Keir Dullea as Red Spaceman

[galactiboy]

Yeah, this may have been a bust... guess the fact that the Twinch suit was the first thing shown should have been a tip-off

 

[Ironman1188]

I hope so!
The Executive Replica site does have them as 4th quarter '09.

Let's wait til 4th quarter before officially giving up.

 

[Indiana Fett]

Someone please change the title of this thread to question marks instead of exclaimation points!

I hope so!
The Executive replica site does have them as 4th quarter '09.

Let's wait til 4th quarter before officially giving up.

 

[galactiboy]

Which is nice to think, but nothing shown at SDCC after they were first shown at the New York show is concerning.

BTW, did Executive Replicas have anything shown at SDCC? I haven't seen any coverage of them.

 

[GuruAskew]

Yeah they said that way back in February. Back then it still had the shady wording with the actor's names and they danced around the title of the film too.

Since then, nothing.

We're 1/3rd of the way into the third quarter and these aren't available anywhere. Q4 is like 60 days away.

 

[DeltaForceChung]

Considering the whole association (direct/indirect) with those Twinch squad suits should have been an indicator of how this end.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I remember when they were first offering way back in the day through the alt.toys.gi-joe newsgroup "The Sandbox". I recollect reading a good number of collectors getting ripped regarding those suits.

 

[MwNN]

If anyone is interested, there's a yellow Twinch Squad suit up for auction.

https://cgi.ebay.com/ASTRONAUT-2001...in_0?hash=item1c0b8e49d3&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

I just got back from SDCC and I bought Rainman's customs, I'm all tapped out $$$.

 

[yruh8n]

When I spoke to the sculptors a few weeks ago they said this was still a go. Both Amoktime, Executive Replicas and other smaller companies have been having issues with factories over seas that is delaying production. There is a lot of chaos in the orient right now and companies with smaller orders are suffering for it. When the Keir Dullea figure was first shown the Twinch Squad suit was used because the prototype suit that was being made from scratch wasn't finished. Companies are becoming more reluctant to show products that are to far away from production because of the backlash/disappointment discussions that get started when actual product doesn't appear right away.

 

[yruh8n]

Yeah they said that way back in February. Back then it still had the shady wording with the actor's names and they danced around the title of the film too.

Since then, nothing.

We're 1/3rd of the way into the third quarter and these aren't available anywhere. Q4 is like 60 days away.

Why the hate? I didn't see you posting anything about Kubrick's stack in the Clockwork Orange and Shining figures that have been discussed on these boards. ER has the rights to the actor's likenesses. That's more then Subway or the companies that have produced CO figures have done.

 

[galactiboy]

Well good to hear there is still an intention of making this... still surprised that they didn't show anything (even the proto) at SDCC.

 

[yruh8n]

I was told that the suits were still being worked on and the sculpts being tweaked slightly. They claim they are taking the time to get it right. They probably shouldn't have shown the prototype at NYCC, but it was already looking like they would not be doing SDCC because of factory delays on their other products. That's why they decided to show it early. At least that's what I was told.

 

[MwNN]

I was told that the suits were still being worked on and the sculpts being tweaked slightly. They claim they are taking the time to get it right. They probably shouldn't have shown the prototype at NYCC, but it was already looking like they would not be doing SDCC because of factory delays on their other products. That's why they decided to show it early. At least that's what I was told.

I am so happy to hear these are still in the process of being produced. I like the fact these companies want to delay production until they get it right. I think everyone would appreciate being accurate and well crafted over getting a figure that is not well thought out, cheap, or just bad.

 

[GuruAskew]

Why the hate? I didn't see you posting anything about Kubrick's stack in the Clockwork Orange and Shining figures that have been discussed on these boards. ER has the rights to the actor's likenesses. That's more then Subway or the companies that have produced CO figures have done.

It's not hate, it's just reality, and at least those other companies are realistic. They aren't operating under the illusion of legitimacy. They don't claim to have the rights.

This is a reputable company treading water in hopes that they're going to get the rights some day and I've seen nothing to suggest that they're any closer today than they were on day one. They've still never used "2001: A Space Odyssey", the names of the characters, the current rights holders (whether it is MGM or Warner Bros., though I do know "A Christmas Story" made the same transition from MGM to Warner through the Turner deal and Warner licensed "ACS" to NECA) or the Clarke or Kubrick names.

Again, it's not a matter of having it out for them, it's a matter of knowing that anything Kubrick-related is just flat-out un-licenseable and Go Hero and Executive Replicas are confirming that every step of the way, though they're certainly doing their best to downplay the reality of the situation.

Ultimately we're all fans of "2001", otherwise we wouldn't be posting in this thread, it's just that nobody posting here should let their optimism cloud their better judgment. That's called wishful thinking.

I believe them when they say they got the likeness rights for Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood. I'm just not naive enough to think that Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood own the rights to anything but their own faces, and again, there's not so much as a shred of credible evidence that the rights to what we all want have been secured, and lets face it, the likeness rights are nothing more than icing on the cake and unfortunately Go Hero doesn't even have the recipe.

I was told that the suits were still being worked on and the sculpts being tweaked slightly. They claim they are taking the time to get it right. They probably shouldn't have shown the prototype at NYCC, but it was already looking like they would not be doing SDCC because of factory delays on their other products. That's why they decided to show it early. At least that's what I was told.

No offense, but this might give the wishful-thinkers some hope but I for one am not going to put much stock in some anonymous internet post when practically every other company was showing prototypes at the biggest con in the world literally HOURS ago. If they had anything to show at SDCC they would have been there showing it.

Also, are you sure they didn't claim they were taking the time to get the RIGHTS? ZING!

 

[Webb]

At GoHero's table at the NYCC.
https://www.actionfigureinsider.com/gallery2/album/NYCC-Miscellaneous/1233968146-52.php

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[Indiana Fett]

I was told that the suits were still being worked on and the sculpts being tweaked slightly. They claim they are taking the time to get it right. They probably shouldn't have shown the prototype at NYCC, but it was already looking like they would not be doing SDCC because of factory delays on their other products. That's why they decided to show it early. At least that's what I was told.

This sounds like positive news to me...I'm fine with waiting for them to 'get it right!'

Let's keep positive and hope for the best to come in the near future!

 

[Anton Phibes]

OK, here is the deal. I made a seemingly harmless statement on another board I frequent about the tardiness of Executive Replicas' and Amok Time's products. I simply stated (with regards to a Shadow figure at SDCC) that I would get one if the figure actually gets made. I offended the sculptor with this statement. He stated my thread was expounding negative energy amongst others.

I dunno. I thought it was a rather tame statement. Then it dawned on me that he is probably irritated at the message boards e no doubt reads hearing people trying to guess what all the hold ups are. At any rate, I have been talking with him and there are a variety of different hold ups. One of which is the economic crisis globally, and 52.5% of factories in China have simply closed up shop.

He never said anything about the figures not being produced or there being a rights issue. He stated the figure was forecast for a 4th quarter 2009 release date, and we aren't there yet. So,the figure isn't late, and don't get your panties in a knot. No news is good news, then...right?

ER didn't go showing a bunch of stuff at SDCC because they don't want people's impatience getting aggravated with an extensive wait. There are other mitigating factors involved, but wouldn't go into them as to why all the delays.

Now, on the subject of figures other than the Bowman by ER, and more towards Amok Time...the only figures scrapped are Elvira and Uncle Samhain. We just have to wait and trust them. If the figures don't see fruition its going to be the fault of the global economy being nearly comatose. That's all I got.

 

[GuruAskew]

OK, here is the deal. I made a seemingly harmless statement on another board I frequent about the tardiness of Executive Replicas' and Amok Time's products. I simply stated (with regards to a Shadow figure at SDCC) that I would get one if the figure actually gets made. I offended the sculptor with this statement. He stated my thread was expounding negative energy amongst others.

I dunno. I thought it was a rather tame statement. Then it dawned on me that he is probably irritated at the message boards e no doubt reads hearing people trying to guess what all the hold ups are. At any rate, I have been talking with him and there are a variety of different hold ups. One of which is the economic crisis globally, and 52.5% of factories in China have simply closed up shop.

He never said anything about the figures not being produced or there being a rights issue. He stated the figure was forecast for a 4th quarter 2009 release date, and we aren't there yet. So,the figure isn't late, and don't get your panties in a knot. No news is good news, then...right?

ER didn't go showing a bunch of stuff at SDCC because they don't want people's impatience getting aggravated with an extensive wait. There are other mitigating factors involved, but wouldn't go into them as to why all the delays.

Now, on the subject of figures other than the Bowman by ER, and more towards Amok Time...the only figures scrapped are Elvira and Uncle Samhain. We just have to wait and trust them. If the figures don't see fruition its going to be the fault of the global economy being nearly comatose. That's all I got.

Did you ever stop and think that they're already planting the seeds to excuse their own blunder? Once again, they showed a product from a property that is notoriously-impossible to license, they did it in a very misleading and evasive way and now that it's time to pay the piper they're playing the economy card.

That's very convenient now but it doesn't explain how people like me saw this happening from the very beginning.

As for the sculptors? I'm sure they're proud of their work but they aren't privy to the business decisions behind their work. How many beautiful prototypes have we all seen that never reached our shelves? Maybe these sculptors were hired by a company who had no business paying them to sculpt something they had no business releasing. That in and of itself would explain their frustration but they obviously aren't venting on the right people.

If someone presents a miracle license in a shady way they're going to be scrutinized and in this case nothing really holds up to scrutiny.

 

[abake]

Dude, give it a rest man...
We get it that you don't believe the Bowman 2001 figure will get made, no need to come back to refute every single post with yours.
Not trying to tell you when or where or what you can post, but it's just that we do get it.
Other people who are posting here are mostly posting stuff they've heard from others who are involved in the project, so it seems to me they're posting useful info.

If and when it turns out these will not get made, then you can come back ans say "told you so" in big bold all capitals.

 

[EVILFACE]

OK, here is the deal. I made a seemingly harmless statement on another board I frequent about the tardiness of Executive Replicas' and Amok Time's products. I simply stated (with regards to a Shadow figure at SDCC) that I would get one if the figure actually gets made. I offended the sculptor with this statement. He stated my thread was expounding negative energy amongst others.

Where are some pics of this Shadow figure?

 

[yodasan]

Check in this thread

https://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60679&highlight=Shadow

even though it is about the Electric Tiki statue I posted a (poor) picture of prototype 1/6
figure of The Shadow.