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Originally Posted by Mugsy
I had to buy 2 sets of the Herculoids. If these toys had come out in the 60's no one would have left the house.
Hopefully they'll do all the Hanna Barbera action shows like Space Ghost Classic, Galaxy Trio, and of course Jonny Quest with Jezebel Jade
This toy set isn't just a toy set. It's a display piece and furniture!
I'm building a terrarium with the Herculoids as the display piece. So far it's gonna kick big A. It's gonna be big though, like 10ft high by 15ft wide and 4ft deep. It's for pet 'Sugar Gliders' I'll be getting.
If you don't know what a Sugar Glider is it's a mini-mini flying squirrel.
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These are some of the best toys ever made, in my opinion. The reason they are, is because the president of Toynami loves these characters, and the time and effort was put in to make them a perfect translation from 2-D animation, to 3-D plastic coolness! I have corresponded by email with Toynami, and their president, Mr. George Sohn, many times during the time they had the HB heroes license. They had the license for Birdman & The Galaxy Trio, Herculoids, Thundarr the Barbarian, and Blue Falcon & Dynomutt. Out of these characters, they made maquette/statues of Birdman, Blue Falcon, and Dynomutt. They also made action figures of The Herculoids, Birdman, Blue Falcon & Dynomutt, and Thundarr the Barbarian. Then the last product they made was little lego type figures called I-Men of The Galaxy Trio, Thundarr, Birdman, and Blue Falcon & Dynomutt. I tried to talk them into making maquette/statues of Galaxy Trio and Herculoids, and also into doing action figures of Galaxy Trio, (my personal favorites, see avatar!...with Herculoids a close second.) Anyway, they told me that they were planning to do them, but I just had a nagging hunch, that they were never going to get to them. Well, my hunch proved to be right, because when it came time to renew the licenses, WB had raised them up so high, that Toynami decided not to renew them. I talked to Mr. Sohn again, and he told me that he considered very hard, paying the high renewal price, just because he had wanted to make these characters into toy and statue form since he was a kid. But, he just couldn't justify the amount of the increase, and so Toynami didn't renew. I was pretty upset, and it still ticks me off that WB can't see that no one will do anything with these licenses if they make them so high. It just seems pretty dumb to me. Well, to make a short story long, there you have it. No, Toynami will not be making anymore of the classic HB superheroes toys or statues, and it's a crying shame. They were doing an amazing job with them, and I'm afraid if someone else ever does do them, they won;t be the quality products that Toynami was putting out.....so, drop Warner Bros. a line, and let them know how much they need to re-evaluate thier licensing fees for these characters!........