Neca is describing GOW wave 3 as FINAL series

[Matt S]

On FB, 'For the final official series in our amazing Gears of War line, we have 4 brand new figures - Marcus Journey's End, COG Soldier, and 2 Therons! "

This is the main page, once you click from there where they descibe this as their trilogy! So no new and cool Locusts from Gears 3? Not one other than a repaint?!?! DUDE

http://necaonline.com/34528/blog/new...ampaign=gow3s3

What the heck? No more NECA Gears figures?

[NumbuK]

Where did you get the idea that it's the end of the Gears of War figure line?

[Matt S]

Last Gears of War 3 line........! Not ever...their words, not mine, but they've never come out and said 'final wave' in Gears 2 for example.

[NumbuK]

On FB, 'For the final official series in our amazing Gears of War line, we have 4 brand new figures - Marcus Journey's End, COG Soldier, and 2 Therons! "

This is the main page, once you click from there where they descibe this as their trilogy! So no new and cool Locusts from Gears 3? Not one other than a repaint?!?! DUDE

http://necaonline.com/34528/blog/new...ampaign=gow3s3

What the heck? No more NECA Gears figures?

Ah yes I see...

[Luck V3]

So its NOT the last of the Gears line....from what i read...

[NumbuK]

So its NOT the last of the Gears line....from what i read...

Nah, NECA have a really good thing going. I think we can expect to see more in the future. Judgment, who knows?
They are not done.

[Parasidian]

Hope its not the last, the article doesn't actually state that it's the last set.

[racurock]

they say too: "These figures will be available next month, and of course we’ll have more from Gears of War 3 to come, so keep it tuned"

then... Neca Gears is not over yet

[Slayac]

On Twitter they already talked about gow judgement figures so definitely not the end of the whole gears line. Not to mention the fact that it said the Therons are the first locusts, not the only locusts

[Parasidian]

On Twitter they already talked about gow judgement figures so definitely not the end of the whole gears line. Not to mention the fact that it said the Therons are the first locusts, not the only locusts

Kool, do you by any chance have a link to it, i tried to look for it but count find it. XD

[Slayac]

Kool, do you by any chance have a link to it, i tried to look for it but count find it. XD

I would link it but my phones retarded =\ should have been a few days ago, they said they basically confirmed judgement figs at e3

[Parasidian]

I would link it but my phones retarded =\ should have been a few days ago, they said they basically confirmed judgement figs at e3

Ok kool, ill look again.

[Matt S]

You would think we would've gotten one Locust Lambent figure in the line before NECA already moved on to planing for Judgment figures or whatever they are doing......they need to be clear as to their plans......and wave 3 is pretty weak - COG soldier is the only one I really want. I am tired of simple Locust repaints/headswaps at this time

[xICooRsYIx]

"These figures will be available next month, and of course we’ll have more from Gears of War 3 to come"

It literally says that in the article...

-xICooRsYIx

[mullases]

SDCC exclusive is a theron elite. WANT

[Matt S]

Direct response on FB, they are focusing on Judgment now"

NECA - N.E.C.A ‎Samuel Roshan Amanna - Amanda Bingham - Matthew Schlotman - we had a lot of fun and built some amazing figures for GOW, and now we're onto Judgement! Will work hard to make even better figs!
about an hour ago · Like

[Big Water]

Don't know if this is new or not. Packaged pics of series 3. Those Savage Therons look too good.

http://www.cooltoyreview.com/story/f...s_3_146376.asp

[Matt S]

Thanks...think pics are new...

[Luck V3]

How can they stop at wave 3? There are so many locust sculpts they havnt touched all the savage except the re-painted Theron's. Onyx Guards a lot of new COG characters Sam barrick tai dizzy etc...

[freddytayam]

"These figures will be available next month, and of course we’ll have more from Gears of War 3 to come, so keep it tuned to your friendly neighborhood action figure wholesaler for news and updates on all your favorite games, movies, ongoing battles in post-apocalyptic hellscapes and more!"
-On Their Site.... lol

[Big Water]

"These figures will be available next month, and of course we’ll have more from Gears of War 3 to come, so keep it tuned to your friendly neighborhood action figure wholesaler for news and updates on all your favorite games, movies, ongoing battles in post-apocalyptic hellscapes and more!"
-On Their Site.... lol

If that's from the series listing on their site that is pretty old. They confirmed on Facebook, Twitter, and (I believe) at SDCC that they are done with Gears 3. Aside from the TRU exclusive series in November I don't believe we'll see a thing until they show off their Judgment line. Then again they could surprise us.... it's not likely, but it could happen.

[freddytayam]

That would be very, VERY disappointing... >

[GOWLocust4]

I agree it would be disappointing if series 3 was the last line for Gears 3. We still don't have Sam, and Valera, and not to mention Tai who has been around without a figure of himself since Gears 2.

[freddytayam]

THOSE ARE THE EXACT 3 FIGURES I WANTED FROM THE GOW3 LINE! I doubt we'd get a Valera or Tai since they aren't directly from Gears 3.

[GOWLocust4]

THOSE ARE THE EXACT 3 FIGURES I WANTED FROM THE GOW3 LINE! I doubt we'd get a Valera or Tai since they aren't directly from Gears 3.

The Theron Elite was only in RAAM's Shadow and NECA made him the sdcc exclusive, so I don't think dlc characters have no chance by not being directly releated to Gears 3. Maybe NECA will make more. We didn't get Kim and RAAM till after Gears 2 so maybe NECA will still be making Gears 3 characters when Judgment is out.

[freddytayam]

I understand, but He was a SDCCE but yeah man, possibilities

[xICooRsYIx]

I will be very upset if this is the last series for gears of war 3 line (including the TRU series). We ANOTHER marcus, our second dom, baird and cole. Then 5 yes 5 therons and finally, clayton along with 2 COG soldiers. They need to spice things up a bit.

-xICooRsYIx

[GOWLocust4]

I will be very upset if this is the last series for gears of war 3 line (including the TRU series). We ANOTHER marcus, our second dom, baird and cole. Then 5 yes 5 therons and finally, clayton along with 2 COG soldiers. They need to spice things up a bit.

-xICooRsYIx

I can understand that Delta Squad needs to be made first, and then since the Theron mold has already been made the Savage Theron Guards and the Elite Theron and then the normal Therons that I hear ppl say TRU will have this November along with someone else. But there is way too many characters left that you would think a figure made of them would be a given. The character I am most shocked to know a figure of has never been made is a wretch. Since we only got one ticker I doubt Neca would do a two pack that comes with one normal wretch and one lambent one but it's a hope. Next is if series 3 really is the last line than all I got to say is wow, we didn't get a queen? The Queen is such a big character you would almost think she should of been in series 1 or 2. I don't like them that much but I thought I would throw it out there that we still don't have a Dizzy or a Tai. But back to Gears 3, we still don't have Onyx Guard, or Sam, or any of the Savage Locust models besides the Theron. What about the Lambent? I thought for sure before the Gears 3 series is over NECA would of made a Lambent Locust drone or a Durge.

[iMattx]

So its NOT the last of the Gears line....from what i read...

Whew. What a releif.

[c SPARTAN117 c]

I can understand that Delta Squad needs to be made first, and then since the Theron mold has already been made the Savage Theron Guards and the Elite Theron and then the normal Therons that I hear ppl say TRU will have this November along with someone else. But there is way too many characters left that you would think a figure made of them would be a given. The character I am most shocked to know a figure of has never been made is a wretch. Since we only got one ticker I doubt Neca would do a two pack that comes with one normal wretch and one lambent one but it's a hope. Next is if series 3 really is the last line than all I got to say is wow, we didn't get a queen? The Queen is such a big character you would almost think she should of been in series 1 or 2. I don't like them that much but I thought I would throw it out there that we still don't have a Dizzy or a Tai. But back to Gears 3, we still don't have Onyx Guard, or Sam, or any of the Savage Locust models besides the Theron. What about the Lambent? I thought for sure before the Gears 3 series is over NECA would of made a Lambent Locust drone or a Durge.

Lambent would be risky for NECA to do. They're all unique and big characters, so no parts could be used for other characters (like Locust can) and in being bigger/bulkier, the price would rise to produce them and therefore in stores, putting people off with that as well. Plus, it seems they didn't go down too well with fans on the 'awesome' scale, so a limited market would also 'kill' such figures.

The Queen however is a valid figure. She's the main Locust leader and seeing as how we've had her second in commands, it's only logical we got the main antagonist. The end of Gears 3, doesn't however mean we'll never see her. As long as Gears games still feature locust and therefore the queen (even if unseen), there's a chance we'll get her in some form.

It's a shame they don't follow down the lines of TMF with the Halo line, and have a line of current game figures, and then an anniversary/legends line which covers older games. I guess it's what they're trying with the Toysrus waves, but they haven't ever put much money into them regarding actual new characters, always just repainted new characters.

[IRGIORGIO]

http://necaonline.com/36679/licenses...aign=gow-tru12

Is it me or is NECA really pushing it with the rehash figures.. I have like 3 therons from Gears 3 which are basically the same with a different head.. Now they use the new heads with the old theron outfits?

[Hooded Claw 006]

http://necaonline.com/36679/licenses...aign=gow-tru12

Is it me or is NECA really pushing it with the rehash figures.. I have like 3 therons from Gears 3 which are basically the same with a different head.. Now they use the new heads with the old theron outfits?

I can't get the Toys R US figures unless I import them. Haven't got any of the Toys R Us waves either as they're usually just repaints/rereleases of already existing figures. However, I might try to get Golden Gear (undecided atm), but I'm not bothering with the Therons as they're virtually identical to the Series 2 ones.

[MiniPistolTroika]

Theres over 60 chaaracters in game and they repaint same ones over n over again

[c SPARTAN117 c]

Bear in mind that a great proportion of those 60 characters you mentioned are simple repaints/kitbashes themself in game. Nearly every Locust and even a lot of COG steal parts from a previous variant, so NECA are simply mirroring the game, and considering that the red Therons should have been released four years ago, it's about time we finally get them.

The only thing that annoys me about the wave is that it's Toysrus only. UK toysrus don't do game figures like Gears, which means having to resort to scalberbay once more


Also, out of those 60, a good proportion aren't even viable to produce. For example random MP spin off characters like Mech Baird, Com Dom etc won't work. There's a limited fanbase for them (when compared to the greater picture), and feature numerous unique parts meaning there's no revenue kickback from future uses of the molds. Spin off Locust characters like Savage Kantus, and savage Gren Elite have more chance of being made due to the parts. Both share an underlying body identical to other characters (Savage Grenadier, and Kantus), so they'd be cheaper to make and so more probable.

NECA seem to always stick to the parts recycling ideology to save money, so main characters from campaign are likely simply due to how important the campaign is to the whole VG experience, but even more likely if they share parts i.e. Delta squad being kitbashed into a COG soldier. Same applies to Locust and why were finally getting all the Therons. The body has exsisted since 2007, so costs can be saved there through recycling. All they have to do is create the new head en masse and pick a colour, and you have a completely new Locust variant. New variant= New Character. New Character= Decent interest in the figure as it represents the newest product on shelf, in this case Gears 3 and it's related products.

The only way around the ideology for NECA would be to just produce 'near enough' figures, so using say Marcus/Anya body to then produce every human character (just with a new head). This would mean these characters lack significant details that should be there and are unique to their character. This would then cause widespread forum complaining over how they don't look correct/people avoiding innacurate product, so a loss for NECA. Sure, I'd imagine some would be happy just for the head of the character being new, but a large proportion would not be.

So overall, while we may not be getting your favourite character, we should be greatful with what we are getting- new characters. No matter how you look at it, repaints still represent new/different characters, which is always a plus, and it's keeping costs down for a company, which in the current global situation is a good thing. I'm sure everyone here would rather have a Gears line in some shape or form than not at all which would happen if costs became too extreme.

[Gearsofwarcustoms]

they said they wanted and are hoping to do a "best of" series. like gears of war 1 and 2 Marcus with gears 3 articulation that sort of thing. like halo's Anniversary series

[MiniPistolTroika]

they said they wanted and are hoping to do a "best of" series. like gears of war 1 and 2 Marcus with gears 3 articulation that sort of thing. like halo's Anniversary series

Any links man i really want to read that article

[c SPARTAN117 c]

they said they wanted and are hoping to do a "best of" series. like gears of war 1 and 2 Marcus with gears 3 articulation that sort of thing. like halo's Anniversary series

That would be a nice idea. Priorities IMO would be Cole and Marcus, since Cole had bad arms, and Marcus was in a constant wide stance. Dom was good as is, and Baird kinda sucked too, but anyone with half a brain would have bought a spare Series 5 or 6 COG Soldier and done a headswap for a better articulated Baird.

A new Drone (which they have said they want to do), would be great too.