Super7 does Masters of the Universe- Star Wars Kenner-style.

[acroyear]

Awesome. But I'll wait for the painted figures, if they do them.
news.toyark.com/2015/06/29/super-7-reveals-masters-of-the-universe-reaction-figures-for-sdcc-2015-163175

[spockoda]

Same here. $60 for four mono colored figures? Pass. I would probably try to cough up the dough if they were painted versions. Although only 5 poa figures, I like MOTU but these figures would be good for someone like me who isn't totally hardcore into it but more of a casual fan. I do hope they take this further but I guess we'll have to wait and see.

[dogpoopwalker]

I actually think these are cool, but I also don't know why they didn't just go with a regular series style. MOTU fans don't like it. Only fake prototype collectors will, and that is such a niche market it's not even a market.

[aoiddr]

The little Ultimate Muscle figure versions they had at Comic-Con this year were pretty cool (Mattel gave away Skeletor, but the rest were at a pop-up shop).

These, though... well, they're unique, I'll say that.

I did like seeing pictures of those test shot figures they were selling with the random injection mold colors:
www.theblotsays.com/2015/07/sdcc-15-exclusive-he-man-skeletor-motu_6.html

[ucsf]

There is somewhere a base of collectors, who buy their stuff. I'm not sure how, since the second series are about $15 or something and for that money, you can get more articulated figures or invest a bit more and you get original MOTU or the new ones.

The only thing that is tempting is the size. It'd be great to have many figure lines in the same size and 3.75 inch is just a great choice. Sadly 5POA at todays standards is a bit underwhelming.

[jongernaut]

I really like these. I find it strange that a forum that croons over bizarre and obscure toys that people are nitpicking these for not being more modern or fitting an already been-done style. These are created to appeal to a particular audience who collects various 80's toy lines. Adding articulation would completely change the intended aesthetic and thus miss the target audience all together. Also, articulation does not equal value, so the price point is a non issue for me. They are better built that the Funko Re-Action releases.
These fall somewhere between art, officially licenced product, and knockoff, and if you ask me that's a slam dunk.

[Thor Laserpunch]

Aug 29, 2016 16:38:55 GMT -6 jongernaut said:

I really like these. I find it strange that a forum that croons over bizarre and obscure toys that people are nitpicking these for not being more modern or fitting an already been-done style. These are created to appeal to a particular audience who collects various 80's toy lines. Adding articulation would completely change the intended aesthetic and thus miss the target audience all together. Also, articulation does not equal value, so the price point is a non issue for me. They are better built that the Funko Re-Action releases.
These fall somewhere between art, officially licenced product, and knockoff, and if you ask me that's a slam dunk.

I appreciate the aesthetic (although I think the 2nd wave is pretty blah overall), and I agree that articulation alone does not add value, but the price on these is the kicker for me. I don't know if they are better built than Reaction one way or another, they do largely look better or at least they work in this format better than most of the other licenses, but I don't see $15 worth of value per figure. $15 is not really much in the grand scheme of things, sure, but I can't see the value there. You're paying for novelty, not quality, and if you're okay with that then great. Kenner made a series of toys for kids that cost less than $3 and SW figures got better as time went on--they weren't skimping on paint spray ops, there was a lot more detail and textures sculpted on the figures, and they got more screen accurate from about the ESB era on. This is a line aimed at adults, and the sculpt jobs they do on these is very simple looking, screen accuracy and capturing the likeness of the characters is just sort of ballpark, and they're charging a lot more for a simple nostalgia trip on a cool cardback. I'm sure they don't have the same avenues available in manufacturing that they do at Kenner circa 1980 or Hasbro circa 1984, but you'd think they'd be able to get the price down to a point where the majority of people that actually would buy them do buy them because they're not put off by the disparity between the cost and quality of the product--and that to me is under $10 apiece.