McFarlane Toys - The Walking Dead Building Sets

[CBMM1]

http://www.nerdist.com/2014/07/exclusive-todd-mcfarlane-on-his-upcoming-walking-dead-building-toy-sets/

These look pretty good. They look like a good scale for Minimates!

What do you guys think?

[UK Collector]

I hope they are to minimate scale. That prison tower and fence looks great.

[buttheadsmate]

" these things are only a couple of inches tall......"

[paragraph just above Governor's room pic]

[MisterPL]

It's amazing how Todd McFarlane can do all that stuff by himself.

Seriously, Todd McFarlane's ego is so big it affects the tides.

"Climate change" is just a fancy way of saying that Todd McFarlane is making the whole planet cooler.

As for the sets, I might pick one up on clearance. The tough part is going to be merchandising these things because they look nothing like traditional brick sets. They're more likely to sell in the model aisle with the other glueless kits.

[elmeaux]

" these things are only a couple of inches tall......"

[paragraph just above Governor's room pic]

In context of the whole statement it does sound like he is saying the figures are a couple inches tall. Looks like it could be a cool displays for WD Minimates.

Edited July 8, 2014 by elmeaux

[JeffBohn]

Definitely interested. I didn't get that those were pictures of the actual building block toys, when I finally saw that my mind was a little blown.

Hopefully the finished product looks as good, and we get an RV.

[bzorio]

Cool! I'll try to use them for the Marvel Minimates as well.

[MisterMiracle]

Those sets look pretty cool. I think they're going to be just a tad out of scale though.

[elmeaux]

Some of it looks out of scale to the included figures already so maybe that will swing it in our favor.

[Shamrock]

Todd Mcfarlane hilariously misunderstands the appeal of Lego

[elmeaux]

I'm more concerned about durability than anything. Based on previous McF toys I've owned, I expect the blocks to just crumble when you attempt to put them together.

[bzorio]

First scaled picture!

More photos here: https://www.facebook.com/liketoddmcfarlane

Edited July 9, 2014 by bzorio

[UK Collector]

They look too small for minimates. :-(

[youbastards]

They don't even look to scale to their own figures...there's no way the Governor would be able to walk upright through that door.

[UK Collector]

Ha! Good spot.

[MisterMiracle]

Hmmm...they look way smaller now. When are they due out?

[MisterPL]

Will these work with ANY other bricks? I know how much Todd likes to do his own thing. I wouldn't put it past him to buck the paradigm just out of spite.

The only good news I see here is that the guy doesn't have a clue why block figures are so popular so he'll likely never enter the category himself. That means licensing Spawn for Minimates might be possible. (Just have to add banks and bottle openers to the agreement as well.)

[Zombie Shakespeare]

In the article, he says that they are compatible with other building sets. There's also a lot of nipple talk, but only a few pictures of said nipples.

[MisterPL]

I noticed that but I took it to mean the sets were compatible with each other, not necessarily with other brands like MegaBloks and Lego.

I guess we'll see.

[minimadman]

Crosspost from the comparability thread.

I found the Walking Dead builder sets tonight.

mini figure comparison

The scale is a little off, but it's not bad. I really like the set as a whole. I'm tempted to buy the prison set. Here are all the pictures I took.

http://imgur.com/a/F19Fn

[bzorio]

Finally Ghost Rider will get his bike!

[Ninja Mate]

Saw this video with a minimate size comparison with The Governor's Room.

[bzorio]

I just got the Daryl with Chopper building set! As I don't have Ghost Rider yet, Logan and Captain America will fight for it.

[Ninja Mate]

I bought the governers room. Cool sets...but really are to small for minimates.

[bzorio]

Well, I think this chopper is very compatible. I liked it a lot! Just need to wait for my Ghost Rider now. Meanwhile the Main Man mastered it.