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02-14-2016, 09:49 PM | #26 |
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Couldn't find anything on Facebook (though how you expected someone to find them by just telling them to go to Facebook is beyond me), but I was able to find the pics elsewhere. They appear to just have extra projectile pieces. I don't honestly expect them to be a part of the eight mentioned on the back of the boxes.
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02-14-2016, 09:56 PM | #27 |
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I saw those as well...looks kinda like a firing effect coming out the end of the gun. Not necessary to have those pieces to complete the gun.
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02-14-2016, 09:58 PM | #28 |
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Couldn't find anything on Facebook (though how you expected someone to find them by just telling them to go to Facebook is beyond me), but I was able to find the pics elsewhere. They appear to just have extra projectile pieces. I don't honestly expect them to be a part of the eight mentioned on the back of the boxes.
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02-14-2016, 10:32 PM | #29 |
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Ok, the connotation of your post seemed to be "go find them for yourself". Otherwise, why mention them without linking to or mirroring them?
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02-14-2016, 11:54 PM | #30 |
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Man, new sculpts and the articulation is completely outdated. Come on Mattel, Killer Croc is made of entirely new parts. Why doesn't he have double joined knees and elbows? NOr ankle rockers? Same goes for Supergirl. Oh, and that Joker looks even worse in toy form than he does in the trailers.
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02-15-2016, 12:01 AM | #31 |
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I wish the party wagon had the orange bomb things.
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02-15-2016, 07:25 AM | #32 |
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..according to who? DCUC was an awesome line. I have like 90% of the DCUC/DCSH line and I love them. So do a lot of people. There was absolutely no "failure" in this line, as a whole. If you didn't like it, oh well. But don't try to revise history to suit your taste.
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Man, new sculpts and the articulation is completely outdated. Come on Mattel, Killer Croc is made of entirely new parts. Why doesn't he have double joined knees and elbows? NOr ankle rockers? Same goes for Supergirl. Oh, and that Joker looks even worse in toy form than he does in the trailers.
* I got it when I was 7-8 years old, I played roughly with it.
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02-15-2016, 08:00 AM | #33 |
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The line ran for 4 years with 20 waves at retail. Three more years a subscription line. Multiple spin-offs, multipacks, and exclusives. That's not really a failure. |
02-15-2016, 08:29 AM | #34 |
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I may be getting rid of the line thanks to the Icons, but Mattel did give us an incredible line. It's just that they kind of ruined the fun when they went to the Matty stuff and their quality control is outrageous. I forgot how bad a lot of my figures actually are from a quality stand point. Wally's legs are super loose. I have several figures with loose ankles so it is hard for them to stand up. Giant characters being too small and regular sized characters are too big. Then they started to give only a selected few figures double jointed knees and elbows. Other figures, like Robin and Mercury, are fragile. Then we have weird hands on certain figures (like huge fists for Constantine and Uncle Sam, fists on Flash instead of running hands, etc). Frozen joints. Finally, I never realized how bad their T crotch was until I started collecting the Legends and Icons.
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02-15-2016, 08:44 AM | #35 |
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That's a really poor metric for a failure.
The line ran for 4 years with 20 waves at retail. Three more years a subscription line. Multiple spin-offs, multipacks, and exclusives. That's not really a failure.
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02-15-2016, 08:50 AM | #36 |
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02-15-2016, 08:56 AM | #37 |
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Marvel Legends also had a 3 year hiatus where it produced no product.
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02-15-2016, 09:06 AM | #38 |
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There's also a big difference between a perceived stagnation in quality and a complete failure as you put it. The line's been going in some form or another for over 10 years. It's produced hundreds of figures. It's still got a retail presence. That's a lot more than most lines can say. Marvel Legends being successful and of better quality doesn't make DCUC a failure when it's still producing product and still has a presence. A complete failure would be GI Joe, a strong brand with pervasive recognition that has, in fact, failed to establish a foothold at retail despite the efforts of two motion pictures and a season of cartoon, and that no retailers outside of Toys R Us are willing to carry.
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02-15-2016, 09:19 AM | #39 |
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A complete failure would be GI Joe, a strong brand with pervasive recognition that has, in fact, failed to establish a foothold at retail despite the efforts of two motion pictures and a season of cartoon, and that no retailers outside of Toys R Us are willing to carry.
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02-15-2016, 10:25 AM | #40 |
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GI Joe is in serious need a complete overhaul. They need to just do a six inch based on the original Marvel Comic. I would so buy a first appearance Cobra Commander.
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02-15-2016, 11:46 AM | #41 |
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I can't understand why anyone would defend Mattel,they are simply cheap,and don't care about collectors!
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02-15-2016, 02:06 PM | #42 |
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I don't get it either, but then, Matty Collector's forums thrive on it. You pretty much get banned if you say anything negative about their products or Mattel. He-man.org is the same way, which is why I left both sites.
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02-15-2016, 07:18 PM | #43 |
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They re-used Bane's coat from TDKR movie masters.....shameless.
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02-15-2016, 07:56 PM | #44 |
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Even STar Wars Black and Marvel Legends have seen their articulation modified/reduced due to cost concerns. Quote:
To me, the BvS core movie line is ASTONISHING in regards to how Mattel has traditionally handled a Batman line (and Unlimited has shown significant strides as well). I mean, the first wave had FOUR distinct characters, not to mention a LexBot and probably a Doomsday as well. That's a FAR cry from how TDKR was handled, where Catwoman didn't even get a 4" figure, or TDK where characters not Batman or Joker were limited to the poorly distributed tail end of line. And that's not even addressing the articulation, which will still not super articulated (and you're not apt to get that for $10), it's still a solid range of joints for a 6" $10 action figure. Of course, we'll see these steps forward this year and another year or two at best, then Mattel will go back to their same old shenanigans |
02-15-2016, 08:12 PM | #45 |
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Catwoman did get a 4 inch figure it was just in a pack with other figures.
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02-15-2016, 08:22 PM | #46 |
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Ummm... on Knightmare Batman? They're similar, I'll give you that, but definitely not the same sculpt. Batman's is much longer and their front/opening is very different.
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02-15-2016, 09:19 PM | #48 |
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I'm one to defend a company when they make logical decisions or show signs of improvement.
To me, the BvS core movie line is ASTONISHING in regards to how Mattel has traditionally handled a Batman line (and Unlimited has shown significant strides as well). I mean, the first wave had FOUR distinct characters, not to mention a LexBot and probably a Doomsday as well. That's a FAR cry from how TDKR was handled, where Catwoman didn't even get a 4" figure, or TDK where characters not Batman or Joker were limited to the poorly distributed tail end of line. And that's not even addressing the articulation, which will still not super articulated (and you're not apt to get that for $10), it's still a solid range of joints for a 6" $10 action figure. Of course, we'll see these steps forward this year and another year or two at best, then Mattel will go back to their same old shenanigans
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02-16-2016, 08:29 AM | #49 |
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I can't understand why anyone would defend Mattel,they are simply cheap,and don't care about collectors!
It isn't just that mattel don't give a damn about the collectors, they don't even care for the children! We all know that "curvy" barbie nonsense wasn't made for little girls in first mind, but to certain small group of people who have an impact on the media. Now in the toyfair, they announce about collaboration between monster high and feminist foundation established by celebrity. In other words, mattel pushed politics into children toys! I think it's very inappropriate. Even though, there is a few toys from mattel that I still like, I am actually considering to boycott them because of this and I hope parents would stop buy mattel toys for their children.
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02-16-2016, 08:59 AM | #50 |
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they announce about collaboration between monster high and feminist foundation established by celebrity. In other words, mattel pushed politics into children toys! I think it's very inappropriate. Even though, there is a few toys from mattel that I still like, I am actually considering to boycott them because of this and I hope parents would stop buy mattel toys for their children.
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