But any way you slice it they would make way more money and move more units if they priced it £30.99!

I think they did, but Lucas asked for the other £259 in royalties!

While Bill Gates is giving his fortune away to the needy, Lucas is still raking it in every way he can. And what does he do with it? He gives us Jar Jar Binks. Now that's just not very charitable.

errr...wait....

So it's up for pre-order for over $200, yet a new sculpt has been confirmed to being worked on.......

Sideshow's pre-order price is $249.99 including a $25 non-refundable deposit.

http://www.sideshowtoy.com/?page_id=...e&new&preorder

There's a whole lotta hope going into this figure!

The forbiddenplanet.co.uk pre-order doesn't take a deposit, and it can be cancelled by 'phone, so it's a no-risk reservation.

When I was a lad my parents wouldn't buy this crap...



...it might as well have been $249.99.

Which is what it costs today if I'm not mistaken.

The guy has done incredible work, no question. As is with these pictures, it's arguably the best 12 inch Jones ever. Buuuut people paying $25 for the unknown, AND MOST IMPORTANT PART of the figure....that's not fair.

But I guess it couldn't get "worse." I dunno, but you're right, a lotta hope, eh.

Fortunately the vintage stuff doesn't appeal. (Nice photo, shame about the figure).

Unfortunately the modern stuff does appeal.


As I wrote on Sideshow Freaks, Arnie Kim is a very talented sculptor, but he hasn't captured the essence of Harrison as Indy yet. This one had so much expectation riding on it, that I hope Hot Toys will take pride in order to get him right, rather than just take the pre-orders and leave him as is.

http://blastr.com/2010/08/george-lucas-pledges-half.php

http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4...s-to-education

He's paying for his Jar Jar sins. :D

I love the comment at the end of the first link!

Lucas has been more charitable with orders placed with OneSixthBruce:

£180.99 delivered.

http://www.onesixthbruce.co.uk/hot-t...-ark-543-p.asp

Unpunched! Nice! :up:

The hat is still perched too high in these photos. Translating Arnie Kim's Korean suggests this was done originally for the show photos, to better show off the face. But since it still hasn't been fixed, I'm still wondering about that.

The jacket is too bulky. The trouser belt too dark. The Aldens too new.

Yet the angle of the first shot presents a much less intense image of Harrison as Indy.

These new pics just further my optimism about this figure. I don't consider myself a "Hot Toys Fan Boy" (this will actually be my first HT figure) nor do I consider myself a "fan boy" for any particular comapany. I do really love Sideshow's customer service and how they seem to listen to their customers. I have several of their figures, including both the Raiders and Skull Indys as well as a bunch of Star Wars figures. Some are great, some not so great, but they were the best available at the time. I feel the same about this figure. I love Sideshow's Raiders Indy, but this one really tops it in my opinion. I know the price is pretty steep, but thankfully I am able to set aside the money for him. If it was anyone other than Indy, I would have to give pause, but this just looks too good to me. Hopefully they will fix the little inaccuracies like the belt colors, etc and see about lowering that hat a little (as they are supposedly doing), but they have plenty of time to do that. In the end, those things still aren't showstoppers for me, even if he ships exactly like in these pics, I will be happy with him. I guess I am just an idiot (as someone posted on the SS freaks):rolleyes:

Exactly what struck me when I saw them this morning. The extra light is making him appear much more like Harrison.


The "fanboy" label is a crude putdown. People put their money into whatever makes them happy. I went to the point of no return in the early hours of yesterday morning. A layaway order with OneSixthBruce. However he eventually turns out when production begins, he won't lose money. Breaking him up and selling the parts will bring the cash back in if things are desperate!


I still really like the SS as well, and as you say, the HT will be the next step up. As long as HT fix things like the hat, and the jacket. If they don't they'll be storing up a loss of confidence for the future - that customers won't believe they'll improve a figure, no matter how many pre-orders have been secured.


Well, I would be more than disappointed if Indy shipped with a floating fedora! The hat is an iconic look, and it really should sit right on his head.

:hat:

Those are pretty solid pictures. I'm starting to get tempted with this one.

Woah thats some epic chest hair! Is he hairy all over?

The real Harrison Ford is smooth except for his chest and - whoops. Nevermind!

Just nobody mention 'Realdoll'.

Oh. I just did.

:o


Apparently he's using Wolverine's body (and that sounds bad). Wolverine was very hairy. But the figure isn't.

I was checking 'Who's Online' and saw this thread: Post Pics of your Indy figures!



And here we are discussing the merits and demerits of Hot Toys!


WHERE DID YOU GET THAT HAT ?

Now how I came to get this hat, 'tis very strange and funny
Grandfather died and left to me his property and money
And when the will it was read out, they told me straight and flat
If I would have his money, I must always wear his hat

"Where did you get that hat? Where did you get that tile?
Isn't it a nobby one, and just the proper style?
I should like to have one Just the same as that!"
Where'er I go, they shout "Hello! Where did you get that hat?"

(As sung by Stanley Holloway)

LOL, that's the "Relic Hunter", an Indy knockoff. The gear is actually not too bad believe it or not, and the headsculpt has kind of a passing resemblance to Harrison Ford (but more like Deniis Quaid), but that hat! That must be how they avoided getting sued by LFL, by giving him that hat.

I got one to use for my custom Indy a few years back.

A long time ago I bought a knock-off Indy that went by the name of 'Adventurer', back when the Holy Grail was a Toys McCoy. His hat was made of cheap pleather and never fitted very well. He didn't remain on display for long, but l recently decided to use his body inside a Hasbro Dengar outfit.

Both his feet broke off trying to pull his boots off! The jacket also stained his shirt.

Oddly enough, I discovered this morning that on my Sideshow ROTLA Indy the jacket has also stained the shirt sleeves (there's no lining in the jacket sleeves). I was trying the Medicom Jacket on the Sideshow, but it didn't look any good. (Shame because the Medicom jacket is far better made, with a silk-like lining and inside pockets).

So I contented myself by wrapping tissue paper round Medi Indy's abdomen and shoulders, so he doesn't look so skinny. I did the same to Mutt, which cured his anorexia.

The Relic Hunter jacket also has a silk like lining and inside pocket. It really is pretty nice, if not a tad bulky. It's also got that oversized zipper. Like I said, as far as the gear goes, it's actually quite nice. It came with a metal revolver w/working cylinder and metal sword (almost a dead ringer for the TOD sword). The bag is pretty nice, as ar the rest of the outfit. HE even came with socks and real lace up shoes. It really makes the hat that much worse, I mean everything else is pretty nice...I don't see hwo they could have screwed up the hat that bad. Even the vintage Kenner 12" hat looked better.

The Relic Hunter sounds a lot better than the 'Adventurer'.

I know I was disappointed when I first received him, as I was accustomed to Dragon (DML) figures with their fine tailoring and quality bodies (though the faces could sometimes let a figure down).

I'm quietly confident that Hot Toys won't let us down with Indy. They have a reputation, and they often go to a level far beyond the oppositon.

There are some pics of my custom, wearing the Relic Hunter gear, in this thread:

http://raven.theraider.net/showthrea...ghlight=custom

He looks kind of crappy, I know, but this was actually my first attempt at customizing/kit bashing a 1/6 figure. He still holds a special place in my heart :o

Wow, he blows the 'Adventurer' knock-off out of the water! In fact he's more convincing than the Medicom.

New pictures, courtesy of faststreetsofhongkong, over at Sideshow Freaks: