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Post by TheLastDude on Jun 9, 2021 1:16:16 GMT -5
Definitely underwhelmed with what was shown off yesterday.
A couple of GITD paint spots don't do it for me when these figures are apparently coming with the new $25 price tag.
Had they been repainted charcoal grey or in RGB colors, I'd have been a lot more stoked. As it is, the first wave eventually was cleared out and/or is still readily available, so I don't see there being a run on these.
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jrambo
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Post by jrambo on Jun 10, 2021 21:04:16 GMT -5
Has anyone received any of the recent preorders in the mail yet? How was yours packed? I got Bug-Eye in a box and that was pretty mangled as it didn't even fit in the box they shipped in it. Also got Fearsome Flush as well who was mailed in a bag - surprisingly that wasn't as bad as Bug-Eye, but the cardboard packaging is still warped. Hopefully Ecto-1 wont get beat up when it gets shipped. What stinks is that I've seen both Bug-Eye and Fearsome Flush in two Walmart's already this week, however the first store all of them were pretty beat up w/ the packaging, but at the 2nd store they were in mint condition. Not sure what the incentive is to pre-order at Walmarat when these all messed up shipping and then you can find them in the store in perfect condition. Heck even the Venkman I ordered from Walmart.com before he was just warming in the store was beat up as well. I ordered two of each. One set came separately in bags, the other set came together in a box. The boxed set was fine, bagged set was pretty beat up. Which was fine for me since I had planned to keep one, open one. If the first wave is any indication, and I’m pretty sure it is, these will be no problem to find in store. I can still walk into many of the Walmarts around me and grab a full set, and those are the main guys! These side ghosts will probably warm. I agree these will probably warm... thanks for the info!
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Post by punksnotdead on Jul 27, 2021 9:07:44 GMT -5
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Post by punksnotdead on Jul 27, 2021 13:53:49 GMT -5
No Peter, oddly, but good luck so far at Target.
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Post by LostHawk05 on Jul 27, 2021 19:37:52 GMT -5
I was able to find all for guys, the Ecto-1, the wand and Puft mystery minis. The slime/marshmallow goo in the buckets of the mystery minis is crazy sticky and messy. I bought four but after opening the first decided to just keep the last three MOC. The Fright Feature figures are fun but the companion ghost are a bit underwhelming. I feel these would have been so much better if they paid homage to the original Kenners and gave us similar translucent single piece ghosts. But overall, definitely a fun line that I can see kids having a blast with.
And.....man.....I can't wait to pick up those old timer GB's. The accessories look great.
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Post by punksnotdead on Jul 27, 2021 21:25:41 GMT -5
I was able to find all for guys, the Ecto-1, the wand and Puft mystery minis. The slime/marshmallow goo in the buckets of the mystery minis is crazy sticky and messy. I bought four but after opening the first decided to just keep the last three MOC. The Fright Feature figures are fun but the companion ghost are a bit underwhelming. I feel these would have been so much better if they paid homage to the original Kenners and gave us similar translucent single piece ghosts. But overall, definitely a fun line that I can see kids having a blast with. And.....man.....I can't wait to pick up those old timer GB's. The accessories look great. Did you open the Ecto-1 yet? I was curious how it scaled. If the Kenner style figures fit or if it was too small.
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Post by LostHawk05 on Jul 27, 2021 22:29:21 GMT -5
I was able to find all for guys, the Ecto-1, the wand and Puft mystery minis. The slime/marshmallow goo in the buckets of the mystery minis is crazy sticky and messy. I bought four but after opening the first decided to just keep the last three MOC. The Fright Feature figures are fun but the companion ghost are a bit underwhelming. I feel these would have been so much better if they paid homage to the original Kenners and gave us similar translucent single piece ghosts. But overall, definitely a fun line that I can see kids having a blast with. And.....man.....I can't wait to pick up those old timer GB's. The accessories look great. Did you open the Ecto-1 yet? I was curious how it scaled. If the Kenner style figures fit or if it was too small. I did. Length wise it matches with the original but it’s not as wide. Weird feature on it, the driver side door doesn’t open. The Kenner’s do fit, however, like the original, only 2 seats. In addition, the figures definitely lack the personality and individuality of the originals.
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Post by punksnotdead on Jul 28, 2021 8:36:13 GMT -5
Awesome! Great pictures and thank you!
Yeah, definitely reinforces how charming the original Kenner line is in comparison. The Fright Features and the Power Pack sets were my favorites as a kid. I know these new ones are the movie counterparts and not the animated versions, but it seems like they could have spiced these up a little bit.
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Post by RSCTom on Jul 29, 2021 11:54:28 GMT -5
I'm going to get these because they look close enough to the NECA Toony Terrors that they can be in scale with what are now basically Halloween decorations for me haha
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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 3, 2021 15:36:51 GMT -5
Left side is Target find. Right side is Amazon. I have Peter coming from Amazon, as well. So I will post the terror dog variant when he shows up.
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Post by LostHawk05 on Aug 3, 2021 19:34:54 GMT -5
Just got shipping notice on my two Kenner Ecto'1s from Walmart
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Post by punksnotdead on Aug 19, 2021 21:23:08 GMT -5
Got the other Pete from Amazon.
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Post by ckhybrid on Aug 30, 2021 15:39:55 GMT -5
I pre ordered the new Plasma Series figures a while ago off Pulse, and then they got delayed a month to 10/1 the other day...
So I walk into Target today, and found 5/6 of the figures, went to scan them, they rang up $28.49. WHAT!!!!!! I don't know if its a NY thing or that's the actual price, but they are out of their mind, I left all of them.
The first Plasma series sat on shelves for a LONG time at $19.99, $28.49 is insanity.
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Post by CM Poor: DeepFigureValue on Aug 30, 2021 15:59:09 GMT -5
I pre ordered the new Plasma Series figures a while ago off Pulse, and then they got delayed a month to 10/1 the other day... So I walk into Target today, and found 5/6 of the figures, went to scan them, they rang up $28.49. WHAT!!!!!! I don't know if its a NY thing or that's the actual price, but they are out of their mind, I left all of them. The first Plasma series sat on shelves for a LONG time at $19.99, $28.49 is insanity. I've seen them at two price points around here...$22 closer to home, and $26 over the state line. Bold strategy, given how long the first set sat around. I think that, all said, I walked away with all six of the first ones for a total of like, $35 to $40 out of pocket.
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Post by LostHawk05 on Aug 30, 2021 15:59:28 GMT -5
I pre ordered the new Plasma Series figures a while ago off Pulse, and then they got delayed a month to 10/1 the other day... So I walk into Target today, and found 5/6 of the figures, went to scan them, they rang up $28.49. WHAT!!!!!! I don't know if its a NY thing or that's the actual price, but they are out of their mind, I left all of them. The first Plasma series sat on shelves for a LONG time at $19.99, $28.49 is insanity. I had the same experience this weekend. Got the delay notice from Pulse so just canceled based on how long the last wave sat. Ended up going to a Target here in San Francisco, CA and also found 5/6 of the wave priced at $28. Had them price match with their app at $22. Found the last of the set (Podcast) at another Target in SF priced the same. These will definitely warm if they think $28 is the right price. Those who are patient I’m sure will be able to grab these at a discount.
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Post by ckhybrid on Aug 30, 2021 16:03:39 GMT -5
I pre ordered the new Plasma Series figures a while ago off Pulse, and then they got delayed a month to 10/1 the other day... So I walk into Target today, and found 5/6 of the figures, went to scan them, they rang up $28.49. WHAT!!!!!! I don't know if its a NY thing or that's the actual price, but they are out of their mind, I left all of them. The first Plasma series sat on shelves for a LONG time at $19.99, $28.49 is insanity. I had the same experience this weekend. Got the delay notice from Pulse so just canceled based on how long the last wave sat. Ended up going to a Target here in San Francisco, CA and also found 5/6 of the wave priced at $28. Had them price match with their app at $22. Found the last of the set (Podcast) at another Target in SF priced the same. These will definitely warm if they think $28 is the right price. Those who are patient I’m sure will be able to grab these at a discount. ugh! I checked on the app while I was in the store thinking about price matching and didn't see them, I just did the INCLUDE OUT OF STOCK feature and boom there they are, I bet if I went back to Target now they'll be gone with my luck.
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Post by ckhybrid on Aug 30, 2021 20:16:22 GMT -5
went back and they had everything still there, so I price matched and got them! they didn't have Winston when I went earlier and obviously when I went back, so I'm still on the hunt for him. Cancelled everything but him from my Pulse order.
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Post by LostHawk05 on Aug 31, 2021 2:07:03 GMT -5
Got around to opening my set tonight, definitely some fun figures. Can’t wait for the movie to release.
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Post by punksnotdead on Sept 7, 2021 10:47:09 GMT -5
Found the Plasma figures minus Winston yesterday. Hopefully he’s out today when I swing by. I’m a big fan of this set. The likenesses seem great and the accessories are awesome. Hopefully that Phoebe figure isn’t too far behind so we can round out the kids.
That said, the BAF is really strange. Particularly the decision to not give it articulated legs. I don’t even really know how to display it because the stance is awkward. Might just give it to my son and call it a day. It looks cool for the most part but I just find the fixed pose to be a really big bummer.
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Post by ckhybrid on Sept 7, 2021 19:20:00 GMT -5
Found the Plasma figures minus Winston yesterday. Hopefully he’s out today when I swing by. I’m a big fan of this set. The likenesses seem great and the accessories are awesome. Hopefully that Phoebe figure isn’t too far behind so we can round out the kids. That said, the BAF is really strange. Particularly the decision to not give it articulated legs. I don’t even really know how to display it because the stance is awkward. Might just give it to my son and call it a day. It looks cool for the most part but I just find the fixed pose to be a really big bummer. I was stunned by the BAF when I put it together, I had no idea that it didn't have articulated legs, guess I didn't notice it on the proto pictures, it is very strange.
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