DCUC Series 8a !!!!!Ā One of the real joys of my job here is that I have the opportunity to present new toys to you all. It’s something I’ve felt is a true priveledge, especially since at the end of the day I’m just a fan & collector like everone reading this. Series 8a arrived, and I’m really amazed how Mattel & the Horsemen crank up the intensity & quality with each new wave. Series 7 marked a noticeable improvement in paint & quality control, series 8 is even better. Get a peek at what’s coming down the pipe in the very near future: you will notice that Gentlemen Ghost (not pictured) includes a mini figure of Atom, just because š
Mer-Man is far and away my favorite Masters of the Universe character, and the 1980s figure went everywhere with me for about three or four years. Thus, I was extremely excited, yet a little anxious over the release of this figure; like Mattel’s DCUC Blue Beetle less than a month before, I wanted this the figure to be perfect. Well, I am happy to say that he is pretty darned close and I really believe he is the best overall Masters of the Universe Classics figure we have gotten yet – even edging out the fantastic Skeletor.Ā
Well, things could not be going better in the MOTU Classics world. I just got off the phone with the Four Horsemen and they are keeping very busy working on accessories for our November release figure as well as starting to sculpt Battle Cat for a 2010 release. And yes, He-Man will of course fit perfectly in the saddle!
Obviously sales are going very well. So good infact that we are greatly increasing production of figures going forward. All of the figures produced so far had gone into production before He-Man even went on sale. So the first figure we were able to adjust quotas on (once we saw the figures were selling out so fast!) has been Mer-Man.
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He is set to go on sale April 15th, but because we were late in requesting an increase in production, the entire production run will not be ready on the 15th.
What does that mean? Well likely (based on Faker sales) Mer-Man will sell out on day 1, but we should get our second batch a few days later. We will keep fans linked in as we find out more specifics.
The figures after Mer-Man, Zodac and Hordak will also have an increase in production, but hopefully should all arrive on the same day without a delay. If those also sell out, we will continue to adjust production runs. Ideally we would like the figures to be on sale for about 3-5 weeks so yes, figures are selling faster than anticiapted. But we are all over it and are working hard to get production numbers just right! And we will rerelease all of the sell out figures in time (may not be until 2010/2011) but we wouldn’t want anyone’s collection to be lacking!
Finally, we will indeed have a SDCC exclusive MOTUC figure which will be revealed in April. This figure will not be one of the “monthly” releases and will be the first “bonus” figure. He or She will also be available (along with the rest of our SDCC items) on MattyCollector.com after the show.
Alright, that’s it for now. Please keep the feedback coming and we’ll keep working on great new figures for all of our lines!
Masters of the Universe Classics Faker goes on sale today. Ā Don’t miss out – Stratos sold out in 4 days!
Masters of the Universe Classics Faker
Skeletor’s evil robot imposter of He-ManĀ® is back as a highly detailed, fully articulated action figure in the new Masters of the UniverseĀ® Classics series. FakerĀ® comes complete with removable armor, orange Power Sword replica and orange half Power Sword replica. A must have for any MOTU fan! Available first at NYCC and then later in the Spring only on MattyCollector.com.
