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6 hours ago, DSTZach said:

Sadly, we have scaled back to more affordable five-packs, sometimes with a microfigure (or goblin glider). But great ideas! Any New Avengers set would need to include Echo/Ronin.

Echo, comic Miss Marvel (who has only been made in animation), Red She-Hulk, Jack of Hearts, Jocasta are all Avengers we really need!

Seven for me; one to keep MIB for display, four to open, two for parts.

On 3/16/2024 at 6:34 PM, DSTZach said:

I have stated that I want to abandon the carded format, due to cost to consumers. The double dip by in-package collectors is not making up for lost sales.

We partner with Hasbro. They don't actively promote licensee products, but we are actively trying to get product carried on Pulse. They don't take everything.

I am not on the HISS tank forums, but they are on my mailing list for news and I think I debuted at least one item there. (Maybe a Gallery.)

And if we put army-builders in character sets, it will not be well-received. No one wants five Major Bludds.

Agreed; that said, it seems to be how Hasbro/Kenner/McFarlane/etc. get a lot of extra orders. /I agree with you,/ but it seems to get results.

On 3/15/2024 at 8:48 AM, nandoninny said:

i loved the packaging BUT i found it wasteful since i intended to open the set.  making it resealable would have made it even more costly.  i would have done it as a con exclusive instead of regular release.  the VHS packaging i think really pops though!  or what the TMNT did.  i can put them back in or just save the box for the heck of it b/c it looks good on its own.

This is a good idea.

And try to partner with Hasbro if you can, and still, talk to HISS Tank forums. I can get you in touch with folks there, too.

But genuinely, maybe getting a set with army builders built in.

Flint, Lady Jaye, Zartan, Cobra Trooper (with a torso and a head for a female conversion).

Shipwreck, Spirit, Firefy and a Cobra Viper

Tomax, Xamot, a Crimson Guard and Stalker.

Dusty, Gung-Ho, Dr. Mindbender and a BAT.

Same. ARAH and troop builders are the way to rev this up!

Hey @DSTZach I was reading back and was confused; are Series 3 and 4 still happening, or are they up in the air? Or is it this crossover set you were talking about being the one in the air? Because if you do a crossover, Old Snake and Marissa Faireborne would be top notch.

Hmm. I could probably do an Old Snake custom, now that I think about it...

Now that the game is 'dusted,' I wanted to re-recommend this. The game does not have a lot of merch, and yet, it is still very popular in sales. Too much longer, and I think the 'window' closes, but wanted to re-beg for this!

6 hours ago, DSTZach said:

We're always looking to get back into the DC license, but I think action figures AND mini-figures are both non-starters, what with LEGO and McFarlane's range of different-sized figures. 

This confuses me; there are Marvel Legos, too, unless the rights/licenses have different clauses or something? Not arguing, just looking to understand, and to HAVE HOPE!

6 hours ago, DSTZach said:

Sorry, I meant any MARVEL toys, including specialty-only ones like Minimates. 

Obviously Tarot, Lady Death, Sin City were intended for older collectors, but outside of Deadpool, and some of the street-level TV shows, Marvel is a family brand. (As much as I immediately regret showing my kids certain Marvel films, what with language, bullets and love scenes.)

Selene/Black Queen is pretty inappropriate, but so is Dazzler, and she wasn't even THAT long ago. Things have obviously changed. 

I swear to gosh, if Dazzler in her white 70s Disco outifit is too inappropriate, Marvel may need to start to really wonder why sales dip. Not just here, but in comics. 

Look at DC. They do 'thirst trap' covers for Nightwing, Batman, Wonder Woman, Power Girl, etc., of men and women, and they get huge boosts in sales. 

3 hours ago, buttheadsmate said:

I understand ,of course I understand but.... 

There are 3 Minimates that immediately come to mind that would be considered comparable ...Tarot,  Witchblade & Lady Death . 

 

Shanna. Rachel Grey. Cassie Hack. Anne Bonne. Any of the girls from Sin City. The Femme Fatale sets. Buck Rogers' princess. Ultimate X-Men Jean Grey, Storm. Some of Storm's other outfits. X-23.

I also understand, but like... surely we aren't that timid of skin? 

7 hours ago, Freaqualizer said:

I really wanna see a minimate Luchasaurus/Killswitch. I think he’d be toyetic as heck!

His action figure is dope, you are 100000000000% correct.

What I would not give for a new DC line.

Imagine new five packs...

A Batman set with Batman, modern Harley Quinn, green skin Poison Ivy, Burnside Batgirl, Red Hood and mini Damian Wayne.

A Birds of Prey with Black Canary, Huntress with pieces to make Matron Helena, Hawk, Dove and Spoiler.

Aquaman with Arthur, Mera, Black Manta, King Shark and Aqualad.

Lanterns with Hal, Carol, Jessica, John and Yellow Lantern Sinestro with mini Dex-Star.

Wonder Woman with Donna, Cassie, Nubia and Yara.

Gotham rogues with Batman Who Laughs, Talia, Ras, Thomas Wayne Batman and Hush.

Titans with a new Nightwing, Starfire, Beast Boy, Raven and modern Deathstroke.

Ugh, I'm dying.

Amen to that.

3 hours ago, DSTZach said:

No plans for new/current X-Men looks -- I think we've decided that new and fresh is not always the best way to go, in case looks turn out to be short-lived or not well-received. The next few sets are decidedly nostalgic, and the X-Men set we have planned is very 1980s. BUT it does have an obscure X-Villain in it!

How about some classics then?

Nate Grey?

Threnody?

Strife?

Arcade?

Goblin Queen in her classic underboob halter?

Marvel Now! Magik?

Agent of SHIELD Mystique?

So many minimates I need.

1 hour ago, DSTZach said:

I was hoping we could get something greenlit for SDCC, but no dice. We managed to pull together TF and TMNT sets, but Joe proved to be a little more difficult. I'll keep fighting. And I am still pushing for a crossover set, but I haven't heard anything about that in a while.

So are Series 3 and 4 still happening?

Any update on these at all @DSTZach

4 hours ago, jettstorm said:

I believe Mega still has a MOTU license for 2" action figures that likely prevents this from happening right now. I would love it though if it could.

Are they still making them?

I keep dreaminf about a set for the heroes and a set for the villains.

He-Man, Teela, Man-At-Arms, Orko, Battle Cat.

Skeletor, Evil-Lyn, Beast Man, Trap Jaw, Triclops and Panthor.

Then could do two more sets.

Battle Armor He-Man, the Sorceress, Stratos, Roboto, and Ram-Man.

Battle Armor Skeletor, Faker, Webstor, Clawful, Mer-Man, and Whiplash.

1 hour ago, DSTZach said:

Should be sooner, the figures are done, packaging is probably done as well. 

That would be totally radical! Pizza time, Turtle power, etc.

The Party Wagon is September?!?

Man, I'm way too impatient for that!

Ugh.

I need Ray Fillet.

I need Rahzar.

I need Mutagen Man.

I need the rock soldiers.

MOAR TMNT PLEASE.

A little sad that Baxter only has one Mouser but I have a couple spare I suppose.

5 hours ago, DSTZach said:

I promise nothing. 

*perishes*

I would prefer a Marvel Now Magik but a Goblin Queen in her crazy black crop top outfit could be used for a lot of customs, as could Darkchylde hoof legs.

@DSTZach

I need you to make a solemn vow. A deep, generational promise.

If you make Thunder Rosa, since she alternates looks, give her two heads, one half facepaint and one full facepaint. I need a 'Day of the Dead' woman head for La Muerta, Thunder Rosa, La Mariposa from Sunset Overdrive, and Lady Deathstrike II. 

*Pleeeeaaaaaase.*