Buffy and Angel 12" lines on hold

[Anzik]

F*cked up gun toting Wes from the later seasons. I have a real soft spot for that incarnation. And if Sideshow doesn't do him I'll just have to have a go at making on myself.

Thats what I started last night. I went image searching for shots of Wes to start sculpting. I'm amazed how many forward facing shots there are but very few profile and 3/4.

 

[sueworld]

Well I'm a huge Wesley (as well as Spike) fan and have a fairly large collection of publicity images that I use regularly for my digital artworks. Give us a heads up if you want me to post up any for you.

*ETA* Here's one for a start..

 

[olvidadero]

I love that shot. I love how sad it makes me feel.


I'd love to see a 1:6 Wes custom!

 

[Anzik]

Awesome, thanks Sueworld!

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

In the realm of fantasy, what version of Wes would everyone prefer?

This was the Wes I was hoping for...

If Sideshow couldn't even manage to churn out the 6 main cast members then they shouldn't have even bothered doing an Angel line. None of their other lines have gotten hosed as bad as Angel. They even made a Krycek for the X-Files line. F'ing Krycek! And they can't give us a Wesley?

Sooo angry!

 

[abstractharmony]

They even made a Krycek for the X-Files line. F'ing Krycek!

Who was as big a part of the series as Wes with Angel.

The anti-mulder!

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

Who was as big a part of the series as Wes with Angel.

Bigger apparently since he actually got a figure made.

 

[Seaward]

To quote Doyle from Angel:
Is that it? Am I done?

 

[olvidadero]

Oh that quote. It seems I only come to the board to cry and cry and cry!!! I love Doyle. I wish someone could make a figure of him.

 

[Seaward]

When SS announced the change-o-head feature for Asaaj, I hoped that Doyle would get a similar treatment. I loved his exit from the series, and the way they used his character in season five was tremendously heartbreaking. I will hope that on hold means just that, and when they get an opportunity, they'll revisit the Buffyverse. I hope season 8 rekindles a Buffy renaissance(sp?), and SS can see how much interest there is in the property.

 

[sueworld]

Well as I said earlier you all know what to do, take your disatisfaction about this matter directly to Sideshow either by emailing them or leaving a comment about it here...

https://www.sideshowtoy.com/behindtheshow/?p=2748#comments

If enough fuss is made it may help you never know.

 

[Ironman1188]

Well as I said earlier you all know what to do, take your disatisfaction about this matter directly to Sideshow either by emailing them or leaving a comment about it here...

https://www.sideshowtoy.com/behindtheshow/?p=2748#comments

If enough fuss is made it may help you never know.

Not very likey. There was no success with campaigns and comments to try and save Planet of the Apes, Highlander, Universal Monsters, Twilight Zone [what line is missing a figure as integral to it as Rod Serling is to TZ?], .....

This is what characters look like when they comfort each other, realizing that collectors shall never add them to their shelves:

And FrankenFan, I love the headstone, but I think in light of the way Sideshow seems headed, a cemetery would be more fitting. A headstone for each line left to die, placed around the most central of the abandoned - the 1:6 collector.

There is another thread about whether a Hot Toys or Medicom forum is needed here. I suggest we petition companies that are giving us long sought after licenses to see if some of our favorites truly have to die or if they can be relicensed and revived. Hot Toys is giving us a plethora [albeit a more expensive one] of 1:6 offerings that were never thought to be seen. Majestic [ ] gave us Dark Shadows, Dr Phibes, classic Battlestar Galactica before abrubtly leaving us abandoned. But they gave us what was asked for. SiFiMetropolis is moving forward with Lost in Space and with Traid Toys bodies. This has the best implication for us 1:6 collectors. Possibly the best looking figure with some new 1:6 licenses? It might be that this Sideshow board will soon be full of nothing but the blind followers and those who will buy anything stamped with the $tar War$ or LOTR logo.
Maybe we should look into another board just for abandoned collectors of deserted lines?

 

[sueworld]

I don't know much about these other companies that you speak of. Do they have forums of their own, or is there a forum that covers all toy companies that produce 1.6 scale figures?

 

[Fritz]

I know a lot (ie most) of you are upset that the line is "on hold". I can't say I'm overjoyed but I understand it. I'm happy that Sideshow actually put out a Giles, Cordelia and a Lorne which were probably the most requested figures that were realistic to produce. They could have easily put this line on hiatus before those last three figures and I believe they actually did listen to the fans before producing these last three.

I'm surprised though that any license to produce figures doesn't have some sort of minimum requirement for how many figures need to be produced in a year.

 

[Ironman1188]

I don't know much about these other companies that you speak of. Do they have forums of their own, or is there a forum that covers all toy companies that produce 1.6 scale figures?

The other companies have sites that feature their products. I'm not sure if they have company specific forums [yet]
Majestic has unfortunately gone under.
SFM:
https://www.scifimetropolis.com/

Hot Toys:
https://www.hottoys.com.hk/

Triad:
https://triadtoys.com/

 

[sueworld]

Thanks for that, I'll go over and take a look-see.

 

[Anzik]

The Buffy/Angel characters mentioned are all relatively easy to do. Basically head sculpts and existing wardrobes. Human faces, youthful without needing a ton of detail.
None of the intricate intergalactic or medeival costumes of SW or LOTR, and they toss in those same stakes again, maybe one of those same axes again and pop them up. So what if they don't sell out in a day.

I think the main reason behind this is the resources SW is drawing from SSC. I just don't think they have enough people to fill the other lines.

 

[olvidadero]

The Buffy/Angel characters mentioned are all relatively easy to do. Basically head sculpts and existing wardrobes. Human faces, youthful without needing a ton of detail.
None of the intricate intergalactic or medeival costumes of SW or LOTR, and they toss in those same stakes again, maybe one of those same axes again and pop them up. So what if they don't sell out in a day.

I think the main reason behind this is the resources SW is drawing from SSC. I just don't think they have enough people to fill the other lines.

With Andy being gone (and Oluf?), there's no Buffyartists in SSC anymore. That might have been a decisive factor in the downfall of the line.

 

[sueworld]

Have both of those definitely left then?

 

[abstractharmony]

Yes,

Andy has an exclusive with DC Direct and Oluf hasn't had any new sculpts in a while...