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New Pics of NECA Rufus Figure That Comes With Bill and Ted’s Most Excellent Collection

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Yesterday, a new collection for the Bill and Ted movies was revealed. A special edition was announced that included a Rufus Mego Style Figure. Shout Factory has posted a few new photos of the Rufus figure by NECA. The figure, which features the likeness of comedian George Carlin, comes with the Bill and Ted’s Most Excellent Collection blu-ray Collectors Edition box set. The set includes:

  • An exclusive, limited edition 8″ tall Rufus action figure by NECA
  • An exclusive, limited edition 18″ x 24″ lithograph of the newly-designed art from artist Paul Shipper (this lithograph will ship rolled, in a poster tube)
  • Two 6″ x 4″ Bill & Ted stickers
  • A Wild Stallyns guitar pick
  • Early shipping to arrive two weeks before the national street date

The set is priced at $79.99. You can order it by Clicking Here. See the new photos of Rufus after the jump.

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  2. Dragasses's Avatar Dragasses says

    dude, if this is anything like most of the other retro figures we'll get plastic counter parts eventually, and man does that make me happy.

  3. En Sabah Nerd's Avatar En Sabah Nerd says

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    Originally Posted by Dragasses View Post
    dude, if this is anything like most of the other retro figures we'll get plastic counter parts eventually, and man does that make me happy.
    I dunno, if they make it as a mego first then it doesn't seem to reach normal action figure status unless it's a part of a franchise that they're already doing. We aren't getting a regular Snake Plissken because the mego one didn't sell well enough apparently (from what I remember hearing, don't quote me on that), so one does not necessarily lead to the other. Unless they're about to announce a regular Snake, who knows, they've been on a roll with great reveals recently.

  4. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd View Post
    I dunno, if they make it as a mego first then it doesn't seem to reach normal action figure status unless it's a part of a franchise that they're already doing. We aren't getting a regular Snake Plissken because the mego one didn't sell well enough apparently (from what I remember hearing, don't quote me on that), so one does not necessarily lead to the other. Unless they're about to announce a regular Snake, who knows, they've been on a roll with great reveals recently.
    Yeah, Randy's had said on Twitter that the Mego Snake Plissken underperformed compared to other Mego's. I still see Snake in stores at times (along with Taylor and the Mego Apes).

  6. En Sabah Nerd's Avatar En Sabah Nerd says

    It still stings. I get that doing them as a mego first to test the waters is less costly since there isn't as much new tooling/sculpting but I still feel like maybe it would have sold better if it was a regular figure since that's what most people initially wanted, but then again that might not have sold that well since it isn't exactly a high profile license.

  7. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd View Post
    It still stings. I get that doing them as a mego first to test the waters is less costly since there isn't as much new tooling/sculpting but I still feel like maybe it would have sold better if it was a regular figure since that's what most people initially wanted, but then again that might not have sold that well since it isn't exactly a high profile license.
    Some licenses, like Escape From NY, may have worked better if timed with a special edition blu-ray release or something of the sorts. Lining it up with an anniversary or a bit of fan fare from the cult film community may have also helped.

  8. BBManik has no avatar! BBManik says

    Just like Home Alone, I bet the sculpts on these will be fantastic. I just have no interest in Mego style figures.

  9. Phantomcrow's Avatar Phantomcrow says

    Same here , No care for the Mego style stuff. If NECA would make a standard figure of Bill and Ted and the Booth I would jump on that in a heartbeat.

  10. Dragasses's Avatar Dragasses says

    you all have made me sad with all your "logic."

    I was wandering what happened to snake…sad emoticon.

  12. Kamatayan's Avatar Kamatayan says

    I come from the future and I can tell you that these figures will turn out to be most excellent!

    air guitars

    Anyways, party on dudes!

  22. Dolemite's Avatar Dolemite says

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    Originally Posted by Dragasses View Post
    whoa, those portraits. ack.
    Yeah, they're horrible. NECA done fucked up.

  23. Kamatayan's Avatar Kamatayan says

    The face sculpt screw up is genuinely hilarious. They looked more stoned than usual. Makes you wonder if the movies were just one huge acid trip.

  24. Dolemite's Avatar Dolemite says

    I'm honestly not sure which one is worse. Bill looks like a sleepy 90 year-old man and Ted looks like the bastard lovechild of John Leguizamo and the dude who played Kylo Ren.

  25. Dragasses's Avatar Dragasses says

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    Originally Posted by Dolemite View Post
    Bill looks like a sleepy 90 year-old man.
    which is odd, because alex winter always looks a tiny bit bug-eyed.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dolemite View Post
    Ted looks like the bastard lovechild of John Leguizamo and the dude who played Kylo Ren.
    he looks like he's on his way to pleasure island.

    I guess there goes my chance to see these outside of the mego style.

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