As much as people helm these figures as "high-end collectibles", they're still toys, even the really amazing ones. While I can understand why people would be so critical with these figures, I don't see why people feel the need to downplay what's basically a solid figure in this case. I don't mind people voicing out their opinions as I actually consider people's nit-picking (hell I'm glad that people did complain about it since it seemed to have helped in improving this figure even if only somewhat), but completely downplaying the overall effort of the company under the notion of "negative criticism" is just plain unfair and comes across as trying to be a smart***.
I never like enforcing the idea of "don't like, don't buy" since there's nothing wrong about being unsatisfied with the product that's being offered, but at this point when hefty amounts of money is concerned, certainly people can find themselves just skipping on a figure if it doesn't meet their expectations and move on with it. Years of collecting have taught me to simply go for the figures that I really want (be it from a design standpoint or because it's a specific character I love), and if a figure doesn't meet the kind of standard that I'm looking for, then I shouldn't settle for anything less. Maybe you really wanted the character, but the figure just doesn't match what you want? Better that I keep my money than mulling over a figure that I barely had interest in or one that I'm losing sleep over because of some little inaccuracy.
Perhaps some people might say that I'm too passive or that my standards are "low" (regarding this figure anyway), or maybe I'm just more forgiving than those perfectionists who want a real live person in costume shrunk down in front of them. Still, accounting for general standards of 1/6 figures and stuff I've seen by customizers, this figure is still pretty high-end in its own right in comparison to a lot of stuff out there. It's definitely solid enough that I'd even go so far as to say that it can actually stand out on a shelf.
My sentiments exactly.100% agree. People's expectations are so high for them to look 100% life-like. But its just is and always will be a 1/6 toy. Very hard to achieve perfect human likeness and clothing at this size. But they get better every year. Even the best most incredible custom made toys look like toys to me. Which is what I expect them to be...toys. So for these being massed produced toys, for me Hot Toys always does a great job.
Problem is, I still don't know what team I'm on.
