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amusedjester
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Plugged in the New Krypton head onto a DCUC Superman. Loads better. Just had to tighten the neck joint so it doesn't wobble.
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Plugged in the New Krypton head onto a DCUC Superman. Loads better. Just had to tighten the neck joint so it doesn't wobble.
Where did that head come from? I need to get one of those.
Well, not really. Can you imagine the glut of GL stuff that will be on the shelves by May/June????? I'm sure they felt they had ordered quite enough GL stuff. And with these being at the new "screw you, bend over!" price, they probably assumed they would rot the shelves cause Moms would certainly select the cheaper options.
I wouldn't be surprised if the IM2 glut of merchandise still rotting on the shelves influenced their decision too!
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Samueljd - The head is from the DC direct New krypton series, Commander Kal-el figure.
I hope that there will be a glut of the Green lantern classics line so the price drops to $8 at target. Then I can start building up some yellow and red lanterns and manhunters.
I hope that there will be a glut of the Green lantern classics line so the price drops to $8 at target. Then I can start building up some yellow and red lanterns and manhunters.
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Thanks, that sculpt has a nice Christopher Reeve vibe to it. So does the neck need to be modded or will it just pop on fine?
Well, not really. Can you imagine the glut of GL stuff that will be on the shelves by May/June????? I'm sure they felt they had ordered quite enough GL stuff. And with these being at the new "screw you, bend over!" price, they probably assumed they would rot the shelves cause Moms would certainly select the cheaper options.
I wouldn't be surprised if the IM2 glut of merchandise still rotting on the shelves influenced their decision too!
The problem is retailers ALWAYS order too much of the first waves of movie figures and never enough of the following waves. So the first wave consists primarily of the hero and his numerous variants. Maybe with one other character or two thrown in. Usually zero spoiler type figures. And then the second and third and etc waves feature more of the figures collectors are really looking for. But the glut of the first wave never moves enough for the other waves to hit wide. So usually the last waves are either very hard to find or cancelled and usually command large sums on ebay.
My fear is the MM Parallax will never be finished without paying out the rear.
The problem is retailers ALWAYS order too much of the first waves of movie figures and never enough of the following waves. So the first wave consists primarily of the hero and his numerous variants. Maybe with one other character or two thrown in. Usually zero spoiler type figures. And then the second and third and etc waves feature more of the figures collectors are really looking for. But the glut of the first wave never moves enough for the other waves to hit wide. So usually the last waves are either very hard to find or cancelled and usually command large sums on ebay.
My fear is the MM Parallax will never be finished without paying out the rear.
QTF!
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The neck is a little narrow for the head and does the wobble. Put the head on and squeeze in some clay around the neck hole of the head and it will fix the wobble just fine.
My new Green Lantern lineup. I bulked the line up with a few easy head swaps and customs.
My new Green Lantern lineup. I bulked the line up with a few easy head swaps and customs.
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I managed to snag the last figure I needed in the wave 2 of Green Lantern DCUC series. It took me twice as long to get these done, since I kept misspelling the names - when I could remember them! Hey, at least you get a cat in a Red Lantern suit...
You can find the review at the usual:
https://www.mwctoys.com
Thanks for reading!
Michael
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You can find the review at the usual:
https://www.mwctoys.com
Thanks for reading!
Michael
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The problem is retailers ALWAYS order too much of the first waves of movie figures and never enough of the following waves. So the first wave consists primarily of the hero and his numerous variants. Maybe with one other character or two thrown in. Usually zero spoiler type figures. And then the second and third and etc waves feature more of the figures collectors are really looking for. But the glut of the first wave never moves enough for the other waves to hit wide. So usually the last waves are either very hard to find or cancelled and usually command large sums on ebay.
My fear is the MM Parallax will never be finished without paying out the rear.
QTF!
That's why it's a good idea to keep the DCUC as far away from the movie stuff as possible. The buyers have a one track mind - SELL ALL YOU CAN THE DAY THE MOVIE HITS THE THEATERS!!! So like BM says, nother more really ever is ordered. DCUC sells slow enough without having a tanked media event behind its name. Last thing we need is for Scott Neitlich to have to go, hat in hand, next year to retailers, head hanging low, saying "can you please buy more DCUC? It was really the failure of the movie that stuck you with 500K worth of DCU you couldnt move. We had a lot of collectors at our booth at comicon though..." That aint gonna sell no one!
Can you elaborate a bit more on the torso joint for Star Sapphire? That's pretty new to the DCUC, right? I know they've done it in WWE or F or whatever it is...
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It's not an ab crunch like the male body, but more of a cut joint that's rounded to allow the upper torso to slide at an angle around on the lower torso. It's kinda ugly, and doesn't really do a whole lot...
swiftlikessharpthings
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Pssst! Mattel! The scalloped cape you got on that Undertaker figure at C2E2? Would go great on a Grayson Batman and Damian Robin for their para-capes. Just sayin'.
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Absolute Truth! Mattel needs to go back to the old style.
Blood Electricity
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I just got into this line a bit more...I'm looking to build a DCU online sort of JLA based on the trailer.
Blood Electricity
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I really like the creeper figure personally. Wave 16 was very cool IMO. it's the only wave I've bought all the figures of. I sold hex and mercury since then, but kept the CnC parts.
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Maybe you guys can help out. This isn't exactly a DCUC question, but it is for a similarly-scaled figure. What's the best way to pull a head off of a 6-inch plastic action figure without breaking anything?
I'm doing a custom articulated Jack Bauer using a McFarlane Bauer head and a NECA Sam Fisher body, and want to do a headswap. I figure brute force is probably the wrong way to go ... so what's the right way?
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I'm doing a custom articulated Jack Bauer using a McFarlane Bauer head and a NECA Sam Fisher body, and want to do a headswap. I figure brute force is probably the wrong way to go ... so what's the right way?
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Heat it up for a couple of minutes with a blow dryer. Once you heat it the plastic softens up and you can pop it off the ball joint.
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