Stallone line - First Blood Rambo released

[FlyAndFight]

I'll wait for in-hand pics and reviews from fellow Freaks, who I trust. If the figure is no longer available for purchase at that time, then so be it.

 

[dabas]

Well my post on One sixth Republic Facebook group about this figure got taken down and I was banned from the group as too many people complained lol

 

[dabas]

OSR is supposed to a group and not a dictatorship like OSS Jon Deak's group but they are identical.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Facebook is such a racket. No ones dissenting opinion is allowed... everyone gets their own echo chamber these days. Its ridiculous.

 

[chrisstbh]

Couldn't care less about the figure but this is a wild ride

 

[dabas]

So there you have it ,I voiced my concerns that Stallone shop is run by an inept person who has no idea how to promote a figure release and that customers shouldn't pay in full upfront as this could end up like an Ash Williams situation and I was banned

 

[Rotfish]

Hard not to be cynical these days. With any given production, the conventional wisdom is you can get it fast, cheap, or correct and can only pick two of those. Ideally if you're a high-end company, the middle option shouldn't be on the table because you've already (theoretically) set a high production budget by charging a premium. Yet many companies insist on having their cake and, well, having another cake entirely.

When someone comes in and claims to be making the best 1/6 figures ever, then delivers what we saw -- again, I don't think the figure is that bad, it just doesn't live up to Nick's hype -- it's pretty clear which of those three options they're prioritizing. The price and method of order should then reflect that.

 

[PopGimmicks]

So there you have it ,I voiced my concerns that Stallone shop is run by an inept person who has no idea how to promote a figure release and that customers shouldn't pay in full upfront as this could end up like an Ash Williams situation and I was banned

HE IS THE DIRECTOR, please do not forget. Seriously, the idea of "introduce him to the hobby on a positive" is nice, but seems unreal and unnecessary for the outlined plan. If he wanted to introduce himself to the hobby sure he would have found a way to do it, and surely KP has offered endless suggestions on how to do things well in this regard. It is well known that Mr S has a massive following that will unblinkingly buy anything related to him that they can afford, albeit with some effort. It is enough to spend a few minutes on his networks and channels: you will hardly find critical nuances even about something like "Last Blood". The Project Director knows this terrain like the back of his hand, and that is where he is going to place the figure. If a bit of unexpected noise arises from what he calls the "action figure internet world", he will also find a way to silence it, and we all know how loyal followers crush dissenting opinions in mainstream forums. Basically, seems like he doesn't care that some hardcore collectors don't buy the figure because they doubt that it meets their standards, or they don't share the way of promoting and selling it, because they are NOT his target.

 

[Rotfish]

Basically, seems like he doesn't care that some hardcore collectors don't buy the figure because they doubt that it meets their standards, or they don't share the way of promoting and selling it, because they are NOT his target.

Also a good point. He runs a Stallone merchandise shop, not a collectible company.

 

[PopGimmicks]

Also a good point. He runs a Stallone merchandise shop, not a collectible company.

Exactly.

 

[DeltaForceChung]

Well my post on One sixth Republic Facebook group about this figure got taken down and I was banned from the group as too many people complained lol

OSR is supposed to a group and not a dictatorship like OSS Jon Deak's group but they are identical.

Facebook is such a racket. No ones dissenting opinion is allowed... everyone gets their own echo chamber these days. Its ridiculous.

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There has been a noticed increase of how dissenting posts are being deleted and members banned in a number of groups lately ranging from criticism of figures, questionable business practices, and bringing to attention of how certain 1:6 vendor(s) are blocking collectors after the PayPal dispute time limit hits so they can avoid/deny refunding collectors for undelivered products that are paid for and how certain group admins and members defending the vendor(s) that is blatant collusion in the fraud or theft of $ from collectors.

Oh, well. So much for credibility and integrity even in the 1:6 hobby.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Hard not to be cynical these days. With any given production, the conventional wisdom is you can get it fast, cheap, or correct and can only pick two of those. Ideally if you're a high-end company, the middle option shouldn't be on the table because you've already (theoretically) set a high production budget by charging a premium. Yet many companies insist on having their cake and, well, having another cake entirely.

When someone comes in and claims to be making the best 1/6 figures ever, then delivers what we saw -- again, I don't think the figure is that bad, it just doesn't live up to Nick's hype -- it's pretty clear which of those three options they're prioritizing. The price and method of order should then reflect that.

In other words, this figure is not cheap, correct or being delivered fast.

They didn't even get one of the two they are allowed.

 

[jye4ever]

In other words, this figure is not cheap, correct or being delivered fast.

They didn't even get one of the two they are allowed.

Cheap has different meanings lol

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

This Nick fellow sounds like a real sleazeball. A real scum bucket!!

 

[Stryker2011]

This Nick fellow sounds like a real sleazeball. A real scum bucket!!

So… a typical Hollywood Ahole.

 

[Rotfish]

So there you have it ,I voiced my concerns that Stallone shop is run by an inept person who has no idea how to promote a figure release and that customers shouldn't pay in full upfront as this could end up like an Ash Williams situation and I was banned

Checked out the thread and, while I agree with your initial post, you replied to nearly every single comment (of which there were many) with the same link to Nick's FB page mocking him.

I don't think the content of your post was the problem, seems like it was the sheer number of times you repeated your point to individual members (focusing more and more on Nick each time). After a while it probably started to look like spam to the mods.

I've posted my fair share of criticisms in the Prime 1 and OSR Facebook groups, but after a couple replies I stop because the conversation becomes repetitive. Voice your thoughts, engage with the counterpoints people bring up, clarify your point if need be, but don't spam.

 

[dabas]

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There has been a noticed increase of how dissenting posts are being deleted and members banned in a number of groups lately ranging from criticism of figures, questionable business practices, and bringing to attention of how certain 1:6 vendor(s) are blocking collectors after the PayPal dispute time limit hits so they can avoid/deny refunding collectors for undelivered products that are paid for and how certain group admins and members defending the vendor(s) that is blatant collusion in the fraud or theft of $ from collectors.

Oh, well. So much for credibility and integrity even in the 1:6 hobby.

They are all the same these Facebook groups and have their own particular agenda, Sixth scale network bans people who criticise Toys wonderland as Justin is sponsored by them . One sixth society run by Deak , well we all know that he is a dictator and bans people for no reason and you've just seen what happens with One Sixth Republic run by Khai mcfly and Adam Pagels. I am not some young snowflake I'm old school and enjoy a healthy strong debate but nowadays it seems that Admins of those groups call it trolling even if it isn't. These days ,especially on fb everyone gets offended, maybe it's the generation gap I'm not sure . I may just stick to forums like this , hopefully it's better and you are allowed to voice your opinion

 

[dabas]

Checked out the thread and, while I agree with your initial post, you replied to nearly every single comment (of which there were many) with the same link to Nick's FB page mocking him.

I don't think the content of your post was the problem, seems like it was the sheer number of times you repeated your point to individual members (focusing more and more on Nick each time). After a while it probably started to look like spam to the mods.

I've posted my fair share of criticisms in the Prime 1 and OSR Facebook groups, but after a couple replies I stop because the conversation becomes repetitive. Voice your thoughts, engage with the counterpoints people bring up, clarify your point if need be, but don't spam.

Fair enough but that was my point when Admin publicly challenged me saying I'm replying to comments. My explanation is that because it's my post people were replying to my post so I would answer them in return. Now if it was another person's post then it would be bizarre if I commented and replied to everyone's comments. If I post a photo on the groups of my collection and people commenting saying things " great collection " or " looks fantastic " I will try and reply to every comment and say thank you. That's repetitive too. Yes I was eventually directing people towards Nick Facebook page in response to their comment as they were becoming repetitive and were trying to shoot the messenger rather than complain to him .

 

[dabas]

HE IS THE DIRECTOR, please do not forget. Seriously, the idea of "introduce him to the hobby on a positive" is nice, but seems unreal and unnecessary for the outlined plan. If he wanted to introduce himself to the hobby sure he would have found a way to do it, and surely KP has offered endless suggestions on how to do things well in this regard. It is well known that Mr S has a massive following that will unblinkingly buy anything related to him that they can afford, albeit with some effort. It is enough to spend a few minutes on his networks and channels: you will hardly find critical nuances even about something like "Last Blood". The Project Director knows this terrain like the back of his hand, and that is where he is going to place the figure. If a bit of unexpected noise arises from what he calls the "action figure internet world", he will also find a way to silence it, and we all know how loyal followers crush dissenting opinions in mainstream forums. Basically, seems like he doesn't care that some hardcore collectors don't buy the figure because they doubt that it meets their standards, or they don't share the way of promoting and selling it, because they are NOT his target.

Well that part of his comment " introduce him.to the hobby and explain to him what's happening " is ridiculous. Nick has been made well aware over the last two years that the Way he is promoted this figure is a joke , with his Instagram posts. He reads all our comments on collector freaks and Facebook and even said so on numerous occasions. But he didn't change his ways as his ego got in the way. I know for a fact that the artists who collaborated on this figure aren't happy that he posted his video on Instagram after the official photos were revealed but Nick does what he wants and doesn't listen to common sense.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

They should post some HD photos of the figure, instead of the unboxing focusing on Stallone. We want a good look at the figure. What I don't get is why does the figure come out by the end of 2022, when the figure has been in production for 2 years. You'd think the figure would be ready for release sooner.