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02-25-2020, 06:53 AM | #76 |
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Trying to generate excitement over potentially new 1:18 products based on the movie in hopes that Mattel would see that there is a market to support that endeavor is admirable. Sadly, the excitement probably wasn't high enough to generate much action in their part.
We should amplify hype over the things we did get and not wallow too much in things we didn't.
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02-25-2020, 10:04 AM | #78 |
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I hear ya Geo. Wouldn't hurt to ask Mattel to put just a little more effort though. Perhaps you can ask as a shareholder tlasjr?
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02-25-2020, 12:54 PM | #79 |
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All in all, I think a company that makes more nostalgic products for the collector's market might have been a better fit. Get someone to make some retro Kenner style figs or something. |
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Trying to generate excitement over potentially new 1:18 products based on the movie in hopes that Mattel would see that there is a market to support that endeavor is admirable. Sadly, the excitement probably wasn't high enough to generate much action in their part.
We should amplify hype over the things we did get and not wallow too much in things we didn't. While I wasn’t expecting much here, there was potential given their return to the 3.75 inch scale. |
02-25-2020, 07:33 PM | #81 |
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I'm really not sure why there was such an expectation for 3.75 inch Top Gun figures. Am I missing something here? I saw some folks acting on Hisstank and other forums, they were thinking this was gonna be the glorious second coming of 3.75 inch G.I. Joe, and I just don't get it.
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02-26-2020, 07:55 AM | #82 |
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02-26-2020, 09:45 AM | #83 |
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Nah, like I said, I can understand why some people were hopeful it would happen. What I said was the issue was the realistic managing of expectations. People massively jumped the gun on this one and convinced themselves of stuff they ended up getting disappointed by.
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02-26-2020, 07:06 PM | #84 |
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Even if I was they have other parties asking bigger questions. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/se...ing-2020-02-25 |
02-28-2020, 01:39 AM | #85 |
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02-28-2020, 07:47 AM | #86 |
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Mattel gifted Paramount a "repackaged" toy, sitting for 10 years.
Comparable to this candle, sitting for a year? Last edited by Super Joe; 03-14-2020 at 04:14 PM.. |
02-29-2020, 09:45 AM | #87 |
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Military PX stores, got these carriers of similar size (even bigger) with more diecast planes. Lakeshore Educational stores likewise sells these toys. Walmarts offer a similar toy yet with more lights and sounds.
Mattel just didn't "repack" toys for Jurassic World. So why the huge global license for such a miniscule offering versus others? versus Last edited by Super Joe; 03-01-2020 at 04:26 PM.. |
02-29-2020, 11:44 AM | #88 |
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03-01-2020, 04:42 PM | #89 |
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No news or products shown?
I expect barbies, kens, 6 inch, true moves, hot wheels.... The movie drops in 4 months....and no real news for Mattel. |
03-11-2020, 01:16 PM | #90 |
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Retroblasting gave a very honest and very poignant retrospect on Mattel.
Then, mentions a 35 year old franchise, long "A.W.O.L." in toys. Hmmmmm... |
03-11-2020, 01:20 PM | #91 |
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After watching the poignant Retroblasting video on Mattel (above) its a must to see these incredible = Maker-Made TOPGUN toys at Small Scale HQ
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TOPGUN was 1986 when the USS Flagg + F-14s were still on toy shelves. According to those in the 80s mega-success brand GIJoe, one of thee highest toy-wise sales, started coincidently around 1986 (coincidently the same year as TOPGUN 1986). Its sometimes wondered if TOPGUN help propel Joe's toy sales. GIJoe (Scoop) eventually gave a shout out to TOPGUN back in the 80s as seen herein,
Plus, GI Joe didn't start in 1986. Even if we're going by specifically the start of the 3 3/4" line, it started in 1982. |
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This whole thread is some pie in the sky ridiculous wishful shit.
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03-17-2020, 08:11 AM | #97 |
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Man, the world as we know it is going crazy right now, let people have their fun
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03-18-2020, 06:10 AM | #98 |
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Yeah, but... Those weren't Top Gun™ toys, even if they were in line with the stuff in the movie. Top Gun hasn't really been known as a toy-heavy brand before, or even a very Big Brand™ like something like Jurassic Park or Star Wars. It was just a successful movie one-off.
Plus, GI Joe didn't start in 1986. Even if we're going by specifically the start of the 3 3/4" line, it started in 1982. |
03-19-2020, 05:37 AM | #99 |
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A year after the 1986 film, another apparent homage, an action figure called Maverick arrived in toy shelves 1987.
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Shortly thereafter, Hasbro put a little of its own G.I.Joe (2009) Paramount film profit - in something special. A new (2010) production of the big Skystriker F-14 toy jet. After 3 years (2008 to 2011) Hasbro finally debuted a new F-14 toy with - - - wait for it - - - thee TOPGUN Anthem at Joe Con (2011). Unbeknownst to many, Hasbro had a sweet ingredient prepared for a "pie in the sky" TOPGUN 3.75 toyline; exactly when talks of a sequel just began to warm. Hence if Hasbro can do a big TOPGUN style 3.75 toy, with just a "pie in the sky" scent of a rumor. Then surely Mattel's positively capable of doing the same; in a now really "real" major sequel. Last edited by Super Joe; 07-05-2020 at 10:34 PM.. |
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