Thanks for posting! I'd love to see some shot of 'em unopened, if you're going that route.
The Sonic Boom gene looks pretty bad. I love that Hotter Than Hell Gene though. He looks amazing. The scale is certainly a problem with the Sonic Boom 8 inchers. Did you get the other figures in the set or just the Gene?
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I was initially thrilled when word first came out about a new KISS figure line covering the original 12 inch classics along with a new 8 inch version. Early pics looked very promising and I thought this could really be an amazing line. Since I still had my original 12 inch Mego figures with their boxes, I decided to only pick up the eight inch line (for series one). I was disappointed. While the overall look was getting there, it had too many deficits for the money they were asking. Ill fitting costumes; spotty paint work on the faces; poorly strung bodies making it difficult for them to even stand; and some odd exclusions like no instrument graphics for those who wanted to pose them as "musicians". All the promotion about a "new and improved" product left me cold. And since that time every subsequent series covering other eras have not even passed the smell test. The makeups are not remotely accurate to the era they claim to represent. The outfits look cheaply made. And the prices have gone up to ridiculous levels to nail this coffin shut. They all look like poorly crafted customs. As matter of fact, most custom KISS figures I've seen DESTROY these production figures. No competition. So I see absolutely no reason to think this line has much life left in it. I would be surprised if CTVT has actually made much money with the license, given they can't seem to sell off the quantities they've produced since series one. I think this was a novelty for the initial line but is pretty forgettable now. It's clear they don't care enough to make them look good.Leave a comment:
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Sonic Boom Gene comparison
Picked up the new Gene.
Quite satisfied with the body, It doesn't have the pee stanz and poses pretty good.
Oh, use a small jeweler screwdriver and you can open the KISS zip tie and reuse it.
Anywhoo, look at the size difference of his noggins...side by side, one looks way too big, and the other looks way to small...solution - dont store em next to each other lol
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