denger4000
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okay...what I'm saying is he known to not want figures made of him or something or is everyone just assuming?
Mattel to produce Back to the Future figures!
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Both avoid anything to do with this like the plague. Its not talked about much because nothing merchandise wise moved because of Fox but Glover has always been against it since BTTF 1, hell they flipped around the stand-in actor for the 2015 scenes because it isn't him, it's Jeffrey Weissman.
Wilson's complaints are new, he recently (in the past few years) went on a tirade about how he hated the Biff character and the typecasting that followed. He stated unofficially that he wants nothing to do with the franchise any longer.
Wilson's complaints are new, he recently (in the past few years) went on a tirade about how he hated the Biff character and the typecasting that followed. He stated unofficially that he wants nothing to do with the franchise any longer.
It doesn't matter to me if those characters are generic-looking. Just give me reasonable likenesses of Fox and Lloyd 
Honestly though, Mattel lacks the ability to give us good likenesses, so there are all gonna be pseudo-cartoon characters anyway. It doesn't seem to me that there would be any more issue than if a Kubrick or Minimate was made (and they have been, presumably because likeness rights are generally a non-issue with those kinds of toys).
Honestly though, Mattel lacks the ability to give us good likenesses, so there are all gonna be pseudo-cartoon characters anyway. It doesn't seem to me that there would be any more issue than if a Kubrick or Minimate was made (and they have been, presumably because likeness rights are generally a non-issue with those kinds of toys).
If Hot Toys can make Supes as well as Mattel, I hope they do the same here.
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Honestly, I hope they don't. Trevor has said he'd love to tackle a Marty and Doc 1/6 likeness eventually and looking at his Firefly stuff, that kind of TLC we won't get from something mass produced. The Mattel 1/6 will be good enough to get some of the pieces hard to track down in terms of clothing but even the HT version will pale in comparision to a custom job IMHO. I need a Marty in my collection but I don't need one for $150 that comes off like the last few likenesses which are just characterizations more than dead on sculpts.
Watching Part 2 on bluray right now. That Tunnel Chase is epic.
denger4000
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the figures aren't due out till like 2012 any way but i want a biff and George as much as marty and doc, all great characters. also I'm a huge Crispin Glover fan and always wanted a figure of him of any character.
I wonder how many DMD's these will contain... Like the 1:15 delorean car's incorrect black on yellow licence plate.
In product licensing toy manufacture that is one way of process control in purchase flow. Of course they knew that that licence plate should have been been orange and silver instead of yellow and black. (they model the rest of the car based on the same movie screenshots).
It is a purposeful error to encourage double purchasing. In a years time they will bring out the "corrected" version, and enjoy a minor resurgence in sales to distributors.
I just hope these figures will contain no or few DMD's.
In product licensing toy manufacture that is one way of process control in purchase flow. Of course they knew that that licence plate should have been been orange and silver instead of yellow and black. (they model the rest of the car based on the same movie screenshots).
It is a purposeful error to encourage double purchasing. In a years time they will bring out the "corrected" version, and enjoy a minor resurgence in sales to distributors.
I just hope these figures will contain no or few DMD's.
Not directly related to the topic, but probably not worthy of its own thread. 25th Anniversary BTTF Minimates are coming, and in-box pics just showed up:
https://crimsonmonkey.com/previews/preview-back-to-the-future-25th-anniversary-minimates/
https://crimsonmonkey.com/previews/preview-back-to-the-future-25th-anniversary-minimates/
Most likely we will see something during Toy Fair... but I'm thinking it will be a teaser, and some reveals until SDCC... that would be my guess.
Well,
Seems like one version of the Delorean will be a SDCC exclusive...
no more details yet...
Box looks amazing!
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Seems like one version of the Delorean will be a SDCC exclusive...
no more details yet...
Box looks amazing!
!
Mightytrex
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Well,
Seems like one version of the Delorean will be a SDCC exclusive...
no more details yet...
Box looks amazing!
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Well,
Seems like one version of the Delorean will be a SDCC exclusive...
no more details yet...
Box looks amazing!
Hmmm, at $35 could this be an indication that Mattel is adding the BTTF DeLorean to their 'elite' line of movie vehicles (that includes the A-Team van and the Ghostbusters Ecto 1) in 1/43 AND 1/18? I sure hpe so...and I hope they get those SunStar inaccuracies right!
The SunStar was die-cast. Will this be plastic?
I've been wanting the SunStar Time Machine for a while. What's inaccurate about it?
...and I hope they get those SunStar inaccuracies right!
I've been wanting the SunStar Time Machine for a while. What's inaccurate about it?
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i have all 4 of the sunstar ones - they look awesome... but i've heard there are inaccuracies too. interested to know what they are too, never researched that myself.
btw... forgive me for not going back through the thread... but are mattel actually going to do 1/6, like their GB line?
btw... forgive me for not going back through the thread... but are mattel actually going to do 1/6, like their GB line?
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