I don't understand this statement.
Playmates Star Trek Toys ON HOLD
#21
Posted 28 November 2009 - 04:57 PM
I don't understand this statement.
#22
Posted 28 November 2009 - 10:12 PM
#23
Posted 29 November 2009 - 09:23 AM
I'm not sure the lack of new figures was the cause of the line's failure, as much as the poor quality of the figures. I would've been all over this line if the figures were as good as what Hasbro puts out. Just looking at the 3 3/4" figures, these Trek offerings were nowhere near the quality of the similarly sized Star Wars, Joe or Marvel lines. They were more on par with Mattel's DC line, and that's not good.
#24
Posted 29 November 2009 - 09:47 AM
I think it was the lack of figures AND the quality issues that helped sink this line. Like i said in my last post, the company has to want to make this line a success by putting the time and resources into to insure good quality merchandise and infuse enough new stuff into it to keep it interesting to the collector. Without that committment from the company, the line will sink.
#25
Posted 29 November 2009 - 12:29 PM
#26
Posted 29 November 2009 - 03:07 PM
#27
Posted 29 November 2009 - 03:31 PM
#28
Posted 29 November 2009 - 04:24 PM
#29
Posted 29 November 2009 - 05:16 PM
Yep, that's why I passed on them. They also made the same mistake that was made with the Hasbro Indiana Jones and over ordered on the Wave 1 stuff. The Wave 2 figures should have at least hit in between the movie to dvd release or around the dvd release. Unfortunately the stores were clogged with the Wave 1 stuff and it was on clearance
#30
Posted 29 November 2009 - 05:46 PM
#31
Posted 30 November 2009 - 03:46 AM
If anything the phaser, communicator, tricorder and the Enterprise is in folks collections. Like mine...
-cs
#32
Posted 30 November 2009 - 12:27 PM
I guess Rick is trying to get Playmates to still produce Wave 2, it might not happen but he is working on it.
#33
Posted 30 November 2009 - 12:31 PM
#34
Posted 30 November 2009 - 12:47 PM
#35
Posted 30 November 2009 - 12:54 PM
#36
Posted 30 November 2009 - 12:56 PM
Which newsletter? I haven't seen anything on the Newforce site.
#37
Posted 30 November 2009 - 01:11 PM
#38
Posted 30 November 2009 - 01:15 PM
This one.
"Hello all...
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving...
We have added the Pilot kirk and spock 2 pack to our site for preordering...
We have also recently received a small quantity of WOK ships, so they are back in stock.
We are briskly selling the WOK Phaser (thank you!)... To anyone that orders one this week, we will be including a nice "gift"... a random limited edition 1 of 1500 uniform swatch. This applies to MIB or openers, but only ones ordered Monday the 30th, through Dec 6th.
Also, over the next week, we are going to go through our warehouse and store stock and try to add any "out of stock" product we still have, back to the site for ordering. So, if you have been looking for something we are "sold out" of on the site, check back this next week, as we might find a piece or 2!
Finally, as many have already heard, the majority of wave 2 Playmates has officially been canceled. We have held off announcing as we were trying to work (behind the scenes) at some way to get them to produce, but the numbers Playmates needs are just too big. Now, our Utility belt order was part of our reg order, so we are not yet sure if Playmates will fill them, or if they will be cancelled due to our order not meeting their minimum. Just waiting on clarification on that!.
Hope all have a wonderful week!
Rick ,www.newforcecomics.com"
#39
Posted 30 November 2009 - 01:42 PM
#40
Posted 30 November 2009 - 02:01 PM
Maybe Playmates is going to release a couple of figures with the rest of the bridge pieces? Maybe McCoy and Chekov?
I'd rather see Kirk off-duty and Ayel or Kirk off-duty and Keenser since we can make McCoy and Chekov ourselves.
That would actually make a neat multi-pack: off-duty Kirk, Ayel and Keenser and the bridge pieces!
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