Anyone got new released or Pre-order NECA Planet of the Apes?

[apes3978]

He looks great... Thanks for posting this...

Conquest fun full steam ahead:

https://twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status...377985/photo/1

[Confessional]

S3 update; Aldo in, Julius pushed to S4. More mentions of tooling costs and line survival pending.

8" Soldier and big bad Lawgiver soon to ship. More Neca surprises teased for NYTF.

[apes3978]

So, for Series 3 we'll have Aldo, the CONQUEST Gorilla, and the third one is? Any idea?

I hope the line keeps going, at least to Series 4: A Julius figure is much needed...

S3 update; Aldo in, Julius pushed to S4. More mentions of tooling costs and line survival pending.

8" Soldier and big bad Lawgiver soon to ship. More Neca surprises teased for NYTF.

[toysrus]

So no chance we will get the POTA TV series figures from Neca?

[Confessional]

S3: Caesar, Conquest Gorilla and Aldo

It's been mentioned there's a TV Soldier multi-pack in the works.

[Confessional]

Monkey Monday confirms TV Soldiers to debut at NYTF.

[apes3978]

Monkey Monday confirms TV Soldiers to debut at NYTF.

Cool... Did you (or anybody here) see any sneak preview phots of these striped officers?

[apes3978]

Here's video showing the NECA display at Toy Fair:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiUo-ziG7o4

PS: If anybody has any "still photos" of this new stuff, please post them... It's a lot nicer being able to look at a still shot rather than moving (video) images...

[Confessional]

Not great pics out there just yet, but these have surfaced:

Urko surprise!: https://twitter.com/GeneralSod/statu...716928/photo/1

Aldo & TV Soldier: https://twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status...116929/photo/1

Ape extravangza: https://twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status...966208/photo/1

TV Soldier Protos: https://twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status...321920/photo/1

[Confessional]

Julius/Urko/Veska master sculpts: http://news.toyark.com/2015/02/15/ne...ir-2015-152155

[nobody]

Digging the Veska and Julius. Urko looks a lil generic face wise. Yes all Gorillas look alike to me.

[apes3978]

I like the looks of Julius, Urko, and Veska... I hope the line continues so they release them...

[Confessional]

Some intel; support the evolution and buy an Ape!

https://twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status/568573148242829312

https://twitter.com/ryanfalzone13/status/568975112747257857/photo/1

… perhaps move this thread to the new NECA section too?

[apes3978]

Confessional: Thanks for posting these updates.. Keep them coming...

[Confessional]

^^ You're welcome… some of the questions/wishful thinking in other threads are addressed in Randy's responses via Twitter and in recent interviews. There's some wild speculation that he has directly quelled over the past several months.

I'll re-iterate. What seems evident is that the 8" line is a fan project… meaning that NECA themselves are POTA fans and wanted to use the potential success [sic] of the Classic line to fund the other lines. It's already been stated that the Classic line is the best seller, there will be no Dawn S3, and there will only be more 8" and continuing Classic lines if CS3 has strong sales. The crossroads are coming and that's why there is a fan organized effort to boost sales in early March to push S4 and S5 into production.

It's also been covered elsewhere that the fabric on Taylor was a factory issue/mistake, the source material for the Soldier 2-pack was Beneath and they opted to make more accessories (guns/catchers/etc.) instead of another bando (which is available in S1), and that the upcoming 1/9th Soldier's lack of bando is likely cost savings compromise.

Some strategic decisions to keep the line going, and if the case, it's hard to find much fault in the approach. I can see how a casual Apes fan might feel just in their groaning, but those of us who are long-time Apes collectors know this is all a gift and we're all on borrowed time. Better to enjoy the ride then fret the critique me thinks.