For DST: Top unproduced tooled figure?

[Jinxieman]

I emailed DST to thank them for their Buffy/Angel run and told them what figures I was most interested in if they were to produce just one more figure for the fans. I thought I might do a poll to see which figure the fans would be most interested in as a final figure.

I only included the 5 figures that we know are tooled. I wanted to make this poll as realistic as possible. Asking them to produce a figure that has not been tooled probably is not feasible at this time.

Below is the letter I sent:

Hello DST,

I just wanted to thank you for the great run of Buffy and Angel figures you gave us. You saved the line from MAC and produced some wonderful figures. I have every single Buffy/Angel Figure you have ever produced and I have bought multiples of many for customizing.

I wanted to let you know that I would still be interested in purchasing any of the Regular or Deluxe figures that you showed us and later canceled. If you were only to produce one or two more figures I would be most interested in Tough Love Willow or Sanctuary Faith...but really I would buy any.

My hope is that you will reconsider your decision to not produce anymore Buffy/Angel figures and maybe give the fans one last figure, the one that would be most popular among fans. I have heard that you have several of the unreleased figure tooled already, perhaps we could do a poll at Btvsfigs to see which on of these would be the most desired and provide you with that information.

I know this hope may be futile, but I feel strongly about trying to get at least one last figure produced...or maybe a box set, but that can be discussed later

Thank you.

Images thanks to Lior Knight:




Here is a full front view of Tough Love Willow


I also posted this on the Btvsfigs forum and Cowboy Guy asked me to post it here as well. Let's see how many votes we can get. If you read this post please select a figure...it only takes a second.

Thanks

[CowboyGuy]

Thanks jinxie!

I had to vote for my girl Tough Love Willow. We need to get her, cause it's clearly the best figure...and we also need her parts! Customizer's could make very official looking stuff from her parts!! We neeeeed her!

[gloriousone]

i'd die for Tough Love Willow
It's one of my favourite episodes.And the figure looks awesome.

[Ancient Guardian]

I voted for "Band Candy Giles" I love how he looked in the episode, so not watcher style

[matthewblake]

you know I want that Tough Love Willow!!

[buffysmglover]

Tough Love Willow really is the most well made figure up there. It looks better than all the figures I already have as well.

[JBrow]

This comment has come up a few times on the BtVSFigsForum version of this poll, and I thought I'd bring it up here as well...

It's important for people to remember that this list/poll isn't about the figures we WANT, it's for the figures we want that we know have already been tooled.

There are lots of figures that DST showed us/told us about but there is no point included them in any sort of voting with regards to getting a new figure, when it obvious (based on recent comments from DST) that DST isn't going to go out on a limb for the Buffy/Angel lines at this time. The best thing we can do is show there IS interest in figures that have already been tooled, i.e. already have DST's money put into them.

[spikeluv13]

I voted for tough love willow because she really is the best and has great parts, but very very close to that is the band candy giles. Such a great moment for ripper fans, and with the new TV movie coming (we still hope, lol) that figure would probably sell more. I will buy any of those, though. Even faith is good! Halloween Willow is a little skinny, but eh. They are all great.

#1 Tough Love Willow
#2 Band Candy Giles

[BuffyFanOne]

I also voted for TLWillow! She is amazing!

[hitnrun017]

I had to vote for Faith. I'll still have hope, if she's released, that she'll look like the prototype and we can actually get a good Faith figure, but I'd buy any of the five. I want new figures!

[underbuffysspell]

I'd definitely go out and buy Tough Love Willow. It's the best out of the entire selection, in my opinion.

[postitnote]

Tough Love Willow all the way, baby!!

Of course, I really want the Band Candy Giles, too. I love that look, and his accessories rock my socks!!

[buffysmglover]

jbrow said:

This comment has come up a few times on the BtVSFigsForum version of this poll, and I thought I'd bring it up here as well...

It's important for people to remember that this list/poll isn't about the figures we WANT, it's for the figures we want that we know have already been tooled.

There are lots of figures that DST showed us/told us about but there is no point included them in any sort of voting with regards to getting a new figure, when it obvious (based on recent comments from DST) that DST isn't going to go out on a limb for the Buffy/Angel lines at this time. The best thing we can do is show there IS interest in figures that have already been tooled, i.e. already have DST's money put into them.

haven't all of the above figures been tooled?

admin said:

and we also need her parts! Customizer's could make very official looking stuff from her parts!! We neeeeed her!

I think her hair would be perfect for a "The Body" Anya custom.

[JBrow]

buffysmglover said:

haven't all of the above figures been tooled?

Yes, that's what I was saying was the point of the list. Over on the other board people have made comments about wanting other figues we have heard about (like Wood, etc) or that the list options weren't great, so I made the same point here as I did there - that the list is of figures we know have been tooled, thus giving us a better chance of actually getting one of them.

[buffysmglover]

jbrow said:

buffysmglover said:

haven't all of the above figures been tooled?

Yes, that's what I was saying was the point of the list. Over on the other board people have made comments about wanting other figues we have heard about (like Wood, etc) or that the list options weren't great, so I made the same point here as I did there - that the list is of figures we know have been tooled, thus giving us a better chance of actually getting one of them.

Okay. Well, thanks for letting us know.

[TC]

I want Sanctuary Faith! Maybe we'd get a good Faith likeness if she was released...you never know!

[CowboyGuy]

C'mon everyone! Vote please!!!

[lashr1999]

since theres no option for gunn i'll vote for faith

[Jinxieman]

There is no option for Gunn because no Gunn has ever even gotten to a prototype stage that we know of, let alone tooled. Again, like JBrow and I have pointed out these are the only 5 figures that we KNOW have been completely tooled, therefore giving us the best chance of having them produced since a major production cost has already been spent.

It seems to me that it would be better for DST to produce these figures in a smaller run and recoup some of there money then to sit on the molds and never use them...but I'm not in the action figure business.

[Melissa]

I voted for Halloween Willow, she is just adorable. But Tough Love Willow is spot on with the likeness. I really hope we can get some made!