Which figure is your biggest disappointment? [Archive]

CGSPAWN

06-13-2008, 07:46 PM

I am sure this topic has been discussed before.

I would have to go against the grain here and pick the Image 10th Spawn. It's a cool figure, don't get me wrong. I was all over this figure for months before it came out, but in the end the cape just killed me. The proto pics showed him with a completely different cape. Didn't like the new cape nearly as much. This is without a doubt the most let down I have ever been over a figure.

Yours?

Battlefield

06-13-2008, 07:49 PM

Darth Reven

RaoulOD

06-13-2008, 08:03 PM

Dragons Series 4. All of it. Photos looked great... but when I got 'em... meh.

FACEBOX

06-13-2008, 08:06 PM

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/117/298823239_90eda19743.jpg?v=0

fleast

06-13-2008, 08:55 PM

GODFATHER

Muramasa

06-13-2008, 08:57 PM

http://www.spawn.com/toys/movies/mm4/t800/images/mm4_t800_photo_01_md.jpg

Filthyrich

06-13-2008, 09:11 PM

the most recent had to be the zodiac line for me

Robhp03

06-13-2008, 09:21 PM

The Zodiac line comes to mind.
The size, the paints, the cancelation of the better looking series 2.

I love the Image 10th Spawn. I have 1 Moc and 1 loose to pose. I think it is the
single best Spawn figure. If I were going to have 1 version of Al Simmons Spawn
it would be the 10th.
I also purchased the Necro 10th Spawn from the collectors club.

Karnis

06-13-2008, 09:31 PM

Nightmare Spawn from series 31. Great figure in design, but the wings were always either mounted sloppy and uneven, or the wings sagged after a few days. What a shame.

Robhp03

06-13-2008, 09:38 PM

S. Griffin

06-13-2008, 09:46 PM

Marvel Legends Icons the Punisher. The painted prototype looked great, and then...

crazypredator2

06-13-2008, 10:04 PM

all of mcfarlane alien and predator figures,just not movie accurate,to much of someone 's own interpations.

CardiacArrest

06-13-2008, 10:04 PM

hulk movie figs from hasblo, blow!

DarthPredamorph

06-13-2008, 10:18 PM

Revoltech Dante. Damn thing's arms snapped like a twig... and right out of the packaging to boot!

damagecase

06-13-2008, 10:31 PM

Hot Toys AVP-R wolf. Totally dropped the ball.

ickzer1

06-13-2008, 10:35 PM

Matrix APU. Too Fragile, such a kickass toy it could have been.

Mr. Yac

06-13-2008, 10:40 PM

hulk movie figs from hasblo, blow!

and you had hopes they wouldn't:confused:

HELLVERTZ

06-14-2008, 12:09 AM

12" Repulsor beam Iron Man... but it's Hasbro, what more can be expected? "sigh" :rolleyes:

lespaul59

06-14-2008, 01:36 AM

Right now I've got to go with the G.I. Joe 25th Anni. Spirit Iron-Knife. His face almost looks like it has an unpainted beard or something. Other than the face the figure is awesome, and Freedom looks great also.

White Terry

06-14-2008, 03:42 AM

Marvel Legends Icons the Punisher. The painted prototype looked great, and then...

Oh God yes.
When I saw the prototype, I was awestruck. When I saw him on the shelves. . . I was awestruck in a completely different way.

Tablehead

06-14-2008, 04:31 AM

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/63970059797.1.GIF

Karnis

06-14-2008, 06:03 AM

The nightmare Spawn wings are slightly uneven on mine also.
Doesent bother me two much as its the best figure McFarlanes done in the Spawn line in
some time now.
Compare that crooked wing to Series 30,32, and now 34 and 35 and see how you feel.
Im more disapointed in those 4 entire lines.
Series 31 was a great set.

Tho I do look forward to WOR2 in series 34.

My point being is that I knew the AOS stuff was kiddie crap, and 34 & most of 35 was below par. Nightmare was a great figure but quality control was not there, and the sagging & uneven wings resulted in a big disappointment in terms of execution.
Series 31 was, and may actually turn out to be, the last great line of Spawn.

Spawnomite

06-14-2008, 06:15 AM

McFarlane ED-209

oh wait...

homunculus

06-14-2008, 06:23 AM

My point being is that I knew the AOS stuff was kiddie crap, and 34 & most of 35 was below par. Nightmare was a great figure but quality control was not there, and the sagging & uneven wings resulted in a big disappointment in terms of execution.
Series 31 was, and may actually turn out to be, the last great line of Spawn.
I dunno, with all the backlash on the boards, maybe we'll see some cool stuff in 36. And 34 (I think it's 34, anyway- the Classics line?) isn't bad.

And I'll say again for the record, I do like the AOS stuff.

With all that said, I was pretty disappointed in the Zodiacs, aaaand with the new Robots line.

Mandarin_Spawn

06-14-2008, 07:29 AM

Twisted Christmas...I waited two years for a line that was mediocre at best.

evilundertaker

06-14-2008, 08:38 AM

for me,personally,it was the DC Direct 13" Batman Begins figure.....i was *** STOKED for this guy...what made it better was that it was arriving the same day as i saw the movie for the first time,so when i got back from the theater i was pumped as i loved the movie and couldn't wait for the figure...and my dissapointment grew as i realized he had a small head,over-proportioned buff body,armor pieces were stitched on the body unlike the suit in the movie,and the too-tight body suit which made posing him near impossible......

evilundertaker

06-14-2008, 08:38 AM

McFarlane ED-209

oh wait...

:p

best post ever!

j97e

06-14-2008, 08:48 AM

6" iron Man Mark 3. Sloppy-flimsy sloppy sloppy sloppy. Flimsy.

SaveByHexy

06-14-2008, 09:42 AM

Any of my Marvel Icons that can't stand upright....which is all of them....except Ghost Rider...who ironically stands up fine, but can't stay on the motorcycle.

the HATTA

06-14-2008, 12:42 PM

everything alien & predator related from NECA, the prototypes looks awsome, but on shelf they look ass...

thejikas

06-14-2008, 12:47 PM

NECA's AVP:R predator

the constant shelf diving due to poorly design legs is a real put off

Parler

06-14-2008, 12:47 PM

Warriors Of The Zodiac.

MangaSpawn64

06-14-2008, 04:37 PM

http://www.spawn.com/toys/spawn/series34/mangaspawn2/images/series34_mangaspawn2_photo_01_dp.jpg

burngwngs

06-14-2008, 09:43 PM

The Zodiacs
Heroes
most dragons

Ivan the Terrible

06-14-2008, 10:49 PM

http://www.spawn.com/toys/horror/barker3/beasttamer/images/barker3_beasttamer_photo_04_dp.jpg

The Sabbaticus

Don't get me wrong I love the sculpt and everything. But it's the size. He should have been about twice as big. I wish I could get my hands on a 2-up (or two) of him.

I wish they had used the plastic they wasted on the cart and the little dude with the stool (which I never used and threw in a box anyway) and made him a proper size. (Hmm, could say the same thing about little Bark at the Moon Ozzy too... He's runner up for this category)

Oh, and the teeth on the finished product Sabbaticus weren't as sharp or detailed as on the proto. He looked nowhere near as vicious without 'em

rxsheepxr

06-14-2008, 11:10 PM

I haven't been disappointed by a toy since I was a child. They're ****ing toys.

Tablehead

06-15-2008, 03:33 AM

I haven't been disappointed by a toy since I was a child. They're ****ing toys.

Everything's just ****ing something-

Mr.Sci-Fi

06-15-2008, 03:43 AM

I haven't been disappointed by a toy since I was a child. They're ****ing toys.

And why are you here?

Toys are toys but it doesn't make them impervious to sucking.

I would say the 12" iron man hasbro figure. I was going to buy one till my nephew got one as a birthday present. Today's toys shouldn't suffer from bad articulation or the lack of articulation.

thespawnx

06-15-2008, 03:54 AM

until now when i see these, i still feel not happy with the yellow one... C'mon, give me back a correct scale one!!!. :mad:

http://www.spawn.com/toys/spawn/other/phlebiacbros/images/other_phlebiacbros_photo_01_dl.jpg
http://www.spawn.com/toys/spawn/other/phlebiacbros/images/other_phlebiacbros_packaging_01_dl.jpg

the prototype & concept art shows that the yellow one is actually shrinked...:(
http://www.spawn.com/features/series32/images/brothers.sketch.03.jpg

Sarcophilus Satanicus 1.2

06-15-2008, 09:01 AM

DethSpudd

06-15-2008, 03:04 PM

The halo 3 Blue mark VI, when I took him out of the package his arm fell off. Ebay you vile fiend!

chaserfan

06-15-2008, 04:27 PM

the hasbro12" Iron Man. NEEDS ARTICULATION!

Filthyrich

06-15-2008, 04:43 PM

And why are you here?

Toys are toys but it doesn't make them impervious to sucking.

I would say the 12" iron man hasbro figure. I was going to buy one till my nephew got one as a birthday present. Today's toys shouldn't suffer from bad articulation or the lack of articulation.

Agreed on both notes. 12" Iron Man was one of the only movie line figures I was looking forward to. Glad I passed on it

Uwe

06-15-2008, 04:44 PM

Z2 Scorpio.

Why?

Because he never ****ing came out. :(

CGSPAWN

06-15-2008, 04:57 PM

I haven't been disappointed by a toy since I was a child. They're ****ing toys.

Jesus spare me.

Yes, they are toys. However, I have expectations based on the overall looks of the prototypes and the price points. If I were to drop 90 bucks on the DC Direct Dark Knight figures I would be let down if they sucked. Just because they are toys doesn't mean you can't be let down. Ditch the "holier than thou" bull**** for 5 seconds please.

CGSPAWN

06-15-2008, 04:59 PM

Soul calibur 2 Astaroth

http://www.spawn.com/toys/games/sc2/astaroth/images/sc2_astaroth_photo_03_dp.jpg

He's only 4" or something while the description on the site states 6".

http://www.spawn.com/toys/product.aspx?product=1478

I was also disappointed with the size. SC is a great game and has some awesome looking characters. 6" figures would have been great. My Nightmare looks like a midget next to some of my other video game figures.

The Necromonger

06-16-2008, 12:08 AM

NECA John McClane
McFarlane Godfather
McFarlane Halo (Lame sizes)

tatoman2525

06-16-2008, 04:20 AM

The Godfather was definately disappointing for me. I had very high expectations of this figure, until I actually saw it. Didn't bother buying it. One figure I did buy which is a major disappointment for me was Neca's Ephialtes from 300. Man I wish McFarlane would have gotten that license deal:(

Kronos

06-17-2008, 04:47 AM

What's up Graves? I'm disappointed that I have yet to see a single ash figure with anything remotely close to a dead-on likeness to Campbell. Hell, make that anything remotely close to a remotely close likeness. The guy has a unique face. IT shouldn't be that difficult to make a piece of plastic that looks like him.

dropshipbob

06-17-2008, 09:11 AM

Most of the first line of Dragon Ball Z figures from Bandai.

Lame articulation, couldn't stand on their own, lame "battle features".

I sold all of the ones I had to some kid in Germany.

AsterisX18

06-17-2008, 10:30 AM

raven knight spawn from reborn. split in half after I opened the clamshell. **** ball joint!

Karnis

06-17-2008, 11:07 AM

raven knight spawn from reborn. split in half after I opened the clamshell. **** ball joint!

Same thing happened to me, it was a common failure with that figure. The seller was kind enough to send me a new one though. :)

LA SOMBRA

06-17-2008, 11:14 AM

Motoko kusanagi (Ghost in The Shell) and the latest (small) series from Mcfarlane

Sarcophilus Satanicus 1.2

06-17-2008, 11:38 AM

I was also disappointed with the size. SC is a great game and has some awesome looking characters. 6" figures would have been great. My Nightmare looks like a midget next to some of my other video game figures.

Yeah, same here. He doesn't fit into my collection at all. It's a shame cuz I wanted to collect the whole set.

BTW it would be awesome if TMP would produce 6" Soul Calibur IV action figures.

damagecase

06-17-2008, 12:04 PM

HT Wolf Predator.

Yankee Rose

06-17-2008, 12:39 PM

The McFarlane egyptian line disappointed me. I never bought any, I wanted the girl, but it is sold out everywhere!

Freddy vs. Teen Wolf

06-17-2008, 03:01 PM

Two figures instantly come to mind... John McClane & Tall Man. Both figures were beyond awful and they were two characters i really wanted figures of.

andrespawn

06-18-2008, 10:08 PM

lespaul59

06-18-2008, 10:10 PM

After going to see the Incredible Hulk I think the new Hulk figures are a big disappointment.

rxsheepxr

06-18-2008, 10:13 PM

And why are you here?

A question was posed to the boardies, and my answer is no different than anyone else's in that it's an answer to the question. If he'd wanted us to not give our opinion, he wouldn't have asked.

rxsheepxr

06-18-2008, 10:18 PM

Jesus spare me.

Yes, they are toys. However, I have expectations based on the overall looks of the prototypes and the price points. If I were to drop 90 bucks on the DC Direct Dark Knight figures I would be let down if they sucked. Just because they are toys doesn't mean you can't be let down. Ditch the "holier than thou" bull**** for 5 seconds please.

Stuff it, champ, I don't claim to be any better than anyone on here, but the only time I've ever been disappointed in something toy-related was when I never got a toy I wanted for Christmas as a kid. Other than that, I don't really put much stock/faith into a product until it's in my hands, since I know there's a big different between prototype and production.

I'm not the kind of person who pays for something without knowing what he's getting, so if you're willing to drop 90 bucks for a DC Dark Knight toy and it was a piece of crap, then who's fault is that? That's less of a disappointment than it is poor judgement. I'll buy something in the store if I like how it looks, I don't sit there comparing proto pics and photos online when the toy comes out, crying foul because the paint doesn't match. **** happens, and it's got nothing to do with me being on some high horse, I just don't give a **** about these things as much as some of you folks do.

And I never said you guys couldn't be disappointed with toys, no skin off my back if you are, I merely stated that man, they're ****ing toys, and I that's my attitude towards them, giving me the ease in which to not waste disappointment on them.

goodsugarblink

06-19-2008, 08:46 AM

My disappointments:

Halo 3 Figures
Godfather
Zodiac
The new Fantasy Line.

All the above figures are way too small, and while I understand that McF is going for more about articulation than size, when I stand Master Chief next to Edward Scissorhands he looks like a midget. Maybe its just me, but I like all my figures from a manufacturer to be close to the same size. I wanted to buy some of the Zodiacs when I had originally saw the prototypes, but once I saw them at work it didn't seem that roughly 4" was worth $12. And as for the Godfather figure, I have yet to see one that had a really decent paint job in any of the stores around me.

ffejeromdiks

06-19-2008, 09:54 AM

so if you're willing to drop 90 bucks for a DC Dark Knight toy and it was a piece of crap, then who's fault is that? That's less of a disappointment than it is poor judgement..

Agreed, I've heard so many people *****ing about that lately.

CustomCreator

06-19-2008, 12:03 PM

My one-time Grail: RAH Jin Roh

Most I have ever plunked down for an "action figure", and I can't stand it! lol

Never stands without the stupid base, and the parts are cheap.

Yeah, I know the Takara is better, but I couldn't afford it.

I was actually thinking about selling it.

bborst

06-19-2008, 12:26 PM

I haven't been really disappointed with a new toy since Playmore's Capcom Vs. SNK figures, but the only thing that's come close is the McF HALO line. That size and scale, plus the lack of weapon options was very disappointing.

But I have to admit, I do have a hard time keeping my hands off my Master Chief figure. I'm constantly finding new poses for his on-going battle between Revoltech Optimus Prime and Megatron. Sometimes he wins, sometimes he doesn't.