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Post by AdamBomb on Oct 15, 2008 12:02:25 GMT -5
HOT TOYS: AVP - MACHIKO Had her on preorder for MONTHS now and she finally came out! Now, before I go on, what some people need to realize is, that YES this was expensive ($181 shipped), but I've had four months to pay for it since most sites won't charge you until it ships. So, in that amount of time that Hot Toys have from the announcement, to the preorder, to the shipping date, there is MORE than enough time to pay for something this. With that said, I'll talk a little about the figure itself. At the jest of it, Machiko is a character from the original AVP comic books (and the novels that were written later on) who eventually, ended up fighting alongside an older Predator, and being 'blooded' (the scar) by said Predator, after killing a queen. Two years after the incident she was picked up by a clan after they saw the mark on her, she hunted with them for years, and eventually turned on them. Yadda yadda, anything really in between you want to ask me, just go for it. Anyway, THAT was the character Lex in the movie AVP was loosely based on. This figure however, is an amalgamation of the two (and bares a striking resemblance to Angelina Jolie). Enjoy the pics. (Note: the chain to the scabbard, where it is silver was my own doing. The way it was meant to be attached made me want to rip my hair out, so I opted for an easier solution.)          ...and if you didn't know, the Predators are 14 inches tall, Machiko is 12" - Hot Toys nailed the scale. |
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Post by hbk4champ on Oct 15, 2008 13:22:27 GMT -5
That looks just stunning. I remember you telling me about it and showing me pics of it on AIM awhile back. Just looks amazing though. Congrats on it.
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Post by Doomrider on Oct 15, 2008 16:41:33 GMT -5
I remember seeing pics of that at SDCC and having no clue what it was...that thing is beyond amazing...don't molest it.
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Post by AdamBomb on Oct 15, 2008 18:44:14 GMT -5
Hahaha, nah... no molesting. Just taking a thousand pics of it. Here's a little more:   |
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Post by Doomrider on Oct 15, 2008 20:16:16 GMT -5
I remember when photos of this first hit and the first rumors were Angelina Jolie starring in a new AvP movie...I like this better.
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Post by Hollywood Asia on Oct 15, 2008 21:07:56 GMT -5
amazing detail, what other franchises have they done?
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Post by AdamBomb on Oct 15, 2008 21:25:09 GMT -5
Holy hell... other franchises... first to pop into mind are:
Terminator, Robocop, Alien, Batman, Ironman (the stuff coming out looks unreal), Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Rocky, Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings, G.I. Joe (Snake Eyes is breathtaking), and Superman.
They're quickly becoming THE company to watch for 1/6 scale display (model, whatever word you want to use) figures. I love what they've done and continue to do with the Predator and AVP licenses.
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Post by Icon on Oct 17, 2008 22:07:32 GMT -5
Hot Toys have become the pinnacle for 1/6th scale figs. I'm not much of a toy collector anymore. I got into the big stuff (prop replicas, 1:1 Busts, etc) and stayed away from 1/6th figs because of a lack of interest in the format. I bought a Hot Toys TDK Batman in Original Suit last month after seeing pics and I was completely blown away at how well it came out. Even at the price they charged ($159), I preordered the Bank Robber Joker immediately...and I'm going to preoreder Two-Face/Harvey Dent at some point as well. Check out sideshowcollectors.com for pics in their forum. It's in the DC section...
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Post by AdamBomb on Oct 17, 2008 23:05:54 GMT -5
Hot Toys have become the pinnacle for 1/6th scale figs. I'm not much of a toy collector anymore. I got into the big stuff (prop replicas, 1:1 Busts, etc) and stayed away from 1/6th figs because of a lack of interest in the format. I bought a Hot Toys TDK Batman in Original Suit last month after seeing pics and I was completely blown away at how well it came out. Even at the price they charged ($159), I preordered the Bank Robber Joker immediately...and I'm going to preoreder Two-Face/Harvey Dent at some point as well. Check out sideshowcollectors.com for pics in their forum. It's in the DC section... The Freaks board! I post there a lot under the Aliens and Robots board as AdamBombOi. |
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Post by KeBen Owens on Oct 19, 2008 3:51:31 GMT -5
I took one look at that and she reminded me of that chick who helped the Predators in the first AvP movie.
-BEN
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Post by DKR on Oct 24, 2008 17:29:05 GMT -5
Damn that came out nice...I saw it at SDCC and was impressed.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2008 10:04:29 GMT -5
damn that looks amazing, I'm new to HT but I already bought like 3 figs from them. They're a bit pricey though but damn worth it for that detail.
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Post by zappa2510 on Nov 25, 2008 16:11:42 GMT -5
wow, that is really awesome.
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Post by iwgp on Nov 25, 2008 16:21:11 GMT -5
Pretty good figure
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Post by redsword1 on Nov 27, 2008 2:19:40 GMT -5
very cool figures
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Post by jfinnomore on Dec 3, 2008 1:54:37 GMT -5
that figure is breath taking. not much on the predator series other then the original movie but that figure is tops. nice grab.
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