Maybe we could take it a step further than comic shops, and send the order code to the owners of KMart and Wal-Mart, respectively, as well as pictures, descriptions, prices, etc.
Much as I love comic shops, they can be a pain in the butt to get to when there aren't any in the area!
I'm not saying not to go to them, and pitch them the idea. All I'm saying is that we should start with them, and keep other places in mind.
As long as we don't try to pitch them to Toys R Us, they'll murder the line like they did with RA.
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well, i'm really glad the line is not dead. i think that craig's got too good of a product for such an early demise.Leave a comment:
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Craig, you obviously have the product, but need a boost in terms of marketing visibility.
As we saw at Mego Meet, once folks actually saw the quality of the product, sales were quite brisk at the Cast-a-Way table.
Zemo is right. One small thing you could do is work with the Mego Museum folks when you do have some kind of product to show so that Zica figures and prototype pics etc appear on the Museum front page, blog, rss feeds, twitter, facebook, and the Mego Buzz section at the top of the page rather than just down here in the Zica section.
Witness the Brick threads and sales up top currently.
Folks here at the Museum should take that Diamond order code down to their local comic shop and recommend the Buck figures. Once some stores do order them in and customers see how awesome they are in person, at such a low price point (compared to much of the 1/6th stuff out there now) then they would surely move.Leave a comment:
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You do great work, I would love to see this thread moved to the general section. It deserves the most views.
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Does this mean that the other figures aren't going to be made AT ALL?
Aw man! If that's true, it's really disappointing. I was really looking forward to getting the other figures.
I hope that they do get made and released. These figures are the greatest thing to hit the action figure market since it was invented.
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First off I want to thank everyone for their kind words and compliments concerning my efforts and the quality of the line. Considering the amount of frustration I'm dealing with right now it's nice to have a verbal pat on the back from time to time.
Just to be clear though, the line is not officially dead. I've got the license until the end of the year and have been discussing a few options with the licensor. I've been very lucky in that the Dille family, the licensor, has been very easy to work with. Maybe sales would be stronger if I had been able to release the other three figures but based on trends I'm seeing I highly doubt it.
If the Buck Rogers line doesn't continue it won't put me out of the action figure business. I still have the female body prototyped and I definitely want to see it get produced. I'm already laying the groundwork for what will hopefully be a much better year for me in 2012.
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I Definitely would pay more to get Hawk,Wilma,Twiki and the Vorvon Space Vampire....and even ArdalaLeave a comment:
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I can't speak for Craig or anyone that is doing the re-mego stuff (Castaway, EMCE, Mattel, etc...) but what I can say is that this sad news, unfortunately doesn't surprise me. It totally sucks that this is the situation for Zica, but I really must say that most people really have no idea how much product these guys have to move to even recoup their investment. The entire process of acquiring the license, choosing a factory, dealing with the production, prototypes, shipping, licensor approval, ect... is a HUGE undertaking and is incredibly time consuming, not to mention, quite expensive. What these guys deal with to just GET product is really unbelievable, not to mention the kind of quality that Craig has been able to achieve here. It truly is a monumental accomplishment, but like I said above, at this point, after all the money and time invested, it truly is an uphill battle to sell enough product of something like this to just break even. Truth is, most companies don't... Again, I can't speak for anyone here, but my guess is that they did it because of the love of 8 inch format and the license.
I looked into doing this years ago. The math just didn't work out-- The bottom line for me was that I simply didn't feel I could move enough figures to make enough money to where it would be worth it for me, so I make customs. Way less investment up front and although the figures are way more expensive, I'm probably making more money doing private commission customs, than I would had I done something like Craig or Jason and Dave. It just wasn't worth the hassle to me.
My hat goes off to Craig for doing this. He's a better man than I am. In my opinion, he's made an absolutely incredible product and to ME, that's what matters. I just wish financially, it would have worked out different for him, as I'm sure many in here do.
I dunno Craig, maybe...MAYBE there's some we can work together on making customs of some of the other figures available to those who are willing to pay a little more... You know where to get a hold of me if you need my help, brother.
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Craig,
I'm really sorry to hear that you are having some trouble with continuing the line. To be honest, I am not really a Buck Rogers fan, but I bought your figures anyway because of the incredible quality and attention to detail you put in each one. I've said this before, but your company is the 8" equivalent of Hot Toys; I'd stack your stuff against them any time and you are only charging about 1/6 of what they charge for a figure.
I hate to even suggest it, but I wonder if it might make it more possible to get Hawk done if you charged more. I wouldn't pretend to speak for everyone, but I'd be willing to pay $50-60 for a ZICA Hawk, and I'm sure I'm not alone.
In any event, even if the Buck Rogers line stopped with only two releases, I'd say it was a tremendous success for the sheer amount of artistry. You've really raised the bar.Leave a comment:
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