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Comicave Studios Cancels Iron Man 1/12 Scale Starboost Armor Figure

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Comicave Studios has sent an email out. They are informing fans that the 1/12 Scale Omni Class Iron Man Starboost Armor Figure has been cancelled. The cost for development has gotten to high, and they felt it best to pull cease development for the figure. Here’s the letter they sent out:

Dear All,

We regret to inform that Comicave Studios will be discontinuing the development of Omni Class 1/12 Scale Starboost (Iron Man Mark 39) due to development cost inefficiency. It is Comicave Studios’ ideal to produce collectibles that are of high-quality and affordability to collectors.

We acknowledge the obligation to promptly inform fans and partners of our intent to exit development(s) to enable everyone the ability to manage their purchase decisions. We really appreciate everyone’s support so far and look forward to your continued interest in our future products!

If you have any inquires and requests, do feel free to drop us an email at info@comicavestudios.com

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Team @ Comicave Studios

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  2. Safeguard's Avatar Safeguard says

    How ridiculous. I doubt it has anything to do with true cost/benefit analysis. They probably just couldn't do a good design job. Just stupidity.

  3. Gben5723 has no avatar! Gben5723 says

    So you're telling me that NECA can produce the amazing figures that they do with all of the sculpt, paint aps, articulation, accessories, etc. at their price point but ComicCave can't produce a Starboost armor with a few interchangeable hands at a $100 price point? difficult to believe that

  4. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    It all depends on what they were trying to do. The others in the line are almost entirely metal, very heavy in hand. They have moveable flaps, weapons systems, effects pieces, electronics. Very different materials than what NECA, Hasbro or DST uses.

  5. Skoob's Avatar Skoob says

    Toyark photographers took some shots of the Comicave displays at recent conventions, and I remember looking at them and thinking that the figures looked tantalizing. Has anyone here actually purchased one?

  7. Jeddostotle7's Avatar Jeddostotle7 says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Skoob View Post
    Toyark photographers took some shots of the Comicave displays at recent conventions, and I remember looking at them and thinking that the figures looked tantalizing. Has anyone here actually purchased one?
    I have their Mark 43, and it's a pretty great figure. The paint job is great and metallic, and it feels nice and weighty. It's also got lots of points of articulation, though not all of them are quite as useful as they could be; the neck's a bit restricted upwardly, the ankles are a bit annoying, and the torso articulation is a bit limited when not extending it, but other than that, it's pretty well articulated. It has a good number of accessories; 5 pairs of interchangeable hands, repulsor blast effect pieces for the hands and feet, a wrist missile in firing position, and a pair of shoulder guns. The light-up effect looks good, as well. One thing that annoys me, though, is the lack of the poseable flight stand that came with their Mark 23 Shades and Mark 40 Shotgun. I know they wanted to make the packaging more compact (it's about the size of an iPhone box), but without the stand, the number of display options you get is greatly limited.

  8. sephiroth61787's Avatar sephiroth61787 says

    I have their Igor. One of my favorite pieces. This was the other armor I wanted the most out of Iron Man 3 suits. Hope it gets a Figuarts release or something.

  9. TimothyR has no avatar! TimothyR says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by sephiroth61787 View Post
    I have their Igor. One of my favorite pieces. This was the other armor I wanted the most out of Iron Man 3 suits. Hope it gets a Figuarts release or something.
    I doubt we'll see that.

    I'm surprised they would cancel this armor. I know a lot of people really like it. It seems odd.

    If I were collecting these I'd want ALL of the house party armors. So, if this was cancelled, I'd probably stop collecting them.

    I'm glad I jumped in on the hot toys versions. Man they beautiful.

    I wish hasbro had given us some 6" house party armors like.. Centurion, starboost, shotgun, striker, heartbreaker, hot rod, hammerhead, Midas, bones, red snapper, and all of the repaints and parts swapped armors you can get from those like tank, Python, mark 9, gamma, disco, blue steel, peacemaker, shades, Casanova, Romeo, fiddler, mark 14, etc.

    Oh well, hot toys is good enough.. I can't wait for sneaky and blue steel.. But wow, sneaky looks unbelievable.

  10. warmachine6's Avatar warmachine6 says

    this is a lame excuse
    "due to development cost inefficiency. It is Comicave Studios’ ideal to produce collectibles that are of high-quality and affordability to collectors."

    Are they not making a hulk buster ? Which might cost a bit more than their average figures ?? and they made that igor armour as well....

  11. Skoob's Avatar Skoob says

    I interpret "development cost inefficiency" to mean "strapped for cash."

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