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Old 04-04-2024, 09:55 AM   #7341
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Confirmation on the Bebop Rocksteady 2-pack - it's more than a packaging change.

Figures have new paint decos, Bebop much brighter this time around.

No two-tone cel shading like the older ones, so more like the Archie line and the new Punk Turtles.

Hips have been updated to the newer style.
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Old 04-05-2024, 05:22 AM   #7342
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So if this > 4 ft tall M3GAN figure is real (I'm still not fully convinced it is)...can any of the crowd that insist plastic and general manufacturing is so expensive explain to me how everything that is going into that item is somehow only $200 more than the comparably measly amount of material and effort going into the lair sets? Anyone? Bueller?
Not sure who the audience is for 1:1 M3GAN, maybe folks with an Olsen twins/Elizabeth Olsen/Fiona Apple fetish?

As far as I can tell, these 1:1 models/replicas cut costs due to having a foam body. ET, Life-Size Leo, Chucky & Tiffany (the set that I have) all have foam bodies. It's just the head, wrists, and feet are super detailed (as well as the cloth accessories).

One of these days I need to get a life size Terminator from Hot Toys/Side Show.
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Old 04-05-2024, 05:36 AM   #7343
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Confirmation on the Bebop Rocksteady 2-pack - it's more than a packaging change.

Figures have new paint decos, Bebop much brighter this time around.

No two-tone cel shading like the older ones, so more like the Archie line and the new Punk Turtles.

Hips have been updated to the newer style.
They actually updated the articulation? Well I'm impressed. I MIGHT have to get these then
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Old 04-05-2024, 06:39 AM   #7344
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Not sure who the audience is for 1:1 M3GAN, maybe folks with an Olsen twins/Elizabeth Olsen/Fiona Apple fetish?

As far as I can tell, these 1:1 models/replicas cut costs due to having a foam body. ET, Life-Size Leo, Chucky & Tiffany (the set that I have) all have foam bodies. It's just the head, wrists, and feet are super detailed (as well as the cloth accessories).

One of these days I need to get a life size Terminator from Hot Toys/Side Show.
Wish we could've gotten Donnie and Raph from the 2012 series to complete the set. well, we'll see if i get lucky at my target today. edit, nothin, but i did get giant mm mikey and the pop chase april. guess it'll be a roll of the dice next week.
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Old 04-05-2024, 09:57 AM   #7345
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Neca made their Haulathon starts in Target April 7th post today. Are they that oblivious that Haulathon product has been stores for the last 3 weeks or so
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Old 04-05-2024, 10:24 AM   #7346
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their announcement said some target stores will get haulathon items early. so I guess it was part of the plan for whatever reason.
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Old 04-05-2024, 10:45 AM   #7347
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I’m sure they both have their pros and cons, I held off on the NECA van initially because they made the bump on the roof too big, and also I wasn’t collecting much of their cartoon stuff at the time, but I know they’ve corrected the roof bump since then. Gotta see pics of both of them to compare.
Yeah there are a lot of comparison videos out there, and the few I've seen seem to routinely edge into the Underground Arsenal Van. I don't care either way which one you buy - doesn't impact my collection at all. Just trying to tell you what I've seen. thumb's up
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Old 04-05-2024, 01:42 PM   #7348
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I’m sure they both have their pros and cons, I held off on the NECA van initially because they made the bump on the roof too big, and also I wasn’t collecting much of their cartoon stuff at the time, but I know they’ve corrected the roof bump since then. Gotta see pics of both of them to compare.
I'd say it depends on what you want to use it for. As a straight up display piece, I like the NECA version much better. The UA version is more an interpretation of the van, while the NECA one (mostly) looks like it belongs in the cartoon line. I will say that both could use better paint. The NECA one has nice black lines on parts, but a good chunk of the body looks pretty plain.

That said, the NECA version is RIDICULOUSLY fragile, so if you're going to want to use your van heavily... or have a figure permanently on the door turret... the UA van is probably the much better choice.
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Old 04-05-2024, 02:03 PM   #7349
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That said, the NECA version is RIDICULOUSLY fragile, so if you're going to want to use your van heavily... or have a figure permanently on the door turret... the UA van is probably the much better choice.
My personal opinion on the NECA van is that it is not remotely wide enough.... Still, I picked one up and hopefully someday soon it will get some worthwhile display rotation...
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Old 04-05-2024, 02:19 PM   #7350
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Again, it's nice that this most recent drop didn't have any MUST OWNS that I needed for the collection. Had Evil Rex-1 not dropped earlier, I'd probably be on more of a dedicated hunt. At this point, it's just if I see a Pizza Club Raphael or Leonardo, I may snag it just to keep it MIB ... but don't really NEED to own.
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Old 04-07-2024, 06:07 PM   #7351
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8 targets in 2 days. Walked away with Leo and the punks. Oddly enough, that was my closest target, but I had went there Thursday so I skipped it Saturday. Prolly could've hauled the other 3 if I would've went there 1st.
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Old 04-07-2024, 07:44 PM   #7352
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I've been to probably five Targets in my area in the last week and none of them even have a Haul-A-Thon display setup anywhere let alone any of the merch....
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Old 04-07-2024, 07:59 PM   #7353
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I've been to probably five Targets in my area in the last week and none of them even have a Haul-A-Thon display setup anywhere let alone any of the merch....
Same here in northeast Ohio! 8 stores and nothing. I really hate NECA and their piss poor execution of these things! No consistency at all
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Old 04-08-2024, 12:41 PM   #7354
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I've been to probably five Targets in my area in the last week and none of them even have a Haul-A-Thon display setup anywhere let alone any of the merch....
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Same here in northeast Ohio! 8 stores and nothing. I really hate NECA and their piss poor execution of these things! No consistency at all
Same, went to like 5 targets yesterday, only 1 of them had any of the new stuff. I just got the Mirage comics Baxter. I was about to get the Suit Casey, but as a 2-pak with Split Foot Soldier that would probably be close to $70 and I just want the Casey. I’m not even trying to army build the Foot Soldiers since they’re not cartoon accurate, they botched those early on by re-using Mirage Comics Foot Soldier parts. Was thinking if I see it again I might get it just for the Casey but only the first Target I went to had anything. They also had the punk TMNT 4pak, but as cool as they are at $150 I decided to hold off for now. I was mainly looking for the Pizza Club TMNT so I could get the alternate head sculpts, but didn’t find any. There must be some collectors and scalpers out there that swoop in the minute these hit shelves. The Target closest to me only had Jersey Red 2paks and Bugman 2paks that have been sitting there since last year.
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Old 04-08-2024, 01:03 PM   #7355
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I have found nothing at all yet. I have only been putting in about 25% the effort I used to, though. But I am far enough inland that I simply think it hasn't arrived yet.

Still waiting for anyone to explain why the price on 1:1 scale figures has not changed since 2017 while the price on 1:12 figures has almost doubled... Not to mention, M3GAN is not "just foam rubber" - far more complex than Leo.
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Old 04-08-2024, 02:00 PM   #7356
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I have found nothing at all yet. I have only been putting in about 25% the effort I used to, though. But I am far enough inland that I simply think it hasn't arrived yet.

Still waiting for anyone to explain why the price on 1:1 scale figures has not changed since 2017 while the price on 1:12 figures has almost doubled... Not to mention, M3GAN is not "just foam rubber" - far more complex than Leo.
Because 1:12 has a much bigger audience, more demand.
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Old 04-08-2024, 02:51 PM   #7357
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Because 1:12 has a much bigger audience, more demand.
This is actually why 1:12 figures should have LESS inflation while 1:1 should have MORE, not the reverse.
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Old 04-08-2024, 03:43 PM   #7358
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This is actually why 1:12 figures should have LESS inflation while 1:1 should have MORE, not the reverse.
1:1 is too expensive for most people. Who wants to pay $500 when you can get it in 1:12 scale for a fraction of the price
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Old 04-08-2024, 07:55 PM   #7359
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Looks like Ultimate Don and the Space Don/Samurai Mike 2 and pack was up on Bullseye Deals on EBay.

They are sold out but weird that those showed up there before the Online Haulathon. Just hope this pop up on April 12 or later for Target’s Online Haulathon.
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Old 04-10-2024, 06:33 AM   #7360
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Just noticed that Pizza Club Mikey doesn't include his grappling hook. You'd think an "Ultimate" release would, at the very least, have both of his standard weapon options. Guess they needed the plastic budget for that puppet that nobody can figure out the origin of.
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