Beast Kingdom Doing '66 Batman and Robin

[Jczernich]

In hand pics of the '89 Batman and Joker are getting some pretty negative reviews, at least in what I've seen. I'd most likely wait to see what they actually look like before ordering, but truthfully I probably will pass overall.

They do not look good in the review videos, especially Batman. I am very glad I canceled my pre-orders!

[BATWINGED HORNET]

Hot Toys is very into Iron Man because that's popular with his Asian market. I'm saying for the American market many fans never heard of Hot Toys. They would sell more if they did more advertising here like on Svengoolie.

That assumes people who collect Hot Toys--or specifically the '66 Bat-figures watch Svengoolie in enough numbers where it would be worth the cost of ad time on that show. Svengoolie caters to a niche market; not everyone is fond of the goofy horror movie host, or his deliberately silly overdoses of puns.

I've found that U.S. collectors of the higher end 1/6 figures get their information primarily from toy media sources, or have a history of collecting dating back to the early Sideshow days. That's how I found information about various figures from Hot Toys, QMX, Enterbay, etc.

[BatToys]

That assumes people who collect Hot Toys--or specifically the '66 Bat-figures watch Svengoolie in enough numbers where it would be worth the cost of ad time on that show. Svengoolie caters to a niche market; not everyone is fond of the goofy horror movie host, or his deliberately silly overdoses of puns.

I've found that U.S. collectors of the higher end 1/6 figures get their information primarily from toy media sources, or have a history of collecting dating back to the early Sideshow days. That's how I found information about various figures from Hot Toys, QMX, Enterbay, etc.

Wall Street journal wrote an article on Svengoolie that said he had an audience of over a million. He might advertise Hot Toys for free as a segment on the show. I've met a lot of Batman and Star Wars fans who never heard of Hot Toys and they're amazed this level of quality exists.

[AndyFish]

This is really becoming a dog chasing its own tail thread-- and the topic should refocus on Beast Kingdom figures-- I'm sure we'll have a lot to say when they finally get released somewhere around 2035