Thor already dead in the water?

neatogecko · 06-01-2011, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by AndyCR75

Nice! Where did you find them?

jamesmruddy · 06-01-2011, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by AndyCR75

Nice. Where did you find them?

neatogecko · 06-01-2011, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by jamesmruddy

Nice. Where did you find them?

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Originally Posted by neatogecko

Nice! Where did you find them?

LOL. Classic.

jamesmruddy · 06-01-2011, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by neatogecko

LOL. Classic.

Time to put my tin-foil hat back on and keep the spies out, I see.

Shin Densetsu · 06-01-2011, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by AndyCR75

Cool man did you order online?

Optimus Vader · 06-01-2011, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Jmacq1

Retailers were reportedly not super-confident in this line to begin with (which is part of the reason no comic series has been forthcoming...let's face it, comic-book versions of the Warriors Three and Beta Ray Bill would look silly as hell to most retail buyers.).

Still, I'd say wait another two weeks before we start hitting the panic button on Wave 2.

Where was that reported?

stjuggernaut · 06-01-2011, 10:51 AM

AndyCR75 you are a savage. awesome figures. I have fandral and heimdall coming from ebay.

are you taking them out the packages?? if so are you going to show them in amongst your collection on here? heimdall is awesome!!!

Optimus Vader · 06-01-2011, 10:54 AM

I didn't know that Heimy was a Deluxe.

AndyCR75 · 06-01-2011, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu

Cool man did you order online?

yes sir. when all else fails, ebay. lol. I figure I'd just chip away at it, a couple figures here or there. Not too interested in the cases on BBTS as I'm not looking for multiples you know?

AndyCR75 · 06-01-2011, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by neatogecko

LOL. Classic.

HAHAHaa

AndyCR75 · 06-01-2011, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by stjuggernaut

AndyCR75 you are a savage. awesome figures. I have fandral and heimdall coming from ebay.

are you taking them out the packages?? if so are you going to show them in amongst your collection on here? heimdall is awesome!!!

thanks bro. Nope, they will stay in their plastic/cardboard coffins, I'm a strictly MOC guy!

stjuggernaut · 06-01-2011, 12:15 PM

ah shame!

behindthemask · 06-01-2011, 12:25 PM

That Hemidrall figure looks sick, not only does the headsculpt look acurate and the gold paint aps looks right. But his sword actually seems to resemble a sword and fits his hands haha.

nomad1632 · 06-01-2011, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by AndyCR75

awesome what store did you buy these at?

Jason Abbadon · 06-01-2011, 05:38 PM

Bitches! Where's MY Fandrall, BBTS?!?

Gotta check my preorders now...

Optimatron · 06-01-2011, 06:38 PM

I'd love to be buying up Thor and Cap figures left and right at the moment. However, I'm done with 3.75'' figures. For my tastes, they just don't offer the amount of articulation and detail I want.

I stopped collecting Marvel Universe around Hammer wave 2 because the QC on Havok pissed me off so bad. After collecting so many hot toys, and the back log of Marvel Legends since then...I can honestly say that I will never go back to the smaller scale. Marvel Universe, Thor 3.75, and Cap 3.75 can burn in hell while I wait for Hot Toys Thor and Captain America. Hasblow won't see another dime from me for their marvel lines unless I see vast improvement.

Jason Abbadon · 06-01-2011, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Optimatron

I'd love to be buying up Thor and Cap figures left and right at the moment. However, I'm done with 3.75'' figures. For my tastes, they just don't offer the amount of articulation and detail I want.

You're a communist.

Checked my BBTS preorders...and they're STILL on Preorder!
WTF?!?

Why...where's my love, BBTS?
Haven't I been good to you?

Between this and STILL no sightings of Cap wave 2 in my town, I is depressed.

Ash from Carolina · 06-02-2011, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Optimus Vader

Where was that reported?

I know my wee little area of the United States doesn't represent every part of the United States, but I've noticed that comic book figures in a movie line tend to sell much faster than the movie figures do.

So I'd be interested in where that information comes from as well since comic book figures from the movie lines are some of the hardest figures to find.

cainraw · 06-03-2011, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Optimatron

I'd love to be buying up Thor and Cap figures left and right at the moment. However, I'm done with 3.75'' figures. For my tastes, they just don't offer the amount of articulation and detail I want.

I stopped collecting Marvel Universe around Hammer wave 2 because the QC on Havok pissed me off so bad. After collecting so many hot toys, and the back log of Marvel Legends since then...I can honestly say that I will never go back to the smaller scale. Marvel Universe, Thor 3.75, and Cap 3.75 can burn in hell while I wait for Hot Toys Thor and Captain America. Hasblow won't see another dime from me for their marvel lines unless I see vast improvement.

Then why comment on this?

Jmacq1 · 06-03-2011, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Ash from Carolina

I know my wee little area of the United States doesn't represent every part of the United States, but I've noticed that comic book figures in a movie line tend to sell much faster than the movie figures do.

So I'd be interested in where that information comes from as well since comic book figures from the movie lines are some of the hardest figures to find.

Do they sell much faster? Or are there just less of them produced to begin with?

Nevermind that once again: Just because comic figures from Iron Man 2 seemed to have sold well doesn't mean the same would automatically be true for Thor.

I will amend my earlier "reportedly" to "it was rumored" because I don't remember for the life of me which toy site I read it on, but it was months ago (well before the Thor line ever hit shelves, but after it was becoming rapidly apparent that there wasn't going to be a comic-line to go with it). Thor was an unproven property, and retailers don't tend to take big risks on those. And once again, folks have yet to dissuade the notion that a lot of Thor's comic versions and comic characters just flat-out look silly. The Warriors Three? Balder? About half of Odin's outfits. Even Beta Ray Bill is pretty out-there. Yes, there are characters that would look "cooler" in figure form than those (Sif, Malekith, Most of Loki's outfits, Most of Thor's outfits, Ulik, Skurge, Hela) but generally the manufacturers try to have the comic figures line up with the characters that are actually in the movie for the most part.

Sadly, it looks like we'll never see a comic line for Thor. While Hasbro said they planned on some comic-based figures in "later assortments" it seems unlikely we'll ever get to those later assortments. Then again, some retailers around me have very few Thor figures while Wal-Mart remains packed to the gills.

nomad1632 · 06-03-2011, 06:58 AM

just broke down and bought wave 2 hammer smash thor, fandral, and volstagg from my iron man 2 seller on ebay. Hes always gotten me perfect paint figures and I just cant wait anymore on these figures hitting stores.

Optimus Vader · 06-03-2011, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Optimatron

I'd love to be buying up Thor and Cap figures left and right at the moment. However, I'm done with 3.75'' figures. For my tastes, they just don't offer the amount of articulation and detail I want.

I stopped collecting Marvel Universe around Hammer wave 2 because the QC on Havok pissed me off so bad. After collecting so many hot toys, and the back log of Marvel Legends since then...I can honestly say that I will never go back to the smaller scale. Marvel Universe, Thor 3.75, and Cap 3.75 can burn in hell while I wait for Hot Toys Thor and Captain America. Hasblow won't see another dime from me for their marvel lines unless I see vast improvement.

I wish Hasbro's $9 figures were on par with Hot Toys' $150 figures too. That would be awesome.

Jmacq1 · 06-03-2011, 07:42 AM

On a side note....wave 3 appears to be shipping to e-tailers, as my wave 2/3 set from BBTS processed yesterday.

AndyCR75 · 06-03-2011, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by cainraw

Then why comment on this?

right?

nomad1632 · 06-03-2011, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by cainraw

Then why comment on this?

yeah if you don't like them then don't talk in this thread is for people who enjoy the figures and collect them. I think their great the detail, sculpt and articulation.

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Optimus Vader Goodfella Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Philly Posts: 4,924	Quote: Originally Posted by Jmacq1 Retailers were reportedly not super-confident in this line to begin with (which is part of the reason no comic series has been forthcoming...let's face it, comic-book versions of the Warriors Three and Beta Ray Bill would look silly as hell to most retail buyers.). Still, I'd say wait another two weeks before we start hitting the panic button on Wave 2. Where was that reported? __________________ Sales/Trade Thread - Collection Thread

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Optimus Vader Goodfella Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Philly Posts: 4,924	I didn't know that Heimy was a Deluxe. __________________ Sales/Trade Thread - Collection Thread