Paul E Francis (of Chronicle Collectibles) spoke to TheTerminatorFans.com about some of the collectibles you will see from the movie.
TheTerminatorFans.com will soon tease the 1/4 Scale Endoskeleton collectible from Genisys. We have already seen the 1/1 scale- so this version will be much more affordable and a genuine quarter of the size from its life-size counterpart but should still be as highly detailed and accurate!
> Mini-Update/promise kept: Check out these teaser images for the 1/4 Scale Endoskeleton as we promised:
A 1-1 Scale bust (with light up eyes) has already been revealed! (more on this in our next post) but we were told by Paul that there will also be a 1/2 scale version.
Great news for those of you who want 1984 style Arnold and modern day Arnold (Grey haired Guardian) collectibles from Genisys. Not only will you get them,- but some will be heavily battle damaged although it is always traditional for fans to be provided undamaged versions of characters also.
Paul tells us that Arnold’s 1/4 Scale the ‘Guardian’ figure will resemble his character towards the end of Terminator Genisys.
“All chewed up from the end of the film…”
All chewed up… how could that happen? Colliding with a helicopter maybe?
He states that…
“84 Arnold is also damaged”
Now some news on other Terminator Genisys Busts!
“We’ll do busts as well, 84 Arnold, new Arnold and Endo”
This news will delight fans and will also be a different kind of business move from Skydance and Chronicle Collectibles by utilizing the younger Arnold Schwarzenegger line of figures. We predicted this when we obtained information about the 1984 Terminator in the movie from a source close to the production of the movie. ’84 style Arnold could well come with Gargoyles sunglasses and other fantastic accessories. This will make it extremely difficult for hardcore collectors being able to resist purchasing them. It will be like purchasing figures from the first movie and the new movie combined.
The Aged Terminator (Guardian) is also in high demand on our social networks with some fans even giving their current Arnold Schwarzenegger collectibles grey hair themselves via self modifications.
As reported already; Hot Toys will be responsible for 1-6th scale figures for the movie while Chronicle will be responsible for premium collectibles in various sizes.
Paul finally reveals confirmation that the Centurion style Terminator from the trailer could indeed officially be named ‘Spider HK’. The enemy has previously only appeared in video games.
The T-7-T or (T-7) was an enemy from Terminator Salvation’s Video Game and was nicknamed ‘The Spider’.
Also, if we want to go even further back in time- the Spider HK appeared in The Terminator: Dawn of Fate; a game in which you play as the resistance and leads up to Kyle Reese being sent back in time by his Father. The design was always based on a smaller more mobile version of iconic and still unseen HK Centurion.
We have the exclusive rights to all scales and figure, except 1/6, that’s hot toys.
(Latest mentioned list of items by Paul)
1/4 Endo
1/4 Arnold
1/2 Endo skull bust
1-1 Endo skull bust
1/18 Spider HK tank
1/18 Flying HK
1/3 Endoskeleton CinemaquetteJust a few things we are working on
From the sounds of it we’re getting a number of collectibles from Chronicle. The quality of their products is quite breathtaking and we recommend you check them out to see what they are also producing for other movies like RoboCop, Stargate and Ghostbusters- among others.
Keep checking back and we will hopefully have that Endoskeleton teaser for you very soon.
We have a small pile of Terminator stories en route to you so keep checking back every day for more content!
UPDATE 17th Feb 2015:
Chronicle Collectibles have now released an official Press Release confirming the reported news and revealing a couple of more things…
The 1:1 scale Terminator: Genisys™ Endoskeleton Bust will open for pre-orders on February 24th. All of our international distributors will be carrying the Endoskeleton Bust and will begin pre-orders on the 24th as well. We are also showcasing the bust at ComicCon this year, as well as several other shows and expositions happening around the world. We will announce more details about this product on February 24th, including dimensions and how many pieces will be in this release.
The 1:1 scale Endoskeleton Bust is only the beginning. We are the only licensee in this division for Genisys, and we can say with confidence that nothing will be overlooked. Some of the products that we are currently conceptualizing and building are:
-1/4 scale Endoskeleton
-1/4 scale Arnold Battle Damaged (current time)
-1:1 1984 Arnold bust
-1/2 scale 1984 Arnold bust
-1/18 Spider HK Tank
-1/3 scale Endoskeleton CinemaquetteWe have so many exciting projects coming up, so keep following our website, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for updates, previews and sneak peeks!
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