Star Wars: The Clone Wars Animated Figures

Hauled in Cody and Oddball on the eve of the New Year, didn't get around to opening them till now.

My Hot Toys 12' inch 1/6 scale Dream List

drawing inspiration from KENMOO on his dreamlist of toys from hot toys, here's my list of toys i wanna see MADE, AND REALISED!!!

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- billie joe armstrong from american idiot album/timeframe with BLUE or FLOYD his guitar!
- kurt cobain ( mirrornoob's suggestion )


Movies Masterpiece
-Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden from Fight Club
-Edward Norton as Narrator from Fight Club
-Arnold Schwarzenegger as T800 in Terminator Judgement Day ( that's a cult fav )
-Star Wars Clone Wars Clone troopers realised into 12' inch figures! Animated version
- A real good brooding with stone cold killer stare Daniel Craig as james bond!
- or perhaps a Defiance version of daniel craig
- Antonio Banderas as Zorro
- The transporter from transporter 1.
- Leonardo di caprio in blood diamond and the departed. BOTH are awesome.
- Tom cruise in tactical gear in Mission Impossible III - won't that be awesome!

Video Games Realization
- Gordon Freeman of Half Life 2
- Raziel from Legacy of kain Soul Reaver 2
- Agent 47 from Hitman series ( movie was crap, tim olyphant didn't ring true with videogamers. too slim, not buff enough. not bald enough either. still could see stubble on his head. )
- Max Payne baby!!! ( i dont' mind mark walberg likeness)


that should be about it...

Hot Toys Iron Man Mark III Photoshoot/Review

Iron Man Movie Teaser Poster likeness.

Closer look at the Mark III chestpiece. Note the details within, as well as the armor crafting.

Repulsor BLAST!

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I didn't go far in the posing of the Iron Man because i felt it was done already by many and i didn't want to strain the joints of my figure, what i tried to explore in this photoshoot was how to get the spot-on lightning so that ironman won't appear in the dark completely, that the details on his armor and the metallic look could be captured, and the lighting from the chest piece could still be shown with the same intensity seen in hand.

it was a pretty hard compromise, but i finally got it right. with the first dozen of shots looking pretty aweful because of the background. my main woe was the adjusting of the table light and background to avoid creases, glare etc. ( trick was to set up the lighting to point towards but above the subject and camera, so that background would appear in shadows but the camera would have enough lighting to focus in on IRONMAN and take great details of his armor.

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REVIEW

that aside this post was requested by Adrian, i hope this simple post manages to convince you on the fantastic details of the ironman figure. To note, the overall craftsmanship on Ironman is top notch i must say. Visually, it looks impressive, the paintwork is pretty good to boot, metallic paint and intrisicate detailing etc.

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However, my qualm about this figure, is actually the FEEL of it. In that sense, Iron Man actually feels bloody light in contrast to other figures, though the manufacturing deparment obviously made a breakthrough being able to come up with such a endoskeleton/suit/new body for hot toys is impressive, still it feels somewhat light in hand opposed to other figures.

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Furthermore the substitution of certain parts of the body (lower abdomen, inseam of elbow, neck) for softer/ rubbery plastic as opposed to solid ones ( reason is to avoid abrasion of parts and paint chipping) gives it a rather 'cheap' feel. I'm talking about the 'feel' here not the looks. It looks fantastic honestly, and you won't be able to spot the difference if it were standing on a shelf.

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Final Opinion

Overall, i would say Iron Man Mark III by hot toys is a worthwhile buy, it is indeed the ultimate Iron Man figure out there as yet, the ultimate BOYS' toy. Looks awesome, lightsup awesome, shines in the light thanks to the metallic paint awesomely too. ( note the frequent use of awesome...its too darn good words can't describe it) However its rather light feel and use of certain parts may throw some collectors off a little, though it is a rather practical and neccessary approach to prevent wear and tear. Some parts are a little fragile too, eg flaps or the missle in the arms to the repulsor systems in the legs, but that is likewise, unavoidable for small parts. ( common in hot toys military figs too.)

A thing i would agree with shaun is that it does not pay to get the first batch of the iron man figures as it is evident that the line was rushed for the Chinese New Year crowd, with some sloppy paint lines or over application on some parts, or droplets of missed paint, THOUGH it isn't very obvious but to the most critical of collectors. ( ME )

all in all, ironman is indeed a MUST HAVE for your shelf, no matter the size of figures you collect. Yes Adrian, that includes you. Go get it!

Iron Man Mark III Photoshoot Coming Soon.

Yes, i've just finished snapping hero poses off my latest haul, Hot Toy's Iron Man Mark III. Many thanks to Mirrornoob for collecting it on my behalf.

Have been down with high fever, flu and a terrible sorethroat this past week. ( and no its not because of the new year goodies, hadn't touched any as yet.) Mostly transmitted by family members who fell ill. With the lack of proper sleep and poor immunity. I am still shaking it off.

That aside, rejoice Adrian! I'd find a way to turn your mind around to get this awesome figure. I'm sorry that this post will come in a day later than promised. The full photoshoot pictures will be up, later in the day.

1/6th scale Terminator Factory T-700 Diorama

Heads' up folks, we're in for one helluva ride of a year with hot toys.
now what's the expression for this, NERDGASMIC!

Hot Toy's first product for their Terminator Salvation line.

View more from the official site here

Hot Toys 12' inch The Spirit's Silken Floss

We've waited and anticipated long enough, and true enough, my guess that the next figure'd be Silken Floss is right...

Hot Toy's accuracy on Scarlett Johansson is SPOT ON!

though i'm a tad disagreeable on the 'implanted' hair. would prefer sculpted ones.

Movie Masterpiece Series

~Hot Toys is proud to present - 1/6th scale SILKEN FLOSS figure from the classic action-adventure-romance movie - THE SPIRIT.

This sexy Silken Floss collectible figure features:

- Hot Toys 1/6th scale female body with over 30 points of articulation

- Approximately stands 31cm tall

- Highly detailed implanted hair and head sculpture with authentic likeness of Scarlett Johansson as Silken Floss.

- Dressed in her movie-accurate costume of military suit, shirt, jodhpurs and boots

- A removable hat, pair of glasses, belt, necklace, armband and syringe, are among the accessories included

-12-inch figure stand with Silken Floss nameplate

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen ( Trailer )

First dibbs goes to JCEE of Toy's N More who first posted up this trailer on his site.

Spread the word. The fallen will have their REVENGE...

Larger explosions. More epic, More intense. Revenge of the Fallen.

NERDGASMIC!!!!