The Le: What do you think about NECA and the return of HeroClix so far?

Reminder: This interview took place in 2010, so this question and answer is not so relevant anymore.

Toychop: Well, I guess, uh…hmmm. There’s good and bad. On the bright side, I was happy to hear that NECA was picking up HeroClix after WizKids closed up shop. As an extension of that, it appears NECA did what it had to do to make ‘Clix a viable, profitable product. And that’s where the “bad” comes in. There seems to be a “keep it in budget” quality control issue with HeroClix; the plastic appears to be of a lower grade than earlier releases, some figures are wildly out of proportion with other characters in the same set and the sculpting—at times—feels uninspired. Though, y’know, to be fair, that’s always been the case with HeroClix regardless of the manufacturer. Sadly, sets are always a mixed bag.  

Here’s one NECA-specific complaint, however: why on Earth did they go back to the original HeroClix design, the one where the base spins inside the dial as opposed to the dial spinning inside the base? With the “base-inside-dial” design, you have to grip the figure to click it, which translates into busted figures. Whenever I pick up new releases, the first thing I do is transfer them to “inside dial” bases.

But hey, I don’t mean to bellyache. Thumbs up to NECA for keeping HeroClix alive. I’ll even forgive them the whole “inside base” business if they make a Tiger Shark ‘Clix.



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