Wonder Woman shipping

[scott metzger]

Hmmmm....my WW and Batgirl both have rooted hair that cover their necks so it's impossible to see. Catwoman has a bob cut so it's a bit easier to see on her.

Your Wonder Woman and Batgirl have long hair in the front of their heads, as well, covering the neck 360 degrees? Okay, that problem would make the necks seem less a concern...

Seriously, I can't understand anyone not seeing something wrong with a neckless figure. You don't have a problem with it, that's fine, but don't minimize the concerns of folks who have a VERY legitimate gripe with a defective figure. It isn't a "problem," it is a PROBLEM that deserves commentary and action. The bodies are assembled wrong; that is an incontrovertible fact. And people have a perfect right as paying customers to expect that what they pay for is assembled correctly.

And, for the record, there are TWO mistakes in assembling the recent female figures: the obvious neck, and the ab ball. The latter is upside down; you can't tell from the outside, but it is the reason the figures tend to resist being put in an upright position at the waist. The big hole should be on the bottom, not the top; flip it over and the difference in the ease of posing is noticeable. It's a minor point, but it shows FTC really needs to communicate with the folks overseas putting these things together.

[invisiblelad]

Hmmmm....my WW and Batgirl both have rooted hair that cover their necks so it's impossible to see. Catwoman has a bob cut so it's a bit easier to see on her.

I mean I get why some people would want to do try to 'extract' the neck, but to me it looks fine as is and isn't worth potentially breaking the figure. I think this is another of those 'problems' that's a glaring error to some here and not even an issue to others. I also have a feeling that this line (and really any similar line) will have such issues from now on.

I don't care if you think Batgirl's & WW's hair covers the INCOORECTLY ASSEMBLED DEFECTIVE FTC female body of these two figures..... Even w/ their ROOTED HAIR, anyone can plainly see there IS a problem.....Batgirl & Wonder Woman should NOT have their chins resting on the breasts due to being neckless. FTC messed up, 2 waves out of 3 for the SUPER GALS (66.7%).....I know you don't like people to think that....don't know why it bothers you so much that people keep complaining until ALL the issues (BIG Heads, QC, costume fit, Pre-charging w/out product in hand, sending out Shipping notices that were NOT TRUE, only telling people who go on Facebook, ect.)
player is right about people "having to extract the necks on all their BATGIRL & WW figures), you shouldn't have to risk breaking something sent to us DEFECTIVE! Make FTC pay, call them & demand replacement bodies. Now if they mentioned to sellers they would be coming this way @ the same $24.99 + S/H price, take it or leave it (w/ a cancel option ready).....well then they wouldn't owe us these bodies. As it stands now, they will.
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[invisiblelad]

Hmmmm....my WW and Batgirl both have rooted hair that cover their necks so it's impossible to see. Catwoman has a bob cut so it's a bit easier to see on her.

I mean I get why some people would want to do try to 'extract' the neck, but to me it looks fine as is and isn't worth potentially breaking the figure. I think this is another of those 'problems' that's a glaring error to some here and not even an issue to others. I also have a feeling that this line (and really any similar line) will have such issues from now on.

The line will not last even a fraction of the time it could last IF FTC doesn't get their bodies consistent & functioning anywhere close to Mego's from 40 years ago, Shrink them BIG HEADS leaving Alfred the odd Big-Headed man out, & better business practices....you know like the novel idea of actually charging customers & sending a shipping notice when they (FTC) actually have the FINISHED PRODUCT you know.....SHIP THEM OUT!

ThePLAYER has an issue w/ people here having legitimate problems w/ FTC. It's like he's obsessed with pointing out "some people' here have these issues....never realizing he has a quite ironic & chronic issue w/ other people having their own opinions.....if it isn't positive praising of FTC. They have done A LOT right & A LOT WRONG.....their mistakes & inconsistencies is costing them $$$. When a company's mistakes cost them money, replacement parts/bodies at their cost, or future sales (BIG HEADS & charging prematurely with FALSE Shippig notices people take at face value)....these problems will ADD UP if NOT addressed immediately. I want FTC to release WGH (WGSH) for years to come, I just hope they get the chance & don't shoot themselves in their foot anymore. Also, MEGO had better constructed & better quality bodies so far......& Mego did this 40 years ago.

[jayraytee]

I would hope that FTC would think that their product being assembled incorrectly would be a glaring error 'problem' that needs addressed. I would also hope for FTC to intend for their line to improve and not just keep making similar mistakes from now on.

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

Only people named Bluto or Mugsy have no necks; Princess Diana has always had one in every appearance I've seen. Seriously, I don't think many folks could look at Wonder Woman and not see something wrong, even if they've never seen a Mego figure before; it's a pretty glaring mistake. Batgirl at least had the cape to cover the error, and even there I knew something was wrong as soon as I took her out of the package. Here, you just can't miss it unless you really, really try.

As for the fleshtone mentioned in the previous post, that is like the original. I think it was a deliberate nod.

Hmmmm....my WW and Batgirl both have rooted hair that cover their necks so it's impossible to see. Catwoman has a bob cut so it's a bit easier to see on her.

I mean I get why some people would want to do try to 'extract' the neck, but to me it looks fine as is and isn't worth potentially breaking the figure. I think this is another of those 'problems' that's a glaring error to some here and not even an issue to others. I also have a feeling that this line (and really any similar line) will have such issues from now on.

[invisiblelad]

I have NOT had 1 single person who knows anything about megos look at the FTC BATGIRL & especially WONDER WOMAN & NOT notice their INCORRECTLY ASSEMBLED NECKS! We all agree they look HORRIBLE as is! Especially when they executed CATWOMAN PURRRFECTLY! Anyone not seeing a BIG deal about the HORRENDOUSLY inaccurate necks are not too concerned about FTC staying TRUE to their "EXACT REPRODUCTIONS of Their MEGO Counterparts". I'm not allowing FTC to charge me FULL PRICE for figures that are actually sent to me DEFECTIVE 2 waves in a row. They will need to send me 8 more FREE Bodies now like they did for all of my x8 Wave 1 Batman retro figures. ***FTC are doing GREAT w/ their male figures, besides their wave 1 bodies. They are Failing at giving 2/3 of the Super Gals so far that same awesome attention to detail. They DON"T EVEN MENTION they are selling figures that are incorrectly assembled (Batgirl & WW). I hope SUPERGIRL is NOT going to be next...that would be 3 out of 4 Super Gals ruined, if you want Batgirl or WW to be displayed correctly in their intended appearance, you will have to open them, replace w/ bodies at FTC expense as far as I'm concerned, & then reseal them. Then after FIXING them ourselves, they will no longer remain truely MINT in BOX (actually the even higher ideal of NRFB = Never Removed From Box). It sucks for my MIB collection to suffer like this, just like my x4 MIB Batman Wave 1 figures that broke at the arm MIB, as well as my x4 loose Batman wave 1 figures. But FTC had GREAT customer service by sending me $56 worth of free rplacement bodies for wave 1. Now it's time I get x3 Bodies for Batgirl, x4 for Wonder Woman, & 1 for my Wondergirl since her loose right legs makes her almost impossible to stand.

[rjm118]

I ordered 2 WW and both have neck issues, one more obvious than the other.

[scott metzger]

Still don't understand why so many are hung up with the neck thing. IMO the female figures look fine as are, and it seems that some are either breaking the figures or almost breaking them trying to correct a 'problem' on a figure that seems to display just fine as is.

Only people named Bluto or Mugsy have no necks; Princess Diana has always had one in every appearance I've seen. Seriously, I don't think many folks could look at Wonder Woman and not see something wrong, even if they've never seen a Mego figure before; it's a pretty glaring mistake. Batgirl at least had the cape to cover the error, and even there I knew something was wrong as soon as I took her out of the package. Here, you just can't miss it unless you really, really try.

As for the fleshtone mentioned in the previous post, that is like the original. I think it was a deliberate nod.

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

I was really looking forward to Wonder Woman, IMO she falls flat.

They should have just left the boots off, unless they were doing the tall ones true to the original. One leg was shorter than the other but I have to check, it could be the boots, the hair is a mess and the head needs to be pulled up.

Dont love the fleshtone of the costume either.

I think at this price point a simple band around the head isnt a lot to ask for.

That saaid, I will continue to support this line as long as I get a Black Canary, lol.

I really don't understand why they added short boots, as you said. Either give us the correct long boots like Mego did, or save yourself a few cents and just leave the boots off.

As for the legs, on one of my figures it appeared that one arm was shorter, but I opened the card and it turns out the torso was leaning to one side was all. Still don't understand why so many are hung up with the neck thing. IMO the female figures look fine as are, and it seems that some are either breaking the figures or almost breaking them trying to correct a 'problem' on a figure that seems to display just fine as is.

[rjm118]

I was really looking forward to Wonder Woman, IMO she falls flat.

They should have just left the boots off, unless they were doing the tall ones true to the original. One leg was shorter than the other but I have to check, it could be the boots, the hair is a mess and the head needs to be pulled up.

Dont love the fleshtone of the costume either.

I think at this price point a simple band around the head isnt a lot to ask for.

That saaid, I will continue to support this line as long as I get a Black Canary, lol.

[invisiblelad]

^^^ Me too Scott, me too! These FTC re-Mego figures are something I use to entertain my x2 nephews (& myself) for hours of innocent & imaginative play. My younger nephew (7) is on the spectrum, & by playing w/ him with little people, then Batman animated figures/JLU, masters of the Universe classics & NOW FTC mego dolls....I'm constantly teaching him. All my nieces, nephews & my daughter had the benefit of me playing with them for hours & hours every week. While playing FTC or EMCE Trek re-megos (& a lot of JL/JLU + MOTUC) they are using there imaginations & there vocabulary is vastly superior to the average American kids their ages due to this play time. It's innocent & time they treasure w/ their Uncle. My daughter had many action figures & we spent hours ( & 4 me thousands of dollars) w/ BARBIE & all her friends (100s cause I'm OCD). Famous Cover Series Marvel figures entertained my niece, daughter & I for hours every week also. You see my nephews (like their friends) usually spend time playing video games for hours, where they steal cars, rob banks & shoot people/Cops. I find this PLAY Time to be super important & vital, so I demand FTC put out products that can at least be near approaching the quality & durability of Megos from 40 years ago. I PLAY with my TOYS....& A LOT, & should expect FTC's action figures to be safe & durable for play time. So far we've been super careful w/ these FTC figures due to cloth outfits ripping & x8 arms snapping off (4 were MIB).

*These TOYS are linked to our childhoods & innocent times of the past. This is a 1 TIME chance to not only go back in time to re-buy our megos....but to re-buy our childhoods! This is VERY important to me & a dream come true....So yes I'm VERY passionate & vocal about my support of FTC....but also my fears of QC problems killing off this line before it gets to so many new characters Mego never made!

[scott metzger]

Yep, had the crush on Ms.Carter as well. Superfriends was what got me into DC comics and Megos to a big degree (my first issue of Justice League of America touted "Here Come TV's Super Friends" on the cover), and I, too, followed the show all the way through. THat's a big part of the reason I'm so excited about these figures, and so adamant about the problems. Megos are what started me off as a toy collector; I'd had Matt Mason and Captain Action and GI Joe, but it was the Megos that captured me and never let go. This is what I grew up on, and what made me a big super hero fan to this day. These aren't just some toys I'm picking up; they take me back to some really good days that had a big impact on the person I grew into.

[invisiblelad]

^^^ SCOTT Metz...... THANK YOU for your review buddy! I appreciate that & hope you post some pics as well, especially of the WW in the Dr. Mego red boots! I have a big bag of generic 70's doll boots I got a few years back w/ almost every basic color, I might skip the expense of about $9-$11 bucks for a single pair of red repro boots on ebay & just try these generic 70s ones (NOT nearly as sturdy tho I'd presume) on my FTC BATGIRL & WW. I'll see how they look & maybe grad a pair of Dr. Mego yellow & Red repro boots if I place a larger order from him. I should send the bill for the pairs of Dr. Mego repro boots for Batgirl & Wondy to FTC....since in their proto pics used to solicit my orders they use (used) the PROPER style boots in their pics! lol. Thanks again Scott! Mine should be shipped from EE today & my birthday is the 28th, & I look forward to getting these x4 WW before then because I got 8" WW (& possibly my 1st version of 12" mego WW as well) for my 2nd, 3rd, or 4th B-day! I loved daily re-runs of BATMAN 1966 TV show & prime time WONDER WOMAN so much as a toddler that I'd take my mego dolls to watch the shows with me! I also LOVED all incarnations of the SUPER FRIENDS & have early memories of the !977 Filmation BATMAN series as well. My FAVORITE TOYS as a Toddler reflected my first & strong BOYHOOD CRUSHES: Lynda Carter Wonder Woman, CATWOMAN Julie Newmar, CATWOMAN Eartha Kitt, BATGIRL Yvonne Craig & Burt Ward ROBIN! I loved them o much & they were my favorite MEGO figures in 8", 12", & CAH & Pocket Super Heroes as well!

I also had a BIG CRUSH on Lt. UHURA as portrayed by Nichelle Nichols, so her 8" was also a Favorite as well as My ISIS 8" as well.

[scott metzger]

Here's my QUESTION:
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HOW MANY OF YOU GUYS GOT FTC WW ???

How MANY FTC WW's did you purchase?

Did ANY of you get a FTC WW w/ the CORRECTLY ASSEMBLED NECK?

Thanks for any answers you guys can give me!

Got my Wondy's last night (two of 'em). Both had the sunken necks; one I had to pop off the head and pull up with pliers, the other actually pooped up when I tried pulling off the head. I can say we'll eventually have the old time Mego problem with these figures as the days go by, though; when I pushed the head back on the first figure, the neck slipped back down in. Now, that problem is easy enough to deal with, but it wouldn't happen if you didn't have to weaken where the shoulders are fused pulling it up. There's no sign of that happening (or even that it could down the line) on the Catwoman bodies I have, where the neck was made correctly. The costume is baggy, but so was the original (and the original was a significantly thicker material, as well). I did slap a pair of tall Dr. Mego boots on the one I'm displaying (the second is custom fodder/spare parts, and I wanted both cards to keep) and it looks good. And count me as someone who is kind of glad that she doesn't have a strictly defined flip on the bottom of her hair like the original. I always thought that looked awful, as none of the comic book based gals had that style at the time. The looser look is actually closer to the comics.

It's a good re-creation of the original, even down to the way-too-pink skin tone of the bodysuit (my original was like that). For 25 bucks, I get a new, crisp, bright version that's more than close enough to the original to satisfy me, and I don't have to shell out a whole lot more trying to find a 40 year old one that's in that good shape (if such a thing even exists after all these years). It just makes me really wish FTC, rather than Diamond, had the license to make the 8" Marvels, as well. Having the whole original Mego line-up in brand spanking new figures would be action figure heaven...

[invisiblelad]

I can tell you they are easily still available for those that want them. And not for anyone to make high price buys on these.

Thanks Mickey! I wish when I was collecting JLU & some MOTUC that a person in the know w/ Mattel & mattycollector.com would have spoke up & let me know that certain figures Mattel listed as SOLD OUT was really there in LARGE numbers in their warehouse, & that they'd be there for future sales. Mattel lost many customers from people believing them when they said items were sold out (artificial demand) & customers went to ebay & paid a premium ONLY 2 find the items returning to mattycollector many many times (many times on SALE or Clearance).

So THANKS mickey, It's good for people to know when they shouldn't go crazy & pay more than they should to get these FTC WW figures!