1/6 Hot Toys MMS239 Black Widow The Winter Soldier Version
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Is it being sent via airmail? Even with customs, I don't think it should take that long.
And was this your first time importing a figure early? There's more of a wait from Sideshow, but it is easier to deal with their customer service in case something comes up. And some recent figures (Mark XLII and Spider-Man) suggest that Sideshow even gets "fixed" versions of the figures after QC complaints from the initial Hong Kong release.
guy66657
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I actually have no idea if it's sent by airmail or not. I think it's EMS whatever that is.
Nah this actually isn't the first time I've had a figure imported early. I had Avengers Thor, Coulson and Loki all shipped early from this seller with no problems at all.
This has just been the first time that the package got lost in the mail had to send me a new one. And I hate to say it but having to wait as long as I am has kinda made me lose the excitement for getting her, unfortunately. I hope that'll change when the tracking info shows that it's on the way here to the States.
And the reason I can't pre order from sideshow is because PayPal is my main form of payment and Sideshow doesn't allow that unless the figure is in stock. So it's a gamble to either wait and hope the pre order doesn't sell out or just man up and order it from anther trusted seller of mine which is Alter Ego Comics, or hell, even my local comic book store. Which is what I think I'm going to be ordering from now on.
EMS is an express mailing service. I used to get packages from Japan via EMS that took about a week or two to arrive, so I'd expect shipments from China to take a similar length of time. Still, I can see how you'd be much less excited about it after having to pay more to wait so long for it to arrive (and get lost along the way).
Sideshow only takes Paypal for preorders where they can calculate the exact shipping cost (like the Cap 2-pack), which doesn't help since they don't charge flat shipping for new preorders anymore. Other than EX releases, I don't think any recent (as in late 2013 to 2014) Hot Toys figures have sold out before shipping. There was a time (before I started collecting) when their figures might sell out at preorders, but I don't think that's as big of a worry these days with the large production runs. Sideshow's even throwing discounts all over the place just to clear out inventory. So it looks pretty safe to wait to order these figures for now, but that's just my observation. It may well be easier to order from your comic store (mine doesn't sell any Hot Toys figures).
guy66657
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And now I'm getting worried again. :/
The tracking information won't display now. One site says the tracking can't be found. If this doesn't update in a week, I'll message them again, and apparently this should arrive in two weeks according to other people talking about shipping from them. This is such an annoying situation. Sorry for all the complaining and ranting guys, but this is just so ridiculous.
The tracking information won't display now. One site says the tracking can't be found. If this doesn't update in a week, I'll message them again, and apparently this should arrive in two weeks according to other people talking about shipping from them. This is such an annoying situation. Sorry for all the complaining and ranting guys, but this is just so ridiculous.
WesMordine
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Finally got her last weekCan't wait to display her with WS and the CA 2 pack
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Beautiful, man. Congrats!
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Just got this today and figured I'd add a few pics to the thread. Nothing special, just cell phone stuff. One of these days I'm gonna have to invest in a light box...
I really like the look of her with the big PSG1 rifle, but I generally tend to prefer my figures to stay a little more true to the movie they are representing, so I'll probably end up switching it out for the pistols or maybe a pistol and an armed Widow's Bite.
I've got Stealth Cap and Winter Soldier on order and can't wait to add them to the shelf.
It's kind of funny, the second pic makes the rifle barrel look like it droops down, but it's just lens distortion.
I really like the look of her with the big PSG1 rifle, but I generally tend to prefer my figures to stay a little more true to the movie they are representing, so I'll probably end up switching it out for the pistols or maybe a pistol and an armed Widow's Bite.
I've got Stealth Cap and Winter Soldier on order and can't wait to add them to the shelf.
It's kind of funny, the second pic makes the rifle barrel look like it droops down, but it's just lens distortion.
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That a PSG1?
nice she looks good with that rifle
nice
she looks good with that rifle
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That a PSG1?
nice
Yes, it's the Dragon Models PSG1.
Brainiac
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Very nice pics DBoz!
guy66657
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Holy **** I just received this AND Black Widow today. That's a first. Two figures in one day is crazy for me. XD
I finally received it though! I can't to start doing paint work on the Widow's Bites though!
I finally received it though! I can't to start doing paint work on the Widow's Bites though!
Awesome, glad to hear the Widow finally arrived!
I need to pick up the Winter Soldier. 
WesMordine
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That box is so much better than the Avengers one.
guy66657
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Same here...part of me thinks that this was the first figure that they sent me. o.o. I only say this because the tracking on the new figure says that they just sent it out from the Chinese airport so I may get another figure for free. XD
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