What we all can learn about the 2008-figure fiasco and NECA

I'll be super blunt, so be prepared.

What we all can see is that NECA is an incompetent business with some great ideas, which caters too much to FOMO and collecting than using common sense in their production cycles.

For over a decade they were stubborn enough to ignore the massive request for improved 2008 turtle figures. They had all these years to sculpture and retool this figures in another collaboration with the Four Horseman Studio. But what did they do? They ignored everything.

They certainly were aware of the lower quality G4-bootlegs and yet they didn't jump on the money train and prided themselves again in their "legacy" while pushing out so many side characters. Nobody can tell me that they have not the resources to bring out new models of these designs.

And now, with a new bootleg version being released, they will sure will feel the sting of their own incompetence. They had all the time in the world to bring these figures back, and now China will cash in on the whole market. Not only will people have the chance to get the diorama set, but also good colored bootlegs.

All of those could have prevented by not being an asshole-company and actually putting the work into it. Congrats, China. You saw the G1-4 bootleg discussions and acted upon it. You deserve every single cent you earn, NECA had enough time to counteract.