Molecule8 John Lennon UPDATE 5/10/18 - SCAM COMPANY!

[denrep-lilium]

Re: Molecule8 (New company)

Confirmed to who?

interview
To Hunter McGarry

John Lennon went up for preorder towards the end of April 2017 and your website claims he will be shipping in May 2017. This is an extremely fast release for a figure! Will all Molecule8 preorders release this fast in the future also?

Being a collector myself I wanted to see faster launch turnarounds as long as the quality and the promise is not compromised. Vijay Chadha

 

[InebriatedGnome]

Re: Molecule8 (New company)

Well, I guess we're going to see if they can deliver. Fingers crossed.

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[skullboy]

Re: Molecule8 (New company)

Its a very guarded interview, why am I still not confident? If this is shipping this month how is there not pictures of the second head sculpt and suit yet? https://onesixthsociety.com/action-figure-news/interview-with-molecule8-figure-company

 

[Weapon]

Re: Molecule8 (New company)

interview
To Hunter McGarry

That onesixthsociety site looks slick but it keeps going wrong. Crashes again.

I also can't watch those Jon Deak reviews because I cannot stand his incessant hand waving and gesturing in front of the camera.

Can someone please post the full transcript of the interview here?

 

[denrep-lilium]

Re: Molecule8 (New company)

That onesixthsociety site looks slick but it keeps going wrong. Crashes again.

I also can't watch those Jon Deak reviews because I cannot stand his incessant hand waving and gesturing in front of the camera.

Can someone please post the full transcript of the interview here?

Here it is:

Anyone who has spent a fair amount of time in the one sixth scale hobby will quickly find that there is an abundance of companies creating products. That being said, a lot of these newer companies are producing unlicensed figures, while the more established companies handle licenses. So when a then-unheard of company arrived with licenses on display such as Taxi Driver, Fantastic Beasts, and John Lennon under their belt, the one sixth scale community at large was shaken to its core. For this reason, we wanted to have an Interview with the Molecule8 Figure Company.

As far as we understand, there has never been another situation like this, where an unproven company comes out of the gate with a bunch of power-house licenses under their belt. With that being said, it was no surprise that a lot of collectors had their doubts, and rightfully so! There have been many companies that have swindled or misled collectors so we decided to get in touch with Molecule8’s Founder Vijay Chadha for some clarification.

The Interview
Question #1
What made you decide to start a sixth scale figure company?

Every collector has a passion for figures. It is something I wanted to do whole heartedly so here we are.
Vijay Chadha
Question #2
The name Molecule8 is a very unique name for a toy company, is there a hidden meaning behind the name? Why this name?

It is just a unique name for a toy company. The figures we produce now and in the future, will define the meaning.
Vijay Chadha

Question #3
The endoskeleton system appears to be something collectors have never seen before, what gave you the idea for this design and can you tell us a little bit about the technology behind the system?

The human body was the idea behind the design. The Mk I Endo Skeleton is stainless steel. We wanted to engineer something that could mimic the fidelity of human movement and improve on the current generation of plastic ball jointed bodies.
Vijay Chadha
Question #4
What made you decide that John Lennon would be your first release?

There was no decision to make. It’s an incredible honor to be granted the opportunity to recreate a truly great Legend such as John Lennon.
Vijay Chadha

Question #5
John Lennon went up for preorder towards the end of April 2017 and your website claims he will be shipping in May 2017. This is an extremely fast release for a figure! Will all Molecule8 preorders release this fast in the future also?

Being a collector myself I wanted to see faster launch turnarounds as long as the quality and the promise is not compromised.
Vijay Chadha

Question #6
How did you link up with legendary sculptor K.A. Kim and what was it like working with her?

K.A.KIM’s work on John Lennon tells you everything you need to know about how we feel about working with her.
Vijay Chadha

Question #7
There are some people who are a bit skeptical about a new company coming out of the gate with several big-name licenses such as Ghostbusters & Willy Wonka to name a couple; has Molecule8 in-fact procured all of these licenses?

Yes we have procured these licenses you have mentioned.
Vijay Chadha

Question #8
Could you share with our readers just one license that has not been announced yet that collectors could look forward to?

Please check the website there is a new license that has been added. (Mr Chadha is referring to ‘The Tick’ license added to Molecule8’s website a few days after One Sixth Society presented him with this interview)
Vijay Chadha

Question #9
When can we expect to see the next release and can you hint to us what it might be?

I will leave that purely to your imagination.
Vijay Chadha
Question #10
On your website it states that you operate out of Los Angeles, Tokyo, London and Hong Kong. Where will Molecule8’s main headquarters be?

Los Angeles, it’s a great city.
Vijay Chadha
Question #11
It’s without a doubt that you have made tremendous waves in the sixth scale community – what would you like to say to all the collectors around the world that will read this?

A BIG thank you for your kind support, I am personally humbled by it all and please look forward to the upcoming release of John Lennon.
Vijay Chadha

Mr Chadha’s answers are obviously played close to the chest, but that is to be somewhat expected. The fact that he did respond to our inquiries says a lot to us. We were equally as curious; everything seemed too good to be true with these power-house licenses. Agreeing to do this interview was a good first step for Molecule8 to gain the Sixth Scale Communities trust. However One Sixth Society wanted to go a little further and after doing some digging we found the Incorporation Documents for Molecule8. The company was formed in October of 2015 in London. Considering that was over a year and a half ago this would have given Molecule8 plenty of time to procure these Licenses. After reviewing these documents and speaking to Vijay Chadha directly. we are feeling pretty confident that Molecule8 is the real deal. Its important to One Sixth Society that we report the most accurate and current Action Figure News out there. The sculpt shown of John Lennon, as well as the involvement of K.A. Kim speaks volumes to us. The release of the figure remains to be seen, but we hope that this brief Interview with Molecule8 helped ease some of your worries.

 

[EvelineC]

Re: Molecule8 (New company)

Could it be that they had the figure ready long ago？They just decided not to show it because they want to keep the discussion going？ I mean they certainly have people talking don't they？I guess the truth will come out within a couple of weeks...

 

[Weapon]

Re: Molecule8 (New company)

Here it is:

Thank you

Its a very guarded interview, why am I still not confident?

Guarded? I think it's rude when someone/an interviewer takes time to ask you intelligent questions about your products and company (basically giving you free publicity and marketing) and all you can do is give short, almost sarcastic answers?

I understand keeping things close to your chest but at least make the effort Vijay Chadha

I think this one sided "interview" tells me all I need to know.

 

[skullboy]

Re: Molecule8 (New company)

Thank you



Guarded? I think it's rude when someone/an interviewer takes time to ask you intelligent questions about your products and company (basically giving you free publicity and marketing) and all you can do is give short answers? I understand keeping things close to your chest but at least make the effort. I think this tells me all I need to know.

I have to agree he didn't seem very forth coming with his answers, actually it was like pulling a tooth if I'm honest.

 

[jal76]

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Like him or not Howard Chan can get away with playing coy because he is the current king in the industry...if you are a brand new company without any track record you may want to play it a little more humble and focus on building a relationship with the community that will keep you in business instead of playing games with them.

 

[Weapon]

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Like him or not Howard Chan can get away with playing coy because he is the current king in the industry...if you are a brand new company without any track record you may want to play it a little more humble and focus on building a relationship with the community that will keep you in business instead of playing games with them.

If he's like this now then imagine what he'll be like when they have some success. Loath people like that. Be humble for God's sake.

 

[Pixelpiper]

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Most of them were non-answers, which I concur, came off not as guarded nor coy, just flat out extremely rude.

I'm just imagining the guy as contestant on a Gordon Ramsay show and how Gordon would react to those answers. It would be priceless.

 

[Weapon]

Re: Molecule8 (New company)

Most of them were non-answers, which I concur, came off not as guarded nor coy, just flat out extremely rude.

I'm just imagining the guy as contestant on a Gordon Ramsay show and how Gordon would react to those answers. It would be priceless.

 

[karamazov80]

Re: Molecule8 (New company)

Could be he's trying to emulate Chan (who answers much in the same way), or it could be a language issue. Or, could be this was done via chat or something, where you get quick, off the cuff responses. But if your objective is to promote your company, in a situation like this, I would personally go to greater lengths to flesh out answers to assuage the concerns and anxieties of potential customers.

 

[Weapon]

Re: Molecule8 (New company)

Could be he's trying to emulate Chan (who answers much in the same way), or it could be a language issue. Or, could be this was done via chat or something, where you get quick, off the cuff responses.

OR he could just be rude.

Doesn't really excuse the behaviour.

 

[evenflow]

Re: Molecule8 (New company)

Howard's interview revealed more. I was being optimistic about the company but that interview just screams scam.

 

[Pixelpiper]

Re: Molecule8 (New company)

Doesn't really excuse the behaviour.

"Thank you for the interview opportunity. Can you send all the questions at one time and I will respond to them all and send you a draft in the morning?"

And that's one strategy...

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Re: Molecule8 (New company)

Wonka is next then. 'Pure imagination'.

 

[jal76]

Re: Molecule8 (New company)

Man, it's almost painful to see them blow what was a golden opportunity to have changed the narrative surrounding their company and put a lot of the questions and concerns to rest.

 

[Underworld54]

Re: Molecule8 (New company)

Seems they confirmed it is out this month. Well not long to wait, and let's see what they are going to present next.

The May time-frame wasn't confirmed, nor was it not confirmed...it was a vague answer.

 

[jal76]

Re: Molecule8 (New company)

The May time-frame wasn't confirmed, nor was it not confirmed...it was a vague answer.

He missed an opportunity to clarify that "May" meant that the prototypes would go in to production and a release date for the final figure would be announced later, or some other explanation of what "May" might actually mean to the figure's life span. A lie by omission is still a lie. Hot Toys, Sideshow, and others have a long history of getting figures to collectors (eventually) and even they are smart enough to typically not narrow a release down to anything smaller than a quarter...brand new company, bunch of questions...if May 31st hits and this figure has not shipped these guys are going to be in a little trouble...