Hot Toys MIS10 - Michael Jackson (Beat It version) spec and pics

[wookster]

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Hot Toys, we are presenting the exclusive items to thank our fans for their continued support.

We are now proud to present one of the three exclusive items - 1/6th scale Michael Jackson (Beat It version) Collectible Figure.

Please refer to the product spec as follows and attached pictures for your reference.



The exclusive items will be available at the anniversary event in Tokyo in Christmas 2010.



Hot Toys 10th Anniversary Exclusive – MIS10 - 1/6th scale Michael Jackson (Beat It version) Collectible Figure



~ M ICON Series ~

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Hot Toys, we are presenting the exclusive items to thank our fans for their continued support. The exclusive items will be available at the anniversary event in Tokyo in Christmas 2010.

Paying tribute to our King of Pop, Hot Toys is presenting the collectible figure of Michael Jackson portraying his image in his iconic song “Beat It” in 1982 as one of the three exclusive items. The highly detailed collectible figure highlights the authentic head sculpt, multi-layered stereoscopic hair sculpture and costume in the music video.

The 1/6th scale Michael Jackson (Beat It version) collectible specially features:

- Authentic and detailed fully realized likeness of Michael Jackson in the Beat It music video

- Newly developed head sculpt with make-up

- Multi-layered stereoscopic curly hair sculpture

- Slim version of TrueType body with 38 points of articulation

- Approximately 30 cm tall

- Three (3) pairs of interchangeable palms including:

n One (1) pair of fists

n One (1) pair of relaxed palms

n One (1) pair of posing palms

- Each piece of head sculpt is specially hand-painted



Costume :

- One (1) orange-red jacket with zips and gold-color patches on shoulders as accessories

- One (1) blue-color patterned T-shirt

- One (1) pair of black pants

- One (1) orange-color belt

- One (1) metal chain on waist

- One (1) pair of black shoes and white socks



Accessory:

- Figure stand with Michael Jackson nameplate and Beat It title



Artists:
- Head Sculpted by Yulli

- Head Painted by JC. Hong

- Head Art Directed by JC. Hong

- Accessory Sculpted by Kouhei Okui



Release date: Q4 2010



**Prototype shown, final product may be slightly different


© 2010 Triumph International, Inc, under license to Bravado International Group, manufactured by Hot Toys Ltd.

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[wookster]

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[Dront]

He is AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :yess: :yess:
http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/Mystikee/Gif/1270621864687.gif

[Rock83]

Holy ____!!!Does that look awesome or what?

Tokyo Christmas exclusive only?That seriously sucks and i have to pay 300-500 for this on ebay.
They want to award us fans for the support,well this is a weird way of showing it:cuckoo:

[Dront]

Holy ____!!!Does that look awesome or what?

Tokyo Christmas exclusive only?That seriously sucks and i have to pay 300-500 for this on ebay.
They want to award us fans for the support,well this is a weird way of showing it:cuckoo:

Yep, we need pre-oreder like Gort Pred :lecture

[Rock83]

The Logo is supposed to be Pink around the heart and angels though,not white.

[Valfar]

This figure looks like ____.

[uscmhicks]

So what was the significance of the December 25th date ?.

[OSCORP]

I want!!!!!!!!!!

[Lejuan]

So what was the significance of the December 25th date ?.

"The exclusive items will be available at the anniversary event in Tokyo in Christmas 2010"

[uscmhicks]

Ah, thanks. Didn't read the specs since I don't want the figure.
Does look great though , so that's 4 MJ figures now ?.
They should look great together shelved.

[indyfreak26]

IMO his chin is too wide. Otherwise, its pretty nice

[Minimodel]

So what was the significance of the December 25th date ?.

It s my birthday:).

[galactiboy]

Looks very good... would have liked a more expressive sculpt, but overall it looks like a great figure :rock

May have to see if I can get one so I can flip it and piss off MJ fans :lol

[Moonwalker1982]

Am i the only one then who doesn't find the facesculpt all that amazing at all? Something about this really ain't 'Beat it ' MJ at all. And again...the eyes are too small.

Here however, he strangely looks much more accurate than all the other photos.

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r262/retskoow/album%202/MichaelJacksonBeatItversionCollectibleFigure_PR11. jpg

[Dront]

I still miss this promo guy but beat it close to him :clap
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/ornisan/Michael.jpg

[eighthsamurai]

:lol it must be a sign... i have my entire music library playing on random, and JUST (and i mean EXACTLY) as i opened this thread, beat it came on. i think the universe might punish me if i don't get this.

[HollandX]

Does nothing for me, and I'm glad. My wallet needs a break.

[neoshady]

So for those of us outside tokyo is the only way to buy one ebay?

[vodoun]

So what are they trying to gain making it so exclusive? after all these years. Did somebody at Hot Toys take the hump after the DX02 fiasco?

[DiFabio]

And in Tokyo no less. I thought they were Chinese, not Japanese.

After the DX issue, Hot Toys decided they didn't want any thing to do with Americans, Canadians, Europeans, the English, Irish, Germans, etc. They complain too much. :lol

[EVILFACE]

Looks nice.

So who is going to make a Weird Al head to swap out?

[vodoun]

I thought it was all about money! I guess they don't want to share with all the children. Meanies! ¬_¬

[DiFabio]

Looks nice.

So who is going to make a Weird Al head to swap out?

Are there any Weird Al heads?

[klocket]

Are there any Weird Al heads?

No doubt!....if not, there should be! Ha!

This figure looks nice but the thriller version is still more iconic to me and is all i will buy when it comes to MJ...

I don't know why HT doesn't just do accessory packs for their lines. Technically it's just doll clothing and a new headsculpt...but they just mil folks...they are almost like the 4star Hasbro or Mattel, with their many version of the same character.

M.

[Kuzeh]

Holy ____!!!Does that look awesome or what?

Tokyo Christmas exclusive only?That seriously sucks and i have to pay 300-500 for this on ebay.
They want to award us fans for the support,well this is a weird way of showing it:cuckoo:

No kidding... it's going to be a pain in the neck to get this...
I really hope Sideshow gets some stock... but I doubt it...

Yep, we need pre-oreder like Gort Pred :lecture
That was a nightmare... :lol!!!

The Logo is supposed to be Pink around the heart and angels though,not white.
It's the prototype... :dunno

Ah, thanks. Didn't read the specs since I don't want the figure.
Does look great though , so that's 4 MJ figures now ?.
They should look great together shelved.
I have all so far, and they already look amazing!!
:rock!

Am i the only one then who doesn't find the facesculpt all that amazing at all? Something about this really ain't 'Beat it ' MJ at all. And again...the eyes are too small.

Here however, he strangely looks much more accurate than all the other photos.


Looks great to me!

:lol it must be a sign... i have my entire music library playing on random, and JUST (and i mean EXACTLY) as i opened this thread, beat it came on. i think the universe might punish me if i don't get this.

Do it!!! :emperor



And in Tokyo no less. I thought they were Chinese, not Japanese.

After the DX issue, Hot Toys decided they didn't want any thing to do with Americans, Canadians, Europeans, the English, Irish, Germans, etc. They complain too much. :lol

Yeah, it's quite odd.... I wonder how this will play out...
I really want to get it... :monkey2

Looks nice.

So who is going to make a Weird Al head to swap out?

That would be hilarious!
http://www.mjchris.altervista.org/images/preview/eatit.bmp

[vodoun]

No kidding... it's going to be a pain in the neck to get this...
I really hope Sideshow gets some stock... but I doubt it...


It's normally up right away which just proves... even nothing at Toys2 so far.

[Dront]

We are all doomed :peace
Evilbay is wating us.
I can see it - 350$ + 40$ shipping :slap

[karamazov80]

Old news :peace

[dieguito_89]

Hot Toys Great job, this time is yulli sculpt! :D

What he fails to face (although surely the final version will be better) clearly are the eyes, the look. The hairstyle I expected otherwise, should pay greater respect to the sides shaved ...

For me these would be the points to improve the figure:

-His eyes.
-The neck sculpted as a figure of BAD.
-The white zippered jacket.
-The shoes are different, we have been the same as Billie Jean and Thriller.
-Include piano-shirt and red pants.
- Why not have left the body with sculpted arms?

;)

[PacMan3000]

I'm surprised by the reaction here. Because I just don't see MJ in this sculpt.

The first two weren't spot on, but they were pretty good. Here...aside from one or two of the close-up shots, it just looks like another guy. I will say, though, that I think the eyes are right. But the rest looks totally off to me.

[Kuzeh]

Let the whining begin...
:slap

[PacMan3000]

Meh. Just doesn't look like him, dude.

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[Gruff Old Bear]

I'm not real sure "exclusive" means "can't get it anywhere but the Tokyo store." Hot Toys uses English terminology pretty loosely. It may just mean "we're the only ones making this cool figure."

[Calcifer]

That sculpt seems odd ..i think his face is too long or something, "bad" has the best sculpt of mj so far imo.

[DiFabio]

http://officeforward.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/thats_racist.gif

Clearly the only reason people would think that way since he was white in "Bad".

Do you like the Thriller Jackson figure? It looks great!

"Nah man. The likeness is off."

OH man, did you see the Beat it MJ? F'n A!

"Meh, not feeling it. The likeness is bad."

OMG, OMG, HAVE YOU SEEN BAD MJ? HE'S BAD!

"PERFECT"

[Kuzeh]

Meh. Just doesn't look like him, dude.

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OK then... :wave

I'm not real sure "exclusive" means "can't get it anywhere but the Tokyo store." Hot Toys uses English terminology pretty loosely. It may just mean "we're the only ones making this cool figure."

Ok guys...
I used Online translation of the Japanese website,
check it out!

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hottoys.jp%2Fitem%2Fview%2F 100001641.html&lp=ja_en&btnTrUrl=Translate

BTW the most important piece of info there is this (bad translation but you'll get the point!):

The new item of Michael's who records big sales in the world, appears at the number, of rare limitations entire world 4,000 bodies. Because among those, in this event 2,000 bodies are sold with how precedence, it is the chance which obtains the item of large topic decision in the world!

so 4k worldwide and 2k for the show,
I just hope Sideshow gets this!! :pray:

[karamazov80]

T-shirt with piano keys on it would have been a pretty cool, and presumably pretty cheap extra. But these exclusives (with the exception of Friend, of course) are extremely bare-bones, so that's what we got. Personally, like Fabio said in another thread, I'm just psyched to get Beat It MJ and Scarecrow, even if they aren't perfect and decked out with gear.

[Moonwalker1982]

I didn't complain much about the 'Bad' one, but this simply doesn't look that accurate to me.


http://i.ytimg.com/vi/1SKyKc_iJCY/0.jpg

http://bestofmichaeljackson.jclondon.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Latoya-Jackson-Michael-Jackdon-beat-it-jacket.jpg

[Valfar]

http://officeforward.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/thats_racist.gif

Clearly the only reason people would think that way since he was white in "Bad".

Do you like the Thriller Jackson figure? It looks great!

"Nah man. The likeness is off."

OH man, did you see the Beat it MJ? F'n A!

"Meh, not feeling it. The likeness is bad."

OMG, OMG, HAVE YOU SEEN BAD MJ? HE'S BAD!

"PERFECT"


You're not this ____ing retarded right?.

[DiFabio]

No, I was just joking.

[karamazov80]

Anyone know where I can find a 1/6 scale hyperbaric chamber?

[DiFabio]

Anyone know where I can find a 1/6 scale hyperbaric chamber?

Yes,

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/03_02/neverlandDM1003_800x535.jpg

[Kuzeh]

Anyone know where I can find a 1/6 scale hyperbaric chamber?

Ahhh... yes... MJ's myth #215... :ohbfrank:

[karamazov80]

Stop doggin' me around, Kuzeh.

[Grosby]

I'm surprised by the reaction here. Because I just don't see MJ in this sculpt.

I feel the same. I really don't understand how anyone looks at this head and finds it acceptable let alone perfect.

I don't think I'm picky. I look at both T-800 heads and they look perfect to me, the last two Joker releases I found equally perfect, Whiplash and Hans Landa are likewise perfect, a great many I find just absolutely wonderful. I don't look at things and think, 'Well, the likeness is there but the head is too squashed,' etc. That's not to say anything against people making those sort of nitpicks, just that I don't get that far into it, I think I'm pretty easily pleased overall. With all that said, I don't think I'm being difficult or overly demanding in saying this 'Beat It' head is plainly off, it looks just atrocious.

I say this head is undeniably off to the same unacceptable degree that 'Thriller' was off, and 'Prince of Persia' was off. I went back through HT releases thinking I could find a whole heap of poor likenesses to add to that list but to my surprise there's not much that I see as having dropped the ball so terribly - 'Prince of Persia' is the only non-Jackson example I can come up with at this time.

Before I die, my dream is not have children, or to leave a respectable legacy, my dream is just to have one halfway reasonable pre-Bad-era Jackson figure, and with the way things are looking that's never going to happen. I thought HT had learned from 'Thriller,' that they must've recognised that as a mistake and would try to go far beyond it, but it seems not. This head looks definitely like the same man we saw in their 'Thriller' release but I can't say I see any actual Michael Jackson in that face.

Anyone know where I can find a 1/6 scale hyperbaric chamber?

Ahhh... yes... MJ's myth #215... :ohbfrank:

It's not a myth exactly. While he may not have slept in such a contraption, there is a well-known photo of him laying in one, which also featured noticeably in the 'Leave Me Alone' video. It seems to me then like a pretty reasonable thing to want for one's Jackson figures, not to say Karamazov was being serious...

I can't find anything explaining the photo coming up in the first results of Google but I think I read once that the explanation there was that Jackson had the photo of himself arranged and concocted the story and secretly sold it to the news media. For a period in his life he was said to be purposely putting out 'weird' stories about himself for publicity reasons, like this and that he tried to buy the Elephant Man's bones. I might be wrong though, but I seem to remember reading this at some point.

[Kuzeh]

Stop doggin' me around, Kuzeh.

Very clever... :pfft:


I feel the same. I really don't understand how anyone looks at this head and finds it acceptable let alone perfect.

I don't think I'm picky. I look at both T-800 heads and they look perfect to me, the last two Joker releases I found equally perfect, Whiplash and Hans Landa are likewise perfect, a great many I find just absolutely wonderful. I don't look at things and think, 'Well, the likeness is there but the head is too squashed,' etc. That's not to say anything against people making those sort of nitpicks, just that I don't get that far into it, I think I'm pretty easily pleased overall. With all that said, I don't think I'm being difficult or overly demanding in saying this 'Beat It' head is plainly off, just atrocious.

I say this head is undeniably off to the same unacceptable degree that 'Thriller' was off, and 'Prince of Persia' was off. I went back through HT releases thinking I could find a whole heap of poor likenesses to add to that list but to my surprise there's not much that I see as having dropped the ball so terribly - 'Prince of Persia' is the only non-Jackson example I can come up with at this time.

Before I die, my dream is not have children, or to leave a respectable legacy, my dream is just to have one halfway reasonable pre-Bad-era Jackson figure, and with the way things are looking that's never going to happen. I thought HT had learned from 'Thriller,' that they must've recognised that as a mistake and would try to go far beyond it, but it seems not. This head looks definitely like the same man we saw in their 'Thriller' release but I can't say I see any actual Michael Jackson in that face.

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree... I think it looks amazing!
I agree that the Thriller portrait was a bit of a miss, but still kicks ***...
and this one I think looks just like MJ... :dunno



It's not a myth exactly. While he may not have slept in such a contraption, there is a well-known photo of him laying in one, which also featured noticeably in the 'Leave Me Alone' video. It seems to me then like a pretty reasonable thing to want for one's Jackson figures, not to say Karamazov was being serious...

I can't find anything explaining the photo coming up in the first results of Google but I think I read once that the explanation there was that Jackson had the photo of himself arranged and concocted the story and secretly sold it to the news media. For a period in his life he was said to be purposely putting out 'weird' stories about himself for publicity reasons, like this and that he tried to buy the Elephant Man's bones. I might be wrong though, but I seem to remember reading this at some point.

Actually you are wrong...
he bought the chamber to donate it to the hospital he was treated @ for the Pepsi commercial injuries...
these chambers are used as skin therapy for burnt victims...
Yes, he tried the chamber and when tabloids got ahold of the pics things got automatically taken out of context and blown out of proportion... that's what sells... the truth doesn't...
But let's not discuss tabloid crap here...

Kick-*** figure IMO!! :rock!

[Cheungkinmen]

I just HOPE I can get my hands on it :/

[Calcifer]

I feel the same. I really don't understand how anyone looks at this head and finds it acceptable let alone perfect.

I don't think I'm picky. I look at both T-800 heads and they look perfect to me, the last two Joker releases I found equally perfect, Whiplash and Hans Landa are likewise perfect, a great many I find just absolutely wonderful. I don't look at things and think, 'Well, the likeness is there but the head is too squashed,' etc. That's not to say anything against people making those sort of nitpicks, just that I don't get that far into it, I think I'm pretty easily pleased overall. With all that said, I don't think I'm being difficult or overly demanding in saying this 'Beat It' head is plainly off, it looks just atrocious.

I say this head is undeniably off to the same unacceptable degree that 'Thriller' was off, and 'Prince of Persia' was off. I went back through HT releases thinking I could find a whole heap of poor likenesses to add to that list but to my surprise there's not much that I see as having dropped the ball so terribly - 'Prince of Persia' is the only non-Jackson example I can come up with at this time.

Before I die, my dream is not have children, or to leave a respectable legacy, my dream is just to have one halfway reasonable pre-Bad-era Jackson figure, and with the way things are looking that's never going to happen. I thought HT had learned from 'Thriller,' that they must've recognised that as a mistake and would try to go far beyond it, but it seems not. This head looks definitely like the same man we saw in their 'Thriller' release but I can't say I see any actual Michael Jackson in that face.


:exactly:..I'm in the same boat as you Grosby:)

[Rock83]

The sculpt is not perfect,but good enough for me really.Still getting this,im ready to pay up 300-400$ if necessery.Will probably even go higher on ebay,we'll see.

[Kapital]

This comparation that i have made is for the people who thinks that it doesn´t look like MJ or that it looks like the Thriller normal head sculpt:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/Kapital21/Dibujodadadad.jpg

Better eyes (more rounded), better mouth, better cheaks. It looks like the real Mj.

[OSCORP]

Yup they're wrong it looks spot on!

[Rock83]

Compared to that Terrible Thriller sculpt,yes Beat it is ALOT better.I wish HT would make up for that and add an improved one with the Beat it Release.They did it with Joker 2 times(Bank Robber and DX).

[Kuzeh]

This comparation that i have made is for the people who thinks that it doesn´t look like MJ or that it looks like the Thriller normal head sculpt:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/Kapital21/Dibujodadadad.jpg

Better eyes (more rounded), better mouth, better cheaks. It looks like the real Mj.

Yup they're wrong it looks spot on!

:clap:clap:clap:hi5::yess:

[karamazov80]

Kick-*** figure IMO!! :rock!
Hey, I didn't say what you quoted me as saying :mad:

[Grosby]

:clap:clap:clap:hi5::yess:

Oh, you clap now but when the revised 'Thriller' head came out you said it "looks amazing!!", as this record here (http://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1841734&postcount=100) attests. We just can't trust your judgments, I'm afraid... From the sounds of some of you, a walnut with a couple of googly eyes glued to it would be enough to have you high-fiving each other.

It's nice to judge by a delicately-lit picture, with it's shadows falling here and there, but I say this more uniformly-lit pictures show how little removed it is from the 'Thriller' sculpt or at least how it would actually look in hand.

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r262/retskoow/album%202/MichaelJacksonBeatItversionCollectibleFigure_PR11. jpg

[Kuzeh]

Oh, you clap now but when the revised 'Thriller' head came out you said it "looks amazing!!", as this record here (http://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1841734&postcount=100) attests. We just can't trust your judgments, I'm afraid... From the sounds of some of you, a walnut with a couple of googly eyes glued to it would be enough to have you high-fiving each other.

It's nice to judge by a delicately-lit picture, with it's shadows falling here and there, but I say this more uniformly-lit pictures show how little removed it is from the 'Thriller' sculpt or at least how it would actually look in hand.


I also said that the first one looked better and that the one we got didn't give me a Thriller vibe...
How convenient of you not mention this...
Hey, if you think it looks like a random black guy, good for you! :peace
Give the ones that want it better chances of getting it!

You don't have to trust anybody's judgement in a TOY forum! :lol
I guess your condescending taste is above us mortals...
I'm flattered that you took the time to search for my year old posts! :lol
I can high-five you too if you want! :hi5:

Better now?

[The Monster]

Anyone have any idea where I can pre-order this? I have been in spooktacular 2010 mode. :lol If sideshow does not offer this I will cry. I want 2 of them for sure! :D

[Grosby]

Never! I slap your high-five away at the wrist!

I do trust people's judgment on here, some of them. Many people on here I think have a good idea about things. Some though are baffling, how people can say they're pleased by such things. I really do think some of you would be happy with a walnut, and that you found 'Thriller' to be excellent, even if you admit it didn't give you the 'Thriller' vibe, goes to exemplify that in some way. That's not to put you down though, it wasn't an attempt at an insult, it just goes to show where certain people are coming from when they praise this head.

I wasn't searching for your post in particular, I came across it when looking for a comparable 'Thriller' picture to post alongside the above, but then I decided just to let the one picture stand.

It's not just good for me that I don't like this head, it's irritating for me. I very much want at least one halfway decent Jackson head from this era, many want the same thing there, but with every release the opportunities for this disappear. Once HT are through with the Jackson license, which will happen eventually, I don't imagine any other 1/6 company is going to come in and start re-doing them any time soon and so what we're getting now will likely be it for a very long time.

[Kuzeh]

Anyone have any idea where I can pre-order this? I have been in spooktacular 2010 mode. :lol If sideshow does not offer this I will cry. I want 2 of them for sure! :D

Well, there will be only 2000 available outside of the 2000 for the Tokyo show, so if SS does distribute them it will be in very limited numbers... 500 tops methinks...

Never! I slap your high-five away at the wrist!

I do trust people's judgment on here, some of them. Many people on here I think have a good idea about things. Some though are baffling, how people can say they're pleased by such things. I really do think some of you would be happy with a walnut, and that you found 'Thriller' to be excellent, even if you admit it didn't give you the 'Thriller' vibe, goes to exemplify that in some way. That's not to put you down though, it wasn't an attempt at an insult, it just goes to show where certain people are coming from when they praise this head.

I wasn't searching for your post in particular, I came across it when looking for a comparable 'Thriller' picture to post alongside the above, but then I decided just to let the one picture stand.

It's not just good for me that I don't like this head, it's irritating for me. I very much want at least one halfway decent Jackson head from this era, many want the same thing there, but with every release the opportunities for this disappear. Once HT are through with the Jackson license, which will happen eventually, I don't imagine any other 1/6 company is going to come in and start re-doing them any time soon and so what we're getting now will likely be it for a very long time.

I collect for fun, I get what I like and pass on what I don't...
I think this sculpt is superb and a great improvement over past MJ sculpt, maybe not 100% perfect, that's not possible IMO... but I bet you if you show that pic to anyone, they'll say it's MJ...

I just think it's funny how every time an HT figure is previewed, there's always people claiming it "looks nothing like him"...
Happened with Leonidas, with Perseus, T-800, Sarah Connor, T-1000, Dastan, Big Chap, John Connor, etc...

Anyway, we'll have to agree to disagree! :duff!
:peace

[OSCORP]

Must HAVE!

[breakersrevenge]

The flippers are going to have a nice fat profit with this one!

[Cheungkinmen]

The flippers are going to have a nice fat profit with this one!

What's a flipper ? not familiar with this term XD

[PapitoMX]

Remind me a bit of Michael DeLorenzo from the Music Video, guy in the knife fight dance thing.

[Hydeous]

why is yulli sculpting this one？

[karamazov80]

The flippers are going to have a nice fat profit with this one!
Hrm. You are a retailer, right? Do you know something we don't? To flip is to buy with intention of re-selling for profit.

[Moonwalker1982]

The closeups look quite good, but the pics where you see the figure from a distance, the face just looks off. And the skin colour needs to be much darker.

It should be the same as Thriller.

http://dresonic.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/beat-it.jpg

[Kapital]

I think that with this changes on the eyes and color over cheeks the figure looks better:

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/8559/comparacink.jpg

[karamazov80]

I don't know about the cheek reddening. Maybe that would work better with one of the later, whiter MJs.

[Kapital]

I don't know about the cheek reddening. Maybe that would work better with one of the later, whiter MJs.

In that period he had red on her cheeks:

http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2009/stylewatch/blog/090706/michael-jackson-300x400.jpg
http://gi0007.photobucket.com/groups/0007/JE638GEUUS/thrillerera113.jpg

But i must say that in the video there is no red cheeks:

http://www.listen-free-music.com/Michael-Jackson/images/michael-jackson-beat-it.jpg

[slipknotpredator]

HT needs to put some more facial expression on that face, its always that same boring look.

But the figure looks great, congrats to MJ fans.

[gunm]

I agree with the observation that the eyes seem a bit off--too droopy? I guess SSC will import this even though it's supposed to be a limited evet/Japan-only product?

[OSCORP]

I hope so.

[I am Ironman]

It would be PERFECT if the head is slightly narrower and with a bit more smile! Don't you agree HOT TOYS?

:wink1:

[Darth Con]

HT dont you dare go changing the mouth like u did with the Thriller MJ!
If this stays as shown im gona grab an extra head of these and put it on Thriller MJ :)

[Grosby]

Heh, I'm heavily in favour of some change of expression (not a crazy mouth-closed smile like 'Thriller' though, certainly not). I think even if the likeness stays the same as it is now, a change of expression would be a great step forward, as others have already suggested. I don't understand why they would go with an expression like this. It's not just 'neutral' or 'expressionless,' it looks like he's sleeping with his eyes open or something. Maybe the license holders have very particular dictates on the expression, I don't why they would though. For too many poses, as with 'Thriller,' it looks just ridiculous. They both have expressions that contradict pretty much any degree of action.

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r262/retskoow/album%202/MichaelJacksonBeatItversionCollectibleFigure_PR8.j pg

[Lejuan]

Heh, I'm heavily in favour of some change of expression (not a crazy mouth-closed smile like 'Thriller' though, certainly not). I think even if the likeness stays the same as it is now, a change of expression would be a great step forward, as others have already suggested. I don't understand why they would go with an expression like this. It's not just 'neutral' or 'expressionless,' it looks like he's sleeping with his eyes open or something. Maybe the license holders have very particular dictates on the expression, I don't why they would though. For too many poses, as with 'Thriller,' it looks just ridiculous. They both have expressions that contradict pretty much any degree of action.

:exactly: At least Thriller had the zombie head, and Bad took cues from the album art... but Beat It? They tailor the outfit off the video, why not the facial expression? I'm not a huge MJ fan but I dig him enough that I'd buy a good figure of him... meaning I want him to have a bit of 'tude.

[OSCORP]

Damn i want this!

[AStar]

I wonder just how hard will it be to get one of these "exclusive" figures?!

We all may be in for a big suprise. Everyones saying"im getting this", but these things may be very limited, which will result in a crazy price tag...

Any guesses as to how much this MJ will go for?

[fantasymaker]

Awesome figure as always , but .....enough of Michael.

[Moonwalker1982]

It would be PERFECT if the head is slightly narrower and with a bit more smile! Don't you agree HOT TOYS?

:wink1:



No, not at all..why should there be a smile at all? The Thriller one's smile was unnessecary , while it was still a great figure, the very first non smiling one was better in many ways. Bad figure had no smile, GOOD. A smile can ruin it, if you ask me :)

Either way....the photos where you see the figure from a distance are just ok, not incredibly accurate at all, definitely NOT MJ in my book, but the closeup pics strangely look very accurate.

[I am Ironman]

No, not at all..why should there be a smile at all? The Thriller one's smile was unnessecary , while it was still a great figure, the very first non smiling one was better in many ways. Bad figure had no smile, GOOD. A smile can ruin it, if you ask me :)

Either way....the photos where you see the figure from a distance are just ok, not incredibly accurate at all, definitely NOT MJ in my book, but the closeup pics strangely look very accurate.

That means only the angle used in that close up pic resembles MJ. The front angle and the rest just don't look like him.

[OSCORP]

Looks just like him. Can't wait to own!

[ShadowX81]

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r262/retskoow/album%202/MichaelJacksonBeatItversionCollectibleFigure_PR9.j pg


I dont see Michael in this sculpt at all.

Looks a bit like Jermaine though.

http://mjlover110.webs.com/189880.jpg

[Moonwalker1982]

Definitely, and on a few other pics he REALLY looks like Jermaine. If you put on the 'Beat It' video, you will definitely see how different Mike looks to this figure. The Bad figure really had to MJ expression nailed down. Will this one change or is this final?

[Snake Eater]

Looks great to me.

Mega pass though.

[Kuzeh]

Are you kidding me?...
Jermaine???...
:lol!!!
:cuckoo:

[karamazov80]

Looks a bit like Latoya. Or Joe.

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2008/05/02/joe_jackson_narrowweb__300x371,0.jpg

[ShadowX81]

Are you kidding me?...
Jermaine???...
:lol!!!
:cuckoo:
Sure, why not?

Looks a hell of alot more like him than Michael.

[Kuzeh]

Sure, why not?

Looks a hell of alot more like him than Michael.

I bet you if you show 100 people this pic without showing the jacket or the name, 99 will say it's Michael Jackson... so no... it doesn't look like Jermaine... :cuckoo:

[Grosby]

I bet you if you show 100 people this pic without showing the jacket or the name, 99 will say it's Michael Jackson... so no... it doesn't look like Jermaine... :cuckoo:

You making theoretical bets on the reactions of imaginary people and then ending with "so no... it doesn't look like Jermaine..." doesn't really make any kind of point at all, you know... :cuckoo:

Looking into it, I agree this looks a surprising amount like Jermaine. I suspect that if we were to show this figure to 100 people, all of them, bar none, would swear on their life that it was Jermaine Jackson, and so yes, I do think it looks like Jermaine Jackson. If they just adjust the eyes we'll have the perfect Jermaine to re-create all our favourite Jermaine moments.

http://991.com/newGallery/Jermaine-Jackson-Dynamite-49290.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51TQvEBwI7L._SS500_.jpg
http://content.answcdn.com/main/content/img/amg/pop_artists/DRP100/P137/P13752ML78N.jpg

[GrandPatron]

Theres like 4 Michael Jacksons and they all have no expressions, except for one of them but atleast make each of them authentic to the era. C'mon hot toys if the figs don't come with any accessories atleast give him an authentic expression.

[cr`]

personally, i think this is the best one yet. looks good in the close up pics. i'm still holding out for the definitive version though(a billy jean remake, perhaps?). dont need more than one mj.

[OSCORP]

personally, i think this is the best one yet.


Same!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kuzeh]

You making theoretical bets on the reactions of imaginary people and then ending with "so no... it doesn't look like Jermaine..." doesn't really make any kind of point at all, you know... :cuckoo:

:slap
Imaginary people? I'm talking about asking real people... :lol!!!
Go ahead and show this pic to 100 people or just 10 people... and tell me how many said it was Jermaine...
I'll do the same... how about that?...

http://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=363&pictureid=15044


Looking into it, I agree this looks a surprising amount like Jermaine. I suspect that if we were to show this figure to 100 people, all of them, bar none, would swear on their life that it was Jermaine Jackson, and so yes, I do think it looks like Jermaine Jackson. If they just adjust the eyes we'll have the perfect Jermaine to re-create all our favourite Jermaine moments.


OK then... :lol!!!
How about we discuss this further when we have the figures in hand?...
I've been collecting HT since 2005 and I'm all too familiar with the Chicken little syndrome...
So, let's move on, if you think it looks like Jermaine, good for you! Go post it on HT's Facebook or better yet... Don't buy it! :peace!


Theres like 4 Michael Jacksons and they all have no expressions, except for one of them but atleast make each of them authentic to the era. C'mon hot toys if the figs don't come with any accessories atleast give him an authentic expression.

Well. it's pretty obvious Bravado has a lot to do with what expressions they want for each MJ... that's why they changed the Thriller one...
HT can do a better job I'm sure, but I still think this HS is superb!
Besides, people would complain if it only had whatever expression... the best thing to do would be
to have 2 heads like Leonidas IMO



Same!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:hi5:

[Hydeous]

actually, I do think it looks kinda like jermaine too.

the BAD version, a lot of my friends say it looks kinda like janet.

Im guessing the billie jean one looks like latoya :dunno:lol

the only one I think personally looks like mj would be the 1st proto type of the thriller for the japanese market.

now THAT is MJ 100%.

[Kuzeh]

A bit OT but had to share this...

At last!!!

http://breakingnews.michaeljackson.com/pressrelease.html
NEW ALBUM MICHAEL
AVAILABLE DECEMBER 14, 2010

MUCH ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM FROM THE KING OF POP
MICHAEL
TO BE RELEASED DECEMBER 14

Exclusive Teaser and Song to be Unveiled on MichaelJackson.com

New York, NY – The much anticipated album of newly completed recordings from Michael Jackson entitled MICHAEL will be released on December 14 by Epic Records in conjunction with the Estate of Michael Jackson. Tomorrow, an exclusive teaser for the project will appear on www.michaeljackson.com; on Monday, November 8th the world premiere of “Breaking News,” a full track from the album, will stream on the site for one week only.

The creative process never stopped for the King of Pop who was always planning for his next album; unbeknownst to many fans around the world Michael Jackson was writing and recording songs continuously everywhere from a friend’s home in New Jersey to studios in Las Vegas and Los Angeles with a small group of handpicked collaborators. Now, through the unique stories that will be told about the songs that comprise MICHAEL, fans will get mind-blowing insight into how this artist worked and a chance to hear the songs he most recently created along with tracks that Michael had a desire to bring to fruition.

“Breaking News,” a never heard before song by Michael that appears on the new album was recorded in New Jersey in 2007 and recently brought to completion. Fans can begin pre-ordering the album on www.michaeljackson.com in the next 24 hours.

The attached image of the album cover of MICHAEL was created by painter Kadir Nelson in 2009. In the oil painting, Kadir – who is known for story telling through his art – takes us on a journey through some key moments and important people in Michael Jackson’s life.

Stay tuned for the worldwide launch of the official first single from MICHAEL later this month.
www.michaeljackson.com

http://breakingnews.michaeljackson.com/images/large_album.jpg

[Rorywan]

What's with the prince symbol in the bubble to the right of the tigers head?

[Moonwalker1982]

Simply awesome news, simply...AWESOME!!!! I can't wait to hear that new single, it sure sounds like a serious song, not happy or anything. But we'll see, great stuff for MJ fans to look forward to. The DVD box set, and the album. Daaaaaaaaamn sweet.

[Rorywan]

Simply awesome news, simply...AWESOME!!!! I can't wait to hear that new single, it sure sounds like a serious song, not happy or anything. But we'll see, great stuff for MJ fans to look forward to. The DVD box set, and the album. Daaaaaaaaamn sweet.

Any idea about the Prince symbol? Thought they were rivals? And I know that's copyrighted to Mr Nelson?
Looking forward to this.

[Moonwalker1982]

Any idea about the Prince symbol? Thought they were rivals? And I know that's copyrighted to Mr Nelson?
Looking forward to this.



I hadn't even noticed it, until a friend on MSN told me about it. But i have no idea what MJ and Prince eventually were to eachother. I have heard stories that they actually were good friends and simply tried to 'outdo' eachother musically wise...if that's the right word.

MJ had asked Prince to be on 'Bad' but if i remember correctly, Prince said he wasn't needed on the song or something, i don't know it anymore.

[mrclean08]

I wonder just how hard will it be to get one of these "exclusive" figures?!

We all may be in for a big suprise. Everyones saying"im getting this", but these things may be very limited, which will result in a crazy price tag...

Any guesses as to how much this MJ will go for?

One of the pics on the Hot Toys website showed 18,000 yen which is approximately $220.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a70/michaelcabrera/Sideshow/MJ_Beat_It_Hot_Toys.jpg

[gunm]

He has a different HS in that picture.

[mrclean08]

I wonder which US online retailers will be getting this. BBTS? CornerStoreComics? etc.

[ShadowX81]

One of the pics on the Hot Toys website showed 18,000 yen which is approximately $220.

$220 for a basic figure with no accessories? Damn.
Even though im a big hot toys fan and a bigger Michael Jackson fan, im going to have to think about this one.

[OSCORP]

It won't actually be that much.

[Snake Eater]

Terrific sculpt.

So what if it looks like Jermaine, they were brothers!!! I look like my brother, strange that eh?

[ShadowX81]

The diffrence here is that Michael and Jermaine do not look alike.

[Snake Eater]

I'd say there were similarities.

[Kuzeh]

Can't wait to replace my custom kit/bash with the official one!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v382/kuzeh/Figures/MJ/DSC07438.jpg

[OSCORP]

Any word on if the USA will be getting any?

[mrclean08]

Any word on if the USA will be getting any?

I emailed CornerStoreComics.com and they said they don't know if they will receive any. I am still waiting for a response from BBTS.

[gunm]

SSC "officially" distributes Hot Toys for the Western market (and supplies places like CornerStore and BBTS). I'm sure they'll announce something when they are ready. Toys2 out of Canada also works for US customers--they get theirs direct from HK, though.

[vodoun]

Toys2 out of Canada also works for US customers--they get theirs direct from HK, though.

True but when they are sure to get it, it goes up for pre-order right away. In this case, it never happened. Yet. 99.9% of the time it's up right away.

[Kuzeh]

Well...
the first pre-order is now on Ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/MICHAEL-JACKSON-HOT-TOYS-1-6-SCALE-BEAT-IT-VERSION-NEW_W0QQitemZ260691012579QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNam eZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101#ht_1101wt_1141

Supposedly this guy will have 10 of these...
$225.00 shipped from the US...
Could it be?... :dunno

[OSCORP]

225$ is too much for me.

[niennumb1]

One of the pics on the Hot Toys website showed 18,000 yen which is approximately $220.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a70/michaelcabrera/Sideshow/MJ_Beat_It_Hot_Toys.jpg

That face looks better than the ones on page 1. Kinda disappointed with the head sculpt on this. It just looks so post-Thriller album.

Bummer cuz I also wasn't too happy with the Thriller final release face and wished they just stuck to the promo one that was on all those pictures beforehand.

[karamazov80]

Well...
the first pre-order is now on Ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/MICHAEL-JACKSON-HOT-TOYS-1-6-SCALE-BEAT-IT-VERSION-NEW_W0QQitemZ260691012579QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNam eZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101#ht_1101wt_1141

Supposedly this guy will have 10 of these...
$225.00 shipped from the US...
Could it be?... :dunno
No chance it will be in stock before the Paypal claim period expires. Someone is taking a serious risk ordering that figure at this point, unless you don't have to pay right away.

[navetsea]

wonder why they haven't make MJ with a wide smile showing his teeth, while on the close up on this one it looked pretty spot on, but the expression is too subtle, it doesn't portray his character enough.
just my 2cents since I'm not planning to buy

oh wow, in this last pic they changed the face completely.

[Dront]

Well...
the first pre-order is now on Ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/MICHAEL-JACKSON-HOT-TOYS-1-6-SCALE-BEAT-IT-VERSION-NEW_W0QQitemZ260691012579QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNam eZRSS:B:SRCH:US:101#ht_1101wt_1141

Supposedly this guy will have 10 of these...
$225.00 shipped from the US...
Could it be?... :dunno

http://docinthemachine.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/risky.jpg

I'd pay extra 40$ but with guarantee :exactly:

[Kuzeh]

I'll probably wait to see if Sideshow carries these,
if not I'll check with any other trusted e-tailer, lastly trusted E-bayers... but this figure WILL be mine!! :rock!

[Rock83]

I won't pre-order this unless someone i trust will carry these,Toys2,Sideshow,ABC-Express.

[Joey Vandyne]

Yeah, if anything I'd buy the outfit separately. It's kind of a waste...I don't even think a repaint can save the sculpt.

[OSCORP]

Are some of you guys even looking at the same figure i am? You don't see MJ here? Really?

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r262/retskoow/album%202/MichaelJacksonBeatItversionCollectibleFigure_PR2.j pg

I'm glad that i don't have ANY problems with the figure

[karamazov80]

There are perfectionists that are gonna hate a sculpt no matter what, and MJ fans that are gonna love the sculpt no matter what. Being someone that, I believe, falls in the middle somewhere, I have to say that likeness just isn't all that great. I think it is mostly the eyes. Won't stop me from buying the figure, but this is not a likeness on par with Hot Toys' Platoon figures by any stretch.

[ShadowX81]

Im not a perfectionist. I just don't see MJ there. Especially considering Hot Toys history of producing dead on likenesses, this isn't even close. To me it looks like someone that passingly bears a slight resemblance to MJ. I just dont see him. I think its the mouth that is off for me.

[Moonwalker1982]

Im not a perfectionist. I just don't see MJ there. Especially considering Hot Toys history of producing dead on likenesses, this isn't even close. To me it looks like someone that passingly bears a slight resemblance to MJ. I just dont see him. I think its the mouth that is off for me.



Neither do i, i've said it before...the photos that are up close (of the face) look rather accurate. The photos taken from a distance, basically the whole figure, it simply doesn't. I suggest you folks go take another look at the 'Beat It' video...seriously :)

[Grosby]

There are perfectionists that are gonna hate a sculpt no matter what, and MJ fans that are gonna love the sculpt no matter what. Being someone that, I believe, falls in the middle somewhere, I have to say that likeness just isn't all that great.

You're probably right there. I put it down to just people with extremely low demands, write '1/6 Cary Grant Figure' on the picture and suddenly it's 100%-spot-on Cary Grant in their eyes, but there are plenty of Jackson fans who think every song is the greatest, there is no wrong, etc, etc, it's probably more likely that there's a bit of that coming in, as you say. At the same time, I think there's also some who really have a extremely hazy memory of this video, seeming to remember little more than that he was black... That's not to belittle people that say it looks like Jackson, it's just that it seems to me that the lacking in likeness here is a factual matter, as clear as day for those willing or able to look at it objectively.

Like the other person above though, I'd really like the outfit at least, so that if anyone ever does make at least a halfway decent head I'll be ready. The outfit looks just great, wonderful it is.

[Cheungkinmen]

I would buy it in a heartbeat, now I need to know where :|

[Kuzeh]

There are perfectionists that are gonna hate a sculpt no matter what, and MJ fans that are gonna love the sculpt no matter what. Being someone that, I believe, falls in the middle somewhere, I have to say that likeness just isn't all that great. I think it is mostly the eyes. Won't stop me from buying the figure, but this is not a likeness on par with Hot Toys' Platoon figures by any stretch.

I agree with this, but to me is the best HT MJ likeness so far...



Im not a perfectionist. I just don't see MJ there. Especially considering Hot Toys history of producing dead on likenesses, this isn't even close. To me it looks like someone that passingly bears a slight resemblance to MJ. I just dont see him. I think its the mouth that is off for me.

HT has plenty of misses... but I wouldn't consider this as one...

Neither do i, i've said it before...the photos that are up close (of the face) look rather accurate. The photos taken from a distance, basically the whole figure, it simply doesn't. I suggest you folks go take another look at the 'Beat It' video...seriously :)

:panic:
Honestly, HT has never disappointed me once the figure is in my hands...


You're probably right there. I put it down to just people with extremely low demands, write '1/6 Cary Grant Figure' on the picture and suddenly it's 100%-spot-on Cary Grant in their eyes, but there are plenty of Jackson fans who think every song is the greatest, there is no wrong, etc, etc, it's probably more likely that there's a bit of that coming in, as you say. At the same time, I think there's also some who really have a extremely hazy memory of this video, seeming to remember little more than that he was black... That's not to belittle people that say it looks like Jackson, it's just that it seems to me that the lacking in likeness here is a factual matter, as clear as day for those willing or able to look at it objectively.
It's a toy!!! :lol


Like the other person above though, I'd really like the outfit at least, so that if anyone ever does make at least a halfway decent head I'll be ready. The outfit looks just great, wonderful it is.

Outfit kicks ***!! :rock!

I would buy it in a heartbeat, now I need to know where :|
:hi5:

[Ash]

Been out of the loop for awhile so I was thrilled to see this thread, Beat It is one of my favorite looks, but the likeness just isn't there for me either. I probably wouldn't be able to get it anyway, so I guess it kind of works out though.

[Dront]

I agree with this, but to me is the best HT MJ likeness so far...



The best HT MJ likeness :lecture
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/ornisan/compare.png

My MJ HT 1/6 Face Satisfaction:
Billie Jean - 20%
Thriller Human - 40% (Zomby 90%)
Beat it - ? wating release :monkey2
Bad - 80%

[Rorywan]

The best HT MJ likeness :lecture
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa54/ornisan/compare.png

My MJ HT 1/6 Face Satisfaction:
Billie Jean - 20%
Thriller Human - 40% (Zomby 90%)
Beat it - ? wating release :monkey2
Bad - 80%

I sound like a broken recored here, but the EYES ARE ALL WRONG on MJ BAD.

[Joey Vandyne]

I don't mean to be a party ****er, cause I LOVE the MJ Beat it outfit, and I think Hot Toys has done a wonderful job with the tailoring, but...if memory serves me correctly, wasn't the jacket red and silver, not red and gold?

[ShadowX81]

I sound like a broken recored here, but the EYES ARE ALL WRONG on MJ BAD.
Atleast they look better than the mouth.

[Nitro80]

Love this head sculpt amazing likeness.

[FLOSI]

I think this looks pretty damn cool... Beat It screams MJ more to me than Thriller.

[dieguito_89]

http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201011/18/094210gesaqgewkktevoye.jpg
http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201011/18/204051ecu7zpu6uhaue89d.jpg

[Dront]

He looks awesome :yess:
I really want to order this guy :panic:

[Kuzeh]

He looks awesome :yess:
I really want to order this guy :panic:

:lecture:lecture:lecture

[gunm]

I would like at least one of the HT MJs (and hey, why doesn't HT make sports licenses? I'd love a HT NBA MJ), and I would like it to be this "Beat It" fig, but I'm not liking how the eyes are in the HS. They are a little too droopy to me. If they don't tweek it, I may have to wait for the Smooth Criminal one...

[karamazov80]

Likeness looks slightly better in the lighting in the new Milk picture.

[dominishin]

He looks great in those milk pics.

Just love the outfit + tailoring. Will stand out well.

And it looks like they're still using those crappy capes for bats... :gah:

[AStar]

MILK pictures are looking really good. Im still wondering just how hard will it be to obtain this guy

[OSCORP]

I want!!!!!

[Lostjedimaster]

I'd like to see a Billie Jean Version or a pre-nose job version. I've got the Thriller figure and the likeness is awesome. I prefer these earlier versions before he altered his appearance in to the Gray Jimmy Cagney/ Diana Ross Alien look. The 80's are when Micheal still looked like Micheal.

[Hydeous]

Can't wait to buy this and batman set :rock

[Rorywan]

Any news on this?
Is it possible to order it from anywhere?

I know it's an exclusive, but thought it would have shown up somewhere by now.

:(

[blakus939]

Not liking this at all. The eyes have that annoying 'looking right through you' appearance HT are so fond of lately

[Rorywan]

Not liking this at all. The eyes have that annoying 'looking right through you' appearance HT are so fond of lately

Yes, very well put. That's a real issue they have to overcome. I still want this though and I'm not even an MJ fan-atic. I think it's some sort of HT viral infection I have.
:panic:

[mrclean08]

There's a seller on eBay who has presold a bunch of them. Is this guy legit?

http://cgi.ebay.com/MICHAEL-JACKSON-HOT-TOYS-1-6-SCALE-BEAT-VERSION-NEW-/260698602501?pt=Music_Other_Formats&hash=item3cb2d8fc05

Check out his ended auctions. He already sold a bunch. (6). And he still has (4) available for preorder as I type this. I thought eBay changed their policy about preorders? WTF?!

[dieguito_89]

http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment...91533o5t6l.jpg
http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment...e469xvxr8o.jpg
http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment...1ih8bph4qw.jpg

[Dront]

There's a seller on eBay who has presold a bunch of them. Is this guy legit?

http://cgi.ebay.com/MICHAEL-JACKSON-HOT-TOYS-1-6-SCALE-BEAT-VERSION-NEW-/260698602501?pt=Music_Other_Formats&hash=item3cb2d8fc05

Check out his ended auctions. He already sold a bunch. (6). And he still has (4) available for preorder as I type this. I thought eBay changed their policy about preorders? WTF?!

Look at his feedback as ebay seller
16 feedback as seller Wow :( 1 Iron Man Sideshow and THE REST -
Some PHOTOS - Not Cool :exactly:

[karamazov80]

There's a seller on eBay who has presold a bunch of them. Is this guy legit?

http://cgi.ebay.com/MICHAEL-JACKSON-HOT-TOYS-1-6-SCALE-BEAT-VERSION-NEW-/260698602501?pt=Music_Other_Formats&hash=item3cb2d8fc05

Check out his ended auctions. He already sold a bunch. (6). And he still has (4) available for preorder as I type this. I thought eBay changed their policy about preorders? WTF?!
I think they still allow pre-orders within 30 days. HOWEVER, I fully expect this guy to clear out his Paypal account and to get out of dodge well before then. A pretty good scam, though he could make twice this much if he started putting up pre-orders for the Batman figures as well.

[OMG]

HT is not going to take pre-order on these 3 limited figure. Dont fall for this. :slap

[mrclean08]

I hate to imagine the grief on the 6 people he sold these to. I noticed after his last one sold, he removed the other 4 and no longer listed them.

[dieguito_89]

http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/01/090300pb3mbn3qxtqqsyxr.jpg
http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/01/090309l2z6z61o23i232j8.jpg
http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/01/090318t0q5wmuw5u2ddkd2.jpg

:wave

[jimbean]

http://img220.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp01fo1i-13379/loc761/38815_bea****etHQ4_122_761lo.jpg

[mrclean08]

This figure retails for $220+ direct from Japan. I won't be surprised to see scalpers asking for Buy-It-Now on eBay for at least $300+. *long sigh*

[Rorywan]

That makes me want it even more. I'm ____ed.

:(


Also Demon Bats looks pretty poor there.

[OSCORP]

Guess i might have to give up on this. Not gonna pay 200$+

[Kuzeh]

Patience...
I'm 90% sure SS will distribute these...

[Emerald74]

Patience...
I'm 90% sure SS will distribute these...

I sure hope so. I really want this one!

[OSCORP]

That would be nice

[Demimatt]

yeesh 220 MSRP? That is alot more than I'm sure alot of us were expecting, I guess it's because it's limited and what not, I mean the DX wasnt even 220 msrp.

[D. Martin]

I'm pretty sure these will see a very small production run and will likely sell through on the 25th.

[Kuzeh]

I'm pretty sure these will see a very small production run and will likely sell through on the 25th.

The production run is 2000 for the 25th show and 2000 more for international distributors...

[Oh_No]

ima have to be here when that pre order thread is made

[mrclean08]

There's a seller right now on eBay who wants $500 for a preorder.

If this is indeed 4,000 total produced, I believe that Sideshow will get their share to distribute and at a fair price. Not $500.

[Annika]

Gah, I keep telling myself I only need one figure per era, but damnit, those close-ups of the face are sucking me in! I always was partial to the longer jheri curl... Anyone know how you can get these if you're in Japan? Do you actually have to be at the con or is there a mail order of some sort? Otherwise I guess I'll be stalking Sideshow.

[Emerald74]

There's a seller right now on eBay who wants $500 for a preorder.

If this is indeed 4,000 total produced, I believe that Sideshow will get their share to distribute and at a fair price. Not $500.

I saw that seller on Ebay to. I am really hoping that Sideshow is able to get some,cause there is no way I could swing $500.

[dieguito_89]

http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/18/0228203vrizivth3c90099.jpg
http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/18/023028pvimpm7ppkpg0h5m.jpg

[Kuzeh]

Wow!!!
Looks great!!!
Come on Sideshow!!!
Announce it already!!!

[OSCORP]

I hope they will.

[karamazov80]

I hope they will.
You would. Being a Hot Toys titty bird, etc. :nana::nana::nana:

[OSCORP]

You're so right i can't wait.

Although coping Nam is bad form. I expected better from you.:nana:

[karamazov80]

^^Typical Hot Toys titty bird response :nana: :nana: :nana:

RIP Nam :monkey2

[OSCORP]

RIP Nam :monkey2


http://forums.joerogan.net/images/smilies/2.gif

[karamazov80]

http://forums.joerogan.net/images/smilies/2.gif

*imagine youtube video of retarded horse here*

[mrclean08]

This figure comes out in 8 days and still no word if Sideshow will ever distribute it. Doesn't look good for us.

[dieguito_89]

http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/18/113743hl2ng1drredughy0.jpg
http://toy-world.com.hk/forum/attachments/month_1012/20101218_5e7e8e367193a83cc0645GCborbaYiXe.jpg
http://toy-world.com.hk/forum/attachments/month_1012/20101218_f29a462f21ad4a60126aSkOSv23gbG7x.jpg
http://toy-world.com.hk/forum/attachments/month_1012/20101218_2079583a1985ce18f409IMaKOAqiFWn6.jpg

[GrandPatron]

http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/18/0228203vrizivth3c90099.jpg

Sorry to go off topic but who is that on the far left? Looks familiar but can't quite remember.

[Snake Eater]

Looks very solid.

[The Monster]

http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/18/113743hl2ng1drredughy0.jpg
http://toy-world.com.hk/forum/attachments/month_1012/20101218_5e7e8e367193a83cc0645GCborbaYiXe.jpg
http://toy-world.com.hk/forum/attachments/month_1012/20101218_f29a462f21ad4a60126aSkOSv23gbG7x.jpg
http://toy-world.com.hk/forum/attachments/month_1012/20101218_2079583a1985ce18f409IMaKOAqiFWn6.jpg

This figure is what I wished for the Mistress Wishlist Giveaway 2010. Methinks my wish did not come true. Congrats to all of those whos wishes did come true though. :D

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. :santa

The Monster,

Nick

[karamazov80]

Maybe Santa will make these figures readily available to all of us!

[Moonwalker1982]

I wasn't a fan of the face sculpt before this one is SO not Michael Jackson. Just look at the face, it seriously reminds me more of 50 cent than MJ.

[Snake Eater]

Looks like MJ to me. :dunno

[Tubes78]

Can't wait to get my hands on this MJ. I'll probably have it January.
I'll post some pics by then :-)

[Cheungkinmen]

He looks like MJ to me too. You know who doesn't look MJ ? Scarecrow. :S

[Kuzeh]

Can't wait for more pics!!
I really hope SS announces this guy on Thursday...

[The Monster]

This figure is what I wished for the Mistress Wishlist Giveaway 2010. Methinks my wish did not come true. Congrats to all of those whos wishes did come true though. :D

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. :santa

The Monster,

Nick


I did bring up the Son Of Frankenstein SSE 12 inch Figure or the Ardeth Bey 1:1 Scale Color Bust but I know those are even beyond the powers of the Mistress!:lol:rotfl

[wookster]

[QUOTE=dieguito_89;3064656]http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/18/113743hl2ng1drredughy0.jpg
QUOTE]

Love those boxes!

[Snake Eater]

Yeh, classy as.

[freshvein]

http://i53.tinypic.com/34pgb5v.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/2s7uiy9.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/4jb03.jpg

[dominishin]

Why!??? :gah:

I need this figure.

[Rock83]

I seriously wish HT could communicate better with the fans knowing if this will be available through retailers or not:gah:

well guys,looks like we have to pay up 500$+ for this figure,people/ebay sellers will take full advantage of desperate fans.

[OSCORP]

I seriously wish HT could communicate better with the fans knowing if this will be available through retailers or not:gah:

well guys,looks like we have to pay up 500$+ for this figure,people/ebay sellers will take full advantage of desperate fans.


I'm not paying that!

[dieguito_89]

http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/20/105038v777vfxi5x6v5qi5.jpg
http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/20/105041z22262oic16r2623.jpg
http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/20/105043uvj8ry8huiczfpjb.jpg
http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/20/105046b1onu3oxijo323o1.jpg

[eighthsamurai]

wow, looks really impressive. i'm in the great HS camp on this one.

[Moonwalker1982]

Something doesn't look right, when it comes to the face.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EXpRdBBpW6A/TCU5JRlyKEI/AAAAAAAAAxA/nvZRNXeeaU8/s640/beat-it-michael-jackson-moda-01g.jpg

http://img.costumecraze.com/images/vendors/charades/649-Boys-Michael-Jackson-Beat-It-Costume-Jacket-large.jpg

[AStar]

I'm not paying that!

Hear! Hear!

I love MJ, but damn paying that much for a figure of him. Damn paying that much for a figure period.

I really hope others will have this for sale, because it is really a nice piece.

[Kuzeh]

http://i53.tinypic.com/34pgb5v.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/2s7uiy9.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/4jb03.jpg

http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/20/105038v777vfxi5x6v5qi5.jpg
http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/20/105041z22262oic16r2623.jpg
http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/20/105043uvj8ry8huiczfpjb.jpg
http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/20/105046b1onu3oxijo323o1.jpg

Wow!!!!
Looks absolutely amazing!!!! :rock!!!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wMVO8fSNLac/TNcvu6PwYPI/AAAAAAAAFv0/9NWN5RmaNa4/s1600/princessleia.jpg
Help me Sideshow Collectibles... you're my only hope!!!

[dieguito_89]

Wow!!!!
Looks absolutely amazing!!!! :rock!!!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wMVO8fSNLac/TNcvu6PwYPI/AAAAAAAAFv0/9NWN5RmaNa4/s1600/princessleia.jpg
Help me Sideshow Collectibles... you're my only hope!!!

Amen to that! :pray:


This time they have come very close

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/3105/htthrillerbea****culpt.jpg

Anyway, surely in hand will be better.

[The Monster]

Wow!!!!
Looks absolutely amazing!!!! :rock!!!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wMVO8fSNLac/TNcvu6PwYPI/AAAAAAAAFv0/9NWN5RmaNa4/s1600/princessleia.jpg
Help me Sideshow Collectibles... you're my only hope!!!

Help me Sideshow Collectibles... you're my only hope as well. :D

Good one Kuzeh! :lol:rotfl I like that. :lol :D

[karamazov80]

Not gonna happen if the translation of that Hot Toys newsletter was correct. They said that none of these were going to be released outside of Asia:

"The exclusives this time won't be available outside Japan and HK. Compared to fans abroad, Japanese fans are lucky to be able to get these easily, and to get them before anyone else."

http://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87273

[Kuzeh]

Crap...
:(
I was under the impression that 2000 were for the show's release and 2000 for distributors... but seems it means only in HK...
That sucks...

They also mentioned that Captain EO figure won't happen... lots of licensing issues, with Disney involved... too bad...

[Snake Eater]

From the pics so far, this turned out beautifully.

[eighthsamurai]

Not gonna happen if the translation of that Hot Toys newsletter was correct. They said that none of these were going to be released outside of Asia:

"The exclusives this time won't be available outside Japan and HK. Compared to fans abroad, Japanese fans are lucky to be able to get these easily, and to get them before anyone else."

http://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87273

:lol are you questionning my abilities??? kenny powers ain't got ____ on me goddamnit! nah, you got me. 60% of that translation is total BS. even all the stuff about not doing an inception line was a lie.

[Snake Eater]

:lol

..
..

[freshvein]

2000 are going to be released at the tokyo expo and 2000 at the toyhunter store in HK in early january with VIP members having first chance and after that if theres any let, people can buy from toyhunter store but can only buy 1 out of the 3 exclusives. with there being 2000 i expect alot of them to appear on ebay from HK sellers, its just a case of how much the sellers are going to charge.

i know hot toys don't release production numbers but i kept reading they only made 2000 original costume batmans and that wasn't hard to get.

[Grosby]

Something doesn't look right, when it comes to the face.

To me, it looks too beefy and box-like, like the head of a body-builder, a head you'd expect to see on that sort of body. It's almost like a black G.I. Joe, to me... If they gave the figure some sort of expression though, something more than this lifeless/sleeping one, I think I would've been happy, I probably wouldn't have such an issue with the likeness. I don't understand how people, if they think this is spot-on, don't seem to find any issue with the expression.

[karamazov80]

:lol are you questionning my abilities??? kenny powers ain't got ____ on me goddamnit! nah, you got me. 60% of that translation is total BS. even all the stuff about not doing an inception line was a lie.
:lol

I knew it!!

[godaiking]

Amen to that! :pray:


This time they have come very close

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/3105/htthrillerbea****culpt.jpg

Anyway, surely in hand will be better.

Almost exact to the facial expression of the Thriller proto head! A nice repaint (especially on the lips) would bring the sculpt out.

Sucks its not going to be released here. :gah:

-Joe

[mrclean08]

It sucks that such an iconic version of MJ has to be a Japanese exclusive. Why couldn't they choose to do something else that wouldn't rob us of something like Beat It?

Like do an MJ Thriller with the varsity jacket and jeans with the switch-out werewolf head. That, I could see as a worthy exclusive.

By not having Beat It be available to the MJ fans as a whole is a travesty!

[Kameo Kid]

I can already tell you that I HAVE to have this, the downside is that I know I'm going to have to do as much overtime at work in order to feed my Hot Toys addiction. Damn you, Japan....

[ShadowX81]

I hope this isnt too expensive on Ebay. $200 is my limit for this figure. Especially when it has no acessories other than the extra hands.

[Kameo Kid]

I hope this isnt too expensive on Ebay. $200 is my limit for this figure. Especially when it has no acessories other than the extra hands.

Best I found was 320 shipped from Hong Kong, and now it's gotten worse.

[ShadowX81]

Wait until people actually have them in hand and the market gets saturated with them. The price will go down for a while. The question is just how much.

[Kameo Kid]

Wait until people actually have them in hand and the market gets saturated with them. The price will go down for a while. The question is just how much.
With only 4 grand in production I wonder if that statement will hold water.

[Oh_No]

i ordered from the guy on ebay

wont pay till they ready to ship though

better than nothing

[Kameo Kid]

i ordered from the guy on ebay

wont pay till they ready to ship though

better than nothing

and they're okay with that? I'm surprised they didn't want you to pay within seven days even if it was a pre-order.

[Cheungkinmen]

Oh man, I guess this figure it out of my hands... I hope some bootleg company pick this one up and make a cheap kit or something, hahaha.

[Oh_No]

and they're okay with that? I'm surprised they didn't want you to pay within seven days even if it was a pre-order.

i sent him a email saying that i wasnt gonna pay til i have proof he getting them he didnt cancel so i guess he good with it

im not gonna pay him for something he doesnt have hisself

[Oh_No]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Hot-Toys-Michael-Jackson-Beat-10thLTD-Ver-/220714644441?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33639e33d9

lolololol

We're sorry we couldn't find an answer for you. Unfortunately, this seller is not able to respond to your question. We suggest reviewing the item again to see if your answer is in the seller's listing.

[Emerald74]

I also sent a message to the seller asking if I could wait to pay for it until it was ready to ship,and he responded..

"you have to pay it right away."

[mrclean08]

I hope this isnt too expensive on Ebay. $200 is my limit for this figure. Especially when it has no acessories other than the extra hands.

This figure retails for approximately $220US in Japanese yen. Even with the lowest markup from a seller abroad, you will be spending at least $250-275, without factoring shipping.

As much as I wish I could set a limit too for $200, it's just not going to be realistic unless a seller wants to take a loss compared to what he paid for it directly from the Tokyo show.

[karamazov80]

This figure retails for approximately $220US in Japanese yen. Even with the lowest markup from a seller abroad, you will be spending at least $250-275, without factoring shipping.
Is $220 the conversion from the initial announcement ("MSRP")? If so, that number is probably much higher than what those stores will actually charge. That was the case with the SDCC exclusives, and several other HT releases from my understanding.

With only 4 grand in production I wonder if that statement will hold water.
4,000 is a lot more than was produced of the Guardian Pred, supposedly. And Predators is probably as popular with the global collecting community as MJ. I wouldn't be shocked if regular releases like Thriller MJ didn't have a production run over 5,000. But, we don't know because Hot Toys doesn't say.

[mrclean08]

Is $220 the conversion from the initial announcement ("MSRP")? If so, that number is probably much higher than what those stores will actually charge. That was the case with the SDCC exclusives, and several other HT releases from my understanding.


Yes, check my post on page 11 of this thread. I posted a pic taken off of Hot Toys' Japanese website. The MSRP is 18,000 yen, which as of today is worth $216.87.

The only "store" that would possibly get this is Toy Hunters in Hong Kong. Being distributed by Sideshow IF it comes to the US doesn't count as a store since Sideshow isn't really a brick & mortar store. But god, I hope Sideshow gets a couple of these to distribute!

[eighthsamurai]

http://www.famitsu.com/news/201012/images/00037358/vUYpt3qe5lpjQ26TydAMXCi8U3vfru3r.jpg

[Kuzeh]

Looks awesome!!!
:rock!!!

[eighthsamurai]

looks better with every damn picture :(

[Oh_No]

question

does anybody think this is gonna rare like billie jean

[Cheungkinmen]

http://www.famitsu.com/news/201012/images/00037358/vUYpt3qe5lpjQ26TydAMXCi8U3vfru3r.jpg

It makes me sad every time I see this figure knowing that I cannot get one for a fair price :/

[OSCORP]

That does look nice!

[karamazov80]

Yes, check my post on page 11 of this thread. I posted a pic taken off of Hot Toys' Japanese website. The MSRP is 18,000 yen, which as of today is worth $216.87.

The only "store" that would possibly get this is Toy Hunters in Hong Kong. Being distributed by Sideshow IF it comes to the US doesn't count as a store since Sideshow isn't really a brick & mortar store. But god, I hope Sideshow gets a couple of these to distribute!
Like I said before, the MSRP on these is useless, apparently, since previous releases have not gone for the amount initially shown. Sideshow and Toy Hunters exclusives included. That isn't to say that we won't have to pay more.

[Kameo Kid]

The item will only sell at a high price if the scalpers know there is a huge demand for them. The more we work ourselves up into a frenzy the more the dollars go up.

[Rock83]

No need to speculate since HT won't bother telling fans if this will be available later,be prepared People...Once 1 ebay seller sells it at 1k the rest will too.

[Kameo Kid]

No need to speculate since HT won't bother telling fans if this will be available later,be prepared People...Once 1 ebay seller sells it at 1k the rest will too.

That's usually the route things take. One seller sells it at a ridiculous price, so the next seller looks at that price and tries to undercut it by one dollar even if the first seller isn't getting people to buy it at that price. Hot Toys cares so much about us (the fans) that they pretty much hand deliver it to the scalpers.

[dominishin]

I will never get over this. :gah:

Why did they think making such a necessary MJ an exclusive was a smart idea??

[Kameo Kid]

I will never get over this. :gah:

Why did they think making such a necessary MJ an exclusive was a smart idea??
It was obviously a dumbass idea. Considering that 'Beat It' isn't an obscure title that barely anyone knows. It's off the damn Thriller album! Even people who don't like MJ know 'Beat It'...

[mrclean08]

I find it interesting that the sellers who are already selling this with a Buy-It-Now price on eBay have over a dozen preorder auctions. (for example, this "TonyCheung1965" seller)

How in the hell did he get so many if these auctions are indeed going to be legit? lol Must be nice to have a hook-up from HT I guess.

[Kameo Kid]

I find it interesting that the sellers who are already selling this with a Buy-It-Now price on eBay have over a dozen preorder auctions. (for example, this "TonyCheung1965" seller)

How in the hell did he get so many if these auctions are indeed going to be legit? lol Must be nice to have a hook-up from HT I guess.
I was honestly thinking of buying from him. He's got the feedback to back it up. I sent him a question about his guarantee to fulfill on his pre-orders. Before he could get back to me the auctions had ended. So somebody is buying. However, I have yet to get an answer.

[dieguito_89]

http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/25/11105612353szo5o2zj112.jpg

http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/25/1110596iccppiihi19bipc.jpg

http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/25/1111024n83dgea1etw2ong.jpg

http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/25/111105a1uuujlqu4nkuxus.jpg

http://bbs.bbicn.com/data/attachment/forum/201012/25/111108xldyil9yzi5xxwi5.jpg

[Grosby]

I really thought this looked truly terrible before, just horrendous, but those pictures above, and a couple of other recent ones, look strangely great. I don't know if they've changed the sculpt, they probably haven't, but it's looking very nice to me there, the likeness seems fine (particularly in the last picture of the head) and the face seems to have lost that dopey/sleepy look in the eyes.

Maybe it's just my Christmas cheer though, blinding me... That 'Moonwalker' person was against it just as much as me. If he/she likes this then maybe it really is looking nicer.

[Tubes78]

Looks great, I'll be getting one myself. I don't have the other Jacksons. Thriller just seemed a bit off to me, and BAD era just wasn't my cup of tea.

[breakersrevenge]

I find it interesting that the sellers who are already selling this with a Buy-It-Now price on eBay have over a dozen preorder auctions. (for example, this "TonyCheung1965" seller)

How in the hell did he get so many if these auctions are indeed going to be legit? lol Must be nice to have a hook-up from HT I guess.

Only one person per exclusive.

Some of my customers have bought on ebay hoping its a true auction, I warned them, but if your desperate.......:(

[Oh_No]

I find it interesting that the sellers who are already selling this with a Buy-It-Now price on eBay have over a dozen preorder auctions. (for example, this "TonyCheung1965" seller)

How in the hell did he get so many if these auctions are indeed going to be legit? lol Must be nice to have a hook-up from HT I guess.

he told me he had 12

its crazy cuz you only allowed to buy one today

[breakersrevenge]

Only one person per exclusive.

Some of my customers have bought on ebay hoping its a true auction, I warned them, but if your desperate.......:(

he told me he had 12

its crazy cuz you only allowed to buy one today

Then again, maybe he has a worm on the inside :rotfl:rotfl

[freshvein]

Only one person per exclusive.

Some of my customers have bought on ebay hoping its a true auction, I warned them, but if your desperate.......:(

depends how many VIP memberships he has. when the 2000 are released at the toyhunter stores, VIP's will have priority and after that non VIP's can buy them but can only have 1 out of the 3 exclusives.

or maybe he does have a worm on the inside, i remember he had the T2 T-800 box on his listing a couple of weeks before it was even out.

[Rock83]

4000 pieces and HT event only?I want to doubt it,i will keep my fingers crossed.