Guy from Enterbay Likes Predators

[karamazov80]

Does he? Does he not? Is it something more? Is it nothing less? The world may never know.

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[Voorhees27]

:panic::panic::panic::panic::panic:

[Gipetto0812]

:rotfl

Bill said that those were gifts from a guy they know who works for NECA

[Sachiel]

Yeah I figured they were the NECA figures. That's the "Gort" masked head.

Really do we need Hot Toys and Enterbay making 1/4 Predator figures?

[Monger]

Ugh I hope nothing comes out of this. Having the major companies all do the same licenses is beyond stupid. I really hate it. It's a waste of everyone's time and money.

[greygoose]

Really do we need Hot Toys and Enterbay making 1/4 Predator figures?

We don't even know how far Hot Toys are into development with their 1/4 Preds. If we don't see anything at SDCC they may be sometime away.

[plasmid303]

Ugh I hope nothing comes out of this. Having the major companies all do the same licenses is beyond stupid. I really hate it. It's a waste of everyone's time and money.

Yes, let's not have competition. Nothing good comes from it.

[COSMOSTARX]

I think they have those for researching. It's not any indication of a project they're going to work on. They are breaking into the 1/4 scale figure market so they would probably want to find all the information they can get.

[Blade3327]

Yes, let's not have competition. Nothing good comes from it.

Not only that, but this is one license in particular where Hot Toys really needs a kick in the pants.

Hey, wait a minute. Screw Predator. If Enterbay has found a nifty rubber substitute for their Batman, let's see some Aliens! :lol

[greygoose]

First one to give us a quality high end 1/4 Predator wins.:lecture

[DFanatic]

First one to give us a quality high end 1/4 Predator wins.:lecture

Whoever wins... we win.

[Centurion]

Yes, let's not have competition. Nothing good comes from it.

Exactly what I was thinking too.

Let's have a company monopolize this industry because we know that will improve quality and reduce prices. :thud:

[Monger]

Exactly what I was thinking too.

Let's have a company monopolize this industry because we know that will improve quality and reduce prices. :thud:

They don't have to do the exact same figures and characters in order to compete with each other. That's not how it works. Instead of trying to tear at each other's throats they should be trying to expand to a wide variety of licenses in order to try to pull in as many new fans as possible. That is why the Men in Black license was such a good pick for Enterbay. That's also why they decided to make their Batman license 1/4. It isn't about complete direct confrontations. And seriously what's the point of doing the same characters from the same licenses? It's even worse that neither company bothers to actually finish the runs either. Okay so now Medicom, Enterbay, Hot Toys, etc.. have all done a Jack Sparrow. That's great now I can have him standing by himself in the corner, crying a lonely cry, but where's Barbossa?

And it's obvious that there seems to be little actual impact on pricing. If anything Hot Toys prices only go up no matter what.

[Centurion]

They don't have to do the exact same figures and characters in order to compete with each other. That's not how it works. Instead of trying to tear at each other's throats they should be trying to expand to a wide variety of licenses in order to try to pull in as many new fans as possible. That is why the Men in Black license was such a good pick for Enterbay. That's also why they decided to make their Batman license 1/4. It isn't about complete direct confrontations. And seriously what's the point of doing the same characters from the same licenses? It's even worse that neither company bothers to actually finish the runs either. Okay so now Medicom, Enterbay, Hot Toys, etc.. have all done a Jack Sparrow. That's great now I can have him standing by himself in the corner, crying a lonely cry, but where's Barbossa?

And it's obvious that there seems to be little actual impact on pricing. If anything Hot Toys prices only go up no matter what.
That's it. We're on the same page.

Please tell me where I was suggesting other companies "make
the exact same figures and characters in order to compete with each other."

???

[greygoose]

Whoever wins... we win.

:yess: :rock

[karamazov80]

I was suggesting other companies "make the exact same figures and characters in order to compete with each other."
You are entitled to your opinion, in my. . .opinion.

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

Yes, let's not have competition. Nothing good comes from it.

Except the companies doing the same things, leaving new things left out

[plasmid303]

Is that really a big problem? I understand there is only so much r&d bandwidth available to a small outfit like Enterbay, but generally the licenses that they compete with HT head-to-head have been the really big ones. I'd argue the success of a figure like the Joker and Batman would bring in the $$$ to acquire more lucrative licenses. Obviously a compromise has to be in the breadth of their output, but they still announce stuff like MIB and Django's Unchained on a regular basis. I don't see what the problem is. Do you have a list of licenses they chose not to pursue because of commitments to competition? That I'd like to see.

Anyway, if Enterbay does make Pred figures, it'd probably be in 1/4, a category yet uncontested in this price range for this figure license. In this regard I find Monger's posts in this thread to be odd and contradicting.

[karamazov80]

Honestly, I think EB is gonna avoid direct competition with HT as much as possible until it is able to really establish itself as a brand somewhat on par with HT. Even with 1/4 scale, EB got T2, TDK, Rambo 3, and the Rockys, right? HT announced TDKR, Terminator 1, and Avengers if memory serves. The only thing we might see direct competition on would be Dark Knight suit Batman (with minor differences) and an Endoskeleton. Apart from that EB is doing similar characters from different films. 1/6th-wise, they aren't really competing yet, either, if we're talking apples to apples type releases. Last time I recall that happening was Godfather, and I suspect EB is still trying to recover from the trauma :lol

[plasmid303]

Let's hope them getting out of the gate earlier than Ht in 1/4 proves to be their benefit. Whatever the turnout, I think at some point Ht will require having a fire lit from under their asses to keep the quality up to match the inflating prices.

I still wonder about HT's strategy of releasing the same figures in different scales will pan out for them.

[karamazov80]

I'm curious as well, and really about 1/4 scale figures in general. Will it succeed beyond being a neat little trend? Will it make Sideshow PFs obsolete? Don't know.

[plasmid303]

Yeah. This scale, specifically for premium action figures, is still in its infancy and we really have no point of reference for actual widespread success, do we? I mean, it seems that Enterbay has done well with their T2 Arnie and have subsequently placed a lot of effort into more 1/4 figures, but what is the scope of that success? How many units are produced? I agree that it may very well turn out to be a short-lived trend (and a self-cannibalizing one for HT, maybe).

I gotta say though, I'd love to see Pred action figures in 1/4 scale, even if it'd be an unlikely purchase for me.

[karamazov80]

Well I forgot to mention it, but I'm pretty sure HT did announce 1/4 scale Predators, and specifically Dutch.

[plasmid303]

Really? I didn't know that. that affects my post on the previous page.:lol

Oh well, whatever. I still stand behind competition and encourage it

[greygoose]

I stand behind wanting more Preds.:lecture :rock

[karamazov80]

Really? I didn't know that. that affects my post on the previous page.:lol

Oh well, whatever. I still stand behind competition and encourage it
Here is the link:

http://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104455

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Not sure where I read they were doing Dutch, but I think I did see that.

[a-dev]

I also recall 1:4 Dutch being mentioned by HT. Might have to get that one unless its just a larger version of the 1:6 figure with the same flaws carried up.

[greygoose]

After the release of the Classic Predator Collectible Figure recently, we have received positive response from the market!
But we guess that fans won’t be just satisfying with the 1/6th scale, right?

We are going to announce this great news now - we are bringing to fans not only the 1/6th scale, but also the 1/4th scale collectible figures of the Predator movie series - Predator, Predator 2, Predators, Alien vs. Predator (AVP) and Aliens vs Predator – Requiem (AVPR)!

It will be surely an enhancing of the details and quality level! And the mask and some of the body armors will be made by die-casting!

Moreover, we will be bringing the collectible of Dutch featuring our beloved actor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1/4th scale too!
Fans, please stay tuned!

Dutch will happen...eventually.

[karamazov80]

Yep, just as sure as Green Lantern will happen.

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[a-dev]

I like the title of this thread. Heads off the otherwise (and lets face it probably still) inevitable "OMFG ENTERBAY MAKING PREDATORS????!" threads. Its like a vaccine.

[greygoose]

Yep, just as sure as Green Lantern will happen.

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:panic:

PREDATOR > Green Lantern

Schwarzenegger > Reynolds

:wink1:

[karamazov80]

PREDATOR > Green Lantern

Schwarzenegger > Reynolds

:wink1:
How dare you?

[greygoose]

How dare you?

Prove me wrong good Sir...

[karamazov80]

Actually, on an acting level, I think those guys are about equals :lol

[greygoose]

Actually, on an acting level, I think those guys are about equals :lol

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[Robopredinator]

According to Seth Galifianakis, Ryan Reynolds IS better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6KYKKvs9C0

[Blade3327]

:lol:rotfl:lol:rotfl