October 12, 2006
Very Hot: Navy Seal Jumper
A long long time ago, there was this company called Very Hot which produces 1/6 action figures.
At first i was happy, but then was turn off by it’s inferior quality when it reproduces Hot Toys famous SDU. This is their third attempt on the 1/6 industry and this time they looks promising, plus i was getting deperate for the LAW.
Product review:
Ironic isn’t it, for someone who was so anti VH (Very Hot), the Hot
Toys clone to be buying a VH Navy Seal Night Ops Jumper. But of course,
my actions are justifiable in the sence i’m a kitbasher reborn and that
i cannot wait for Hot Toys to release their weapon set which it release
date never announced.
crapy looking box, still it does the job of keeping it’s content from spilling out.
overview
VH latest product is a figure-less Navy Seal Night Ops Jumper which
means that the nude body is not included. at RM240 (from ultimate toys)
for this thing, i wouldn’t call it cheap although it’s atleast RM50
cheaper from Hot Toys and RM80 cheaper from Toy Soilder which is famous
for figure-less uniform sets.
no figure, parts and uniform only. comes with a picture cum poster.
quality
It’s a no brainer that VH products are VERY MUCH inferior to big
players like Hot Toys and Toy Soilder. The puny clip buckle on the
helmet are nothing more but stubs. and those stubs broke on the very
first day i put it on my figure. though i do have replacement clips
buckle to replace those stubs, it’s the people who don’t and those who
are still very new to this kit bashing to stay away from VH products at
the moment. because to replace every single stub is not cheap.
This set comes with M4A1 carbine and a LAW. the weapons are not
weathered. Not that i’m bothered since i like my weapons unweathered
and clean looking. I’ve always wanted a LAW to complete a bash of mine
which has been WIP for almost 2 years. As for the carbine though, i’ve
scavange its parts to beef up a SAW.
LAW, the MAIN reason for my purchase
however, all is not lost. VH did a surprisingly well GOOD on the
body armor and uniform which is bbi/master craft like in quality. the
only difference is the velcro used by VH doesn’t seems to be sticy
enough and keep pelling off. guess i’ll need to replace that too. but
overall sewing of the vest is clean and no loose threads (which dragon
is famous of).
Now, not many manufacturers out there can make quality uniform like bbi, Hot Toys and Toy Solders. This, i’d say is a very good start for VH to penetrate the 1/6 market.
final verdict
VH is definitely not for amature or beigners since lots of parts
need to be reworked. after all the time and money spent on improving
it, might as well buy orifinal stuff from Hot Toys and Toy Soilder.
Lastly, it’s NOT CHEAP.
