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Post by Philip Ayres on May 16, 2012 21:22:24 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 31, 2012 7:40:37 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 7, 2012 8:13:31 GMT
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Post by Stomski on Jun 7, 2012 9:55:42 GMT
Dragon looks terribad.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 15, 2012 7:33:15 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 12, 2012 6:25:07 GMT
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Post by Hero on Jul 12, 2012 21:20:27 GMT
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Post by kayevcee on Jul 12, 2012 23:06:20 GMT
That is excellent. Well done WWE staffer.
-Nick
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Post by blueshift on Jul 15, 2012 18:55:36 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 15, 2012 19:05:02 GMT
Indeed.
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Post by Hero on Jul 15, 2012 20:38:04 GMT
Handsome fella.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 16, 2012 7:09:38 GMT
Well, ah, yes. Great name.
-Ralph
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Post by kayevcee on Jul 16, 2012 10:07:28 GMT
So one of Skeletor's mad schemes to capture Castle Grayskull by *literally* capturing it went even more Pete Tong than usual and this was the result. I think it's quite neat.
I just picture the guy sitting among the foundations looking confused when the other Masters find him.
"What's your name, hero?"
"Castle... Grayskull... man?"
It's exactly the right kind of ludicrous for a fancharacter. It reminds me of that episode of Doctor Who where the bads put the Tardis in a lady.
-Nick
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Post by blueshift on Jul 16, 2012 10:10:15 GMT
I am slowly warming to Castle Grayskullman.
LOVING the other reveals though! Giant figure of a guy who's appeared for one page in a minicomic? Yes please!
And the three-pack of 'Fighting Foe Men' who are based on the pilots for the vehicles on the snap-together-kit box art? That's my kind of obscure character!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 16, 2012 15:04:26 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 16, 2012 17:22:44 GMT
It's exactly the right kind of ludicrous for a fancharacter. It reminds me of that episode of Doctor Who where the bads put the Tardis in a lady. -Nick The most terrible episode of Doctor Who ever made. One long fan-wank. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 20, 2012 20:03:46 GMT
I am slowly warming to Castle Grayskullman. See him in action! -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 23, 2012 18:10:44 GMT
This year's MOTUC subs numbers are apparently 60-70% off what they were last year (source : the brand manager's many online comments). Not really a surprise as Matty now want a subscriber-only line and no longer are interested in day of sales numbers/folk picking and choosing. Well, if you're telling your customers (many of whom do not want every single figure) that they have to shell out $500+ unknown shipping charges without telling them what the full line-up of figures for the year are then that's what happens. And they want to stay in business???
If costs have indeed shot up (which probably is a contributary factor) why not offer a selection of tiered sub options? Or have the subs open all year round not just one small window? Or reduce the size of the line? There are 2 figures a month plus giant size ones and quarterly specials as it is so there is room for wiggling while still being able to put plenty of product out.
I will never understand Matty so long as I live!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jul 23, 2012 18:20:15 GMT
That is a very large amount of money to shell out in one go, especially when you don't know exactly what you are going to get for that money. Between that and the other issue they have been having I can see why numbers are declining. But I would have thought that it would have been a wiser approach to explore other ways of making it work rather than simply shouting at the customers as Matty seem to do.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 23, 2012 18:30:06 GMT
Huge price hike + not telling customers what they get + 4 years of consistently shit service from Digital River (whom Matty subcontract for handling orders) = line on life support.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 24, 2012 17:43:17 GMT
The line's rapid descent into the ground continues (the true desperation comes in at the comparisons to the price of coffee): he-man.org/news_article.php?id=2765Such a shame. -Ralph |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 24, 2012 18:38:13 GMT
I wonder if they'll even get enough subs to break even.
I doubt it.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 24, 2012 18:44:24 GMT
I think they are fooked. Going to a subs only model is fine, but you have to scale down the line first to keep the cost affordable for the customer base.
Such a shame. I have really enjoyed the dozen or so figures I picked up from the line. Great work from The Four Horsemen.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 24, 2012 18:45:30 GMT
And I must be banned from booze before the sub window closes, lest my drunken brain lurch into 'HE-MAN MUST BE SAVED!' mode.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jul 24, 2012 20:20:46 GMT
I ban thee!
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 25, 2012 7:03:34 GMT
he-man.org/news_article.php?id=2767Hang on, if they don't hit 100% the price of the figures goes up? How can they change the terms and conditions after folk have already paid? -Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Jul 25, 2012 7:26:30 GMT
he-man.org/news_article.php?id=2767Hang on, if they don't hit 100% the price of the figures goes up? How can they change the terms and conditions after folk have already paid? -Ralph I think they're saying there'll be less high priced figures, rather than the cost per figure goes up. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 25, 2012 9:31:19 GMT
No, he's saying that there will be less figures for the money that's been paid.
Andy
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Post by blueshift on Jul 25, 2012 16:48:36 GMT
Hmm that isn't how I read it.
Anyway, it's obvious to even a child that a subscription only model gives diminishing returns. People will only hop off the wagon, not onto it as they can't get the original 'major' characters which have all been released and are 'sold out'. Unless you were in at the beginning, your collection will always be incomplete unless you brave ebay.
I refuse to believe that Mattel don't have any warehouse space at all, or can sort out a website that sells more than 6 products at a time. It's inconceivable.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 25, 2012 19:28:14 GMT
You can tell when it's Mattel.
-Ralph
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