Is BAF The Answer?

[hedrap]

Since the working relationship with the Museum is in place, I'm hoping for things to be more constructive with FTC.

After the latest announcement, I think they need to rethink how they approach the variants and offer an online Build-A-Figure website.

For example, you have WGSH Batman. Then you can click to see the variants - '66, JLA, Removable Mask, SuperFriends, Fist Fighter...along with cardbacks.

You then have the option to BAF. So SuperFriends Batman Head, JLA Suit, '66 hands on a Fist Fighter body with a Super Powers card.

This way, the focus is not the variant releases, which is reaching saturation, but with the available parts. And the more refined the parts - variant Bat symbols for example - the greater the experience.

For example, I cannot understand how they haven't made a white-eyed Batman available. If they're holding that option just for the SuperFriends release, then they're missing how detailed they can get.

I mean, I cannot be the only person who wants a GA head, sans mask, right? And in a variety of hair colors?

Do they offer Face-On-A-Figure or whatever it's called, with DC/licensed parts?

I don't know their costs or assembly line logistics, but the more customized of an experience they're willing to take on, the more attention they'll get from outside the diehards.

[samurainoir]

having done the Build a Droid at Disneyland recently... I think this is a terrific idea, although perhaps too difficult to implement in a cost effective manner in an online setting. With all their parts already on sale on CTVT, I think we already have a custom experience, we just need to order whatever parts we want and assemble ourselves, which isn't too hard. With any base Batman figure, it's a snap to get it to the way you want. Any extra parts left over are easily sold in the marketplace.

The funny thing is... for me, Mego Meet has always been the best BAF experience ever, with so many custom parts available for such reasonable prices. I've always been a kid in a candy store every year figuring out which figures I'll be making with which parts.

[ODBJBG]

May be something in their license that prevents them from doing this.