Hot Toys- TRON: Legacy: 1/6th scale Kevin Flynn Collectible Figure

[AARON691983]

lovin the black clothes!!

 

[gotham_collector87]

I agree, the black outfit is the best look. Still can't believe how great this turned out and can't wait to own this.

 

[batfan08]

I can only dream that HT would make some Cohen Bridges. Seeing how great this turned out makes me want an official Dude and Rooster Cogburn that much more.

 

[karamazov80]

Head sculpt isn't doing much for me here.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

It's odd that nobody is bashing the black robe, it does look good but it isn't accurate to the film at all, and that's where it kicks all kinds of ass.

Having no hood is unforgivable, there's no excuse for that. And having no light up feature is disappointing as well.

If this were an Enterbay release there would be a minimum of 50 posts ripping these mishaps apart. But seeing this is a HT release it barely gets any play....................interesting.

 

[Rock83]

Turned out pretty good,but isn't the black robe supposed to have a hood?

 

[OMG]

Light up

 

[RIDDICK]

Light up

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[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

Turned out pretty good,but isn't the black robe supposed to have a hood?

 

[Oscar_the_Gungan]

It looks like from those pics that sometimes the black outfit had the hood and sometimes it didn't. So I guess depending on the scene the figure is accurate from what I'm seeing. Maybe Flynn would derezz his hood when he didn't need it. Still, a hood would have made this figure more complete.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

It looks like from those pics that sometimes the black outfit had the hood and sometimes it didn't. So I guess depending on the scene the figure is accurate from what I'm seeing. Maybe Flynn would derezz his hood when he didn't need it. Still, a hood would have made this figure more complete.

Agreed. And I think it's fair to say that everyone's favorite scene with Flynn wearing this cape had the hood on it, and was lit up as well.

 

[Coriolis]

Thank you for the great pics, OMG
I finally realized what's bothering me from the beginning with this figure. There should be different shades of grey for his hair and, above all, for his beard.

I think it'll make an even better likeness.

 

[Monger]

It's odd that nobody is bashing the black robe, it does look good but it isn't accurate to the film at all, and that's where it kicks all kinds of ass.

Having no hood is unforgivable, there's no excuse for that. And having no light up feature is disappointing as well.

If this were an Enterbay release there would be a minimum of 50 posts ripping these mishaps apart. But seeing this is a HT release it barely gets any play....................interesting.

I completely agree. Even if it was the same price, had Medicom or Enterbay made this figure people would be ________ like crazy. While the lack of a hood is stupid, it is the lack of the light up feature that makes this release downright embarrassing. It is the key feature to the outfit that makes it look unique and not just some generic black robe. Without it, it loses that Tron system and everything. It's the difference between some guy in a robe and some guy in Tron Legacy.

I really don't understand why it isn't brought up more. This is far more important than having different shades of grey in his beard of making his eyes a little bigger. The robe is completely inaccurate and that's a fatal law with the figure. And yet, Hot Toys thinks they can still charge premum price for this figure even though it isn't accurate and it doesn't even come with much to justify the price regardless. This is what happens when you have no direct competition. Sure they have the other companies, but Hot Toys is the only one making 1/6 scale of Tron. They just do a half assed job doing Kevin and a version o Sam that isn't even a figure and then they just walk off on the fans suspending the license probably forever. Thanks a lot Hot Toys. You really had our backs.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

I completely agree. Even if it was the same price, had Medicom or Enterbay made this figure people would be ________ like crazy. While the lack of a hood is stupid, it is the lack of the light up feature that makes this release downright embarrassing. It is the key feature to the outfit that makes it look unique and not just some generic black robe. Without it, it loses that Tron system and everything. It's the difference between some guy in a robe and some guy in Tron Legacy.

I really don't understand why it isn't brought up more. This is far more important than having different shades of grey in his beard of making his eyes a little bigger. The robe is completely inaccurate and that's a fatal law with the figure. And yet, Hot Toys thinks they can still charge premum price for this figure even though it isn't accurate and it doesn't even come with much to justify the price regardless. This is what happens when you have no direct competition. Sure they have the other companies, but Hot Toys is the only one making 1/6 scale of Tron. They just do a half assed job doing Kevin and a version o Sam that isn't even a figure and then they just walk off on the fans suspending the license probably forever. Thanks a lot Hot Toys. You really had our backs.

: Excellent post I couldn't have laid it out any better.

You hit the nail on the head with the lack of a light up feature. It really is the key characteristic that sets apart Tron characters from characters of other films. For HT to just completely ignore it and opt to go with a black robe (that doesn't even have the hood) says a lot in terms of how much they care about this license. Guess HT thought that including a light up base would be sufficient enough for the appetites for Tron fans, who are desperate for anything in 1/6 scale, which I find pretty insulting.

HT has shown with the Iron Man line that they are plenty capable of including light up features on 1/6 scale figures. Heck, even Disney has been able to include the light up feature for their Tron figures at the 6 inch and 12 inch scale.

HT deserves to be hammered hard here by the fans, but again this isn't a Medicom or Enterbay release so nobody says a thing. Fail.

 

[Veil1]

I think plenty of people are willing to nail Hot toys to the wall. But I think that the Tron license has way less appeal than say.. Iron man and Superman. Have you been to the Superman or Indiana Jones threads... the way people are bashing HT, you'd think they put the hole in the ozone layer or punched a kitten in the head. Either way, this figure is way off a lot of people's radar, and for anybody not into Tron, the issues with the figure just aren't a big deal. I have this on order, and would have loved a better likeness or light up feature, but it is still a cool figure to me. Plus a light up feature just introduces possible complications with the figure (see leaking DX batman for poor design QA).

 

[Oscar_the_Gungan]

[ QUOTE=Y4NK33 PL4N3T;3544002]

HT has shown with the Iron Man line that they are plenty capable of including light up features on 1/6 scale figures. Heck, even Disney has been able to include the light up feature for their Tron figures at the 6 inch and 12 inch scale.

HT deserves to be hammered hard here by the fans, but again this isn't a Medicom or Enterbay release so nobody says a thing. Fail.[/QUOTE]

I can understand your complaints but I don't know if its fair to compare the lack of light up features in this figure with the Iron Man line or Spinmaster's Tron line. I have never seen examples of a light up feature in 1:6 scale clothing before. I don't know if the technology exists or if it did would it look very good or cause the figure to double or triple in price. I'd also think it would make the figure less durable. Personally, I would rather have HT use a reflective material if future figures are made than worry about batteries and whether the figure will light up evenly. Just my two bits. I do agree about the hood.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

Fair point Veil. And yes I have been to both those threads you mentioned and yes, they are disasters - especially the Indy thread.

I agree that this figure doesn't hold a candle in popularity to the like or Supes or Indy. That being said, the reaction, or lack of reaction in this thread by Tron fans & collectors wrt missing components of this Tron release is surprising.

I see what you're saying about possible complications with lighting but in all honesty Tron Legacy's characters were made memorable specifically b/c of how awesome the lighting of their suits were in the film.

I can understand your complaints but I don't know if its fair to compare the lack of light up features in this figure with the Iron Man line or Spinmaster's Tron line. I have never seen examples of a light up feature in 1:6 scale clothing before. I don't know if the technology exists or if it did would it look very good or cause the figure to double or triple in price. I'd also think it would make the figure less durable. Personally, I would rather have HT use a reflective material if future figures are made than worry about batteries and whether the figure will light up evenly. Just my two bits. I do agree about the hood.

Reflective material is a step in the right direction, imo that would show that HT was at least aware that the lighting was important to the character's suit.

 

[Rorywan]

Even Medicom bothered to put reflective strips on their Daft Punk figures!

 

[Veil1]

Even Medicom bothered to put reflective strips on their Daft Punk figures!

Yeah, but at $229 bucks I'd take Kevin any day of the week and twice on Tuesday. There is no way to justify Medicom's price tag on those guys. They just aren't worth that amount of money imo. (DX Jack sparrow is going for the same amount).

 

[OMG]

Some people willing to pay $300 for a EB GOD "Starchild version" and say it looks so great and defend it to death and complaint a $150 kevin robe dont light up ???