Firefly Action Figures by HowardRoarkLaughed

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Firefly Action Figures

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UPDATED: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 01:23
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Sunday, August 1, 2004 12:37 PM

Any word on a series of Firefly action figures being made to coincide with the movie? If Universal has not thought of the idea yet, perhaps big box office receipts might prod them into action. They have made toys based on some awful movies before, so why not for a good one? How cool would it be to have a whole set of the BDHs to play with and display proudly in your home? I'd love to have a toy Serenity to hang from my ceiling next to a reaver ship and one of those ugly Alliance jobs.
One of this site's members (Sorry, don't remember your name) made a great Jayne figure. It was love at first sight, but he needs friends to go on adventures with, and to betray for good money.
Does Universal have a suggestion site. I think we should make a big push for toys once the movie becomes a hit (and a trilogy?). We all remember how much fun we had with our Star Wars toys. I want my children to have the same fun with the Firefly crew.
Mal's one of the greatest sci-fi legends of all time for God's sake. The man deserves a doll!

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Sunday, August 1, 2004 1:01 PM

MOHRSTOUTBEARD

I was just saying to my friend the other day how awesome it would be to have the BDH prominently on my DVD shelf, alongside the Bride and the Alien.

"You've just gotta go ahead and change the captain of your brainship, because he's drunk at the wheel."

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Tuesday, August 10, 2004 5:37 AM

MSBIGPILEOFDUST

I really wish they would make some Firefly action figures. I've custom-made some for the 'Firefly' TV series, but it is really difficult without good head sculpts.

Whether they do official figures or not, I intend to make another wave of 'Serenity' figures wearing their movie outfits... dodgy heads and all. If I can get decent promo photos, I might even do it before the movie is released.

Mine are all one-of-a-kind hand-made jobs but 3000 professionally sculpted and factory-produced copies of each figure would be fantastic. Then everyone could have one of each!

A member of my BTVS Figs forum is going to host a discussion with several toy manufactures, including DST (who have the Buffy/Angel licence) at Wizard World. I'll ask him to enquire about the Firefly/Serenity licence.

Check out my Buffy, Angel, Fray & Firefly Custom Figure Website: http://www.btinternet.com/~msbigpileofdust

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Tuesday, August 10, 2004 5:56 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

No "official" word yet on anything other than trading cards for Serenity, but I am keeping my fingers crossed for action figures and a model of Serenity. I would love to have some action figures (well done ones mind you, perhaps by McFarlane) to set on my display shelf in the den.

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

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Tuesday, August 10, 2004 2:25 PM

MRPACO

You know, my mind changed about halfway through reading your post. At first, I was thinking that action figures would be a bit much...but I was only picturing the crew members. Then, when you mentioned a Serenity, Reaver, and Alliance ship models, I said to myself, "Well golly gee, that'd be neato-keen!" ...Well, something like that. So yes, it would be awesome. I don't think I'd be too interested in crew members, but ship models would be very high on my things-to-buy list.

I also REALLY wanna see them make some t-shirts based on the ones Jayne wears. He's had some very cool designs.

As BrownCoat1 said, MacFarlane would be the perfect choice if they were to make Serenity action figures.

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Tuesday, August 10, 2004 2:48 PM

CORNCOBB

Heck, I want action figures, t-shirts, novels, posters, trading cards and anything else you can think of. I need Firefly / Serenity merchandise gorramit.

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Tuesday, August 10, 2004 4:59 PM

LADYDISDAIN

Which really begs the question, what accessories and special kung-fu grip type accoutrements would these action figures have?

Wash would obviously come with his own set of dinosaur action figures...

(Howard Roark Laughed? I finally get around to reading The Fountainhead and the references are everywhere!)

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Thursday, August 12, 2004 3:53 AM

BIOTECH

Jayne's kung fu grip would come in handy when he's in his bunk.

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Thursday, August 12, 2004 5:52 AM

STANDING8

mcfarlane toys should do firefly figures. NO ONE makes better looking toys that todd macfarlane and co.

all amazing figures AND they do figures from obscure movies that arent always mainsteam.

www.spawn.com

^ ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS

-Soul Rebel-

a love supreme dreaming...

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updated: 8/7/04!

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Thursday, August 12, 2004 6:28 AM

RABIT

Quote:
Originally posted by biotech:
Jayne's kung fu grip would come in handy when he's in his bunk.

Bad biotech!

I would be really interested in these, also. It would be awesome to see a River with a knife and Jayne with a chest cut...

Rabit

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Thursday, August 12, 2004 6:47 AM

BIOTECH

I have some McFalane figures, yes they are very detailed, but they are also prone to breaking and difficult to stand up.

Ok if you're planning to keep them in the box, not so good if you like to stand all your figures together.

They also tend to fit into the "only looks good in one position" range of toys, all those joints might give it a lot of movement, but it will look very strange if its not in the pose it shipped in.

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Thursday, August 12, 2004 8:12 AM

CYBERSNARK

Just to clarify (as someone who's fairly into toy production and collecting):

"Action Figures" toys that have some special features, like Star Wars toys with magnets in their hands to replicate force powers, or He-Man toys with spring-loaded "punching" action.

"(Collectible/Collector) Figures" toys that are carefully sculpted, conveying every fold of cloth and wrinkle of skin in plastic, like the Buffy or Star Trek figures.

Both types have their downsides. As biotech notes, McFarlane's figures tend to be one-pose only, but action figures tend to sacrifice articulation and accuracy in favour of the gimmick (like a "speed-draw Mal" having no waist-rotation, and a spring-loaded right arm that can only sit in two positions [gun-in-holster and gun-straight-forward]).

I'm having nightmares of those early Star Wars Revival figures in the 90s, when everyone looked like bodybuilders --we'd get Wash and Simon with Jayne-like physiques, and Zoe, Kaylee, and River would look like Inara clones.

The best bet would be to get whoever does the Star Trek figures --they're heavily articulated, photorealistic down to the last stitch (because they show up on-set and scan 3D images of the actors in costume), and come with numerous accessories, play/display sets, and sometimes variant hands/heads for display purposes.

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Thursday, August 12, 2004 8:22 AM

BRUISERSMOM

I would be interested in the action figures.

I also read on another board about some guys who would be interested in blow up dolls of certain female characters.

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Friday, August 13, 2004 10:13 AM

STANDING8

i dont want action figures really, i wont be playing with them and taking it into the bathtub haha(im just speaking for myself), i want some detailed gorgeous looking figures for display. and no one does it better than mcfarlane toys. they do the best detail work and make them look so true to the actual person its insane.

i personally dont want to see gi joe versions of firefly characters. the type id see in my little cousins floor in his bedroom. i dont want a fisher price "my first serenity" cheap toy. i want a grown up toy, which mcfarlane toys make.

thats just me though.

-Soul Rebel-

a love supreme dreaming...

http://www.livejournal.com/users/standing8

updated: 7/30/04!

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Sunday, August 15, 2004 8:46 AM

CYBERSNARK

Quote:
Originally posted by standing8:
i dont want a fisher price "my first serenity"

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That'd be so cool!!!

It'd go on the shelf with Wash's dinosaurs (and there's a toy tie-in waiting to happen).

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Monday, August 16, 2004 8:55 AM

KOIPOND

I would absolutely LOVE 1/6 scale action figures and I think Sideshow is the company to do them. Not only are they the master of this field they have an added advantage being able re-use many of their existing knives and molds for these figures. Just as action figures are made with molds, clothing (for toys and people) is made with knives that cut big blocks of cloth in to the individual pieces that make up a clothing item. So by re-using the knives on these figures they can save the money and time because a.) They already have the knives b.) They don’t have to waste time trying different patterns and cuts to find what will work c.) They know how the clothing will fit on their standard bodies.

The same can be said for the molded components (heads, hands, foot wear, and accessories) but in reverse. Pieces made for a Firefly line can be re-used for the Buffy/Angel line especially since 4 of the 9 cast members appeared on those shows (3 of which were big multi-episode baddies). Here are some examples of what I’m talking about.

Malcolm Reynolds

Head: new sculpt (can be re-use for Caleb in Buffy line)

Shirt: Wyatt Earp shirt in Maroon, dark blue or tan

Pants: any of the Civil Wars pants in khaki w/added black stripe

Jacket: US Infantry Officer Army of the Potomac uniform coat in brown ‘leather’

Footwear: Taylor - Astronaut boots in brown

Accessories: holster, Mal’s gun (modifyied Bedford Forrest’s gun), gloved hands (Gorilla Enforcer), food block, cross necklace (Buffy)

Zoë Walburn

Head: new sculpt (can be re-use for Jasmine in Angel line)

Shirt: Dana Scully shirt in navy w/ shorten sleeves w/’leather’ vest – new item

Pants: Anna Valerious pants in tan

Jacket: Graduation Buffy jacket in a beige canvas

Footwear: Jinx boots in brown

Accessories: Necklace (just string), holster, Zoë’s gun (modifyied Billy the Kid), gloved hands (Xenia Onatopp), apple, knife (Jinx)

Jayne Cobb

Head: new sculpt (can be re-used for Hamilton in Angel line)

Shirt: Spike t-shirt in tan with iron-on ‘rowdy play’/’solider’

Pants: Platoon pants in light tan

Jacket: N/A

Footwear: Spike boots in beige

Accessories: thigh holster rig, Jayne’s gun, Vera, knitted hat, second t-shirt – red w/flaming 28 (spike)

Kaylee Frye

Head: new sculpt

Shirt: Faith shirt in pagoda print

Pants: new item - woman’s overalls

Jacket: General Jeb Stuart jacket in a turquoise Asian print

Footwear: flip-flop – New sculpt

Accessories: strawberry in a box, engine part, birthday cake, parasol

Inara

Head: new sculpt

Shirt: new item – dress from Bushwacked (can be re-use for May Queen Cordelia in the Buffy line)

Pants: N/A

Jacket: N/A

Footwear: Prophancy Girl Buffy dress shoes

Accessories: syringe in a box (syringe from Eye of the Beholder nurse), tea set, hour glass, bobble head geisha

River Tam

Head: new sculpt (can be re-use for Russian Ballerina chick in Angel line)

Shirt: modified version Prophancy Girl Buffy dress in pink, Willow sweater in red

Pants: N/A

Jacket: N/A

Footwear: New Sculpt

Accessories: ‘ice planet’ treat, ball and jacks, leafed branch, big shiny gun

Shepard Book

Head: new sculpt

Shirt: cleric shirt - new item (can be re-use for Caleb in Buffy line)

Pants: Spike pants

Jacket: US 100th Pennsylvania Infantry jacket in black

Footwear: Angel shoes in black

Accessories: bible (Frank Black), ‘tall card’ game cards, shotgun (Evil Dead), extra crazy-haired head

Wash Walburn

Head: new sculpt

Shirt: Spike shirt in a Hawaiian fabric/ Spike t-shirt in black

Pants: Goldeneye Bond Coveralls in burnt orange

Jacket: N/A

Footwear: Platoon boots in black

Accessories: toy dinos, ‘metal’ poker cards, small handgun (Goldeneye Bond), ‘Cry Baby’

Simon Tam

Head: new sculpt

Shirt: Wyatt Earp shirt in white/ Wyatt Earp vest in gold

Pants: Cigarette Smoking Man pants in black

Jacket: N/A

Footwear: Abe Lincoln shoes in black

Accessories: med kit, drug gun, scalpel (Gentlemen), medically gloved hands (Dr. No)

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Tuesday, August 17, 2004 1:23 AM

MSBIGPILEOFDUST

Matt, who hosts the BTVSFigs site served as moderator for a discussion panel in Wizard World Chicago last Sunday. With representatives from Inkworks, Diamond Select Toys, Palisades, and Gentle Giant.

This is what he had to report on the subject of Firefly/Serenity action figures:

"So far, Inkworks is the only license-holder for Serenity. I did ask DST about this and was told that so far, they've considered it. We'll have to wait and see what happens as the release of Serenity draws closer. If they DID produce figures, they would most likely be in the same 6-inch scale as the Buffy and Angel figures, though. That was pretty much all the info available."

Check out my Buffy, Angel, Fray & Firefly Custom Figure Website: http://www.btinternet.com/~msbigpileofdust

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