Any Nitpicks? Missed opportunities for new Pops!

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Any Nitpicks? Missed opportunities for new Pops!

Postby pop_jumper » Thu Oct 22, 2015 7:36 pm

Alright folks, time to get annoying and nitpicky.

Now with Funko pumping out more and more new designs and mold for pops, it's very understandable that not every new variant or character will get all new assets. It's just not sound from a business and production standpoint. So, that leaves some new designs just lacking that extra spark of what they could have been.

Examples? I got a few...

Spider-Man 2099:
The paint apps on him look FANTASTIC, but he's missing a few details. His arm talons (?) for example are missing, as well as his web cape/wings. Those two details alone could make that pop so much cooler. There's also the Beenix redseugn, which added texture to Miguel O'Haras suit, as well as a spider on his back.

The Arrow: Unmasked
Why not just make this guy The Hood/The Vigilante and add some grease paint around his eyes?

Carnage

You already know.

I'm blanking on others right now, but I'll add any more if I can think of some. What examples of pops that could have been can you think of? Any nitpicks in designs of pops you own?

Discuss!! :cheers:
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Re: Any Nitpicks? Missed opportunities for new Pops!

Postby Dragonrider1227 » Fri Oct 23, 2015 10:13 pm

Well, I noticed the Osamu Tezuka pops have a black and white variant of Black Jack. I thought of all the Tezuka characters, the one that would make most sense as a black and white variant would be Astro Boy. Since his most famous animated incarnation was in black and white. But I guess Black Jack makes more money in Japan right now. Especially with a new manga and anime out :P
I also think they should've made a figure of Osamu Tezuka himself. He put himself in his own mangas and animes enough XD

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Re: Any Nitpicks? Missed opportunities for new Pops!

Postby pop_jumper » Fri Oct 23, 2015 11:56 pm

Black and white Astro Boy would be so cool!!
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Electronics.

TARGET

POP! : 460
First: Ash (Army of Darkness)
Latest: Violet (CHASE)
Fav POP! : Jay Garrick (signed by Teddy Sears!)/Flocked Crash Bandicoot
GRAIL(S): Qui-Gon Jinn (NYCC 2016)

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Re: Any Nitpicks? Missed opportunities for new Pops!

Postby deadlyallianceleader » Sat Oct 24, 2015 12:20 am

I love all the Pop figures I own, but there's one that always stands out to me for two reasons. One, because he's one of my favourite characters ever, and two, because there are some odd choices they made when they made him, which I feel were HUGE missed opportunities and thus why I say all this.

Bender.

He still turned out amazingly and he's one of my favourite Pop figures, but they sculpted him without his mouth piece and when painting him, left out the darker shade of grey on his arms and legs. Of course, that is just me being nitpicky, though

They did get the arm and leg details more on point with the Golden Bender variant, though, so it's all fine
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Re: Any Nitpicks? Missed opportunities for new Pops!

Postby pop_jumper » Sat Oct 24, 2015 3:33 am

Well, I did encourage nitpicky-ness.
Name's Aaron.
Electronics.

TARGET

POP! : 460
First: Ash (Army of Darkness)
Latest: Violet (CHASE)
Fav POP! : Jay Garrick (signed by Teddy Sears!)/Flocked Crash Bandicoot
GRAIL(S): Qui-Gon Jinn (NYCC 2016)

Mystery Minis: ??

Follow @beachcitiesflash on Instagram!

We got no food, we got no jobs, OUR POPS HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!!


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