Let's talk about the new Retro announcements and Skeleton Crew!

[@chewchillathewookiee3515]

When something sells out, like the set with Mon Mothma and Yakface, they need to MAKE MORE! A lot of people missed it. Me, I'm "a lot of people".

[@JamesEzell]

I couldn't agree more. My order for this box set was canceled by the mouse. I want all 96 of the original figures but exspecially the last 17.

[@LeftCoastGraphics]

Long live Retros! Awesome reveal today5 all NEW figs!!

[@LeftCoastGraphics]

Skeleton Crew is getting the 'World of Action Heroes' treatment at 4 inches, so I do not think we are getting Skely Crew Retros.

[@dccinematicarts]

SO excited to hear you'll be weaving your magic with some Bladerunner figures. Cannot wait to print them! Thanks for sharing your passion and artistry!

[@branmichael]

I love the announced retro collection figures! This is what I want right now.

[@albo9246]

NO WAY!!! I've bought figures from you!!! I had no clue you had a channel!

[@funkymaclunkey]

Welcome! And thanks for your orders! :)

[@JimboFettsToyTomb]

Super pumped about the upcoming Retro series figures!!! Hopefully, Hasbro will lean in on this approach for the line….figures we never got back in the day.

[@funkymaclunkey]

100%

[@JamesEzell]

I would love The Black hole figures. Just throwing it out there lol

[@MrNorthNJ]

Agreed. This is what Hasbro should do with the Retro collection. There are plenty of characters from the OG trilogy that never got figures. They could even do variants with some of the originals (like Greedo) to be closer to the film version. Most importantly, they need to make the individual figures available and not have the boxed set be the only option.

[@ThereBeToys]

OMG Barbara looks great!! Can't wait to see all the Beetlejuice figures.

[@funkymaclunkey]

Thank you! I like how Barbara turned out, and I've got at least 3 more in the pipeline...maybe a fourth if I have time!

[@TimboToys]

Love the retro collection pipeline figs! I do hope they release them individually too. Great video.

[@pestopizza2001]

Yes to Blade Runner, I was thinking about this yesterday.

[@danghile6136]

Geat vid dude - totally agree with you regarding Skeleton Crew. My kids are loving it, which only makes me love it more. The new retro set is super exciting - can't wait for those. Id love it if theyd sell these like that recent Sabine/Chopper set on Pulse - indivdual figs, but with a made to order window with no limit on orders. just let folks order as much as they want with no fear of scalping!

[@georgegrounidis7150]

Retro ANDOR , Retro Heir to the Empire !!!

[@rictor]

It’s about time. How many years now? 45 years? Official Sandtrooper? Han stormtrooper? Rebel Fleet Trooper? Dr. Evazan? Accurate Walrus Man? Finally

[@funkymaclunkey]

Right?!?! I mean it was always crazy to me that as kids we couldn't recreate a few of the first film's most iconic scenes because those key characters were missing!

[@P3SS3SSOd]

Great news on the Blade Runner line, Mr Maclunkey! As someone who's customised the hell out of a 3rd party Deckard to finally make peace with having a reference representation of him in my collection I'm super excited to fill out the cast in 3 3/4". Million dollar question: Are you going to give them bended knees (a'la Kenner Raiders figures of the time)? And also, are you going to include variations that one can add softgoods to? ... That said the classic Kenner vinly cape could be shaped into a Deckard collar pretty easily! Options would be great, if that's a possibility. If you're looking for reference material I highly advise looking up the Dark Toys Rick figure thread on CollectorFreaks. A tonne of research in there was compiled for Deckard's wardrobe and accessories all in the one thread.

[@funkymaclunkey]

Thanks for the suggestion of that CollectorFreaks thread - lots of good info in there! I have been debating the "hard-sculpt" vs "soft goods" issue but I think the solution is to just offer both options. We'll see how the sculpting goes! As for knees, I don't plan to make them bend. Not because I wouldn't LIKE to, but because most people will be printing these in resin and frankly it's just too brittle to be able to reliably do bendable joints without rivets. And most people would rather not deal with that so far as I can tell!

[@P3SS3SSOd]

@@funkymaclunkey Ahh excellent, yeah, that's why I was wondering about the knees. Not a lot of sitting requirements for many of the characters anyway. I really love the idea of options for sculpted and then the opportunity to add your own coats. Thanks so much for that. I have the ReAction Kyle Reese that I bought for the softgoods coat that I was going to hack into a Deckard but never got that far.. that coat could still come in useful now with a dye job and new collar. Best of luck on the journey!! Really looking forward to seeing these develop and If I can help in any way please reach out!

[@chevelleyvidal8049]

I will definitely pick up one set of these if it's a multipack. However, if they also make the rebel fleet trooper and sandtrooper as singles, I will buy a 6 pack and at least 10 more sandtroopers and 6 Rebel Fleet Troopers.

[@funkymaclunkey]

Right?!

[@jeditempletoys6073]

The walrusman has been announced as a straight re-release

[@funkymaclunkey]

BOOOOOOO that's a bummer!

[@jeditempletoys6073]

@@funkymaclunkeysorry to be the bearer of bad news! Keep up the great work on the cool figures, man I have several of them in my collection and I love them

[@RobertRodman-e8f]

Have you considered a Captain Eo figure in the retro style since Skeleton Crew gave a nod to Fuzzball?

[@funkymaclunkey]

Funny you should mention that, because I designed an entire series of Captain EO figures and will be putting them up for sale in January. My pal and collaborator on the project Josh Izzo has pictures of them all fully painted here: instagram.com/p/DDZs450v1lV/?img_index=8

[@tjsinva]

Appreciate your treatment of the "Not Star Wars" whining. Makes me crazy. 🙄 They kill any possibility of enjoying the production. Carry on.

[@funkymaclunkey]

Right? I mean I'm definitely not saying that everyone has to pretend to like things they don't - but just let people enjoy the things they enjoy and move on if you don't like it!

[@futuramayeah]

funky, on your etsy page the figures look all grey , but i saw colored ones on victorias cantina, do you color them before you ship them?

[@funkymaclunkey]

I usually don't sell fully-painted figures - I sell 3d-printed figure kits that you paint for yourself. The Captain EO figures you saw on Victoria's were sculpted and printed by me, but painted by Josh Izzo. When I sell my unpainted figures, there are a handful of dudes out there who will paint them for customers for an additional charge.

[@futuramayeah]

@@funkymaclunkey if i order them at your etsy page can i request that you have them painted by them before you ship them? i am not on instagram, so it might be easier for you to communicate with the painters

[@deathbourne4168]

Where did you get those cases you used for the Droid cartoon figures?

[@funkymaclunkey]

They're baseball bat display cases from Michaels! They come with some mounting pieces on the inside that are meant for bats, but once you remove those and add some LED lights...they look great for displaying figures. Here they are, currently on sale too: www.michaels.com/product/baseball-bat-display-case-by-studio-decor-10174362

[@JustMe-tm5dc]

Interesting it's going to be what impact these Hasbro figures have on already existing Custom figures and comparing them with each other. Stan Solo Rebel Fleet Soldier is going to be very hard to top. Unless Hasbro makes a removable Helmet one, I see little chance Hasbro making a better one. Stormtrooper Han should be easily obsolete, since it's literally the same sculpt of Luke Stormtrooper. Procustom Yavin Luke will be obsolete ,since Procustom figures are just too expensive to compete with Hasbro 10 dollar figures. Even the sculpt isn't too unique. Sandtrooper will be interesting. Can end for either side. Next17 Dr.Evazan will be one shot KO'd, that figure is just pretty cheaply made. Wether if it's the body mold that is reused on multiple figures, or the quality of paint which is absolutely not what Kenner used, I see Hasbro impossible to release an inferior version. Interesting it will get what visions they have for Walrus Man. If they rerelease the 1977 sculpt then it's a big L for Hasbro, since it wouldn't match with Dr.Evazan at all. I would go with detachable arm and movie accurate Ponda Baba. Even the original figure isn't really hard to acquire. Nobody would shed a tear of not having a Rerelease of that figure

[@funkymaclunkey]

It will be interesting for sure, and I think a lot will depend upon how easy/difficult it is for people to get the figures they want. The Stan Solo Rebel Trooper is great but it's also $37 loose. If the Hasbro version is $13 on card, it will attract a) people who want it on a card and b) people who want a half dozen but would rather pay $78 than $222. Also consider that many collectors won't buy from SS because of his business practices. A $13 Han Stormtrooper is a great deal for most people who don't want to head-swap an expensive vintage Luke. PCF's Yavin set wasn't very well received so I'm not sure what the impact will be there. The thing about SS, PCF, and Next17 figures is that they don't have factories constantly churning out additional volume - the bulk of their sales come from when it is initially released (and pre-orders), and then they sell inventory until their stock runs out. It just means that once Next17's Evezan stock is gone, he just won't order anymore. Totally agree with you that the only reason to include Walrus Man in this set would be to make it screen-accurate, otherwise it's just filler. I'm choosing to have faith that it will be executed well...I'm being optimistic!

[@JustMe-tm5dc]

@@funkymaclunkey I said this the very first day I discovered Custom Figures. Better make an extremely good figure because if Hasbro decides to make their version, 11 dollars a figure is going to be hard to beat. I don't know about anyone else, but to me it would hurt if I had spent like 40dollars for a figure only to replace it with an 11dollar one. I've been saying all the time that The Retro Collection is nothing but an appetizer for the Vintage Collection ,that's why I don't think Hasbro will give you a way to army build any of these except of acquiring multiple sets

[@futuramayeah]

i don't like that they are doing walrus man in the retro collection he already exists as a star wars figure

[@funkymaclunkey]

Yeah, my only hope there is that it's a new version of him that's more screen-accurate