Formo Toys Legends of Dragonore

[Ghost of Vapor]

This line is awesome! So much of this mirrors what I did with Order of Cosmic Champions.

I'd really like to have Emiliano or the others provide some inside information on how this all came together. I'd like to know if they experienced some of the same trials and tribulations that I did.

[jibernish]

You should watch this then:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_JdaRYZGBM

Emiliano goes into a ton of detail on the line, how it came together, and even shows the prototypes live.

[Ghost of Vapor]

You should watch this then:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_JdaRYZGBM

Emiliano goes into a ton of detail on the line, how it came together, and even shows the prototypes live.

Sweet! I'll check that out now.

EDIT: Oh man... a gold mine of info there. Thanks for that link. Every step he discusses rings familiar to me.

[jibernish]

Sweet! I'll check that out now.

EDIT: Oh man... a gold mine of info there. Thanks for that link. Every step he discusses rings familiar to me.

Wow, you created a toy line? That's crazy! How many people have done that?

[Ghost of Vapor]

Wow, you created a toy line? That's crazy! How many people have done that?

If the barriers weren’t so limiting, a lot more people could! I give mad props to Emiliano, Josh, and Peer for busting right through them. Loving what they’re doing here.

[banthafett]

Any peeks at the cards? That will be the selling point for me.

[Emiliano]

Any peeks at the cards? That will be the selling point for me.

We were thinking of saving the reveal for after the preorders, but I suspect that many collectors would prefer to see how they look in package.
So we'll discuss it between us and we'll decide if it's a better idea to show it before the 18th

[Ornclown]

We were thinking of saving the reveal for after the preorders, but I suspect that many collectors would prefer to see how they look in package.
So we'll discuss it between us and we'll decide if it's a better idea to show it before the 18th

*Fingers crossed!!*

[depp76]

We were thinking of saving the reveal for after the preorders, but I suspect that many collectors would prefer to see how they look in package.
So we'll discuss it between us and we'll decide if it's a better idea to show it before the 18th

It is.

[bigfootRULES]

i ship Pantera with Derlok sort of like Evil-Lyn and Skeletor.

[JVS3]

This line gets better with every reveal. I love a LOT of other action figure lines. But this is the first time I've been super excited about action figures since MOTUC and Mythic Legions.

[Emiliano]

I may be addicted to social media, but I'd love to "like" so many posts in this thread!
Thank you!

[marndt8448]

Formo Toys’ latest Facebook post made mention of a network of retailers and distributors around the world. Any idea when we might hear about who they are?
Being in Canada I would love to preorder from a Canadian retailer offering these figures, for cheaper shipping, no Customs charges, etc.

I understand Formo Toys is going to ship internationally, but unless Formo Toys is using USPS, we Canadians will have to pay exorbitant ‘brokerage fees’ on top of Customs of dealing with UPS, FedEx, etc. The couriers brokerage fees can be absolutely insane, sometimes nearly doubling the overall cost of an entire purchase.

So that’s why I’m looking forward to finding out more about which international retailers will carry the line.

[ToyCulture]

Might just be me but I`m fed up with month-long pre-orders, sorry.

[King Kahn]

Might just be me but I`m fed up with month-long pre-orders, sorry.

That is the face of collecting now.

Either pre-orders or instant sell outs when things go in stock. I much rather prefer a guaranteed pre-order than a 5 min sell out.

[depp76]

That is the face of collecting now.

Either pre-orders or instant sell outs when things go in stock. I much rather prefer a guaranteed pre-order than a 5 min sell out.

Yep...and yep.

[ToyCulture]

That is the face of collecting now.

Either pre-orders or instant sell outs when things go in stock. I much rather prefer a guaranteed pre-order than a 5 min sell out.

Except for the notorious con exclusives nothing from Mattel needs to be pre-ordered or sells out in 5 minutes. The pre-orders I have placed so far never required full payment in advance (not counting Mattel Creations, which ultimately is a multi-million dollar company if things go wrong...).

[JVS3]

That is the face of collecting now.

Agreed. This is the hobby now. Outside of the really big companies, this is how the smaller companies do it.
Made-to-order pre-orders. And with the made-to-order aspect, everyone has a shot of getting in on it.

[King Kahn]

Except for the notorious con exclusives nothing from Mattel needs to be pre-ordered or sells out in 5 minutes. The pre-orders I have placed so far never required full payment in advance (not counting Mattel Creations, which ultimately is a multi-million dollar company if things go wrong...).

Yeah and billion dollar companies like Mattel can sometimes do that but smaller companies need the capital up front to fund the figures. Think of pre-orders just like any other kickstarter except they aren't going through the kickstarter platform.

If you want more diversity of choice in the kind of toys that are out there then the little guys will bring that but they will likely need funding up front.

[13977]

Great to see the pre-order information up.

Can I ask where these will be shipping from? I'm just trying to factory in things like customs fee's.

Many thanks,

[Ghost of Vapor]

Really digging the art for the packaging! It looks great. If you haven't seen it, sign up for their newsletter.

[Emiliano]

Great to see the pre-order information up.

Can I ask where these will be shipping from? I'm just trying to factory in things like customs fee's.

Many thanks,

We will ship from the USA, NJ.

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Yeah and billion dollar companies like Mattel can sometimes do that but smaller companies need the capital up front to fund the figures. Think of pre-orders just like any other kickstarter except they aren't going through the kickstarter platform.

If you want more diversity of choice in the kind of toys that are out there then the little guys will bring that but they will likely need funding up front.

All true.
No one would love more than us to have the figures ready to ship with no preorders. But the reality is that the cost of making toys is just too hight for a small company like us. We need the preorders so we can produce the toys, is as simple as that. And then the process takes time
But also look at it this way: if wave one is very successful, we can invest some of the profits immediately and get the tooling for wave 2 ready, so the waiting time for that will be much shorter.

[UsernameMDM]

Very cool looking line! I think the cardboard display is a great option! Would love to see some indie toymakers do this more often.

[banthafett]

Really digging the art for the packaging! It looks great. If you haven't seen it, sign up for their newsletter.

Really like the cards. The colors pop. And will be a nice difference of the vintage/origins cards.

Don't really care about the cardboard stuff, but for only 20 bucks more, might as well go for a complete collection.

[mizterfish]

I may be addicted to social media, but I'd love to "like" so many posts in this thread!
Thank you!

Just watched you on Fans of Power and am just super excited about this. Each figure looks absolutely fantastic.


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