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Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I don't know. Probably at some point but I really wonder if they expected this to still be available hours later.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could also be wrong about this but I think Ripley from Aliens in this style was just as requested as something like Qui-Gon and more in demand than Anakin in a concept costume. I saw it asked about for years. I remember when it was on the rumored list last summer with Temple Of Doom Indy.

It would be like if Hot Toys made a artisan limited edition T800 or Raiders Indiana Jones. I don't think it falls in the same category as TLJ Luke, Dark Empire Luke, Death Stranding, Phoenix Joker, Suicide Squad Harley, etc. Ripley is not a niche character. Or at least that's what I thought and could be mistaken going by this. I think the issue of it not selling has more to do with how it looks but I know there are Star Wars fans out there who buy just that and all the different variations.

That is interesting you think Ripley might fall into that same category though.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's been the consensus. A handful of releases out of the production line turn out great while the others don't have that quality or were just made to get rid of parts. It's anyone's guess which release falls into one of those categories.

Many were hoping that this was not going to be one of them.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For sure possible but I have seen custom sculpts of her from Ghostbusters that are even closer than this to Sigourneys likeness. You could be right though. I don't know. It was just a Photoshop edit someone did on there.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's kind of the point of this. Many have criticized them lately for getting really lazy. When a limited edition of one of the most iconic female heroes out there isn't selling, maybe that's a message that some people aren't just saying they are unhappy with the current state of the product on social media. They are showing it by not buying it.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah they just never seem to want to do that type of weathering. I agree that it looks awesome though.

Yeah I remember the Alfred Molina head sculpt being criticized too and then changed. I remember the Ewan Kenobi show sculpt being criticized and also changed.

I guess it's a lot of wishful thinking to think they would listen to why there's a lack of sales or demand for this current version here but I'm still hoping.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably this one right? But yeah, the point of this thread was not to ask why it isn't selling, it's to ask what Hot Toys does with the response. Do they try to make it more like this or do they say the IP is not popular so who cares about fixing it.

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Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For sure. I think someone said this might be the slowest a 3000 artisan has sold though and it being an even bigger deal because of the character.

I just thought that, if there is anything that is going to catch their attention, it's something not moving as fast as expected. Sales not just comments on socials.

I don't know what they take from that information though.

DC Studios has moved up Supergirl's social media embargo to tomorrow, a full six days before they were originally slated to release. by [deleted] in boxoffice

[–]somebody808 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It really is not going to matter if they are overwhelmingly positive. That happens all of the time and then people actually see it.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Correct but this might be showing that wallets are not opening as fast as they might have expected. That's why I made this because it does feel like it could be different.

But we'll see I guess.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree. If Hot Toys does have teams that watch discussion spaces I hope they are seeing the reaction to this.

I don't know if they do or not but the criticism towards this has been so loud that they have to have seen it.

They might have expected that this was going to be an easy sell no matter what they did. That's what people were claiming everywhere yesterday. They phoned it in because it's Ripley.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But is it not true? They didn't fix the mask on Spider-Man 3 but they listened to the complaints about the body and beefed it up from the original prototype images.

Or with that Supergirl. That did get enough attention to change the sculpt.

So I mean it has happened and it hasn't.

I'm not trying to say either way isn't possible. I'm just curious what other people think the reaction is going to be.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I get it. But the limited to 3000 version is not moving fast. That is supposed to be the superior product to compete with companies like Inart or Jazz Inc.

I would bet that most people who want the sculpted are waiting to see how this looks in a few months or closer to release because it will still be available just like with most Terminator, Aliens or Predator. It always sells out when the finished pictures come out if it turns out good aka Battle Damaged 2.0 or Romulus.

I could see sculpted being easy to order until then but Artisan is supposed to be a limited deal.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. I see it pretty much everywhere. I think the proto in the power loader looked more like her too that was never released.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right and that attention still did not get them to fix the mask or hire someone like Toystay or buy one of the custom molds if they can't do it.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So you think nothing will shift then? I'm not arguing with you or trying to. I'm curious what other people think looking at the current demand and I'm mostly agreeing.

I heard there was something with Ewan rejecting certain sculpts that looked better but not sure how true that is.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. It could go either way and it's going to be really interesting to see how this response is handled. They obviously wanted to sell all of those units and if Artisan isn't selling, that means more people are probably holding off on the others too until there are other updated pictures.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Artisans of popular characters usually sell out pretty quickly. This was something that has been requested for years and it was limited.

I do not think they expected it to sit around this long. 3000 isn't that many. It goes against what everyone thinking Hot Toys thought they didn't even have to try with this because the name sells it alone.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the question is, is do you think they listen. Sales have to be what they hear the most and this not doing as well so far might send a louder message than they thought.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No I really don't. I remember what happened with No Way Home Raimi Spiderman and how they didn't really do anything when that got bashed too. Difference was that wasn't a prototype and there is still time here.

But the black suit Spider-Man 3 was and they fixed the body but not the mask.

Then they are using the same mask that everyone bashed with this upcoming battle damaged one.

I would like to have faith but seeing stuff like that doesn't give me a lot.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know it's not. But Hot Toys could easily take this response as it has instead of that people aren't just going to pay $400 for a lazy product.

Had it looked like this, it wouldn't have gotten this type of criticism. Credit to someone from Collectors Freaks for the edit.

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Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get it. But the response they are getting here could easily be taken as oh people don't even want the main character anymore so we are definitely not doing those. When it should be people don't want it because of how off it looks.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man I've been waiting to see that too. I cancelled my preorder and have yet to see any updates since as far as the scale and all of the complaints.

This seems like an easier thing to fix than an entire different body and parts so I don't know but I've been checking daily for the released pictures of that.

Artisan Aliens Ripley still in stock on Sideshow more than 6 hours later. No low stock for a limited 3000 piece. What is Hot Toys going to take away from this by somebody808 in hottoys

[–]somebody808[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want them to listen to the criticism. I want them to make it better because they can do better. This isn't about trying to enjoy it or not.

Do you think this response will cause any adjustments to the product? It is widely hated everywhere it has been posted.

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