Any news on the new body?

[JediJaida]

We are all anxious to hear about the new body!

What do you hear from China?

[David Lee]

Lies! Lies and more Lies!...

Nah just kidding, it's frustrating for sure though. We are awaiting actual, hard prototypes.. they had to rework some stuff...that's Chinese for bigger Christmas orders take precedence...

Believe you me, as soon as we have something youll be the first to know!

Dave

[JediJaida]

Can't wait to see what the prototypes look like! I have to admit, that I'm a smidge anxious to see these babies in reality. It feels like forever since we had an update.

[thunderbolt]

did the surveys for what kickstarter people wanted ever go out?

[David Lee]

did the surveys for what kickstarter people wanted ever go out?

Not yet Joe...

[ZICA]

Here's a quick (and poorly shot) picture we got from the factory today of a tooling sample for the new Type S retro body. We're hoping to have it in hand next week for review and I'll be sure to post some better pictures.

[JediJaida]

Very nice shot.

But, and I HATE to say this! I LOVED the first version more!!! Simply from an aesthetic point of view.

The old version was BUFFED! Okay, it couldn't bend at the waist, but that was okay with me.

However, this looks like it will sell very nicely; not everyone is looking for a Mr. Universe/Muscle Beach build on a figure.

And why does that head scream 'Matthey MacGonahay' to me? Or however the heck you spell his surname!

The fact that it's not strung together with rubber bands is a big selling point with me.

[Legend of Link]

That is a beautiful body guys. A home run once again! I'm ready to play with these guys already!

[piecemaker]

The future has arrived! (Well almost) I cant wait to get these,they are going to be Awesome!

[sprytel]

Here's a quick (and poorly shot) picture we got from the factory today of a tooling sample for the new Type S retro body. We're hoping to have it in hand next week for review and I'll be sure to post some better pictures.

Exciting to see this progressing! Do things still seem "on time" in regards to the original dates from the Kickstarter?

But, and I HATE to say this! I LOVED the first version more!!! Simply from an aesthetic point of view. The old version was BUFFED!

The old Zica body was great, no doubt... but this one is more compatible in size and build with a vintage Mego body. If you were body swapping one of those FTC repro Batman figures, I think you'd prefer a body like this.

[ZICA]

Exciting to see this progressing! Do things still seem "on time" in regards to the original dates from the Kickstarter?

Getting the body done has been the biggest hurdle but once it's approved, which will hopefully be soon, everything else should be on schedule. The tooling for the heads and accessory pieces are finished, so we're almost there!

The old Zica body was great, no doubt... but this one is more compatible in size and build with a vintage Mego body. If you were body swapping one of those FTC repro Batman figures, I think you'd prefer a body like this.

Bingo! That's the main reason we did this body is to offer a high quality replacement that's compatible with what's already available. Plus, we wanted to add our own tweaks and improvements, but nothing that would stray too far from an original Type 2 body.

[jimsmegos]

Very cool! I am digging that head too!

[JediJaida]

Well, now that I look at it some more, it's starting to grow on me.

The BIG selling point, and I know that I'm repeating myself, is NO RUBBER BANDS!!! Those things twist and tangle and just plain BREAK!

That can only be a good thing.

[David Lee]

I think the photos are pretty unflattering, I can't wait to give it a good pose and better angles... I am the harshest critic and I am already diggng it!

Dave

[JediJaida]

So, you might be getting the latest model next week? EXCELLENT!!!!

I can't wait to see how these look in better lighting.