@Chair.Shot
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Oct 30, 2023 22:09:59 GMT -5
Marc Mero shown off for the first time…this has been one of my top wants but I’m not “wild” about this design. Not sure what it is that has me a little letdown. http://instagram.com/p/CzDBfkBMZAZ |
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Post by micco on Oct 31, 2023 5:12:56 GMT -5
I had a mixed situation with Mitch recently. He shares pretty much everything that people post of his figures. I tagged him in the nice shots I took a month or so ago; they all went unseen. Not a big deal to me; I just try to give credit and appreciation to the people who make this possible. Then a few weeks later, a more popular page reposts my photos which Mitch then shares. I have very few followers so I’m not out to be Instagram famous by any means but it definitely struck me as odd. Sometime later, I messaged him after seeing Oscar was for sale again. I had wanted to know what other figure was shipping at that same time. I heard nothing all day which was a little odd because Mitch has always gotten back to me within minutes. He had also been active all day on social media. So I commented on a post asking why he was ghosting me - BOOM: instant response (and subsequently deleted the comment). Because I have interacted a bit with the 3POA guys, Mitch has assumed twice now that I live in Europe and that I should deal with Rock and Roll Collectibles. He deals with all kinds of people so I give him a pass on that one but it still stuck out to me. Stuff like this is why I don't buy into Mitch's whole "I'm just the little/nice guy" act. Aside from reselling his own figures on eBay at scalpers prices and justifying it by saying on a podcast "the big companies do it why can't the little guy". I remember way back when on instagram when he was posting render teaser pics of the Godfather basically in a 'what do you guys think?' context. I asked if the face was still going to be worked on, it doesn't quite resemble the Godfather. Boom. Instantly blocked. He comes off as the 'by the fans for the fans' retro guy, but if he asks fans for constructive criticism and opinions, it better be only praise.
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Post by micco on Oct 31, 2023 5:17:25 GMT -5
Ehhh it’s kind of a mess. I don’t want to get into the whole thing because I would probably get details wrong but I’ll do my best to give a general overview. The short version is that people were feeding information to Kanik (Cardona, Myers, or Sterling - I really don’t know). Whoever it was was showing him messages or telling him that Mitch was trying to get involved in the Bendies business. This lead to Kanik attacking Mitch on social media. Again, there is more to it than that but I’m trying to keep it simple. I can’t say what was true or what was justified - all I can say is that dirty laundry like that shouldn’t be handled in public. Something about the situation rubbed me the wrong way. Like everyone came off looking bad. Whoever told Kanik about the situation or showed him messages or whatever might have been riling him up. It seemed almost like someone intentionally causing drama. I have no personal knowledge of that so I can’t hold anyone accountable for that and I don’t want to speculate any further. It wasn’t a good look for Kanik as posting to multiple social media platforms over a few days and then finally going off on someone isn’t professional. Period. I don’t care if you are a small toy company or the President. If he felt justified in his own anger then I think there were better ways to handle it. That is what I tried to help him see/do and he wasn’t having it. And it definitely made Mitch look bad as he appeared to try and either cut Kanik out of the bendies business or compete with them. There is so much more to it which is why it’s unfair for me to get into anything beyond the basics. The Facebook post was eventually deleted and Kanik took down his posts/stories on IG. It hasn’t really been talked about and was swept under the rug which is for the best. At the end of the day I hope it doesn’t lead to tribalism or division. The Figure community is better as a whole when people can work together and compete to be better. Why would Mitch wanting to compete in the bendies arena make him look bad? Isn’t that what he did with the retros? Others were already making them. He wanted to compete. It wasn’t frowned then. Why would it be now? |
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Post by britishbrickfan on Oct 31, 2023 5:43:37 GMT -5
Stuff like this is why I don't buy into Mitch's whole "I'm just the little/nice guy" act. Aside from reselling his own figures on eBay at scalpers prices and justifying it by saying on a podcast "the big companies do it why can't the little guy". I remember way back when on instagram when he was posting render teaser pics of the Godfather basically in a 'what do you guys think?' context. I asked if the face was still going to be worked on, it doesn't quite resemble the Godfather. Boom. Instantly blocked. He comes off as the 'by the fans for the fans' retro guy, but if he asks fans for constructive criticism and opinions, it better be only praise.
He welcomed criticism with the savio figure which resulted in it getting changed drastically. Mitch (who claims to know action figures) needed to make the changes, and yet you have to accept - he was happy to put his name against the preliminary art and then changed it!
he's still doing it now, he's posting pics like the Mero figure with the disclaimer "Not final figure" - why not show the final rendition??? it's not like this is hard to do, you've got a designer, get him to design the figure, get it to the point where you think it's the "best" possible design you can produce and push it into the production cycle. THEN release the art to show consumers what they're buying!!
instead, Mitch is posting a preliminary pic and saying "Buy this! And hope it gets better when we make it!" and he still can't see that he's letting his own product down by relying on good will to get him through.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Oct 31, 2023 8:05:49 GMT -5
Marc Mero shown off for the first time…this has been one of my top wants but I’m not “wild” about this design. Not sure what it is that has me a little letdown. http://instagram.com/p/CzDBfkBMZAZ I like it, maybe would be better if the legs were in more the traditional Hogan/Warrior etc open stance that all the Hasbros with the gorilla press had? I hope he makes Johnny B. Badd too. |
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Post by Mr Angry Cena on Oct 31, 2023 8:29:08 GMT -5
That Mero looks great. I actually like the pose, as it’s essentially him in his shooting star press position.
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@Chair.Shot
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Oct 31, 2023 12:08:26 GMT -5
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Post by cheville2001 on Nov 1, 2023 6:49:32 GMT -5
Marc Mero shown off for the first time…this has been one of my top wants but I’m not “wild” about this design. Not sure what it is that has me a little letdown. http://instagram.com/p/CzDBfkBMZAZ Looks like he's craphis pants! 🤣🤣 |
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Nov 2, 2023 8:55:09 GMT -5
I see people in the UK are getting their Savios and Godwins. Mitch said they will be sent in the order received so I’m a little confused by that one. I really don’t remember how long they were on sale before I ordered; just that my order date was June 18.
Edit: Looks like it was around May 5th-8th for when preorders started. I’ll probably be pretty far back in line.
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Post by freaqualizer on Nov 2, 2023 9:30:45 GMT -5
I got my shipping notification on Savio and the Godwinns last night. And my Booger is arriving today. It’s pretty cool to get stuff that I paid for so long ago arriving around the same time.
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Post by 3poajamie on Nov 2, 2023 11:41:57 GMT -5
Worth noting that Rock and Roll Collectibles in the UK use next day delivery as standard, so I imagine the USA shipments will start arriving from tomorrow
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Post by robbutler01 on Nov 2, 2023 15:55:48 GMT -5
I see people in the UK are getting their Savios and Godwins. Mitch said they will be sent in the order received so I’m a little confused by that one. I really don’t remember how long they were on sale before I ordered; just that my order date was June 18. Edit: Looks like it was around May 5th-8th for when preorders started. I’ll probably be pretty far back in line. Where did u hear this? Ive seen savios arriving. I'm in the UK and ordered the godwins on the 5th May launch day but haven't had anything on a delivery date or dispatched note yet. |
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Nov 2, 2023 17:06:19 GMT -5
I waited until 5/23 to order my Godwinns and have not got tracking, for what it's worth. I am in the US
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Nov 2, 2023 17:59:18 GMT -5
I see people in the UK are getting their Savios and Godwins. Mitch said they will be sent in the order received so I’m a little confused by that one. I really don’t remember how long they were on sale before I ordered; just that my order date was June 18. Edit: Looks like it was around May 5th-8th for when preorders started. I’ll probably be pretty far back in line. Where did u hear this? Ive seen savios arriving. I'm in the UK and ordered the godwins on the 5th May launch day but haven't had anything on a delivery date or dispatched note yet. So this is a bit perplexing. I checked and I’m only seeing Savio figures in the UK thus far but Mitch claimed he has all 3 figures in…so I guess he is spending more and taking more time to avoid combining orders? http://instagram.com/p/CzCFlG4ODd9 |
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Post by freaqualizer on Nov 2, 2023 19:41:49 GMT -5
Where did u hear this? Ive seen savios arriving. I'm in the UK and ordered the godwins on the 5th May launch day but haven't had anything on a delivery date or dispatched note yet. So this is a bit perplexing. I checked and I’m only seeing Savio figures in the UK thus far but Mitch claimed he has all 3 figures in…so I guess he is spending more and taking more time to avoid combining orders? http://instagram.com/p/CzCFlG4ODd9 I just checked my tracking number and it’s the same in my email saying the Godwinns are shipped as it is in the email saying Savio is shipped. |
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Post by cmbarnes10 on Nov 3, 2023 10:39:06 GMT -5
I recieved my savio and the godwinns today, I really like the figures. My only complaint and I think it's a minor one, the side of the godwinns where the front and back plastic connect is a very odd connection, it's very sharp and sticks out. Hopefully people start opening theirs soon and can explain it better than me.
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Nov 3, 2023 18:18:01 GMT -5
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Post by @brit_figs on Nov 3, 2023 18:46:03 GMT -5
Gotta say, he does get them out pretty fast!
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Post by Jackass Pacific on Nov 3, 2023 18:46:21 GMT -5
Where did u hear this? Ive seen savios arriving. I'm in the UK and ordered the godwins on the 5th May launch day but haven't had anything on a delivery date or dispatched note yet. So this is a bit perplexing. I checked and I’m only seeing Savio figures in the UK thus far but Mitch claimed he has all 3 figures in…so I guess he is spending more and taking more time to avoid combining orders? http://instagram.com/p/CzCFlG4ODd9 savio's shirt doesn't appear to be the washed out red color that was posted last week or whenever |
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Nov 3, 2023 20:39:02 GMT -5
Rendering looks great, though I'd say this is one case where I'd prefer a removeable instead of molded vest, so this could be used at a 96' Camp Cornette Bulldog too. Love the idea of it, but knowing we probably will never have a full set of all 5 members in their 97 looks, kinda makes it moot. |
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