Post by edge1700 on Oct 17, 2011 21:46:30 GMT -5
*****UPDATE!!!!!*****
UPS guy dropped off my Elite 12 Shango/Kane & 2 packs 13 Rhodes/Mysterio & Riley/Miz today...a day before they were scheduled to arrive!!! Was a nice surprise to come home to after going out to lunch. First things first I must say I LOVE the new packaging style. A nice change from the past styles. Now onto the figures.
First of all...lets talk Elite 12. The Kane figure is PERFECT!!! I can't find a single flaw with the figure at all. The figure even has different color eyes just like Kane's character does in real life! His left eye is green where his right eye is light blue. Now that is what I call attention to detail. The voice box was also a nice touch since there was really no other accessory they could have included with this figure. Overall a perfect 10/10 if you ask me.
Now onto Papa Shango. Yet another outstanding figure produced by Mattel. The detail on the figure is incredible and to include 3 accessories was a huge plus. The only thing that is keeping this figure from a 10/10 is the lack of his cloak, but I can understand why we didn't get one. Good thing I had one from my Jakks figure that I got from Ralph a few years ago that I put on it. Now it's perfect! But even without the cloak the figure is still an awesome figure. I give it a solid 9/10.
Now onto the 2 packs. I love that they are going to start including accessories into the 2 packs. And while the accessories that came with the 2 sets I got are really nothing to brag about they are still nice inclusions.
The Miz/Alex Riley pack is a great way to introduce Alex Riley into the Mattel line. Although not the greatest Mattel figure I've seen the Riley figure is still a pretty cool figure for a NXT look Riley. The head scan is good, not great but good. But it makes him look a little bit like E.T. if you ask me...lol. The attire is pretty simple but it was nice they added the A-Ry to the sides of the boots. So overall I'm not blown away with the figure but still a decent first figure. 7/10
Now Miz has had plenty of figures in the past but I've yet to own one in black trunks so this was a nice addition to my collection as well. The black/maroon color scheme is a nice combo and makes the design really jump off the rest of the attire. Nothing else really special about it, same scan as we've had but still nothing to complain about. 8/10
Now onto Cody & Rey. Let's start with Rey. The attire is one of my favorites of his and probably one of the best attires they've done for him in the basic series anyway. Same head scan which is in need of an update but that is really the only downfall I can find with this one. 8/10
And finally what I think is the gem of the set...Cody Rhodes. First of all let me say that the mask is a lot harder to get off than I thought it would be. It's made from a hard plastic so you won't have to worry about it coming off if you play with your figures. But once the mask was off both the scan under it and the attire make for a PERFECT..."Dashing" Cody Rhodes!!! So if you were one of those people who were mad we didn't get a "Dashing" version of Cody this is the your chance to forgive Mattel as they gave us what a lot of us wanted. So as a current look Rhodes the figure didn't do that great but take the mask off and you have a 10/10 "Dashing" Cody Rhodes figure.
So with that being said I went and did some head swapping with a few of my other Cody's to make the current look Rhodes. I took his 2 packs 8 & 2 packs 11 figures, swapped the heads, and threw the mask on his 2 packs 11 figure. The result is now a nearly perfect current look Rhodes. The 2 packs 8 headscan is a much better fit for the current look Rhodes and after getting the mask on I now have a near perfect current look Rhodes. Only thing that would have made it better was a more updated attire but I'll live. With all the part swaps the current look Rhodes is now a 8/10.
So here are the pics of todays figures including all the fixups I did.
Enjoy!!
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Well...after a long 3 1/2 months of waiting this showed up in the mail today! And the wait was well worth it. The figure is awesome. Like everyone else said it's only downfall is he's a bit too tall but I'm fine with it. Plus I like that they gave him some grey highlights to his hair. At least it's not completely black like I the proto pic showed. Anyway it's a welcome addition to my Mattel collection. Now I anxiously await the arrival of my Elite Shango & Kane and 2 packs Rhodes/Rey & Riley/Mysterio which is scheduled to be here on Wednesday!!
Here are some pics. Enjoy!
UPS guy dropped off my Elite 12 Shango/Kane & 2 packs 13 Rhodes/Mysterio & Riley/Miz today...a day before they were scheduled to arrive!!! Was a nice surprise to come home to after going out to lunch. First things first I must say I LOVE the new packaging style. A nice change from the past styles. Now onto the figures.
First of all...lets talk Elite 12. The Kane figure is PERFECT!!! I can't find a single flaw with the figure at all. The figure even has different color eyes just like Kane's character does in real life! His left eye is green where his right eye is light blue. Now that is what I call attention to detail. The voice box was also a nice touch since there was really no other accessory they could have included with this figure. Overall a perfect 10/10 if you ask me.
Now onto Papa Shango. Yet another outstanding figure produced by Mattel. The detail on the figure is incredible and to include 3 accessories was a huge plus. The only thing that is keeping this figure from a 10/10 is the lack of his cloak, but I can understand why we didn't get one. Good thing I had one from my Jakks figure that I got from Ralph a few years ago that I put on it. Now it's perfect! But even without the cloak the figure is still an awesome figure. I give it a solid 9/10.
Now onto the 2 packs. I love that they are going to start including accessories into the 2 packs. And while the accessories that came with the 2 sets I got are really nothing to brag about they are still nice inclusions.
The Miz/Alex Riley pack is a great way to introduce Alex Riley into the Mattel line. Although not the greatest Mattel figure I've seen the Riley figure is still a pretty cool figure for a NXT look Riley. The head scan is good, not great but good. But it makes him look a little bit like E.T. if you ask me...lol. The attire is pretty simple but it was nice they added the A-Ry to the sides of the boots. So overall I'm not blown away with the figure but still a decent first figure. 7/10
Now Miz has had plenty of figures in the past but I've yet to own one in black trunks so this was a nice addition to my collection as well. The black/maroon color scheme is a nice combo and makes the design really jump off the rest of the attire. Nothing else really special about it, same scan as we've had but still nothing to complain about. 8/10
Now onto Cody & Rey. Let's start with Rey. The attire is one of my favorites of his and probably one of the best attires they've done for him in the basic series anyway. Same head scan which is in need of an update but that is really the only downfall I can find with this one. 8/10
And finally what I think is the gem of the set...Cody Rhodes. First of all let me say that the mask is a lot harder to get off than I thought it would be. It's made from a hard plastic so you won't have to worry about it coming off if you play with your figures. But once the mask was off both the scan under it and the attire make for a PERFECT..."Dashing" Cody Rhodes!!! So if you were one of those people who were mad we didn't get a "Dashing" version of Cody this is the your chance to forgive Mattel as they gave us what a lot of us wanted. So as a current look Rhodes the figure didn't do that great but take the mask off and you have a 10/10 "Dashing" Cody Rhodes figure.
So with that being said I went and did some head swapping with a few of my other Cody's to make the current look Rhodes. I took his 2 packs 8 & 2 packs 11 figures, swapped the heads, and threw the mask on his 2 packs 11 figure. The result is now a nearly perfect current look Rhodes. The 2 packs 8 headscan is a much better fit for the current look Rhodes and after getting the mask on I now have a near perfect current look Rhodes. Only thing that would have made it better was a more updated attire but I'll live. With all the part swaps the current look Rhodes is now a 8/10.
So here are the pics of todays figures including all the fixups I did.
Enjoy!!
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Well...after a long 3 1/2 months of waiting this showed up in the mail today! And the wait was well worth it. The figure is awesome. Like everyone else said it's only downfall is he's a bit too tall but I'm fine with it. Plus I like that they gave him some grey highlights to his hair. At least it's not completely black like I the proto pic showed. Anyway it's a welcome addition to my Mattel collection. Now I anxiously await the arrival of my Elite Shango & Kane and 2 packs Rhodes/Rey & Riley/Mysterio which is scheduled to be here on Wednesday!!
Here are some pics. Enjoy!
