Plastic Cowboy
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Post by Plastic Cowboy on Dec 19, 2011 17:44:46 GMT -5
Hello, everyone. I am new to the wrestling figure game, but have collected toys and comics for over thirty years. i like to do dio stories. My question is the basic line where mattel throws out the most new characters or guys that will most likely only have one figure (Chris Masters the Nexus guys that are gone). I have been just an elite and legends guy for the past year but would really like to get some of the obscure guys. Does the t crotch make a difference to y'all.
Do they do the basic just to have cheaper price point for figures, becues I think they should all just be swivel ball jointed hips.
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Post by skribbel24 on Dec 19, 2011 17:51:21 GMT -5
I find the basic legs to be too close to each other on display, so I prefer Elite legs.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2011 17:53:58 GMT -5
im elite only myself, i find the basics too stiff, and i like the posability of elites
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Post by jrjumpshot on Dec 19, 2011 18:04:17 GMT -5
I'm a basic only guy myself, but I only display my figures. They look much more realistic in my opinion.
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Matty
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Post by Matty on Dec 19, 2011 18:16:03 GMT -5
Meh, I think I like Basics better.
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Plastic Cowboy
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Post by Plastic Cowboy on Dec 19, 2011 18:17:14 GMT -5
Is there a large difference in height between the two. Like the older Jakks deluxe guys were way taller than their basic guys.
at least with these the proportions seem to be much better, just not sure on height.
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Post by Cammi Oh on Dec 19, 2011 18:58:37 GMT -5
I really like the Elite figures for posing and general movement. The basic legs remind me of the old Super Powers figures (which I like) but I can only afford to have 1 collection at the moment. I have added a few Basics in the collection (Just figures that don't exist in Elite form). Personal preference: Elite but honestly, the new basics are looking better and better.
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gwtpunk
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Post by gwtpunk on Dec 19, 2011 19:04:07 GMT -5
I am mostly elites but I do have some basics who i don't think would have good elite accessories i.e. i will get a basic ezekiel jackson, he'll most likely come with an elite corre shirt which i don't care about.
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Post by "Original Broski" jonjon535353 on Dec 19, 2011 20:26:10 GMT -5
Elites and Basics are all to scale with each other. The only difference in the figure itself is the articulation.
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Plastic Cowboy
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Post by Plastic Cowboy on Dec 20, 2011 14:58:42 GMT -5
Awesome bit the bullet and picked up a basic Masters and Shefield they do go pretty good with elite/legends.
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Post by Chewdeezy on Dec 20, 2011 15:07:10 GMT -5
Basics are great for kids since it's cheaper and their parents can afford to buy them while Elite is strictly for collectors since the higher price point with accessories.
I just hate the legs on Basics, so close and awkward.
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Post by nwo4life on Dec 20, 2011 15:11:20 GMT -5
The way i collect is i buy ALL Elites, Basics of guys who dont have elites, and basics of unique attires from a diffrent ere (i.e SS Orton or SS Show)
but Elites are definetly better. look at the tattoos on a basic punk then on an Elite punk. plus the accesories.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Dec 20, 2011 15:29:20 GMT -5
I prefer the elite legs, but they're not perfect. They're rife with articulation issues.
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Grant
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Post by Grant on Dec 20, 2011 15:42:07 GMT -5
I like the Elite legs much better!
I just counted my Mattel figures (only the ones still in WWE and minus the duplicates) and I have 14 basics, and 14 Elites, so I guess I collect them equally.
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noir
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Post by noir on Dec 20, 2011 16:05:00 GMT -5
I prefer Basics. The T-Crotches are backwards for a 2011 toy line, and I do wish they were ball jointed or whatever, but since I just display I prefer the basics for aesthetic reasons. Saying that, the Elite packaging is a lot nicer, and more 'collector-friendly'.
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Post by Cammi Oh on Dec 20, 2011 16:19:26 GMT -5
I prefer the elite legs, but they're not perfect. They're rife with articulation issues. I haven't had any problems with any elite figures so far. Just loose joints or broken parts? I know that early DC Universe Classics had TERRIBLE leg articulation issues with legs falling off and such. |
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Post by danmorganbrand on Dec 20, 2011 17:43:35 GMT -5
So.......are we gonna get a thread like this every month?!
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Plastic Cowboy
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Post by Plastic Cowboy on Dec 21, 2011 16:29:49 GMT -5
As long as you are getting new people on the boards yes, you will get a thread like this every month thanks for contributing to the conversation, or were you just trying to get your post count up.
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