hellpop Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 The Bruce Willis one looks EXACTLY like Karl Pilkington. Guess he finally had enough of Gervais' crap. Quote
minijames Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 I *might* get Buffy, but I don't know. Angel and Oz are crap and it just seems to me that you're paying for a really cool vintage box with a Happy Meal toy inside. Definitely keeping any I get MOC. Quote
Kostisfire Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 The only ones I MIGHT get are the NBC ones and i'll just keep them in their cards in case they become rare in 20 years. Quote
hellpop Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Remember, everyone, they also have most of these licenses for the 6" stuff. I think they've already said they are doing Firefly in that scale. I wonder if they will be undercutting interest in this line by doing modern-style figures at the same time. The retro audience will buy them, but you'll loose out on a significant portion of the "I'm buying these because I want a figure of [insert property name here]" audience. Quote
karamazov80 Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 I really can't imagine they would invest the money and resources it would take to do too too many "modern" figures of this type. The cost has to be significantly higher adding in all those joints and detailing. The Bruce Willis one looks EXACTLY like Karl Pilkington. Guess he finally had enough of Gervais' crap.Nah. Head's not perfectly round. Quote
battlecat Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) The UM/horror figures are the only ones that look really good/Kennery to me, but I'm not big on the properties. Some of the Pulp Fiction are a bit tempting, but that's more because they're hilarious. I was most excited to see Buffy and BTTF, but these sculpts are really not doing it for me, so I think I'm out. Edited February 15, 2014 by battlecat Quote
youbastards Posted February 17, 2014 Author Posted February 17, 2014 Now THIS is how you make retro 3.75" figures look like they came out in the 70's and 80's! Quote
Glantern Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 I hope they make some improvements to a few of the figures, notably Mal and Marty, who looks pretty bad, but I think the Universal Monsters look great! Quote
Glantern Posted August 27, 2014 Posted August 27, 2014 I picked up the Rocketeer and the Firefly figures. They look better in person than the prototypes. Rocketeer and Wash are actually really nice, but the rest range from okay to not great. Quote
karamazov80 Posted August 27, 2014 Posted August 27, 2014 They basically look like Happy Meal toys. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but not my cup of tea regardless of the license. Quote
pk13 Posted August 27, 2014 Posted August 27, 2014 I've picked up several of these and think they're pretty great. The likenesses are mostly awful, but I feel like that's a big part of the aesthetic that they're going for. The biggest concern is paint apps, but once again, that kind of fits in with the overall feel of the line. I know it isn't Funko, but one of the retro figures I bought from The Twilight Zone had a little bit of a paint rub on the nose. It made me feel like I was a kid with an Emperor figure from Star Wars. Normally that would have bothered me but with these figures I think it's kind of great. The biggest appeal to me with all of the retro figures, aside from nostalgia, is that it's so easy to enjoy them for what they are. In a toy collecting world where figures are routinely $20 or more, it's fun to pay $10 or less for carded figures of licensees that would never see the light of day in the 3/4" style. You know going in that there will be Kenner-esque likeness hilarity. You know that there will only be five points of articulation. You know that paint apps will be suspect. I know that turns a lot of people off to the style but it's what makes it fun for me. I'm not going in expecting a crazy amount of articulation, perfectly applied paint, and Hot Toys level of likenesses. But if I was collecting Legends/Legacy style figures, I certainly would expect those things for the price. Quote
Shogi Posted September 4, 2014 Posted September 4, 2014 Since the Aliens line, I've picked up the Rocketeer and a chrome T-800. The Rocketeer figure isn't as detailed as I'd like for a retro looking figure (the accessories are great though!) and I'm loving the chrome T-800. The detailing is good and the chrome is a nice touch Quote
Glantern Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 Well, I broke down and picked up a set of the Terminator figures. Aside from Sarah's manface, I really like them. The Shootout T-800 is far and away the best figure in the ReAction line. He's really nice! Quote
Glantern Posted September 14, 2014 Posted September 14, 2014 I did reviews of the Firefly figures and the Rocketeer over at The Figure in Question: Wash Mal Zoe Kaylee Jayne Rocketeer Quote
Glantern Posted September 30, 2014 Posted September 30, 2014 I did reviews of the Terminator ReAction figures at The Figure in Question: Endoskeleton Tech Noir Terminator Sarah Connor Kyle Reese Shootout Terminator Quote
Shanester Posted September 30, 2014 Posted September 30, 2014 My TRU had the chrome and painted Endoskeletons. I didn't realize they were doing two versions. Quote
QuisporQuake Posted October 1, 2014 Posted October 1, 2014 Just can't get into these figures, I guess Minimates have spoiled me. The line and cast of figures is great, but that's where the highlights end for me. Quote
MiniFiend UK Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 It really was a good toy. On the topic of old MEGO figures, I had some of these: Wow...talk about blast from the past! http://youtu.be/pR2fsdMht_Y https://www.facebook.com/eagleforcereturns/timeline?ref=page_internal looks like Eagle Force maybe getting GI Joe style remake. Had em as a kid dunno if I like the redesigns as I'm not a Joe fan. Quote
karamazov80 Posted November 19, 2014 Posted November 19, 2014 Interesting, but I would prefer it if we saw Minimates! Also, Minimates of all those classic, public domain action heroes! Quote
youbastards Posted July 9, 2015 Author Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) How awesome is this?* *Price does not factor into awesomeness in this case. Edited July 9, 2015 by youbastards Quote
karamazov80 Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) Yeah, a cardboard cut-out that should cost about $10 max going for $75 doesn't strike me as very awesome. But putting that aside, pretty cool. Edited July 9, 2015 by karamazov80 Quote
MinnesotaIceman Posted August 18, 2015 Posted August 18, 2015 To be fair, I think each of those cardboard houses is individually painted (I could be wrong). If so, that would (somewhat) justify the exorbitant price. I only recently started collecting ReAction figures. I picked up all the Breaking Bad figures (sans the Gus variant, which I haven't been able to find), a few Predator variations, Freddy, Jason, and a T-1000. I'm mostly going to focus on collecting the Alien, Predator, and T2 figures, and most of the horror series (I'll pass on Sam, since I have no idea who he is). The rest I'll probably pass. Quote
hellpop Posted July 1, 2019 Posted July 1, 2019 I don't buy ReAction figures, save for the Rocketeer, but these...these I will buy: http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/super7-welcomes-you-to-the-world-of-peanuts-and-good-ol-charlie-brown-this-year-at-sdcc/ Quote
Padrino Posted July 10, 2019 Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) That Snoopy wearing Charlie Brown's face is extremely creepy... Â Edited July 10, 2019 by Padrino Quote
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