IMPACT! MINIATURES

Thadrin · Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 183

Bad photos of my Weather Gobbos. I'll try and get better ones at some stage. Maybe. It's taken me long enough to get around to sticking these up.
Note the recurring theme throughout the figures, related to where I obtained them.

Am I alone in thinking that the "Nice" Goblin looks a bit like Watford Legend and former England manager Graham Taylor?

GalakStarscraper · The Big Man Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 6176

These guys were some of my favourite figures that we've made. Its almost a crime that they were limited edition.

Well done Thads

Galak

Darkson · Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:37 pm Post subject:

I thought you said you couldn't paint?

Nice - mine are sitting in a box waiting until my mate owes me enough "favours" to get him to paint them for me - they're to nice for me to ruin.
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Lychanthrope · Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 367 Location: Bristol, IN USA

Nice paint job. I really wished I would have gotten a set of these.
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Thom · Joined: 27 May 2007 Posts: 284

I posted this reply before but somehow it got lost

I too wish that it was something more than a limited edition as they were gone long before I could afford to get another order in. . .
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GalakStarscraper · The Big Man Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 6176

I have an honest question for you guys.

And I really mean I'd like honest feedback.

If we brought the set back as a permanent feature but realized the suit and tie goblin with the Motty the Goblin Commentator figure that Norse did .... would that create outrage .... or is that keeping with the limited edition nature of the product.

Putting the question another way ... if one of the 5 figures was truely limited edition never to be cast again .... would offering the set again in the store be a slap to the limited market.

Please note ... as a collector I'm VERY aware of the importance of if you say a figure is limited edition ... its needs to be limited edition. But I'm not sure in my own head how that applies to a set of figures. I think I'd be fine with this .... but I'm on the wrong side of this to judge properly and acknowledge that.

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Lychanthrope · Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 367 Location: Bristol, IN USA

I'm not a collector so I can't say how that end of the market would feel. Part of me says that the Limited set would stay unique the other part of me says that only 1 figure, instead of 5, stays unique. Some of the collectors reallly need to chime in on how they would feel.
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Stout Youngblood · Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 356 Location: Lombard, IL

I am both a gamer and collector. I think these are great figures and was lucky enough to get two sets.

I wouldn't mind this set becoming available again but was wondering, besides switching the two figs, if some minor alteration could be done on the others? If not, no biggie as I would still be up for them being released again. Hope this makes sense.

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Dark Lord · Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 2682

Stay limited.
Make a new, similar looking set for the rest of us.

And nice paint, Thads!
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GalakStarscraper · The Big Man Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 6176

Cost to Impact!

Sell sets replacing limited suit Nice Motty with current Motty ... zero $

Modify existing set ... 900 $

Brand new sculpts ... 1725 $

I don't see plans B or C happening any time in the next year.

Was just seeing if there was a non-upseting way to sell these to help Impact! with our debt along with the several folks that have told me they were really disappointed these sold out without them getting them.

Galak

Dark Lord · Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 2682

I can see Impact wanting to sell these since they seem popular, but undoing a "limited" run can be a slippery slope and annoy people. It may look good in the short term, and hell it may slide this time with only minor complaints, but it gets easier to do the next time.

It doesn't take long before you list something as "Limited Edition" and everyone goes, "Yeah right. I'll wait until they re-release it."

If the choices are screw the people who bought it when it was limited and get a re-released version, or nothing I would rather Impact did nothing.

It rewards the faithful customers and will light a fire under the butts of those who see something limited that they like.

Just my humble opinion.
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Norse · The One, the Only Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 2811

Tom, I still have some of the "nekkid" goblins we used as armatures... maybe at GenCon I spend my time "converting" a set to match my Motty..

I won't charge $900 either..

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Xtreme · Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 251 Location: Indianapolis

I would think minor changes would be the way to go if you wanted to bring them back into the store. I'm not sure it is a big deal this time but you don't want to send a bad message to future limited edition ventures.
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Dark Lord · Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 2682

Yeah, I think some minor changes would be all that's needed.

Like Sunglasses on the one in the lawnchair, or a hat, a sundial wrist watch on the one for very sunny. Stuff like that. Just tiny modifications to differentiate between the two releases. That way the limited edition buyers still have something special.
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Darkson · Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:31 pm Post subject: