[Jmacq1]

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Originally Posted by DrewBlank

Where are the vehicles in the Marvel Universe line? Counting variants, Hasbro has released more than 150 Marvel Universe figures, but not a single vehicle, playset or large-sized animal. By the time the 1980s G.I. Joe line passed a 150 figures, it had dozens of vehicles, playsets, accessory packs, robots, cannons and the U.S.S. Flagg. I'm not saying go crazy and start putting out ATVs with SHIELD logos painted on the front, but the occasional flaming motorcycle or Avenger's Quinjet might be a nice touch. Where would the Star Wars line be without X-Wings and TIE Fighters?

Good question, but it's beginning to look like vehicles are being phased out of the toy aisles...at least vehicles of any significant size. Hasbro didn't debut a single new "starfighter size" item at Toy Fair, and even their "big" offering for the year (The Republic Attack Shuttle) is smaller than the offerings of previous years. There were a few new "mini-rig" style vehicles, though.

Likewise, vehicles appear to have been struggling in the G.I. Joe brand lately as well. I hate to say it, but I'm beginning to wonder if vehicles aren't going the same route as playsets when it comes to the "play patterns" of kids these days.

By the same token I'd also add: Vehicles are far less important to the Marvel Universe mythos than G.I. Joe or Star Wars. I'd argue about the only "absolutely essential" vehicle would be Ghost Rider's motorcycle, because it's such an inseparable aspect of the character. Yeah, having Blackbirds and Quinjets and such would be nice, but they're not absolutely necessary.

To put it another way: In Star Wars and G.I. Joe the vehicles are a necessary and inseparable part of the plot, and in some cases almost become "characters" in and of themselves and are heavily involved in the action of the story. In the Marvel Universe, vehicles are most often just a way to get a superhero team from point A to point B where they can all jump out and beat on the bad guy. They're just a conveyance, not so much a critical part of the action (usually).

[LordHuck]

Regarding posts like the one Jmacq1 just made. Isn’t this thread just for asking Hasbro questions? Not for clogging with speculative/argumentative posts with no information?

[jjk1120]

What's the status on the Black Widow/unmasked Iron Man & War Machine 3 pack that was to be a Target exclusive?. It was announced for Fall 2010 but has yet to show up

[Jmacq1]

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Originally Posted by LordHuck

Regarding posts like the one Jmacq1 just made. Isn’t this thread just for asking Hasbro questions? Not for clogging with speculative/argumentative posts with no information?

If that's the case, then a moderator can feel free to remove it and/or ask me to remove it and I won't have a problem with it. Of course, that means your own post will need to do the same, since it is equally irrelevant to the purpose of "asking Hasbro questions" and offers "no information."

[Pros From Dover]

Sorry if this one has been asked already, I didn't have time to scroll through three pages of posts to find out...

My Question:

Has the Black Widow, Unmasked Iron Man/War Machine 3-pack been canceled or can we expect to see it at some point?"

Thank you.

Edit: Of course, after posting, I see the person just two posts above mine asked the same question. Sorry. I'd still like it answered by Hasbro.

Thanks again.

[Shin Densetsu]

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Originally Posted by LordHuck

Regarding posts like the one Jmacq1 just made. Isn’t this thread just for asking Hasbro questions? Not for clogging with speculative/argumentative posts with no information?

You need not worry, I can assure you, only questions get sent to Hasbro.

[nomad1632]

cool I really hope mine get sent!!!

[brianregan09]

Any plans on doing Skrull variants of Regular characters like in Secret Invasion

[Jmacq1]

Yes, we know Iron Man is a popular core character that lends himself to multiple versions, but he's choking the pegs across two lines. It's looking like demand for Iron Man figures has been met and exceeded. Have you considered putting Iron Man on "hiatus" in the Marvel Universe line for the better part of 2011 (and maybe a good chunk of 2012 and 2013)?

Speaking of Iron Man, in the Armored Avenger line, are there any plans for more comic-themed figures or at least all/mostly new figures (Black Widow and Armored Movie Whiplash, for example) as opposed to endless repaints of the various "concept" armors? How about a more available release of the final comic wave of the Iron Man 2 line (Mandarin, Modern War Machine, Comic Whiplash, etc...) which never seemed to materialize at general retail?

[nomad1632]

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Originally Posted by Jmacq1

Yes, we know Iron Man is a popular core character that lends himself to multiple versions, but he's choking the pegs across two lines. It's looking like demand for Iron Man figures has been met and exceeded. Have you considered putting Iron Man on "hiatus" in the Marvel Universe line for the better part of 2011 (and maybe a good chunk of 2012 and 2013)?

Speaking of Iron Man, in the Armored Avenger line, are there any plans for more comic-themed figures or at least all/mostly new figures (Black Widow and Armored Movie Whiplash, for example) as opposed to endless repaints of the various "concept" armors? How about a more available release of the final comic wave of the Iron Man 2 line (Mandarin, Modern War Machine, Comic Whiplash, etc...) which never seemed to materialize at general retail?

the reason their choking pegs is due to the fact that stores were full of the first few waves but when the new figures do hit the isles their grabbed up right away. I don't think the line should be put on hiatus. Its just the stores that take forever to get the lines in.

[trebleshot]

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Originally Posted by LordHuck

Regarding posts like the one Jmacq1 just made. Isn’t this thread just for asking Hasbro questions? Not for clogging with speculative/argumentative posts with no information?

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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu

You need not worry, I can assure you, only questions get sent to Hasbro.

And to add to what Shin said, some discussion of the proposed questions is to be expected and sometimes quite helpful. Especially if a question has already been answered by a press release or previous Q&A.

It also helps if the question doesn't fit into Hasbro/Marvel's rules about Q&A questions.

[Jmacq1]

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Originally Posted by nomad1632

the reason their choking pegs is due to the fact that stores were full of the first few waves but when the new figures do hit the isles their grabbed up right away. I don't think the line should be put on hiatus. Its just the stores that take forever to get the lines in.

I'm not talking about putting the line on hiatus, though. I'm just talking about not putting Iron Man into the Marvel Universe line for a while. He can stay in his own line and the Avengers line, but in the Marvel Universe line I think they need to take a break from Iron Man. I still have a few of the very very first Iron Man figure in the Marvel Universe line still sitting on pegs at a couple of the stores around here (as well as the occasional "classic" Iron Man), and the other stores are clogged with a combination of Extremis Iron Man, Iron Man 2020, and "Modern" Iron Man.

That's not even getting started on the Iron Man 2 leftovers. Regardless of whose fault it is, Hasbro isn't going to help the situation by shipping more of a character that's already choking the pegs. There's maybe ONE version of Iron Man that fans seem to want in significant numbers (The 90's Modular Armor/"Marvel vs. Capcom" Armor), and I guarantee that it would end up pegwarming along with the other Iron Men after collectors had their fill.

I think the main problem is that they all look too similar so parents aren't likely to make an Iron Man figure a "casual buy" for a kid, because their kid probably already has one or two Iron Man figures that look "close enough" to be the same figure.

[soundwavempl]

In the past, Hasbro Toy Shop offered stands for Star Wars figures. Any chance of offering Marvel Universe stands especially since the series 1 figures did not come with any?

[Prime dude]

I don't know if this questions has been asked, so I'll ask anyways.

Does the Hasbro team plan on making more figures that are not from the main marvel universe?

[LordHuck]

What type of Hip articulation can we expect from newly sculpted bucks in the Marvel legends line? Can we expect full ball swivel hip articulation like Warpath, Deadpool, Silver Surfer, She-Hulk, and Ares, or limited articulation like: Adam Warlock, Black Bolt, Astonishing Beast, Spiral and Tigra? I would prefer full ball swivel hip joints myself.

[Shin Densetsu]

Last call folks!

[DogFashionDisco]

Where is the predicted new wave of figures, considering they should have made their way to us by now?

[Jason Abbadon]

I'm scratching up a sky-cycle for Hawkeye/Cap. It would be the easiest thing to make vehicle-wise- it's just a windshield, seaton a box and stick! The handlebars come from those off suxtion cup things free with GI Joe movie figs.

Once they make the Black Knight, I hope they make his "atomic steed"- another multiuse Avengers vehicle (and small too!).

A lot of GI JOe stuff works great for MU displays- jet packs in particular work great for AIM, HYDRA or SHIELD soldiers.

Of course, the ultimate MU vehicle is the SHIELD Flying Car- and there was a fullsized version shown at Megacon promoting the Thor/Cap movies, so maybe we'll see one on the big scareen and maybe a toy will follow!

What do you all want to see?

[brianregan09]

Why would you suggest a horse for ghost rider when clearly all the fans want a GR bike why not make a horse for Black Knight a figure that actually uses a horse

[Jason Abbadon]

the "atomic steed" is not a horse- it's sorta a flying motorcycle for one or two people.

Lookie! Marvel Legends made one for their Hawkeye:
http://www.oafe.net/yo/art/ml7_hawk6.jpg
OAFE - ML7: Hawkeye review
Lets your "costumed athletes" like Hawkeye be flyers.

Price point has to be a concern here- people want a figure with whatever vehicle, so something comparitivly small with say, a Black Knight figure would likely not cost more than a standard two-pack.

Though I agree with a motorcycle for GR- as long as it's not the lameness from that Nick Cage movie, anyway!

My big questions:
-Will we see additional "army builders" figures? Kree, Dire Wraiths, female Hydra, SHIELD and AIM figures etc.?
-Are there plans to make 3.75" figures for the upcomng X-Men First Class movie?
-Will you show us additional "teaser silouettes" of upcoming figures? I really like the last round (and many are still not out!)
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[cainraw]

Why the hell is so hard to figure out when figures are gonna show up in stores? Imagine if movie release dates were played out the same way?
"Coming this summer, sometime between May and Julyish"

[Jason Abbadon]

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Originally Posted by cainraw

Why the hell is so hard to figure out when figures are gonna show up in stores? Imagine if movie release dates were played out the same way?
"Coming this summer, sometime between May and Julyish"

A big part of that is the retail chains- if a particular store has stuff gathering dust on the pegs, they might clearance that old stuff or just not order new stuff for a while.
My local Toys R Us has- I kid you not- seriously dusty GI Joes from the movie where the MU line is supposed to be.
They suck bigtime.

My local Target had noting but IM2 pegwarmers for months, with barely an AIM soldier to represent the MU line and suddenly they have all the revision cases and I'm doinga weekly happy dance as i fill holes in my collection with figs I've never ever seen in person!

[DogFashionDisco]

What decides which characters are put into production? I've noticed the "Fan's Choice" stuff, so where are these suggestions actually coming from, a comic convention or something?

[Snowflakian]

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Originally Posted by DogFashionDisco

What decides which characters are put into production? I've noticed the "Fan's Choice" stuff, so where are these suggestions actually coming from, a comic convention or something?

The fan's choice was a poll back during one of the cons that carried over to websites.

As for other figure choices, I think that's been covered before, but not sure how much the answers have since changed.

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Originally Posted by Jason Abbadon

the "atomic steed" is not a horse- it's sorta a flying motorcycle for one or two people.

Lookie! Marvel Legends made one for their Hawkeye:
http://www.oafe.net/yo/art/ml7_hawk6.jpg
OAFE - ML7: Hawkeye review
My big questions:
-Will we see additional "army builders" figures? Kree, Dire Wraiths, female Hydra, SHIELD and AIM figures etc.?
-Are there plans to make 3.75" figures for the upcomng X-Men First Class movie?
-Will you show us additional "teaser silouettes" of upcoming figures? I really like the last round (and many are still not out!)
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2. They've already said no, with the two packs being the nod to the movie instead. Though then again that could have since changed, but considering the production cycle, not likely.

3. The teaser silhouettes were from CTR, not hasbro directly.

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Originally Posted by cainraw

Why the hell is so hard to figure out when figures are gonna show up in stores? Imagine if movie release dates were played out the same way?
"Coming this summer, sometime between May and Julyish"

That has more to do with retailers that hasbro has no control over except for when rebranded lines launch. Even then not all stores follow street dates.

[jjk1120]

Has the Black Widow/Unmasked Iron Man & War Machine Target exclusive 3-pack been cancelled?