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09-02-2014, 01:06 AM
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#71
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Look out for #1. Don't step in #2 either.
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,252
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this frazetta line will be my first ARH purchases
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12-08-2014, 09:42 PM
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#72
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Birdman
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Texas, USA
Posts: 379
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Would really like to see an update on this one!
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01-29-2015, 03:01 PM
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#73
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Hellboy
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 814
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Any news on this statue? It has been about 6 months since the original WIP statue was shown.
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01-29-2015, 06:48 PM
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#74
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Alpha Flight
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: San Di-Ghetto
Posts: 4,576
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This is awesome. Frazetta would be proud. Masterpiece.
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01-29-2015, 11:17 PM
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#75
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Borrow money from a pessimist, they don't expect it back.
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 718
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Quote:
Originally Posted by toe
This is awesome. Frazetta would be proud. Masterpiece.
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What is awesome??? Are there any new pictures?
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03-08-2015, 05:49 PM
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Birdman
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Texas, USA
Posts: 379
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Update with new pictures please!
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03-09-2015, 12:26 PM
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#77
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The Herculoids
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Irvine California
Posts: 490
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Sorry about the delay on this. After comic con, the sculpt went under major surgery for revisions. I recently relocated from NJ to Idaho to work full time with ARH studios and we will get this project back on track soon. After spending 10 years working for McFarlane toys, my new direction as a sculptor is to bring all ARH statues to a entirely new level of quality. The Barbarian is part of that commitment. It will happen.
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03-09-2015, 02:48 PM
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#78
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Alpha Flight
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: San Di-Ghetto
Posts: 4,576
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Great to hear. Macfarlane had several awesome sculptors. Even saw a live mold making process several comic cons ago. What happened to McFarlane?
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03-09-2015, 03:09 PM
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#79
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Yeah, I spend WAY too much time here!
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Hawaii
Posts: 3,822
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Great to hear that Frazetta's Barbarian will get back on track...no doubt the sculpts are in great hands under your skills and watch Ehrin.
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03-09-2015, 03:14 PM
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#80
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The Herculoids
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Irvine California
Posts: 490
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Basically McFarlane's decline boils down to Todd's lack of insight with internet sales. When McFarlane was at their peak (with Movie Maniacs and Tortured Souls etc) they made a lot of sales through specialty stores like Suncoast and Spencer's. When internet sales started booming, a lot of fans stopped going to these stores and instead started buying through the web. So those stores started closing and Todd didn't adapt. Instead of going after internet sales, he started playing ball with bigger chain stores like Walmart and Target. Because these stores place such specific demands on clients McFarlane began to compromise quality to hit the price points that were demanded of them. Smaller figures, less detail, fewer paint hits etc. McFarlane also fell behind NECA because they never diversified. NECA got in to the chotchkie market and this has helped them tremendously. So if they have a toy line that falls flat it doesn't kill them. Todd tends to put all his eggs in one basket. It worked well with Spawn but when the toy company had to weather various storms, it didn't go so well.
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