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New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:46 pm
by PSMad
https://www.first4figures.com/content/view/48/43/
First 4 Figures is extremely happy to announce an agreement with Jetix Europe’s Jetix Consumer Products (JCP) for the rights to make vinyl figures and statues based on the classic version of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
The first wave of collectible vinyl figures will be previewed at this year’s upcoming Nuremberg and New York Toy Fairs, with product anticipated to come to market around July 2008. They will stand approximately 4 to 5 inches tall.
Wave one will be Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles.
More information on the pricing and timing will be made available soon.
About First 4 Figures
First 4 Figures is a subsidiary of Puzzle Productions. Puzzle Productions manufactures and markets high quality resin figures under the brand name First 4 Figures. Included in its product line up includes famous licenses such as SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, 2000AD, ASSASSINS CREED, THE LEGEND OF ZELDA, and METROID.
About JCP
JCP also manages the licensing rights for Sonic X, the latest incarnation of Classic Sonic The Hedgehog and star of the first animated TV adaptation created in Japan.
Personally I think they look great. I like the Megadrive / Genesis style Sonic more than the Sonic Adventure one so the figures really appeal to me. I just hope we get a few more. Dr Robotnic, Metal Sonic and maybe the Egg Mobile.
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:22 pm
by Zeta
Wow, those are fucking awesome.
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:53 pm
by Crazy Penguin
They do look great. I wonder if there are separating licensing issues involved in getting the "classic" versions. Hopefully these will be popular enough to merit more obscure characters in future waves, like Fang, Bean, Bark etc.
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:53 pm
by Dasher
Man Ive missed those faces...nice to see people still remember them.
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:41 pm
by Yami CJMErl
Wow, that's the creepiest thing--I stumble upon this thread the same day I find a Sonic X licensed figurine that DOESN'T suck.
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:48 am
by P.P.A.
I'll definitely buy those, they look awesome. And wave 2 which will hopefully consist of Dr. Robotnik, Metal Sonic and Amy. Oh, and Fang would be cool but he's rather unlikely to appear isn't he?
I hope they won't be too expensive. :(
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:10 pm
by Ngangbius
Blast it all! I made myself a promise that I wouldn't collect any figures ever again, and then some company goes and make this. XD
Oh well, hopefully they well be cheap.
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:19 pm
by Ryan the Game Master
Ngangbius wrote:Blast it all! I made myself a promise that I wouldn't collect any figures ever again, and then some company goes and make this. XD
Oh well, hopefully they well be cheap.
That depends, I imagine. How much do vinyl figures usually cost?
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 3:00 pm
by cjmcray
They look like Happy Meal toys.
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 5:35 pm
by RocketPunch
Beyond awesome. Best Sonic toys yet. It's good to see that the signature style hasn't been forgotten. Hopefully it makes the transition into other media... games, TV, etc.
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:02 pm
by G.Silver
Where will we be able to get them from?
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:48 pm
by G.Silver
Any word on these yet? They are, apparently, appearing on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sega-Sonic-collecti ... 1|294%3A50
Of course, the shipping is through the roof. Play Asia still doesn't have them.
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:07 am
by Xyton
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:02 am
by G.Silver
Yeah, we have that one over in this other thread for some reason. I'm not sure adding it to your cart would actually do anything, since it says "available Dec 08" and then later "available Q1 2009."
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2456
The three small ones are not even on their site!
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:09 am
by Ngangbius
Seeing that there is no info on the site, I wouldn't be surprised if the production of these figures got quietly canned, which is a shame.
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:37 am
by G.Silver
I sent them an email, and they replied!
Thank you for your email. We have finished first batch of figures and we
have shipped those to our Euro distributors, so they should received them by
now. Unfortunately we won't sell those figures on our web site.
They haven't got back to me with my follow up question "US release pls?"
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:25 pm
by Dr. Watson
Oh my God, that Tails one makes my eyes a bit wet, and i dont really know why. Is it the cuteness? Is it the nostalgia? Is it just plain simple "I WANT IT NOW!"-frustration? Either way, that's the most awsome piece of Sonic merchandise to come out in like.. forever. Yeah, i honestly think it is.
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:20 pm
by Kogen
I was going to get some of these too, but instead they do the 100 dollar Sonic one? Who the hell wants to spend that much on a figure?
36 dollars for three normal ones is a better deal and a more sellable product. It needs an Eggman, though.
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:01 pm
by MiraiTails
If you trust it, there's an auction for the
three figure set.
There's a
Tails figure and a couple of other F4F auctions as well, including one for the
large Sonic figure.
That one says pre-order for February '09. Maybe they all do. I didn't look closely enough.
I don't really care for the Tails. The crossed eyes and toothless grin aren't working for me. If they make a large figure with a different pose, maybe I'll like that one more.
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:12 am
by Malchik
Upon closer inspection, I wonder why they felt the need to outline knux's eyes.
Fifty or so bucks for the three isn't a bad price.
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 11:00 am
by Wombatwarlord777
All of those figures are impressive, but they got Sonic absolutely perfect, especially with his pose. I've never been big into collecting figurines, but I'll make an exception for him.
Tails and Knuckles are great, but they remind me of those plastic Pokemon figurines that were released maybe 10 years ago. Is that a bad thing?
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:24 pm
by Kogen
44 seems way too much for those, though. PlayAsia had them for 12 as the MSRP (I assume).
Edit: Actually I looked at the other link, but 50 for all three is still too much.
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:48 pm
by PSMad
Forbidden Planet's website has them all for sale. I've no idea if they take overseas orders but it's worth a shot I suppose if anyone really wants them.
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:21 pm
by Crowbar
Gah, I normally don't buy stuff like this at all, but I really want these and my birthday's coming up soon.
Re: New Sonic Vinyl Figures
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 5:28 pm
by Syntheticgerbil
So these don't move at all do they?