Present Toys T800 Future Warrior Figure Review & Hot Toys Comparison

Present Toys T800 Figure Overview

• 💡 This video reviews the Present Toys T800 Future Warrior 1/6 scale collectible figure, inspired by the 1984 film The Terminator.
• 🎯 The packaging features an endoskeleton image and mentions "Future Warrior T800" on the side.
• 🧠 The reviewer shares several facts about Terminator 1, including Arnold Schwarzenegger's casting, his limited dialogue (58 words), and the origin of the iconic line "I'll be back."

Accessories and Weapons Analysis

• 🔫 The figure includes three head sculpts: one after the Tech Noir scene, a battle-damaged version, and a pre-order bonus "Hamburger Face" sculpt (copied from an older Hot Toys figure without Arnold's likeness).
• 🛠️ Eight interchangeable hands are provided, including trigger hands for various weapons, relaxed palms, and battle-damaged options, though they are made of hard plastic making weapon insertion difficult.
• 🚀 Weapons include a Spaz 12 shotgun (with working pump action and weathering), an Armalite AR18 (with taped magazines and working but flimsy charging handle), an AMT Hard Baller (.45 APC with a non-functioning laser sight), and a Smith & Wesson Model 15 revolver.
• 🕶️ The figure also comes with Gargoyles sunglasses, noted for being very flimsy, and a glossy, untextured base with T800 branding.

Figure Details and Outfit Quality

• 👢 The boots are movie-accurate to a degree, featuring detailed studs and stitching, but lack ankle articulation.
• 👖 The combat pants' color is debated, appearing gray in 4K movie versions but olive in the police shootout scene, and lack weathering.
• 👕 The t-shirt is sleeveless with an accurate print and visible blood paint on the muscular torso underneath.
• 🔥 A highlight is the real leather jacket, praised for its authenticity and durability compared to the disintegrating pleather jackets of older Hot Toys figures, despite some tailoring issues like a rigid belt and a difficult-to-zip front.

Head Sculpt Critique and Comparisons

• ⚠️ The primary head sculpt is heavily criticized for its poor likeness to Arnold Schwarzenegger, flat paint applications, incorrect hair color, and lack of definition, with the 2014 Hot Toys version deemed superior.
• 💥 The battle-damaged head sculpt is considered marginally better, as the extensive damage helps mask the likeness issues, though the blood effects are inconsistent.
• 😬 The bonus "Hamburger Face" sculpt is noted for its overly white teeth and is not based on any movie appearance, serving as a placeholder from figures made before likeness rights were secured.
• 📊 In direct comparisons, the Hot Toys 2014 figure consistently outperforms the Present Toys T800 in terms of sculpt accuracy, paint applications, and detail, despite its age.

Reviewer's Intent and Customization

• 🧩 The reviewer explicitly states that the Present Toys figure was purchased for parts, not for display, due to its shortcomings.
• 🛠️ Plans include using the real leather jacket to replace a disintegrated Hot Toys jacket, and swapping the combat pants and boots onto an older Hot Toys Tech Noir figure for improved movie accuracy.
• ✅ The video demonstrates successful part swaps, showing how the Present Toys components enhance the older Hot Toys figures, despite the inability to perform a full body swap due to neck peg incompatibility and color differences.