HT - 未來將要公佈的六款商品!


以下是前不久在東京2010的玩具展中所發出的Catalog. 看來明年的HT也是來勢洶洶！




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• Biohazard (Resident Evil) AfterLife

• The Expendables

• Spider-Man 3

• Tron Legacy

• Michael Jackson ver. Smooth Criminal

ENTERBAY: 我要打十個~

特報~ Medicom x Enterbay



我知道以目前HT的實力來看, 很難相信有任何間廠商可以撼動他們的地位, 但是俗話說有錢能使鬼推磨. 若是論財力跟人脈資源, 我個人認為HT在這方面絕對還不及M記, 雖然表面上看起來HT幾乎隻隻作品都大賣, 但是以整體市場的玩具迷來看, 收特攝跟動漫角色的還是居多, 這也是為甚麼M記即使許多真人產品都落下風的情況下還能保持不衰的原因, 再者就是M記除了發展1/6人偶外也積極朝時尚界發展, 大家就算不收也都看過他們的be@rbrick系列, 那麼小低成本的東西所能帶來的經濟效益可能遠比1/6還可怕, 我猜這也可能是M記可以這幾年都對HT置之不理的原因吧.


其實這則消息早在去年已經聽說了, 不過在沒有官方證實前, 小弟一直都沒放上來讓大家知道.由於HT近年野心勃勃, 觸角也慢慢的深入日本, 甚至開始處碰動漫角色, 逼的這個老大哥也不得不繃緊神經.如果說HT可以靠韓國人爬到今天的位置, 相信M記也絕對可以如法炮製, 至於EB被收購一事. 我也認為機會很大, 除了收購EB的原型師技術, 也可以一併把EB在香港的資源跟通路都吸收過來. 明年開始HT應該會慢慢面臨許多硬仗. 甚至有傳言說M記可能會重新製作Star Wars的人偶, 想想光這條線能夠帶給他們多可觀的收入, M記xEB絕對沒大家想的那麼簡單.

站在玩家的立場, 這樣的合作對大家是絕對有好處的, 除了可以防止一廠獨大問題外,還可以提供更多選擇給玩家. M記這一步其實算的很精, 以真人產品來說他們的確被HT打得很慘, 他們現在走這步相信是有想要慢慢收復失地的. 1/6的戰爭明年應該會漸漸明朗化~大家靜觀奇變!

1/6 - Final Fantasy VII Cloud Custom Figure 加圖!

1/6 - Final Fantasy VII Adevent Children Cloud Custom Figure

Medicom- 1/6 RAH C-3PO(TM) / RAH R2-D2(TM)

一直都有在收集星戰的1/6系列, 所以很期待Sideshow或是M記等大廠會出C-3PO 跟 R2-D2的人偶,好不容易終於等到了, 之前還很擔心C-3PO的上色問題, 看完了以下的影片, 頓時煩惱全無, 最令人驚喜之處就是添加了led的效果, 如果大貨有這等的品質真的是可以收貨了.







去年在美國comic-con所展示的樣辦

這次的成品基本上可以說是三間公司合作完成的, 聽說是史上可動玩具中最接近1:1原型C-3PO跟 R2-D2的玩具. 務求做到完美. 負責協助M記開發的公司是Gentle Giant, 此間公司非常不得了, 曾經協助Lucasfilm開發他們戲中的電影道具, 而M記此次的產品發售夥伴則是Sideshow, 偏偏這間公司又剛好是Gentle Giant的死對頭, 竟然也願意破天荒的三大公司攜手合作出品, 驗證了商場上沒有永遠的敵人跟朋友這句話. 當然最幸福的莫過於我們這些玩家啦, 這麼難得的作品, 喜愛Star Wars的朋友更是不容錯過.


有興趣知道更詳細的開發內容可以讀以下的文章:

Breaking news! Test shots of the ultimate C-3PO and R2-D2!

They’re exactly like the props! Medicom Toy asked Gentle Giant to help them make the prototypes for this 1/6 scale duo.

The droids C-3PO and R2-D2 appeared in all 6 films in George Lucas’s “Star Wars” saga, one of the most monumental science fiction film series of all time. And now Medicom Toy has announced that they will be releasing them in 1/6 scale! We’re bringing you the first ever shots of the toys’ unpainted prototype test shots. These two will be released as part of the RAH (“Real Action Heroes”) line, and are a collaboration with America’s Gentle Giant Studios, famous for its 3D scanning technology. Gentle Giant’s Karl Meyer and Medicom Toy’s Tatsuhiko Akashi have indicated that this is a major project for them, with the goal of getting as close as possible to the actual props, so it seems certain that these will be a big step forward from past Star Wars toys. And since they’re made in the same scale as the other figures in the RAH line such as Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, you can put them all together to recreate your favorite scenes! The release date is not yet set, but we’re certainly looking forward to seeing painted production samples.

REAL ACTION HEROES C-3PO
He looks like he stepped right off of the silver screen.
You almost expect him to start walking!

In his life after being built (at least part way) by the young Anakin Skywalker, this hapless protocol droid would end up in pieces over and over again. As with R2-D2, this figure does not have an inner body. The finished product will have light up eyes and be covered in gold chrome from head to toe.

REAL ACTION HEROES R2-D2
Incredibly detailed 1/6-scale craftsmanship.
And he lights up!

Some say that this little astromech droid is the true protagonist of the Star Wars saga. R2-D2 is the most heavily merchandized character in Star Wars, but this figure by Medicom toy has a level of quality that will make it stand out in the crowd.

The head features red and blue LED lights. They plan to weather the body’s paint job as well.

R2-D2, who even had a small cameo in this year’s “Star Trek,” has legs that have been faithfully reproduced down to the cords on his feet, and are moveable just like in the film. The center leg is spring-loaded and can be locked in place inside his body, allowing you to recreate the many scenes in which R2 stands on two legs.

“Our goal was to recreate moving props just like you saw on screen.”
We talked to Medicom Toy CEO Tatsuhiko Akashi about what went on behind the scenes of this long-awaited project.

Q: You’re finally going to be releasing C-3PO and R2-D2.
A: It all started when we were talking with the product planning team. Now that the Star Wars market is quieting down a little bit, we thought we should try putting out something that would really make people sit up and take notice. When we were thinking about what that might be, the idea of working with Gentle Giant Studios came up. They’re top-class sculptors and have even worked on Lucasfilm projects. However, they’re very busy so we weren’t sure if they would be able to help us out. Plus, Sideshow Collectibles distributes our products in the US, and they’re one of Gentle Giant’s competitors. So we timidly put in an offer, unsure of how it would turn out (laughs). Luckily, we’ve had a relationship of mutual respect with them for some time, and they quickly said that they would be happy to help. We talked with Gentle Giant over and over, staring with the very first prototype, and also enlisted the Japanese sculptor “MOTOR KEN” to help. And now we finally have these test shots finished. If things keep going as they have been, these should turn out to be quite impressive products.

Q: It sounds like you achieved a sort of synergistic effect by combining your two companies’ strong points. What was Medicom Toy most concerned about during the development of these two products?
A: We really wanted to make these feel like the props that you saw on screen. That extends to the moveable parts – we wanted to make sure that the parts that moved on screen would move, and the parts that only move a little bit (like C-3PO’s elbows) would not. At the same time, we also wanted to ensure that the characters’ endearing qualities and humor would come through. For example, R2-D2’s middle leg can go up inside his body and he lights up. Instead of making “action figures,” it was more like we were trying to make movable armature props. In that sense, these are probably closer to the 1:1 scale Jack Skellington figure that we released in December of 2005.

Q: What plans do you have for future development?
A: 2010 will mark Medicom Toy’s 10th anniversary producing Star Wars products, so we have a number of exciting things planned. Personally, I really hope that they’ll make some more live action Star Wars films. I’m sure a lot of people would be pleasantly surprised if J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot would reboot Star Wars like they did with Star Trek (laughs).

A message from Gentle Giant to Japanese fans!
“Both Medicom Toy and Gentle Giant are proud to stand behind these products.”

Gentle Giant is proud to play a part in the creation of these amazing products, and we were also happy to get the chance to work with our good friends at Medicom Toy. As we worked with Medicom on the R2-D2 and C-3PO RAH prototypes, we couldn’t help but be impressed at the clear vision they have for their products. We did our best to do our part by giving Medicom access to classic archive images, the latest digital models from Lucasfilm, as well as our scan data of the original R2-D2 and C-3PO costumes and parts to make these as accurate as possible. The reputations of Gentle Giant, Medicom Toy, and Star Wars itself stand behind these products, so we worked night and day to make sure they would get done right. We hope that the fans and collectors will add these to their collections and treasure them for years to come.

EB-風雲變色, 正所謂成也風雲, 敗也風雲!

今年令人吃驚的商品人偶不少, 跌破眼鏡的商品也是一個接著一個來! 沒多久才因為HT的鋼鐵人整個1/6的同好們吵得沸沸揚揚, 但好在整體素質及商家敢負責的態度總算平息了整件事, 沒想到接下來就輪到去年因為發佈風雲人偶消息得到大家肯定的EB出事. 本來小弟也是打算收下這系列的人偶的, 不過不知道為甚麼好死不死一直都沒很積極的去預購此商品(應該是因為別家廠牌的玩具一直出, 每個月都要列清單而漸漸忘記這件事..) 總之就這樣我算是因粗心而躲過了這場風波吧, 前陣子EB因為出的HD高畫質半身像質感不佳加上風雲又遲遲不發售讓大家大失所望, 後來因為步驚雲的推出獲得好評才又拉回聲勢的, 如今卻又因為聶風貨不對辦再惹大家公幹, 真是成也風雲, 敗也風雲壓. 搞到連本來想預購鬼武者的我都嚇到不敢出手, 看來這年頭還是等現貨才是真正的王道, 寧願到時多付點意外險(炒價)也不想拿到手上的商品自己都認不得﹦﹦. 總之壞的評語我就不說了, 一來我沒看到實際的商品不便多說, 二來該說得各大討論區也都說夠了, 想說的話也跟上篇相去不遠吧. 廠商要了解說再多動聽的話也比不上實際的行動來的有說服力, HT雖然每次出事說出的話都不是很動聽, 最起碼他們有用行動證明肯負責任, 希望EB也能跟進好好對待支持他們的買家.

以下是玩家hohotiga大的分享圖:




由Toysdaily的hohotiga大所提供的不哭死神的實品照片, 想看更仔細的介紹可以到這裡,有hohotiga大更詳細的介紹跟圖片. 整體來說我認為跟版相去不遠, 因此大家給的評價也算不俗.



同樣也是由Toysdaily的hohotiga大所提供的照片, 想細讀他的文章也可以到這裡. 很明顯的這次的貨真的是不對辦, 沒想到一開始大家最看好的風師弟卻意外的讓人跌破眼鏡, 說真的要不是他穿的戲服, 我還真認不出他是哪位? 只能祈禱接下來EB將發售的人偶能夠避免這樣的狀況發生, 免得又再度傷害到支持者的心.


順便Po一下我本身很期待的兩件EB預購商品, 真是期待又怕受傷害壓.


上面是萬人迷的金城武飾演的鬼武者還有下面人氣度很高的葉問也預計要發售!



在寫這篇文章的時候, 無意間剛好去看了一下Toysdaily的討論, 得到EB那邊最新的回應, 據說五月中會讓已經購得聶風的朋友們領取新的頭雕, EB也算是肯負責任的態度了, 希望這件風波會因此而結束, 畢竟EB還是1/6圈子裡很不錯的廠商, 期許他們經過此事件後能吸取經驗更上層樓.

Again~關於Hot Toys的MK3頭雕事件!

小弟其實一直以來都是很欣賞HT背後的團隊跟努力, 但是這並不只侷限於單單HT這家公司, 因為不是只有HT一家才是有花心血有努力的公司, 其他的公司也比比皆是如此的努力, 今天能對EB,M記等公司諸多的挑替, 同樣的要求也應該放在HT身上才是所謂的平等.

而所謂的批評說實在話也是希望他們能更好才講出的話, 如果對這間公司一點都沒有期待我想我連發文的動力也不會有. HT今天最令人所不悅的是他們老是把自己的觀點跟角度搬出來要長久以來支持他們的消費者接受, 今天市場上跟他們同樣努力開發商品的並不是只有他們, 君不見其他的廠商出了差錯老是把這些辛勞, 合約等糾紛掛再嘴邊?身為1/6玩具界的一大龍頭, 講出來的話應該要更有擔當這才是大家所樂意看見的. 我對戰損版有這樣的結果深感遺憾, HT可以用更溫和的方式來解決此問題的, 但他們卻選擇了這種極不尊重的方式處理.

創作跟開發不僅僅只侷限再人偶上面, 如果所有市面的商品或是我們吃的東西, 商家都用這種方式來對待消費者, 那小弟真的不敢想像會是甚麼樣的局面? 每個行業都有自己的成本要考量也都很辛苦, 但是這些問題不該要消費者來承擔. 這是任何一家公司都要面對的問題, 假如我買部車也要考量說製作一部車有多辛苦多複雜, 車廠能製作一部車以平民的價格銷售給我, 我就要心存感激這還像話嗎? 以車子來看得話, 相信所要花的成本更甚於一隻人偶的開發費用, 我也沒看過任何車廠用這樣的方式來對待他們的消費者,如果車廠都可以擔當的如此漂亮, 何以玩具廠商不能?

HT的辛苦大家都有所皆知, 而這些辛苦所換來最對等的成果應該就是他們的商譽還有民眾對他們的信任.



頭雕實品跟之前手辦得差距圖, 右邊是手辦, 左邊是大貨實品圖!



據說現在連身體的舊化處理也跟手辦有很大的差距, 才過年就發生這樣的事情很令人遺憾.



對比原本手辦...


後記: 成品跟樣板的出入相信未來還是持續的出現, 當然我也了解不管廠商如何去做, 都不可能盡如人意, 但相信只要廠商能用高EQ做出更妥善的回應, 未來這類的事情定能更圓滿的解決.

以下是HT對此事件的回應文:

orward from fb toy hunter page:

致各Hot Toys顧客及玩具迷：

我們是Hot Toys內部的產品製作團隊，對於剛發表的Iron Man (Mark III) (Battle Damaged ver)最新完成圖片，引發大家對該頭雕的猛烈抨擊，先謹此致歉，但同時間我們團隊方面亦希望藉此向各位作出一些回應及聲明。

首先，我們已快速地回應大家現有頭雕是通過版權商所批核的，而於最早期經雜誌報導所拍攝的頭雕，最後都未能通過審批程序。當中我們曾作出多次修改，費盡唇 舌，但始終未被接納及採用，並建議重用一款舊頭雕作罷。我們縱不願意亦只能無奈接受。故此，網上部份留言猜測我們故意收起該早期頭雕，留作日後Iron Man 2版本所用，實為無稽之談。

我們團隊於開初決定製作此Iron Man (Mark III) (Battle Damaged ver)之時，其主要目的為要給大家帶來一套裝備更齊全、機關設計更精密及以另一種上色造型的Mark III套件。簡而言之，製作重點是各方面的提升，並不只限於一個全新頭雕。製作當中我們所遇到的各種問題多不勝數，並非一般簡單figure製作；或許大 家未能完全體會及明白，但我們每位製作團員為此所花的心血及時間，理應受到尊重。因個別的問題以偏蓋全，提出偏激的批評，甚或攻擊性的留言，實在有欠公 平，亦非我們團隊所願意看到的。

最後，我們團隊重申現貨頭雕雖然無耐地重用舊有模具，但所用膠料及上色效果均為全新製作，跟已推出之Mark II頭雕效果並不相同。希望大家能夠明白我們一直的製作目標，是向整體性的高質產品進發，並不只為單一部份。雖然我們會有錯失，但汲取經驗後定必作出改進。

如若大家仍對是次Mark III頭雕事件不滿，及認為我們這套產品質素並未達到大家的水平及要求，我們樂意安排退款或將訂金退換至其他產品。香港的顧客可於初五(2月18日)或以 後到玩具狂熱取回訂金，已付款的客戶亦可全數退回，或將訂金或全款退換至其他產品。海外的客人可聯絡當地的批發商或我們的客戶部 (cs@hottoys.com.hk)。為大家帶來不便，謹此致歉。

經過今次事件後，我們定必汲取經驗，繼續做好往後的產品，再次得到大家的認同。

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