Mayhem Mini Figures for sale on eBay

[beaker]

Argghhh! Why do I have to be a lowly poor boy?

All six of the unreleased Electric Mayhem mini figures are on ebay
for $500-$600...each. If I had money, I'd think about getting all of them if it was $500 for the whole lot

http://shop.ebay.com/items/?_nkw=pa....l1313&_odkw=zoot+prototype+muppets&_osacat=0
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d191/residentlilly/eBay_prototypes/muppets/pro_mm_zoot.jpg

Btw, am I weird for thinking these Corgi Electric Mayhem figures look way cooler?
http://tf08.figures.com/showphoto.php?photo=4074
(no idea when those are coming out)

 

[muppetperson]

The Corgi Electric Mayhem figures wont be released.They didnt get a favourable reaction
(Too Tooney,skinny,etc)

 

[frogboy4]

Argghhh! Why do I have to be a lowly poor boy?

All six of the unreleased Electric Mayhem mini figures are on ebay
for $500-$600...each. If I had money, I'd think about getting all of them if it was $500 for the whole lot

http://shop.ebay.com/items/?_nkw=pa....l1313&_odkw=zoot+prototype+muppets&_osacat=0
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d191/residentlilly/eBay_prototypes/muppets/pro_mm_zoot.jpg

Btw, am I weird for thinking these Corgi Electric Mayhem figures look way cooler?
http://tf08.figures.com/showphoto.php?photo=4074
(no idea when those are coming out)

Those MR/Corgi ones were unimpressive except for Janice and maybe Zoot. These rough Palisades ones are so much better than the cartoon look of the canceled Corgis. Ugh. There Animal was just terrible. Corgi's pricy, kitschy-looking statues just didn't suit my taste. I was expecting something either finer-looking or less expensive. These just didn't make sense to me. Still, these Palisades ones still has a little way to go before final approval. What could have been. These were the PVCs that many people wanted.

 

[beaker]

Those MR/Corgi ones were unimpressive except for Janice and maybe Zoot. These rough Palisades ones are so much better than the cartoon look of the canceled Corgis. Ugh. There Animal was just terrible. Corgi's pricy, kitschy-looking statues just didn't suit my taste. I was expecting something either finer-looking or less expensive. These just didn't make sense to me. Still, these Palisades ones still has a little way to go before final approval. What could have been. These were the PVCs that many people wanted.

Yeah I was hoping they would have done at least an online exclusive for these like they did with wave 4 of the muppet mini figures.

The Corgi ones were polystone, is that like some sort of hard resin?

I wonder if the seller realizes noone is going to buy any of these at those prices?

The Gobo and Sal the monkey(which coulda gone for even more)
sold at a higher price given the demand for those
(I feel sorry for people who really wanted the Sesame figures)

 

[frogboy4]

Yeah I was hoping they would have done at least an online exclusive for these like they did with wave 4 of the muppet mini figures.

The Corgi ones were polystone, is that like some sort of hard resin?

I wonder if the seller realizes noone is going to buy any of these at those prices?

The Gobo and Sal the monkey(which coulda gone for even more)
sold at a higher price given the demand for those
(I feel sorry for people who really wanted the Sesame figures)

These are being sold from Ken at Palisades' Ebay store. Some of his auctions start off a bit pricy but his stuff eventually does sell. Not to me, unfortunately. I haven't got the cash to spare.

Corgi's polystone Mayhem set was to be the same sort of material as the beautiful Sideshow busts but without any of the texture, detail or attention to likeness. There was a market for this sort of thing, I just think they missed the mark on what it is exactly. Smooth cartoon representations are okay with me, but there will be comparisons with even their own high-end Muppet product that those Mayhem figures couldn't live up to (especially with a likely premium price point). If Palisades' line and the Sideshow busts had never existed there would have been a market for the MR figurines as they were. Animal kind of sets the tone for the line, but his facial sculpt wouldn't have passed Happy Meal quality and he looked cotton-candy fluffy rather than the wild hair ball he really is.

Anyway, I still wish MR would do some figural representations of the Muppets if they'd step up their game.

 

[MWoO]

Looking at the Corgi ones again I remember just how disappointed I am with them. They just don't look right. The proportions aren't anywhere near right. They look like humans with muppet masks on.

 

[beaker]

These are being sold from Ken at Palisades' Ebay store. Some of his auctions start off a bit pricy but his stuff eventually does sell. Not to me, unfortunately. I haven't got the cash to spare.

Corgi's polystone Mayhem set was to be the same sort of material as the beautiful Sideshow busts but without any of the texture, detail or attention to likeness. There was a market for this sort of thing, I just think they missed the mark on what it is exactly. Smooth cartoon representations are okay with me, but there will be comparisons with even their own high-end Muppet product that those Mayhem figures couldn't live up to (especially with a likely premium price point). If Palisades' line and the Sideshow busts had never existed there would have been a market for the MR figurines as they were. Animal kind of sets the tone for the line, but his facial sculpt wouldn't have passed Happy Meal quality and he looked cotton-candy fluffy rather than the wild hair ball he really is.

Anyway, I still wish MR would do some figural representations of the Muppets if they'd step up their game.

I've always preferred cartoony-like representations, as much as I admire the post Mcfarlane benchmark level of detail Palisades brought to the game.

But yeah, as much as we can complain Gobo, Sal, and the Sesame Street figures never saw the light of day...it is pretty amazing how for 3 years Palisades went above and beyond to deliver an insane amount of figures, playsets, mini playsets, accessories, pack-in characters, ect many of us never thought would get made. People I remember went out of their way too complain at every step, but they also went out of their way to help. And for the first time, a toy company actually worked with fans and listened on a toyline.

I'm just curious, who will be the next company to release Muppet figures? Or will Disney just do them in house?

 

[frogboy4]

I've always preferred cartoony-like representations, as much as I admire the post Mcfarlane benchmark level of detail Palisades brought to the game.

But yeah, as much as we can complain Gobo, Sal, and the Sesame Street figures never saw the light of day...it is pretty amazing how for 3 years Palisades went above and beyond to deliver an insane amount of figures, playsets, mini playsets, accessories, pack-in characters, ect many of us never thought would get made. People I remember went out of their way too complain at every step, but they also went out of their way to help. And for the first time, a toy company actually worked with fans and listened on a toyline.

I'm just curious, who will be the next company to release Muppet figures? Or will Disney just do them in house?

Neca handled the Disney and Burton property of Nightmare Before Christmas figures and I think that should work well for Muppets too. They already handle Henson stuff. It's still far too soon for another Muppet figure series of any substance.

The cartoon look is fine with me if done well. Janice was a beautiful example by MR. Zoot was okay. The rest were just stiff and half-hearted efforts. One doesn't need to go so far to one end or the other on the spectrum. I still say that MR's Animal, Floyd and Teeth were greatly inferior to those Palisades mini prototypes by any standard.

Cartoony or not - likeness is key for me. It might not be for everyone (and that I just don't understand) but most people want a good representation of their beloved icons. Still, it doesn't need 50 points of articulation, airbrushing and fine texturing to get to a quality approximation.

I think that the future of Muppet toys will likely go the Happy Meal rout as far as look is concerned – marginal at best. Disney hasn’t been concerned about quality in that area before and don’t think they’ll change that tune. Still, they have been making some great decisions lately. I’m just lucky to have the figures in my collection.

An added note – I just sold a Crazy Harry tonight at the shop!

 

[beaker]

I think that the future of Muppet toys will likely go the Happy Meal rout as far as look is concerned – marginal at best. Disney hasn’t been concerned about quality in that area before and don’t think they’ll change that tune. Still, they have been making some great decisions lately. I’m just lucky to have the figures in my collection.

I've been waiting years for such a thing.

When it comes to what scale/look of Muppet figures has always excited me the most:

http://www.muppetcentral.com/collectibles/muppetpics/fastfood_jack_in_the_box.jpg
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/m...ni-wave03.jpg/800px-Palisades-mini-wave03.jpg
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Image:StarWarsPVCs.jpg
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Stickpuppetmuppets.jpg

Since the early 1980's I've dreamed of a Muppet line Wars in that scale/style, where like the Star Wars line we'd get a ton of characters...but more than just one wave.

Hey, a boy can dream

 

[frogboy4]

I've been waiting years for such a thing.

When it comes to what scale/look of Muppet figures has always excited me the most:

http://www.muppetcentral.com/collectibles/muppetpics/fastfood_jack_in_the_box.jpg
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/m...ni-wave03.jpg/800px-Palisades-mini-wave03.jpg
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Image:StarWarsPVCs.jpg
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Stickpuppetmuppets.jpg

Since the early 1980's I've dreamed of a Muppet line Wars in that scale/style, where like the Star Wars line we'd get a ton of characters...but more than just one wave.

Hey, a boy can dream

I'm actually in the toy shop now. I'm looking at a wall of them and I have to be honest - I've always thought many of the classic Star Wars figures sculpt jobs bit. However I do like the scale amd type of figures they are.

The Palisades minis were a little too textured, limited and pricey than they should have been. It is my feeling that such size sculpts with limited articulation at an SRP of $8.99 could do quite well.

Integrity of likeness is important to me, but that doesn't require all the texture and puppet-perfect likeness. Cartoon representations are fine with me as long as it's an attractive interpretation. Most cartoon-looking versions are made so due to laziness rather than style choice. Going through licensing stock art you kind of pick up why choices were made, what companies are quality and what companies are hacks.

In the action figure world right now the best sculptures are from McFarlane, NECA and Mezco. Those are the ones I'd want handling the Muppets. The worst are really the standard Hasbro and Mattel companies that are testaments to the idea that mediocrity sells.