1/6 Hot Toys - MMS276 - Commando: John Matrix Collectible Figure

[Nailz]

The waiting game until it ships is the worst

 

[elämän merimies]

just came home to find this...

purchased through Sideshow, delivered straight from China.
been out of the game for a while and I was going to just stick with my custom (2009), but the time I spent studying the character for my custom, I just kinda had to see this guy for myself...

...there's been a lot griping over the face, but let me tell you this... if you're willing to accept DX10, DX13 or even MMS117 the head is fine.

everything could always be better. always... and this is not a fanboy statement, I dont even "need" this figure and I am absolutely fine with the head.
most HT-heads seem to have this wierd asian wibe to them anyways... it's all good

 

[Snake Plissken]

Probably the best shots of it posted here.

 

[elämän merimies]

Probably the best shots of it posted here.

thank you good sir. coming from you, I' ll take that as a compliment.
I guess one can polish turd, atleast to some extent. huh?

I think a lot of the negativity towards the sculpt is infact due to photography. in this scale the camera tends to capture everything the human eye cant. my opinion is that in person the head is quite good. I think HT just kinda oversold it to everyone with the shopped photos... and I have no doubt in my mind that the proto-paint apps were a lot better than production quality.

 

[Snake Plissken]

I kinda like your custom you got there more, since it doesn't have that vacant dead stare that this one has.

 

[5x10]

thank you good sir. coming from you, I' ll take that as a compliment.
I guess one can polish turd, atleast to some extent. huh?

I think a lot of the negativity towards the sculpt is infact due to photography. in this scale the camera tends to capture everything the human eye cant. my opinion is that in person the head is quite good. I think HT just kinda oversold it to everyone with the shopped photos... and I have no doubt in my mind that the proto-paint apps were a lot better than production quality.

I think it was showing a better painted version and then releasing this
If they never showed us, I think there would be less uproar
Also agree with you on the pics
I'm a fan of it and will be getting it
Nice pics

 

[gogul1]

Ah man! Your pics have swung me right back to buying this again. But I live in the UK so I suspect my import tax is mental. The Sideshow website says it's still on pre-order rather than buy now. Surprised these are arriving to people while no official release dates been set.

 

[olbertfrog]

He posted that quite a while back in the DX13 thread.

Thanks

 

[CollectorGuy]

I want that custom

 

[DBoz]

While I agree that the production sculpt does not look as good as the prototype one, people have to realize that in this hobby, any mass produced item is never, ever going to look as good as a prototype that was hand painted by a master painter. It's crazy to think it would.

 

[Nailz]

I noticed all your right Hands have NO CAMO black paint, In the promo pics all hands have Camo paint on them, Is everyone getting Right hands with No Camo Paint ????

just came home to find this...

purchased through Sideshow, delivered straight from China.
been out of the game for a while and I was going to just stick with my custom (2009), but the time I spent studying the character for my custom, I just kinda had to see this guy for myself...

everything could always be better. always... and this is not a fanboy statement, I dont even "need" this figure and I am absolutely fine with the head.
most HT-heads seem to have this wierd asian wibe to them anyways... it's all good

 

[anwe]

I noticed all your right Hands have NO CAMO black paint, In the promo pics all hands have Camo paint on them, Is everyone getting Right hands with No Camo Paint ????

Looks that way, at least when I go a couple of pages back and look at the in hand pictures. Now that you mention it, in the Clipper King review where he makes a point of the new style gun holding hand and compares with the older style, there wasn't any camo on those either.

What a mistake.

 

[CollectorGuy]

Goes to show how rushed out this figure was I don't want to beat a dead horse as i have said why i dislike about it, but HT could have tried harder.

 

[Snake Plissken]

While I agree that the production sculpt does not look as good as the prototype one, people have to realize that in this hobby, any mass produced item is never, ever going to look as good as a prototype that was hand painted by a master painter. It's crazy to think it would.

It was false advertising.

 

[Sidious-66]

Goes to show how rushed out this figure was I don't want to beat a dead horse as i have said why i dislike about it, but HT could have tried harder.

This seems to be something that has crept into their business model over the last 18/24 months. Get them out ASAP!!!

 

[CollectorGuy]

i cant help but think avengers and SW were the reason this got rushed out

 

[CollectorGuy]

ht also forgot about his ballistic knife

 

[elämän merimies]

I think it was showing a better painted version and then releasing this
If they never showed us, I think there would be less uproar
Also agree with you on the pics
I'm a fan of it and will be getting it
Nice pics

Ah man! Your pics have swung me right back to buying this again.

thank you good sir(s).

But I live in the UK so I suspect my import tax is mental.

tell me about it. in Finland I'm no stranger to taxes. I think overall I'll be paying taxes+ups-fees about 100€ on top of the salesprice+shipping.

The Sideshow website says it's still on pre-order rather than buy now. Surprised these are arriving to people while no official release dates been set.

Sideshow stated that it has begun shipment to countries it can ship straight from China. while they didn't list the countries, this excludes the states and IMO it means most of europe.

I want that custom

well, you might be in luck as I'm pretty sure I cannot keep both once the missus finds out. I might list it on eBay...
but, if you are genuinely interested, shoot me a PM.

I noticed all your right Hands have NO CAMO black paint, In the promo pics all hands have Camo paint on them, Is everyone getting Right hands with No Camo Paint ????

as I've studied the film quite a bit back in the day for that custom... the camo actually changes ever-so-slightly throughout the movie and posters, there might be some ****e on the knuckles from the shead at some point, but in the movie the right arm camo ends at the wrist. so, the mistake in all actuality is in the HT promo-pics?

 

[elämän merimies]

as I've studied the film quite a bit back in the day for that custom... the camo actually changes ever-so-slightly throughout the movie and posters, there might be some ****e on the knuckles from the shead at some point, but in the movie the right arm camo ends at the wrist. so, there must have just been a mistake in the HT promo-pics?

 

[Nailz]

as I've studied the film quite a bit back in the day for that custom... the camo actually changes ever-so-slightly throughout the movie and posters, there might be some ****e on the knuckles from the shead at some point, but in the movie the right arm camo ends at the wrist. so, there must have just been a mistake in the HT promo-pics?

i see, ok

The nose completely painted black also bothers me a bit look silly , but his nose was at some point in the film completely covered black with the included bleeding on forehead