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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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

 

[spawnshop]

Hey guys, just got back from SDCC (literally), and man was it crazy. Go ahead and hit me up with your questions as orderly as you can - reading through this thread question by question can be cumbersome.....LOL.
Thanks.
Anyone here go to the show?

 

[ImDrunk]

Hey guys, just got back from SDCC (literally), and man was it crazy. Go ahead and hit me up with your questions as orderly as you can - reading through this thread question by question can be cumbersome.....LOL.
Thanks.
Anyone here go to the show?

Hey @spawnshop! Glad to see your back, so I have 2 questions, is the series 9 lineup I posted on the previous page legit?
And can you shed some light on the 10 inch line, are you guys already thinking of making another figure?

 

[Darkhuman]

Hey spawnshop!!! Hope you had a blast!! Been dying to ask you a few questions!!
1. Rumors of S9 have been flowing, is Daryl w/new bike on the lineup or not?? If it's not it should be lol.
2. The Deluxe packaged gravedigger Daryl, is that realy not coming out until next year?? Will there be build a zombie parts included??
3. Any plans on more deluxe packageing figures on the way?? Is series 1 only going to consist of Daryl? It should be min 3!!
4. Any idea when non San Deigo Walgreens will get the new Daryl ??
5. How do I pull a signed RV canopy??
6. What's the comic S5 lineup??!! Thanks!!!

 

[spawnshop]

Hey @spawnshop! Glad to see your back, so I have 2 questions, is the series 9 lineup I posted on the previous page legit?
And can you shed some light on the 10 inch line, are you guys already thinking of making another figure?

Yes, that series 9 line-up is pretty spot-on! There may be some minor variances, but it's pretty accurate.
We are planning our next 10" figure now!

 

[spawnshop]

Hey spawnshop!!! Hope you had a blast!! Been dying to ask you a few questions!!
1. Rumors of S9 have been flowing, is Daryl w/new bike on the lineup or not?? If it's not it should be lol.
2. The Deluxe packaged gravedigger Daryl, is that realy not coming out until next year?? Will there be build a zombie parts included??
3. Any plans on more deluxe packageing figures on the way?? Is series 1 only going to consist of Daryl? It should be min 3!!
4. Any idea when non San Deigo Walgreens will get the new Daryl ??
5. How do I pull a signed RV canopy??
6. What's the comic S5 lineup??!! Thanks!!!

1) Yes, we are working on both models, a new Daryl and a new Bike, but the bike is not technically in 9 as of now. It will probably make a later debut.
2) The new packaging is a concept that some stores want to implement exclusively over our standard packaging. You will definitely be seeing more of it. What's going to be included? It could be anything from an arsenal of accessories, to collector bases, to build-a-zombie, etc. There are many exciting ideas bouncing around for these packages.
3) Yes, more on the way. No, not on Daryl. He's just the first prototype mock-up.
4) We are supposed to see them in the next few weeks. I do know that there have been complaints about Walgreens exclusives being hard to find, and our sales team is working on improving the availability.
5) We were giving away some Signed RV canopys from Todd at SDCC by following and retweeting his twitter feed. He has also signed over 1000 canopies, and they will randomly be inserted into the boxes at the factory, so you may be a lucky winner just by buying one!
6) We haven't planned this series yet, so we're open to suggestions.

Thanks for all of the positive feedback from SDCC. Glad you guys like the stuff!!!

 

[spawnshop]

Check out Todd's Facebook page for more SDCC giveaways!!

https://www.facebook.com/liketoddmcfarlane?fref=nf

 

[kassle]

Thanks, Spawnshop. Thrilled about Beth and T-Dog! I know you were pulling for them - YOU ROCK. Thanks for helping our voices be heard.

And knowing that you guys have certain responsibilities to fulfill retailer quotas with regards to the more known characters, I think Constable Michonne is a cool variant. Also heard a tidbit that Cookies Carol is up for consideration? Cool! Hope more Alexandria-based stuff like Aaron and Jessie are also being considered in the future.

I also can't help but wonder if a Constable Rick is in the cards, since Michonne might be lonely. ;-)

 

[Johnny Utah]

What's the deal with a definitive figure of Shane? Is he in the works, from a new scan of Jon Bernthal?

Can we get a 10 inch figure of crazy super bearded Rick from right before he shaves in Alexandria?

for the comic series, I would like to see:

Alpha
Shaved head and claw hand Rick
Tyreese

One other thing - is it possible, at all, that you guys might be able to make figures from Game of Thrones in the same vein as your Walking Dead ones? Funko haven't had news in a year and a half on theirs, and their QC is terrible.

 

[ImDrunk]

@spawnshop you are freaking AWESOME! Thanks for listening to us fans, pretty cool that Todd and everyone who works on Mcfarlane seems insanely devoted to us collectors, I'm so glad we are finally getting T-Dog! Beth is another one I was waiting for, wonder if she comes with a lollipop?
Glad to see the next 10 inch figure is already in the works, hopefully it's Carl or The Governor!
Again, huge thanks from me, Now all we need is a new Shane in series 10! 'fingers crossed'

 

[ImDrunk]

One other thing - is it possible, at all, that you guys might be able to make figures from Game of Thrones in the same vein as your Walking Dead ones? Funko haven't had news in a year and a half on theirs, and their QC is terrible.

Oh please, please pretty please! I Haven't got a single GOT figure from them due to their awful quality and paint apps, hopefully Mcfarlane decides to make a GOT line.

 

[Coda]

Hey @spawnshop welcome back!! Thanks for answering our questions!
1) It's a long shot but can you confirm Beth's attire? Her final outfit maybe?
2) Has there ever been any discussion of an Abraham, Eugene and Rosita 3 pack?
3) What would you suggest us Lori fans can do to provide Todd with enough confidence to make her figure?
Thanks again!!

 

[spawnshop]

What's the deal with a definitive figure of Shane? Is he in the works, from a new scan of Jon Bernthal?

No, we are not currently working on a new Shane. He is definitely been in the conversations of line-ups though. Actually, we never had a scan of Jon Bernthal. And most likely never will since he is no longer with the show.

Can we get a 10 inch figure of crazy super bearded Rick from right before he shaves in Alexandria?

Good idea!

One other thing - is it possible, at all, that you guys might be able to make figures from Game of Thrones in the same vein as your Walking Dead ones? Funko haven't had news in a year and a half on theirs, and their QC is terrible.

We currently only have the license for the construction sets for Game of Thrones. Hopefully working with HBO will open up some more opportunities.

 

[spawnshop]

@spawnshop you are freaking AWESOME! Thanks for listening to us fans, pretty cool that Todd and everyone who works on Mcfarlane seems insanely devoted to us collectors, I'm so glad we are finally getting T-Dog! Beth is another one I was waiting for, wonder if she comes with a lollipop?
Glad to see the next 10 inch figure is already in the works, hopefully it's Carl or The Governor!
Again, huge thanks from me, Now all we need is a new Shane in series 10! 'fingers crossed'

Thanks for the compliments! We actually contemplated the lollipop for Beth, but unfortunately, that would be too small an accessory to include.

 

[spawnshop]

Hey @spawnshop welcome back!! Thanks for answering our questions!
1) It's a long shot but can you confirm Beth's attire? Her final outfit maybe?
2) Has there ever been any discussion of an Abraham, Eugene and Rosita 3 pack?
3) What would you suggest us Lori fans can do to provide Todd with enough confidence to make her figure?
Thanks again!!

1) Beth will be in her final outfit attire
2) Yes, but I don't think we'll see that anytime soon.
3) If we continue to go the route of including deceased characters, and if sales of the female picks go well (IE: Beth), then I'd say it's a shot that we may see her in 11, 12, or 13.... We'd probably see Rosita and Sasha first though. There's even been talks of a Tara figure. And most likely never have more than one female per series. The main problem is that even though we run poles and fans choose their favorites, it doesn't always translate into a great selling figure.

 

[kassle]

I love this thread so much. Thanks for being so good to us, Spawnshop.

 

[shanerd]

@spawnshop - Thanks for all of this information. It's very much appreciated. Two long shots here but both are very popular in the Facebook group! Any chance we could ever get a Claimer Joe or Teddy Bear Girl Zombie figure?? I know you have previously stated you want to stray away from very specific zombies like her but she would be insanely popular in figure form (OR DELUXE FIGURE FORM!) !! As for Joe, even though his time on the show was brief he's still one of the most memorable characters in my opinion and I know he has a nice following from the TWD figure collecting community. We need some more baddies & zombies for our displays!! Once again, thanks for taking the time to answer questions from all of us!

 

[TWD Daryl Dixon]

This Shane needs to be in series 10, by the way did you get to scan Dale and T-Dog dale looked like he was scanned in the recent pictures

 

[Coda]

@spawnshop WOW! Thank you so much!! You made my week by answering my questions. Were so lucky to have you on here. I've been on so many forums and you certainly make this one my favorite. All very good news!! Lots of hope for the ladies in the line. Thanks again!

 

[Johnny Utah]

Thanks for the reply! Another thing I'd love to see is figures from Vikings, McFarlane does medieval detail so well. I hope you are able to make GoT figures one day. The lineups would be amazing.

 

[spawnshop]

This Shane needs to be in series 10, by the way did you get to scan Dale and T-Dog dale looked like he was scanned in the recent pictures

Thanks for the inadvertent compliment....no, Dale was modeled from scratch!