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Originally posted by: Sergeant Major @ Hisstank.com

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Many of you have enjoyed the Acid Rain coverage that we've brought to you. Some have asked if we'd cover the upcoming Lost Planet line of collectibles from Toy Notch...well, your wish has been granted! HissTank.com Newsie r3v3n63 reached out to our friend Ben from Toy Notch to discuss their upcoming Lost Planet line.

The interview is extensive, but here are a few pieces to help whet your appetite -

Hey! I was able to get a Q+A with Ben from Toy Notch and he was kind enough to take the time and talk about the company as well as the new Hardballer mecha that is getting released later this year...

HT: Who is Toy Notch and what kind of projects have the founders worked on in the past?

TN: We are a new company. We have done some OEM for other brands before, but most of them are very niche items and also of low volume.

HT: The Lost Planet franchise is your companies first release, what reasons did you have for choosing that IP?

TN: Many years ago, our developer bought the LP art book which was only released in Japan, and then he was very impressed by the designs of the game. Although some of the mechs had only one or two scenes in the video game, they are very awesome designs.

HT: Was there a reason you settled on 1:18th scale for the line?

TN: 1:18th was a very tough decision. As people found GI Joe and Microman were going down in these years, most likely for the increased production cost in China, even big companies find it hard to maintain the price point of 10.00. As a new company, we wouldn’t be able to produce a volume big enough to bring down the metal mold cost, our 4” would be very expensive compared to others. But, 1:18th is the best scale if we want to take care of both the human characters and mech very well. After many considerations, we end up going for 1:18th, and Capcom kindly supported us.


You can view the interview in its entirety after the break. We look forward to bringing you more Lost Planet Coverage here on HissTank and on our sister site, Toy Ark... [Read More]

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