Hot Toys Question

When did Hot Toys start helping with the 12" Star Wars line and to what extent?

I recently picked up Commander Cody and there is a Hot Toys logo on the bottom of the package...

Hot toys and sideshow now share the license and characters, there likely won't be duplicate characters.

It's likely Hot Toys will take over the iconic humanoid characters and Sideshow will stick to aliens, droid and clones

So the logo is on the box (not because Hot Toys actually did work on Commander Cody), because they share the license?

statuesorbust said:

So the logo is on the box (not because Hot Toys actually did work on Commander Cody), because they share the license?

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Not entirely sure but that sounds about right, (the hs, though good isn't to hot toys standard)

Nova-Force said:

Not entirely sure but that sounds about right, (the hs, though good isn't to hot toys standard)

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I thought Hot Toys assisted Sideshow in the development of the clone armor for the militaries of Star Wars line.

I might be mistaken.

thanks for the information! If anyone else has any info, it would be very much appreciated

Nova-Force said:

Hot toys and sideshow now share the license and characters, there likely won't be duplicate characters.

It's likely Hot Toys will take over the iconic humanoid characters and Sideshow will stick to aliens, droid and clones

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Not true at all. Sideshow holds the license. They just lease it out HT for specific figures.

HT helped develop the armored body, hense their logo being included on Cody.

as far as duplicates ht's first release will be a duplicate..........bespin luke...........soooo.........

Pretty sure he just meant they won't be releasing competing versions at the same time, directly taking sales from one another. SSC's Bespin Luke is a relic that can only bought on the secondary market.

Invictus Sol said:

Pretty sure he just meant they won't be releasing competing versions at the same time, directly taking sales from one another. SSC's Bespin Luke is a relic that can only bought on the secondary market.

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oh.......yea if that's what he meant............i agree..............ssc & ht will not be releasing a ex: darth vader at the same time................the world would explode...........or maybe just this board...........yea prolly just this board...............

Ever since they started looking better and probably when the prices started to skyrocket.

I remember reading about this when they first introduced the General Kenobi figure. I believe that is the first one they worked on together, well that they said they did. I remember them posting something about Hot Toys helping them in the development of the slimmer body for the clones so it would look appropriate with all the armor on and I think they also helped with the armor. Hence in partnership with Hot Toys logo. Well that's from what I can remember from way back then.

barryo said:

oh.......yea if that's what he meant............i agree..............ssc & ht will not be releasing a ex: darth vader at the same time................the world would explode...........or maybe just this board...........yea prolly just this board...............

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Haha, yeah, could definitely see some angry threads taking off if they ever did that.

Hasbro owns the license for SW 12" figures. Hasbro leases the the license to sideshow. Hot Toys assisted in the development of the armored figure body and armor(I think). At last SDCC it was announced that Hot Toys would be making figures as a sub license to Sideshow.

Just think, someday when HT Lobot comes out and costs $450, we will all look back and remember: these used to cost $50!

Buttmunch said:

Not true at all. Sideshow holds the license. They just lease it out HT for specific figures.

HT helped develop the armored body, hense their logo being included on Cody.

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^ There ya go OP, Buttmunch trounced me

(but i was right about the HS, so still get a point)

Invictus Sol said:

Pretty sure he just meant they won't be releasing competing versions at the same time, directly taking sales from one another. SSC's Bespin Luke is a relic that can only bought on the secondary market.

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can't imagine they'd each be making the same versions of the same characters

Buttmunch said:

HT helped develop the armored body, hense their logo being included on Cody.

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Yes absolutely. We've been seeing the HT logo on the SSC boxes for a while now (don't remember which figure was the first one, maybe the white EP II Clone ?)

Matt S said:

Just think, someday when HT Lobot comes out and costs $450, we will all look back and remember: these used to cost $50!

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Yes... That's why I cling to SSC only, no financial possibility for me to purchase HT figures.

Nico62fr said:

Yes absolutely. We've been seeing the HT logo on the SSC boxes for a while now (don't remember which figure was the first one, maybe the white EP II Clone ?)

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Yeah that one or the Stormtrooper. Depends on which one was the first that was released...

So does this mean Hot Toys will be re-doing ANH Ben, Luke, Leia, Han and ESB Bespin Han? They're already doing that incredible new Bespin Luke. I missed out on SSC ANH Ben and Ebay prices are ridiculous for him!