BC figurines coming in fall
by Eliah Hecht 
Jan 18th 2007 at 5:04AM
ToyFare reports that DC Direct is producing some lovely Burning Crusade figurines, schedule to debut this fall. All we have so far are pictures of unpainted prototypes (like "you are not prepared" Illidan, pictured at right). They look pretty nifty to me, although I know very little about figurines.Two things about this story strike me as odd. As they point out over at ToyFare, DC Direct usually makes stuff based on DC comics for the direct market, as you might expect. These are of course not based on DC work, and furthermore seem to be headed for the mass market. Second, "release date: fall?" That's over six months from now; it seems like they would have done better to get them out a bit sooner. But maybe the manufacturing process doesn't allow for that or something.
Anyway, click on over to ToyFare to see the prototypes for a Draenei Paladin, an Orc Shaman, a Dwarf Warrior, and Illidan. (Is it just me, or is the paladin wielding a one-handed weapon with no shield nor offhand?)
Filed under: Odds and ends, Expansions, The Burning Crusade
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
awender Jan 18th 2007 5:34AM
Companies are obviously try to get a grip on the market segment Blizzard hasn't filled yet.
If they start within a month, they could be successful. In the fall? - ridiculous. It's stupid to expect other companies won't try the same.
Narcisa Jan 18th 2007 5:58AM
The paladin looks as though hes going to have a book or something in his offhand, and they just haven't molded it on yet.
Zzap64 Jan 18th 2007 6:40AM
It doesnt really strike me as odd that DCDirect or doing this. Theyve done other stuff for mass market in the past iirc... plus, 8 million subscribers to WoW? Thats a pretty big potential market if you ask me. Financial gain removes the oddity in thsi story imo... plus in 6 months when they release, its not like WoW will have lost many players, if anything they'll have gained more and may sell more figures.
They look pretty sweet though, I may pick one up.
Döt Jan 18th 2007 8:38AM
I'd buy a figurine if they could make my character but I don't want a generic one.
chris Jan 18th 2007 8:48AM
Needs more gnomes.
sezmra Jan 18th 2007 9:12AM
Needs more chicks.
However! The concepts look very well done.
SASSYEVIL@SURUAMAR Jan 18th 2007 10:54AM
Has anyone condsidered that the the movie is mostly likely coming out in the fall or early winter? It would seem logical to release the toys close to a movie launch! Just something to think about...