Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Messages - Nicklab

Pages: 1 ... 413 414 415 416 417 [418] 419 420 421 422 423 ... 783
6256
The Bullpen / Re: The Avengers: The Toys
« on: April 27, 2012, 02:25 PM »
Nick Fury appears to come with some sort of a rocket launcher accessory.  Usually a big accessory like that won't get included with a pack-in figure.  If anything, I'm hoping the Helicarrier might have a generic SHIELD agent to go with it.


6257
Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Avengers (and sequels)
« on: April 26, 2012, 01:19 AM »
I just watched the post-movie-credits scene... PM me if you want a link to get your **** spoiled.

Edit: link is now dead. Video pulled by Marvel.


Damn!  They're really gonna go there?!?!

6258
The Bullpen / Re: The Avengers: The Toys
« on: April 25, 2012, 08:45 PM »
So they put out a villain that is not actually IN the movie, but they won't release the actual villains that are IN the movie?

Check.  ::)

From the look of the speeders in the TRU Times Square display, I think the Chitauri are probably part of the Deluxe figure line or some figure & vehicle assortment.

6259
The Bullpen / Re: The Avengers: The Toys
« on: April 25, 2012, 05:08 PM »
Interesting.  That sure looks like a skrull in there...

Gotta be a comic series figure.  Kind of like the Comic series (Ultimates) Thor or Captain America.

And now we finally see movie Hawkeye in an assortment, too.

6260
The Bullpen / Re: The Avengers: The Toys
« on: April 25, 2012, 12:44 PM »
Is it too early to declare this line a bust? My local stores never seemed to get much product last month when they originally hit... they sold through most of their initial cases and appear to have just never restocked, which is odd considering we're like a week away from the movie now and most of the Avengers pegs are either empty or crammed with leftovers from the Thor and Captain America lines. Not a good sign.

I'm not so sure.  Granted, I don't think the retailers are totally onboard with all of the Concept series figures.  I haven't seen that concept Hawkeye anywhere myself.  Out of the movie wave of figures, I rarley see Loki, the Hulk or Captain America.  Iron Man and Thor seem to be easy gets right now.

I think Hasbro may have overdone it a little with the Deluxe figures, Mech Armor and vehicles.  There doesn't seem to be a ton of interest in those items.  But my local TRU just put up a BIG Avengers feature section in the front of the store.  That's definitely going to kickstart the line with people who are more casual buyers.

6261
The Bullpen / Re: The Avengers: The Toys
« on: April 24, 2012, 02:26 PM »
Here is some of the Times Square TRU display:
































6263
Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A Game of Thrones (HBO)
« on: April 23, 2012, 09:41 PM »
It's been said in the series that poison is indeed a woman's weapon.  The books have expanded on the John Arryn storyline a bit.  I suspect that the show may revisit that in season 4.  I'm in the midst of reading the 1st book - I skipped it but read the rest of series.  and that might go into the story of Cersei's first child with King Robert.

As for last night's episode?  Where to start?

Robb's attack on the Lannister camp is something I seem to recall from book 2.  However the Volantene woman was an interesting addition.  It was also cool to see Roose Bolton introduced.

I had to do something a double-take with the Harrenhal sequence.  That's due in large part to the recasting of Ser Gregor Clegane.  I was watching Spartacus - Vengeance on Starz a few weeks back and remarking to myself "Hey, isn't that the same guy who played The Mountain on Game of Thrones?"  Sure enough it was.  And from what I've read online the role of Ser Gregor was recast because of a scheduling conflict with Conan Stevens who played the part in Season 1.  The new actor is apparently 7' 1", but he didn't seem anywhere near as brutal.

As for the rest of Harrenhal?  They definitely nailed it as a very eerie place.  And I started to recognize some of the people who wind up in Arya's prayer.  The Tickler came across as very obvious.

As for the Stannis/Renly storyline?  It seems as though the show has done some story consolidation there.  Especially the parts with Davos and Melisandre.

6264
Watto's Junk Yard / Re: The Avengers (and sequels)
« on: April 23, 2012, 09:11 PM »
It's a cool idea, but spending an entire day at the theater like that can be exhausting.  It's not like watching a movie while sitting in the comfort of your own home, where you can pause the action and take a break.  Sure, there will be some intermissions if you go to the theater.  But the sensory experience of the theater screen and sound can be kind of overwhelming. 

I saw a couple of movies in the theater in one day a few years ago.  IIRC, it was the first Transformers in the afternoon, and Harry Potter that night.  By the time I had seen the second film I was kind of wiped out.  To me, seeing 6 films in a row like that would not be enjoyable.  Especially when the film you really want to see is the last in the marathon.

6265
The Bullpen / Re: The Avengers: The Toys
« on: April 23, 2012, 09:01 PM »
After posting I remember reading of an Avengers display in NYC. I realize now that is the one Nick was speaking about.  :-[  :P

SORRY!

About a week ago one of the Marvel sites posted a couple of not-so-great images from this display at TRU in Times Square.  I was finally able to take a few photos on my own, and I'll post those a little later.

6266
Feedback / Re: P-Siddy's (pka Darth Vlad) feedback
« on: April 23, 2012, 04:57 PM »
Met up with P-Siddy in Manhattan today for a trade.  It's always a pleasure to meet a fellow JD forum member in person, even in the hustle and bustle of midtown.  Needless to say, our exchange went off very smoothly.  So don't hesitate to trade with P-Siddy!

6267
The Bullpen / Re: The Avengers: The Toys
« on: April 23, 2012, 04:53 PM »
I picked up the "unmasked" Rocket Grenade Cap, mostly so I could use the head for customs, but it's not a bad figure. I'd prefer wrist or torso articulation over ball-jointed hips, but I don't miss the lack of ankles at all.

I picked this one up over the weekend.  It looks pretty cool, but it is also the Captain America movie uniform.

Earlier this afternoon I had the opportunity to check out the Avengers display at the TRU flagship store in Times Square.  I'll be able to post some photos later tonight, but the quick version?

All of wave 1 of the movie figures were on display:  Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Hulk & Loki.  There was also a Quinjet as well as the Helicarrier.  The Quinjet looks cool in person.  The Helicarrier is fairly big, but the scale was obviously a compromise.

As for the new figures?  Those included Nick Fury, the Black Widow and the Chitauri.  It appears that there may be two different Chitauri figures:  a basic version, and a Deluxe version with some kind of speeder vehicle.

And no, I did not see a movie version of Hawkeye in the display.  That was kind of a surprise.

6268
Discover the Force / Movie Heroes / Re: Movie Heroes Battle Packs
« on: April 20, 2012, 07:45 PM »
I still say that these figures were originally intended for stores like "Five Below" - minimal packaging, minimal articulation, minimal paint applications, modest sculpting - and when DePriest was fired/removed from the Star Wars brand, they scrapped plans for a cheaper line and were left holding the bag on a dozen or less, of these Dollar Store level figures.

You're on the right track, but not completely.  Hasbro has been developing figure lines and offerings for international markets where the US price points would make them cost prohibitive.  And it's been across several different licenses.  The Marvel team showed off some of these emerging market type offerings a couple of years ago at Toy Fair.  However, a good deal of that product was not intended for US markets.

A figure with only 5 points of articulation is most likely going to be cheaper than the existing Vintage Collection sculpts.  These battle pack figure offerings will have perhaps 7 or 8 parts each.  Vintage Collecting figures like the Bespin Luke or TVC Boba Fett have a great deal more parts, more complex joints, more intricate paint apps and are as a result more labor intensive.  That translates to higher costs and a more expensive figures.

6269
Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Bar's open! What'll you have...?
« on: April 19, 2012, 11:19 PM »
True dat.  I couldn't bring myself to spend over $100 for a single bottle of liquor right now.  However, Makers 46 from the distillers of Makers Mark have comeup with one of the finest bourbons I've ever had the pleasure to enjoy!


6270
Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A Game of Thrones (HBO)
« on: April 19, 2012, 08:48 PM »
What I took from this story was that Cersei killed her son in the same way she killed John Arryn.

Correct on the first part, but not on the second.  I won't say any more than that because the books and eventually the series will reveal that. That being said, it seems clear that John Arryn had been on the verge of informing King Robert of the true parentage of  Joffrey, Myrcella and Tommen.

Pages: 1 ... 413 414 415 416 417 [418] 419 420 421 422 423 ... 783