MONDO - THE THING

[Heavy Metal Spike]

I got a DHL shipping notice a few days ago, then another today for authorization of delivery without signature. There isn't any update on the tracking, nor any noticeable movement on the parcel's progress through the system or any indication of travel through their checkpoints. I doubt these MacReadys are ready to be are arriving very soon.

My guess is it's just all of our tracking numbers scanned and into their system with a shipping container being loaded somewhere in China. We're just getting the protocol that our parcels are in the process of happening, but it could be several days before there's real movement across the ocean.

Not quite the courier service (i.e. parcel ships and shows up at our door within 48 hours) that we're used to. I've had this happen with DHL international Ebay shipments before where the parcel arrives one or two weeks after they have it in their tracking system. Of course, it could show up tomorrow and I'll eat my words and let you all roast me for it.

Nah mate - you are right to doubt them - I trust them to provide the same delivery experience as a chicken with its head cut off - and chickens don't charge OTT fees!

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[Asta]

Mine's been on the move since yesterday:


Tuesday, August 13, 2024

6

Shipment has departed from a DHL facility SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

03:34

5

Processed at SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

02:27

Monday, August 12, 2024

4

Arrived at DHL Sort Facility SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

23:44

3

Shipment has departed from a DHL facility CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

22:42

2

Processed at CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

21:58

1

Shipment picked up

CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

16:06

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Mine's been on the move since yesterday:


Tuesday, August 13, 2024

6

Shipment has departed from a DHL facility SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

03:34

5

Processed at SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

02:27

Monday, August 12, 2024

4

Arrived at DHL Sort Facility SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

23:44

3

Shipment has departed from a DHL facility CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

22:42

2

Processed at CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

21:58

1

Shipment picked up

CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

16:06

Ah - but is it REALLY your shipment - or an imitation?


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[histrionics]

Mine's been on the move since yesterday:


Tuesday, August 13, 2024

6

Shipment has departed from a DHL facility SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

03:34

5

Processed at SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

02:27

Monday, August 12, 2024

4

Arrived at DHL Sort Facility SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

23:44

3

Shipment has departed from a DHL facility CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

22:42

2

Processed at CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

21:58

1

Shipment picked up

CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

16:06

But it's just moving around China!

I see the same movement on my tracking today. It still has to cross an ocean, then it will be a different story when it travels through North American checkpoints in my case. The latter should be 2 days, but it has to get out of China first.

 

[Asta]

Ah - but is it REALLY your shipment - or an imitation?


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But it's just moving around China!

I see the same movement on my tracking today. It still has to cross an ocean, then it will be a different story when it travels through North American checkpoints in my case. The latter should be 2 days, but it has to get out of China first.

There's an international airport at Shenzen, which is where I presume it's heading.

 

[Agentbutterman]

I've never had a Mondo figure yet, but I ordered this one. Do they have a reputation for having poor quality releases?

 

[Remembermyname]

I like my roast well done.

Seriously I reckon your thoughts are spot on.

 

[KoBE]

Not sure if this was already mentioned, but the Mc at SDCC was production and not a prototype or countersample

 

[karamazov80]

I've never had a Mondo figure yet, but I ordered this one. Do they have a reputation for having poor quality releases?

I think this is the first figure of this type- real human character in mixed media- that they've done, so we are all curious about it.

 

[Agentbutterman]

I think this is the first figure of this type- real human character in mixed media- that they've done, so we are all curious about it.

Thanks for clarifying I was wondering why there were a few posts questioning if this was gonna turn out okay or not.

 

[cmiller99]

I think this is the first figure of this type- real human character in mixed media- that they've done, so we are all curious about it.

About eight years ago they made an Alfred Hitchcock figure, but I don't remember seeing many in-hand pictures of it. The sculpt was by Trevor Grove and looked very good, but the prototype suit wasn't especially well tailored even for the time.

But I think this is their first realistic human figure since then, and that was so long ago that it probably can't tell us much about what to expect from Macready.

 

[BurningRage]

Totally forgot I have that Hitchcock figure somewhere.

 

[Asta]

MacReady didn't depart from Shenzen International but carried on to Hong Kong and took off from there yesterday. Stopped over in Leipzig, Germany, and arrived in the UK about half an hour ago.

 

[Alice Adrenochrome]

MacReady didn't depart from Shenzen International but carried on to Hong Kong and took off from there yesterday. Stopped over in Leipzig, Germany, and arrived in the UK about half an hour ago.

May I ask what kind of tracking you are using to get such a detailed rapport? All I get is “has left people’s republic of china “ …

 

[Asta]

May I ask what kind of tracking you are using to get such a detailed rapport? All I get is “has left people’s republic of china “ …

Just from the regular DHL tracking pages. There's two options, either the 'Track shipment' link in the email DHL sent, or from the MYDHL page.

Both show the same information, but in a different format.

This is from the email link:

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

19

Shipment has departed from a DHL facility EAST MIDLANDS - UK

EAST MIDLANDS - UK

05:50

18

Processed at EAST MIDLANDS - UK

EAST MIDLANDS - UK

05:18

17

Customs clearance status updated. Note - The Customs clearance process may start while the shipment is in transit to the destination.

EAST MIDLANDS - UK

04:26

16

Clearance processing complete at EAST MIDLANDS - UK

EAST MIDLANDS - UK

04:26

15

Arrived at DHL Sort Facility EAST MIDLANDS - UK

EAST MIDLANDS - UK

04:18

14

Shipment has departed from a DHL facility LEIPZIG - GERMANY

LEIPZIG - GERMANY

03:33

13

Customs clearance status updated. Note - The Customs clearance process may start while the shipment is in transit to the destination.

EAST MIDLANDS - UK

03:05

12

Customs clearance status updated. Note - The Customs clearance process may start while the shipment is in transit to the destination.

EAST MIDLANDS - UK

03:02

11

Processed at LEIPZIG - GERMANY

LEIPZIG - GERMANY

00:51

10

Arrived at DHL Sort Facility LEIPZIG - GERMANY

LEIPZIG - GERMANY

00:13

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

9

Shipment has departed from a DHL facility HONG KONG - HONG KONG SAR, CHINA

HONG KONG - HONG KONG SAR, CHINA

17:36

8

Processed at HONG KONG - HONG KONG SAR, CHINA

HONG KONG - HONG KONG SAR, CHINA

16:36

7

Arrived at DHL Sort Facility HONG KONG - HONG KONG SAR, CHINA

HONG KONG - HONG KONG SAR, CHINA

14:50

6

Shipment has departed from a DHL facility SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

13:12

5

Processed at SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

12:20

4

Arrived at DHL Sort Facility SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

SHENZHEN - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

05:54

Monday, August 12, 2024

3

Shipment has departed from a DHL facility CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

22:42

2

Processed at CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

21:58

1

Shipment picked up

CHAOSHAN & HUIZHOU AREA - CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC

16:06

 

[Asta]

There's no stopping this guy...

20

Arrived at DHL Delivery Facility BRISTOL - UK

BRISTOL - UK

07:16

At this rate he could be delivered tomorrow, though there hasn't been a demand for customs payments yet.

 

[Remembermyname]

DHL notification delivery today 14th.

 

[Asta]

DHL notification delivery today 14th.

Same here!

21

Shipment is out with courier for delivery

BRISTOL - UK

09:04

Can't believe how fast he moved once he got going. He must have flown from East Midlands airport to Bristol because it was too fast to have been by truck.

 

[Life_m2000]

Lots of people give out about DHL but from my experience they are the best.
And USP for me are the worst.

Good to see he’s arriving today

 

[Remembermyname]

Same here!

21

Shipment is out with courier for delivery

BRISTOL - UK

09:04

Can't believe how fast he moved once he got going. He must have flown from East Midlands airport to Bristol because it was too fast to have been by truck.

The Thing is we shall never know.