ARCHIVE FOR August-September 2001
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Updates for 10-03
Want information about N2 toys?. Then check out this exclusive interview our friend Randy from Action Figure Times scored from N2 Toys President Ron Hayes..... Randy from Action Figure Times scored from N2 Toys President Ron Hayes..... This week, Randy(of ASK RANDY) spoke with N2 Toys President Ron Hayes about the status of current and upcoming toys. Here’s what he got: MAD MAX: Series 2 figures are now scheduled for late 2001/early 2002. Series 3 figures are under consideration, depending on "how far we can expand the line." The V-8 Interceptor has been pushed to Spring 2001; the Gyro Copter is on hold for the moment. 12" figures are now due late 2001, due to new tooling for Wez’s body. Slot Racing game is dead; no retailer interest. GLADIATOR: While Universal had no problem with the license, it seems some of the movie's producers have delivered the final killing blow to Gladiator figures. According to Ron Hayes: "There are no figures. No one has a deal. No one will be doing it." THE FIFTH ELEMENT: N2 Toys is moving ahead with plans for 3 waves to possibly include Ruby Rhod, the Diva and Leeloo in "Bandage" outfit. There are some problems due to "unclear likeness rights" for a "particular character" that should be taken care of by the end of September. HARDENED 2: While the license for Bullitt has been finished up, negotiations are wrapping up for The Professional and Desperado(though Ron did hint that this might be a bigger deal), with Taxi Driver is still being negotiated. MATRIX: Due to the Wachowski Brothers and Joel Silver being tied up making The Matrix 2 & 3, there was delay in the approval process for the third series of figures. But expect Series 3 Matrix figures by early Summer 2002. BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA: The lineup is shaping up and "looking good" for Spring/Summer 2002. Series 2 is likely to include Gracie Law and Lo Pan in wheelchair. THE TICK: Due to the response to the up-coming Fox Series, there’s bee "lots of interest in this line." Expect the Series 1 figures in late 2001. KISS OF THE DRAGON: Right now, N2 Toys is "gauging interest in doing a full line" of figure from this movie. SON OF THE BEACH: The figures are "shipping out right now." Series 2 figures are planned for 2002. Last Words from Ron Hayes: "N2 Toys is expanding and every assortment is an improvement on the last. Were looking to offer good, quality products with good value for the collectors of the world." AFT thanks Ron for taking time out to answer Randy’s questions personally. Thanks again to
Randy and Action Figure Times. -Badism Updates for 9-20 In an effort to expand and catch up on our coverage of things, we have finally built a section for Sideshow Toys' great line of Universal Monster figures. We start it off with some digital shots sent by one of our regular readers, Madman Shepherd, long long ago. Click Here to check em out. So far we only have the first 2 series, so if you would like to see more, or have a line you would like to see covered, please let us know by E-mailing us. Updates for 9-18 We have finally received the rest of Series 4 today as well as the 18 inch figures, all of which I must say look great. If you haven't previously planned on buying the 18 inch figures, think again. To check out all the scans CLICK HERE. Metallica figures are also in stores now, all of which look excellent! James is of course the best looking sculpt, but they are all dead on. Jason's Mowhawk is about twice as big as I thought, but it is a great looking figure, they all are. Look for them on Card now, or for the boxed set in a few weeks. And if anyone from Napster is reading, now is the time to get creative and make some stickers to customize the bands shirts and instruments. There is something poetic about having a Lars figure with a Napster Drum Kit. Go the extra mile by making banners and a Backdrop for the Napster tour! But I digress Anime Series 2 and NFL Series 1 are also hitting stores as well. -Russ 37 Updates for 9-15 After waiting all this week, I finally set out to hunt down Series 4 and was successful. I picked up these 3 and now have all the scans up on the page, We also have some Candyman scans provided by Myersfan 31. You can check em out by visiting the figures section or by CLICKING HERE. We will have scans of the full line, except Jaws, around Monday or Tuesday when the stores finally get caught up with their shipments. -Russ 37 Updates for 9-11 As most of you know, and to many people’s horror, an unimaginable attack on America happened this morning. Two high jacked commercial planes collided with each of the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. If that isn’t horrible enough, two more overtaken airplanes crashed, one into the pentagon, and one into a field in PA. The World Trade Center towers collapsed soon after the planes collided with them. At this time, on a normal working day, estimates say 50,000 people would be working in both of the buildings. Thousands are expected to have died, along with hundreds of rescue workers trying to help, and the hundreds of people held prisoner on the airplanes. The MM.net staff’s prayers are with the families of the victims and any potential survivors. For more information, turn on CNN and if you feel the need, discuss it with us on our message board. It’s a sad day, indeed. –Rassputin Updates for 9-10 KB2126 was kind enough to scan up some pics of the Maniacs he got in the mail today. We have carded scans of all the regular series figures and the scans can be found in the Series 4 section which you can visit by CLICKING HERE. -Russ 37 Updates for 9-8 Spawn Board Member
Plastic Addict managed to get his hands on The
T-800 and the
T-1000. Take a look at the pictures he took by clicking here. -Badism, Updates for 9-7 Originally this update was to tell you that the release date for Series 4 of the Movie Maniacs was pushed UP to September 9th. Now while that is on a Sunday, you would do better to start your searches on Monday and throughout next week. You can however, feel free to go ahead and start looking, because a couple of loyal readers have already started reporting that they are out and have been purchased. One such source is our good friend Randy of Ask Randy at Action Figure Times. He has managed to get his hands on The 18 inch Maniacs and the Jaws Boxed set and has Pics up on the site. Click here to view them. Mike 20 has 4 of the Maniacs at Forbidden Planet in the UK and has sent us some quick shots of them. CLICK HERE to check them out. As soon as we get our sets, we will have scans. So keep checking back with us because Movie Maniacs Month has most Definitely begun! MOVIE MANIACS SERIES 4 PREVIEW Updates for 8-29 We finally have the Resident Evil Section up with scans of the main figures of the new line from Palisades Toys . We have also learned that the EB exclusive is not just that he is opened mouthed. He also has a bendy Tentacle coming from his right palm and a Black Bazooka instead of the Normal Green one. CLICK HERE to check them out. Labor Day Weekend is a Huge weekend for Moviegoing, and I am proud to say, the freshest Horror film to come around in a while, took the number 1 spot. Despite much criticism of the title (See the flick and it makes Sense), it obviously didn't phase moviegoers. If you hang around the Boards, you know that the majority of us have liked not only the film, but The Creeper as well, and are proud to push for him to join the Movie Maniacs line in as many forms as he likes, (as long as they're from the film). To Check out the Website CLICK HERE. Well, during our visit to the annual Atlanta, GA Comic/Sci-Fi Convention, we had more disappointments than surprises. The highlight was Lucasfilm's Steve Sansweet presenting exclusive Episode 2 Footage and Behind the scenes interviews to attendees, and after watching it I can say that I am once again pumped for the film! There are some great things going on and the Characters Costumes and fight scenes look AMAZING!!! We found that Alice Cooper was not doing any official signings at the show, we couldn't locate the Boogeymen Booth, UPN was promoting Star Trek instead of Buffy, Miramax only had Iron Monkey stuff, and nary a Horror Actor was to be found. Sideshow Toys did represent and had some amazing prototypes and figures on display, but unfortunately no Army of Darkness yet. We did manage to catch the GREAT looking Life Size Tiffany Doll stuck in the corner, and a GREAT looking Universal Wolfman, that looks to be the second in the XL series. Click the Thumbs above to check em out. We will have a further report soon, but let's hope that the folks at Dragon Con will focus more on Horror in the future. |
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