INSIDE LOOK: Top ten mistakes from the MOTUC line and how they happened (not excuses, just info!)

Scott ToyGuru Neitlich answers fan questions about common mistakes that happened in the MOTUC toy line and why they happened from an information perspective.

[@berkajr3685]

I cant understand why people just press unlike. I really enjoy these videos. It saddens med that despite that a person put up lots of effort get negative feedback in the form of unlikes. If you have unliked a person here on KZbin more then two times, why follow and watch? Just go somewhere else.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Believe me, I've dealt with people not liking me and my work before...

[@DominusTecum316]

This must be a great lift off your shoulders helping us become aware that you own up to your mistakes and have overall explanations for previous mistakes in the line of toys. I respect your morals for sharing with us the fans.

[@spectorcreative1872]

I always admit when I am wrong. Check out the upcoming Palace Guards video on how I totally screwed up the feet!

[@belmont6444]

Thanks Toy Guru for clarifying all these issues in this video, take care! 🤘😎

[@spectorcreative1872]

You are most welcome. Reposts of videos always appreciated

[@stevenbrickafol3928]

As an avid aftermarket collector of this line , it's awesome to see this series . I'm interrested in every detail from behind the scenes of the Classics line ! I allways wondered though...what were the average Production numbers per figure in this line? or did that differ per figure ? Been wondering about that for years. Thanks for this Series , Toyguru !

[@spectorcreative1872]

You are most welcome. Reposts of videos are most appreciated

[@nocaster5120]

I’m selling my entire collection, dm me

[@SirRosser]

I totally understand about casting multiple parts in the same color since I got into 3D printing. And not including a string so that some weirdo safety protocol had to be followed was a good call - back in MY day, you could have toys that could launch plastic bits so hard that they not only could put out your eye, but also possibly a window, and they were FUN! The option to re-live the glory days of 80's and 90's toys with a bit of elbow grease is worth it. Why, I remember the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizza Thrower that could knock an antique off of the mantle from across the room...we all learned a valuable lesson that day, I tell ya whut!

[@spectorcreative1872]

Yeah that Pizza shooter was deadly at close range.

[@Robert-nu4vc]

The MOTU Blaster Hawk had some force behind its launching discs, too.

[@XFactorz17]

Many of these incidents are unfortunate but not really a big deal. I have every MOTUC figure and have been lucky to not have any of the breakage as of yet. My biggest gripe in my collection is my Queen Angela who has a discolored shoulder where it looks like another color plastic was mixed in and created this grey looking swirl in her flesh color. I tried contacting Digital River for a replacement but never got a reply on multiple attempts. Otherwise, my collection looks incredible to me even with the little imperfections.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Not everything will be perfect, even shipping, but for the limited resources we had I am very proud of what we did!

[@tweetypie1978]

I bought a she ra moc (original Mattel early 80s) and all the gold paint has gone green and leaked everywhere. I bought another also moc that must've been kept better and that was ok so I opened the 1st one and played with it lol

[@dwitefry4157]

This was...actually really interesting, cheers TG.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Well, thank you for watching and commenting... actually

[@Buffyfan04]

I see this is an old video, but I just wanted to let you know that I enjoyed collecting all the figures. It was always fun to see you as a fan/brand manager watching your excitement for each new figure during Pixel Dan's walkthoughs.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Having Dan to do walkthroughs was instrumental to the lines success.

[@ligeiaztomb2755]

I just found your page and I LOVE THIS. As one of those 40% demographic 80s girls that was a huge He-Man fan I had everything. When the CLASSICS line came out, likewise I bought it All. I thought the line was brilliant and well done all around. Small issues happen no matter what, so I didn't concern myself with any of that. Thank you for all your hard work on this. When I think of something more interesting to say I will comment on another video.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Glad you are enjoying! Lots of videos to explore and please feel free to share with others online, it helps the channel a ton!

[@favoritemustard3542]

Wish I'd had you as a neighbor growing up lol There were 2 brothers that took turns stealing my toys AND cheated @ Monopoly. While I got to ride their horse a coupla times... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@culeroconnor1686]

I love this videos Super interesting facts about the figures. That I love and debunk some myths we had about you like that you did not like the 200x series. Among the others I have learned to appreciate you r great work on that line well all of your team and the horsemans work

[@spectorcreative1872]

Well thank you. It is wonderful to hear people appreciating all the blood sweat and plastic

[@HessTruckBOOKS]

Fascinating video. The number one reason older popular Hess Truck designs can’t be repeated is the advancement of Child safety laws over 50+ years.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Darn child safety laws...

[@ultramaximusreviews]

I like these behind the scenes videos. Very interesting to reviewers like me.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Glad you like! Always open to ideas for topics as well!

[@ericmunz8639]

I dont care about any issues, I LOVE the snake form King Hsss, it's soooo awesome :)

[@spectorcreative1872]

And good. It is still a well done toy!

[@aussiecoastie72]

Very informative thank you .

[@spectorcreative1872]

That's my job! Topics always welcome

[@lepterfirefall]

Interesting view behind the scenes.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Glad you liked!

[@neilcollins4210]

Hey, love the channel. I noticed something that raised an eyebrow. For a lot of the preternia figures, their bios would alternate from 5 centuries (500) to 5 millennia (5,000). It dosent bother me but I thought you might like to talk about it. Keep up the awesome content.

[@scottm5581]

This is a great video. I completely understand why you could "admit fault" whilst you were formally in those shoes, but its nice to openly discuss them later on, with the added perspective that comes with time :) The only other figure that comes to mind for me is the foot detaching issue of Bronze King Grayskull - that seems to have been a common issue too and maybe its related to that sonic welding machine you talk about here too?

[@spectorcreative1872]

Yup. Same thing. The Sonic welding was basically on all the limbs or parts that snapped off. The runs on all of the MOTUC figs were SO small it was hard to catch.

[@lorenzoholmes2034]

Appreciate the "above & beyond"

[@spectorcreative1872]

Always trying. Hoping things don't backfire~

[@andrewgrant2990]

Another great video which goes to show your morals & integrity! Instead of passing the buck (no NOT that 1), you kindly explain things & own up. I've come to realize that as wonderful as fans can be, we can also be persnickety at times. Were the people who bought these figures given some kind of letter &/ or replacement item? This was very informative, so thanks again!

[@spectorcreative1872]

Glad to shine a light. Oh yes, I am not saying I haven't screwed up royally. From...time to time.

[@prototypebodyhammer]

I'd say the biggest classics mistake was laying prince Adam on his back where you can't see him instead of standing next to orko lmao! Stuff happens the line is amazing overall and the biggest down side is it's not still readily available for those who found out about it's existence after it was over. Also speaking of mistakes I got the classics rotar and twistoid pack last week that one made me laugh

[@CrimsonXellos]

So glad i found ur channel. Im a huge motu collector and fan. Im sure u get asked all the time but are classics 100% done now with Super7 doing their own lines now or will we perhaps get some sprinkled releases for major characters/sets?

[@spectorcreative1872]

That would be a question for Mattel. But if I was a betting man I would say they are now backing Origins.

[@previewdancemusic]

I'm thinking of minor packaging errors: Twistoid and Rotar reversed names, and MOTU Giants proportion issues, any insights you can provide?

[@spectorcreative1872]

For Twistoid and Rotar, that was the new team after I left. For Giants, it was about keeping the cost of the figure to 40.00.

[@SlashTheWeasel]

I played with He-Man when I was kid so I remember those little books that the figures came with, watched the cartoon and even got some of the 2000 figures. I'm not the fan that others are today but I enjoyed this video great deal along with the other HeMan video.

[@spectorcreative1872]

G;ad you enjoyed! Alot on the channel to explore and be sure to repost on social it helps the channel out a ton

[@janadathomas5338]

What about Dragstor not having a Evil Horde sticker on his packaging.

[@spectorcreative1872]

True. An error as well, but in the big picture one fixable with the sticker sheets

[@petewakefield111]

I wonder if you could address the plans you had to do a more 200x Evil-Lyn, the BattleGround one left fans not so happy, I am a massive Evil Lyn fan so always wanted her just perfect. Also what about some of the issues with Grayskull?? Thanks Scott love seeing these videos, so interesting and wish you could continue Classics for us.

[@spectorcreative1872]

I'll make sure to cover this in an upcoming video

[@RexCable]

Great video! I was wondering if you could also cover the production shortages of certain Classics figures. In particular, The Sorceress and Fisto. I recall Digital River reaching out to inform me that I would be receiving a $20 refund at the time, citing that Mattel did not produce enough Sorceress figures to fulfill the orders. Considering that this was a subscription based model, I would love to know what exactly happened to affect the production run. =) Keep up the great work with the videos!

[@spectorcreative1872]

This was basically a vendor issue that had nothing to do with Mattel. Alas.

[@RetroActionUK]

“I’ve got a rare version, with the shoulders placed backwards!” Oh wait a minute they are all like that! These issues are somewhat very similar to Hasbro’s Gold Plastic troubles which doomed many Transformers lines.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Doomed as always

[@AudioAndroid]

Was there ever a Zartan type HE-MAN Character? Not like Man-E-Faces but like a Character that can completely disguise him or herself as another Character?

[@spectorcreative1872]

No, not exactly like Zartan or Imposter from Savage Dragon. At least not yet.

[@cartoonistaaronhazouri]

I am not a He-Man collector at all, but I love these insights into why certain things happen. I know (as a TMNT fan) fans are quick to complain... but there are certainly valid explanations for why something happened that seems blindingly obvious after the fact. And while some of them seem like simple fixes... clearly not when there are thousands of dollars on the line!

[@spectorcreative1872]

Glad it was appealing, and yes it was meant to be a mirror on all toy lines. I just used He man as an example because I worked on it for 10 years or so. Thanks for your comment, I am most grateful for you taking the time.

[@CaptainStarlight]

Wow, I totally didn't realise that Snout Spout's briefs were made out of the same foamy stuff as his trunk. I was about to call you out on it, but then I checked and yeah... My bad! Now I hope his briefs don't end up splitting like his trunk did for some folks.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Running as few materials per figure is a way to keep the costs down. And yeah, that is what happened!

[@coryporter5641]

Hey Scott, catching up on all of your videos as I unpack my collection to display in my new house, and as I was going through the toys, I came across my He-Ro with the frosty look that plagued some MOTUC and DCUC. It's not a huge issue, I just use a blow dryer on them for a bit and it goes away for a while, but did you or anyone at Mattel ever figure out what that was? Thanks.

[@spectorcreative1872]

I will be doing a video on this soon! Stay tuned

[@machineman6498]

So was the sonic welder set to high and welding the joint or was the pressure cracking something? Cause, you know, I need to know this....

[@spectorcreative1872]

I wish I had more details! I just know it was not calibrated right

[@GarbenTheBerserker]

It'd be really neat if Serpentine King Hsss had two entwined snake tails for each leg, but its probably too expensive to mold I suppose?

[@spectorcreative1872]

Potentially

[@HorribleHomeVideo]

Please explain the shoulder swap. I listened 3 times and no clue what you mean. Where the shoulders on wrong sides and if so what did it do if it was missed by everyone initially

[@spectorcreative1872]

Yes, the left was on the right and the right on the left. All it did was look "odd" if you looked VERY careful at the details. 85% of people would miss this. It is not that noticeable and does not change how the toys works or moves

[@robd1329]

...i also till this day never even noticed that the shoulders are on wrong. My king hiss looks fine to me and my Classics figures are rarely ever touched

[@stephenhornyak1186]

Hey Scott. Thanks for the explanations much appreciated! I have a bunch of MOTU Classics with a whitish film all over their legs arms and torso. It looks like it may be something leaching from the plastic. Any insight into what it could be? I can send you pics if its something you haven't seen yet. Thanks again!

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Are they carded or loose? Either way, I've read somewhere that there's a way to fix that.

[@stephenhornyak1186]

My figures are all carded.

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

@@stephenhornyak1186 I think I read somewhere that putting the carded figures in sunlight for a couple of hours helps the "dust" dissipate, but you'd be better off browsing forums and asking Mint-On-Card collectors for more information. I'm an Opener, and don't deal with the MOC side of the hobby too much, but I remember reading about this somewhere, and I hope this helps get you pointed in the right direction to be of help.

[@stephenhornyak1186]

Awesome I'll give it a try. Webstor is really bad. He went from dark blue to ghost white. I have a carded vintage Webstor and he looks way better than the new one and he's 30 years older. Lol

[@stephenhornyak1186]

So I found about a dozen that have turned white but the funny thing is that its only their appendages. Their torsos don't change color. Maybe Scott can confirm but I suspect the torso is a different type of plastic. I put them out in the sun and 45 min later they are back to normal. I curious how long this will keep the white dusting away

[@ivane5110]

As a kid I always wanted the plastic under the paint to be red, so it at least would just look like battle wounds (but I can just imagine the PTA going after that, lol)

[@spectorcreative1872]

Likely not. Blood and toys don't really mix well together (for the most part)

[@favoritemustard3542]

HowEver - grand idea! 🏹💪💉👂💉🦵🗡

[@kingkahn11]

What about the downsizing of castle gray skull.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Maintaining costs.

[@gaelicwarrior5064]

The recession hit Eternia especially hard.

[@philludwigsen1069]

Scott, can you explain why Robotos self destruct? The figures just explode on their own or crack from the chest. Myself and many other suffered this problem.

[@aximusprime]

17:40. Same reason as the Goddess's exploding crotch, sonic welding issue.

[@spectorcreative1872]

I honestly wish I knew.

[@MonkeyBone316v1]

I'm glad the line didn't have many "action features." I always thought they hindered the toy, even as a child. The twisting waist was fine and stuff like that but, compared to the TMNT line, the TMNT line had just way too many figures with gimmicky action features.

[@spectorcreative1872]

And the cost that would have added!

[@cable30]

Guessing if ever adding action to a figure that it just made it more tedious to make any. cause idk if they had action to a toy back when classic first came out any but added action years later i guess to get more sales cause figure can do more stuff any and not just stand there and try look good or pretty so to speak lol.

[@AudioAndroid]

It's ok man you guys and gals could of shipped us a empty blister pack and called the character "Envisible" and we wouldn't of gotten mad. You all did a great job giving us Vintage Humans something to smile about again and we all thank everyone who help give us this amazing line.

[@spectorcreative1872]

We did that with the Legion of Super Heroes 12 pack! kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYiWpXd4q7d1eaM

[@AudioAndroid]

@@spectorcreative1872 LOL! The Invisible Kid that's AWESOME! I had no idea you guys did that and Wonder Woman's Invisible Jet looked really cool to but the Invisible Kid is the best, that's the type of marketing that draws a collector in simply amazing. Its good to know that some of the crazy things I think of have been done and done with great and careful planning I would of laughed for days getting that set in. Again thanks for the comment response it's really cool to have a chat with someone who was part of a Team that had a direct impact in the MASTERS of the UNIVERSE toyline and the Action Figure Industry you have my Dream Job and I know I've said it before and I will say it again thanks for the time and effort you and your team put into the making and the creativity behind the CLASSIC figures line you guys are the main reason I can go to WAL-MART with my nephew in the year 2020 and buy MASTERS of the UNIVERSE Figures with him just like my parents did with me. If you ever need a new idea hit me up I have plenty and this one is for free from me. MASTERS OF THE COSMOS The GODS of the MASTERS of the UNIVERSE "May the Power of Grayskull be with us all"

[@favoritemustard3542]

@@AudioAndroid King HISS hangin out w/Megatron. King Grayskull chillin w/Sgt Slaughter... wait, you did say MISCosmos... right?

[@AudioAndroid]

@@favoritemustard3542 Greatest Beauty Pageant Ever Conceived

[@benflay6038]

Another good video .bow was huge as a figure .now why did you wait until oo la for the classic head surely should of been there day 1

[@spectorcreative1872]

If I recall, the Horsemen wanted to do an "ideal" head for Heman for his Classic release, doing the vintage head was a cool refresh in time.

[@benflay6038]

@@spectorcreative1872 I liked it tho never owned

[@titronox]

I sacrificed my 1.0 She-ra's waist to replace the Goddess's waits and crotch so I could have a sound standing Green Goddess; as I didn't know there was a breakage issue before I took it out of the blister... well, it took very long years to make up myi mind, but I finally did it and it's not the best look if she is stared at with inspection, but she's standing right now!

[@spectorcreative1872]

Nice solution

[@SxSxG666]

Why does some plastic, mostly the more squishy material the heads were made of smell of vanilla?

[@spectorcreative1872]

It is made of ABS which can have that scent naturally.

[@grimlock1471]

15:16 Be honest, @spectorcreative1872. Is there any figure you DIDN'T want to include?

[@oldemceemoney1651]

I have a feeling the same people that sent you death threats and screamed about a tiny detail being wrong are the same ones that are doing the same thing about Revelations.

[@spectorcreative1872]

It is a tapestry of fans indeed

[@hannibalking6366]

I just started collecting this series lol trust me I know... 😂. But! It's good to know these things considering most of these figs are $100 plus lol and is there fixes to these figs? Like if I bought one today is it a toss up on what I get? And is one worth more than the other? And now there's issues with the Origins... 😂 is there a line of MOTU besides the original that is not botched?

[@spectorcreative1872]

I don't think any toy line is every going to be 100% perfect. The original line had issues too.

[@hannibalking6366]

@@spectorcreative1872 The 2000x series was incredible but it had no audience with children unfortunately. And the original line is creative and basically why we're still in conversation lol but that's it. I guess it comes down to brands and companies cause Marvel can do it while DC chooses not to?? Lol and others like MOTU and lesser marketable brands struggle to get stuff out to collectors. Basically just sour cause MOTU isn't as big as Marvel 😂

[@RetroActionUK]

@@spectorcreative1872 the biggest one is certainly (and this is across pretty much 98% of the line) the rubber connected leg joints!

[@ericpurnomo8173]

full black figure would be awesome

[@spectorcreative1872]

Like no deco at all?

[@janadathomas5338]

I wish they could have finished the NA toy line.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Me too. And the POP variants.

[@RhodesTimmy]

Why did it seem that the last few POP figures were rushed, example Perfuma. The flower gun?

[@spectorcreative1872]

It may have been do to different designer taking over. Each designer (Bill, Terry &c...) had their own approach.

[@RhodesTimmy]

@@spectorcreative1872 it really git screwed up when you left. I admired you. And I know you caught alot of grief from fans. I know you fought for us. Wish you would go back. lol Did you see Super7 cheap attempt at She-ra makes me sad. Was there ever any talk about doing Crystal Falls or the Crystal Castle or whispering wood stands?

[@RetroActionUK]

There were certainly problems in the Masters Of The Universe toyline as well, and that is (this was across 98% of the line) the rubber connected leg joints! Plus King Hiss makes the list twice? Oh he certainly is one of the issues of the original line being that the designers were not pleased with the detachable armour problem. That is hilarious how both times King Hsss was released he was a problem! And as said above he was one of the main design issues in the original Masters Of The Universe too! What curse is with the Snakemen?

[@spectorcreative1872]

Every line has some

[@mikeyjhilli]

The issue, the controversy, about Stinkor's forearms.

[@spectorcreative1872]

I'll get to this when we do the Stinkor video

[@mikeyjhilli]

Just now seeing. What about the Stinkor/Mer-Man/Beastman issue? 4 Horsemen beastman's mold to make stinkor (instead of mer-man's) because stinkor is animal (like) like beastman. I believe I'm remembering that correctly.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Not every figure was the same. And sometimes design had their own take. Especially when different designers took over

[@gregg9672]

Lord why on earth was there not a 200x Sorceress variant? Queen Grayskull doesnt count.

[@spectorcreative1872]

I, I will get to that shortly in the Sorceress video.

[@gregg9672]

@@spectorcreative1872 Thank you cant wait. Nice vids

[@aodhablackheart]

Coming here as a Transformers fan... we have these sorts of things all the time and nobody shits the bed over it.

[@spectorcreative1872]

I have found of all the brands I have worked on, MOTU fans can be, well, the most passionate would be a way to put it. Although Ghostbuster fans did complain when we sent them a free Slimer figure.

[@favoritemustard3542]

@@spectorcreative1872 OH tHe YuGe MaNATeƏ!¡!

[@masterscollectoro.5369]

Scott you forgot Stinkor he have also issues with Wrong Arms and Paint !!

[@spectorcreative1872]

Well, that was actually a direct choice. More on that later

[@devastated_studios]

I didnt find any of these issues nearly as annoying as Rio Blast's vest. The fact that Rio Blas ALWAYS had an open chest flap R U I N E D the figure for me.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Can't please everyone!

[@gobucs3146]

I’m still not seeing how the shoulders were swapped.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Yeah it isn't obvious at first (which is a VERY good thing). Look at the detail in the way the tech details flow or Google it

[@nicholasdickens2801]

Usually lack of time and - mistakes happen. It’s ok. :)

[@spectorcreative1872]

They truly do

[@knightwolfpro4494]

Frosta - Designers: The white would make her look cheap. The fans: The grey makes her look dirty and cheap. lol. I was one of the people who complained about her figure TBH. Out of the She-Ra characters She was my favorite. Was that also the reason the one Sorceress figure came with a grey Zoir instead of a while one to match her costume?

[@spectorcreative1872]

It was a tough call for Bill and the design team

[@darkwoods1954]

Body parts not cast in the color they are supposed to be but then painted over always look a bit cheap.

[@spectorcreative1872]

I agree.

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Great video again! Thank you! To be honest, I never really noticed the Roboto shoulders or any of the other swapped parts until people pointed them out. Also, if anyone with a Shapeways store is out there, reading this: a segmented grey plastic trunk for MOTUC Snout Spout, with ball-and-socket joints for every segment would be killer. HINT, HINT. ;)

[@spectorcreative1872]

Shapeways is more of a prototyping 3D printer company, not as much a one off. But they can do it all!

[@darthwilly6]

so the thing with Bow was a good choise, but the reason(law) is of course silly.

[@spectorcreative1872]

If I controlled the laws I would! But I don't.... ;-)

[@front2423]

Spikor blinky eyes!

[@spectorcreative1872]

Not familiar with that one. Spikor had bad eyes?

[@front2423]

@@spectorcreative1872 some spikors have crooked eyes, by the way recently I was able to buy fisto, beast man and panthor are fabulous. Mattel should call you, you did a great job

[@jaxkills4cash832]

The gear wars was just about gears you know

[@spectorcreative1872]

All gears are.

[@GladDestronger]

well it seems these mistakes are happening more and more often. maybe if those in charge of QC did their damn jobs in the first place we wouldn't have them. takara/tomy is really guilty of it lately.

[@spectorcreative1872]

I only wish their was a magic solution.

[@SupremeCommanderBaiser]

Try to keep the figures below 30$... I soooo want to have 1 anti He-Man. He sells ar 400€ now. F... that :(

[@spectorcreative1872]

I suppose starting as the villain in a recent comic series made his popularity rise!

[@RustyShock]

I don't think that Beau at all counts as a mistake. If anything, it was an innovative and cost effective solution for providing the character with a working bow and arrow. It would just be up to the collector to implement it.

[@spectorcreative1872]

True. Good point

[@eric4636]

I have a question, is the Tytus bio continuity was later fixed right?

[@WhateverHappenedToFun]

I keep watchin' all your past videos and I wanted to say somethin' only at the end of this "watchin' the re-runs" but I have to say somethin' about this video. I hate to say this because with every video my respect toward you is goin' up and up, and I'm every time so thankful. But as a long time fan and subscriber since 2011 I have to be sincere: the Black Plastic Morbo (as I called it back in 2013) was a moronic mistake. I can understand if somebody want to try this on statues but not on action figures and we already had problems with painted-over parts, so I can't understand how it was considered feasible. All these figures are ruined, even the ones that are still mint on card. As much we knew and appreciated that you tried to climb every mountain to keep the price down, the fans were just insulted when the Black Plastic Morbo was presented as a design choice to make the colors different and not as a cost-saving measure. It's like burnin' the entire house to disguise the fact that you burned down the couch, not every subscriber was happy to be treated like that. The other 9 mistakes, and other that happened in the line (I have a long list), are just "usual" mistakes, you can learn to live with them, for example the reversed shoulders, yes they are reversed but once it's on the shelf isn't hurtin' your eyes or, another example, you can use superglue on the Goddess, and so on... is it annoyin'? Yes and yes they are mistakes but, in someway, you can live with these mistakes, the figure aren't so blatantly visually ruined. With the Black Plastic Morbo it's totally different, the figures are chipped and ruined. Thank you again for your time, for your videos and for this wonderful and epic MOTU line that will go in history as the best one after the vintage.

[@spectorcreative1872]

The Black Plastic base color was something that engineering did to try and save on cost WITHOUT TELLING ME and I was not happy to only learn about it after the fact. I get that they were trying to find ways to save money, but I was really not happy this was done without consulting the brand manager first!@

[@WhateverHappenedToFun]

@@spectorcreative1872 That's REALLY IMPORTANT! I want to underline that, again, it wasn't your fault at all (as I suspected). That's a piece that will go in my 2013 retrospective. Thank you for your PRECIOUS answer! I bow again in front of your great work!

[@TheCryptoKeeper]

if their hair is supposed to be orange then just make it orange. Bow. Faker. etc.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Well, at least he got Orange hair later on

[@leadingauctions8440]

I do not understand what was wrong with the shoulders???

[@spectorcreative1872]

Some of the figures had the left and right should reversed. But it is not obvious unless you REALLY look.

[@leadingauctions8440]

@@spectorcreative1872 Thank you.

[@MrMark-hm9lk]

Loved the line but I only ended up buying 4. Reason being too expensive and a lot of times you had to be there online waiting or the figure would sale out, or u had to get a stupid subscription that committed you to spending lots of money and buying lots of figures u may not really be interested in.

[@spectorcreative1872]

It was a hard line to produce. Especially as at the time Mattel was not really set up for this type of thing.

[@MrMark-hm9lk]

@@spectorcreative1872 hard line but the best line. Hands down classics is king

[@kalajel]

Toy bows must have arrows molded into the bow. Meanwhile, spring-loaded and push missile launchers...

[@spectorcreative1872]

I know. Many things don't exactly make sense.

[@martin_E79]

Hey Scott! Do you know why mold spots appear on the vintage MOTU figures? They are very common on figures like Clamp Champ and King Randor. Thank you for all the great videos!

[@spectorcreative1872]

Plastic does waste away over time. A lot of items, especially from the 70's and 80's wasn't exactly made to last forever.

[@martin_E79]

@@spectorcreative1872 But why just these two figures? Must have been something with their specific plastic...? Thanks for your answer.

[@TypicalTonk]

Why the shitty plastic on Roboto’s chest. Every figure cracked.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Temperature changes

[@aiwaloki]

You did a great job for the line, but I still upset about the intial Horde Troopers. Lol..

[@spectorcreative1872]

I know. And a good example of not begin able to make EVERY thing work! A lot of love did go into this.

[@janadathomas5338]

So they could keep cost down, so sellers go on eBay & price gouge. Selling figures at 200-300 dollar range. This is very disgraceful for people who really love the franchise

[@spectorcreative1872]

Not really the intent, no

[@Razzerian]

I love my Roboto, I really don’t understand why people make such a fuss about his shoulders. It’s barely noticeable.

[@Rocket1377]

The sculpt was changed from what was intended. It's not just Roboto either. Stinkor, King Hiss, Intergalactic Skeletor, the original 2008 He-Man, and King Grayskull....there are numerous figures with this issue. Once I noticed it, I can't unsee it. The anatomy is just wrong.

[@dannycruz5446]

Motu fans are never happy

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

It's a slight irritation that these figures came misassembled, but as you say, it's barely noticeable. Some people just love to make mountains out of molehills.

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

@@dannycruz5446 Same could be said of any fandom, mate. TransFormers had "Trukk vs. Munky," "Star Wars" had the the whole Old Fans vs. New Fans schism with the Disney movies, "Doctor Who" got increasingly divisive over the last few years. Being a fan of ANYTHING online these days can make you end up miserable, if you pay too much attention to all the palaver.

[@AintNobodyAtAll]

@@dannycruz5446 I'm not involved with too many online fandom communities, but I have been in the MOTU community for years. And man, do we thrive on being miserable. Eventually, many of the fun members have stopped participating in the community, leaving only the miserable nit-pickers around. It's a great property, and there are great fans, but it's dang hard to find them.

[@superjoe7]

Shout out to Pixel Dan Yay!

[@spectorcreative1872]

Always gets a shout out!

[@themanaiacalgamer8451]

Comparing Scott's mistakes to Super 7's is like comparing a common cold with the Covid19...

[@themanaiacalgamer8451]

I am sure those who complained about Scott's mistakes and were maybe even happy he left deeply regretted their way of thinking when they got the first figures from S7!

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

@@themanaiacalgamer8451 Nope. A mistake is a mistake, no matter who made it. I have equal fondness for my MattyCollector and Super7 offerings. Besides, a lot of these mistakes were ridiculously easy to fix, from both manufacturers.

[@spectorcreative1872]

What would you say are the "big" mistakes Super 7 has made? I am just curious. ;-)

[@themanaiacalgamer8451]

@@spectorcreative1872 Were do I start? 1. Unintelligent use of tooling. They made 100% unique sculpts for figures like Triklops or Man-E-Faces that could have used a lot of shared parts driving costs up and the viability of the line. 2. Related to (1). They doubled the cost of Filmation figures when they could have kept it down for such simple sculpts lacking detail and paint. 3. They shipped Stridor WITHOUT A SHIPPING BOX causing many collectors to receive the figure trashed. A nightmare for MIB collectors. 4. Wrong height for Teela and Sorceress which they say is due to the prototypes legs being broken during shipping. And they didn't seem to notice (a defect which is like 100x more obvious than Roboto's swapped shoulder circuit details that only one person on Earth could notice). 5. Using plastic that breaks easily (Many figures arrived with broken legs and arms). 6. All Power Con Exclusives from 2017 having loose joints (you have Stratos abs shake just by holding him in the hand). 7. Shiny plastic all over the place. 8. Teela's face. ENOUGH SAID. 9. She-Ra. Oh my poor She-Ra. 10. The Sorceress' face. 11. Stuck Triklops visors. 12. Wrong wrist articulation on He-Man. I can go on but I am about to cry. NO SORRY. We were much better off with Scott. I admit I used to complain during the Matty era too but you only know the value of something or someone when you lose them. :(

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

@@spectorcreative1872 For me, it was non-removable armour, unswappable heads, and overly-wide hips. I did have a problem with CG Teela's hips being frozen, but I accidentally dropped her on the kitchen floor from a height of about four feet, and that seemed to free them up. (Not a recommended tip to fix her, though.)

[@vengeance1701]

Kinda makes me sad hearing how much you guys had to go through for these figures. He-Man was so big when I was a kid, and then I hear you were writing this stuff on your off time. Not a priority anymore:(

[@spectorcreative1872]

For the love of toys!

[@thehomeofthegamers4586]

So all excuses! Nice!

[@spectorcreative1872]

Exactly.

[@AntiDecepticonCampaign]

I know it's not cool but, if you take the powers of apocalypse from X-Men 90s cartoon, mix with jafar from Aladdin(ending sorcerer) with a bit of dracula... That's how i picture king Hiss. Swap out the bat stuff for snakes. But the range of capability i feel would add to the original design and allow for cross play expansion. Especially if you consider him being able to see through the eyes of lesser snakes and what not. So he could come with a bucket of snakes, and a hydra like snake head. A full on giant snake with his human face hidden inside the mouth! Project out like alien! Creepy.

[@AntiDecepticonCampaign]

Aparently the bug has bitten me. Don't know if im just rambling fanboy. If i don't know I probs am.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Most toys and characters actually are an amalgam of others. Nothing is original. Even the Aeneid is just a rip off of Homer

[@janadathomas5338]

Why did some classics had action features & some didn't. Let's say Mosquitor could have been done better. Utilizing the clear Roboto body with the black body armor having the horde insignia & the blood tanks.

[@spectorcreative1872]

That would have required a lot of tooling for the action feature. It wasn't as easy as that

[@kaioken654]

At least you're not a bunch of bullshiters like Neca! And Do you know of any videos that show the making of a toy like this from start to finish? I've looked around but couldn't really find any good videos.

[@spectorcreative1872]

I try to just get the facts out there

[@aodhablackheart]

Why are you overcomplicating this with all these unnecessary pictures?

[@spectorcreative1872]

To overcomplicate things.

[@nocaster5120]

I hate my only human royal guard has your face

[@spectorcreative1872]

Well that is why he comes with a facemask!

[@deadbeatdynamo]

I love hearing the background stories on this stuff, but the visual padding is murder. Holding on a napkin with words written on it, or a small child wearing an elephant nose dilutes your work -- longer shots of what you're talking about, or perhaps some live footage of you speaking as "bumpers" would be much more effective. That's the stuff folks are here for. Decent effort.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Thanks. This was one of my "earlier" videos and I hope things have improved by now. I had a lot of learning to get through. But I do VERY much appreciate the feedback. Thank you. Always trying to improve

[@CatraDhtem]

Jesus, you're allowed to edit and re-record narration before publishing. It's not cute.

[@spectorcreative1872]

I have in some cases. Appreciate the feedback

[@devilprooftiger]

Cheapskates, this is propaganda.

[@spectorcreative1872]

But really great propoganda!

[@devilprooftiger]

BS

[@spectorcreative1872]

SB

[@idhcustomtoys]

Let's be honest. Practically every figure had an issue. When all is said and done, you, Scott, were just in over your head. The fact that you are still trying to justify things and in your explanations you still haven't changed your attitude after all these years proves that you simply were not up to the job. I am not hating, just being realistic. Everything great about this toy line was from everybody else apart from you. If anything, you held the line back. I love this line so much, it genuinely pained me watching you shoehorn yourself into every aspect of it. Instead of honouring the brand, you used it as a tool for self promotion and narcissism. These videos prove you still are. Shame on you.

[@spectorcreative1872]

I think it is less justify things rather as much as trying to offer explanations and logic as best I can.