What Makes Hot Toys the best Action Figure you can buy?
If you like collectibles, you've probably heard of Hot Toys. The Hong Kong-based company has flourished into one of the world's most popular manufacturers of high-end action figures, with products costing hundreds or even thousands of dollars sometimes. But... why?
The short answer is that they're extremely high quality, collectible, painstakingly handmade, have limited production runs, and are based on popular franchises such as Star Wars or Marvel.
They are Ultra Realistic
Each Hot Toys action figure is created in direct collaboration with the character's creator/media house. Hot Toys always nails every detail in their figures, from expressions to paint and colour to accessories. A Hot Toy never fails to deliver perfection.
Articulation and Accessories
In comparison to regular mass-produced figures, which typically have 20-25 points of articulation and 3-4 accessories, a Hot Toy has 50-100 points of articulation and a wide choice of accessories. Even a regular Hot Toys figure has more articulation and accessories than almost any other figure, so imagine what the deluxe versions will have. Speaking of deluxe editions, they are becoming more common and are absolutely fantastic.
They are of a superior quality
The average Hot Toy is far superior to almost any toy on the market, utilising the highest quality materials and manufacturing processes to achieve its hyper-realistic look and feel. Everything, from the packaging to the final product, is meticulously detailed and carefully crafted. In fact, Hot Toys' production processes are constantly improving, which only adds to their quality (one only needs to look at some of the very first Hot Toys produced to see how far they've come).
Handmade for collectors
Hot Toys are painstakingly sculpted and painted by hand, unlike traditional toys or action figures that are mass-produced using assembly line technology. Because of this, it can take hundreds of hours to complete a single figure. As with other handmade items, the price rises because highly skilled artists are required to complete this work. Hot Toys, in fact, has a dedicated team of sculptors and painters at their South Korean location.
They are Limited Editions
Most Hot Toys figures are limited to 2,000 - 3,000 editions in the world. This scarcity leads to a simple supply and demand, which distinguishes them. The limited nature and quality of these action figures have only increased their demand, leading to premium prices, which is one of the reasons for Hot Toys' growing popularity.
Their Huge and Growing Roster
Films
300
Alien film series
Alien vs. Predator film series
Alita: Battle Angel
Ant-Man
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Aquaman
Astro Boy
Avatar
The Avengers
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Endgame
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Back to the Future
Batman
Batman Returns
Batman Begins
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
The Batman
Beauty and the Beast
Birds of Prey
Black Panther
Black Widow
Blade trilogy
Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: Civil War
Captain Marvel
Clash of the Titans
Commando
The Crow
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
Deadpool
Deadpool 2
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Edward Scissorhands
Eternals
The Expendables
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
The Godfather
Goemon
Green Lantern
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Indiana Jones
Inglourious Basterds
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
Iron Man 3
Justice League
Kamui Gaiden
Maleficent
Man of Steel
Mars Attacks!
The Matrix
Pirates of the Caribbean film series
Planet of the Apes
Platoon
Predator film series
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Rambo film series
Rango (2011 film)
Resident Evil film series
RoboCop film series
Rocky film series
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
The Spirit
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Sucker Punch
Suicide Squad
The Suicide Squad
Superman
Superman Returns
Star Wars
Terminator film series
The Warlords
The Wolverine
Thor
Thor: The Dark World
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Love and Thunder
Tron: Legacy
Venom
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman 1984
X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men: First Class
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Zack Snyder's Justice League
TV Series
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Batman
The Book of Boba Fett
Daredevil
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
The Flash
Loki
The Mandalorian
Moon Knight
Peacemaker
Prison Break
WandaVision
Cartoons
Disney Characters
Video Games
Batman: Arkham game series
Resident Evil game series
Assassin's Creed
Metal Gear Solid
Spider-Man
Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Anime/Manga
Appleseed Ex Machina
Astro Boy
Battle Royale II
Black Jack
City Hunter
Mobile Suit Gundam - Char Aznable
Comic Masterpiece Series
Friend
City Hunter
Celebrities
Christian Bale
Marlon Brando
James Dean
Michael Jackson
Leslie Cheung
Namson Lau
Wong Ka Kui
50 Cent
Bruce Lee
Stan Lee
Kevin Feige
Eminem
Snoop Dogg