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By Ultimates being on shaky ground... I meant that they've pretty much done all the best selling characters in all of their best selling IPs, along with a lot of deep cuts and supporting cast. They could certainly make more Playmates TMNT or Thundercats minor characters, but those probably...

The way I see it is Ultimates were on shaky grounds to begin with and the tariffs killed them. S7 are in FAO Shwarz now with a Peanuts section filled with far less complicated merchandise being sold to collectors and kids. Can probably make all that with a much smaller team. Literally a lot less...

NECA's toon TMNT was definitely their biggest seller for a while there, but the line is naturally running out of characters to make. It still has a lot that can be done with it, but NECA doesn't seem to have many other IPs with long legs. It seems like the Sesame Street line is selling pretty...

I believe that the tariffs are what led to the layoffs at S7. Aside from having to foot the bill on the 2003 TMNT wave, which might have erased all profits from what may have been a major seller for them, they also face complete uncertainty for the future. This isn't unique for them, but how do...

I was just reorganizing my Star Wars figures in closet storage— I keep them in either pencil boxes or in one of the multi-box craft keeper carrying cases when they're not on display. I took a few out just to pose and fiddle with, and I chuckled at how few accessories etc that the BS has vs...

There are a lot of lines that Super7 had that I passed on because Super7 was making them. I like Super7's sculpts and design work, but the cheap waxy plastic look, bad QC, even the 7 inch scale was a (slight) deterrent. I loved how deep they went with Thundercats. I love that they made such...

For the neck - I twisted the dumbbell peg around so it arcs the other way. It helps with neck alignment and makes her look less like she's jutting her head out. Also, it helps if you tilt her ribcage back a bit, so her spine makes an S. That way her neck angles upwards more instead of out. One...

I think a few of the previous waves were over ordered. There was a "PO or else" vibe coming out of COVID from a lot of companies, and a lot of FOMO being generated by discussions online. I think that's largely died down, now, across the board. It was very much a sellers market for a few years...

I already payed Nin Nin to ship DHL for my Rogue. I'm a bit nervous about how that's gonna go.

Wow, got my Ganesha this weekend, he's incredible. Absolutely gorgeous figure with so much presence. The huge amount of accessories allow for so many different looking display options. And I'm surprised at how much fun he is to pose. He has so much attitude. I'm using a peg hole stand for him...

I mean, Trump isn't a centrist. He's extremely far right. If you voted centrist you'd probably vote Harris. I think a lot of pseudo-centrists in the current political age are lying to themselves. They think they are too reasonable and fairly deduced to have bias. I don't believe tariffs are...

I modded Elkorn's backpack with some flat brown elastic to make stretchy straps. Very easy to do... just cut tiny slits on the figure-facing side of the pack with an X-Acto, slide some elastic through, and tie it off on the inside of the pack. I did a cross formation of mine. Now it can go on...

I can certainly stand to miss out on the knight's extra parts. I will concur, though, that the Golgo head is fantastic. But I have the Unknown One already and I'm OK with that being that. For some reason I thought the new knights like Valiant had extra range in the knees. I bought one of the...

I really like this knight. I presume he has all the new articulation points, ala Valiant Knight. I haven't gotten one of their new builds yet, but I'm guessing they are only including those parts with extra range in their new knight figures? Did they ever list what those parts are specifically...

I had a Goku 3rd party head set PO'd on AliExpress. When I click the listing through my order page, it shows it's no longer shipped to my country. I think it should have been sent out by now, so I'm a little worried.

Popped by my local Target today. Looks like they are celebrating Haulathon's of yore, with several vacation B&R's plus Ultimate Slash. I did see a Creepy Eddie 2pack stash behind all of them. Lots of Last Ronin Accessory packs, too. Will probably grab Panda online and hope Shredder goes back...

Thanks for the reminder, I'll pop by their store when I'm in town.

I think Norse stuff will always sell. I wouldn't be too worried about being Marvel adjacent on that one. Lots of hungry vikings fans within the 4H orbit, I think. With their viking wave dropping later this year or early next year, I wouldn't be surprised if we got a Norse God to compliment them...

I'll be tabling at SDCC for the first time. Is it worth it? For me, yeah, even as an advertising expense, and to get into a new audience. But if I make as much $ as I do at a con like NYCC then it'll be worth it for the cash as well, plus networking, parties, meetings, and it's just a lot of fun...

Yeah, this news is a drag. I don't like shopping with cognitive dissonance but at the end of the day a lot of what I buy has dubious ethics attached. Ah capitalism. I've only recently just dipped my toes in Boss Fight with some ebay'd Bucky O'Hare pickups at the end of last year, and I finally...

Is Rogue still set to go out next week? I haven't seen any pics of her on display at the MAFEX store - they normally do that ahead of a release, right?

Time to shine solo. And if you feel called, get out the rest. Mine's set to arrive next week on my birthday. Fingers crossed!

For me it's a little flipped... lots of toon/figure characters I'd love to see in the grungy Mirage style. Especially Bebop and Rocksteady. But I might pickup a Walkabout and King Lionheart (I don't think he was in the cartoon?) I'd also be into some of the figure variants, like Rapper Mike...

Woof, so the Mondo Peter Venkman I have PO'd at EE might cost as much as the two pack that I passed on because it was too expensive... or MORE. Yikes. Or none of this happens. Or all of it happens. I currently have a third party cloak I ordered on Amazon on the way from (I think) China. I...

Wow, this is a cool release. I'm looking forward to trying out the new articulation. The neck is kinda funny but does answer the criticism many had about Legendary SSJ and Martialist Forever—the neck looks sunken. People were modding and or/buying extended neck pegs to balance it out. This may...