IDK. McFarlane always seemed a cake walk (at least early on) compared to limited editions. All you really ever had to worry about with him was Variants. There was always a regular version you could enjoy but still chase after the Variants if you wanted. Sideshow / Hot Toys / Mezco, etc there frequently is ONLY one version. Nanjin is just one in the lot. Product quality is top notch but the rest...so tired of the chase.
Curious- which novels are you referring to?
I hear ya! "Less than twenty-four hours notice" and expecting Spock to sell out in half the time Kirk did because he's "Spock!" does raise the anxiety levels. Like you, I'd hate to look at my phone and find out it's all over and done with and Spock (or other wanted character) is gone.
Honestly, I'm having flashbacks to the Playmates days and how hard to find some of that stuff was, even before the exclusives. With the 1701s, at least all it took was a head swap and some paint and you could make your own. Even still, you could eventually find what you were looking for after going to enough stores or calling the right ads in "Toy Shop" magazine. With these new figures, there's definitely a chance of not getting what you want at all if you are not in the right place at the right time.Honestly I sometimes curse the day some brilliantly evil mind, likely at Sideshow, came up with the idea of manufactured limited editions and FOMO driven advertising. It works sure. But it's no way to have a "relaxing" hobby that takes your mind off your troubles. Really puts the FU in fundamental pleasures.
The novelization of Star Trek II.
Star Trek II and III. Especially II. Loads of stuff between Saavik and Peter.
I agree with you. My "awful" comment was mostly for the bodies. The headsculpts really aren't bad at all, even the clothes (I notice the more expensive "museum quality" Exo-6 figures in the wartime uniforms with the gray quilted shoulders use the same detailing as the Playmates figures) and accessories are decent, for the time period and price point. It's just a little odd to see a good Picard or Chekov head on a body better suited for G.I. Joe or He-Man and Uhura, Janeway, and Deanna Troi built like Xena and they are all the same height, that's all. Even the packaging displays nicely. But my main gripe about the Playmates 12 inch is no frigging Dr. Crusher! She also is the only main character missing from the "Insurrection" 9 inch line, but I digress. Looking at the Playmates line, there's a lot of the spirit of Star Trek in it.
My guesses:
Yeah, I don’t know who most of those characters are, but I guess I see the pattern you have established. Other than Possibly Saavik they would all be an easy pass.
I'd like Linus from Discovery!
If we're talking about Archer in his dress uniform, I'm in!
I don’t see why you would come to that conclusion.
I’m no producer of sixth scale action figures for a niche audience, but I don’t think it’s that simple. He has said before that you need to hit a certain production number for each figure before turning a profit, and Trek cannot support those numbers. I can only imagine that the flipside is true, that producing in low numbers, even selling them all, would garner a compromising loss.
That's my angle too! Though I'm more than content to have T'Pol rep the Vulcans, she can certainly take a lot more credit for the founding of the Federation than any other Vulcan at the time.
I wasn’t suggesting that he make only 100 figures, I guess I was merely trying to present the concept of estimating market desire and adding 10 %. ( Personally I don’t don’t know the % above preorder that a manufacturer would estimate . Maybe it’s 25 % . I dunno). The ”immediate release” w/o the preorder sampling comes up to a pure guesstimate. Yes, I agree if he only came up with a small preorder he would likely cancel the figure and the fewer headsculpts and uniforms (and bodies, if they are different) cost more to make per figure. I really can’t imagine much sales of a David Marcus figure regardless if “immediate release” or preorder.
