Preview of Black Widow at Toy Hunter, Hong Kong

I was in Hong Kong recently and the routine included visiting Hot Toys at Toy Hunter. Black Widow from Iron Man 2 was in the display window!

Natasha Romanoff - Black Widow in the movie.

Black Widow by Hot Toys

Upcoming: Hot Toys TrueType Female Body

Will be looking forward to this. From Hot Toys website:



Highlights:

• Over 28 points of articulation
• Realistic head sculpt with blonde and implanted hair
• A full-torso soft rubber skin layer from neck to waist
• 2 pairs of hands
• 2 pairs of feet (high-heel and flat-heel)
• 1 set of top and bottom
• A figure display stand

Expected release date is Q4, 2009. Woo, looking forward to my first Hot Toy body. :)

Upcoming: Hot Toys Chacha Asai (Ryoko Hirosue) from Goemon

Gorgeous.

Saw the preorder on TFH. At $219.95, this is considered middle range for Hot Toys products. I may consider getting one of these Hot Toys ladies as my entry into the Hot Toys line. Boy, doesn't this Chacha Asai look like a doll?

Chacha Asai is a character from the just released (I think so, the trailer says 2009 5.1) CG movie Goemon. You can watch the trailers (ver.1, ver.2) and read IMDb for the cast.



Ryoko Hirosue (広末涼子) plays Chacha in the movie. I used to watch JDrama and she was a familiar face in big productions like Long Vacation and Beach Boys. I've also watched her other shows like Lipstick, Summer Snow and Shotgun Marriage. Therefore she is one of the few Japanese actresses I can identify with. Another reason to get her 1:6 representation.

The Hot Toys product page wrote of a "highly detailed head sculpture with authentic likeness of Ryoko Hirosue as ChaCha Asai". The head sculpt is by Hiroki Hayashi who also gave us Silken Floss.

So how authentic is the head sculpt? And her gown? According to the product page, she is "dressed in her movie-accurate costume of gorgeous gown and detailed footwear".




In my opinion, the face's too long and pointed. It is not that her face has slimmed down in recent years. Here is how she looked a decade ago.



I tried to find movie stills from Goemon and I gave up. Here are some screen-caps from the trailers.



Chacha Asai is no barbie all right, but still, it is a pity for Hot Toys action figure origin to show through the doll. The ugly POA (point of articulation) glares at us in the next picture. And her leg showing through, not sexy but like a stick.



Her image as a doll is further marred by the molded hair. Why didn't Hot Toys use rooted hair? Now her two waist length locks just look so fake.

Otherwise, the figure is ok. She is not high on the accessory list but the highlight is her gorgeous gown anyway. If you can get her to pose with her folding fan (or knife) and her legs tucked in, she looks great.



There is another reason why Ryoko Hirosue as Chacha Asai in Goemon is a must-watch. According to this website,

Ryoko Hirosue, a Japanese actress, will disrobe and appear nude for “Goemon.” In “Goemon”, Hirosue will be seen naked in the shower. Hirosue will have a nude, intimate bed scene with her male leading actor.

Okay .. ahem.

1:6 Scarlett Johansson as Silken Floss

Saw this on Shaun’s blog.

It began with a silhouette from Hot Toys’ January newsletter. Again, I got wind of it from Shaun’s entry (check out his sexy Scarlett photo).



Silken Floss is Scarlett’s character in The Spirit. The silhouette is that of Silken.



I’ve not watched the movie, but I’ve loved Scarlett and her boobs from The Island.





The silhouette’s finally revealed. Hot Toys is releasing her as a Movie Masterpiece Series, in Q2 2009.

Here is what she has to boast:

• 1/6 scale with over 30 points of articulation. (means she is very playable)


• Highly detailed implanted hair and head sculpt with authentic likeness of Scarlett Johansson. (authentic or not .. look at the next picture and the next few and tell me)


• Dressed in her movie-accurate costume of military suit, shirt, jodhpurs and boots. (doesn’t matter if you’re not a The Spirit fan)


• A removable hat, pair of glasses, belt, necklace, armband and syringe are some of the accessories included. (syringe .. poke who?)

I thought the head sculpt is outstanding. The rest, so so. I’m not into female Nazi uniform (SS?) and neither are her gears attractive.

Below are photos of Scarlett Johansson. Ooooooh..



Second image is a wallpaper from The-TrukstoP.com