Masters of the Universe Classics

[redleo]

No! will be watching from the outside

wait are you serious? or is that sarcasm D:

 

[teemu]

wait are you serious? or is that sarcasm D:

yes serious...I will watch the Matty Event skype like last year unless someone doesn't record it live

 

[wingchunjourney]

This makes me miss my He-Man toys when I was a kid. So many fond memories.

 

[Kuzeh]

Cy-Chop review...
There are things I like about this figure...
But I hate the head and that he doesn't come with any hands...

Still, that belt is worth it in order to get UK's Horde Prime...


https://thefwoosh.com/2012/09/first-look-masters-of-the-universe-cy-chop

With HP hands...

And UK HP

This pic is funny...

And the Hall of Shame... with the saving grace of this line Draego-Man...

 

[Zodach]

I enjoyed the novelty of Photog with some history behind him as the fan's choice figure from the 80's. Draego-Man was a hit and we have come to expect nothing less from the Four Horsemen. Spector bombed, SLL was just ok, Cy-Chop is just meh, and King Grayskullman is all kinds of awesome in my opinion. Three and a half out of six isn't bad, but I would have passed on the 30th subscription if I would have known the lineup ahead of time. I was expecting more from this sub-line.

 

[teemu]

Draegoman and Castlegrayskullman are the Winners of the group

 

[lerath666]

Neet. also, appearently, General Rattlor's Armor was sculpted, but not put with the figure due to costs... but might get a release in a weapons pack?

Speaking of weapons packs, is there one this month, or is that next month?

 

[lerath666]

I wonder how hard it will be to get extra Snake men 2-packs... i want at least one more. But doubt i can afford it this week.

 

[teemu]

Neet. also, appearently, General Rattlor's Armor was sculpted, but not put with the figure due to costs... but might get a release in a weapons pack?

Speaking of weapons packs, is there one this month, or is that next month?

October is the next weapons pack release

I wonder how hard it will be to get extra Snake men 2-packs... i want at least one more. But doubt i can afford it this week.

Won't be hard because of the extra production run for army builders

 

[lerath666]

So just checking, is everyone here aware of the Black plastic issue?

 

[Kuzeh]

So just checking, is everyone here aware of the Black plastic issue?

Non-issue IMO... but if people want them cast in color, I don't mind that either...

Here's what I'll do with my Cy-Chop!!

 

[teemu]

So just checking, is everyone here aware of the Black plastic issue?

yep! definitely an issue when the paint rubs off the joints or shoulders

it needs to be addressed and they need to go back to molded colored parts,especially for the price we are paying for these

 

[lerath666]

I'd call it a bit more than a non issue, as it hasn't been done on shoulder and elbow joints before now, and it is peeling away on figures like vikron, and purple porcupine man. As well as dragon blaster skeletor.

Especially considering that the figure bodies have been cast in color for shoulder joints so far.
That, or a higher quality of paint was used that did not peel off.

 

[Kuzeh]

Check it out guys...

Must buy!!
Price is a little high but will be totally worth it!!
I have the Cat's Lair and it's awesome so, I'm getting this one!!

Coming 1st Quarter 2013! By the Power of Grayskull! He-Fans rejoice as Icon Heroes proudly presents this incredible statue of Castle Grayskull! Designed and painted by the biggest Masters of the Universe fans, Nate Baertsch and the Four Horsemen, no detail was overlooked and fans can now show off Castle Grayskull in its entirety with rarely seen parts of the castle. The Castle Grayskull statues measures approximately 9.75" H x 9" W x 11" D. Click https://www.iconheroes.com/where-to-buy.html to preorder now!

Here are some pics:

 

[teemu]

pre-ordered here https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=ICH10010&mode=retail&picture=out

cheaper than actionfigureexpress who carries the icon heroes lines exclusively


Oh,maybe,just maybe we'll see MOTU MINIMATES SOON! that will be compatible for this Grayskull set...just like those Thundercats Minimates

time will tell!

 

[Kuzeh]

That's what I was thinking... or maybe the Mini-Masters licensed?

 

[teemu]

That's what I was thinking... or maybe the Mini-Masters licensed?

those mini-masters would probably look good with this Grayskull set too! (too bad Mattel is stalling)

 

[Hellion]

Man I had forgotten about Cy-Chop. This figure is just a completely lazy design....it doesnt even make sense in a world of humanoid bees and mechanical telescopic necks.

 

[redleo]

Man I had forgotten about Cy-Chop. This figure is just a completely lazy design....it doesnt even make sense in a world of humanoid bees and mechanical telescopic necks.

but it makes for the "mechanical telescopic" how? i mean he had a broken neck they didnt just fix it they improved it u forgetting that cy-chop was a blue beastman looking guy before the current look due to being injured , and yea idk like the look much either but its a new horde member so im all for it

 

[Kuzeh]

Wow... i think TG is finally fed up with people's negativity...
Check this answers!!

Scott, you recently mentioned in a Q/A response something to the effect of "IF we get a 2014 line"... which immediately set of a flashing red alert. Are you saying that, worst case scenario, management may decide to nix a MOTUC 2014 sub line altogether??! Obviously subs were down for 2013 with perhaps the concern that they may dip even further in 2014; however, I never considered that management might decide to do away with a sub in 2014 completely.

Obviously this would be alarming for several reasons, not least of which the fact that one of the major selling points for lapsed and new sub holders to come forward and help get to 100% for 2013 was your promise of a robust vintage-centric 2014. Are you now saying that management may do away with the line in 2014?

I've always said I will maximize the number of skus we get in 2014, be that 1 or 20 or 50. Yes, there is a very real chance management may decide MOTUC isn't worth the trouble anymore. Sales are down, all most online fans do is complain, and people are very negative all the time. *Now don't get me wrong, there are clearly some issues to complain about. But come on. Look at any other collector lines. I can't think of any line that generates so much negative feelings over issues that are not life changing. Do I even need to bring up that crappy Thundercats line Bandai put out? How about that Luke that had his hair sculpted the wrong direction and a cloak that was totally off model. Yes MOTUC has had issues, but not issues that I think are worthy of the amount of negativity that sometimes generates. Other lines tend to skate by while MOTUC fans just want to throw everything under the bus as quick as they can.

All of this winds up being not very good reasons to keep a line going. (do you not realize how cool it is that we are even GETTING new MOTU each month? Remember what it was like in 2004-2007? Nothing new. very easy to take what we are getting for granted)

It would be much more profitable for the company to put the resources we use for MOTUC into Barbie or Hot Wheels which make way more money. It is way easier to just say "we are done" than to keep fighting year after year to keep this line. I do it personally because I love MOTU and I will continue to fight for every skus I can get in 2014, but at this point I simply don't know how many (if any) we will get. That is managements call, not mine.

Learning
Obviously by now you have to know your consumer base with this line. Moving forward how are things going to be handled? I'm not really a fan of things like Fighting Foe Men but I really don't like delays that I would expect from a garage kit company, paint scraping off my figures,and rising costs for fouled-up product. And no, getting FUBAR figures in place of no figure, no mater how awesome they are is not acceptable anymore.

With the buck being passed at every turn and the spin-doctoring that would make anybody in politics proud, is there any real command and control of this line? We get a mini-dissertation on how if felt to get LT Spector and The Mighty Spector made but hear nothing on any issues of relevance. The writing should be on the wall by now. Am I going to regret my 2013 sub that I begrudgingly signed up for? The problems are always "fixed" but we know that's just lip-service to keep the masses from rioting. Seriously is this line every going to hit on all 8-cylinders or is it going to be a constant dance of damage control?

It all depends on your point of view. To me, it has been rocking since day one. It is so easy to loose sight of the fact that we are getting new MOTU figures every month. Remember 2007. How many figures did Mattel put out that year?

Mekeneck helmet botch

Are all the mekaneck's released going to have a helmet that doesnt fit right on their head? How can you release product that is faulty? The price we all pay for these figures is crazy enough, but we pay it because we expect top of the line figures. I can't believe how often you guys screw up the most standard quality control process. It seems like every other toy you release for motuc has some type of error. I cant believe such an a-list character was released with such a defect, thanks. You can see the corners of where his eyes would be under the mask for christ sakes! It looks ****ING REDICULOUS! It seems like you guys just can't get it right, I wish I hadn't purchased a 2013 subscription. I can only imagine how many more botched figures we are going to get. Maybe Mattel should hand the brand over to Hasbro so it can be done right or even better, perhaps they should get a new brand manager who knows what the **** he is doing.

Not every figure will be for everyone. I've got a final Mek on my desk and think he looks keen. The Horsemen really captured one of my favorite vintage figures spot on! (if I could have any MOTU characters power, it would totally be Mekaneck. I always want to look over crowds.... Sometimes when translating a toy from a sculpt to a plastic articulated figure, not everything is seamless (the same thing can be seen on He-Man's hair actually). It is just part of the toy making process.

As for Hasbro, they do a fantastic job of fan relations. I particularly like how they set up a whole Direct to Consumer web business just to sell hard core collectors vintage nostalgia lines for brands not large enough to work at retail.

And their interaction with fan sites is best in class. They way they always send out review samples, and answer every fan question posted on the boards no matter how rudely typed they are. As for brand managers, clearly all of their staff are hard core fans too, doing everything they can to keep collectors line going like writing behind the scene blogs, dressing up at SDCC, recording podcasts at 6 am on Sunday mornings and holding create a character contests letting fans actually design characters in their lines.

One day I hope we can deliver close to what they do.