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Oliver D
02-06-2005, 05:26 PM
I heard from a friend that these have begun to ship. Anyone find them yet? Also I saw in the recent Lee’s Toy Review magazine that there was going to be a Mezco exclusive Chris figure. Any info about this like when it might be available?
The Ripper
02-07-2005, 10:54 AM
Series 2 has yet to ship.
DarkHorse
02-07-2005, 10:26 PM
Would that exclusive Chris fig be sold through Lee's? Or where? I'm intrigued.

We definitely should start a sightings thread once series 2 starts to ship. I'm looking forward to them!
Oliver D
02-08-2005, 11:46 AM
The article in Lee’s said it would be sold thru Mezco’s website. I hope we see series 2 soon.
Oliver D
02-09-2005, 02:14 PM
Does anyone have more info on that Chris figure? Is it for sure coming out on the Mezco site?
Paul
02-12-2005, 10:07 AM
Is there any chance that we can have some more information about the release date of these figures? We've been kinda left in the dark for quite some time now. According to several websites (Amazon being one), they will be released in 2 days. Can anyone confirm this? If not, when?
Oliver D
02-15-2005, 11:25 PM
bump
The Ripper
02-16-2005, 10:38 AM
End of Feb/ Early March
Paul
02-16-2005, 10:48 AM
I had a look on Amazon again today and they have changed the date to the 1st of March.. hope they aren't going to keep putting the date back.
Oliver D
02-16-2005, 07:10 PM
I can't wait to get these. So we are looking at late Feb early March? That is great seeing as how it is so close. Do we have any more info on the exclusive Chris?
Nut Bunnies
02-16-2005, 08:52 PM
Lee's actually said the Chris figure would be given away at Toy Fair, and sold through Club Mez, to clear up any confusion.
Oliver D
02-18-2005, 05:30 PM
When will the Chris figure go on sale at Club Mez?
Oliver D
02-19-2005, 09:17 PM
Well after seeing the Toy Fair pics 2005 will be a great year for Family Guy fans :D
DarkHorse
02-20-2005, 09:16 AM
Yeah, great pics. The only thing that bugged me was the variant Death figs. Now I have to go out and get both. I thought he was going to be packaged with both heads?

Otherwise, great lineups!
The Ripper
02-20-2005, 02:15 PM
I agree, the Death thing pissed me off.
Oliver D
02-20-2005, 03:10 PM
Yes the Death situation bugs me to. I wonder witch one will be the harder of the 2 to find. So does anyone have any info on when toy fair Chris will go on sale at Club Mez? Also I went to a local toy show yesterday and went up to the booth where I originally bought my series 1 FG figures and asked about series 2. He said that he didn’t expect them for 2 months. I thought they are suppose to be out late Feb early March. I hope he was mistaken
Mr.Griffin
02-21-2005, 08:37 PM
BLAST!!! Yet again Mezco [god blees em'] made another choice that sets me back.... oh well I'll still buy both
Nut Bunnies
02-21-2005, 09:00 PM
Of course, how would the two alternate heads work, since the skull one has the hood DOWN?
Larson
02-22-2005, 10:47 AM
Removable heads?
Oliver D
02-23-2005, 03:29 PM
Does anyone know witch of the 2 Deaths will be the harder to find? Or will they be pretty much even?
Oliver D
02-23-2005, 03:48 PM
Series 2 is shipping now from Mezco Direct. I called Mezco and asked about the Death situation. The skull version is 1 per 5 cases so it will obviously be the harder of the 2 to find and the sets will most likely have the hooded version. I ordered my set and should have them in a week, can’t wait
Larson
02-23-2005, 03:57 PM
1 in every 5? :mad:
Oliver D
02-24-2005, 02:40 PM
Did anyone else order a set of series 2 from Mezco Direct?
Nut Bunnies
02-24-2005, 03:38 PM
Removable heads?

Here, look at the actual head and try to imagine how it would work:

http://www.action-figure.com/images/04/10/fguy/DSC06113.jpg

See that? The hood is down. There would be no way to have interchangeable heads without the sculpt being completely destroyed.
Mr.Griffin
02-24-2005, 04:32 PM
Series 2 is shipping now from Mezco Direct. I called Mezco and asked about the Death situation. The skull version is 1 per 5 cases so it will obviously be the harder of the 2 to find and the sets will most likely have the hooded version. I ordered my set and should have them in a week, can’t wait

Well I like the hooded one better anyway
DarkHorse
02-24-2005, 10:22 PM
Well that sucks. I liked both heads. It would have been better to just even pack the two Deaths, but of course all toy companies love chases for some reason. Bleh.
Nut Bunnies
02-24-2005, 11:17 PM
Well that sucks. I liked both heads. It would have been better to just even pack the two Deaths, but of course all toy companies love chases for some reason. Bleh.

I think it's so they can make less of them and save money.
The Ripper
02-25-2005, 11:22 AM
I can't wait for the giant talking figures. You know mezco's Family Guy just does something to me. I have up to series 3 preordered. I think i'm just a big FG fan.
DCEdwards1966
02-25-2005, 12:43 PM
I preordered my Series 2 set from Mezco. I was just informed via email that they are waiting for me at my front door at home. Can't wait to get home.

Giggidy, giggidy, giggidy!!!
The Ripper
02-25-2005, 01:24 PM
Post pics if ya get the chance!!
Nut Bunnies
02-25-2005, 01:36 PM
I think I'm just going to grab Death if I see him.

I'm not really a big fan of the figures, but it's not really Mezco's fault. It's just that 2D shows are really, REALLY hard to turn into 3D.
The Ripper
02-25-2005, 02:19 PM
I agree
Oliver D
02-25-2005, 10:36 PM
DCEdwards1966 can you post some pics of series 1 & 2 together?
The Ripper
02-25-2005, 11:18 PM
That would rock, maybe I try to post some stuff.
DCEdwards1966
02-26-2005, 12:01 AM
I'll try to post some pictures of Series 2 tomorrow. My Series 1 figures are at work.

Naked Peter has a winking smiley face http://board.mezco.net/images/smilies/wink.gif where his hoo-hoo should be.

Meg has plastic lenses in her glasses http://board.mezco.net/images/smilies/cool.gif. Her tater tots look a little bigger than I remember from the show.

The album that comes with Rufus Griffin is a cardboard album sleeve with a plastic record inside.

I rate them in the following order: Quagmire, Meg, Death, Naked Peter, Rufus Griffin and Mutant Stewie.
Nut Bunnies
02-26-2005, 12:24 AM
I still stand by the fact that Mutant Stewie should have been a pack-in, and even the accessories he comes with isn't enough for what you pay.
Oliver D
02-26-2005, 12:51 AM
DCEdwards1966 witch version of Death did you get?
DCEdwards1966
02-26-2005, 06:28 AM
I got the hooded version.
The Ripper
02-26-2005, 12:55 PM
ah crap, i mean congrats
Larson
02-26-2005, 01:31 PM
The album that comes with Rufus Griffin is a cardboard album sleeve with a plastic record inside.


Heh, gotta like the album name: Billy Bob and the Nocturnal Emissions
doggiepants
02-26-2005, 08:02 PM
:) Series 2 is in stock at www.tfaw.com (http://www.tfaw.com) I just thought I'd let everyone know.
Oliver D
02-26-2005, 08:20 PM
DCEdwards1966 how about those pics?
DCEdwards1966
02-27-2005, 06:43 PM
Here is one of the group.
http://img156.exs.cx/img156/396/series23sa.th.jpg (http://img156.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img156&image=series23sa.jpg)

Here is a closeup of Peter's hoo hoo. I wasn't able to get a good picture.
http://img156.exs.cx/img156/7412/shoohoo3ja.th.jpg (http://img156.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img156&image=shoohoo3ja.jpg)
Chris.M
02-27-2005, 06:46 PM
Nice pics! Although i didnt like the peter one. It was just a little to much.
I hope mine come soon!
The Ripper
02-27-2005, 08:12 PM
Nice pics and is it me or does peter's "who who" look like a nose??
Craig
02-27-2005, 08:49 PM
Has there been any sightings of these yet in Canada? I was lucky enough to pick up all of the ones from the first series, and I was only able to ever find them at one store. I'm really looking foward to getting my hands on series 2 soon.
Chris.M
02-27-2005, 08:51 PM
Its not you.Trust me its not you.
Oliver D
02-27-2005, 10:21 PM
Awesome, hope my set arrives this week
Chris.M
02-28-2005, 07:38 AM
Has there been any sightings of these yet in Canada? I was lucky enough to pick up all of the ones from the first series, and I was only able to ever find them at one store. I'm really looking foward to getting my hands on series 2 soon.

Your lucky when i went they were missing chris so i had to order him. Just to let you know you should order them. When they do come in down here they fly like hotcakes. You never know when they will pop up.
The Ripper
02-28-2005, 12:18 PM
Yep, I had to order mine off the net.
Craig
02-28-2005, 07:12 PM
Did you guys order yours from Mezco's store and if so how did everything go?
Chris.M
02-28-2005, 08:47 PM
Mezco store and mine came around 2-3 weeks. I cant really remember. It went well and there no complaints here.:D
Oliver D
02-28-2005, 10:04 PM
Has anyone received there order form Mezco Direct yet? I ordered last week the day they went up and still haven’t gotten my shipping confirmation yet but at the same time a friend of mine who ordered an hour after me got shipping confirmation the next day
DCEdwards1966
02-28-2005, 11:13 PM
I ordered mine from Mezco Direct.
Oliver D
02-28-2005, 11:46 PM
As did I
Haunted Hal
03-01-2005, 02:02 PM
Call them. They shipped mine less than 24 hours after I ordered so something must have gone wrong.
Michael
03-01-2005, 03:56 PM
Call them. They shipped mine less than 24 hours after I ordered so something must have gone wrong.
...or someone used a Yahoo/Hotmail address for their email :)

Those free services will junk our UPS confirmation emails. Your order was shipped along with everyone else's and is due for delivery tomorrow. Thanks!
The Ripper
03-01-2005, 08:59 PM
Go Michael.
Oliver D
03-01-2005, 09:56 PM
My friend who ordered the same day has a hotmail account and he got his UPS confirmation no problem. It doesn't really matter as long as I'm getting my figures I'm happy. Anyone find these in stores yet?
H1land3R
03-02-2005, 12:05 AM
Just received my 2 cases of toys today here in Alberta, Canada. A little bit displeased with how they were packaged however. The plastic sleeves between figures was awesome so that the clear windows didn't get scratched, however all the cards were damaged fairly well, as well as some of the bottoms/sides of the clear plastic.

1 of the 2 Meg figures I got was missing 1/2 her accessories (both purses) and thus far I'm a bit chapped about it.

The toys are fantastic, don't get me wrong, just feel a bit let down here personally :(
The Ripper
03-02-2005, 11:24 AM
hmm
Oliver D
03-02-2005, 10:45 PM
Got my set today. The Death figure was the hooded one so the hunt now begins for the skull version. But what great figures, Mezco rocks
The Ripper
03-03-2005, 11:13 AM
I got mine today as well.
Craig
03-04-2005, 03:16 PM
Well lucky me, I was out today and found them so I picked up a whole set. They look so cool. Mezco did a great job with them and I really can't wait for Series 3 to come out.
krisb01
03-04-2005, 03:24 PM
Has it been confirmed yet that there are no eye variants this time around? I want to order online, but if there are eye variants I'll wait until my local store gets them.
Danpjames
03-04-2005, 04:56 PM
Are any of the figures only one per case this time? Like Lois and Chris were in the first series?
Haunted Hal
03-04-2005, 06:14 PM
I think they're all evenly packed except for the Death variant and I haven't heard of any eye variations. But ya never know.
Oliver D
03-04-2005, 07:45 PM
Series 2 has hit Hot Topic. Scored 2 skull head Deaths. The cases do also seem to be evenly packed with 2 of each per case. Went to 2 different Hot Topics and both had one each of the skull Death
DarkHorse
03-04-2005, 11:29 PM
They are also on tower.com -- $10 each! Death is gone already, though. He's gonna be the top seller IMO.
DarkHorse
03-08-2005, 11:59 PM
Do we know how rare the skull head Death is? It seems his popping up on eBay a lot and I'm reading of people finding him rather easily at Hot Topic.
Haunted Hal
03-09-2005, 02:04 PM
I don't know how rare it is, but they don't seem hard to find. Some stores allow you to order the variant directly online, such as CmdStore.com at http://shop.store.yahoo.com/cmdstore/696198200164nohood.html or Toyglobe.com at http://www.toyglobe.com/details.php?type=111025.
goldengonzo
03-09-2005, 04:32 PM
I'm pretty bummed. I ordered a case of FG2 because I thought that each Death were 1X each case, but I guess the chase is rarer than that. At least the pack out is even. That's one mistake that ToyBiz made that Mezco hasn't copied. Too bad they did copy the chase mistake.
Haunted Hal
03-09-2005, 06:25 PM
You can usually discover how much of an item a company has in stock by typing a large number in the "quantity" window. It will then bounce back to the maximum they have available. CmdStore only has 7 skull head variants left. Toyglobe says there are only 10 left, but seems to allow multiple orders of 10, so either this is a mistake or they'll let you order 10 at a time. Either way, it looks like even the online stores have very limited stock of this figure.
Chris.M
03-09-2005, 07:38 PM
Anyone down here in Canada know how long it takes to get theres. Ripper you probobly ordered them and your from Canada how long does it take?
Haunted Hal
03-12-2005, 10:09 PM
These are showing up at MediaPlay now. I saw all of them but Quagmire (and the skull headed Death).
Mr.Griffin
03-13-2005, 08:42 AM
Yea I was at Suncoast the onther day ago and I saw the whole set, but with their shipment they got only one of each figure , so I took all of them, but still whats up with that mezco?
Chris.M
03-13-2005, 11:34 AM
Got mine a couple days ago. I also saw them in the store but they were missing Quamire and Death. I think they will be the new Lois and Chris.
savagexp
03-14-2005, 03:01 PM
What a good day it turned out to be. Went to my local K-Mart for a couple of things, and I saw the new Episode III Toys (NOT the "Preview" Figures), so I grabbed up a bunch of them - Vader, Grevious, The Battle Masters series, The Grevious Unleashed Figure.... they had all of them out on the shelves. I snagged all that I could because I knew that they aren't supposed to be out until April 2.

Get up to the register, and they won't ring up. An error code is produced, basically telling the clerk that they are selling the item before they are supposed to. Long story short, two managers later I'm leaving the store empty-handed and broken-hearted.

So I decide to go to Suncoast and see if they want to take my money. Boy, did they! Every Series 2 Figure, including both Deaths. I'll be scouting them pretty frequently to see if they get anymore Skull-Face Deaths and if so, I'll put 'em up for sale in the Buy/Sell Forum.
Graham
03-16-2005, 05:01 PM
got all of series 2 today, save for the skull-head death and mutant stewie, and i love them.....meg looks a little vacant and quagmire looks drunk, but minor quibbles.....great job mezco!! :D
Larson
03-17-2005, 03:34 PM
Got it in the mail today!

Giggidy, giggidy, giggidy,

http://www.badbadrubberpiggy.com/images/caps/iz21/large/iz21-00397.jpg
Chris.M
03-17-2005, 06:38 PM
Got it in the mail today!

Giggidy, giggidy, giggidy,

http://www.badbadrubberpiggy.com/images/caps/iz21/large/iz21-00397.jpg

Larson this has been bugging me for a while who is your avatar and that picture of? Just asking.
Larson
03-17-2005, 07:06 PM
He's a backround character named Poonchy from Invader Zim. Hopefully Palisades will make a figure of him. Or else...........

Here are some pictures in case you're still wondering

Pic 1 (http://www.badbadrubberpiggy.com/images/caps/iz15/large/iz15-00014.jpg)
Pic 2 (http://www.badbadrubberpiggy.com/images/caps/iz17/large/iz17-00842.jpg)
Pic 3 (http://www.badbadrubberpiggy.com/images/caps/iz19/large/iz19-00376.jpg)
Pic 4 (http://www.badbadrubberpiggy.com/images/caps/iz20/large/iz20-00009.jpg)
Pic 5 (http://www.badbadrubberpiggy.com/images/caps/iz21/large/iz21-00395.jpg)
Pic 6 (http://www.badbadrubberpiggy.com/images/caps/iz22/large/iz22-01973.jpg)
Pic 7 (http://www.badbadrubberpiggy.com/images/caps/iz30/large/iz30-00572.jpg)
Pic 8 (http://www.badbadrubberpiggy.com/images/caps/iz31/large/iz31-00119.jpg)
Pic 9 (http://www.badbadrubberpiggy.com/images/caps/iz34/large/iz34-00217.jpg)
Pic 10 (http://www.badbadrubberpiggy.com/images/caps/iz32/large/iz32-00320.jpg)
Pic 11 (http://www.badbadrubberpiggy.com/images/caps/iz46/large/iz46-00025.jpg)
Pic 12 (http://www.badbadrubberpiggy.com/images/caps/iz42/large/iz42-00073.jpg)
Pic 13 (http://www.badbadrubberpiggy.com/images/caps/iz40/large/iz40-00520.jpg)
Pic 14 (http://www.badbadrubberpiggy.com/images/caps/iz45/large/iz45-00751.jpg)
Chris.M
03-17-2005, 09:19 PM
O i have never seen that show!
Danpjames
03-18-2005, 08:05 AM
I got both Death Figures today and they look fantastic. I should be getting the rest next week. Damn they look so good, especially with the Death Dog by his side!
Chris.M
03-18-2005, 09:19 AM
Danpjames which Death figure is better?
dviant
03-18-2005, 11:11 AM
IMO I prefer the Hooded version. It is how I envisioned Death to be. But if you are more into skeletons than the Skull-head ver. is for you. All in all, I have both of them, and they both are kick-ass figures!
Chris.M
03-18-2005, 11:41 AM
I got the set and got the hooded one and once I took a look at the Skull one I was happy that I got the hooded one.
Danpjames
03-18-2005, 02:08 PM
The hooded one is definatly better. Its how Death looks all the time, not just in Family guy but how the hood up is how Death looks most of the time everywhere.

The skull one is still cool though, but Death only has his hood down for 2 gags in Family Guy.
Larson
03-18-2005, 04:40 PM
Hooded. But if I had gotten the skull version, at least I could make some money off of it on eBay.
Chris.M
03-18-2005, 08:35 PM
I agree I might be getting one and Bedtime Stewie shortly.
Danpjames
03-19-2005, 06:04 AM
I got the rest of the set today. They look fantastic. Especially now Meg has completed the family. Quagmire looks a little bit weird, but is still great.
sapphirag
03-21-2005, 05:41 PM
I picked all mine up via pre-order from Killertoys and got the skull death, and then found the regular at Suncoast. I like the skull better, mainly because I can pose him drinking a beer w/his jaw kind of half opened. It looks pretty goofy. :)

Quagmire does look a bit weird, I agree, but it's a good kind of weird IMO. His head is freakin' huge! At least he stands really well on his own - no shelf diving and I've had him up for over a week now. AND he stands well holding blow-up doll & beer. Impressive.