Agreed. TWOK's 35th anniversary has come and gone. And I hate that real hair on Khan. Sorry but when I see the QMX booth I feel nothing because I know the majority will be there again in a year with no release.
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I would have to agree. Reveals are great but unless they are going to get produced then it is pointless for collectors. There was so much hype and excitement last year. This year just seems like QMx dug old toys out of the toy bin and put them on display. Also please don’t reveal a figure then later state it is only a personal project. That is like a slap in collectors faces too. The excitement at least for me for TNG figures is fading quickly.
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Quantum Mechanix (QMx) added 6 new photos to the album SDCC 2018!
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Nanjin Tam is at Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai.
3 hrs · Shanghai, China ·
Check out Captain Philippa at QMx booth!
She is displayed with a PU head sculpt cast. Paint wont sink in like PVC, so the color is very dull looking (this is why head sculpt can be stained).
This picture is version 1.1. The one at SDCC is version 1.2
Great work by Godwin Nerona
24 mins ·
Nanjin Tam is at Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai.
3 hrs · Shanghai, China ·
Check out Captain Philippa at QMx booth!
She is displayed with a PU head sculpt cast. Paint wont sink in like PVC, so the color is very dull looking (this is why head sculpt can be stained).
This picture is version 1.1. The one at SDCC is version 1.2
Great work by Godwin Nerona
I don't understand. Of all the females in Trek their first one is not even on of the main female characters? Uhuru, Crusher, Troi, Dax, Janeway, 7of9, Burnham. Any of those would of been a better choice, and probably sell better then Georgiou, IMO.
My guess is that this Capt. Phillippa will not sell well, unless released in limited numbers.
Maybe just disappointed in not seeing Uhura as the initial female ST figure to be released...
Maybe just disappointed in not seeing Uhura as the initial female ST figure to be released...
Might be an attempt to get more interest in Asian markets. Nanjin's no fool. I'm sure a Georgiou would sell well for those looking to make a Yeoh custom of some sort.
That doesn't make sense either. If the Asian market is buying them to make a Yeoh custom, how does that help the line overall? Asia may have good sales on that one figure, but they wont be interested in the rest of the line if that is their only reason for buying it.
Trek fans may of may not be interested in her, Discovery isn't the most beloved series, and they are starting that line with a character that isn't a main character. It would be like starting the TOS line with Chapel or Riley.
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Its a cool looking figure but I haven't even been able to watch Discovery yet as I don't have that streaming service and its not on Netflix in America. Good for those who want her but her before some of the other females is kinda weird. Then again if I'd seen the show maybe I'd think differently?
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Yeah BUT if those initial sales (for Yeohs) pay for all the R&D and setup for making Discovery uniforms, then wouldn't it make it easier to release other Discovery figures? At least Burnham, anyway, since they have similar body types. I assumed (perhaps incorrectly?) that there was a reason Sulu was made so soon in the Mezco line as well. And maybe then that would possibly get more fans of QMx's products, or at least get more notice over there. But maybe I'm reading too much into it.
To be honest, though, I agree that for me personally she would be pretty low on the priority list, even among Discovery characters. Saru, Burnham, Tilly, Tyler, L'Rell, Lorca...they'd all come first.
As far as your TOS example...I don't think that's accurate. I think a more accurate statement would be that it'd be like starting a Voyager line with The Rock. A character people would buy without the Trek link, but whom us fans would say whaaaaa?
I don't think you would. While Yeoh has star power (and she is a definite, important part of the show), she's definitely a minor character compared to many, many others.
If they have skipped over Burnham, Saru and Lorca, all of whom I'd happily buy, and are just doing Georgiou (who I personally have zero interest in) as their first Discovery release then I have to say I'm heartily disappointed, and somewhat baffled, by the choice. I mean she was only in, what? Half the episodes. And in this guise, significantly less than that...
Oh well, at least the outfit looks pretty good. And it's cool news for anyone who really wanted a Georgiou (if it gets released), I guess. Meanwhile, I'll just keep waiting for Scotty, I suppose...
Oh well, at least the outfit looks pretty good. And it's cool news for anyone who really wanted a Georgiou (if it gets released), I guess. Meanwhile, I'll just keep waiting for Scotty, I suppose...
Using that logic we should have in hand Sulu, Scotty, Uhuru, etc since Kirk and Spock have sold out, and would of covered the expense of the R&D of the uniforms and accessories of the others.
Ok let's say it sells well in Asia, but not so well elsewhere because its a secondary character of a controversial show. How does that help the line overall? I would think they would want great sales overall and not good selective sales in certain markets.
Perhaps I just don't understand the point of having a Trek line but ignore making main characters the fan base wants in favor of secondary ones that not a lot of people are asking for.
I want so many Trek figures. The rest of the TOS cast. TNG, too. TWOK. Representatives from DS9, VOY, and Enterprise. Georgiou is totally on the bottom of my list. I'm just saying Nanjin usually has a pretty good finger on the pulse of what the market wants, so I defer to his judgement. The rest of my statement is pure hypothesis.
I just hope that we see some changes, and SOON, regarding the release schedule - or lack of one. Why keep teasing us by showing these and not releasing them? If the sales aren't there, then just cancel it and let's move on with our lives.
I for one wish they'd do something more akin to Hot Toys. You don't have to put things up for order until they're released, like they have been, that's fine. But give us release windows. Regular, official updates. I just don't understand what they're thinking.
The only ray of hope here is the Q&A that's supposedly forthcoming. I hope it'll have *SOMETHING* to say other than marketing rhetoric.
Me too. It's got to be something more then we have "plans", they are coming "soon". Some of these figures have been coming soon for 2 years or more. I understand wanting things to be the best they can be, and growing pains of a new business, but there comes a point when showing these prototypes are worse then making people wait a year for a pre order. It's admirable that QmX want to do things different, but their different doesn't feel to be working right now when it comes to people losing faith in the Trek and Firefly lines. Perhaps they need to rethink how to handle previews, pre orders, and releases.
I’ve never watched Discovery, but I have to get Michele Yeoh. Been a fan of hers for 30 years. Not everything has to be geared toward Millenials.
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I’m just glad TWOK Kirk & Spock still seem to be a go.
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know what's not a go? That battlestar Galactica Adama figure apparently. Nanjin mentenioed something about it on his facebook earlier. I think he was just given that news cause he was pretty positive about it a few days ago.
But Discovery is Star Trek for millennials, no?
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I have a feeling that's not the only figure we were teased that is a no go.
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