Design your own action figure wave!

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So one of the big toy companies comes to you. They say that they want YOU to design their next action figure line. However, you have some rules to follow. What do you do?

Rules:

The Figures:

1. You must have at least 2 waves designed, but no more than 4 (the success of your line is yet to be seen, so they don't want more than 4 planned).
2. There must be at least 6-8 figures per wave.
3. If you want them, there must be at least two variants.
4. The figures cannot be bigger than Juggernaut.
5. You may have a BAF, accessories, swappable body parts. You need some sort of pack in.
6. Keep in mind, however, that the bigger a figure is, the less and smaller accessories/BAF piece/etc they can come with. For instance, HML2 Thor comes with just Blob's head. Also, if you have a big figure, another figure in the wave is going to have to be smaller. So if you have Hulk and Juggernaut, you'll probably have to have Puck and Wolverine as two other figures.
7. Character specific accessories like Thor's hammer count as part of the figure, not the accessory.
8. You must have a combination of obscure, popular, and fan-demanded figures. (Example: an ML wave with Spider-Man (popular), Fan Demanded (Black Bolt), Obscure (Squirrel Girl) )
9. Figures must be in either a 4", 5", or 6" scale.
10. If you go a BAF route, the BAF cannot be taller than Onslaught. If you go a build a vehicle or build-a-set route, the vehicle can not be bigger than say, one of Spider-Man's cars that are always taking up shelf space. If you go the build-a-set route, these are massive and will take a lot of plastic, so keep that in mind.
11.There must be a media tie in be it comics, movies, or TV.
12. It must appeal to collectors AND kids alike.
13. There will be no electronics or action features.
14. Consider articulation, how much? Super articulated or with some limits?

Also, in your toy line, you may have:

-3 Vehicles (Keep in mind the proportion rule. They can all be equal sized, but if you have one big one, the other two have to be smaller, or one is average and the other is really small)

-2 Playsets (Proportion rule does not apply, but these will be large and expensive. Consider if retailers will want this)

-A cheaper army builder line as a supplementary line.

And...
-Consider case ratios. 12 figures per case. 4 vehicles per case. 2 playsets per case.

You can make your figure line based on ANYTHING you want, but you have to consider the rules.
 
ok ill make a good spiderman three line

Figures:
1. red and blue spiderman
2. black spiderman
3. black venom (variant would be eddie brocks face)
4. New goblin (no mask variant) and comes with glider, two bombs, and a removable sword. (yes it goes in his back)
5. Sandman
6. Mary Jane (red dress from first movie variant)
7. Peter parker with ripped suit
8. Gwen stacy

the baf would be a giant sandman

there would be two playsets.

playset 1:
sewer scene from sandman fight


Playset 2:
a construction site with no figures included. it would include a taxi cab and black webs. also tiny pieces of metal like what spiderman used to make venom remove eddie. this would be for ages 5+ due to pieces

there would be a special edition pack with the ng, sandman, venom, and regular spidey u could buy for the final battle playset.

one vehicle would be the moped. it would retail at 4 bucks

i would also have the new goblins weapons for sale. a foam kind of bomb in sets of 4 retailing at 8 dollars. his sword would be made of plastic, and an alternate foam version. also a mask. id make a kids one made of plastic but for collectors id make a 30 dollar somewhat real one


all figures are very articulated. along the spiderman classics line.
 
does it have to be 6-8 figs per wave? ML started with 4 for godsake:csad:
 
Stilt-Man Build-A-Figure Wave

FA Daredevil (Red Daredevil Variant) (Torso)
Hulk (Some new rendition of the Hulk for a heavy hitter) (Head and stilt neck attachment)
Beetle (Classic Version) (Right Leg)
Human Torch (Icons version scaled down with variant as well) (Left Leg)
Tigra (Right Arm)
Swordsman (Left Arm)
Jean Grey (Two leg stilt attachments)
Jubilee (Two arm stilt attachments)

BAF: Stilt-Man


You can built stilt-man with or without the stilt attachments and they should be able to be interchanged.


Sauron Build-A-Figure Wave (Bring on the Bad Guys II)

Grim Reaper (Left Arm) (Black Costume Variant)
Attuma (with trident) (Right Wing)
Diablo (Left Wing)
Executioner (Right Arm)
Stryfe (Head)
Mr. Hyde (Right Leg)
Crimson Dynamo (Left Leg)
Enchantress (Torso)

BAF: Sauron


Terrax Build-A-Figure Wave

Spikey Thing (Head)
The Wizard (Right Leg)
Invisible Woman (Invisible Variant) (Torso)
Mantis (Left Leg)
Namor (speedo version) (With Trident) (Right Arm and Axe)
Punisher (A version that hasn’t been done) (Variant with painted skull face) (with guns and a knife) (Left Arm)
Silver Samurai (Right hand)
Armored Daredevil (Left hand)

BAF: Terrax


Titanium Man Build-A-Figure Wave (2008 in time for the Iron Man movie)

Iron-man (an armor resembling the one in the movie) (Stealth Variant) (Both Hands)
Iron Monger (Head)
Blizzard (With Ice Attachments) (Upper Torso)
Blacklash (with Whip) (Lower Torso)
Living Laser (Left Leg)
Grey Gargoyle (Right Leg)
War Machine (With gun attachments) (Right Arm)
Iron Man in some other armor like hydro armor (Left Arm)

BAF: Titanium Man
 
Not superhero related but a range of figures based on monkey island would be great.:woot:
Each Figure is 6 inch scale
Articulation is a blend of ML and Neca

MONKEY ISLAND

Series 1

1-Guybrush Threepwood (MI 2 costume)
(comes with a vodoo doll and a sword)
2-Zombie Pirate Lechuck (MI 2 costume)
(Comes with a sword and a cannon)
3-Elaine Marley
(comes with Murray the Skull)
4-Largo LaGrande
(comes with knife and pint o Grog)
5-The Vodoo Lady
Comes with seat and vodoo items)
6-Wally B Feed
(comes with maps and a pirate hat)

Build A Playset
each figure comes with a piece of a giant monkey head statue

Variants
Guybrush Threepwood variant figure is his MI 1 costume
Zombie Pirate LeChuck variant figure is his MI 1 costume

Series 2

1-Guybrush Threepwood (Escape from MI costume)
(comes with a Monkey and a Treasure Chest)
2-Herman Toothrot
(comes with a Monkey and a Palm tree)
3-Carla the swordmistress of melee
(comes with 2 swords)
4-Otis
(comes Flowers and a Palm tree)
5-Stan the salesman(MI 1 costume)
(comes with holiday pamphlets and a used coffin)
6-Ozzie Mandril
(comes with Cane and a pile of deeds)

Build A Playset
each figure in this series comes with a piece of island that can be combined with series 1 statue to form monkey island

Variants
Stan the salesman variant is his costume from MI 2
Guybrush Threepwood variant is his Curse of MI costume
 
Flash Wave 1 Speedsters:
Wally West Flash (Walter West Variant)
Jay Garrick
Max Mercury
Barry Allen
Bart Allen Kid Flash (Impulse Variant)
Johnny Quick

Flash Wave 2 The Rogues:
Captain Cold (comes with cold gun) (unhooded variant)
Heatwave (comes with Flamethrower)
The Trickster
Pied Piper (comes with flute) (unhooded variant)
Mirror Master (comes with mirror gun)
The Top (comes with wand)
Weather Wizard (comes with wand)
Captain Boomerang (comes with surprise: Boomerangs!)

Flash Wave 3 Rogues Continued:
Zoom (Professor Zoom variant)
Abra Kadabra
Dr. Alchemy
The Trickster II
Owen Mercer (comes with boomerangs)
Gorilla Grodd (comes with skull) (blood soaked mouth variant)
The Fiddler (comes with viloin)
The Thinker (comes with thinking cap)

Flash Wave 4 New Enemies:
Murmur
Plunder (comes with sniper rifle)
Blacksmith
Girder
Magenta
Inertia
Fallout
Griffin
 
Hmm...Interesting...
Marvel Legends: Civil War Wave
1. Speedball (Damaged Variant)
2. Nitro (Radioactive variant)
3. Iron Spider
4. Cassie Lang
5. Commander Maria Hill
6. Invisible Woman (The rest of the F4 has been made, why not her?)
7. Monica Rambeau
8. Winter Soldier

BAF: Goliath

Marvel Legends: House of M Wave
1. Depowered Scarlet Witch with little Billy and Tommy.
2. Agent Drew
3. Hawkeye in new costume
4. Quicksilver in House of Magnus suit
5. Layla Miller
6. Black Cat (Felicia Hardy variant)
7. Fearsome Four Doom
8. Rogue (616 Variant)

BAF: Iron Man
 
Roughneck

Wave 1

Roughneck w/Giant Wrench
Aftermath w/removable jacket and a tattered jacket and a bomb for his chest
Jill w/Biffo
EPIC Droid Mark I
Frankeinstein w/two sets of arms, one set is a bears and some Hummingbees
Ethnic Clenser (Packed like the Crazy 88s from Kill Bill, three per case and each with a different head, there are three of them)

Vehicle 1

Roughneck's 91 F-150

Wave 2

The Guard
Cst Reirson
EPIC droid Mark II
The Mage
Midnight Ice
Vern

BAF: Wall

Box Set - Released around the same time as Wave 2, this box set rounds off Wall's team

Bounty
Amp
Grapple
Battle Damaged Rougneck (Badly Beaten)

Wave 3

Winter Roughneck w/2x4
Fear w/Mask of Fear
The Drunk w/some booze bottles
Designated Driver w/his guns
Kingfish w/surfboard (He glows in the dark)
Stress (too big for accessories)

Vehicle 2

The Drunkmobile

Wave 4

Canadian Shield w/something cool
WW II Grenadier w/removable "super" tech
Grenadier II w/Remoavable prison Jumpsuit
James Davis (Rough's AlterEgo) w/more Roughneck weapons
Nickle Man w/nickle cuffs and his nickle fliers
Name Tucom w/BLING
 
LV's Adventrue's: the cash in action figure toy line

Wave 1: adventure's in time and space series
LV with spork(FA hoodie variant)
Rachael("angry" head sculpt variant)
Emma
FA Matt
Phantasm
Lounge singer
Build-A-Vehicle: Skoda

Wave 2: magical chicken of wossy series
LV in slightly different coloured shoes
Emma with hat(bloody hair variant)
Rachael in flash back outfit
Matt with cyborg monkey arm(caped variant)
robot Phantasm
Wossy two pack with chicken, monkey and cyborg monkey
Build-A-Fig: over sized and unneeded giant lizard

Wave 3: wolf night series
LV in different tshirt(bearded variant)
Rachael in spin off outfit
Brian(track suit variant)
werewolf mk1
werewolf mk2
Matt in cowboy outfit
Build-A-Fig: werecheese

Wave 4: random figs that are rushed in to production
LV with monkey(monkey with glasses variant)
corpse two pack("bloody" variant)
Bruce Campbell
G. Herkian
Lee
assassin from EasyJet
Build-A-Thing: vomit



i also wish it to be known that this was the best i could do since i couldn't be arsed working out a Dr Who or a Firefly range...
 
build a thing tardis. or face of boe :D

the mystery other time lord could be in the line somewere to
 
I would love to do a Power Rangers line with new hyped up suits and make it a little grungier, a little more dark. very comic booky.

WAVE 1

Pink Ptera Ranger
*Includes a replaceable civilian head, Power Bow, and detailed base.

White Tiger Ranger
*Includes a replaceable civilian head, Saba Saber, and detailed base.

Yellow Saber Ranger
*Includes a replaceable civilian head, Power Daggers, and detailed base.

Red Tyranno Ranger
*Includes a replaceable civilian head, Power Sword, and detailed base.

Blue Stega Ranger
*Includes a replaceable civilian head, Power Lance, and detailed base.

Black Mastad Ranger
*Includes a replaceable civilian head, Power Axe, and detailed base.


WAVE 2

Purple Stega Ranger
*Includes a replaceable civilian head, Thunder Whip, and detailed base.

Green Drago Ranger
*Includes replaceable civilian head, Dragon Dagger, and detailed base.

Lord Zedd
*Includes Z Staff, Throne, and detailed base.

Rita Repulsa
*Includes Moon Staff, Throne, and Detailed base.

Goldar
*Includes detachable wings, Gold Sword, and detailed base.

Scorpina
*Replaceable head, Scorpion Whip, and detailed base.


Playset 1
The Command Center. Includes exclusive Alpha Five figure.


Playset 2
Lord Zedd's throne room. Includes exclusive Rito Revolto figure.


Vehicle
A set of six Hover boards for the rangers. They'll be pretty small and can come in a full set.
 
RARE

Wave 1: Donkey Kong Country
-Donkey Kong with Barrel
-Cranky Kong with Bee
-Dixie Kong with mine cart
-King K Rool with small gator
-Kremling with bomb (pirate variant)
-Baby kong with bananas
-Ostrich with golden banana

wave 2: Banjo-Kazooie
-Banjo with puzzle piece (has a mock kazooie head that can attach to his backpack
-Kazooie with replaceable tennis shoe legs, green jinjo, and egg
-mumbo jumbo- with purple jinjo and banjo as bee
-Gruntilda with Klungo (skeleton Gruntilda variant)
-humba wumba with yellow jinjo and submerine banjo
-bottles with Tooty and orange jinjo
-King jingaling and pink jinjo
-Gobi with Boggy

wave 3: jet force Gemini
-Juno with homing missle launcher
-Vela with tribal and plasma shot-gun
-Lupus with Floyd
-Jeff with tribal
-Mizar
-Drone A
-Drone B
-Drone C

wave 4: Diddy Kong Racing
-Diddy Kong with cart
-Timber with cart
-Drumstick with cart
-T.T. with cart
-Bumper with cart
-Tricky the triceratops
-Wizpig and pipsy (with cart)
-taj with Tiptup with cart

Wave 5 (misc)
-Conker (army variant)
-Star Fox
-Krystal
-Joanna Dark
-Maiain Alien
-Misc dinosaur
-matrix conker
-misc other movie rip off from conker
 
I've got one:

HEROES

Figures could be made by a company like Neca. Each wave could also have a boxed set.

Wave 1
Peter Petrelli
Hiro Nakamura
Claire Bennett
Niki Sanders
Nathan Petrelli
Sylar
Boxed Set: Flying Nathan and Peter

Wave 2
Future Hiro
Matt Parkman
Claude
Noah Bennett (aka Horn Rimmed Glasses)
D.L. Hawkins
Mr. Linderman
Boxed Set: Hiro and Tyrannosaur statue (probably would be in a smaller scale)

Wave 3
Ted Sprague
Isaac Mendez
Mohinder Suresh
Micah Sanders
Ando
Hana Gitelman (appeared in a few episodes, had a prominent role in the online graphic novel)
Boxed Set: Showdown (Peter and Hiro vs. Sylar)

What do you guys think?
 
This is How I would have done Spider-man Classic

Series 1
1st Apperance Spider-man{Steve Ditko design}
Green Goblin
Shocker
Vulture
Prowler
Ben Reilly Costume Spider-man

Series 2
Classic Spider-man{John Romita Sr. Design}
Doctor Octopus
Rhino
Morbius
Black Cat
Scarlet Spider

Series 3
Symbiote Spider-man
Venom
Chameleon
Kraven The Hunter
Puma
Spider-Hulk

series 4
Spider-Armour
Sandman
Hammerhead
Scorpion
Silver Sable
Spider-man 2099
 
and the line would have only lasted prob one more wave.....

theres a reason toy company's don't do that... they throw in many useless spideys in order to keep lines going longer
 
Yea I know it wouldn't have lasted long.But that would be my Ideal Spider-man Series.2 spideys,3 villians and one ally per wave.
 
Marvel Legends Classics super teams!!(Box Sets)

series 1 - The X-Men

Cyclops
wolverine
jean grey
Gambit
Rogue (a decent one would be nice!)
Beast
Professer X

Series 2 - The Avengers

captain america
thor
iron man
vision
wasp
giant man

Series 3 - Excalibur

Captain Britain (plus new excalibur varient!!)
Meggan
Colossus
Nightcrawler
Rachel Grey
Shadowcat

series 4 - Invaders

Namor
captain america (WW2 varient)
human torch
union jack
spitfire
Bucky

series 5 - Alpha flight

wolverine
sasaquatch
guardian
vindicator
shaman
snowbird

series 6 - Fantastic Four

mr.fantastic
human torch
invisible woman
the thing
silver surfer
she-hulk
 
I thought this would be easy but I'm really struggeling to come up with 4 waves for my own toyline. Maybe I need to have a re-think...:huh:
 
ill do wave two. ill redo mine of a movie line not spiderman 3. heres wave two


xmen:
wolverine
logan with jacket (whitebeater variant)
storm
Pheonix (jean grey variant)
cyclops
nightcrawler
iceman

baf: none

vehicle:
jet
cyclops motorcycle
 

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