- [Terry] Hey everyone, thanks for tuning in.
Today my friends at Sideshow
have asked me to take a look at this beast,
the Nano Gauntlet life-size collectible by Hot Toys.
Let's see how it turned out.
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All right, first up let's talk about this art box.
It's a bit different for Hot Toys.
They've made a departure here,
by combining the cardboard shipper with the art box.
It's an interesting concept.
You've got the art of the,
some artwork of the Nano Gauntlet on the front,
the Avengers: Endgame title,
as well as some text identifying what lies within.
Speaking of what lies within though,
we got to dip this baby over on its side,
rip it open, and pull it out and see what awaits us.
Okay everybody, this is it.
This is what lies within that cardboard shipping box
that the Nano Gauntlet is shipped to you in.
It's a nice sturdy styrofoam packaging,
and we've got inside it
what came inside of a plastic baggie,
is this little booklet,
or little folder here,
that includes just some legal stuff on the outside there,
as well as this crafty little photograph
of the Nano Gauntlet and the Avengers: Endgame logo.
So let's pull out what lies within
and just give you an idea of what comes with this.
You've got this really slick photograph
of the gauntlet with a cool cosmic backdrop going on there.
Looks like there's something,
some sort of a decay,
planetary decay going on in the background
that's reminiscent of the heroes being dusted.
But this is your instruction sheet
as opposed to the folded,
you can see that it's actually designed to be folded.
You can see the little points there
where that's meant to be done,
but for whatever reason
they decided to ship it to you
as one single sheet unfolded.
Looking at the inside here,
you can see the instructions
for actually attaching the gauntlet
to the base that is lying within here,
and clearly it comes with a USB cable
that is going to be used to power it.
It looks like you'll have to provide your own power supply
or plug it into a computer if you have one handy.
Also there's clearly an option for AA batteries.
That's what I'm going to be using today
because I don't have easy access to a power cable
that's not in use at this time.
Looking right here we've got
indication of where the power switch is,
how to mess with that.
This is...
There's a way that you can take out
the artificial gems from the gauntlet,
that shows you how to do that.
So yeah, basically everything you need to operate
your Nano Gauntlet.
Let's see what lies on the inside
and get this thing out of the box, shall we?
All right, everybody, here it is.
The Nano Gauntlet:
life-sized collectible figure by Hot Toys.
Still in its box exactly the way
that it's gonna come to you.
First impressions are that the paint is very much on point.
That comes as no surprise.
This is not Hot Toys' first rodeo
when it comes to painting anything Ironman,
and let's face it,
this is essentially a modification of an Iron Man gauntlet.
Comes with this display stand,
which we knew we'd be getting.
There's a really cool motif,
arc reactor motif going on here.
I kind of dig that.
Is that arc reactor or is that the time machine?
I'll have to look at that before we go any further
at this point.
There's the aforementioned USB cable
that we won't be using today.
We will instead be taking advantage
of the AA battery option to operate this.
But for now I'm just gonna get this out of the box
and set it up.
So here's the stand.
We'll get that out
and then get that on the table.
Next step is to pull out the gauntlet.
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And there is a little plug right there
that you can slide in the base
and the key hole will align,
and as you slide it down,
the plug will slide into the relevant receptacle
inside the gauntlet itself.
Take note, you can't wear this thing.
It's basically a statue of a glove.
So, you know, act accordingly.
Don't try to put it on.
You're gonna jam your fingers or something.
Okay.
And there it is.
All right, we're gonna need three AA batteries
for what we're gonna do next,
and that's to power up our gauntlet.
Now, what we have to do first is remove this panel
for easy access to the battery compartment.
You'll need a screwdriver much like this one
and let's see if you can take it off as quickly as I do.
Once you get the battery panel off,
insert the AA batteries as shown
and then slap that compartment cover back on
and drill it back in as shown.
And grab that cover once again
to conceal that unsightly battery compartment
and try not to be as clumsy as I am about it.
The results as you can see are quite spectacular.
The gauntlet comes with two different lighting arrangements.
Right now I had it on solid,
but by switching it to the middle you turn it off,
and then moving it back over to the right,
you can see it ignites this fantastic pulse function.
Put that cover back on just to complete the effect
and just look at that.
That's just...
Wow.
I really think I'll be displaying mine like this.
Speaking of displays,
if you like, you can display your gauntlet all by itself.
It's a pretty standout piece
and one might even call it a centerpiece.
And to that end
you might want to consider adding
some similarly themed pieces to your display.
If you have an Iron Man
or say two Iron Men or more Iron Men,
then throw those things on the table.
Find a nice way to just wrap them around
and have that gauntlet just offset your whole collection.
As far as MacGuffins go,
the Nano Gauntlet is a pretty spectacular one.
It's the culmination of what might be arguably
the greatest time heist in all of cinema history,
Time Bandits not withstanding.
And while this life-size Nano Gauntlet replica
represents the Nano Gauntlet while it was still
in human scale and not the oversize Hulk scale
that they use in that awesome game of hot potato
at the end of the movie,
I'm comfortable with that.
The smaller size and lighter weight
makes it much more easy to find a place to display it
in a shelving system for one thing.
In summation, I think this thing is just the bees knees
and I'm really looking forward
to seeing all the alternatives I can develop
for displaying it on my shelf.
That's about it.
Hope you enjoyed the video and until next time,
be good to your plastic.
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