New Round of NECA Q&A Coming Soon

[JeffS]

Good news gang... Just got new Gears of War figure answers in from NECA. I'm now just waiting on some exciting new images to go with the article on Figures.com, so with luck, article will run by week's end. Some VERY good answers, you guys are gonna love it!!!!! I'll post the questions below so you know what to expect

1) With the amazing all-star Series 5 now hitting retail, the question on top of everyone's mind is what characters will make up Series 6? I know we have the robot Jack and numerous Boomer types (Mauler, Grinder and Butcher) still to go...
2) Fans are dying to see Dizzy, Tai, Skorge and Kantus. Any good news for us?
3) Love how the Locust Horde is growing stronger series by series. Will we see more powerful Locusts, like Berserkers, Blood Mounts and the most famous Wretches? No exclusives here please!!
4) What's the likelihood of a Locust Queen figure or COG command like Anya?
5) The new Series 5 COG soldier's articulation is incredible! Will older figures, such as Cole and Baird, receive similar upgraded articulations as a future release?
6) Speaking of COG soldiers, any chance of a box set featuring the three previously released helmet designs? Are there anymore helmet designs?
7) While I'm sure getting all the in-game characters produced is NECA's first priority, has there been any thought to producing characters from the comic books or novels?
8) Everyone agrees that the new Boomer figure is awesome, however there has been alot of discussion about his height and why he's not much taller than other figures. Care to end this Boomer debate?
9) Can fans expect any more 1:1 scale weapon replicas like your awesome Lancer rifle? A Locust Hammerburst would be killer! Any plans for more non-weapon props similar to your COG tags? A locust pendant perhaps?
10) With your Gears of War figures being a success, are there any plans to create figures based on Epic's UNREAL franchise somewhere down the road? (ie: Unreal Championship 2, Unreal Tournament 3, etc)

[JeffS]

I'll give you guys ONE answer to tide ya over: The Great BOOMER Debate answered by Randy Falk of NECA!

8) Everyone agrees that the new Boomer figure is awesome, however there has been alot of discussion about his height and why he's not much taller than other figures. Care to end this Boomer debate?

I don’t know if I can end it but I might be able to help explain it. First off it would be great if the Boomer was about a head taller however if you look at the volume and mass of the Boomer figure along with articulation, deco, and the weapon we totally pushed the limits of what can be done at the price point. We tried to have him larger at first but he came in too expensive so we scaled him down slightly but he is still bigger – when you line up your figures the Boomer in his default pose is hunched and has bent knees and stands about even with Therons and Grenadiers. We also had to plan for the future Boomers up front knowing the Boomshield and the Flail will add even more to the costs so how far and how big could we go with the basic Boomer before we start adding more on to create the later versions. Anyway if you stand the Boomer up straight he is taller then the rest of the line. Even with the height being slightly small the girth and thickness of the figure is still very impressive.

It took a lot of planning and assorting the waves the way we have just to be able to produce the Boomer. We need to have multi-use out of bodies and tooling and balance the assortments with higher priced & lower priced characters so we maintain our average unit costs. The Boomer retails for $13.99 at TRU – look at what else is on the shelf for that price and show me anything that compares. Most of the competition is going smaller with less deco and less accessories at the same price point. I think we offer a great value and I am thrilled that after 2 years we were able to make a Boomer.

[CommanderRown]

I'd like to see figures that actually look like their in-game selves. I've seen those NECA figures, the faces are off. If they do with series six, then I will definitely be buying a Baird.

[sewnback2gether]

I would have paid extra for a bigger boomer. I'm not gonna own a mini boomer, waste of money. Everything should be to scale, or it shouldn't be made at all.

[Shadow Dancer]

W007, most of my questions made it!

[Matt S]

Surely, the GOW line would support a deluxe wave, and an appropriate price point. While I understand NECAs reasons for the mini boomer, its a darn shame he is soo short. Does kinda detract from the awesome sculpt....

[SamRock]

Wow!! Jeff you are so great!!! As promised you have heard to our questions and really taken them to NECA... So awesome..

Feel so proud to see most of my questions made it too!
http://www.figures.com/forums/genera...questions.html

[c SPARTAN117 c]

Those are some good questions. Can't wait to hear their answers. I'm very interested in the suggested Baird and Cole redo questions. I feel so dissappointed with mine atm.

[147]

jeff you rock lol cant wait for the answers :P

[JeffS]

Justing waiting on a few more pics... the Kantus Here's a Grinder prototype head sculpt to get ya more revved up...

Humm, appears ya can't put pics in your posts here, so here's the link:

http://s266.photobucket.com/albums/i...t=grinder7.jpg