Collectors “bring back street sharks” Mattel “here you go, sort of”
@jamesrogers15543 жыл бұрын
Well Mattel may not be sending Laura any more free figures to review anytime soon, but she keeps it real and honest in her critique. And that’s what I appreciates about her.
@yunsukim41462 жыл бұрын
Hey Laura I hope you're doing well! We all miss you very much!
@aaronerickson27343 жыл бұрын
One reason to love you Laura is that your always honest in your critiques . You don’t let anyone sway you. You tell it like it is ❤️
@liampascoe70852 жыл бұрын
I am also concerned we haven't seen Laura for a hot minute. Best wishes LL. X
@marklaurenzi16093 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't have thought Street Sharks still gets made. Still a cool figure.
@LauraLegends3 жыл бұрын
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@LordRayken3 жыл бұрын
I grew up with Street Sharks and loved the cartoon as a child. I collected tons of the toys, hand puppets, vehicles, etc and only a few survived the past 20 years. I also have the comics. But these are... weird. I'm not sure who they're trying to capture with these and at these prices they may have seriously hurt the line right out of the gate.
@LauraLegends3 жыл бұрын
Ya I feel if they were like $50 they would be more appetizing, but I feel like with their designs they really decreased the size of their target market
@LordRayken3 жыл бұрын
@@LauraLegends Yup. And due to that they may go "See, no one likes Street Sharks anymore! No one wanted these, cancel the future concepts!" and then they kill future Street Sharks toys.
@user-do2ev2hr7h3 жыл бұрын
I don't think they're really trying to start a "line" though. They're just doing a handful of high end collector pieces. With a 1000 piece run, the market is going to have a hard ceiling either way.
@Carnage6X3 жыл бұрын
They are trying to do them in the Japanese Sofubi style and not the original Street Sharks style which may turn off some fans. If you don't know, the Japanese Sofubi figures are often very limited soft vinyl figures. They do mostly come in bags like the one included in this set. They can also be hundreds of dollars for one especially if it's a special limited color version. So I feel they felt the price is justified because if you are comparing them to the Japanese figures, it's actually less expensive then some of those but I think this may hurt their success in America because of this higher price point that North Americans are not used to.
@joandarc4413 жыл бұрын
Streets shark should be on Fighting games as a guest character or they should have their beat em up game video game
@robo_mesr_oner3 жыл бұрын
That would be cool
@LauraLegends3 жыл бұрын
That's a great idea haha
@MyBenjamin733 жыл бұрын
Injustice 3 would be a great place to bring them back
@DavidGonzales-rt7qd3 жыл бұрын
Clambo comes with a ziploc bag to prevent spoilage. 10/10!!
@LauraLegends3 жыл бұрын
mmm fresh clams!
@popcultureoppressionobsess21042 жыл бұрын
Laura!! Hope everything's going ok for you!!
@xOubax3 жыл бұрын
When I hear Commando I immediately think no underwear! 🤣 I think I have selective hearing, you did say Clambo or was it Clamando? I totally thought it was commando! 🤣🤣
@Possiblechange3 жыл бұрын
Clambo is the only one of the set that resembles the classic style..especially without the rubber..I mean come on, a clam is rubbery to begin with
@ThePandamone3 жыл бұрын
The bad news is there may enough census for a revival of this awesome 80s toy line to come back because people aren’t going to shell out the claims. Hopefully Mattel or someone like that can reproduce them like they did with he-men, ghost busters etc.
@tonyjackson40783 жыл бұрын
It's like the Neca Toon Turtles line. On one hand it's incredibly great to get show accurate guys with a lot of accessories, but availability and aftermarket prices almost make it a judgement call. It's really just how deep you get drawn in.
@ieyke3 жыл бұрын
But that's (theoretically) not really NECA's fault. They (for some reason) seem to think their stuff is easily available, and they're really only $25 each, which is wildly reasonable. This is the company itself making them LUDICROUSLY expensive, and CHOOSING to make them limited.
@josephcarlson94873 жыл бұрын
also my attitude changed towards the Krakass figure when I noticed he's meant to be a school of piranha because no single piranha is dangerous alone. And as a Street sharks fan I wanna gush vent on how happy I am they made a Clambo figure. When I was a kid I would collect clams from a local lake, I had about a dozen that made it to pet status. So I waited so patiently for the clam guy to come out lol. I learned to draw redesigning him and the rest of the characters as toys, I've still got a pile of those designs in a folder somewhere. I was like in first grade so they weren't great lol I wonder if mattel would be interested in designs made by an actual kid in the actual 90s
@figuresaremyonlyfriends81823 жыл бұрын
The original villian characters like Slobster, Slash, and Piranoid were all hard plastic and did not have the rubber feel though.
@retsim-rellim12233 жыл бұрын
This all day! I've been trying to tell fans who actually still have the toys, to really feel the weight and material of the villains. Yes the price is bad but Clambo is perfect, colours maybe a little garish but he has the right size, articulation and a gimmick (opening shell). Plus much like Killamari his toy looks nothing like his animation version, so for me he could have easily come out in 94' and that's why I've ordered one.
@ChapMeifan3 жыл бұрын
The whole nostalgia angle has become a method for toy companies to justify ripping off people with high prices. ReAction figures used to be $10 each and, honestly, that was a lot for what you got. But now they are $17.99 for pretty much the same thing. I've been collecting action figures since the 1970's and love that they make obscure characters to fill in the missing blanks in our collections. But these prices are too much. Thanks for your honest review.
@khorneschosen75612 жыл бұрын
Clambo is my spirit animal.
@user-do2ev2hr7h3 жыл бұрын
The bad guys in the original line were always more colorful than the heroes to me. Dr. Piranoid was absolutely neon.
@Bazscoobz2 жыл бұрын
So cool seeing all these old toys!
@brauliogranados30433 жыл бұрын
Sofubi, almost all japan kaijus are made of that material (blow plastic) and they painted with that fade technique and crhome fade colors 🤓
@rasmussen91213 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the honest review! 🙏🏽 Great video as always! 💯 Clamdo is the one I like the best too, but there is no way I would pay $95 CAD for one.
@LauraLegends3 жыл бұрын
ya a little too pricey!
@jeramyheinrich29343 жыл бұрын
That was my thoughts exactly, not worth the $75. It's to bad though, I was really looking forward to Street Sharks in 2021.
@PixelGameSquad3 жыл бұрын
Your vids are always a fantastic breath of fresh air 😎
@sleepytwiggaming3 жыл бұрын
I believe Japanese sofubi is expensive because it's a small run and they are hand painted and hand pulled. Not sure if these were hand painted though
@chadmuskaa28062 жыл бұрын
BOGLINS!!!
@sliderrails18513 жыл бұрын
not the worst idea to go through original un used sketches and make runs of them
@wickedcrypto60042 жыл бұрын
Mezco, Storm collectibles and SH are expensive as well. Being a action figure collector is expensive business lol.
@wheeljoker3 жыл бұрын
I think it's cool that the figures are based on unreleased concepts from back in the day and that they scaled them appropriately.. That said,they're to expensive for what they are and they don't have the look of the original design. It's like they couldn't figure out which market they were trying to service here
@truckshackley3733 жыл бұрын
Ripster looks more like Jabberjaw than a Street Shark
@newtforce83313 жыл бұрын
I agree WAAAAAY TOO EXPENSIVE. Definitely not wasting money on these
@LauraLegends3 жыл бұрын
🦈💰
@davidjaranilla9523 жыл бұрын
Hmm. I wonder what Vin Diesel would think of these releases. Would he think they were as Vintastic as a... HAND SHARK!
@johnm.withersiv43523 жыл бұрын
Street Sharks needs to have a reboot cartoon and a new toyline and probably a tie in mobile game. That would bring the prices down to where I can afford a Clammando.
@soundofmetal3 жыл бұрын
I buy imports like Mezco, Damtoys and 1000toys that cost a little more as imports but you get alot of accessories. These are not worth $75 for being domestic to US buyers.
@LauraLegends3 жыл бұрын
Or a Canadian :(
@soundofmetal3 жыл бұрын
@@LauraLegends agreed
@illiteratedino3 жыл бұрын
The size of the box made me think the figure was bigger. I always hate that. He does look cool though. Ripster looks more like a Dolphin.
@LauraLegends3 жыл бұрын
haha he does sort of look like a dolphin --- omg thought... a dolphin version of dolph ludgren lol
@illiteratedino3 жыл бұрын
@@LauraLegends I was thinking the same thing! I'd name him Dolph Lungfish or something, even though he's not a lungfish.
@niqoviza44932 жыл бұрын
very interesting and unique
@jonathanward89673 жыл бұрын
Limited edition figure WITH a packaging error...dare I say "holy grail"?
@CEO_FADeD3 жыл бұрын
I'm with you.... The rubber just works and is fitting. OG's forever.
@Demeaner43 жыл бұрын
This feels like if Marvel printed a few dozen copies of a twenty-page zine and charged $40 each. It just doesn't sit well with me, whatever the actual quality of the product. Besides, I was more of an Extreme Dinosaurs kid.
@Mr.Boglin5 ай бұрын
WTF!?!? I JUST *NOW* FIND OUT ABOUT THIS!? DAMMIT! Clammando was always my favorite, and now i missed it because i didn't even know it existed! UGH!
@iasiahharrison91853 жыл бұрын
So stoked street sharks are making a comeback really hope extreme dinosaurs return as well 🤞
@daneecto_84123 жыл бұрын
Found me a slugger slamu street shark at a toy stall last week. Absolutely love it
@prestigeworldwide63323 жыл бұрын
It’s a hard pass from me. I think they missed the mark on this one let alone the horrendous price
@LauraLegends3 жыл бұрын
🦈💰
@chadmuskaa28062 жыл бұрын
@@LauraLegends The NEW BOGLINS are now out if you like hand puppets. Strange not to see any in yr collection!! Boglins are the best!!! DWORK, SLOBSTER, DROOL.....You need em!! The new ALIEN Boglins are out next month!!!
@thepeanutgallery61003 жыл бұрын
2:14 me in every aspect of life.
@SlayerSantiago3 жыл бұрын
*Sees Street Shark box* Me: tell me more!
@bigbob00423 жыл бұрын
That ain’t Ripster , that looks like Jabberjaw from the Hanna barbera cartoons , LMAO
@LauraLegends3 жыл бұрын
oh it kind of does 😂
@sleepytwiggaming3 жыл бұрын
love sofubi toys
@originalhaggis3 жыл бұрын
Figure: $50 + Box: $25. Too fancy for mass consumption. Pretty cool fig though!
@DonGustavoAtYaamava3 жыл бұрын
Street sharks!
@LauraLegends3 жыл бұрын
JAWSOME!
@patrickmcgavin34413 жыл бұрын
Clambo does look the coolest it's cool that they're making the street sharks that were never made to add to anyones street sharks collection. I would buy them if i had the original street sharks toy line like you but on ebay ppl are asking to much for them even the ones incomplete. If i'm going to pay what they're asking i want 'em 100% complete. As always Laura great review and video see you next time.
@drez47263 жыл бұрын
“Goldfish Gym” lol
@blackcat-dh8gq3 жыл бұрын
limited to 1,000 is dumb, that means the price will be even higher on the secondary market
@andrethornton33713 жыл бұрын
I have loved your videos for a while now, but listening to an honest, none persuaded, review just put you over the top favorite tuber for me
@gtoykeeper3 жыл бұрын
They are overpriced art pieces. $30-40 max would have been acceptable prices. It’s sad in my opinion.
@LauraLegends3 жыл бұрын
I could do $50 CAN but not $95 CAN haha
@gtoykeeper3 жыл бұрын
@@LauraLegends I honestly got really excited when someone mentioned that street sharks were coming back. But when I saw the ripster and piranoid figures I honestly thought I was looking at boomerang’s jabber jaw concept art 😂😂 I said Ewww that isn’t street sharks.
@GamingandFrightened3 жыл бұрын
I hate the fact they release a new line and then quickly end it. Kenner Classics I’m looking at you!
@keithyoung76402 жыл бұрын
@@LauraLegends hey girl missing you
@robertrodriguez21063 жыл бұрын
Yeah Sofubi figures come a plastic bag. I guess they gave you a bag to make it look like it came in one.
@LauraLegends3 жыл бұрын
I don't know how to open the bag lol maybe there is a secret little opening that I missed
@Th3Xp3rt3 жыл бұрын
HA! Now maybe you'll look at those sweet BOSSFIGHT STUDIOS Bucky O'hare figures? They're pretty darn cool!
@sharksinurmouth3 жыл бұрын
Should just be thankful for access to these figures. Try shipping in any figure into Australia. Just rediculous prices for imports.
@Pop_and_Chips3 жыл бұрын
The cost of shipping things to Canada is terrible. Recently paid $30 for a Wendy's fast food toy from Ebay 😫
@Wushu-viking3 жыл бұрын
Knowing I gave all my He-Man and Turtles figures to a younger boy in the family many years ago. Well I hope someone has made money of them eventually. (to bad I didn't)
@notjackiechan94203 жыл бұрын
theyre gonna sell like 700 Clambo's, 400 Ripsters and like 100 of the other one lol. they will set up the rest of the unsold figures around their office for nerf gun target practice during their breaks.
@emerje03 жыл бұрын
The price isn't ideal, but for a 1000 piece run on molds that they'll likely never use again it's probably the right price to cover the production, mold tooling, packaging and make a profit. I'm surprised they aren't soft if they're calling them sofubi since soft vinyl is, you know, soft and usually hollow. It comes with a bag as a bonus because sofubi toys are generally sold in bags instead of boxes or bubble carded.
@user-do2ev2hr7h3 жыл бұрын
That's the elephant in the room I think that some people don't always get. Sometimes you're not paying strictly based on the quality of the piece but also are paying a premium to make an extremely niche product economically viable.
@h4rdboiled6953 жыл бұрын
Its still a toy though.
@user-do2ev2hr7h3 жыл бұрын
@@h4rdboiled695 I'm not saying it isn't, or that it's worth the money. An explanation is not always the same as a justification.
@emerje03 жыл бұрын
@@h4rdboiled695 Yeah, so? What does that have to do with the price, it isn't for kids?
@namehereandthere3 жыл бұрын
You honestly think they won’t reuse these molds and reissue these figures in different colors? Are you new to toy collecting? Go check out the Lords of Power Power Con box set from Mattel. You’re paying a premium for the box and stupid colors. SMH.
@truerc2 жыл бұрын
If you think these are expensive, check the prices on some Funko pops that are limited to 1000 units. Those are junk. These new Street Skarks were a bargain considering the small edition size.
@erickelly46302 жыл бұрын
Where'd you go? I hope your ok up there in BC. Miss your post down here in Texas.
@carlosmarquez173 жыл бұрын
New Street Sharks? WHAAAT!!!
@LauraLegends3 жыл бұрын
🤓
@maxtarrant84742 жыл бұрын
I think karkass is my favourite and that toy line is gonna be good
@sjwilson10793 жыл бұрын
Laura, you’re such a legend, lol
@noconcent2Bborn2 жыл бұрын
Cool, I'm gonna play earthworm Jim now.
@Byrdznyst3 жыл бұрын
Coolest Thing.. Piranhadonz Head .. Rippstir Lookz Like Jabber Jaw or Charley Tuna *
@j-rexentertainment72463 жыл бұрын
Came here for the toys, stayed for the personality. Glad I stumbled upon this, subscribed
@jerrybirch60052 жыл бұрын
Hope all is well 🙏
@orion2468102 жыл бұрын
I Hope Everything is Alright Laura.
@simscollectables3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with you on this.
@Samridh_art3 жыл бұрын
And that’s why I love your videos 🤨👍
@Evansjd873 жыл бұрын
As a huge Street Shark fan: 1) Ripster looks like he belongs in another toy line; maybe Hanna-Barbera’s Jabberjaw on steroids. I understand it’s a concept, but this would not have drawn me in as a kid. 2) Karkass looks kind of like he fits in with the old line, but looks plane and not interesting to me at all. Wouldn’t pay $75 for that. 3) Clambo looks like he fits pretty well with the old line. I really like him, especially because I always wanted a Clammando figure, from the show, as a kid. They should have started with a version of the original characters and figures and then done these later. Hopefully, their not deciding whether or not to continue this line based on the sales of these 3 figures.
@josephcarlson94873 жыл бұрын
I heard them mention on the site that they stayed with the simple track suit for Karkass from the sketch to fit in with the regular yet athletic clothes the original street sharks wore. Not sure if that was the best idea but that is how he looks in the sketch. Also Jabberjaw on steroids is word-for-word what I said too lol
@Evansjd873 жыл бұрын
@@josephcarlson9487 That makes sense, and they are staying true to the original drawings, which is not a terrible concept in itself. I just wish they did it after putting out the original characters first. But that’s a good point.
@kalobhunt90013 жыл бұрын
Yeah all these look like ninja turtles more than street sharks. I cant wait for storm collectibles to do some sharks.
@RevokCronenberg3 жыл бұрын
Hair looks nice. Strong highlights.
@stop-motion-verse3 жыл бұрын
Did they seriously misspell animated on the package 😂
@LauraLegends3 жыл бұрын
Ya haha
@bashcrash91483 жыл бұрын
Laura is my favorite legend.
@kairi2063 жыл бұрын
Great honest review, but I felt like you just hated that band aid..lol any way stay legendary...🤩
@figuenew3 жыл бұрын
12:27 Clambo seems really mad hearing at what Laura had to say at the end of the video 🤣
@spidertaz823 жыл бұрын
I bet those Street Shark toys are be demonically high priced
@joshua28143 жыл бұрын
Literally watching this video in a room with dozens and dozens of sofubi kaiju toys.
@corbinscollectibles68183 жыл бұрын
Omg love you collection I’m a new collector
@JurassicRod3 жыл бұрын
The price is crazy! They're more expensive than the Super7 Ultimates and Bossfight Bucky O'Hare figures. Yet there are from a huge company like Mattel. If smaller, independent companies can charge less for more articulation and size then Mattel surely could?
@tawdryhepburn46863 жыл бұрын
Reverse that. Mattel CANT go cheaper. They have massive overhead. Super7 and the like are far more nimble because they are small.
@toyscavenger3 жыл бұрын
I think the high price point is because if there is only 3000 of these being made, (which is not our choice) the costs must be really high! There is only usually about 20% max profit on modern figures In general for retailers, so for $225,000 dollars that mattel will get if sold out would be interesting how much they are actually making. I still actually really like them, and would of bought them if u hadnt been asked to review them, Clambo 100% is best.
@ritzrainiermondoy10873 жыл бұрын
I like this new figure
@LauraLegends3 жыл бұрын
🦈
@jovishania2 жыл бұрын
Where are you ?
@ciscodeer90943 жыл бұрын
Yeah they should have went with the original material for the street sharks.
Is it weird that I find your eyebrows highly entertaining?
@bloodtopaz88163 жыл бұрын
These are little pricey but they are meant for the mega fans of Street Sharks. For the guy or gal that has to have them all.
@jimt71093 жыл бұрын
I like Clambo, but why is he half-oyster? He should be half-clam. Meet Rhinoceros man! He's half man, half hippopotamus.
@LauraLegends3 жыл бұрын
hahaha 😂😂 on his written bio on the box it says he's half oyster I think
@jimt71093 жыл бұрын
@@LauraLegends it does! I saw it. I guess he's half-oyster, but he identifies as clam. Who am I to judge?
@MrMojo1123 жыл бұрын
Sofubi are Japanese soft vinyl figures. You can look at Bandai Godzilla vinyls for example. There are designer Sofubis which come from companies like Bullmark or Marmit. The bright colors were done on purpose to mimic designer sofubis. Sofubis also usually come in the bag with the stapled label that was included.
@thedoctorofstyleirondeadpaul3 жыл бұрын
Street sharks toys were cool n awesome. Looking gorgeous Laura😍😍😍
@robertforester79383 жыл бұрын
I'm a huge Street Sharks fan but they can keep these guys 😬
@jonesthedeaddd87243 жыл бұрын
Loved these things when I was lil
@niccer14993 жыл бұрын
I guess the bag is for the accessories
@omegashenron83 жыл бұрын
Another thing you forgot to mention for us Canadians is custom fees. We'd be paying like $20 more on top of everything else just for 1 figure.
@PLASTK_pizza3 жыл бұрын
Your review was the one I was waiting for. You’re the Street Shark/ JP Guru chick! I think you gave a fun and honest review. It’s sad these missed the mark. Help us Storm Collectibles, your our only hope.