If you had to do it all again... Would you?

[MILK-MAN]

Yes, I would definately do it again. Even if it all ended to day I wouldn't regret what I have already. I was a collector before MOTUC anyway, and MOTU is all I have ever collected. So for me Classics is icing on the cake, issues or not I'm here to the end. I learned to be some what patient with Mattel back in the 200x line with all the short packing and varients at retail.. The current issues really aren't any suprise to me.

[scott metzger]

Message to Scott from 2012:

The new MOTUC line will be the line you always wished for; Duncan is going to be just about perfect, and you will be getting Frosta, so chill.

But remember this site is the result of the scattered brains of Mattel, and you know what that means. They are going to offer a subscription service to get everything for the year. Go for it the first year, and then dump it afterward. Trust me, the level of incompetence you will eventually encounter is unlike ANYTHING you have ever seen. The people running the site have smash blades where their brain cells should be, and Mattel will simply sit back, ignore the problems, dangle a new, shiny figure in front of you to distract you, then try to gouge you for shipping they said you wouldn't be paying. There'll be some major quality control issues, as well, so brace yourself.

So am I telling you to steer clear of the line? Not going to waste my breath. We both know we love MOTU way to much to pass this by, especially with the Horsemen doing the sculpting (yep, they are back, and in fine form). But play it smart; Digital River, the folks who will be running the site, have no clue what they are doing; it will take you weeks of calls and e-mails to fix even the simplest problem (smash blades for brain cells, remember?). BBTS will be putting all this stuff up for pre-order; it will look like it costs more, but the shipping Digital river will charge you is going to get so ridiculous that, with your pile of loot, you likely won't be paying much more in the long run.

So don't skip the line; you'll actually be getting He-Ro, man. You don't want to miss that. But be smart, and have as little actual contact with Mattycollector and digital River as possible. As Ron White will shortly say, "You can't fix stupid," so just go with people you know you can deal with like Big Bad.

Oh, and if anyone tries to convince you to buy some stock in a company called British Petroleum (BP), walk away. Really fast. Trust me on this one...

Signed,
Your Future Self

[krosfyah]

hell yeah. only thing is I might not have bought a sub for 2012, they got me because of shadow weaver, but I could have paid extra and got her secondary. I am not bitter about the star sisters, but I can live without them in my collection. they are VERY PoP to me, and I'm not connected to them.

[zodak74]

I would, but in the first full sub year I would have only signed up for one, not two. I quickly realized three months into that year that 1) I don't have the extra money for this, 2) I don't have the storage space for MOC collecting, 3) and that having extras of everything just to support the line to ensure it's future is financially irresponsible and personally unnecessary. And also that reselling the extra sub figures was too much of a hassle and also not worth it.
So, I would have just gotten "one of each please" from the get go, which is what I've been doing for the past 2 years.

[denmeg]

I would only had bought the first year and cherry picked the rest instead of feeling like I have to have every single figure. Especially since they made a bunch not ever released that I would of never bought.

[Benedict Judas Hel]

If you had do it all again... Would you?

"Wouldn't you?"

[Seril]

Absolutely! These figures are amazing

[Barbecue17]

I probably would have not subscribed last year and not taken the 30th anniversary sub. Actually, if I were writing myself a letter, I may have told myself to just collect Hot Toys and the Sideshow G.I. Joes, in all honesty. Now that I have the MOTUC figures I have, I love them and don't want to give them up, but if I had a chance, I may have went down that route....

[Scotward]

Only thing I would change is getting every sub. I skipped the first one.

Same here. It took me a while to go back and pick up some of the early guys, so if I could do it all over again I would have been onboard from day 1.

[Starshine]

"Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention."

I would absolutely do it all again. Sure, I have a few issues with qc, and a small handfull of gripes with certain design choices and overall cost of the line, but I'm more than satisfied at the end of the day. It seems that whenever I feel let-down by things like re-paints, variants, and bad choices, I am then blown through the wall by things like Fisto, Draego, Griffon, Weaver, and Grizzlor!

On any given day, I am right at 80-95% in terms of my love and support of this line.
My 'better half' is a bit more supportive - 1000% support; EVERYday, ALL day! Talk about your "Mattel Drones"!


Really an amazing and appreciated range of toys. Many thanks to the many top-shelf guys and girls that are doing their thing to bring this line to life, truly. There are faults with this line, sure, but I also understand that there are many folks that are burning the midnight oil so that we may reclaim a bit of our youth, Scott being only one of them. Scott is a busy family man, among other things, and I believe that he busts his arse for this line. I know that the guy does a hell of a lot for this line, things above and beyond his 'job description'. Its pretty sucky that he catches some of the crud that he does, but I'm off topic now.

[Inhibitor]

Good to see so many of us in it to win! Long live MOTU. We who are about to go bankrupt salute you!

Does that mean we could speak up early about reverse shoulders so it would be even better next time around!!!

But think about all the babies that wouldn't have been born! Fanboy grief/rage is quite an aphrodisiac in some parts of the country.

(Fanboys/girls rock btw).

I would send a message back to myself with the entire line-up, so I could drop hints of upcoming charcaters every so often...

....

like the New Adventures Skeletor reveal in 2 weeks!

Listen buddy, you guys already got your NA character for the year. Don't be getting all spoiled on us!

what a waste of time travel. i'd give myself the lotto numbers, become a gazillionare and yes, continue to buy motuc figs.

You forgot about one thing my friend: timecops.

i would send me a message telling to myself: buy 20 king grayskull bronze!!! so i would not be suffering to get one now.......

I hear they make a great room divider.

Otherwise, I'd do it all again. I know there are problems with the line, but for me the biggest problem is not having Ram Man yet.

He's definitely the most popular one to go right now. I have an eerie feeling that once we see him, the end won't be far behind...

[iron_pride]

If I could go back in time, I would make sure I got on board immediately. These figs are so cool. I originally started with Scare Glow, and the premise that I would just get characters that didn't get released in 200x form, I soon found myself hooked, and though I hav had some subs, I am still a bit behind having them all.

[Jean]

Yes, I would do it again in a heartbeat.

[fball13z]

I wouldn't change a thing either. I love this line. The shoulders have never bothered me. The Swiftwind thing barely bother me. But I've also had great figures delivered to me, too. Digital River can be difficult to deal with at times, but they aren't keeping from my sweet, sweet MOTUC fix.

This is the action figure line of my dreams. I can't believe it's actually real. I collect quite a few toy lines, and I have many others in the past. This is the best one. Ever.

Could not have said it better friend

I still cant get over that every month I get at least 1 to 3 new MOTU toys shipped right to me, no hunting, no smash blade he-man

Yes there have been real issues, but as a toy collector I get that from any toyline I have collected

[motu77]

No doubt I would do it all over again! My wife on the other hand would say no way Honestly aside from having two figures arrive with loose weapons I've had no problems with the line. The subscription service has been great to me and with my work/life schedule has saved me a ton of headaches.

As far as the QC issues, my figures stay in the package and I don't have the time to go over them looking for blemishes so I pay no attention to those things.

This really is the best MOTU line ever. We get new figures and have more input to the line than any other line I know. I think that fact sometimes makes some collectors feel overpowered/spoiled. Scott gets a lot of crap from people about how things are run but overall I think he's doing pretty good. It has to be hard making toys for grown adults sometimes.

Here's to the future of the line and seeing every figure from the Universe in classics form.

[Kowl]

Wouldn't change a thing!
I would have told myself to make sure I have plenty of extra $$$ on hand.

[Jubilation]

I would so far, will be interesting to see how 2012 ends figure wise as this has been on first year with a sub. I can't see myself ever getting a sub again though.

[BadVermin]

I wouldn't have purchased my first sub, and I would have skipped several of the figures.

[vancak]

I wouldn't have gotten a sub (my first and only one) this year and just paid what the Star Sisters cost me for a secondary market Shadow Weaver. I also wouldn't have gotten a 30th sub. I would have been able to get all the figures that I've wanted this year on the day-of. But, otherwise, I've been very happy with the toy line itself (not the way it's been run). Next year, I'll go back to cherry picking. If I miss out on something, I miss out.

[Uki]

This has been smooth sailing for me-the line is truly a joy to collect. I might have warned some of our members here how vexed, disappointed, and negative they'd become though.

[FAKER II]

I would give my past self a detailed list:

- Figures that typically were in good shape.
- Figures that typically were crappy.
- Figures that were spotty in the QC department (Like Teela where some had bobble heads and some didn’t.)
- Who would get a reissue and who wouldn’t.
- Who had a reissue that was better than the first run.

That way I’d know what figures to buy from Matty, what figures to buy on the aftermarket so I can verify the QC, and what figures to avoid altogether.

[Brad2dbone]

I wouldn't do a single thing differently. This line is shaping up to be the best MotU line ever. Despite all of the problems, 95% of the figures are 100% righteous.

[Inhibitor]

I wouldn't do a single thing differently. This line is shaping up to be the best MotU line ever. Despite all of the problems, 95% of the figures are 100% righteous.

It hit that mark a ways back for me. As many issues as there have been, we still have a line to talk about. Pretty amazing after 3+ years!

I would give my past self a detailed list:

- Figures that typically were in good shape.
- Figures that typically were crappy.
- Figures that were spotty in the QC department (Like Teela where some had bobble heads and some didn’t.)
- Who would get a reissue and who wouldn’t.
- Who had a reissue that was better than the first run.

That way I’d know what figures to buy from Matty, what figures to buy on the aftermarket so I can verify the QC, and what figures to avoid altogether.

[Cough] Green Goddess [/Cough]

I would so far, will be interesting to see how 2012 ends figure wise as this has been on first year with a sub. I can't see myself ever getting a sub again though.

You never know... I hope we all don't drop subs at once! lol.

I wouldn't have gotten a sub (my first and only one) this year and just paid what the Star Sisters cost me for a secondary market Shadow Weaver.

This is the route I took this year, but I'm open to getting a sub for next year depending on the line-up. It'll be hard for them to throw in a deal-killer like the Star Sisters were for me last time.

[wundarwarrior]

The only thing I would've done differently is that I would've started from day one. I started buying these in January of this year and now own every figure except the Molarr set. I just received my BA Faker today actually which finished my set. It has been expensive but I honestly get sheer enjoyment from this line and I just wish Mattel would do more in terms of vehicles and forecasting so we know what to expect. I really hate not knowing what is to come. I do hope they keep pushing at least 2 figures a month as often as possible.

[Fright Zone]

Definitely. I'd just get into the line earlier. As much as I wanted to collect the line I couldn't afford it (well, still can't) then in late 2010 I started picking up the odd figure here and there and soon I was hooked and was buying most of the monthly figures.
Still missing a few figures that I am desperately waiting for them to reissue (Whiplash and Randor mainly).