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01-21-2020, 09:09 AM | #1 |
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01-21-2020, 09:27 AM | #2 |
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Actually looks pretty good but never cared too much about this incarnation.
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01-21-2020, 09:38 AM | #3 |
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Same. She's cute, but like all the "Nolanverse" just really a crappy adaptation of deep character.
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01-21-2020, 09:46 AM | #4 |
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I like it, but how many companies have done this scale? I mean we have Mattel, the hot toys 6 inch scale, mafex, sh figuarts and soap box. Then those 8 inch figures, the 3.75 and the 12” scale.
There seems to be a nostalgic mood of late for Tim burton and the Schumacher films. Mezco tapped in to it a bit, and as much as I hate pops...and I mean hate....they just showed of the villain characters for Batman 1989, Batman returns, Batman forever and Batman and robin. Why can no company other than funko pick up on that and try something different? End rant. |
01-21-2020, 09:50 AM | #5 |
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From the waist up this looks pretty great, the legs though. Not sure how much tighter they could make the fabric hug the legs (as they should) without completely killing articulation. But, the bottom half really kills the look.
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01-21-2020, 09:54 AM | #6 |
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I like it, but how many companies have done this scale? I mean we have Mattel, the hot toys 6 inch scale, mafex, sh figuarts and soap box. Then those 8 inch figures, the 3.75 and the 12” scale.
There seems to be a nostalgic mood of late for Tim burton and the Schumacher films. Mezco tapped in to it a bit, and as much as I hate pops...and I mean hate....they just showed of the villain characters for Batman 1989, Batman returns, Batman forever and Batman and robin. Why can no company other than funko pick up on that and try something different? End rant. Would LOVE to see an action figure of Jeff Goldblum as Scarecrow for the unmade sequel to Batman & Robin. I once saw sketches of proposed costumes before production was halted. Fans would have been pissed. It was more "Wizard of Oz"ish than the comics.
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01-21-2020, 10:02 AM | #7 |
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Funko Pops are also a lot less expensive to produce that any scale action figure. Like Webz said, no need to worry about any likenesses is a major cost and time saver. But the overall production on a Pop is low cost, and solid profit per unit. That is why they hit every license they can, no matter how poorly they sell in the end. The ones that do sell well, easily cover the costs of any that don't.
Funko can acquire a license and have product on shelf within 6 to 9 weeks as well (via their prospectus when they went public). No other company can really do that.
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Understood on money. But pay it, charge more for the figure. Arnold can’t be that tough, neca has made about 50 figures of him. Uma Thurman was made as well for kill bill. Hot toys released 2 Jack Nicholson joker figures. They were $50 more than the average hot toys at the time. I and many others gladly paid it. Now he is on eBay for $700 plus. It can be done. Companies need to show us great likenesses and great sculpting and we will pay it.
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01-21-2020, 10:14 AM | #9 |
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Hot Toys can hide the cost of an expensive likeness in a $300 collectible. Mezco can mostly justify the cost by bumping an $80 figure up to $110 or so. You can't hide a high cost like that in a $20 to $30 figure. It's not always about paying either. Some talent simply refuse to work with companies anymore, or simply want so much that there's no way to make it feasible.
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Understood on money. But pay it, charge more for the figure. Arnold can’t be that tough, neca has made about 50 figures of him. Uma Thurman was made as well for kill bill. Hot toys released 2 Jack Nicholson joker figures. They were $50 more than the average hot toys at the time. I and many others gladly paid it. Now he is on eBay for $700 plus. It can be done. Companies need to show us great likenesses and great sculpting and we will pay it.
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01-21-2020, 10:21 AM | #11 |
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Understood on money. But pay it, charge more for the figure. Arnold can’t be that tough, neca has made about 50 figures of him. Uma Thurman was made as well for kill bill. Hot toys released 2 Jack Nicholson joker figures. They were $50 more than the average hot toys at the time. I and many others gladly paid it. Now he is on eBay for $700 plus. It can be done. Companies need to show us great likenesses and great sculpting and we will pay it.
Asking $80 for a Mezco One:12 is borderline extortion for many. The $110 for Batman 1989 received lots of saber rattling. Even NECA gets a ton of flack if they DARE release a figure for a MSRP of $30 instead of $24. While you might be willing to pay the premium, it seems many toy makers don't see the cost outweighing the benefits.
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01-21-2020, 10:26 AM | #12 |
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Carl Weathers is another example. His likeness was included in the Rocky franchise (everyone was except for Hogan I believe). But Predator didn't include any likenesses, and NECA has failed at every attempt to get a Dillon figure made.
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01-21-2020, 10:31 AM | #13 |
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Crazy isn’t it. You see where 3-d printers are going to be the future.
Any way, joe I’m trying to find out what other soap box figures actually saw release. I want to see what the final toy looked like. All I keep getting anywhere is the ras and Bruce 2-pack. |
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Peter Weller, I can't imagine the total they paid. He literally refuses all attempts at Robocop involvement. He's refused NECA's offers multiple times, and the guys making the Robocop Documentary (RoboDoc) have basically held up the entire process for over a year trying to get him involved. Weller is pretty much the only living person involved with Robocop who won't be interviewed for that documentary (they are using archive footage).
Carl Weathers is another example. His likeness was included in the Rocky franchise (everyone was except for Hogan I believe). But Predator didn't include any likenesses, and NECA has failed at every attempt to get a Dillon figure made. |
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Totally forgot they made Harvey Dent/Two-Face from TDK also Last edited by notoriouslyhigh; 01-21-2020 at 11:41 AM.. |
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Or did I dream that? Either is possible.... |
01-21-2020, 02:33 PM | #17 |
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Probably. I didn't follow the figures of that show, so dunno. But since it's Disney AND Starwars, who are known to work likeness rights into their contracts BEFORE they merged (doesn't matter how big or little of an actor you are), I'm pretty sure we'll see those figures in the next year or so.
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Star Wars, and any modern film/TV contract, include likeness rights. Getting to do a Carl Weathers figure for Star Wars doesn’t grant likeness rights for other properties.
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Look at how stiff she looks even in the promo photos. They don't even try to pose her in any action pose. I bet that fabric restricts her movement like crazy.
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Funko Pops are also a lot less expensive to produce that any scale action figure. Like Webz said, no need to worry about any likenesses is a major cost and time saver. But the overall production on a Pop is low cost, and solid profit per unit. That is why they hit every license they can, no matter how poorly they sell in the end. The ones that do sell well, easily cover the costs of any that don't.
Funko can acquire a license and have product on shelf within 6 to 9 weeks as well (via their prospectus when they went public). No other company can really do that. Quote:
That's provided that I was correct about NECA's Arnold deal. Not 100% sure if they have the general rights to his likeness to use for whatever they want or if they have to set it up by movie. It sure seems like they just have overall rights considering where his likeness keeps popping up, like the Kenner homages and videogame figures. Quote:
Peter Weller, I can't imagine the total they paid. He literally refuses all attempts at Robocop involvement. He's refused NECA's offers multiple times, and the guys making the Robocop Documentary (RoboDoc) have basically held up the entire process for over a year trying to get him involved. Weller is pretty much the only living person involved with Robocop who won't be interviewed for that documentary (they are using archive footage).
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Carl Weathers is another example. His likeness was included in the Rocky franchise (everyone was except for Hogan I believe). But Predator didn't include any likenesses, and NECA has failed at every attempt to get a Dillon figure made.
Seriously, it's easy enough to make a near-perfect Dillon custom with a NECA Apollo Creed figure, a Dutch figure, the right accessories, and a wee bit of paint. Last edited by Dolemite; 01-22-2020 at 09:43 AM.. |
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