Ratedwwe
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Post by Ratedwwe on Feb 11, 2013 0:18:15 GMT -5
Mattel: Kaitlyn was scheduled to be released in wave 30. This was planned back in the early fall right after we scanned Kaitlyn, and we got great expressions off her. She was also one of the coolest people we talked to that day so we made a point to include her in the line, even though at that point she really did not have the TV time to warrant it ( ironically this was the night she accidentally won the number one contenders battle royale for Night of Champions that she was later screwed out of, setting off her rise to the Divas title),The outfit would have been the older style outfit with the short shorts and sports bra style top. ( it was to be blue with pink highlights to satisfy any curiosity). We had a new torso and legs sculpted to accentuate the fact that she was strong had strong legs from her days as a power lifter. Unfortunately when we got the first molded sample back from there was an error and the new parts were molded at a size much smaller than intended. The figure was actually smaller and skinnier than the AJ figure. There was no way to remold this figure at the proper size to keep schedule. Since she changed outfits in the interim we tried looking at using the old Mickie James body mold but since she was also short this did not solve the problem. We were in a tight spot and made the call to pull Kaitlyn from the lineup and rework her for release later in the year. The upside is that this allows us to resculpt her and capture her more updated look. The real downside is that we will not have the figure out soon while she is still Divas champion ( unless she holds it for a couple more months) This change took place so late that we were just able to pull it off this week before the Chinese New Year break, (two weeks off, similar to Christmas Break in the US). We needed to fill the slot with the most relevant diva that we had existing tooling on. Unfortunately with the recent loss of so many divas from the WWE roster it was slim pickings, which is why AJ gets another figure (Layla was considered but her existing hair sculpt does not match, sculpts for other possible divas would not be ready in time)The change was made so late that lineup list we give to our retailers would still have the Kaitlyn listed as it was on the RSC site. I hope this answers any possible questions about this. Kaitlyn is coming! We promise. Just not in Wave 30.   |
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Feb 11, 2013 0:23:19 GMT -5
We know. STOP REMINDING ME.
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Post by Mr. #1derful 🇵🇸 on Feb 11, 2013 0:31:59 GMT -5
Damn, blue & pink would've been awesome. Not really digging her black cargo pants look.
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Joejitsu22
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Post by Joejitsu22 on Feb 11, 2013 0:38:30 GMT -5
yup, this needed its own thread....
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Post by Chewdeezy on Feb 11, 2013 1:00:30 GMT -5
Hey Mattel! I think you should make Kaitlyn $39:99 instead of 50 bucks when she comes out to make up for this whole debockle  Yes, it's Ringsides fault for the delay. |
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Post by dontquestionmyhart on Feb 11, 2013 1:08:27 GMT -5
Damn, blue & pink would've been awesome. Not really digging her black cargo pants look. Same. I like her more colorful attires, the ones now are bland and boring. What a bummer. :/ |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2013 3:29:00 GMT -5
so sad but not surprised
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Post by King Silva on Feb 11, 2013 3:57:10 GMT -5
Damn, blue & pink would've been awesome. Not really digging her black cargo pants look. Same. I like her more colorful attires, the ones now are bland and boring. What a bummer. :/ This is how I feel. Idk why she changed her attire the previous stuff she wore was fine and much better than the plain stuff she wears now. Now she looks like she is going to compete in a street fight every match and good luck with the divas getting another street fight...  |
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Post by onleeone643 on Feb 11, 2013 4:04:35 GMT -5
Hey Mattel! I think you should make Kaitlyn $39:99 instead of 50 bucks when she comes out to make up for this whole debockle Debacle.... |
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Post by Scott! on Feb 11, 2013 9:00:47 GMT -5
I hadn't read that yet, so thanks. I'll take ant kaitlyn attire, as long as its decent looking.
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Post by Jericho Is God!â„¢ on Feb 11, 2013 9:21:47 GMT -5
Oh god I go to bed wake up the next day and there's still threads saying No Kaityln.....The message the MDT wrote was just a nice way of saying you all got Trolled!!!!!!
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Mizzah
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Post by Mizzah on Feb 11, 2013 10:30:19 GMT -5
The obsession this forum has with any, and all diva figures is extremely creepy. Sure, they are somewhat hard to find at retail, but when you attempt to pick out their ideal attire, how their hair will look, etc... and how mad you are over it... Just sad.
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Post by MrPerfect25 on Feb 11, 2013 11:01:42 GMT -5
Hey Mattel! I think you should make Kaitlyn $39:99 instead of 50 bucks when she comes out to make up for this whole debockle Debacle.... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2013 11:37:29 GMT -5
If they had the face mold already, they should have just put in on Beth Pheonix's legs and Natalya's body. And used her old attired.
Sure, the new leg sculp would have been great, but I think people just would have been happy to have a figure of Kaitlyn to hold them over. And then you could have released her a 2nd time in an Elite series and she still would sell out (because of how the short pack diva figures).
I think it was a mistake to wait and even more so to give AJ a 3rd figure when so many other divas don't have one. I would have even taken a repainted Layla with the updated outfit and the old horrible headscan over another AJ.
oh, wel. Nothing that can be done. Hopefully the AJ figure is decent and not just a bland repaint.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Feb 11, 2013 13:50:36 GMT -5
Hey Mattel! I think you should make Kaitlyn $39:99 instead of 50 bucks when she comes out to make up for this whole debockle Lolwut |
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Post by JDSFullmetal on Feb 11, 2013 14:14:43 GMT -5
The obsession this forum has with any, and all diva figures is extremely creepy. Sure, they are somewhat hard to find at retail, but when you attempt to pick out their ideal attire, how their hair will look, etc... and how mad you are over it... Just sad. I really don't understand this, It's like saying it's "creepy" for people to want a CM Punk in his Bret hart gear with the "Buzzed" look. I'll just never understand why the gender of the person makes it creepy |
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lestial12
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Post by lestial12 on Feb 11, 2013 14:21:27 GMT -5
Will you people stop telling Mattel or RSC to not make a figure $XYZ! Mattel just makes the figures, retail sets the orices, and RSC has to price it as they do to cover the losses they'll take from holding onto all the non-wanted figures (Rey, Cena, Orton, etc.) She's a diva, first time in line, popular character, so blame yourselves for her being $50 on RSC! If you dont like it, wait for her to hit retail.
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Rob7274
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Post by Rob7274 on Feb 11, 2013 14:36:38 GMT -5
I'm happy Mattel have decided to hold on and make the figure right.
Well done MDT it must have been a hard decision but you made the right one.
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Post by mrbestintheworld25 on Feb 11, 2013 15:30:06 GMT -5
Hey Mattel! I think you should make Kaitlyn $39:99 instead of 50 bucks when she comes out to make up for this whole debockle Shut up, you are gonna raise the price to 60 bucks because of demand. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2013 16:15:16 GMT -5
they should give us a better deal on the price
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