Wishing Playmates still owned the Trek Line!
#1
Posted 16 April 2007 - 12:19 PM
#2
Posted 16 April 2007 - 12:27 PM
Those of us still nostalgic for PM success with Trek are having to come to the reality that the market isn't what it used to be. The fans just aren't buying the product like they used. I think PM would even need to contend with lower sales.
On the other hand, I do still reminisce about those glory days and would love to see something like it again. PM's got me into collecting figures and my pocket book can't thank them enough. LOL
#3
Posted 16 April 2007 - 12:32 PM
#4
Posted 16 April 2007 - 01:15 PM
Might be but I just started with AA and (until I had all the AA never botherd with the play,mates cause you usually need the p[ackage to really identify the figure, while the AA figures look much more like their real life counterparts.
Also I think its true that PM was simply in a better time with more people buying the figures thus making more waves possible. But they also did the roidiculus low numer figures and exclusives that turned down a lot of collectors. so saying Pm would do better is a big oif imho.
(also Art asylum started out with quite big waves (5 or 6 diffrent figures a wave) its just DST distributoion that choices to focus each wave on 2 characters
#5
Posted 16 April 2007 - 02:15 PM
#6
Posted 16 April 2007 - 02:16 PM
However I think if PM still had th license, we wouldn't be that happy either. Remember the final lines that came out of PM weren't that great. I'm thinking of the "Warp Factor" series that contained limited articulation characters like Leeta, Keiko O'Brien, Trelane, and the Generations figures.
I think PM reached their peak with the VOYAGER line of articulation, but they went down from there waaay to quickly. Plus they seemed to be going towards the larger figures like they did for First Contact and the 3 DS9 figures. Which were ok in their own way, but totally unusable with previous playsets and the "playsets" that came with the 6" figures werent' great as thew were mostly paper with a little bit of plastic (although the stickers that came with them were EXCELLENT).
I can't talk about the cloth 9" and 12" figures, as I never bought any. I got one as part of an ebay auction (Klingon Worf), but it's still not my thing.
#7
Posted 16 April 2007 - 02:28 PM
There were excellent stickers for them, wasn't there? I liked the playsets BECAUSE they were paper and lightweight.
I remember I had Jadzia, O'Brien, and Counselor Troi on my desk at work and every morning when I came in, a coworker had put them in "compromising" positions" atop their workstations.
#8
Posted 16 April 2007 - 02:48 PM
And yeah, that's why I can't bring anything like that into my work. It doesn't bother me, but since I'm basically the receptionist desk, my workplace is the first one that customers see when they come in....and well...they don't share the same sense of humour that those of us in the office share. *snicker*
#9
Posted 16 April 2007 - 02:48 PM
#10
Posted 16 April 2007 - 03:30 PM
I agree on both counts.
The bright orange phasers and tricorders really bothered me. I never once saw a hot pink computer on Picard's desk! Never!
And the variants! I mean... Mordok?!? The future aliens from "Captain's Holiday"?!? Why were the making figures of Riker as a Malcorian and not characters like Ogawa? Oi!
#11
Posted 16 April 2007 - 03:35 PM
Ohhhh ... I am not so sure about that. If they were the only Trek figures out, I would have to be buying them. I personally love the bulk, heaviness, and detail of these figures. They stand out and look excellent!
#12
Posted 16 April 2007 - 04:11 PM
#13
Posted 16 April 2007 - 04:13 PM
Playmates had an awesome run. All I could have asked is that they held the license for one more year to get us the figures that were planned but didn't quite make it (9" Tasha, 9" Torres, 4.5" Number 1 & many more)
But aside from that, I was ready to move onto something bigger & better. I love the AA/DST figures. They are about as big as I like to go with scale without being too large (Sideshow for example).
As much as I loved the Playmates figures (up until Intendant Kira!!), I am very happy the line went to AA/DST.
#15
Posted 16 April 2007 - 05:19 PM
I hope AA does her and does her justice!!!
It was such an odd figure all round.
Kira had red hair through most the show, yet the figure had dark brown hair. It also had stumpy little generic fingers, like the Voyager women.
When you think of The Intendant, you wouldn't think of her squatting...the pose chosen was aweful. Plus I never saw her wearing the flat boots the figure is sporting, she always wore heels.
I wasn't a big fan of the sqautting all round....Trelane, the Andorian...even Keiko was kinda spreading! just odd.
#19
Posted 16 April 2007 - 08:10 PM
I too am a fan of the Playmate figures. Made as a toy and made to be played with. I have a few myself.
#20
Posted 17 April 2007 - 02:35 AM
I am still a huge fan of these. I managed to get everything except the Vulcan statue, the 1701 Picard and Yar, the Tri Fold Borg and the QVC communicator (still don't know what this is.)
I've also made approx 50 new figures to expand on the line. Haven't made any in a while but seriously thinking about getting back into it.
Take care,
Matty-lad
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