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[Benjamin Grimm]

Love that Widow!

Spidey...meh.  I can't stand that costume.  That's NOT Spider-Man's costume.

I hope the movie is good.

Peace,

Chip

[Chooch]

Black Widow always looks like she's staring blankly ahead.

Also, her stand is fingerbanging her.

[Rod Keith]

I think Widow looks great. Gimme.

[JSayonara]

[powersthatbe]

my lcs guy says on his site widow,cap,thor and hawkeye are expected in dec.ugh,i'm just getting cap but man that would be a heck of an expensive month but they did that last december too didn't they(released a lot of product)?

[levere]

Nice scale pic:

[levere]

my lcs guy says on his site widow,cap,thor and hawkeye are expected in dec.ugh,i'm just getting cap but man that would be a heck of an expensive month but they did that last december too didn't they(released a lot of product)?

Yes, like last year, a lot of stuff is scheduled for the end of the year. Most of that ended up getting bumped into 2012, though. In fact, some of it was only released recently (Jake Sully, Babydoll) and at least one item still hasn't been released (TRON Lightcycle).

The most recent release schedule is below. If you're purchasing locally, you can add a month to each of the release dates. I'm sure a lot of this stuff will see delays, too (hopefully).


June 2012
 
ACS Aliens vs. Predator - Samurai Predator
MMS Sucker Punch - Amber
 
 
July 2012
 
MMS Batman The Dark Knight - Batmobile
MMS The Avengers - Nick Fury
MMS Tron Legacy - Sam Flynn
DS Brothersfree - Monkey (Brothersworker Color Version)
CBS The Amazing Spider-Man - Cosbaby
 
 
August 2012
 
DX Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back - Bespin Luke Skywalker 
MMS Iron Man - Mark (2.0)
 
 
September 2012
 
MMS The Avengers - Hawkeye
MMS Iron Man - Iron Monger
 
 
October 2012
 
DX Terminator 2 - T-800
VGMS Metal Gear Solid 3 - Naked Snake (Sneaking Suit Version)
VGMS Metal Gear Solid 3 - The Boss
 
 
November 2012
 
MMS Predator 2 - City Hunter Predator
MMS The Avengers - Captain America
MMS The Avengers - Thor
MMS The Avengers - Loki
MMS The Dark Knight Rises - Bat-pod
 
 
December 2012
 
MMS The Avengers - Black Widow
 
 
March 2013
 
MMS Batman (1989) - Batmobile

[levere]

Some info on Joker 2.0:

Referring to The Joker 2.0's costume, we know that some fans may want to know more about the details and how much difference he is going to have when compared with the original one. Here we are proud to have invited our costume artist Kato to talk about his insight and details of the costume. This shows that Hot Toys not only focuses on the likeness of the head sculpt, but also on the accessories, costume and every single detail that applies to the figure, so let's see how Kato talks about the details of the costume below.   
 
1. Let's start with the origin. Being a 1/6th scale figure costume designer is not common, what made you get interested in it?
 
Honestly, I don't think that I would become an 1/6th scale costume artist before. However, because of an occasional opportunity, I got my first 12" figure of Medicom Masked Rider. I was very impressed by its actual likeness, so I started to purchase 12" collectible figures. However, I could not find any toy stores which offer satisfactory 1/6th scale figure costume at that time, so I started to custom-make some costumes for the 1/6th scale figures, with knowledge learnt from the Fashion & Clothing Technology in the Hong Kong Polytechnic Institute.
 
2. What is the most difficult step for the development of The Joker 2.0 costume? And why?
 
Throughout the process of the development of The Joker 2.0’s costume, I think researching and sourcing are the most difficult parts. For the research, it is hard to find some high resolution and accurate references from the movie company as The Joker’s costume in the movie was specially tailored. Also, there is less detailed information of the interior parts of the movie costume, so I need some imaginations for designing. For sourcing, I tried my best to source many different kinds of fabric materials which are as movie-accurate as possible, no matter the details, color, thickness and pattern, but some fabric cannot be found in the existing markets, such as The Joker’s printed dress shirt which is very detailed with patterns, so I needed to redesign the artwork with the help of my friend who is the specialist in graphic design and have them printed by factory.
 
3. As we know that you have put much efforts on the craftsmanship on pleated details in order to keep the aesthetics of The Joker as a whole, would you please tell us more about that?
 
Yes. We have put much efforts on the pleated details by applying the delicate pleated craftsmanship, so the costume can present The Joker’s aesthetics with our advanced tailored skill, but sorry that I cannot talk much about the details here.
 
4. How do you make it different from DX01?
 
Comparing with the DX01 figure, the most difference will be the silhouette of the suit. We have applied the softer and finer material to tailor The Joker’s outfit, so it won't be bulky after putting on all the clothes on the body as if it looks like the real costume. Also many people are not aware of some details such as The Joker’s tie. Unlike other products which are mostly using the fake one, in The Joker 2.0, it is a real tie using "Four in One Knot" to knot it, which is based on the same styling in the movie to make it as accurate as possible.
 
5. Any highlights of this costume that you would like to let our fans know more?
 
I guess it would be the best costume which fits his advanced body, with well tailored movie-accurate cutting and materials. We will make this costume like making real clothing for humans. Focusing on details such as the peaked lapel of the overcoat, the making of real shirt cuff opening,  sleeve head tailoring and tiny edge stitching along the vest and shirt is very important.
 
6. How do you ensure the quality control of stocks to meet with customers’ high expectations?
 
I provide the technical support to the factory to maintain the high quality. Also, I have prepared a lot of production reference to workers so that they can follow the guidelines steps by steps.
 
7. Do you have any other projects that would like to collaborate with Hot Toys in the future?
 
I love to make 1/6th scale suit so much, so for every character that has a suit, I would like to make it such as those in Iron Man 2 - Tony Stark wearing Tuxedo, Black Widow in secretary look and Christopher Reeves Superman  - Clark Kent in reporter look.

[measle]

Love that Widow!

Spidey...meh.  I can't stand that costume.  That's NOT Spider-Man's costume.

I hope the movie is good.

Peace,

Chip

Agreed, not a fan of the costume, but it appears they got Peter Parker right, instead of hang-dog McGuire.

[levere]

[levere]

[Grayson]

I already have DX Joker and bank robber Joker, but I NEED this one. Fuck you Hot Toys

[Scot Eric]

Fuck.  I don't know what I'm gonna do. 

[John Moores]

THAT is fucking awesome.

[measle]

Oh Jesus no.  This one is.......



AMAZING!  These aren't toys, they're fucking works of art.

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