| It may not be one of the most creative names | | | | Terminator, Alien, Predator; for celebrities 12 inch |
| for a business but it is certainly catchy. | | | | versions of Michael Jackson; and Astro Boy, Bio |
| Hot Toys is a Hong Kong company based in Hong | | | | Hazard 4 & 5 and others as some of the video |
| Kong. They make some of the most outstanding | | | | game and anime characters they made. |
| 12 inch action figures known to man. They design, | | | | They don't just produce 12″ figures, they |
| develop and manufacture action figures famous | | | | also tackle 4″ and 8″ action |
| for their impressive likeness of the characters of | | | | figures, along with their 3″ Mini Cosbaby |
| the movies they're portraying of which they have | | | | series, Vinyl figures and their highly detailed and |
| licenses. This was not always the case though. | | | | accurate 1/4th scale busts, just to name a few |
| Hot Toys started out small in 2000, and they first | | | | of their most successful deviations from their |
| specialized in 1/6 scale military action figures. They | | | | original field of 1/6 scale expertise. |
| grew in size, reputation and experience, and | | | | While some of their other collectibles may vary a |
| through the quality of their work, from 2003 | | | | lot in price, most of Hot Toys 12 inch figures are |
| forward they started getting licenses to create | | | | sold at around the $180 mark for the quality of |
| action figures based on movies, celebrities and | | | | the work, the detail and the likeness to the |
| video games and anime characters, diversifying a | | | | characters. Most people buying Hot Toys action |
| lot from what they initially started out to begin | | | | figures range from a specific movie enthusiast to |
| with. Just to give some quick examples, they | | | | an all purpose collector. |
| created figures for Iron Man, The Dark Knight, | | | | |