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Im not really dismissing them. These clones were good when they came out but its been years and personally I dont think they are even close to worth the aftermarket prices. I would rather wait for HT version than spend 4x the amount on half a decade+ old SS troopers. HT are likely well aware of the demand for these characters, its probably only a matter of time.
The market Sideshow Clones is ridiculously inflated, absolutely. As are a lot of other collectibles right now. For some clones, especially pre deluxe versions, it is definitely not worth it.
I did not pay the exorbitant prices for the 15 Sideshow clones I’ve kept, but I can understand why some people drop the money for their best figures. I’ve had near every Hot Toys Trooper but ARC Echo, Fives, Phase 2 Rex, and Wolffe remain near the top of my favorites.
There is no guarantee ARC versions of Echo or Fives will be made. It’s not impossible, but if it did, it wouldn’t be in hand for many years. Who knows where in line they would be between other clone commanders, 212th clones, plain clones, and many, many others.
Hot Toys does not really respond to the collector market demand, especially for Star Wars. If they did, they’d have re-released the Snowtrooper for ESB 40th or made the other Shoretrooper variants and many other Star Wars characters.
I do think they’re most likely to make ARC Jesse first, since they’ve focused on the Siege of Mandalore. But that might be it.
So if someone has the means to buy an ARC Fives figure for the $500-600 they rarely go for, that’s okay. They can start enjoying the figure now instead of 2-3+ years from now, if it happens at all.
Tend to agree. I have tons of SS clones and they transition very well (helmeted) today. I’m certain 10yrs plus HT can make improvements however; we have no indication HT will venture down the rabbit hole like SS. A lot of speculation perhaps....
Fox, Ganch Waxer & Boil, Shiny, Veteran, Bomb squad etc...will likely never see the light of day...some of the more popular, named pieces have a shot..
Absolutely agreed. I don’t think there’s reason to believe Hot Toys will go deep into the line as Sideshow. Clones were Sideshow’s bread and butter for a while but Hot Toys has a different Iron and Spider flavored bread and butter.