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Joe Moore · 06-24-2016, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

Seriously? That Snake figure was great (I have it myself) and it didn't sell well? Shit. Was that the end of the cult stuff experiment, or are more tests coming?

And if Chop Top is a horror test, that has me worried. I know Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 has its fans, but overall it's not a popular film. At all. There are plenty of Sid Haig/Spaulding fans out there, but if Snake didn't sell there's no way Chop Top will.

Still, I have to applaud NECA for occasionally going out on a limb to test unusual ideas for their fans. I hope it works out. I'd love to see a mego Herbert West figure from them, as the announced 7-inch Re-Animator figures by Amok Time appear to be trapped forever in development hell.

Snake didn't really do well at all. I still see him randomly at Toys "R" Us and FYE. Plus, Snake's poor sales killed any chance of a 7" version. They were using the Mego version (which is much cheaper to produce) to gauge interest in the property.

Other cult/classic licenses they tried were Rocky, which I still see in stores and Planet of the Apes Megos, which are still super easy to find in stores. The apes failure as a whole has put them off a lot of older licenses in general.

06-24-2016, 10:07 AM	#8
Joe Moore Administrator Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 34,305	Quote: Originally Posted by Dolemite Seriously? That Snake figure was great (I have it myself) and it didn't sell well? Shit. Was that the end of the cult stuff experiment, or are more tests coming? And if Chop Top is a horror test, that has me worried. I know Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 has its fans, but overall it's not a popular film. At all. There are plenty of Sid Haig/Spaulding fans out there, but if Snake didn't sell there's no way Chop Top will. Still, I have to applaud NECA for occasionally going out on a limb to test unusual ideas for their fans. I hope it works out. I'd love to see a mego Herbert West figure from them, as the announced 7-inch Re-Animator figures by Amok Time appear to be trapped forever in development hell. Snake didn't really do well at all. I still see him randomly at Toys "R" Us and FYE. Plus, Snake's poor sales killed any chance of a 7" version. They were using the Mego version (which is much cheaper to produce) to gauge interest in the property. Other cult/classic licenses they tried were Rocky, which I still see in stores and Planet of the Apes Megos, which are still super easy to find in stores. The apes failure as a whole has put them off a lot of older licenses in general. __________________