Amok Time

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Amok Time is a toy and comic book store located in Hicksville, New York, U.S.A. operated by Paul James Lazo.

In 2008, Amok Time attempted to continue building from the mantle established by Majestic Studios years prior, with prototyping the Original Series line of 1/6 scale collectible figures for Athena, Lieutenant Boomer, Commander Cain, Colonel Tigh and Lucifer[1], but ultimately failed to deliver full production runs on these pieces. Their license for these offerings was scheduled to end in 2010, and was not renewed.[2]

Reissues of Majestic Studios Product

One of the most comprehensive Original Series-centric releases in the 1/6 scale, Majestic Studios released figures for the following characters in 2005, which Amok Time acquired after Majestic folded in 2007:

Amok Time attempted to re-release these offerings with updates, such as sculpts for Apollo and Starbuck, and the addition of the missing "skirt" for the Cylon Centurions[3], but this did not come to fruition.

Additions to the Line

In 2008, Amok Time began promoting and soliciting pre-orders for:

In addition, a Baltar figure was rumored to be in development, pending negotiations on likeness rights with John Colicos's estate.[3]

References

  1. Saylor, Jeff (26 February 2008). Figures.com: TF08: It's About AMOK TIME (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). Retrieved on 01 September 2019.
  2. Sideshow Collectors Therad: AMOK TIME BSG UPDATE (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). (26 February 2008). Retrieved on 02 September 2019.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Pickett, Daniel (23 February 2008). Action Figure Insider: My Thoughts on Toy Fair Part 1 - Amok Time (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Retrieved on 01 September 2019.