MONDO - THE THING

[Asta]

Some of the meal was cooked well, but one of the ingredients was twenty years out of date.

Mondo don't care because it's obvious enough people are prepared to eat it anyway, because they're the only restaurant in town producing the Kurt Russell Big Mac.


Again, it's shame MacReady is Mondo's test subject for dipping their toe into the big bad world of realistic 1/6 figures.



I have two of the DID USAAF pilots pre-ordered, but wanted to use both jackets for their intended purpose.

It's tempting to buy an extra A-2 and glue Mondo's collar fur on to turn it into a Schott lookalike.

 

[Tuvix Was Framed]

When you don't like a meal, do you lecture the chef on how you think the meal should be prepared, even if you have no idea what it takes to be a chef?

No but you wouldn't end up eating the meal and/or paying for it.

My point is, if you don't like it, don't get it. If you don't like it, feel free to share why you don't like it. There is a difference between not liking something and sharing why one feels that way and not liking something and saying that it shouldn't have been that way because the only right way is the way I'd like it.

 

[Remembermyname]

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. . . you end up looking like the Michelin man.​

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And strapped to the front of a truck... I know the guy.

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Some of the meal was cooked well, but one of the ingredients was twenty years out of date.

Mondo don't care because it's obvious enough people are prepared to eat it anyway, because they're the only restaurant in town producing the Kurt Russell Big Mac.


Again, it's shame MacReady is Mondo's test subject for dipping their toe into the big bad world of realistic 1/6 figures.



I have two of the DID USAAF pilots pre-ordered, but wanted to use both jackets for their intended purpose.

It's tempting to buy an extra A-2 and glue Mondo's collar fur on to turn it into a Schott lookalike.

Again though (and YMMV because people are obviously looking at differing aspects of this to critique - some things are more important to some than to others) . . . those portraits are friggin' spot-on.

For me, everything else is as close as it needs to be to make a great display, and for what it is, I think it is reasonably priced.

I'll admit that I'd have preferred an "ultimate" option, with some/all of the missing accessories, for an extra $50 (or whatever), as I for sure would have gone that route.

BUT, comparing this to those awful NECA releases (even allowing for the size & prices), I still consider them a complete turn-off (primarily due to the unrecognisable portrait), and this means all the money I could have wasted on THOSE (at $40 USD + shipping each) can now go towards the MONDO release(s).

As always - each to their own . . . you pays your money (all of it up-front in this case!) and you takes your choice.

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[Dr. Anton Phibes]

Usually when discussions of this sort occur in real life, I start singing Christmas Carols to diffuse the situation. Few have the willpower to be argumentative when hearing the joyous Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer or Frosty the Snowman. So....y'all want me to start singin' or what?

 

[Asta]

Again though (and YMMV because people are obviously looking at differing aspects of this to critique - some things are more important to some than to others) . . . those portraits are friggin' spot-on.

For me, everything else is as close as it needs to be to make a great display, and for what it is, I think it is reasonably priced.

I'll admit that I'd have preferred an "ultimate" option, with some/all of the missing accessories, for an extra $50 (or whatever), as I for sure would have gone that route.

BUT, comparing this to those awful NECA releases (even allowing for the size & prices), I still consider them a complete turn-off (primarily due to the unrecognisable portrait), and this means all the money I could have wasted on THOSE (at $40 USD + shipping each) can now go towards the MONDO release(s).

As always - each to their own . . . you pays your money (all of it up-front in this case!) and you takes your choice.

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I'm going to hold off until the last day, but my suspicion is that I'll be ordering him. The sculpts really are good, and the rest of his outfit looks well tailored.

Plastic boots don't bother me, and I often actually prefer them when they're sculpted and painted well.


It's just that one element of the meal that's bugging me.

The USAAF pilot is meant to release this year, so it'll be good to see how well the jacket might work. Scale wise it should be no problem, as DID have it worn over a flight suit and shirt. Putting a hoodie under it as well might be pushing it, as Mondo no doubt discovered themselves. However, wearing the hoodie means he doesn't need the T-shirt and thermal top on, so removing them would thin him down a bit.

 

[Asta]

Usually when discussions of this sort occur in real life, I start singing Christmas Carols to diffuse the situation. Few have the willpower to be argumentative when hearing the joyous Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer or Frosty the Snowman. So....y'all want me to start singin' or what?

 

[Remembermyname]

Again though (and YMMV because people are obviously looking at differing aspects of this to critique - some things are more important to some than to others) . . . those portraits are friggin' spot-on.

For me, everything else is as close as it needs to be to make a great display, and for what it is, I think it is reasonably priced.

I'll admit that I'd have preferred an "ultimate" option, with some/all of the missing accessories, for an extra $50 (or whatever), as I for sure would have gone that route.

BUT, comparing this to those awful NECA releases (even allowing for the size & prices), I still consider them a complete turn-off (primarily due to the unrecognisable portrait), and this means all the money I could have wasted on THOSE (at $40 USD + shipping each) can now go towards the MONDO release(s).

As always - each to their own . . . you pays your money (all of it up-front in this case!) and you takes your choice.

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I reckon so.....My choice is The Outlaw Josey Wales.

 

[Remembermyname]

I'm going to hold off until the last day, but my suspicion is that I'll be ordering him. The sculpts really are good, and the rest of his outfit looks well tailored.

Plastic boots don't bother me, and I often actually prefer them when they're sculpted and painted well.


It's just that one element of the meal that's bugging me.

The USAAF pilot is meant to release this year, so it'll be good to see how well the jacket might work. Scale wise it should be no problem, as DID have it worn over a flight suit and shirt. Putting a hoodie under it as well might be pushing it, as Mondo no doubt discovered themselves. However, wearing the hoodie means he doesn't need the T-shirt and thermal top on, so removing them would thin him down a bit.

So if I get this right we all seek a meal deal?

 

[Remembermyname]

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Lovely hair.

 

[Asta]

So if I get this right we all seek a meal deal?

There's no Mondo meal deal.

However, they'll carry the meal from the kitchen to your table for free. (That's one bonus I didn't expect).

 

[Remembermyname]

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Smile you are on camera.

 

[R_R_X]

That's the thing though, Mondo is selling a Big Mac(ready) but charging filet mignon prices for it I think it's fair to at least point out that the jacket material is too cheap for the asking price, and I have the experience to back my words.

Yes pleather is cheaper and easier to tailor than real leather but a good alternative to both is available, of course I don't know what factories Mondo is using so perhaps they have no better alternative than pleather but it's still a real point of concern and people should bring it up in hopes Mondo at least sees it and takes into account, either for this release or their future ones. It's not even entitled criticism given the price so I don't understand what's so bad about it.

That said I'm on the same boat as Asta, they have free shipping for me so I'll probably wait until the final days and pull the trigger anyway, because aside from the jacket I dig everything else, especially the sculpts, I don't mind the fact it resembles an older Sideshow figure since I have some of those on display, just hope the final production piece is good.

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

. . . That said I'm on the same boat as Asta, they have free shipping for me so I'll probably wait until the final days and pull the trigger anyway, because aside from the jacket I dig everything else, especially the sculpts, I don't mind the fact it resembles an older Sideshow figure since I have some of those on display, just hope the final production piece is good.

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[MeatHookGekko]

....should do a MacReady…

I'll give some specific "other brands" credit for one thing for sure, they don't skimp on accessories.

If certain specific "other brands" did make a MacReady, I'd take a safe bet they'd figure out a way to make an old school computer as a bonus item, that can actually display a chess game, the graphics of the cells being attacked, and the analysis response that Blair saw about the world wide rate of infection. Not just different stickers to swap out as panels, but a real mini display that needs batteries.

Something to consider is alternative sources might mold lift some of these Mondo parts over time. I think the hobby will see more MacReady's or knockoff versions, etc.

I've said it before, and will say it again - DAM Toys, their Gangsters Kingdom line, they've done pseudo movie figures before ( Pulp Fiction, Machete/Knife guy from Desperado, John Wick coming soon, etc) They can make a "gangster" MacReady that can get people 80 percent of the way there and still be true to their core concepts. I think that's one decent option that might have really nice results if it happened.

EDIT: Slight edits to my reply to be more diplomatic given certain considerations. Thanks.

 

[davejames]

Alright, went ahead and ordered the regular version as I didn't feel like waiting for it to show up on other sites. I don't really do the figure diorama thing, so didn't have much need for the thing creatures.

I know this is far from a custom-level figure, but those sculpts are just too damn good to pass up, and I doubt we'll ever see any that are better.

 

[R_R_X]

@SwedishHeat I was going to reply your post but you deleted it but since I already wasted my time writing all of this I might as well post it and hide it as to not derail the thread any further. If mods think it's best deleted then please take it down.

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I didn't even crap on this figure and have praised several aspects of it including Mondo's excellent work on the sculpts and the fact they listened to criticism and you're the one acting extremely defensive, do you work for Mondo? Are you friends with their team?

Yes I have tried negotiating licenses before but they fell through because of the unlicensed stuff, Mondo could've still R&D'd another jacket in a more durable material, do you know how many outfits official and third party brands burn through before landing on a final one for the prototype? A lot. That doesn't mean you are completely incorrect about the license dictating the materials but instead of cost being the issue it could be something as simple as the license holder telling Mondo they want pleather, in which case that's just really unfortunate.

And the shotgun shells were an ad-on that was never advertised, those along with other extra accessories which were completely free of charge so I'm not sure why they are an issue, if Mondo added one or two extra goodies with Mac I certainly wouldn't complain. I didn't chastise you either, if irrc you wrote a very long post letting everyone know you were extremely disappointed by the figure and liked pretty much nothing in it so I explained the thought process behind the decisions of things you didn't like and offered you advice which was to sell it since lots of people were looking for it at the time.

And if you think I don't post as often because I was triggered by the criticism you are incorrect, it was because people were messaging me and bringing me up in other threads about the delays constantly and acting as if I was never active or offering info which you know I was and every thread for other figures became filled with lots of negativity. I actually fish for all kinds of criticism because it helps improve the products, that's why those fragile spurs, the hair and other things people hated are being fixed in other products, and why we are still improving John's figure in the paint and hair sculpt among other things after it got a lot criticism. If the criticism offended me that much I would just pull a page from your book and tell people they have no right to criticize it because they are not the "chef".

I will say this though I wish people did not bring up Lim in the thread, I find it awkward and a bit disrespectful towards Mondo and their team. I'd rather offer them constructive criticism and praise where it is due so that they can keep improving and hopefully offer a really good final product. If our criticisms about the jacket are heard like the criticisms of the sculpt were I will consider that a huge win for collectors and Mondo.

 

[shells075]

Blue hoodie anyone

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/13466749...i4eyBki9M/DPVPYfCt39g7A2RL|tkp:Bk9SR_aK3ffyYg

 

[Remembermyname]

My friends, it is good we can converse about such things In such a way that different views are permitted in a polite friendly manner. Now going for a beer....goodnight to you all.

 

[Ramman81]

Blue hoodie anyone

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/13466749...i4eyBki9M/DPVPYfCt39g7A2RL|tkp:Bk9SR_aK3ffyYg

shouldn't it be this color?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3860277448...X7CO2bzNQxMj1V84TLqqvJUbQA==|tkp:BFBM5LHq-PJi