Clown 5 exclusive figure

[Meatwad]

Kinda seems like mcfarlane is hurting or desprete for sales. or maybe because they havnt had an exclusive for ever.

but just seems like they through something together real fast and said "EXCLUSIVE!"
kinda lame IMO

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

considering that they've been telling us for for months that they were going to release a special version of Clown V through the club it's hardly something they just threw together. And to be honest, as someone who knows the a decent bit about the Spawn mythos I'd have to say that this version makes a hell of a lot more sense than the one that came in Series 27 (March '05). The Clown is every bit a sick and sadistic as the way he's portrayed with his new base, accessories and paint apps. The CC fig would never have been able to be sold at the mass retailers.

A decent amount of discontent for Clown V was shown on the toy board, as was the desire for a i.007 with cover accurate paint apps. so instead rereleasing these at retail and going through that whole process they are going to release the new versions through the Spawn store.

[Lord_Odin]

what I wanna know is how hard is it to make the hanging spawn. something musta happened to that production like it all went up in a fire, so to make some money up, mcf decided to throw out any old lame exclusives.

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

what I wanna know is how hard is it to make the hanging spawn. something musta happened to that production like it all went up in a fire, so to make some money up, mcf decided to throw out any old lame exclusives.

the figures themselves are already fully packaged and sitting in the warehouse here in the US. they are waiting on the capes that were accidentally left out of production. they are going to release them complete and with the cape as a pack in. in order to get the capes made they had to stick them in at the earliest available opening in the production schedule so as to not delay anything afterwards.

methinks the time from starting production (that includes creating the molds for mass production) to arrival at warehouse is in the area of 3-4 months. then you think about how many additional lines they added this year to the catalogue. obviously they've been planning the Clown V and I.007 repaint for awhile considering that Clown will go on sale on Monday (taking that 3-4 months back is June/July) and that the other goes on sale in January meaning production on it probably started last month. that means that they went ahead of the capes in the production schedule, which is scheduled months in advance of production.

it's not like they decided a couple weeks ago that they're losing money because they didn't sell thier exclusive figure yet (which they don't break the bank over to begin with) and thus decided to throw out a couple filler excusives to make up for the major losses the incurred. these figures had to have been in the works for awhile anyway.

[Meatwad]

considering that they've been telling us for for months that they were going to release a special version of Clown V through the club it's hardly something they just threw together. And to be honest, as someone who knows the a decent bit about the Spawn mythos I'd have to say that this version makes a hell of a lot more sense than the one that came in Series 27 (March '05). The Clown is every bit a sick and sadistic as the way he's portrayed with his new base, accessories and paint apps. The CC fig would never have been able to be sold at the mass retailers.

A decent amount of discontent for Clown V was shown on the toy board, as was the desire for a i.007 with cover accurate paint apps. so instead rereleasing these at retail and going through that whole process they are going to release the new versions through the Spawn store.
maybe i read rick griggrs post wrong, but it does say "never mentioned before". so tell me how its been months in planning???

This one is short notice, but the Spawn collectors should love this one!
Series 27 exclusive Clown 5 - This will go on sale THIS COMING MONDAY, October 31st!(like I said, SHORT notice) - Limit 2 per household. This figure has never been announced. It is the Clown from Spawn series 27, but instead of standing on a pile of junk, he's standing on a dismembered body and holding the torn-off arms over his head! All fans of horror, gore, and Spawn will want this for their collection!

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

that's actually untrue. it's been known for months that some type of variation of the Clown V figure would be available as a club exclusive. I believe that came from Jon Goff on the toy board. there were no other details given.

evidence 1:
http://board.spawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=220621&highlight=clown+exclusive

evidence 2:
http://board.spawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=208815&highlight=clown+exclusive

are you telling me that we were just guessing at things over on the toy board?


additionally, "never mentioned before" has no bearing on planning, btw.

for example... I can work on a figure for 3 years and announce it's going on sale on Monday even though I've never mentioned it before. that doesn't mean I made it today to sell for tomorrow.

if you really don't understand the concept that it takes a decent bit of time to go from idea to proto to mold to mass produced item to available for retail sale then I really don't know what else to say that I haven't already said. you seem to be quite confused.

[audioslave_phreak]

i think i might wanna order one :D

[316what]

I think AoC is trying to usurp -mega as the CC Board LRoH.:p

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

he has a really cool looking hat. I want one.

[Meatwad]

I think AoC is trying to usurp -mega as the CC Board LRoH.:p
and i also think so. and he has no clue what hes talkin about

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

and i also think so. and he has no clue what hes talkin about

right, I have no idea what I'm talking about. I guess ignorance is the new black this year. you wear it well.

[bonedust]

yes, the clown CC was announced months ago. there is NO suprise at all that its coming out....its not a rush job...more of a reorganization of what order exclusives come out in what order.

if im not mistaken, and i dont think i am (my info came from a VERY good source), the hanging spawn was done and shipped and showed up with no cape. suck. so they spent some time weighing the options. sell it as is? sell is as is and include a cape but not in the package? start over? i believe the answer was 'start over', so that is why the delay is so long. id be willing to bet we MAY see a 'capeless' warehouse find CC hanging spawn in the future.

relax.

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

that's a lot of warehouse finds if true...

*bows to the all-knowing boner*

[classic]

the answer i got from a very reliable source is that the cape will just be added on to the outside of the packaging. they had to retool the cape so it would work in production so thats the big hold up

yes, the clown CC was announced months ago. there is NO suprise at all that its coming out....its not a rush job...more of a reorganization of what order exclusives come out in what order.

if im not mistaken, and i dont think i am (my info came from a VERY good source), the hanging spawn was done and shipped and showed up with no cape. suck. so they spent some time weighing the options. sell it as is? sell is as is and include a cape but not in the package? start over? i believe the answer was 'start over', so that is why the delay is so long. id be willing to bet we MAY see a 'capeless' warehouse find CC hanging spawn in the future.

relax.

[-megalithanod]

My source told me something completely different than the two previous sources mentioned.

I received informaiton that the cape is going to be an ongoing item like te stands. They have finally thought of the customers and the little people who like to wear tattered red capes.

The figure is just being held until the capes can some in, and then you can order a pack of 5 cpaes at the same time as you do the figure.

[raven112]

McFarlane should really listen to their costumers as to what the majority wants if they want their sales to go high. I mean, c'mon! Who here requested to do an exclusive version of the Clown. :rolleyes:

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

McFarlane should really listen to their costumers as to what the majority wants if they want their sales to go high. I mean, c'mon! Who here requested to do an exclusive version of the Clown. :rolleyes:

1) the board is a small sample group that makes up about 1% of thier total customer base. they listen to us 90% of the time whether we are correct or wrong. That's why we're getting the comic accurate i.007

2) there was overwhelming displeasure back in from Feb-Apr concerning the Clown V from series 27 thus the new version of Clown whose base and subject matter it involves are far closer to what Clown really is than it's predecessor's.

3) the club doesn't break bank on CC figs in the long run, therefore they really don't have a very large incentive for ulta-high sales. Besides, when you limit the number of total figures to 5k for example and already know the sunk costs and the exact number it will take to break even. I'm quite sure they'll break even. if they were trying to make a large profit off of these thing they'd sell them for $20 apiece before shipping like Wizard and NECA

4) I'm forgiving you the fact that you said "costumers" since today is Halloween

[dwaltrip]

4) I'm forgiving you the fact that you said "costumers" since today is Halloween

hehe

[316what]

I'm forgiving you the fact that you said "costumers" since today is Halloween

Whoa now college boy.:p

[-megalithanod]

Padawan is doing well - leave him be 316 ;)

[316what]

Padawan is doing well - leave him be 316 ;)

I was just being nice and reminding him it's the end of the month and time for college kids to do laundry.:p I thought maybe he could get a head start, lol.

[-megalithanod]

I wondered what that funk was!

I thought someone had already opened the Clown figure ;)

[Rick Grigg]

Actually, Avatar of Chaos seems to know what he's talking about! There are a lot of factors that go into an exclusive. And you all are right, the Clown exclusive was given a brief mention in a previous bulletin, but there were no real details. We NEVER just throw something out there as "filler", as these are planned way in advance and go into production months before they are released. The fact of the matter is, we would not be able to sell the exclusive Clown figure to the mass retailers because of the gore factor. We offer it through the Collector's Club, because most hardcore fans appreciate the blood and guts figures, while the general public and mass retailers would never go for it. I get a kick out of all the conspiracy theories some people put out there regarding the Hanging Spawn and others. They are all incorrect assumptions. The main issue with the Hanging Spawn was the cape, but since we had other exclusives in the works, which were manufactured without any problems, we went ahead and released them first.

[-megalithanod]

Actually, Avatar of Chaos seems to know what he's talking about! There are a lot of factors that go into an exclusive.

Rick - you do know realize that you will have caused AoC's head to grow exponentially with that statement, thus resulting in him not being able to leave through the forum door he came in, correct? ;) :p

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

if you thought that was bad, he also left me rep...


*gets head stuck in the forum door while exiting*

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

I was just being nice and reminding him it's the end of the month and time for college kids to do laundry.:p I thought maybe he could get a head start, lol.

haha, I did that all Saturday night while I was on duty :D

[316what]

Actually, Avatar of Chaos seems to know what he's talking about! There are a lot of factors that go into an exclusive.

Please tell me he didn't go there.:eek: I believe this may be a first. Not a mod saying someone was right, but someone....ANYONE....saying AoC knows what he's talking about, lol.;) :p

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

he went there, son. I was a baffled and mystified as you

[green_gooey]

it's gonna be a lot harder to deal with avi now.

[316what]

he went there, son. I was a baffled and mystified as you

SON?????:mad: I can see already that Avi is gonna be just like Stewie.:p

[-megalithanod]

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[Rick Grigg]

Wow! A bag of worms has been opened up! This is funny!

[-megalithanod]

Rick - you have no idea ;)

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

on a side note, I didn't care for Wendy's new Bacon Mushroom Melt and found it to not have the same effect on people that it did in the commercials.

[Mack]

on a side note, I didn't care for Wendy's new Bacon Mushroom Melt and found it to not have the same effect on people that it did in the commercials.


word :cool:

[NY56]

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Yoh this is halarious..................LMMFAO

[-megalithanod]

on a side note, I didn't care for Wendy's new Bacon Mushroom Melt and found it to not have the same effect on people that it did in the commercials.

I was never able to get to the point of human trials on that. I was kind of a fusion from a Wendy's commercial with the old "how many licks dows it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop" commercial.

I always seemed to consume the test material prior to trails.

And 3 is correct ;)

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

well be glad you didn't waste your time. that commercial completely lied to me.

[-megalithanod]

oops!

better out than in I always say!

I guess I should stop the trials at this point. I'm eating way too much bacon!

[SlayKnotV1]

i have no intention of buying this figure. it will cost me $23.50 for one. i can get the Urizen boxset for that much

[Slytherin Snape]

I think AoC is trying to usurp -mega as the CC Board LRoH.:pWhat?! I go away for a little while and someone is trying to usurp Mega?!?! :eek:

NEVER!!!!!! :mad:

Actually, it's nice to see ya'll playing well. ;)

[-megalithanod]

I've been too busy in the real world lately. AoC has been nice enough to pick up my slack ;)

And it is always more fun when people play nice :)

[316what]

I've been too busy in the real world lately. AoC has been nice enough to pick up my slack ;)

And it is always more fun when people play nice :)

You'll also notice that -mega's avatar is a rendition of the LRoH training session he put AoC through, lol. (of course -mega is on the left and AoC on the right):p

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

that wasn't the training session. he bet me $5 he could touch my eyeball and I wouldn't flinch. I told him he was wrong. I won $5

[-megalithanod]

Yep - and I think he used it to buy that Bacon Melt burger from Wendy's to see if the effects were true.

He ultimately found out it was all hype and in the end I won ;)

[Avatar_of_Chaos]

that's only partly true. I used it to by two of the Bacon Mushroom Melts.