Quick Update
almost 5 years ago – Sun, May 12, 2019 at 06:46:23 PM

Sorry for the lack of updates..not much new to new to report. We got an image from the factory for color matching. See below. 

We have our next monthly visit this Friday so more to report after that. The factory is telling us they will begin production this month and we'll have the figures in late June.  We'll continue to hammer on them to get Larry in our hands soon. It's been a uphill battle with this factory,  but we've seen the test shots and the figures they are producing for other clients so we know they can produce we just need to keep on them to deliver. 

More to follow after our visit.

 

Factory visit and an update from our new Project Manager
about 5 years ago – Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 09:25:43 PM

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February/March update
about 5 years ago – Mon, Mar 04, 2019 at 01:17:07 AM

Factory update

As you know I’ve been pretty transparent with our factory challenges in China via frequent Kickstarter updates, Facebook posts and online forums.  These challenges are not only effecting Larry's figure, but Eagle Force, Amazing Heroes and The Animal Warriors of the Kingdom Series 2 line from Spero Toys...which are all at the same factory.  We have been working every day to try to get this resolved. There is not a day that goes by that we are not pushing the factory to delivery on their empty promises. Now that Chinese New Year is over we have some news we can report. 

Over the last month we have had folks from other toys companies reach out to try ask if they could help us get back on track with the factory. These folks are affiliated with other indie toy lines like H.A.C.K.S., Dime Novel Legends, Glyos and Mythic Legions as well as some very experienced industry veterans. I mention them to not only shout them out and say how awesome they all are, BUT to let the fans know even though we are competitors we are ALL invested in each others success. “A rising tide lifts all boats” none of us wants each other to fail, the more success each of us has, the better the industry will be overall and the happier ALL of our customers will be. I can’t thank each to them enough for taking time to reach out to us and offer up their experience and guidance to help us navigate our challenges. 

With that said we’ve been able to lock down some Project Management via the team that is supporting the Mythic Legions line. They have "boots on the ground" factory management. Now that the factory is back from Chinese New Year they are currently talking to the factory to get a proper realistic production schedule and on-site visit scheduled for the next week. This new team will hold our factory accountable for their missed timelines and work toward realistic delivery dates with the quality we expect. 

We’ll be able to report more details once they are able to do a factory visit and proper assessment.  As always we'll continue to post regular updates as we know more info. 

January Update
over 5 years ago – Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 11:50:04 PM

Hey Everyone,

Sadly I don’t have much to report as it’s Chinese New Year and the factories in China go dark for most of late Jan - late Feb.

I breaks me to write these monthly updates, will little news of progress. The factory in China we chose to do business with has not held up their end nor been able to commit to a realistic schedule. They continue to make empty promises to us on delivery timelines for all of our current projects including Eagle Force, Larry Hama and Amazing Heroes. This is not only effecting our business but Spero toys as well, who produce the "Animal Warriors of the Kingdom" line. Although this factory was able to produce their initial wave, they has fallen behind with subsequent waves. 

There is some light at the end of this tunnel, a few industry veterans who are currently working in China have generously offered to help us get our projects back on track after Chinese New Year.  They and their team will be visiting the factory and help project manage our projects to completion.  I am very confident with their help, we can turn a corner and get these figures in your hands with the quality you expect. We’ll of course keep you updated as the factory returns from Chinese New Year next month, as well be communicating with them daily.  

Thanks again sticking with us as we continue to work though these challenges.  As always please feel free to reach out to us directly with any questions, as you know we are here and not going anywhere. 

FMF

Finally a color paint sample...
over 5 years ago – Sun, Dec 09, 2018 at 11:28:19 PM

Hey everyone!

I finally have an image of a paint sample from the factory.  I'm been pressuring them daily to get me something, so that's why it's not assembled, This is ONLY a color sample to approve colors and paint masks. This it NOT how the figure will be manufactured.  The factory painted on top of a black/blue molded test shot, so I could approve colors and paint masks only.

Overall we're looking pretty good. Better than the Eagle Force figures that are running at the same time at the factory.  I will be making some overall color notes and adjusting some paint masks, like where the collar meets the neck, but overall I'm liking what I'm seeing. Usually the eyes of WAY off on the initial paint samples and these look pretty good, so we're off to a good start. 

The factory wants to deliver these to me before Chinese New Year in Feb, but given the delays I'm guessing it'll be after that in March. 

Thanks for hanging with us. We gotten a few Eagle Force test shots, which also use this body, out to a few backer of that campaign.  They seem pretty happy with the quality, so I think once we nail down the paint we'll have a figure that'll make Larry proud.

 I'll keep you posted as we dial in the paint. 

Enjoy your holidays. 

FMF