Mattel! Want collectors to stop complaining?

[LonnieFisher]

I missed that war.
Sorry to re-open old wounds.
Whatever happened to that lost tribe?

We came back...Well, some of us did.

[PNGwynne]

No figure is "perfect"--not Mego, FC, Emce, Castaway, or now Mattel.

Each has advantages & disadvantatges depending on one's taste, I suppose. I still prefer to use vintage Mego for my customs when possible.

I do like the sculpting of the Mattell upper body--I think if they tweak the stringing & legs, we'll end up with a nice figure option.

[LonnieFisher]

I think the problem with the body is they strayed from the Big Jim waist and hips for a mego style elastic held together figure. It isn't working. It's a problem with the waist not being held together or fitting in place right. That's most of the problem. Big Jim didn't have the problem...

[trekman101]

I do like the sculpting of the Mattell upper body--I think if they tweak the stringing & legs, we'll end up with a nice figure option.

I agree

[spamn]

The problem with the ctvt production was the bodies plastic was too brittle but not the actual design

While yes the mego knee was always a problem for play i don't recall many broken ones on the shelves back then (ones that have cracked in package today have had over 30 years of potentially poor storage to break)

My only point is that people will complain. The complaints would not stop if we switched to Doc Mego Production bodies. Certain complainers would stop, and new issues would arise, along with new complainers. It would be the headsculpts, or the costumes, or the production value, or the character choices or the not-quite-megoness of something.

Guaranteed.

[Meule]

My only point is that people will complain. The complaints would not stop if we switched to Doc Mego Production bodies. Certain complainers would stop, and new issues would arise, along with new complainers. It would be the headsculpts, or the costumes, or the production value, or the character choices or the not-quite-megoness of something.

Guaranteed.

Hmmm, I'm not so sure. So far most people seem to like (most of) the sculpts. It's the bodies people have an issue with. We all know DM bodies are great quality and true to Mego's bodies. I doubt there'd be a lot of complaining if Mattel switched to DM bodies

[thunderbolt]

We came back...Well, some of us did.

Yeah, I thought your name was familiar. Were you around on the FC boards with Skip, Tony and the rest?

[spamn]

Hmmm, I'm not so sure. So far most people seem to like (most of) the sculpts. It's the bodies people have an issue with. We all know DM bodies are great quality and true to Mego's bodies. I doubt there'd be a lot of complaining if Mattel switched to DM bodies

People *****ed about CTVTs dedication to putting out so many Space 1999 and Happy Days figures when there were other figures that were wanted. People *****ed about straight Mego repros of the Kinghts and Robin Hood figures bringing down the value of the authentic ones. People complained virulently about complete and total disintrest in the I Love Lucy. And when CTVT stopped making new figures, there was a lot of speculation on why they didn't succeed along quality issues, license selection, and volume of figures.

I doubt I'm going to convince you that people will find something to complain about no matter what's done, and I don't disagree there's room for improvement in the Mattel figures, so I'll stop making the point. Reading the threads here, I just feel like everything old is new again.

I'm just hoping the new 8" movement continues indefinitely this time.

[Meule]

People *****ed about CTVTs dedication to putting out so many Space 1999 and Happy Days figures when there were other figures that were wanted. People *****ed about straight Mego repros of the Kinghts and Robin Hood figures bringing down the value of the authentic ones. People complained virulently about complete and total disintrest in the I Love Lucy. And when CTVT stopped making new figures, there was a lot of speculation on why they didn't succeed along quality issues, license selection, and volume of figures.

I doubt I'm going to convince you that people will find something to complain about no matter what's done, and I don't disagree there's room for improvement in the Mattel figures, so I'll stop making the point. Reading the threads here, I just feel like everything old is new again.

I'm just hoping the new 8" movement continues indefinitely this time.

Oh, I agree some people will always find something to complain about, no doubt about that. But I still think most complaints will be silenced if the body doesn't have so many issues anymore.
And let's face it, I love Lucy and Married with Children? Seriously?