The official reveal:
Based on the ad campaign from 1984 when the Summer Games took place in the US and Gremlins premiered in theaters comes the Unofficial Summer Games Gremlin!NECA has brought the classic movie advertisement to life with Stripe ready to compete in a sport most befitting for a Gremlin. Swimming! Stripe stands approximately 6" tall and is wearing a real fabric swimsuit and is equipped with a snorkeling mask, flippers, and torch.Packaged in collector-friendly window box with opening flap.==Available in Walmart Stores on Thursday(7/23)* - $29.96 USDAvailable online (US & International) through thenecastore.com on Thursday(7/23) - $34.99 USDFor more details, visit the NECA site: https://neca.io/2ZvJf4r*Some stores have begun putting inventory on shelves
6 minutes ago, Satam said:Yeah, I hear ya. Anyway, I don't want this to turn into a NECA bashing thread, so I'll just end for now saying that I'm curious what else they're gonna be putting out for Comic Con, and I hope if it's something cool, it's not totally impossible to get.
looking forward to what else is in store for the Con goodies
14 minutes ago, Lord_Scareglow said:Hmmm interesting, I mean I guess it makes sense to not go forward with producing the figures if say the line wasn't doing well, but I mean let's be real Lenny and George were never going to be the big sellers of a Gremlins series, they should have known that, they clearly played the wrong hands, because if they came out the gate with say Greta or Mohawk they would probably have seen better profits on the line, and gotten the collectors deeper invested as to when say George or Lenny and Daffy came out, people would buy to complete their collection, or could have given em a limited run as a multipack or whatever. It doesn't seem to make much sense they'd be complaining about tooling money when they already have the prototypes and then also to turn around and give us what clearly was even more tooling money a Bat gremlin *shrug* , guess Neca just didn't care any more, and maybe me and you, and a handful were the only loyal gremlins buyers (find that hard to believe)
I also agree I got a bit soured on Neca as a whole awhile back with the QC, for one my Spider Gremlin's leg extension pieces never even attached, most of my Aliens are just gummy messes who won't stand, my predators are mostly missing hands, many Mogwai's heads fell off
anyways after all that I'm still ready to buy Greta and Vegetable Gremlin
Yeah, I hear ya. Anyway, I don't want this to turn into a NECA bashing thread, so I'll just end for now saying that I'm curious what else they're gonna be putting out for Comic Con, and I hope if it's something cool, it's not totally impossible to get.
31 minutes ago, Satam said:I think the first answer I got was that Greta and other New Batch figures would require too much new tooling $$ while the others like George and Lenny weren't selling as well as the company would like, so they were gonna take a pause and "maybe" come back to them. I then took it upon myself to ask about Greta when the Bat was teased, Spider-Mohawk, regular Mohawk (with the messed up teeth, because they just reused the head from the spider version), the weird concept Mogwai, and a couple others, and then I guess he got sick of it. Whatever. Combined with poor qc and some really questionable decisions on other figures, I really kinda soured on NECA, but if they put out something I have to have, well, I get it.
Hmmm interesting, I mean I guess it makes sense to not go forward with producing the figures if say the line wasn't doing well, but I mean let's be real Lenny and George were never going to be the big sellers of a Gremlins series, they should have known that, they clearly played the wrong hands, because if they came out the gate with say Greta or Mohawk they would probably have seen better profits on the line, and gotten the collectors deeper invested as to when say George or Lenny and Daffy came out, people would buy to complete their collection, or could have given em a limited run as a multipack or whatever. It doesn't seem to make much sense they'd be complaining about tooling money when they already have the prototypes and then also to turn around and give us what clearly was even more tooling money a Bat gremlin *shrug* , guess Neca just didn't care any more, and maybe me and you, and a handful were the only loyal gremlins buyers (find that hard to believe)
I also agree I got a bit soured on Neca as a whole awhile back with the QC, for one my Spider Gremlin's leg extension pieces never even attached, most of my Aliens are just gummy messes who won't stand, my predators are mostly missing hands, many Mogwai's heads fell off
anyways after all that I'm still ready to buy Greta and Vegetable Gremlin
16 minutes ago, Lord_Scareglow said:wow really, what quality customer service, I don't think it's too hard to give some details to the fans you are trying to service (and get dollars from) to give us a realistic explanation as to why you dangled the bait in the water (for what seemed like a prolonged amount of time) only to pull it up on the boat, then to toss us some recycled tidbits over and over again. They really dropped the ball in the gremlin department over there at neca, we see they can get the product out, look at the predators line 100 figures deep, and they can put out things like Bob Ross and Richard Simmonds, and even a whole set of Golden girls, which I'm sure they took a loss all on, but can't give us a puddle of goo gremlin? they already have the molds for after almost a decade of waiting SMH
I think the first answer I got was that Greta and other New Batch figures would require too much new tooling $$ while the others like George and Lenny weren't selling as well as the company would like, so they were gonna take a pause and "maybe" come back to them. I then took it upon myself to ask about Greta when the Bat was teased, Spider-Mohawk, regular Mohawk (with the messed up teeth, because they just reused the head from the spider version), the weird concept Mogwai, and a couple others, and then I guess he got sick of it. Whatever. Combined with poor qc and some really questionable decisions on other figures, I really kinda soured on NECA, but if they put out something I have to have, well, I get it.
11 minutes ago, Satam said:I asked about Greta so much on twitter Randy blocked me. I didn't think it was that much actually, but obviously he did.
wow really, what quality customer service, I don't think it's too hard to give some details to the fans you are trying to service (and get dollars from) to give us a realistic explanation as to why you dangled the bait in the water (for what seemed like a prolonged amount of time) only to pull it up on the boat, then to toss us some recycled tidbits over and over again. They really dropped the ball in the gremlin department over there at neca, we see they can get the product out, look at the predators line 100 figures deep, and they can put out things like Bob Ross and Richard Simmonds, and even a whole set of Golden girls, which I'm sure they took a loss all on, but can't give us a puddle of goo gremlin? they already have the molds for after almost a decade of waiting SMH
6 minutes ago, Lord_Scareglow said:Everything you said their I agree with, I also didn't end up getting the Bat Gremlin (but for other reasons, mostly ex-girlfriend reasons haha), still do want it
but I myself refused to purchase an 84 gremlin, after they just laughed at us collectors and shut down the new Batch line, I felt pretty spiteful after they teased us with the goods, I kinda boycott their new cash grab collection
I asked about Greta so much on twitter Randy blocked me. I didn't think it was that much actually, but obviously he did.
22 minutes ago, Satam said:Word. I actually didn't buy the Bat Gremlin years ago because I was pissed about the others. Kind of cutting off my nose to spite my face, but that's how I was operating at the time. And I haven't bought a single one of the '84 Gremlins. I just don't feel like they have as much personality as the New Batch.
Everything you said their I agree with, I also didn't end up getting the Bat Gremlin (but for other reasons, mostly ex-girlfriend reasons haha), still do want it
but I myself refused to purchase an 84 gremlin, after they just laughed at us collectors and shut down the new Batch line, I felt pretty spiteful after they teased us with the goods, I kinda boycott their new cash grab collection
5 minutes ago, Lord_Scareglow said:Oh man, yes indeed they did show Greta and Tattoo Gremlin at Toyfair 2020, I somehow forgot that, good on reminding me, so now let's hope they keep their word and actually get those out
because I'm not keen on buying anymore classic gremlins, no malibu stacy with a new hat on is going to change that
Word. I actually didn't buy the Bat Gremlin years ago because I was pissed about the others. Kind of cutting off my nose to spite my face, but that's how I was operating at the time. And I haven't bought a single one of the '84 Gremlins. I just don't feel like they have as much personality as the New Batch.
10 minutes ago, Satam said:Well, they did show Greta again at Toyfair in February and said they could finally make her because of all the cheap '84 Gremlins they've been selling. I just hope she's not an exclusive, too (SDCC, Walmart, or otherwise). I'd also very much love to see the others finally get released.
Oh man, yes indeed they did show Greta and Tattoo Gremlin at Toyfair 2020, I somehow forgot that, good on reminding me, so now let's hope they keep their word and actually get those out
because I'm not keen on buying anymore classic gremlins, no malibu stacy with a new hat on is going to change that
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