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YOUNG ARTIST LANDS DREAM JOB AS LEAD TOY DESIGNER FOR NECA!
What started as a joke to make his fellow action figure collectors laugh ended up changing a person's life entirely.
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YOUNG ARTIST LANDS DREAM JOB AS LEAD TOY DESIGNER FOR NECA!
What started as a joke to make his fellow action figure collectors laugh ended up changing a person's life entirely. This is the story of Daniel Pepall, who started making mash-ups of popular action figures just for fun, until one day, the American toy maker NECA flew an helicopter to his house with suicases full of money, and offered him his dream job.
ToyFarce News managed to get an exclusive interview with the next big thing in the world of toys and collectibles.
ToyFarce News:
Hi Daniel, and thank you so much for allowing us to chat with you. We understand you're pretty busy now. By the way, congratulations on the awesome job at NECA! You must be pretty excited!
Daniel:
Well, yeah! Some guy called Randy turned up at my door with a face mask on and said that he owned NECA. I thought he was going to file a legal case against me, as it's not often a helicopter pulls up outside your house, and he looked pretty angry, but that was just because I tried to shake his hand and he was practicing social distancing... He said he was a huge fan of my Work, he asked me if I would tidy up the design of the boxes of the new 'Turtles in time' line, as everyone thinks they suck. Then, he said he liked my fresh hip hop happening toy ideas and offered me a job with a pretty large wad of cash up front (I plan on spending it on neca Figures anyway, as I get a 5% staff discount on them now). So that was cool!
TFN:
Let's rewind a little if that is okay with you: How did you get started on those 'figure mash-ups'? Where did your inspiration come from?
Daniel:
NECA keep remoulding, rebranding and repainting old lines, so I thought it would be funny to come up with mash-up designs mocking the NECA way... though Randy said he only did that to make extra cash in order to buy up more franchises, and also because he and his team have become pretty one dimensional when it comes to ideas... His words, not mine!
TFN:
Now that you are taking over, what are your plans for NECA action figures in the future? Are there some wacky, fun ideas on the horizon, or should we expect them to still only rely on old Kenner designs? They haven't made the Flying Alien Queen or the Aliens Space Marine ATAX with Alien Disguise Gear yet...
Daniel:
I have been told that we have to continue with the Kenner line. However, he didn't say which Kenner line, and Star Wars was obviously the best line kenner ever did, so I think we will be doing a bit of Star Wars/Alien mash-up, and also a Predator/Star Wars mash-up line... We're also going to be releasing some figures from the classic movie 'Hook', starring Robin Williams...
TFN:
We would love to see a Dustin Hoffman 'Captain Hook' figure from NECA!!
Daniel:
Also, the 'Golden Girls' line was so successful that there is going to be a 'chick-flick' line, so you can expect figures from 'Pretty Woman', 'The Bodyguard', 'Coyote Ugly', 'Dangerous Minds', 'When Harry met Sally' and 'Bridget Jones', to name a few. Randy said he loves those films and feels those lines will sell well. Although, with me in there, I hope to be able to release some cool stuff that nobody has thought of going after the rights on, but I will keep those quiet for the time being...
TFN:
Final question, as we wouldn't want to take too much of your valuable time: Which one of your mash-ups was your favorite?
Daniel:
I think I would like to own the Teenage Mutant Ninja Gremlins figure, personally... I just love the Ninja Turtles and Gremlins!
TFN:
We personnally loved the Gremlien! Such a concept! "In space, no one can hear you scream GIZMO, CACA!". Brilliant!
ToyFarce News would like to thank Daniel for this interview and can't wait to see what figures will be announced next! You can find more of Daniel's work on the Facebook group: "neca N.e.c.a fan and social group".
More news at 11:00...
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ALIEN DAY - NECA "RAINBOW WARRIOR ALIENS 6-PACK" REVEAL DERAILED DUE TO MISSING TRUCK ?!
First of all, ToyFarce News want to wish everyone a (slightly delayed) happy Alien Day!
BREAKING NEWS:
ALIEN DAY - NECA "RAINBOW WARRIOR ALIENS 6-PACK" REVEAL DERAILED DUE TO MISSING TRUCK ?!
First of all, ToyFarce News want to wish everyone a (slightly delayed) happy Alien Day!
Alien Day is celebrated by fans worldwide every year on April, 26th (4/26), which refers to LV-426, one of the three moons orbiting Calpamos in the Zeta Reticuli system, the same moon on which the UNSCC Nostromo landed in 2122 (or 1979, for us). Every year, a ton of new merch is announced for Alien Day: new action figures, books, t-shirts,... for all fans of Xenomorphs (or Weyland-Yutani) around the world.
This year , though, it didn't go as planned for American toy manufacturer NECA, who was planning to reveal their brand new 'Rainbow Warrior Aliens 6-pack'. The truck, that was supposed to bring the prototypes to the reveal event that was going to be streamed online, allegedly disappeared after being redirected when it received a mysterious distress call, from an unknown location. It is standard protocol for NECA (and Weyland-Yutani) to respond to distress calls. The truck was later located in a dark cave underground, but the driver could not be found at time of writing.
The action figure prototypes had also vanished, but large amounts of goo were present on the driver seat and the back of the truck, while a large, life size, wide-open, (empty) Alien egg was found near the truck... The egg was not part of the list of deliveries, and NECA representatives seemed puzzled about the presence of said egg. However, they have stated that they want the driver to be found, and want to insure the return of the driver, for analysis. All other considerations are secondary at this time. We will keep you updated if we hear more.
The figures should be available on NECA's website under 'Special Pre-Order 937' very soon.
In the meantime, we hope you had a great Alien Day, rewatched the classic movies, dusted your Xenomorph figures, gave an offering to the Xenomorph Queen, and stayed home, like a facehugger inside its egg. The facehuggers are professionals when it comes to isolation and can teach us a thing or two about staying in during quarantine...
More news at 11:00...
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LIST OF STRETCH GOALS FOR KICKSTARTER SPAWN REVEALED !
Todd McFarlane, and his brand McFarlane Toys, have started a kickstarter in order to remaster the very first action figure of Spawn, which was released in 1995.
EXCLUSIVE NEWS:
LIST OF STRETCH GOALS FOR KICKSTARTER SPAWN REVEALED !
In case you haven't heard of it, Todd McFarlane, and his brand McFarlane
Toys, have started a kickstarter in order to remaster the very first
action figure of Spawn, which was released in 1995. It took less than a
couple of hours for the goal of $100,000 to
be obliterated, and it now sits around at $1,800,000, with still 2
weeks to go.
Every once in a while, when the Kickstarter reaches a new 'milestone',
Todd McFarlane, the Toddfather himself makes videos to thank the people
for participating, and announces new rewards, in the form of more
content for the figures. At $1,000,000, Todd announced
that everybody would get extra hands and the people who ordered the
3-pack would get all the headsculpts. At $1,200,000, he announced the
rubber chains of the figures would be upgraded to steel chains. At
$1,400,000, 3 different weapons would be added to the
3-pack. Also, every figures would get a second headsculpt, as a token
of his gratitude. Finally, at $1,700,000, the 'Modern Spawn' single
figure will get an upgrade, a different spiked boot to reflect the look
in the comic book, and the one from the 3-pack
would get the spiked boot, along with a different arm!
ToyFarce News investigated day and night to try to find what the next
rewards would be, and we have managed to get the scoop for you about
what the next stretch goals will be:
- At $1,900,000: A new headsculpt, smiling "Handsome Al Simmons", with a
big afro, will be added to the 3-pack. Also known as the 'Disco Al
Simmons' sculpt.
- At $2,000,000: The wooden plank weapon will now be upgrade from plastic
to actual wood. That's right, it will be a real piece of wood with a nail in it!
- At $2,250,000: Red clown noses will be added to the 3-pack. Two of them
will be painted red, and the third one will be grey, to go with the
unpainted figure.
- At $2,500,000: A Santa hat will be added to every figures, at every
level. Also, the release dates will conveniently be delayed to december
in order for the hat to make more sense.
- At $2,750,000: Todd McFarlane will add a cotton swab with his DNA on it to every levels of the Kickstaster.
- At $3,000,000: Todd McFarlane will give you a phone call to thank you
himself for ordering the figures, if you ordered the 3-pack. He may also
chat with you about a selection of different subjects, which will be
revealed when the stretch goal is reached. (we
have heard the weather could be one of the options!) (U.S. only).
- At $10,000,000: Todd McFarlane himself will deliver the figures in
person to everybody, will come inside your home if invited, pet your
dog, help himself in your fridge, and compliment your house decoration.
There might be more after that, but ToyFarce News would love to know
what YOU would like to see as a stretch goal, for the upcoming McFarlane
Toys Kickstarter Remastered Spawn figure. (Wrong answers only!)
More news at 11:00!
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SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON CANCELLED - SCALPING INDUSTRY TO TAKE HUGE FINANCIAL HIT!
“I'm never going to financially recover from this”
BREAKING NEWS:
SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON CANCELLED - SCALPING INDUSTRY TO TAKE HUGE FINANCIAL HIT!
"I'm never going to financially recover from this" - Joe Exotic
On Friday, April 17th 2020, it was announced that the 2020 edition of
the San Diego Comic-Con, the biggest pop culture event of the year, was
going to be cancelled for the first time in 50 years due to the
coronavirus outbreak. It is a very sad news for fans
all around the world, whether they were attending the event, or
following the news online during the convention. The San Diego Comic-Con
is the biggest and most famous convention, with multiple guests from
the comic book, TV or movie industry. It is tradition
to see trailers for upcoming movies or TV shows first at the Comic-Con.
Another tradition, when it comes to toys and collectibles, is for brands
to have "SDCC Exclusive" products, which usually become the most
sought-after items of that year. Brands like Hot Toys, NECA, Funko,
Mezco, Hasbro or Mattel usually have several "SDCC
exclusives", only available at the event, that get sold out in few
minutes every year. This year, several of those brands have already
reacted to the news about the cancellation, and told fans and collectors
not to worry, because the figures that would have
been exclusive to the SDCC will be available online for everyone!
An industry that did not take that news very kindly is the scalping industry. ToyFarce News interviewed a notorious scalper:
"This is bullshit! We spend a whole year getting ready to get those SDCC
Exclusives before anyone else, so that we can sell them on eBay for 5
or 6 times the price, but this year, we won't be able to do that! This
is our most profitable season of the entire
year! This is where we make most of our profit! And this year, we won't
be able to do that, because the exclusives will be available to
everybody... What are we supposed to do, jack up the prices from last
year's exclusives? This is not fair! They are taking
food off our table".
It is important to note that the scalpers are still going to try to make
a profit over other figures, like the Target Exclusive Marvel Legends
Red Hulk or the NECA TMNT two-packs. "We have to think smaller, so we
will go for the Target, Walmart or Gamestop
exclusives for now, until things go back to normal."
We, at ToyFarce News, hope that everyone is safe and healthy at home.
For the scalpers that are still going out for figure hunts, please, do
not hesitate not to wear masks, and to shake each other's hands.
More news at 11:00...
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ACTION FIGURE BOUGHT ON WISH.COM TURNED OUT TO BE THE REAL DEAL?!
In 2020, it is hard to find a person that has never heard of Wish, AliExpress, or any of those online stores with ridiculously low prices that are flooding everyone's social media feeds with their ads.
BREAKING NEWS:
ACTION FIGURE BOUGHT ON WISH.COM TURNED OUT TO BE THE REAL DEAL?!
In
2020, it is hard to find a person that has never heard of Wish,
AliExpress, or any of those online stores with ridiculously low prices
that are flooding everyone's social media feeds with their ads. It is
also common knowlege that all the products that are advertised are
generally Chinese counterfeit, bootlegs or knock-offs of the actual
product, and their value is way less than what is advertised.
This is why the story of Eric, an action figure collector from Nevada, will shock you!
Eric ordered a cheap version of a very expensive figure on Wish, and ended up actually getting the real thing!
"It
was a thursday afternoon, and I was looking for a good deal on the
massive Iron Man Hulkbuster figure from Hot Toys. You can usually find
it for around $1000/$1500 online.", Eric says. "So you can imagine my
surprise when I saw one for $29 on Wish, and with free shipping! It was
obvious to me that it was never going to be real... so I ordered it
anyway, just to see what would come up".
After a
few weeks of patience, the package finally arrived to Eric. "What was
odd, at first, is that the box was actually huge, really heavy and
looked exactly like a real Hot Toys shipper box, the kind that
collectors love to have and always ask for.", Eric added. "Then, when I opened it, it
really looked like the real one! Same box, same figure and accessories.
For real! I had it authentified at my local comic book store, and they
said it was indeed a 100% genuine Hot Toys MMS510 Avengers Age of Ultron
Iron Man Hulkbuster Deluxe. I swear!"
The
story of Eric is sure to be a one in a million. Since then, he has told
his friends and fellow collectors about it, but when they all tried to
get one, this is the figure that they received:
On
a sidenote, we would like to mention that Eric did not want to provide
us with pictures of his genuine Hot Toys Hulkbuster figure...
More news at 11:00...
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JAWSOME 90'S FIGURES COMING BACK THANKS TO KICKSTARTER !
The American toy giant Mattel has started a campaign of their own, and it is a JAWSOME one
BREAKING NEWS:
JAWSOME 90'S FIGURES COMING BACK THANKS TO KICKSTARTER !
First of all, ToyFarce News would like to wish you a happy Easter!
The biggest story coming out of last week was the
McFarlane Toys Spawn Kickstarter, a crowdfunding campaign to produce a
remastered version of the very first Spawn action figure from 1997. The campaign was very successful, as it
reached its $100,000 goal within minutes, and sits around $1,200,000
and counting, at time of writing.
This has shown other brands that there is a demand for
remastered, revamped versions of our beloved 90's toys. This is why the American
toy giant Mattel has started a campaign of their own, and it is a
JAWSOME one: the first Street Sharks Kickstarter campaign!
Street
Sharks was an animated series about
crime-fighting half-men/half sharks that aired between 1994 and 1997.
The most memorable things about Street Sharks were the amazing figures
that
came out of it. One of the best features of the figures
was their 'real-feel shark skin', which was some sort of soft rubber,
which made the figures really feel different.
The packaging will be the exact same one as the original figures from 1994. If the first Street Sharks Kickstarter campaign is
successful, Mattel is planning to release the 4 main characters
(Ripster, Jab, Streex and Big Slammu) in their remastered, more jawsome,
more articulated version, with even more real-feel shark
skin!
More news at 11:00...
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INTRODUCING... LEGO FOODS !
It is a great day for Lego collectors all around the world! After announcing the new Lego Dots earlier this year, Lego has announced that they are going to start a new venture: Lego Foods!
BREAKING NEWS:
INTRODUCING... LEGO FOODS !
It is a great day for Lego collectors all around the world! After announcing the new Lego Dots earlier this year, Lego has announced that they are going to start a new venture: Lego Foods! ToyFarce News has got the exclusive scoop for you:The new sets will feature the first edible bricks and pieces, which will allow kids and adults alike to assemble their food before eating it ! The first set will be a ham sandwich, as seen on the picture. All the pieces will have the patented Lego studs, for easy assembly, and once your sandwich is ready, you can go ahead and take a bite! It will have an authentic ham sandwich flavor! A rye bread edition will also be available for the nordic countries, as well as a gluten-free edition, which will come out later.
If the first set is a success, Lego is planning to release more of those, and ToyFarce News has uncovered the line-up for you! There will be a Peanut butter & Jelly sandwich, a cheeseburger, several different breakfast options (bacon and eggs, pancakes to assemble and stack,...), as well as country-specific sets, such as sushis for Japan, tacos for South America, pizzas for Italy, or a potato for Russia!
Lego fans wordlwide will finally be able to live Lego, breathe Lego and eat Lego...literraly! No release date has been communicated at this time.
More news at 11:00...
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SEVERAL TOY BRANDS IN A BIDDING WAR TO MAKE THE TIGER KING, JOE EXOTIC ACTION FIGURES !!
During those uncertain times due to the coronavirus global pandemic, and people having to isolate and self-quarantine, one man has managed to keep the world sane and happy: The Tiger King himself, Joe Exotic.
BREAKING NEWS:
SEVERAL TOY BRANDS IN A BIDDING WAR TO MAKE THE TIGER KING, JOE EXOTIC ACTION FIGURES !!
During those uncertain times due to the coronavirus global pandemic, and people having to isolate and self-quarantine, one man has managed to keep the world sane and happy: The Tiger King himself, Joe Exotic. The Netflix program was released at a perfect time for people to binge watch it, and it has quickly become an all-time favorite. It is now one of the most promising IP (Intellectual property), which could lead to a lot of money for whoever manages to release merch first!Several major toy brands are right now in a bidding war, hoping to get the license, which would lead to huge benefits:
- Hot Toys, the Hong Kong based premium one sixth scale figure maker is already working on a prototype, in order to show Joe's agent what a Hot Toys Joe Exotic figure would look like.
- Speaking of one sixth scale figures, brands like Toys Era or Lim Toys have already shown their interest in releasing a figure before asking for permission, pre-announcing their 'Big Cat King' figure (Toys Era), or 'Lion Emperor' (Lim Toys).
- Hasbro has expressed a desire to release a full wave of GI Joe based on the characters from the show. Those would be 3 3/4th inch, like they used to. There would be Joe and his crew + a few villains, like a Cobra Commander Carole Baskins.
- In terms of 7" figures, we are told that McFarlane Toys, NECA and Mezco are fighting relentlessly in order to secure Joe Exotic's brand.
-Funko will release a Joe Exotic figure, as well as several playsets (Joe & Tiger diorama, Joe in prison, Carole with septic tank + skeleton Don figure)
- According to an insider source that we will call 'Mystic Mac', it seems that FigPin already has the design for an exclusive Joe Exotic Figpin.
- We are told that Sideshow Collectibles would also be interested in a series of polystone statues representing Joe and several of his tigers.
-It is important to note that some brands, like Zach Pollard's Hands of Doom figures ( @hands_of_doom_ ) have already eleased a prototype of the figure, which is available on eBay. The auction is ending soon, so hurry if you want to get it!
As you can see on the picture, it seems that it is not a matter of 'if', but 'when' we will see a Tiger King Joe Exotic action figure.
We will keep you informed if we hear about more brands interested in the license.
More news at 11:00...
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TIRED OF PLASTIC TURNING YELLOW? TOYFARCE NEWS HAS THE SOLUTION FOR YOU!
Say goodbye to those yellowing stains on your vintage figures!
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A lot of collectors over the years have complained about plastic yellowing. It is an issue that all of us have to go through at some point. Now, thanks to the ToyFarce News De-Yellowing Glasses™, no collector will ever have to suffer through this again.
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As you can see, the results are spot-on. The figures and blisters whose plastic had turn yellow look brand new again. Be ready to see your vintage action figures in the colors they were truly meant to be, with ToyFarce News De-Yellowing Glasses™ !
Our special offer: if you order 2 pairs of ToyFarce News De-Yellowing Glasses™ before 23:59 on April 1st, you will also receive our second product that has yet to be announced, the very special ToyFarce News Re-Carding-Figures Glue Kit™ (patent pending), which will enable you to re-glue the plastic bubbles to the blister cards of your favorite figures, and make it look like it had never been opened !
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THE BIG BANG THEORY + TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ?!
Here comes the crossover you never knew you wanted!
BREAKING NEWS:
THE BIG BANG THEORY + TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ?!
Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state
Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started, wait... COWABAZINGA!
Here comes the crossover you never knew you wanted! Playmates has announced a new wave of Ninja Turtles that would see themselves mixed with the cast of the hit TV series: The Big Bang Theory!
Each turtle represents one of the main characters from the show:
Leonard-o is Leonardo as Leonard, Sheldonatello is Donatello as Sheldon, Rajael is Raphael as Raj, and Howardangelo is Michaelangelo as Howard. At 6 inch scale, they are great figures, with good articulations and should come with numerous accessories (physics books, laptops, a whiteboard with equations on it,...).
Fun fact: Chuck Lorre, the creator of the TV show 'The Big Bang Theory' actually co-wrote the original 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song, so this crossover is not as farfetched as one would think!
The TBBTTMNT line should come out during the holidays 2020, and if it is successful, there might be more coming out later. Can you imagine a 'Penny O'neil', a' Casey Stuart' or even a 'Wil Wheaton Shredder'?
More news at 11:00... COWABAZINGA!
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