britishbrickfan
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Post by britishbrickfan on Jul 21, 2021 4:02:15 GMT -5
probably the only thing that confuses me about Chella's marketing is that they seem to let leaks of their products happen rather than announce their releases in a coordinated format
for example - we had the images of Giant Haystacks via various Instagram/Twitter feeds well before Chella themselves announced it from their own social media
then we had Bryan Clark announcing his own figures, and revealing the painted/finished prototype via his social media, rather than Chella announcing/revealing their own product for him to share onwards as a promotional thing
then you have Jay White and Joey Knight announcing that they're having figures made through Chella, which Chella themselves haven't properly announced or revealed
it's just a weird way to do promotion for your own company - let the signees announce and reveal their own stuff, which you then share/retweet about 24hrs after the images have going wild!!
to me, that's just a very odd way to do PR
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The Real Chillary
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Post by The Real Chillary on Jul 21, 2021 4:57:20 GMT -5
The figures will sell themselves. What better way to advertise niche figures is to have the wrestler themselves advertise it. That way you've got a built in fanbase finding out first, then it'll spread faster. Not everyone is going to know who Chella are off the bat. They're not out here acting like they're a character themselves like someone else is out there acting like the Vince McMahon of the action figure world trying to get himself over by signing people. I like they way they're handling it.
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britishbrickfan
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Post by britishbrickfan on Jul 23, 2021 4:32:21 GMT -5
indeed, and Chella have just confirmed that they're making a bWo version of Meanie!!! NICE WORK LADS! hopefully Meanie can suggest/recommend that Nova and Richards sign up to help make the bWo trio with Hollywood Nova and Big Stevie Cool
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Post by RedDevil on Jul 23, 2021 7:24:54 GMT -5
Looks from their tease photo that they could be preparing Big Daddy  |
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Post by freaqualizer on Jul 23, 2021 7:36:11 GMT -5
indeed, and Chella have just confirmed that they're making a bWo version of Meanie!!! NICE WORK LADS! hopefully Meanie can suggest/recommend that Nova and Richards sign up to help make the bWo trio with Hollywood Nova and Big Stevie Cool I commented on Insta about this and Chella confirmed without confirming. I’m so excited! And Nerds has finally shown some more pics of that upcoming Jay White. And I asked Chella about that a few days ago and they said news would be coming soon. So many awesome and amazing things coming for Hasbro/Retro figure fans! |
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Post by RedDevil on Aug 7, 2021 11:46:32 GMT -5
The Adam Bomb figure has gone up for pre-order today - I ordered two direct from Chella this morning; available from Asylum in the US:
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Post by hulkjoegan on Aug 7, 2021 12:26:58 GMT -5
Ordered my Adam Bomb this morning too - now I just need that Haku!
Hopefully we’ll get news on some of the other pre-orders shipping soon….seems like ages ago since we got Meanie…
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Post by RedDevil on Aug 7, 2021 16:45:12 GMT -5
Ordered my Adam Bomb this morning too - now I just need that Haku! Hopefully we’ll get news on some of the other pre-orders shipping soon….seems like ages ago since we got Meanie… Agreed; I'm patient with things like this, but I'd like to see them deliver the next one some time soon. |
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onlymoc21
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Post by onlymoc21 on Aug 7, 2021 16:54:13 GMT -5
Got mine ordered. I think this one will be incredible in person.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Aug 8, 2021 10:06:40 GMT -5
Ordered my 2 Adam Bombs through asylum! He's my 2nd Chella order, first being Bull. I looked long and hard again at Dynamite, I dunno, just looks like a strange sculpt to me. If I didn't already have a custom set of the Bulldogs, I'd probably order him though.
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britishbrickfan
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Post by britishbrickfan on Sept 11, 2021 2:29:01 GMT -5
why do Chella seem to send their US stocks to distributors first, and leave their UK/EU customers waiting to receive parcels weeks later?
it's been about 2 weeks since Hayabusa landed in the US and various customers of JB/Figure Collections have received their figures, yet the UK supply only started to be shipped this week... bit of an odd business decision to let your partners receive stock before your brand has received its own #ohwell
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@brit_figs
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Post by @brit_figs on Sept 11, 2021 5:16:28 GMT -5
why do Chella seem to send their US stocks to distributors first, and leave their UK/EU customers waiting to receive parcels weeks later? it's been about 2 weeks since Hayabusa landed in the US and various customers of JB/Figure Collections have received their figures, yet the UK supply only started to be shipped this week... bit of an odd business decision to let your partners receive stock before your brand has received its own #ohwell Yeah I really don't get that either! 🇬🇧 |
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Sept 11, 2021 6:08:12 GMT -5
I got my shipping notification for Hayabusa, which isn't a surprise since he's landing in people's hands.
what did surprise me is the Dynamite Kid I ordered at the same time is also in the box and in route
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Post by hulkjoegan on Sept 11, 2021 8:31:23 GMT -5
why do Chella seem to send their US stocks to distributors first, and leave their UK/EU customers waiting to receive parcels weeks later? it's been about 2 weeks since Hayabusa landed in the US and various customers of JB/Figure Collections have received their figures, yet the UK supply only started to be shipped this week... bit of an odd business decision to let your partners receive stock before your brand has received its own #ohwell Yeah I wondered about that as well. My thinking is maybe their distribution is handled by the production factory….and maybe that’s in China, and maybe stuff just gets to the US sooner than the U.K. 🤷🏻♂️ |
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Post by hulkjoegan on Sept 11, 2021 8:33:16 GMT -5
I got my shipping notification for Hayabusa, which isn't a surprise since he's landing in people's hands. what did surprise me is the Dynamite Kid I ordered at the same time is also in the box and in route Really? That’s interesting….I had an email from them saying Hayabusa & Fite TV Josh would be shipped by Monday. But still heard nothing about Page or Dynamite… |
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Post by kinnikuman on Sept 11, 2021 8:54:46 GMT -5
They probably ship to distributors first bc they order large amounts, as opposed to some dude in Derby.
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Post by Scott! on Sept 12, 2021 15:34:58 GMT -5
Has everyone seen the new Glow in the Dark Adam Bomb that Chella are doing? It looks incredible. I’m just starting to get into Hasbros and Retros in my collection, but I think both Adam Bombs I’ll be getting. They look brilliant!
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Sept 13, 2021 17:30:51 GMT -5
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Post by mrh on Sept 14, 2021 0:58:49 GMT -5
Hayabusha definitely fits in with the Habsros better than the Iron Sheikh (which I think is a great Retro -- but the Hayabusha looks a lot more like a Hasbro)
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Sept 14, 2021 3:50:23 GMT -5
Hayabusha definitely fits in with the Habsros better than the Iron Sheikh (which I think is a great Retro -- but the Hayabusha looks a lot more like a Hasbro) I agree. I've only got Sheik out front because he's got such a wide stance he takes up too much room in the rings |
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