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1 hour ago, Eternia said:
There is a 80s mini comic that came with the motu figures called, "The search for Keldor". This was the introduction to him. The line went under before his figure came out. But he was definitely an 80s concept.
Interesting! Thank you for the history on it : )
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6 hours ago, Mr_Scary92 said:
The dispute is between three of the contenders IMO.
I've always wanted to own a Wun-Dar without having to pay a fortune I'm not the only one for sure.
Keldor is an interesting option and I would say it does indeed have a place within MoTU mythos but the design is not the one evryone was expecting.
Tri-Klops is great, I prefer the vintage accurate deco, I've seen it on the top in some unofficial polls.
Anti Man at Arms is just the "meh" one.
Seconded!.....I'd love a well priced Wun-Dar, too. Just went to eBay and it's over $100 at least so to have one that's not that range and perhaps better quality / updated body sculpt? That has my vote.
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Good luck to all today!!
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25 minutes ago, DylanRaven055 said:
It really is weird. I mean, why not even have them come 2 of each.
I think you're right. So far the only figures from wave 1 that I've seen sold out are Snake Eyes and Destroy, so it makes sense Gun Ho may be the one that's left on the pegs. Most people are gonna wanna buy at least two of the red ninja, so it's gonna be a pain to try and get one.
Which is a shame as he's a really good figure... I blame the shipping strategy, not the sculpting or figure popularity.
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1 hour ago, JayC said:
A better case breakdown would have been 3 Cobra Commanders who will likely be the most sought after figure in the wave and Red Ninjas as the army builder, and made Gung Ho the shortpacked figure which will likely warm pegs if these start shipping in any real numbers. Red Ninja will likely get released in greater numbers in future case assortments so I don't expect it to be rare long term, but starting off its probably gonna be tough to find one on shelves.
100% agree...by definition, and army builder should be in higher quantity. Especially one that lends itself to classic diorama building, e.g. how many of us want to have our scenes setup of Snake Eyes vs. a small army of red ninjas?! ..Do you know, can retailers return product? I absolutely could see Gung Ho being left on the pegs, are those returnable or were they but not anymore due to COVID?
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On 7/17/2020 at 9:10 PM, Satam said:
Jay will probably have a better answer, but it's my understanding that many of these items are to be sold in stores, too. Most of us, however, really wouldn't have any better luck with that.
Agreed. so far the in store selection has been spotty at best, non-existent on a normal day. It's a frustrating time to collect....hmm although I suppose if you sell on the after-market you're happy..so..yay for that.
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38 minutes ago, JayC said:
Thats cause they are in the process of putting them up. The walmart website may have luanched at 10am but they had nothing on it and now slowly adding stuff after Hasbro had their live stream. Yes not well coordinated.
Exactly. And yes, my job is showing as I've worked in High Tech project management for geez.. 20 years now? this was a coordination issue. Easy to do? No. But, still doable.. it's 11:44 now, they've had plenty of time to get the site fully updated and here's the thing....whle homepage images aren't loading, items are still out of Stock! So what incentive does Walmart have to do these sorts of things better? With sales going this briskly, I'm sure all they're doing are putting themselves on the back.
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29 minutes ago, Belmont13 said:
So there was a couple of things that caught my eye there were 4 when I clicked on them they said star wars on the top no images or description it was guessing. By the time they came up who was who from the Star Wars figures they were sold out. Same thing with the Marvel figures which turned out to be Venomized Cap(ugh) and Movie Cable(waste of plastic).
Movie Cable(waste of plastic). .... lol yep. This product offering is doing nothing so far to tempt my wallet.
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7 minutes ago, JayC said:
Figures are $13
Gracias.
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Ok product being added but no links working..yet.... Hmm, not sure if I see any "must buys" but apparently more for Transformers & GI Joe being revealed in a half hour.
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Oh nice! i love the 25th anniversary detail and designs....i wonder if the pricing will be very reasonable? To my amateur searches on eBay, these haven't seemed exorbitant to find.
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Yo Joe! Let's Go!.......... Oooo, that was super corny. Apologies.
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1 hour ago, JayC said:
LOL, so for me anyway (I realize different people seem to see different things at different times) when I go to the Casey 2-pack I can see the "Ship It" button but of course when I go to buy it, it tells me there is a problem. Its like the ultimate tease. You almost feel like someone at Target is just f@#@ with people.
"You almost feel like someone at Target is just f@#@ with people."...........what's that old quote from the Simpsons? Do that? That's a paddlin'
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On 7/15/2020 at 2:36 PM, JayC said:
Just my speculation but GIJoe and Transformers arn't just announcing SDCC exclusives, they are announcing new lines exclusive to Walmart hence why they get live-stream and Marvel and Star Wars will likely just get news posts.
For GIJoe the focus will be the Retro line and Transformers I think is getting a new line at Walmart of Studio Series figures based on the 80's animated movie
Purely curious as I would freaking LOVE That...but why do you think Transformers is getting 80's movie figures?!
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21 minutes ago, mako said:
I'm past caring at this point.
If I find it at Target, awesome. If not, that's fine to.
I didn't have them yesterday, I don't have them now. If I don't have them tomorrow, then I'm no worse off.
What sucks is that as a collector, I want to care. I don't mind a bit of a hunt to find cool new product that I'm excited about; and / or when it's truly a limited item. But what's worrisome to me is this is starting to feel like manufacturing a critical demand...e.g. calling something "exclusive" purely as a euphemism to jack up prices and generate further interest due to scarcity. I'm sure NECA isn't alone as a company, or the toy industry for that matter, in indulging in such practices, but it's disappointing to see. Ironically (?), the effect is making me keep my wallet in my pocket!..so, yay for that, I guess...?
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Did I miss it? do we know what the · Spider-Man Peter Parker (Marvel Comics) ($56.00 figure is??
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1 hour ago, Satam said:
Colors on the cavalry officer seem a little too vibrant. I know it's "Dime Novel Legends" and not "Historically Accurate Legends," but it still looks a bit odd to me.
you know what's throwing me off on him? the sunglasses. 'like you, I understand they aren't going for ultra realism...but, um, didn't they just basically make a new Wild Bill figure?
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On 7/9/2020 at 10:47 AM, JayC said:
While Randy has expressed his dislike for Harrigan, if NECA as a company thought it would sell well enough to justify whatever the cost would be to secure Danny Glover's likeness, my guess is they would do him. My feeling is despite the outcry from certain pockets of the fandom, the human figures in general really don't sell as well for them as the Predator's themselves do.
I find it maddening to think that you're exactly right!...it's, well to my mind anyway, the only logical reason why we don't yet see Dutch's strike team, more marines from Aliens, etc... 'personal feelings aside, the sales #'s just aren't there.....And they should be! The humans are as vital a part of these classics as the amazingly designed creatures... ah well, We do live in age where "collector focused" figures aren't unheard of, so maybe one day....shoot, if NECA can give me a Batman vs. Predator set, (no way did I think that would ever happen), perhaps anything is possible!
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9 minutes ago, Mr_Scary92 said:
Randy said "no".
That makes me sad...Do you know if he meant he never asked? Or he did ask and Danny Glover didn't get rights to his likeness?
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On 6/22/2020 at 8:25 PM, abnuggler said:
Nice hopefully we'll see a Flint, Lady Jaye, Zartan, Cobra BAT and specially Chuckles soon in figure form
seconded! Especially for Chuckles ....found him such an odd (in a good way) and unexpected character when i was a kid, 'more of him is always a good thing!
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16 hours ago, 41055_1529445590 said:
I know there's a sister sight where we get to polish Hasbro's knob for the Marvel Legends line, but I'm gonna invoke it here. If you want any data that a cross comic/TV/movie/and now video games format works, one need only look towards the ML game plan. It's all a matter of personal opinion about the quality and desirability of the figures themselves, but I think that it's shown that a healthy smattering of cinematic and comic figures within all waves (and of course, a BAF) has pretty much set the bar for what it takes for a line to be successful. There's stuff some people love and some people hate in every wave, but rarely is a wave constrained to such a tight criteria as the McFarlane waves have been to this point. It just bothers me as a whole that McFarlane preached the fans, fans, fans will determine what he will do with the line, yet it seems nothing he's done to this point reflects what the fans want. I know diehard DC fans say they're happy with the 7" scale, but in truth, most people wanted them to be comparable to ML so the two companies could finally duke it out with figures or the same quality, scale and functionality. Yet, he stuck with his newly found comfort zone in 7". Secondly, a large number of fans wanted to continue some kind of BAF or CnC format which basically rewarded fans with an extra figure for purchasing all figures in a line. If you didn't need it you didn't have to get it. He got rid of it, but now there are rumors it's coming back. Lastly, and most importantly, who realistically actually believes fans really wanted 3 (soon to be 4) Batman-specific waves for the first year's outing of his DC Multiverse line? Sure some fans are okay with it, and maybe some fans learned to deal with it, and maybe even a few fans enjoy them, they do all look good to be fair, but to convince me 4 Batman lines are what people wanted is beyond impossibility.
You make some great points here on the downsides to McFarlane's line... 'especially the BAF issue and how it benefits collectors while he's fumbled around it since Day 1....., so to see ANOTHER Batman line, but nothing for say, DCeased??? (isn't that storyline begging for quality figures?)....... I am highly skeptical that was a purely fan research-driven move on his part. I'm much more in favor of ML and how they can deliver numerous Iron Man / X-men figures, but at the same time, I have a Night Thrasher on my shelf. That's highly commendable balance to their offering roadmap.
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39 minutes ago, 41055_1529445590 said:
Not bad looking figures TBH, but since McFarlane supposedly owns the master license for ALL of DC, is there ever any intention to do any non-Batman related material? I mean, between the first two waves and the upcoming Metal wave it looks like McFarlane has a one track mind, which is no surprise because he just seems to do whatever the hell wants to do anyway, with zero to little regard to what fans actually want, but you would think DC itself might find it necessary to eventually intervene and get some product for some of their other IP's into production. As I recall, there are some fairly prominent stories involving Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash and Wonder Woman that have a pretty impressive roster or characters to pull from. Just saying.
You know, this topic, the volume of "Batman" in toy lines vs. the depth of the DCU, comes up often over the years (and rightly so),.....and while it's not necessarily always true, the Justice League Unlimited line really dove deep into character offering............ but I'd love to know if someone like McFarlane has actual research or Market data that justifies Batman sales. And even then, to see if it's a reaction to what the market demand vs. the availability of product......... For example, did the Arrow figure in McFarlane's line sell well enough to generate other DCTV characters being produced? I wish this sort of data was more readily available, I think a lot of us collectors would find it fascinating to learn from.
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2 hours ago, andoy24 said:
One of the best in this line based on the reviews...I Todd continues to make affordable and impressive quality toys.
love your comment on the value for the price. I don't love every figure in this line but! to my eye, when they're good? (e.g. the Superman Unleashed armor)....boy, they're spectacular. I'd put this one in that category as well. I really can't wait to pick it up...I hope Todd keeps going with unexpected figures that deliver quality sculpting and adding new, interesting characters to our collections.
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13 minutes ago, jsmooth said:
I am all for it!!!! I love MASK and have many of the original toys. Who would Cena be playing in the movie?
I am all for it as long as they don't deviate from the original series. If they do to this what they did to Transformers than I am not interested.
AMEN!...... I loathe the Transformers movies for how much they crapped all over / ignored the personalities of the Autobots & Decepticons, they were purely special effects with minor story service paid to Optimus Pride....... But perhaps M.A.S.K is a property people in Hollywood can better understand as the humans are leads and are supported by the amazing vehicle technology.....I've long thought a very fun movie was possible with M.A.S.K, and of course....incredible merchandise! I very much hope this comes to fruition, and I personally enjoy John Cena so I could see him easily working as Matt.
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New G.I. Joe Classified 6" Baroness, Beach Head, Cobra Trooper and Roadblock V2 Figures Revealed
in Action Figure News
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You raise an important point here, I think. Which is that GI Joe does have it's diehard / true fans, as any collectible does, and sure they may number a bit higher than say, those who love Thundercats....but it's not in Star Wars / Transformers league. Yet, these amazingly fast sellouts keep occurring. To me? that says manufactured demand, not actual production to allow all fans to get product. That's a strategic decision which really irks me and frankly, makes me less inclined to reward bad behavior. I probably sound just like my father (lol ugh) but it seems like rewarding Hasbro for annoying business practices....which sucks as these are great looking figures!!