I'll admit, these style of figures don't interest me at all, but setting that aside, from everything I've seen with these figures, I do not see this toyline surviving unless some serious changes are made. I have had two of the basic Doom troopers and Mad Dog in hand, and I was not impressed with any of those three examples. Everything from basic aesthetics to quality just seems, well... not up to standards. The bar has been set really high by other modern toylines, and it's going to be hard for this line to compete when they give off a "work in progress" vibe. I understand this is the first run, but first impressions are critical. Everything about these just scream random knockoff line from Dollar Tree. The creator of this line has so much passion and talent, and I really like his willingness to produce these in his home country. That being said, I just don't think these are the best representation of what he can do, nor do I believe his local factories are going to be able to produce the same quality of figures collector's are used to. At least, not for a while. With all of China's problems, they have been producing figures for long enough to have worked out most of the kinks. The basic figure construction does not radiate quality. Those shoulder joints look atrocious, like something from the mid 1990's. There is a lot of decent sculpting, but the paint looks cheap. I know the weapons are not supposed to be based on anything real, however they just have that, "something's not quite right" look about them. The silver dry brushing/wash/wear looks very sloppy, and really makes everything look even cheaper. The packaging is great, and I think it shows the level of quality the creator is wanting to achieve. Unfortunately, I think the toy factory is holding this line back. I don't know how to say this in a PC manner, so I'll just be blunt. That part of the world has spent too long making horrible bootleg toys, and I think that it's going to take a lot of work to reeducate them. I know this sounds really harsh, but I am truly being objective here. No matter how much I like the creator, or what he's trying to do, these figures are still $40 ($32 plus $8 shipping) each! That puts them in a bracket of higher scrutiny. If they were $15 dollar figures, I'd be a lot less critical, but they are not. They are the same price as Valaverse Action Force, and they are only a couple dollars cheaper than GI Joe Classified deluxe figures like Snow Job and Tripwire. A brand new, independent toy company can get by with higher prices, if they nail the presentation. Based on everything I've seen this line don't. At least not yet. I hope they can course correct. I really like the idea of another country seriously giving China some competition, and even if this line isn't my style of figures, it could always bring a lot of fresh ideas to the industry. As always, thanks for sharing your toys with us!
@BrickIntyre
2 ай бұрын
I've always been a little open about the quality of things like sculpt when it comes to the indy companies. Not all of them are going to have the same quality. Even across the bigger names there is a marked difference in quality between Hasbro, Mattel, and McFarlane (so much so that I hesitated putting McFarlane with them). I genuinely liked the sculpt for the head of these two, especially Doom Sinner. But the paint apps and those hands, that was disappointing. Doom Sinner's paint wasn't bad at all, but Mad Dog had so many issues. I didn't know anything about the line or the creator when I ordered them. And I wouldn't say I have buyer's regret or anything, but they did make me cancel my orders for other figures I had for Invincible Toys. Their Futuristic Combat Soldier line. The guns don't bother me. But you are more of a RL enthusiast for them than I am, so I can see you look at them with a different eye. I just don't get how you package weapons with a figure when they can't even hold them? My biggest disappointment with Doom Sinner was the sniper rifle. That was one of the whole reasons I picked him up. The pop-n-swap gimmick they have, if you're going to make that a core part of your line then you need to have more options to swap things around. The more I thought about it after the video was recorded, the more I thought that it was a mistake for all the figures to have the same gear. They should have different kibble so you can swap between characters. Like I said at the end of the video, I'm not excited for Wave 2, if there even will be a Wave 2. And truthfully, I think this is it for me for this line.
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