New pics of Universal Monsters series 1.

[gummi]

Very nice. I have to say I like John's prototype Chaney Wolfman better, but this version is nice also. I love the Frank sculpt. At $16 a piece these are a no-brainer.

[The Bat]

Hey Doc, I got five words for you: CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON.

Hell yeah!!!! My favorite Monster!!!

[thunderbolt]

they both look great, I was hoping they were coming at Halloween, tho. I'll be broke after the second wave of Retro Heroes in June or July.

[thunderbolt]

At BBTS they have them listed as October

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=dmc11397&mode=retail

[The Toyroom]

Unfortunate, I really liked the prototypes.

Ditto

[Remco Monster]

Yeah, I am a little bummed. The Wolfman prototype was much better. I was really looking forward to him.

[palitoy]

What is with Franky's green jacket?

It's something mandated by the Universal style guide. I work in licensing and pretended I was considering the Uni Monsters once (we just went with generic monsters) and thats when I noticed that they insisted upon it.

[Jerry68]

I looked but could not find the prototype pics. Can someone post those?
Thanks!

Very nice. I have to say I like John's prototype Chaney Wolfman better, but this version is nice also. I love the Frank sculpt. At $16 a piece these are a no-brainer.

[drmego]

The color of Frankenstein's jacket was also a specific PMS color from Universal.
Some licensors give a wide range on colors, and some want a consistent look
across lines.

Frankenstein's boots are removeable - they give him extra height.

[Orion]

Thanks for the info on these figures Doc. Great price point as well. Let's hope there is more to come after the first four figures.

[EMCE Hammer]

Question for Doc: Did Diamond believe that they needed the specific Universal licensed characters because more generic public domain versions wouldn't sell?

[The Toyroom]

^ That's my thinking..When you think of monsters, most folks think of the Universal versions.

[drmego]

Like us, the guys at Diamond are big MEGO fans and big fans of the Aurora model
kits - and it always seemed a shame that when Mego made monsters they were
not the official Universal versions.

The license became available and after lining up the usual statues, mini-mates,
etc. - they asked us to do mego versions - and correct another mistake of
history!

[The Bat]

they asked us to do mego versions - and correct another mistake of
history!

YEAH!! That's the stuff I like hear! Fixing some of the things Mego missed(Checkov & Sulu), or mess up on(brown Gorn/Klingon)....is what EMCE does BEST! I like your EMCE stuff best Paul, I guess because I think you have more control over it(like pushing Diamond for the taller Andorian Bubble).

[Meule]

I looked but could not find the prototype pics. Can someone post those?
Thanks!

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