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> > 2) Dislike the minifigure's head color change. Keep it yellow.
>
> Okay, _this_ I've actually heard a believable explanation for. At Toy Fair, I
> was told that the reason for shifting to skin-tones in the licensed sets is
> because the major retail chains have been leaning on TLC to do just that. If
> the retail chains aren't happy, they'll stop ordering as much product, and that
> will have a severely negative impact on TLC's bottom line. It doesn't matter if
> the consumers care one way or the other if the big retail chains make their
> orders based on a perception that they do.
So what you're saying is only on sets like Spiderman, Harry Potter, Star Wars
and the new Ferarri ones will this be in affect? Wasn't aware of the above,
thanks.
>
> > If I want realism I'll buy McFarlane toys.
>
> Accounts of their realism are greatly exaggerated. They've got detail out the
> wazoo, but very little of it is realistic, and the paint jobs are often
> hideously blotchy.
And sometimes they even use the same sculpt on multiple figures (Lalime of NHL
series 8 is exactly the same as Thibault of series 3)
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In lugnet.general, Daniel Warren wrote:
> So what you're saying is only on sets like Spiderman, Harry Potter, Star Wars
> and the new Ferarri ones will this be in affect? Wasn't aware of the above,
> thanks.
That's what we've been told. Licensed characters (SW, HP, Spiderman, Dora,
etc.) and real-world personalities (Ferrari drivers). Of course, with how badly
the NBA minifig 3-pack sold, you have to wonder why the retail chains would
still be pushing for this...
> And sometimes they even use the same sculpt on multiple figures (Lalime of
> NHL series 8 is exactly the same as Thibault of series 3)
That's a long-standing trick of the toy industry. Marvel-based action-figures
are infamous for this, with many less popular characters only having seen
production because they didn't require any new sculpting. Even playsets end up
being reused. The Ewok Village ended up seeing new life with the Robin Hood:
Prince of Thieves toy line, and a rock-flinging siege weapon actually went from
Kenner Star Wars to Dragonheart back to Hasbro Star Wars. And, I mean, geez,
look at how many times TLC has retreaded that tired old 2x4 brick. ;P
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