US Depression) unemployment/starvation levels in Germany...I woulda voted for that guy...He took the country to near zero unemployment in a a couple years...His problem is that he took things too far and was a hero(both feared and respected) for much of the world up until WW2...Blame England and France and Allies for much of Germanies woes in the 20s to cause Nazi power...Germany almost became communist too back then...Germans were looking for leadership to Help with their huge problems and very afraid of Stalin and Communist Russia...They got him and the the time was the best they had...again the guy pushed limits(absolute power corrupts absolutely)...it was like a drug to the man once he knew The Allies were afraid of him.

 

[Adolfo]

I'd blame the Weimar Revolution before I'd blame the Treaty of Versailles.



There sure wasn't. If you want the evil genius behind the Third Reich, this is who you're looking for.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant

His successors (primarily Hegel, Schopenhauer, Marx, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, and Heidegger) worked out the details.

The idiocy in the German populace that I'm referring to was the state of the Weimar Republic prior to Hitler gaining the Chancellorship. It's written all over that constitution, and the political fracturing in the Reichstag: the envy and resentment of the capitalist West, the paranoia in the form of anti-Semitism, the superstitious reverence for both the Prussian and Protestant traditions, and the egalitarian current that brought them all to fascism in the form of a nationalistic socialism. Hitler was the face of the common denominator that transcended party lines, and that face belonged to a spiteful, delusional mediocrity.

agreed.....many refuse to see this aspect...they only look at Nazis and refuse to look further back to 1918...excellent...Jews fought for Germany in WW1 and had much respect back then. My Grandfather fought for the Austrian Hungarian Empire and said all fought side by side proudly...many think WW2 was the face changer of Europe...It was really WW1 and the fear of Communist Russia...much resentment of the West...maybe if the West didnt treat Germany (and many of the buffering countries seperating Russia from the Western European nations) like crap, I'm sure things would be different

 

[budafett]

Its weird and creepy, but if that's your thing 3R has already put out other Hitler figures. One in the brown jacket he wore in the 30's and one from the 40's. They also made figure of other leading Nazis. Goring, Goebbels and Himmler.

It's more than weird or creepy, it's ****ed up. I mean come on these people were literally pure evil. You might as well add Mao, Stalin, Lenin, Che, etc to the list of scum you'd put on a shelf...

 

[Adolfo]

It's more than weird or creepy, it's ****ed up. I mean come on these people were literally pure evil. You might as well add Mao, Stalin, Lenin, Che, etc to the list of scum you'd put on a shelf...

Evil has to be created for the most part...what made these men...I dont know If I would exactly put Che with those guys...obviously youre making a statement that Communists are evil...LOL...

 

[youbastards]

It's more than weird or creepy, it's ****ed up. I mean come on these people were literally pure evil. You might as well add Mao, Stalin, Lenin, Che, etc to the list of scum you'd put on a shelf...

 

[EVILFACE]

Gassing Jews by the truck load is taking something too far.

 

[69slimer]

The guy had a rotten soul and did nothing whatsoever to benefit mankind. His legacy is one of horror and shame. With so many good figures in general out there I would imagine only the most macabre of people would dare to have an effigy of this wacko on their shelf without upsetting anyone else who saw it. Not a contender for FOTY for sure.