I would want an exact reproduction in repro boxes. I would buy everything if that were the case. Anything else is utterly useless to me. It's like claiming the 3 inch GI Joe is equivalent to the 12 inch just because it might have the same name - to me that means nothing. Of course they can expand on it- or bring back the basic figures as repros and then add on newer stuff if they feel the need to appeal to today's kids, but if it's not a reproduction it's not Major Matt Mason.
Oh and are there photos of the "MAJOR MATT WRESTLING BUDDY" that was mentioned in the lead post?
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If it's not in the same scale as the vintage figures, I'm not that interested.
It all depends whether they want to have older fans as a target audience or not.
I love anything "astronaut", but my aim is to add new releases to my vintage MMM collection, so the correct scale is everything. I wouldn't mind articulated figures, though.
My main aim to get a Jeff Long and a Scorpio, and some more vehicles.Last edited by Gorn Captain; Sep 16, '12, 10:30 AM.Leave a comment:
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I heard the Tom Hanks movie won't have any aliens or anything, so I'm not sure if it's going to appeal to the toy demographic. Granted it's so early in the process it's hard to say, but it kinda sounded like a generic astronaut movie.
Mattel's MMM displays at the cons were more for MattyCollector than anything. They were curious if there was a collector market for it. Which is sort of puzzling, because while there is a small MMM community out there, it's pretty tiny. Especially when compared to some of their other properties that they could revive.
I guess if a movie takes off we could see a new line though for mass market, but I honestly wouldn't expect much out of it. Mattel won't even put more than 5 POA on Batman these days for their kid's lines. I doubt they'd put a lot of work in MMM... But time will tell.Leave a comment:
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Yeah I know what the box says but Scorpio is a pink bug alien with a gun. Somewhere between friendly and cute, Mattel made him one menacing looking dude. Of all the rubber Aliens, he's my favorite in the bunch but I'd like to think he was a good guy in the same way Boba Fett was a "friend" in the holiday special. I always looked at the Colorform Aliens as good and bad too since everyone back then seemed to be leery of naming an outright villain and all of them were supposed to be friends. Same with Kreator and Zark from the Sea Devils...Scorpio, Orbitron, Astronautilus all looked like Aliens you wouldn't want to mess with. Besides if they did go in that direction, they'd need some baddies to counter MMM otherwise it be a big planet hoping lovefest. I really don't think that would be the case though. The movie is probably going to be more like Apollo 13 meets Major Tom on Saturn or something like that. I'll see it regardless though.
Also good pick up on the leadworks. I remember passing on them over and over when Earth Science was closing. They were $3 and they had tons of them. I knew they were bootlegs but they were well done. Is it a confirmed # of ten different gigures that wee made? I thought they just did everything at random with different heads on different suits and all.Last edited by spacecaps; Sep 16, '12, 12:38 AM.Leave a comment:
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"Yet his menacing looks give us the impression that he's an enemy or villain. According to the short story of Scorpio on the back of his 8" x 13" x 2" window box he is a friend and alley of Major Matt Mason from another far away galaxy."
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They were bootlegs. I think those came out a good 10 years ago now. I got the full set carded when the first hit before the prices went ups. Nice quality for knock offs. All four figures use the same mold which looked to be taken from a vintage MMM "big head" figure. The heads don't turn and they don't have the plastic feet. But other than that they are pretty close. The helmets are spot on.Leave a comment:
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I was kind of hoping for the MMM crew meets a Colorform Aliens type of movie with maybe some Zeroid looking like robots. Set it in the 60's Jetsons like Space Age so it looks like Forbidden Planet or something like that. That could be awesome. Remember what happened when Lost In Space got the modern treatment? It didnt really work. Part of the charm of MMM and all those early space toys is that there's an emphasis on early. There's an inherent innocence to them that will just get lost in the shuffle if they got all modern with them. As for a modern line, there was actually a rehash of these figures a few years ago by a company called Leadworks. They didn't say anything about MMM but it was the molds and they were bendy just like the originals. They also made a bunch of colors that didn't make the original line like a green one and a silver one. At one time you could have grabbed them off the clearance rack at stores like Zany Brainy and other stores where "educational toys" are sold but today they sell for stupid money for some reason on ebay these days.Leave a comment:
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Mattel seems to be testing the market for MMM because of the Comic-con display. (Not to mention the wrestling buddy,too bad that won't be made.) I really hope mattel is planning a new line,or maybe they could give the license to the Four Horsemen?Leave a comment:
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I had everything except Cap Lazer. I think it should be 1/18 scale-3 3/4 inch, but we are talking Mattel. They screwed up the 1/18 scale Infinite Heroes line. They will probably try to stay close to the JLU scale, which sucks for vehicles and playsets, but might work with the old stuff. I think they should go 1/18 because of the Outer Spacemen figures just released by the 4 Horsemen. I had all of the old colorforms ones and they matched up perfect. The individual tracs they were packaged with and the space sled at least should be done. The Space Station is a must.
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Hey, no worries.
Yeah! I remember when I first saw these
I was thinking how crazy easy it would have been to brand these as MMM. A little repainting and you've got new MMM toys. Definitely a missed opportunity to introduce kids to MMM.Leave a comment:
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I mispoke, please accept my apology. I was just checking out the MMM space station, Im sure if they did a 3 3/4 line, something similar to the DeathStar playset could be utilized, especially with an exterior on one side and interior open on the other, it would offer more play. Although I would ditch the trash compactor and just go for a flip up door to a ground level lunar motor pool.Last edited by Tristan; Sep 15, '12, 9:05 PM.Leave a comment:
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Im sure FP would do something similar to this. It could work.Leave a comment:
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Callisto and Scorpio aren't and neither was Captain Lazer and I don't want them to be the bad guys. Adding villains, human and alien, to the line adds conflict and makes it more exciting. Classic Trek did this well. You can "explore strange new worlds" and fight bad guys at the same time.Leave a comment:
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MMM has a 100 million dollar budget and they have a director, Im pretty sure its a go. Given Tom Hanks love of SPACE EXPLORATION and MMM, Ive got to remain hopeful that the movie will come to pass. The Wrestle Buddy of MMM is a good sign as well as the vintage display to help stir the pot. When I say realism, Im talking only in the vein of design, some sort of lander with a descent stage and ascent stage with the triagle windows and hatch is all Im rooting for. Something that is relatable to childhood fantasies of exploring the moon and other worlds. Why do Aliens always have to be evil? Space is more of an unknown, Id like to think man is open to different perspectives and to step outside of his comfort zone. If they can work in Callisto and Scorpio and we get a MMM toy line, Ill still be all in.Leave a comment:
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