EMCE's APES figures

[Hulk]

Last I heard from Diamond was that the Apes were more likely to be late 2008.

[The Bat]

I know many people want the TREK stuff to carry on and on (and understandably so), but they seem to not want APES reissued... Either they just want EMCE to focus on TREK, or they just plain don't like APES.

Oh...I want the Apes TOO! I just want more Star Trek FIRST! Or...both at the same time if I can get Them!

It's just that, there's so much Trek that can still be done...Checkov & Sulu for one! Mego never got around to Them. And how about a TV Series accurate Gorn Captain??

[Captain]

I think their workload depends more on Diamond Selects schedule and wishes. I dont know if they had any plans to do Apes until the first Trek wave sold so well, and created quite a bit of buzz among the non-Mego crowds. My local hobby and comic shops report that kids and teens bought more of the figures than old fart collectors.
Trek is doing great, and now we will have Apes too....If Apes sell as well as Trek, we may see more (and I believe the good Doctor is working on more lines as we speak).
I also believe the Trek line will be continuing on alongside the Apes line, so those guys will be working harder than ever ---If your ever hiring Paul.....!!

[Action Martin]

So just two guys? Then I could understand if they were working on only one line at a time.

[Captain]

If you were comparing passion, determination, and heart, EMCE blows Hasbro into the weeds!

EMCE is our own Doc Mego, and his business partner...whose name escapes me right now (sorry!). If theres more I'm sure Doc will correct me.

[Action Martin]

I was wondering how large of a company EMCE is. It would be unfair to compare them to Hasbro. I'm picturing a very small staff with limited resources but unlimited imagination.

[apes3978]

There has been some back and forth about the line-up.

Last I heard it was Corny and the Soldier - two great characters to lead off with -
but nothing is certain until it is in Previews.

Truthfully, I hope it is the Soldier Ape rather than "helmet head"... Don't get me wrong, I'd like an eventual release of the helmet headed General, but as far as the Soldiers go, they're what I'm really after anyway...

If they would release a General, it'd make more sense for them to rerelease the one more commonly called Ursus, the "black faced" one, because he (or his name anyway) is from the film series and would make more sense to have all film apes released in one series... That and the fact that Ursus is better for custom fodder, as he is more versatile... You can have plenty of unhelmeted gorillas running around, but you really only need one hawkish General to lead them...

Is there any reason why EMCE couldn't produce both lines at the same time?

No, there isn't any reason at all... It'd be like saying that HASBRO can only produce GI JOE and anything else planned can't be released at that same time...

I'd guess the only thing that could prevent both flines from being released simultaneously would be technicalities in production, which Dr. Mego mentioned earlier in this thread...

I know many people want the TREK stuff to carry on and on (and understandably so), but they seem to not want APES reissued... Either they just want EMCE to focus on TREK, or they just plain don't like APES... They may say APES are as common as anything out there, but if you look at eBay, when is the last time you "haven't" seen Kirk or Spock?

[Action Martin]

Is there any reason why EMCE couldn't produce both lines at the same time?

[apes3978]

Well....look at it this way: There's atleast still two more Lines coming(Romulan & McCoy, and Scotty & Keeper)...and who knows if that's the end? Trek could continue on with The Neptunian, Cheron, Talosian, Uhura....maybe even NEW Figures like CHECKOV & SULU...or THE GORN? PLEASE!!!!!


So...I really don't think They will start with the Apes...until They've finished with Star Trek.

What makes you think that? I haven't seen anything saying TREK would go on past the "announced" figures?

Besides that, why would they say that APES would be released in 2008 if they knew that TREK was going to continue on?

[Boywonder0]

The apes are coming in 2008. The first two will be Cornelius and the Soldier Ape. The others have not been announced by Diamond yet so I won't mention them here.

I don't know how many figures we will be able to produce this year
due to new regulations in China. I have read that every factory will
have a government inspector on site to insure safe material standards.

Translation - more paperwork and delays and more money going
through a Homer Simpson safety inspector.

Beijing is the site of the 2008 Olympics so all eyes are on China.
Security will be very high and completely crazy.

My wife and I have been waiting a year for our second adoption
to be processed - now they say the wait time is about three years!
At least we won't be traveling during the Olympics!

All I know is that I want them, and I want them ALL! The sooner the better...

Boy

[Action Martin]

Any two of the originals would be great to lead off with. Well, maybe except for the Astronaut.

And my mistake, the article says "Ursus" not Urko. I guess as with the original Megos they are interchangeable.

[drmego]

There has been some back and forth about the line-up.

Last I heard it was Corny and the Soldier - two great characters to lead off with -
but nothing is certain until it is in Previews.

[Action Martin]

Soldier Ape? I thought the original news article showed General Urko? Was there a change or did the article jump the gun?
Here's the AFI article where they mention Urko as one of the first two figures.
http://actionfigureinsider.com/main/?p=383

[drmego]

2008 Apes

The apes are coming in 2008. The first two will be Cornelius and the Soldier Ape. The others have not been announced by Diamond yet so I won't mention them here.

I don't know how many figures we will be able to produce this year
due to new regulations in China. I have read that every factory will
have a government inspector on site to insure safe material standards.

Translation - more paperwork and delays and more money going
through a Homer Simpson safety inspector.

Beijing is the site of the 2008 Olympics so all eyes are on China.
Security will be very high and completely crazy.

My wife and I have been waiting a year for our second adoption
to be processed - now they say the wait time is about three years!
At least we won't be traveling during the Olympics!

[Action Martin]

I am looking forward to the EMCE POTA line too. I eagerly check my Diamond Previews each month hoping to see them. But so far nothing.