The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! - Page 143

OdoWanKenobi · February 6 2013, 04:35 AM

Admiral_Young wrote:

I'll be disappointed if we don't get an Alice Eve figure. I would expect an Uhura figure as well since it would seem she has a huge role in the film. I don't see why we wouldn't get the entire cast. We don't even know who Peter Weller is playing yet or have even seen him yet. I have high expectations for the line...but we'll see. I have a feeling I'm going to be disappointed

Toy companies are afraid of female action figures. The 6" movie Avengers line never got a Black Widow. The odds of Uhura or Carol seem slim to none no matter how large a role they have in the film.

cooleddie74 · February 6 2013, 04:57 AM

Kind of makes me wonder if the new 6” Black Series will bother with a Princess Leia figure or just stick to male characters, cyborgs and droids.

Admiral_Young · February 6 2013, 08:00 AM

Great point about the female action figures...probably explains why we never got a Miranda Tate movie masters figure. With that explanation, I'd be less disappointed since that makes a lot of sense and something I didn't consider when I made my previous remarks.

cooleddie74 · February 6 2013, 09:13 AM

The most recent 3.75” SW action figure of the female persuasion (Jocasta Nu) is one that would probably be a bad pegwarmer and linger in stores for months had she not been a Brian's Toys online exclusive. Quite a few female action figures in the line have been bad sellers with the recent exceptions of Sandstorm Leia from the JEDI Deleted scenes and two EU ladies: Bastila Shan and Shae Vizla.

Admiral_Young · February 6 2013, 11:46 AM

Also regarding Toy Fair news this weekend...I'm kind of hoping for "Kick-Ass 2" action figure news. We got somewhat of a line for "Kick-Ass". There are way more characters this time around and more potential for a toy line than with the first one, so I'm interested in finding out if there are any plans for one.

cooleddie74 · February 6 2013, 06:51 PM

The crummy case ratio of the final wave of Clone Wars figures?

Hasbro claims they listen, but they don't seem to show it most of the time.

Flying Spaghetti Monster · February 6 2013, 07:28 PM

The coolest toy in this thread
if I only had the money!

cooleddie74 · February 6 2013, 07:42 PM

^
Wow.

That's....something, alright. I'm impressed.

Flying Spaghetti Monster · February 6 2013, 07:50 PM

^ I thought you might like it. It even has the little pod that comes out.

I've been looking for a toy of this ship, but this well beyond anything I could have hoped for!

OdoWanKenobi · February 7 2013, 01:00 AM

DC Unlimited has finally hit retail in my area! Well, the Batman half of it at least. I was too late to grab Batgirl, the figure I want most from the first wave, but I did manage to snag a Golden Age Penguin:

He's mostly the same figure as the DCUC wave 1 Penguin, but in different colors and with a different head sculpt. I never got that Penguin, though, so I'm happy to have him.

cooleddie74 · February 7 2013, 01:08 AM

That's cool....he looks great, man. Of course I can never look at a Penguin action figure or doll the same way again after Robot Chicken's "March of the Penguin."

If you haven't seen it, YouTube it. It'll forever alter the way you look at the guy.

OdoWanKenobi · February 7 2013, 03:33 AM

In some crappy news, McFarlane has snapped the Assassin's Creed license away from NECA. Granted, NECA was not using it to its full potential, just released Ezio variant after Ezio variant. However, long gone are the days of McFarlane making quality product. Their Walking Dead line is one of the worst pieces of crap hogging shelf space right now.

Kira's Mom · February 7 2013, 04:19 AM

Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Hulk are getting ready for Mardi Gras...

Flying Spaghetti Monster · February 7 2013, 04:24 AM

The only Batgirl that matters!

cooleddie74 · February 7 2013, 06:11 AM

Kira's Mom wrote:

Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Hulk are getting ready for Mardi Gras...

I do not wanna know what Hulk did to earn those beads.

Nope.

February 6 2013, 04:57 AM	#2132
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Kind of makes me wonder if the new 6” Black Series will bother with a Princess Leia figure or just stick to male characters, cyborgs and droids. __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

February 6 2013, 08:00 AM	#2133
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Great point about the female action figures...probably explains why we never got a Miranda Tate movie masters figure. With that explanation, I'd be less disappointed since that makes a lot of sense and something I didn't consider when I made my previous remarks. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

February 6 2013, 09:13 AM	#2134
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! The most recent 3.75” SW action figure of the female persuasion (Jocasta Nu) is one that would probably be a bad pegwarmer and linger in stores for months had she not been a Brian's Toys online exclusive. Quite a few female action figures in the line have been bad sellers with the recent exceptions of Sandstorm Leia from the JEDI Deleted scenes and two EU ladies: Bastila Shan and Shae Vizla. __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

February 6 2013, 11:46 AM	#2135
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Also regarding Toy Fair news this weekend...I'm kind of hoping for "Kick-Ass 2" action figure news. We got somewhat of a line for "Kick-Ass". There are way more characters this time around and more potential for a toy line than with the first one, so I'm interested in finding out if there are any plans for one. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

February 6 2013, 06:51 PM	#2136
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! The crummy case ratio of the final wave of Clone Wars figures? Hasbro claims they listen, but they don't seem to show it most of the time. __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

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February 6 2013, 07:28 PM	#2137
Flying Spaghetti Monster Vice Admiral Location: Flying Spaghetti Western	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! The coolest toy in this thread if I only had the money! __________________ Life of Pi is the most pleasant film I've ever not cared at all for.

February 6 2013, 07:42 PM	#2138
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! ^ Wow. That's....something, alright. I'm impressed. __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

February 6 2013, 07:50 PM	#2139
Flying Spaghetti Monster Vice Admiral Location: Flying Spaghetti Western	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! ^ I thought you might like it. It even has the little pod that comes out. I've been looking for a toy of this ship, but this well beyond anything I could have hoped for! __________________ Life of Pi is the most pleasant film I've ever not cared at all for.

February 7 2013, 01:00 AM	#2140
OdoWanKenobi Shapeshifting Jedi Location: Gotham City	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! DC Unlimited has finally hit retail in my area! Well, the Batman half of it at least. I was too late to grab Batgirl, the figure I want most from the first wave, but I did manage to snag a Golden Age Penguin: He's mostly the same figure as the DCUC wave 1 Penguin, but in different colors and with a different head sculpt. I never got that Penguin, though, so I'm happy to have him. __________________ I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite thread on the TrekBBS.

February 7 2013, 01:08 AM	#2141
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! That's cool....he looks great, man. Of course I can never look at a Penguin action figure or doll the same way again after Robot Chicken's "March of the Penguin." If you haven't seen it, YouTube it. It'll forever alter the way you look at the guy. __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

February 7 2013, 03:33 AM	#2142
OdoWanKenobi Shapeshifting Jedi Location: Gotham City	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! In some crappy news, McFarlane has snapped the Assassin's Creed license away from NECA. Granted, NECA was not using it to its full potential, just released Ezio variant after Ezio variant. However, long gone are the days of McFarlane making quality product. Their Walking Dead line is one of the worst pieces of crap hogging shelf space right now. __________________ I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite thread on the TrekBBS.

February 7 2013, 04:19 AM	#2143
Kira's Mom Fleet Admiral Location: In Hawkeye's nest.	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Hulk are getting ready for Mardi Gras... __________________ "I cannot believe I just took a picture of an action figure's ass." OdoWanKenobi http://adventuresof-clintasha.tumblr.com/

February 7 2013, 04:24 AM	#2144
Flying Spaghetti Monster Vice Admiral Location: Flying Spaghetti Western	Re: The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread! The only Batgirl that matters! __________________ Life of Pi is the most pleasant film I've ever not cared at all for.