Sideshow Hot Toys Battle damaged ED 209

[kinkyqueen]

Fun item, maybe i should pick up a battle damaged

[jkno4u]

The Hot Toys ED-209 it's a great item but seems to have some problems with the rubber covering on top - it seems it rots and gets damaged in time - see thread and pics at SSF

[Xenomorph79]

Originally Posted by jkno4u

The Hot Toys ED-209 it's a great item but seems to have some problems with the rubber covering on top - it seems it rots and gets damaged in time - see thread and pics at SSF

Well that just sucks...

Way-to-go Hot Toys! We can't wait for the next $150.00 1:6 scale figure to be released only so it could fall apart on it own six months later!!!

Scam artists...

My sister has 12" Barbie dolls from 20 years ago that still haven't fallen apart. What a joke...

[Trilogy]

Originally Posted by jkno4u

The Hot Toys ED-209 it's a great item but seems to have some problems with the rubber covering on top - it seems it rots and gets damaged in time - see thread and pics at SSF

Poorly conceived.

[jkno4u]

Originally Posted by Trilogy

Poorly conceived.

Indeed they could have made all that cover thing out of plastic or resin and then would have been no problem with rotting or damage.

[phildexter]

The rubber part on mine has also started to show signs of wear. It's starting to retract from the edges of the plastic. I've glued the areas down, which seems to have worked for now. But I'm not sure how much longer it will last. On a high end collectable you'd thought they would think of such things.

My hot toys Alien Power loader is also falling apart. A lot of the small plastic pins the pipping attaches to, have broken off. Very annoying.

[MadCow]

The ED-209 problem is minor. It's only a matter of time till someone molds and produces a plastic cover replacement. I'm not sorry I bought it and probably never will be. An ED-209 this size has been my dream since I first saw the movie in the theatres as a kid...

HT's rubber problems though have caused me to sell off my rubber bodied figures just in case. These things are too much $$$ to waste on something that's going to rot years down the road...

[Xenomorph79]

I think they want their crap to rot away and fall apart so you'll be forced to drop another $200.00 on one of their 12" dolls a year down the line.

I swear I've heard more bad than good on their stuff.

Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch a disappointment!!!

[hulkpitt]

Originally Posted by jkno4u

The Hot Toys ED-209 it's a great item but seems to have some problems with the rubber covering on top - it seems it rots and gets damaged in time - see thread and pics at SSF

I saw this and looked at the Freak's board thread, I think if you get a fine cooking sieve, cut it and shape it to ED's head area. Then remove it and spray a thick undercoat on the sieve several times until it clogs the holes dullcote it for protection, spray black add dullcote again. Allow to dry and then apply a glue very finely and attach, that is the best solution I can think of.

[jkno4u]

Originally Posted by MadCow

The ED-209 problem is minor. It's only a matter of time till someone molds and produces a plastic cover replacement. I'm not sorry I bought it and probably never will be. An ED-209 this size has been my dream since I first saw the movie in the theatres as a kid...

HT's rubber problems though have caused me to sell off my rubber bodied figures just in case. These things are too much $$$ to waste on something that's going to rot years down the road...

Indeed, that is the solutions and seems the SSF guys are already thinking of it if Hot Toys doesn't do anything about it.

Originally Posted by Xenomorph79

I think they want their crap to rot away and fall apart so you'll be forced to drop another $200.00 on one of their 12" dolls a year down the line.

I swear I've heard more bad than good on their stuff.

Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch a disappointment!!!

Let me give you an example. I know GG will release a 1/6 Stormtrooper statue soon. I already have the Medicom RAH Stormtrooper figure (and all other Imperials). I already know that the GG statue will look great and I'll buy one (plus the BHS), but no chance it will look as realistic as these "dolls", as you call them.

I was never into poseability, I pose my figures once and they stay that way until I dust them and then they move a bit due to manipulation. But a statue is something that will stay in a pose forever a figure can be posed.

I have statues and figures, and no one will make me sell the figures or the statues, because I feel they are all great from my perspective and they look great in my collection.