Comments on: Ask Mattel > June 15 Edition http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/ask-mattel-june-15-edition.html A blog about action figures and the toy industry in general by writer and collector Poe Ghostal. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:24:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: clark http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/ask-mattel-june-15-edition.html#comment-9447 clark Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:33:30 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5729#comment-9447 I miss Sigma 6. Snake Eyes from wave 1 is what changed me from occasional purchaser of action figures (maybe one, two a year) into a collector. I miss Sigma 6. Snake Eyes from wave 1 is what changed me from occasional purchaser of action figures (maybe one, two a year) into a collector.

]]> By: Newton Gimmick http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/ask-mattel-june-15-edition.html#comment-9364 Newton Gimmick Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:11:03 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5729#comment-9364 And yet because of you Monte, I own two Spirits. You son of a... And yet because of you Monte, I own two Spirits. You son of a…

]]> By: DCcollector.com » Ask Mattel June 15th! http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/ask-mattel-june-15-edition.html#comment-9276 DCcollector.com » Ask Mattel June 15th! Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:44:08 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5729#comment-9276 [...] Poe Ghostal’s Points of Articulation [...] [...] Poe Ghostal’s Points of Articulation [...]

]]> By: Monte http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/ask-mattel-june-15-edition.html#comment-9279 Monte Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:58:27 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5729#comment-9279 To be fair to Mattel, for whom I have no use whatsoever: Sigma 6's large scale might have made their projectiles less of a red flag. Indeed, Spirit's "arrows" were bloody huge. Also, I customized my Spirit figure so that he's wearing more earth tones, and I put another Spirit's head onto camo Long Range to give him a jungle feel, with the result that I haven't had an as-is factory version of Spirit in a couple years. I need to track one down before we move... To be fair to Mattel, for whom I have no use whatsoever:

Sigma 6's large scale might have made their projectiles less of a red flag. Indeed, Spirit's "arrows" were bloody huge.

Also, I customized my Spirit figure so that he's wearing more earth tones, and I put another Spirit's head onto camo Long Range to give him a jungle feel, with the result that I haven't had an as-is factory version of Spirit in a couple years. I need to track one down before we move…

]]> By: Poe http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/ask-mattel-june-15-edition.html#comment-9274 Poe Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:40:55 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5729#comment-9274 @Brainlock: I seem to recall a similar range with my Kenner Kevin Costner Robin Hood (a.k.a. SP Green Arrow). @Brainlock: I seem to recall a similar range with my Kenner Kevin Costner Robin Hood (a.k.a. SP Green Arrow).

]]> By: Fengschwing http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/ask-mattel-june-15-edition.html#comment-9272 Fengschwing Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:31:37 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5729#comment-9272 I hope they stop packing DCUC posed with weapons in hand, it's a pain in the ass. I always cut mine out of the tray so I don't wrench a cape or foot off... I hope they stop packing DCUC posed with weapons in hand, it's a pain in the ass.

I always cut mine out of the tray so I don't wrench a cape or foot off…

]]> By: Greg the Bunny http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/ask-mattel-june-15-edition.html#comment-9269 Greg the Bunny Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:17:02 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5729#comment-9269 Launching arrows = BAD Lead painted toys = GOOD Yea, Matty's on the ball with the safety. Launching arrows = BAD

Lead painted toys = GOOD

Yea, Matty's on the ball with the safety.

]]> By: Brainlock http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/ask-mattel-june-15-edition.html#comment-9266 Brainlock Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:02:01 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5729#comment-9266 ToyBiz's Hercules:TLJ/Xena line had a bow you could notch and 'fire', but the fishing line wasn't very strong. I think my personal best was six inches. ToyBiz's Hercules:TLJ/Xena line had a bow you could notch and 'fire', but the fishing line wasn't very strong. I think my personal best was six inches.

]]> By: Newton Gimmick http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/ask-mattel-june-15-edition.html#comment-9264 Newton Gimmick Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:57:32 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5729#comment-9264 A lot of toy bows have the arrow attached as well. I agree that Sigma 6 did break that rule, but I have several other figures where a similar thing is used. So I'm inclined to believe Mattel on this one. A lot of toy bows have the arrow attached as well. I agree that Sigma 6 did break that rule, but I have several other figures where a similar thing is used. So I'm inclined to believe Mattel on this one.

]]> By: clark http://www.poeghostal.com/2009/06/ask-mattel-june-15-edition.html#comment-9260 clark Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:43:14 +0000 http://www.poeghostal.com/?p=5729#comment-9260 I have a Sigma 6 Spirit Iron Knife that has a working bow with separate arrows. I don't know why Hasbro's legal team allowed that but Mattel's won't. I have a Sigma 6 Spirit Iron Knife that has a working bow with separate arrows. I don't know why Hasbro's legal team allowed that but Mattel's won't.

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