What a great news! Hot Toys will be releasing figures based on the Avengers movie, coming out this april (Europe).
First of the line is SHIELD director Nick Fury, performed by non other than Samual L. Jackson.
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This is a fairly basic figure, so I am not sure I’m willing to pay €180 for this figure. Sure it as some accessories, I just don’t find the figure that exciting. I feel the head-sculpt of Jackson could be better. His head is too thick. It would be ok just to see the figure as Nick Fury instead of Jackson. But if I am paying this kind of money, the likeness should be more accurate.
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But he is initiator of the Avengers Initiative and director of SHIELD. And that would be great if you get figures of Agent Coulson and Maria Hill. However, I think that would be unlikely.
So that leave to the one really plus: One (1) silver suitcase with light-up Tesseract (Cosmic Cube) and patterns inside (battery operated).
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I love the Avengers and I am already assembling them with my Hot Toys collection. So it would be cool to have Nick Fury besides my Black Widow and maybe Hawkeye, Coulson and Hill.
I feel I can wait with pre-ordering for more announcements being made and just make that decision when this figure gets released.

Hot Toys  is proud to present it’s first limited edition collectible inspired by the highly anticipated film The Avengers. Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. comes to life in this movie-accurate figure; specially crafted using the image of Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. Featuring a newly developed head sculpt, finely detailed costume, weapons and accessories, the Avengers – Nick Fury Sixth Scale Limited Edition Collectible Figure makes a fantastic addition to any Marvel collection.

Hot Toys – MMS169 – The Avengers: 1/6th scale Nick Fury

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The 1/6th scale Nick Fury Limited Edition Collectible Figurine specially features:

- Authentic and detailed fully realized likeness of Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury in The Avengers movie
- Approximately 30 cm tall
- TrueType body with over 30 points of articulations
- Movie-accurate facial features with left eye mask, detailed wrinkles, skin texture and moustache
- Eight (8) pieces of interchangeable gloved palms including:
- One (1) pair of relaxed palms
- One (1) pair of fists
- One (1) pair for holding rocket gun
- One (1) right palm for holding pistol
- One (1) right palm for holding luggage
- Two (2) pairs of interchangeable palms including:
- One (1) pair of relaxed palms
- One (1) pair for holding pistol
- Each piece of head sculpt is specially hand-painted

Costume:
- One (1) black long coat
- One (1) long-sleeve black shirt
- One (1) patterned under tee
- One (1) pair of navy blue pants with belts on waist and thighs, as well as pistol holster
- One (1) pair of black boots

Weapons:
- One (1) pistol
- One (1) rocket gun

Accessories:
- One (1) headset
- One (1) silver suitcase with light-up Tesseract (Cosmic Cube) and patterns inside (battery operated)
- Figure stand with Nick Fury nameplate and the movie logo

Artists:
- Head Sculpted by Kojun
- Head Painted by JC. Hong
- Head Art Directed by JC. Hong

**Prototype shown, final product may be slightly different

**Battery included for collectible figure, button cells (a total of 3 pieces) are required

Release date: Q2, 2012

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