McFarlane Toys has confirmed that they are indeed cutting their work staff down.
McFarlane Toys is laying off a large percentage of its in-house design staff, according to published reports.
The comic book and sports-related toy maker will cut its design staff to 13 from 40, in the process axing its mold, paint, sculpting and model departments, according to action figure news site Toy News International. Aferwards, the company will retain only a handful of designers that will work exclusively in digital formats, creating sculpts based on scans of real people, the site reported on April 27.
In a statement to Playthings today, the company said:
“McFarlane Toys is re-using a business model that we have used successfully in years past, given the economic climate … we will be utilizing more freelancers, as we have done in the past. We will continue to produce the best possible product for our collectors and consumers.”
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McFarlane Toys Confirms Major Staff Cuts
Hmmm....that sucks. I wonder how this will affect the quality of their collectibles. They've already taken a turn for the cheaper in the packaging department.
that blows! hopefully this doesn't mean more of an explosion in using old molds.
This is really unfortunate. I used to love McFarlane toys. The Spawn series were good but the Movie Maniacs line was my favorite. I never got into their sports or military lines though. Those never really interested me as much. They do have some of the best sculpting for the scale of figures IMO. I wonder what the quality will be like now.
I was hoping they'd cut prices instead...
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