Re: All-New Jakob's CLAPTRAP
They didn't sell well because at the time no one knew if Vault Hunters were getting released. The best description I heard in another review on a blog was that it was the equivalent of releasing a Star Wars line with only a Stormtrooper and R2.
On these smaller riskier projects, NECA really over extends themselves I feel. The big licensed thing are sure bets so of course they get more. But if you're not going to commit to the smaller properties, don't bother. I don't want half of a core cast or one person from a core cast. I want THE CORE CAST. NECA does this all the time with the smaller licenses and then they over do the repaints, murdering interest in the first degree and then go, oh well, they didn't sell, we can't do any more. Well you probably should have seen that coming. If you can't afford to do the whole core cast of something (especially when there are only 4) just don't. Just pass on the license so someone else with the dough CAN. Psycho bandits are the least visually interesting bad guys in Borderlands, despite the fact that they're on the box. If they'd done a single remotely interesting boss, one that could have appealed to people on a purely artistic level, that MIGHT have worked.
But nothing works like the core characters. That's licensed toy retailing kindergarten. I mean c'mon...
That being said, sure I'll take another Clappy. Why not... at least Portal is getting handled well, assuming the two bots and some in scale turrets actually do happen.
Re: All-New Jakob's CLAPTRAP
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mephisto1138
at least Portal is getting handled well, assuming the two bots and some in scale turrets actually do happen.
aren't the blindbox kidrobot turrets in scale with the figures?
Also yeah talking claptrap didn't happen but the price of a talking claptrap did. I bought a claptrap I guess i'll get this one but I was really looking forward to Zero and Salvador couldn't they just kickstarter it to see if there is a real interest :/
Re: All-New Jakob's CLAPTRAP
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aren't the blindbox kidrobot turrets in scale with the figures?
Actually those blindbox Turrets are made by WizKids/ NECA. Here's a pic of them with NECA's new Chell action figure. I do think they are a tad too small (yet look fine for display purposes). The second photo shows Chell next to the ThinkGeek Portal Turret "talking flashlight" - which is closer to scale. I do believe they are rather large, like 3ft tall, though they always struck me as being small in the game.
