Six Million Dollar Man Aciton Figures Wave 2 Images!

[MysteryWho]

I hope they aren't cancelled as they look spectacular. Meanwhile, I hope this isn't discouraging for you and that you keep at it. The two Buck Rogers figures that were made are some of the finest Mego scale figures I've ever seen. Right up there with Emce's Universal Monsters. You definitely have the right abilities to make quality figures happen.

[MIB41]

So sorry to hear this news Craig. That first offering was a nice set. I have all three proudly on display. You have all my hopes.

[Corellian Corvette]

Craig - hope it works out. I had preorders for two sets.

My only suggestion for this and the future - you need to introduce hero variants in each of your subsequent waves. There's a reason successful mainstream lines do this - if there is no primary character, the new waves will always be a subset of purchasers of the first, and so-on. Had this wave had another Steve Austin figure variant (say with the Kenner-style logo), or another suit version (astronaut, khaki's) and maybe an "exposed" Bigfoot, then I bet you would have seen stronger pre-orders. I see this happen frequently, and while some collectors may claim to dislike this, there is a reason every wave of SW figures comes with a Luke, Vader, or Han Solo, and every Batman wave comes with a new Batman.

[huedell]

You know, I'm actually starting to think that myself.

Honestly though I'm not worried about it and I still stand by my character selection. I seriously doubt that adding another Steve Austin to the mix would have made that big of a difference, if any. People would have just wanted that one figure and let the rest be peg warmers, which still would have resulted in the line being canceled.

The suggestion was to add an Austin variant to each new wave. That doesn't dictate what the OTHER characters would be.

But an implied suggestion (I thought) was to stagger the wave release of the plainer characters. Keep Rudy for Wave 3, or thereabouts.

Another move might have been packaging a plainer (non-Oscar character) like Rudy exclusively with a deluxe accessory (like a bionic repair station table). Then each of the 2 items (plainer character & accessory) kind of "justify the other".

enyawd brought up STAR WARS wave choices---and, even acknowledging the fact that this is STAR WARS we're talking about (quite the exception to the rule)---even a character like Tarkin (arguably his film's main antagonist) was never released during during the whole vintage run, apparently due to his age...and being lightsaberless (Kenner opting instead to make an amalgam of Tarkin and Death Star Troopers with their ageless DST figure).

Just some food for thought. It's all a learning experience.

[Jeff Cope]

Hopefully Captain Action can escape the curse!

[Bionicfanboy66]

Thanks for getting at least three very well done figures in this line out there, Craig. Best wishes on the upcoming Action Man stuff.

[ZICA]

Wow, seriously sorry for U, its almost like U have a toy curse. I wasnt collecting these because of thier size, but still didnt stop me from appreciating the card art, and the style of the figure. U go out and release some amazing product, and it cant get passed the second round. Still kinda gutted about the "buck rogers" line, and definately narked off that we didnt get those "logans run" figures.

You know, I'm actually starting to think that myself.

Honestly though I'm not worried about it and I still stand by my character selection. I seriously doubt that adding another Steve Austin to the mix would have made that big of a difference, if any. People would have just wanted that one figure and let the rest be peg warmers, which still would have resulted in the line being canceled.

[alex]

Wow, seriously sorry for U, its almost like U have a toy curse. I wasnt collecting these because of thier size, but still didnt stop me from appreciating the card art, and the style of the figure. U go out and release some amazing product, and it cant get passed the second round. Still kinda gutted about the "buck rogers" line, and definately narked off that we didnt get those "logans run" figures.

[amby87]

In my opinion, no matter how great these second series figures are (and they are great), I think you need to have at least one Steve Austin figure per wave to make this line work. I mean, he was the main protagonist of the show. I have several from the first wave and would love other versions of Steve in different outfits. This is by no means meant as a knock against Craig, just my unqualified opinion.

[Bionicfanboy66]

Battle damaged Steve Austin & bigfoot, anyone?

[Remco Monster]

As much as I want all of these, and I pre-ordered three sets, I can sort of understand why people think they are boring. I have never had the desire for a Rudy Wells figure, and though Oscar is awesome, I never owned the vintage figure as a kid, or an adult , because yeah, he's just kinda boring. I think the wave would have been a bit more well received if Mr. X's removable face was shown, or at least mentioned in the assortment descriptions, because nobody wants a Mr. X that just looks like a human. 7 Million Dollar Man is a cool character, but throw him in with three other plain guys, and well, you know.

I think if this wave had been..

Steve Austin (khakis or astronaut)
Oscar
Mr. X
Fembot

..it would have been much more well received.

Then a third series with

Steve Austin (khakis or astronaut)
7 Million $ Man
Rudy Wells
Bionic Bigfoot (variant, battle damaged or something)

But I love these figures, and would buy any and all you make.

[enyawd72]

I'm as shocked and disappointed as anyone about how poorly this second wave has been received. I've had people complaining that the figures in the second wave were too boring. Oscar Goldman and Rudy Wells are two of the main characters, the 7 Million Dollar Man and Mr X. were both fan favorites. I guess I'm in the minority but I don't think those are boring characters.

Yeah, that sentiment really blows my mind, when people bought stupid Star Wars figures like Mon Mothma, Aunt Beru, Imperial Dignitary, etc.

[classicgalacticalover]

Thanks for the compliments and the kind words, they're greatly appreciated.

I'm as shocked and disappointed as anyone about how poorly this second wave has been received. The first wave did great, and the figures were almost double the price of the wave 2 figures. I've had people complaining that the figures in the second wave were too boring. Oscar Goldman and Rudy Wells are two of the main characters, the 7 Million Dollar Man and Mr X. were both fan favorites. I guess I'm in the minority but I don't think those are boring characters.

Regardless of why this has happened, it's not going to kill my enthusiasm for making action figures. I've got more cool projects in the works, some of which I'm doing on my own and some I'm doing with Cast-A-Way Toys.

Craig

Craig, would raising the price help with production costs on the pre-orders already made? I would not mind if you went with the original prices from wave 1 if that would help. I know that I said the only thing that would bring me back to collecting again would be if you got classic Galactica, but I think if you ever did any of the Irwin Allen shows that could also get me back (cough cough Lost In Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea cough cough). Thanks for your time.

[ZICA]

Craig, any chance of maybe offering a two-pack consisting of Oscar and the planned khaki Steve Austin? I think the anchor of another Steve might boost interest.

Basically, I'm just trying to get khaki Steve made!

Hey Jeff. As much as I would like to make that happen it would cost too much to do it. I'd have to get another sculpt made of the Steve Austin figure and to me it would basically seem like throwing good money after bad.

Craig

[Jeff Cope]

Craig, any chance of maybe offering a two-pack consisting of Oscar and the planned khaki Steve Austin? I think the anchor of another Steve might boost interest.

Basically, I'm just trying to get khaki Steve made!