Blitzway - 1/6 Scale Ghostbusters - Collectible Figures

[jal76]

Re: Blitzway - 1/6 Scale Ghostbusters - Collectible Figures and ECTO-1

But it's not about people wanting to "tear down" anything.

Criticism is what IMPROVES things. It drives - forces - 1/6 companies to do better each year. Criticism over the years is one of the things that has given us that "realism of the figures." Yet your takeaway from that extreme realism in your collection is that "I shouldn’t be so critical"? To me that's 1000% counter-intuitive.

And are we seriously saying that non-fans - and the random visitor who has no knowledge of 1/6 at all (what has come before, what is state-of-the-art and what is cutting edge) are the best judge of the quality of a 1/6 figure? I'm sure a lot of people who haven't seen GB in 15+ years, are not really a Murray fan but know who he is, and who know nothing about 1/6... would really like the Matty Venkman (especially the outfit,) or love a pretty solid Venkman custom. And I'm sure a lot of random visitors would be blown away by a cabinet full of 2007-2010 Sideshow figures.

But this "pleeez, we should just enjoy the figures..." thing - just because you've reached a 1/6 happy place for the moment - has to stop. Just let others - who may be providing the very feedback on those "sculpts aren't perfect" figures that makes a DIFFERENCE on the next generation of 1/6 - do and say their thing ( feel free to insert "like 1/6 companies take any notice of 1/6 forums!" comment.)

Just let the products stand the test in these threads - don't turn the thread into some little safe harbor where we should all just feel thankful we have a 12" Venkman doll at all and should just discuss the positives. 1/6 continues to improve BECAUSE of feedback and criticism, not DESPITE it.

I agree with most of this sentiment but maybe I am just cynical but I am having a hard time believing that feedback on this forum is improving the quality of any 1/6 figures. Don't get me wrong it would be great...and really empowering as a consumer to imagine that the words I am typing are making an impact on products that I love...I just don't think so. These guys are artists and business people and are probably pushing themselves to improve based upon artistic desire mixed with the promise of financial rewards from making a better product. I think that is the only thing that has moved 1/6 figures forward. Call me cynical but I do not envision Howard Chan sparing two seconds thinking about how any of his decisions will play out on SSF.

 

[I Am Toys]

Blitzway - 1/6 Scale Ghostbusters - Collectible Figures and ECTO-1

No one is saying don’t have objective or subjective criticism, or wanting to have a top notch product is bad, especially if it impacts a figure before it’s released. However gross negative criticism after a product is released....does nothing, and often doesn’t impact future releases of figures from what I’ve seen, as HT, Threezero, and many others continue to make the same mistakes. Just look at Wonder Woman. Shortly after WW was announced to be shipping soon, they announced the training version with a better likeness. And this was after multiple criticisms that the BVS figure’s likeness was sub par, starting all the way from initial PO.


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[subzro]

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Criticism sure did not help with the ED-209 V2 dome falling apart just like the 1st

 

[pjam]

Re: Blitzway - 1/6 Scale Ghostbusters - Collectible Figures and ECTO-1

Can't fathom anyone not being very happy with these. Superb work Rich, brought out the Murray sculpt nicely.

Here are a few photos from the set we received at the office.

 

[SilverStar17]

Re: Blitzway - 1/6 Scale Ghostbusters - Collectible Figures and ECTO-1

But it's not about people wanting to "tear down" anything.

Criticism is what IMPROVES things. It drives - forces - 1/6 companies to do better each year. Criticism over the years is one of the things that has given us that "realism of the figures." Yet your takeaway from that extreme realism in your collection is that "I shouldn’t be so critical"? To me that's 1000% counter-intuitive.

And are we seriously saying that non-fans - and the random visitor who has no knowledge of 1/6 at all (what has come before, what is state-of-the-art and what is cutting edge) are the best judge of the quality of a 1/6 figure? I'm sure a lot of people who haven't seen GB in 15+ years, are not really a Murray fan but know who he is, and who know nothing about 1/6... would really like the Matty Venkman (especially the outfit,) or love a pretty solid Venkman custom. And I'm sure a lot of random visitors would be blown away by a cabinet full of 2007-2010 Sideshow figures.

But this "pleeez, we should just enjoy the figures..." thing - just because you've reached a 1/6 happy place for the moment - has to stop. Just let others - who may be providing the very feedback on those "sculpts aren't perfect" figures that makes a DIFFERENCE on the next generation of 1/6 - do and say their thing ( feel free to insert "like 1/6 companies take any notice of 1/6 forums!" comment.)

Just let the products stand the test in these threads - don't turn the thread into some little safe harbor where we should all just feel thankful we have a 12" Venkman doll at all and should just discuss the positives. 1/6 continues to improve BECAUSE of feedback and criticism, not DESPITE it.

I could be wrong, but I think you may have taken IAT's post out of context, I think. At least what I gleaned from it.

Realistically, I don't think you're going to get a 1/6 sculpt to be just utterly perfect across the board, you're just not. As I mentioned, it's extremely difficult to transfer someone's facial structure and features perfectly when you're dealing with something that small. However, that doesn't mean criticism isn't welcome. To me, that's part of the fun of the hobby: discussing and reading all the different opinions on where figures miss the mark of how it actually looks in 1/1 scale, and what it got right.

Us being staunch collectors, I think we're just more prone to being a bit more scrupulous when it comes to vetting these figures, where we essentially put everything under a microscope so to speak, even to the point where some people are breaking out rulers and taking measurements. No matter how accurate and detailed a sculpt is, this will happen. There's going to be someone who thinks it's not up to their standards and looks nothing like the actor or actress.

While discussing the pros and cons of figures is fun, I can see people's point where at the end of the day, we should enjoy these. That's why we collect, no? Not to be perpetually outraged that these companies can never get anything right. There was a time where we would never get anything remotely close to this quality, even if it does slightly fall short in a few areas.

 

[Creighton]

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Im solely a HT Star Wars collector but I am inclined to pick up one GB...but which one?

I can't swing all 4 as I am a teacher..lol
Again, Im mainly Star Wars also.

Suggestions on the best figure to get in this set?

 

[jal76]

Re: Blitzway - 1/6 Scale Ghostbusters - Collectible Figures and ECTO-1

Im solely a HT Star Wars collector but I am inclined to pick up one GB...but which one?

I can't swing all 4 as I am a teacher..lol
Again, Im mainly Star Wars also.

Suggestions on the best figure to get in this set?

In my opinion Ray appears to be the best likeness and best sculpt...they all look good, however. If I were only going to get one, could be just my own perspective on the film, but I think the Venkman figure would be the best to stand alone and represent the movie. I could see a scenario where Blitzway could have simply announced a 1/6 scale Peter Venkman only and it would have worked...could not imagine this with any of the other characters.

 

[SilverStar17]

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Im solely a HT Star Wars collector but I am inclined to pick up one GB...but which one?

I can't swing all 4 as I am a teacher..lol
Again, Im mainly Star Wars also.

Suggestions on the best figure to get in this set?

Ray. He's the best figure of the four in my opinion from what it looks like, and also is arguably the most popular GB I think, along with Venkman. He's the only one of the four that I can think of who's made a cameo by himself in another film (Casper) to represent the Ghostbusters.

 

[Snake Plissken]

Re: Blitzway - 1/6 Scale Ghostbusters - Collectible Figures and ECTO-1

Here are a few photos from the set we received at the office.

Murray likeness looks better there.

 

[I Am Toys]

Re: Blitzway - 1/6 Scale Ghostbusters - Collectible Figures and ECTO-1

I could be wrong, but I think you may have taken IAT's post out of context, I think. At least what I gleaned from it.

Realistically, I don't think you're going to get a 1/6 sculpt to be just utterly perfect across the board, you're just not. As I mentioned, it's extremely difficult to translate someone's facial structure and features perfectly when you're dealing with something that small. However, that doesn't mean criticism isn't welcome. To me, that's part of the fun of the hobby: discussing and reading all the different opinions on where figures miss the mark of how it actually looks in 1/1 scale, and what it got right.

Us being staunch collections, I think we're just more prone to being a bit more scrupulous when it comes to vetting these figures, where we essentially put everything under a microscope so to speak, even to the point where some people are breaking out rulers and taking measurements. No matter how accurate and detailed a sculpt is, this will happen. There's going to be someone who thinks it's not up to their standards and looks nothing like the actor or actress.

While discussing the pros and cons of figures is fun, I can see people's point where at the end of the day, we should enjoy these. That's why we collect, no? Not to be perpetually outraged that these companies can never get anything right. There was a time where we wouldn't never get anything remotely close to this quality, even if it does slightly fall short in a few areas.

You’re definitely picking up what I’m putting down.


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[Ehollywood]

Re: Blitzway - 1/6 Scale Ghostbusters - Collectible Figures and ECTO-1

Back when Winston looked good

 

[Snake Plissken]

Re: Blitzway - 1/6 Scale Ghostbusters - Collectible Figures and ECTO-1

Can't blame her for burnt shiny Winston. Her sculpt of him is actually very good.

 

[pjam]

Re: Blitzway - 1/6 Scale Ghostbusters - Collectible Figures and ECTO-1

Rich, I know it's asking a lot but man I'd love to see a video review from you, loving your photography and lighting. And I'd watch it on the big screen.

BTW, If I'd only get one of these it would be either Ray or Venkman, but I'd recommend Ray because he comes with a trap, cigarettes and cig hand and goggles, plus his sculpt is just killer.

 

[xipotec]

Re: Blitzway - 1/6 Scale Ghostbusters - Collectible Figures and ECTO-1

playing around on photoshop...trying to find the right color...

 

[TaliBane]

Re: Blitzway - 1/6 Scale Ghostbusters - Collectible Figures and ECTO-1

Nothing wrong with objective/subjective criticisms at all....


What gets me are the trolls that pop in and say "THESE SUCK@!"

then leave.....

Well why do they suck? Whats wrong with them to your eyes, besides (they look nothing like them).

There is a lively debate going on in the new Rey thread that pretty much a great conversation about what poeple like and do not like about that figure...even quiet a few photo shops to demonstrate the issues.....

I haven't seen much trolling in this thread - and that's what the these-suck-then-leave crowd are.

What I have seen a lot of is "stop being so picky!" comments directed at people who are voicing fair concerns about sculpt likeness, expression or paint.

And I happily stomp on that cockroach every time it scuttles out into the daylight.


And the idea that 1/6 companies totally ignore the reaction from collectors (aka their customers) is laughable, and speaks more to collectors' deprecating views of themselves than the customer feedback model that dominates every business on the planet, except $230-a-piece collectibles apparently.

 

[xipotec]

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I haven't seen much trolling in this thread - and that's what the these-suck-then-leave crowd are.

What I have seen a lot of is "stop being so picky!" comments directed at people who are voicing fair concerns about sculpt likeness, expression or paint.

And I happily stomp on that cockroach every time it scuttles out into the daylight.


And the idea that 1/6 companies totally ignore the reaction from collectors (aka their customers) is laughable, and speaks more to collectors' deprecating views of themselves than the customer feedback model that dominates every business on the planet, except $230-a-piece collectibles apparently.

While I agree with most of what your saying....I do not believe the majority of companies care what we think.....well,,,no enough to "fix" anything.

 

[Cman]

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So will we know when blitzway ships these to US or will we only know they are here when our carrier stores notify us they shipped them to us?

 

[I Am Toys]

Blitzway - 1/6 Scale Ghostbusters - Collectible Figures and ECTO-1

No one said they totally ignore them, only somewhat often. Like I mentioned, look at Wonder Woman, the recent Luke release, the issues with Jyn, Ripley, and so on. The examples are limitless. Sometimes companies listen, however I’ve come to experience that they often don’t.

Despite those issues with the figures I mentioned, I still purchased them all because to an extent they were still great in many aspects. The next example may be the BTTF 2 Doc Brown. Many agree the eyebrows needed to be tweaked to greatly improve the expression/likeness. Take bets now on whether or not HT does it.

Believe it or not, I think in that case they actually will though. However again, considering what they did with wonder woman, makes me still have considerable doubts. Lol.




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[subzro]

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So will we know when blitzway ships these to US or will we only know they are here when our carrier stores notify us they shipped them to us?

We will know they are close when you open the fridge and see something like this.

 

[Cman]

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Haha. I figured. Wonder if they will postpone in order to repaint all the Winston’s