Craig,how are sales doing?

[ZICA]

so the Buck Rodgers line is dead already? :( my hopes for Hawk,Wilma and Space Vampire are shattered :( *tears*

The line is not dead.

Craig, was the Zica Buck Roger line ever sold through Diamond?

Yes, the figures were sold through Diamond. They were listed in the February issue of the Previews catalog.

[samurainoir]

Perhaps we can start a grassroots campaign via the Mego museum members to get our local comic shops to order Buck and Tigerman? What is the Diamond Order code?

[jimsmegos]

For whatever its worth, I've noticed over the past couple of days that some international Google searches are leading folks to the review I did on my blog and they're really scoping out the pics. I hope those stats translates into sales for you Craig. If not than it just means folks from around the globe are interested in nudie pics of Buck. That in itself could become a cottage industry

[ZICA]

Perhaps we can start a grassroots campaign via the Mego museum members to get our local comic shops to order Buck and Tigerman? What is the Diamond Order code?

The Diamond Order Code is FEB11 1542.

[Jerry68]

Will you still make the bodies for customs? They are fantastic.

[ZICA]

Will you still make the bodies for customs? They are fantastic.

Yes, I still plan to make the bodies for customs.

[JediJaida]

Whew!

That's a relief!

[Agent4125]

The problem is that a line with only two figures is not very attractive.
And many fans might not have heard of it yet.

It would help if the other three figures were made available.
Their release could also increase sales of Buck and Tigerman
because if news sites reported about the new releases and additional reviews were posted,
then the line would get new attention and new customers.

[Teemu]

That is true....consistant releases of figures keeps a line/things going along,then also with word of mouth and buzz from toy sites/forums etc.Knowing there might be only 2 figures,may make people lose interest.I honestly dont have hope for the rest of the figures to get made as it seems to be an ongoing trend (start a line,and it ends soon after)

[JediJaida]

That would really suck; not just for us collectors but for Craig as well.

He's put a lot of himself into this line, and it doesn't deserve to die due to a sucky economy.

I'd LOVE to see the rest of this line get made.

Especially Hawk, he was my favorite character on the show.

[MegoSteve]

Craig,

I'm really sorry to hear that you are having some trouble with continuing the line. To be honest, I am not really a Buck Rogers fan, but I bought your figures anyway because of the incredible quality and attention to detail you put in each one. I've said this before, but your company is the 8" equivalent of Hot Toys; I'd stack your stuff against them any time and you are only charging about 1/6 of what they charge for a figure.

I hate to even suggest it, but I wonder if it might make it more possible to get Hawk done if you charged more. I wouldn't pretend to speak for everyone, but I'd be willing to pay $50-60 for a ZICA Hawk, and I'm sure I'm not alone.

In any event, even if the Buck Rogers line stopped with only two releases, I'd say it was a tremendous success for the sheer amount of artistry. You've really raised the bar.

[Gorn Captain]

I'd pay extra for a Twiki and Wilma. Buck needs help!

[Cmonster]

I can't speak for Craig or anyone that is doing the re-mego stuff (Castaway, EMCE, Mattel, etc...) but what I can say is that this sad news, unfortunately doesn't surprise me. It totally sucks that this is the situation for Zica, but I really must say that most people really have no idea how much product these guys have to move to even recoup their investment. The entire process of acquiring the license, choosing a factory, dealing with the production, prototypes, shipping, licensor approval, ect... is a HUGE undertaking and is incredibly time consuming, not to mention, quite expensive. What these guys deal with to just GET product is really unbelievable, not to mention the kind of quality that Craig has been able to achieve here. It truly is a monumental accomplishment, but like I said above, at this point, after all the money and time invested, it truly is an uphill battle to sell enough product of something like this to just break even. Truth is, most companies don't... Again, I can't speak for anyone here, but my guess is that they did it because of the love of 8 inch format and the license.

I looked into doing this years ago. The math just didn't work out-- The bottom line for me was that I simply didn't feel I could move enough figures to make enough money to where it would be worth it for me, so I make customs. Way less investment up front and although the figures are way more expensive, I'm probably making more money doing private commission customs, than I would had I done something like Craig or Jason and Dave. It just wasn't worth the hassle to me.

My hat goes off to Craig for doing this. He's a better man than I am. In my opinion, he's made an absolutely incredible product and to ME, that's what matters. I just wish financially, it would have worked out different for him, as I'm sure many in here do.

I dunno Craig, maybe...MAYBE there's some we can work together on making customs of some of the other figures available to those who are willing to pay a little more... You know where to get a hold of me if you need my help, brother.

SC

[Teemu]

I Definitely would pay more to get Hawk,Wilma,Twiki and the Vorvon Space Vampire....and even Ardala

[boss]

Sandy hit the nail pretty squarely on the head with his post.