Well, I just finished reading through this entire thread, having only discovered it a couple of weeks ago. Personal distractions kept me from keeping up with news about the line; I was just someone who picked them up at TRU and got excited whenever new ones showed up. NECA's efforts were incredible.
So several days ago I was wondering when the next wave was coming out, and my online searches led me to this thread and the very bad news. The most bittersweet part was seeing there was a Veska figure planned—I've been a huge Woodrow Parfrey fan all my life, and over the years his son Adam has become a friend. (I even did a Munny sculpt of Maximus and Veska several years ago!)
When I told Adam about the Veska figure and sent him photos, he went wild and was maybe more devastated than I was that it wasn't coming out. (There have never been any action figures of his father.) After he posted the photos on Facebook he got 200 "Likes" in as many hours, and people who never knew of the line were very impressed by the quality as well as the nostalgic and sentimental value. They vowed to buy one if it came out, and while I realize that's easy to say, Adam is a very well-known publisher, and I think the line could benefit from his deeply personal interest in the figures. He recently performed a one-man tribute to his father in Los Angeles, and has many stories about visiting the Apes sets as a boy.
I am very hopeful that Sallah's efforts will result in a continuation of the line...as I wrote to him in a PM, the sheer fun value of Wave 4 is off the charts—ape with cigar, ape with eye patch, and Disco Ursus! (I know, I know...) Aesthetically it's a hugely appealing set. Plus, besides Adam, Buck Kartalian is still living, and Urko would have crossover interest from Star Trek fans. I will do everything I can to keep hope alive, and am very sorry to have entered the movement so late in the game.
