Ask Mattel – Answers for April 1st, 2013

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Hey everyone! Here are the answers to the questions submitted by you for April 1st, 2013 as a part of Ask Mattel. Check ’em out!

 

Donald M asks: Toyguru has already assured us there won´t be another price increase in 2014-2015 for MotU, is this still correct

For 2014 the prices will be flat. We are too far off from 2015 to give any details. It is possible prices may increase again in 2015 or 2016 depending on what happens to the costs we can’t control like raw material and labor.

 

 

Tom asks: Since the DCUC LEGION 12 pack sold decently that is was released twice and the current DCIE is limited each year, what about offering more LEGION characters as a club similar to how the WATCHMEN is done. If a 5 pack set was released every quarter it would almost complete the team. There would be a bunch of minimal sculpt figures like Dream Girl, Element Lad and Shadow Lass, but the Club wold help cover costs for sculpts Like Blok and Tellus. Could a survey be done to see if there is interest?
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Ask Mattel – Answers for March 15th, 2013

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Hey everyone! I know I should have had this posted on Friday, but this past weekend was so crazy for me I just wasn’t anywhere near my computer! But here it is now, and hopefully is informative enough to make up for the delay. Onto the Q&A!

 

It seems that the only characters revealed for the 60′s Batman line (with the exception of swim trunks Batman) are the characters that appeared in the movie. Now, I know it’d be tough to sell kids a Book worm, Louie the Lilac or Chief O’Hara figure, but are there going to be more characters than the ones announced? I don’t need specifics, but I’d love to have more from this line.

For 2013 the line consists of the figures that were announced at NYTF. Now we announced, but did not yet reveal the Catwoman and The Joker figures – so be on the lookout for those images soon!

 

 

It was announced that the CIE 2013 line was to have no new sculpts. Not that I’m going to complain because we are getting her, but how is Huntress not a new sculpt figure? Or does this mean Mattel is approving more ‘buck figures’ with extra add-ons for the CIE line?
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Ask Mattel – Answers for March 1st, 2013

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Hey everybody! Here’s the full Q&A for the March 1st Ask Mattel session. Some of the questions have already been answered since these questions were submitted, and some just weren’t answered at all. Still, there’s some good information this round. Read on!

 

Can you tell us the exact height of the Castle Grayskull prototype shown at Toy Fair? A lot of people seem to be complaining that it’s much shorter than originally proposed on the B-Sheet, but to my eyes it looks almost the same height. So I was wondering if we could get the exact dimensions on that to compare to the original B-Sheet. Thanks.

We just posted a video on Youtube/Facebook showing it compared to the vintage and 2002 Castles. It is about 23″ tall.

 

 

I love the upcoming 1966 Batman movie masters toy line. It looks amazing. Can you tell us how you guys came to the decision of making this a mass market release? It seems weird that a toy line based on a TV show from almost 50 years ago is getting such a big release, and gets a 6″ scaled Batmobile to boot. Is it a push by WB? Or is memoribilia from that era of Batman just still that popular that it’s a safe bet the figures will sell?
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News – MOTUC Castle Grayskull Comparison Video & Measurements

Castle Grayskull ComparisonScott Neitlich posted a video comparing the MOTUC Castle Grayskull prototype with the original Castle Grayskull and the 200X Castle Grayskull playsets. In the video, he also gives out a bunch of rough measurements of the new upcoming playset, to give fans a better idea of exactly what they’re getting.

Continue after the jump for the video.
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News – MOTUC Castle Grayskull Q&A with Scott Neitlich

A bunch of users submitted questions over on He-Man.Org regarding the upcoming Masters of the Universe Classics Castle Grayskull playset. Rather than just pick a few out of the bunch to answer, Scott Neitlich went ahead and answered them all.

Continue after the jump for the full Q&A!
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Ask Mattel – Answers for February 15th, 2013

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Tom asks: Will there be a DCUC/CIE/DC UNLIMITED exclusive at the San Diego convention this year?

Yes, there will be a 6″ DCU comic style figure for SDCC this year~!

 

 

Black Arbor asks: To Toyguru:
When you’re out shopping, do you ever happen to go to the toy aisle to see how well the Mattel products are selling?
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