Jake207
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When they're coming out (1/4 Series 2)??
Same reason they didn't change it the last time you (or anyone else) asked.
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TRU now has City Hunter listed separately. Ninety bucks and free shipping isn't bad.
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@greygoose, who cares ?
The World have bigger Problems, Necas crappy Netting^^
@Blade3327, Neca is a Master to make bad Quality .
That has nothing to do with money.
Look at the nice Walking Dead MacFarlane Figures.
It's laziness.
I do not think an accurate netting would be much more expensive.
If I'm not mistaken, the P2 1/4 Figures are more expensive than the P1.
The World have bigger Problems, Necas crappy Netting^^
@Blade3327, Neca is a Master to make bad Quality .
That has nothing to do with money.
Look at the nice Walking Dead MacFarlane Figures.
It's laziness.
I do not think an accurate netting would be much more expensive.
If I'm not mistaken, the P2 1/4 Figures are more expensive than the P1.
Elder_Predator2
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Funniest thing I've read all year, I swear!
The netting isn't that bad, at least to me. Only reason I haven't bought the two newest 1/4 scalers is because of my lack of money and space.
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No doubt...the McFarlane Walking Dead figures suck wet sack.
It figures he'd think those were "nice".
It figures he'd think those were "nice".
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@Elder_Predator2,
what is the Problem with the Macfarlane Walking dead Figures ?
If this is the funniest what you read all year, you have not much to laugh.^^
Okay, the Joints sucks, but Neca makes ugly Joints too.
The Paintjob is very very good.
Clean, detailed and accurate.
The sculpting is okay-good.
The Problem with the Netting is that looks nothing like the Netting in the Movies.
And the Netting is cheap Plastic.
what is the Problem with the Macfarlane Walking dead Figures ?
If this is the funniest what you read all year, you have not much to laugh.^^
Okay, the Joints sucks, but Neca makes ugly Joints too.
The Paintjob is very very good.
Clean, detailed and accurate.
The sculpting is okay-good.
The Problem with the Netting is that looks nothing like the Netting in the Movies.
And the Netting is cheap Plastic.
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Michael Crawford's review:
"The same can't be said for Michonne and Rick, and there was a time when the paint ops here would be spot on. Instead, there's way too much slop, especially at this price point. Rick is the worst, with gloppy hands, spots for the buttons that are barely in the same area as the sculpt, terrible cut lines on every detail, and those eyes...I realize these are a 5" scale, but Hasbro does better on figures another 25% smaller and at 50% of the cost."
"The best figures are done with a holostic view, the entire design considered through every step. Unfortunately, these figures appear to be done one step at a time, with little concern for how well the parts work as a whole.
There's lots of articulation - the package will tell you in big letters all about it. Rick has '23 POINTS', and yet he's barely poseable. It looks as though the sculptor was told to reproduce the look from the cover, and then they threw in as many joints as they could after the fact, whether they actuallly worked with the design or not."
"They all take a hit for a $20 tag. Figures this small, even with a good assortment of accessories, just can't command that kind of price point. Even $15 would be seriously pushing it, but at $20, they've reach ludicrous speed.
At least the zombies have a few redeeming qualities, especially their 'action feature'. If you want to add them in with some other 5" line, they'll do the job. However, they still take a major hit due to the price point.
For Rick and Michonne, the high price along with the other issues - like the awful paint work - combine to create a perfect storm of bad. There's no doubt in my mind that both of these figures are going to end up on my Worst of 2011 list in a few months, and I can only hope that the up coming television based set of figures is an improvement on these."
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McFarlane's Walking Dead figures are up there with MAC's cancelled X-Files line and BifBangPow's Lost line as the biggest missed opportunities in my collecting life...and they weren't even produced.
You're kidding, right?
It has everything to do with money.
I don't think you know how a business works. If you charge enough cash, you can afford to spend more during production to ensure a better-looking, more durable figure. Ask yourself: you're not going to put out solid gold for two lousy cents, are you? Didn't think so. You'd be bending yourself over just to please whiny customers and forum-members who expect way too much from a company that primarily markets $15 toys. And that's not profitable.
Bottom line: the only way NECA can put out higher-quality products is if they invest more money in making them, which can only be done if they increase the price at which the final figures are sold -- and they can't do that past $100 because they would alienate their target market. Even if there are high-end collectors willing to shell out $200 for a perfectly-painted NECA Predator, going through the process of finding and employing a newer and better factory would cost extra time and money in itself. In other words, it's a big pain in the ass and the company is doing fine as it is, so they're not going to bother. Only if they were close to hitting financial rock-bottom would they consider giving their business model a complete makeover (which is what you're suggesting whether you realize it or not).
This explains a lot.
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ashkanls
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Almost there, just need to finish the belt and swords.
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wolverenz
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That looks stellar. Excellent job!
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You're kidding, right?
It has everything to do with money.
I don't think you know how a business works. If you charge enough cash, you can afford to spend more during production to ensure a better-looking, more durable figure. Ask yourself: you're not going to put out solid gold for two lousy cents, are you? Didn't think so. You'd be bending yourself over just to please whiny customers and forum-members who expect way too much from a company that primarily markets $15 toys. And that's not profitable.
Bottom line: the only way NECA can put out higher-quality products is if they invest more money in making them, which can only be done if they increase the price at which the final figures are sold -- and they can't do that past $100 because they would alienate their target market. Even if there are high-end collectors willing to shell out $200 for a perfectly-painted NECA Predator, going through the process of finding and employing a newer and better factory would cost extra time and money in itself. In other words, it's a big pain in the ass and the company is doing fine as it is, so they're not going to bother. Only if they were close to hitting financial rock-bottom would they consider giving their business model a complete makeover (which is what you're suggesting whether you realize it or not).
This explains a lot.
Don't feed the troll. Ignore it and it will go away like it has before.
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Almost there, just need to finish the belt and swords.
Once you become a Pred fan they never let you go after all they're hunters
Superb work my friend I'm glad you're back in Pred gang world 
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