The Walking Dead Action Figures - Insider Chat

[Antman]

This thread is dedicated to talking about the McFarlane "The Walking Dead" figures (and statues). There's someone very well connected in this thread.

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Spoiler

This Fall The Walking Dead comes to the toy store with McFarlane Toys action figures of Rick Grimes, Daryl Dixon, Zombie Biter and Zombie Walker. Available for purchase November 2011.

http://blogs.amctv.com/photo-galleries/the-walking-dead-mcfarlane-action-figures/intro.php

 

[ufnovaes]

And how did the poll ended? Still wanting a Beth figure...

 

[Themadpatter]

For two packs I'd love
-Abe and Rosita
-Tyreese and Sasha
-Daryl and Walker Sophia
-Riot Gear Glenn and Tara
-Rick and Lori

If it means we get those girls!

 

[Darkhuman]

Spawnshop, any chance mcfarlane would do more body swap figures? I.e. S1 Rick body with flashback shane hat head, flu zombie paint with glenns head, (repainted glenn), or a flashback/chopper daryl body w merel head?? 3 more easy to make figs fans would buy. Id buy them!

 

[Themadpatter]

Okay Aaron and Eric are # 3+4 on my list now!

 

[Coda]

The completist in me just wants to finish Ricks group past and current before we meet any new characters. Sadly I think were about to meet a lot. I sure hope those 2 packs work out cuz were gonna a need all the quantity we can get. We really only need 5 from the dead and 5 from the living...
Beth, Lori, T-Dog, Shane (articulated), & Sophia..... Sasha, Rosita, Tara, Gabriel, & Noah.
There are a lot of females in those lists but I can rest happy if we at least complete all the cast up until now before new ppl start filling in the spots.

 

[kassle]

Coda you are my brother from another mother.

I'm less hung up on Gabriel and Noah (if they get eaten soon, they will have no more impact than Patricia or Martinez for me - I'm already more attached to Aaron after 2 eps), but the other 8 are NEEDED. Especially the first 5!

 

[Coda]

@kassle haha! That's a good comparison with Noah and Gabriel. I could even do without Sophia. But this line would never be complete for me without the others. I've collected so many other toy lines where at least one important character never gets made. I'll say it again, those 2 packs will be the best thing to happen with this line. IMO.

 

[kassle]

2 packs would be amazing. I really REALLY need Beth, Lori & Shane.

I'd love a Sophia (and a walker Sophia variant). It might be because she is so significant in the comic, but I feel an attachment to her as one of the regulars from S1/S2. Sasha is quickly moving up for me, as well.

And I'm sure Rosita and Tara will earn their keep (I do think Tara is adorable). T-Dog never did much for me, but I recognize he was on for 3 seasons and surely earned a figure as a regular.

I have to admit that I'd also love a Lizzie. She had a great run in Season 4.

 

[spawnshop]

Spawnshop, any chance mcfarlane would do more body swap figures? I.e. S1 Rick body with flashback shane hat head, flu zombie paint with glenns head, (repainted glenn), or a flashback/chopper daryl body w merel head?? 3 more easy to make figs fans would buy. Id buy them!

We are definitely open to it, but it's more difficult to do with the main characters. We really want them to look unique to their look, and re-usig parts really limits that. It works with the walkers since AMC wants them a bit more generic anyway and not based off of any specific character.

 

[NoodleChow]

Is there any way to get a bit more articulation into the tv zombies? Love the comic zombies and the tv riot gear ones because of that mostly. Some normalized scheme sorta like the Punk Zombie with ball sockets or swivel hinges at the shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees with a ball socket at the neck. Gonna be picking up that flu walker and the pin cushion zombie for sure so more like those would be awesome.
Also a random long game way to get the zombie numbers up could be to do a zombie build a figure across the waves. Have each zombie come with pieces of another zombie. By themselves they'd make for a good torn up body display accessory and together they form a random cool looking zombie. That or each figure in the wave comes with a part. Also wouldn't mind a boxset of 3 random zombies. All of them could be repurposed bodies like the flu walker with a new head and limbs or 2 repurposed/repaints and 1 new one.

 

[spawnshop]

we have to limit the articulation if there is a play feature due to costing.

good ideas. i'll pass them along.

 

[Themadpatter]

Yes, it would be amazing to actually have enough zombies for them to kill, no matter really what their look

 

[NoodleChow]

Awesome, thanks for the consideration!

Couple other things I'd love would be for some of the zombies to come with more stuff like alternate exploded heads from gunfire like the comic roamer but without the spring loaded feature. Something much like that one comic Rick statue: http://www.thewalkingdead.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/RICK_GRIMES_STATUE_4.jpg

As well as torsos or heads that've been sliced diagonally through with a katana that just peg back together with all kinds of gore or innards that can spill out: http://incoherent.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/WDKatana.jpg

 

[Themadpatter]

Is there going to be a bicycle girl flashback? In the paint picture from McFarlane on Facebook, one says Bicycle under TWD. Or do you keep old figures paint?

 

[BLNadal]

http://www.thewalkingdead.com/poll-next-walking-dead-action-figure/

I voted Michonne and Shiva!

 

[Themadpatter]

I voted Rosita and Eugene

 

[spawnshop]

Is there going to be a bicycle girl flashback? In the paint picture from McFarlane on Facebook, one says Bicycle under TWD. Or do you keep old figures paint?

We keep all of the paints on file in case we ever need that color again, not necessarily for the same figure though.

 

[Themadpatter]

We keep all of the paints on file in case we ever need that color again, not necessarily for the same figure though.

Oh Right, thanks! Would love a Bicycle Girl flashback though, haha

 

[kassle]

I voted Maggie & Sophia.

 

[dixongrimes15]

i voted michonne and maggie