Your first and second issues were always going to be issues since they're literally what NECA does best, 7" fully sculpted figures. I think NECA did Ghost Face with soft goods but I can't think of a single other 7" scale figure that they used soft goods with. NECA doesn't do 1/6 scale and I they barely do 1/4" scale as it is.
Wellllll.... if they plan to do Masque of the Red Death Phantom or Metaluna Mutant, there's absolutely no reason for those to be presented as black and white figures. The brief sequences in which those characters appear on film/in frame are in FULL COLOR. So maybe he is just being coy.
I hope at some point soon it becomes clear what characters will or won't get releases in B&W and Color or this will potentially be really annoying.
I think his "no not all" reference may primarily be reserved for the two characters I mentioned. NECA is renowned for their re-paints. They want to make money. Offering the color versions first is the way to go though. The monochromatic versions don't sell as well as the color offerings. I think it is safe to say you will see black and white versions of at least Universal's Magnificent 7 (Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolfman, Mummy, Creature Phantom, Bride) if the line goes as deep as they seem to want it to.
The Wolfman's make up aesthetics and clothes change from film to film. Not as drastic as say Jason Voorhees does...but it changes. So they literally could dress him in whatever color scheme they desire, and it would be fine as the film is b/w. They seem intent on constantly attiring him in a green shirt. Kind of like Marvel always putting The Hulk in purple pants for decades,lol. The green shirt isn't a deal breaker. I just wish they wouldn't adhere to it so stringently with every single figure they release.
Frankenstein isn't in all black. His shirt is a flat black, and believe it or not...the jacket actually does have a tint of green to it, albeit faint. His flesh tones are a subdued olive green mixed with (most likely) a tad of flesh tone, and he has brown washes. His overall appearance does mimic the style guide, but in a darker way with regards to clothing, and a lighter shade with regards to the face.
I didn't realize they were doing those monsters as well, did they tweet that?
No...no tweets. The fella over at NECA stated that they desire to "dive deep" into the Universal Monsters pantheon. Sideshow has dove the deepest up to this point. Giving us 1/6 characters no one else has. Characters like Bela the Gypsy, Fritz, Larry Talbot, as well as every actor who ever played the monster. So when someone goes deep, we can assume they will at least do the main monsters. Of which Metaluna Mutant and Red Death Phantom surely are, at this point, as both Sideshow and Super 7 have done them. Personally I hope NECA gets all the way to Mad Ghoul (never been done by anyone), The Creeper (only done by Amok Time in 1/6), Werewolf of London and maybe even Maleva,lol.
