Super 7 Planet of the Apes coming this month ! Yay!

[spockoda]

The seller in the link is selling this for $249.00? No wonder I can't afford to be in this hobby much anymore. Wow. Overpriced and ridiculous. Even for a SDCC exclusive. This crap is why collecting figures is pretty much dead as a hobby. No way I would pay that for this even if I was a millionaire. It's simply not worth it.

[cjefferys]

I hate the box art though. Who in the hell wants to display a couple random hipsters in their toy collection?

If I'm not mistaken, I believe that those "random hipsters" are a couple of the Super 7 folks. No way I'm paying $250 for that though. I could buy some decent POTA vintage for that price.

[LordMudd]

More like some of the early Kenner Star Wars playsets with a solid base and a cardboard backdrop. At least they are still keeping it retro...


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[Remco Monster]

Set is cool I suppose. Pretty boring, but will go well with the custom playset I made. I hate the box art though. Who in the hell wants to display a couple random hipsters in their toy collection? Hopefully that is just a convention exclusive box. They did it right with their Alien playset box art. Also hope the price isn't too outrageous. Something like that shouldn't cost more than $35.

[alex]

Well here is the playset, more of a figure stand, but certainly iconic, with the statue.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Super7-Planet-of-the-Apes-Statue-of-Liberty-ReAction-Playset-2018-SDCC-Debut/283032366485?hash=item41e60b2d95:g:RN4AAOSwUANbNrav

[lilbrosj66]

I picked up a full set from the Super7 Store in SF a couple weeks back. The card art is really nice and the figures are a great addition to the POTA family. Can't wait for the next run of figures and the play set.

[spockoda]

File this under Rumor:

On the Batman66 message board, a member received correspondence from Super7 saying that a PLAYSET is in the works.

Awesome!

[LordMudd]

I have always said that a successful action figure line needs 3 things; Figures, Vehicles, and Playsets. Both Star Wars and GI Joe proved this, but, making playsets continues to get more expensive. Playmates had the right idea with their Trek movie Bridge playset but failed in execution because they planned it over 2 waves but the second wave never happened, so it remains unfinished. Mattel did slightly better with Young Justice's Hall of Justice, keeping it within 1 wave, but the last 2 figures were undercirculated, making it extremely difficult to complete. The idea of including playset pieces with the figures is sound, but has yet to be properly executed. There is a company making modular wall and floor segments, which would be great for an ever expandable playset, giving potentially infinite life to any given line they would be included with. This would be a potential win for a PotA playset. More likely we will see a cardboard playset similar to what Mego did. Faster and easier for Super 7 to make and distribute.

Of course the perfect playset would be a cardboard Ape hut in interlocking pieces that could be put on a scanner and copied as many times as you want, thus creating an entire village for the cost of 1 set.


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[Remco Monster]

Unlikely. For the most part they have been relatively good playsets. The Haunted House could be just a bit sturdier for the price but is otherwise well made.


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Well, the Aliens playset was made of resin, in the US and was pretty limited. If it were made in China in larger quantities, it would have probably been half of what it cost. The Haunted House was a SDCC exclusive too, which is partially why that one was so pricey. I am sure an Apes playset will be pricey no matter what, what toys aren't anymore, and it most likely would be a convention exclusive as well. Just hope it is a bit more affordable. Hard to justify $100 for a plastic base and cardboard backdrop that isn't vintage.

[PNGwynne]

^ I like the apes environments you've improvised. I'm hoping that Reaction does a play-set for their 4" MOTU offerings.

[LordMudd]

That's awesome. Just hope it is cheaper than their Alien playset was.

Unlikely. For the most part they have been relatively good playsets. The Haunted House could be just a bit sturdier for the price but is otherwise well made.


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[Remco Monster]

File this under Rumor:

On the Batman66 message board, a member received correspondence from Super7 saying that a PLAYSET is in the works.

That's awesome. Just hope it is cheaper than their Alien playset was.

[spockoda]

Got Apes? I do now, a box from EE was on my front porch for me when I got off of work today. A nice bonus to this being Friday!

[Hedji]

File this under Rumor:

On the Batman66 message board, a member received correspondence from Super7 saying that a PLAYSET is in the works.

We're releasing the stands next week! We also have a playset for Planet of the Apes that's currently in production that we're hoping to have out in the summer!

[LordMudd]

Yeah, I'm looking at it too. Still only 20% off, hoping I can do a little better.


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