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Post by Nivro™ on Oct 30, 2013 20:50:02 GMT -5
That Warrior is a monster of a let down. For a place that rants and raves about "iconic attires", Mattel chose an attire that he not only wore once but a look (singlet) that he wore for maybe 2-3 months out of his whole career. The new scan is excellent though but then its quickly brought back down by the horrible tassel/boot combo that Bulldog had. Why not use the proper Warrior boots that you already had? This figure went from a first day pre-order to ill catch it at retail. Even then Ill take the arms, legs and head and slap them on a different body and make a custom look Warrior in his more iconic trunks look with proper tassel/boot combo.
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Oct 30, 2013 20:55:44 GMT -5
Nice of Mattel to basically re-release E15 Mark Henry so I can skip him. Still would have bought him if it was the "All Will Suffer" shirt.
Still, $90 for Reigns/Swagger/Langston is making my wallet ache. Hopefully preorders don't sell out right away here.
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Post by Ultimate Figure Collector on Oct 30, 2013 21:09:19 GMT -5
It just me or does Elite 26 seem rushed to anyone else?
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Post by the_outsider on Oct 30, 2013 21:11:31 GMT -5
Held off until the complete set of E26 came back up, and have now ordered - can't wait, the whole set looks pretty great!
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Post by JoeRocco420 on Oct 30, 2013 21:25:21 GMT -5
I really wanted the whole set, until I saw them all. Now I only want Warrior and RoadDog. I'm still not convinced on the Elite versions of Shield. Are they really worth it???
Warriors boots suck but he's perfect beyond that
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2013 21:30:08 GMT -5
I see no resemblance between Big E & this figure. Is it just me?
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Post by MattelDesignTeam on Oct 30, 2013 21:40:58 GMT -5
Notes on this set: Swagger will also come with a standard sized ladder.
Reigns will come with two straight ringside barricades and a breakaway curved section so you can spear other figures through the barricades. No black wrist tape on the wrists is an oversight on my part. I was so concerned about getting the new full sleeve tattoo right that I forgot to add the tape, so I'll take the blame on that. Figure was sculpted and when he was wearing the older vest style. New vest not done in time to include on the figure ( the new vest shown at RSF is literally one of only 2 samples in the world right now and we do not have time to shut down production to swap out the vests)
Big E will also come with the breakaway bench from the new back stage playset so he can do proper bench presses.
Road Dogg comes with 2 sleeveless shirts. We have redesigned the closures on the sides to make them MUCH easier to assemble and stay on.
Henry is a repaint but up until a week ago he had not changed his overall look in 5 years since we began the line. I love the BENT ON DESTRUCTION shirt so that was going on the figure for sure.
Warrior is one of the favorite figures I have ever worked on. He comes with no accessories since the amount of deco we needed to create his singlet properly precluded us being able to add any. I would have liked to mix up the coloring on the boot tassels a bit more but each tassel would have been a separate color hit which would not have been within the budget for the figure ( as it is we hit the budget target for this wave with absolutely no leeway)
So this is what we wanted to show at RSF. Thanks Bill
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Post by JoeRocco420 on Oct 30, 2013 22:04:40 GMT -5
Thanx a lot Bill! Warrior is amazing. Thank for answering our questions. Can't wait for the barricades w Reigns. Will we be getting a Macho to match warrior from SS 92?? Warrior has his tatt!!!! Amazing. Why no molded shirt on RoadDog ??
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Post by Mallrat on Oct 30, 2013 22:07:13 GMT -5
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Post by the_outsider on Oct 30, 2013 22:17:43 GMT -5
Reigns will come with two straight ringside barricades and a breakaway curved section so you can spear other figures through the barricades. No black wrist tape on the wrists is an oversight on my part. I was so concerned about getting the new full sleeve tattoo right that I forgot to add the tape, so I'll take the blame on that. Figure was sculpted and when he was wearing the older vest style. New vest not done in time to include on the figure ( the new vest shown at RSF is literally one of only 2 samples in the world right now and we do not have time to shut down production to swap out the vests) Things like this make me consider collecting loose - great detail guys!
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Post by Mallrat on Oct 30, 2013 22:19:39 GMT -5
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Post by elmsrock on Oct 30, 2013 22:21:11 GMT -5
I like these but the big e elite head looks off. I know they are just protos so I think it will come out better! Reigns is great and that Warrior is top notch!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2013 22:21:21 GMT -5
Anyone know? Never pre-ordered before and their site doesn't specify. Like e19 last year, these are guaranteed for Christmas delivery I got e19 HBK last year in early December. What a present that was!! Thanks man. I ordered Naomi/Cameron battle pack for my daughter and got Fandango as well. Was gonna pass on the Fandango if it wasn't going to be delivered until after Christmas.
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Post by RybackV1 on Oct 30, 2013 22:22:46 GMT -5
Now I'm not sure about B36. I only said e26 would be here before Christmas LOL
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Post by FBtagteamsrule on Oct 30, 2013 22:59:35 GMT -5
so if i buy enough reigns i can make the whole barricade around the ring and up the ramp? really bought this set for road dogg, reigns, big e, and swagger. warrior looks good but never a fan of his singlets. wasnt expecting anything new on henry unless they revealed it to be a fb which obviously didnt happen.
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Post by v4vndtta on Oct 30, 2013 23:15:29 GMT -5
Since Ultimate Warrior won't have any accessories, any chance someone will be making the duster that he wore during his entrance. I know I saw Deep Freeze make one for a custom Jakks years ago.
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Oct 30, 2013 23:18:07 GMT -5
Went ahead and ordered Reigns/Swagger/Langston on my credit card. That way I can worry about repaying the $90 on my time and not right away haha.
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Post by champofakind on Oct 30, 2013 23:55:02 GMT -5
Most def gonna grab Big E and Road Dogg but gonna wait it out when they are not as pricey. And I want that Swagger and Warrior too. Got elite 15 Henry which I'm happy with and same with Reigns got his battle pack figure so I'm good on those two.
Amazing set all around its great to not have Cena/Orton/Mysterio in these elite sets.
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Post by JHTB® on Oct 30, 2013 23:59:00 GMT -5
Thanka MDT for fhe info!!!! I must get all of the Elite Shields! Awesome accessories too!
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Post by Controversial Maverick PUNK on Oct 31, 2013 0:55:32 GMT -5
Road Dogg is a must-buy, as is Warrior - although his singlet should be darker, more flesh-coloured. Elite Langston's scan is horrendous, lol.
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