AJ Hardy
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Post by AJ Hardy on May 21, 2014 15:54:31 GMT -5
MDT in you we trust! Everybody that was moaning .... Dont be a lemon be a ROSE BUD
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Post by BØRNS on May 21, 2014 17:11:38 GMT -5
Good thing the final product will be better than the proto. But at least I'm not getting it!
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Post by Nivro™ on May 21, 2014 18:03:15 GMT -5
Well Im slightly disappointed its blue and not yellow but still better then black.
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Post by marino13 on May 21, 2014 19:34:43 GMT -5
I hadn't lost any sleep over it either way.
In retrospect I think this would have been an ideal time to pull the Nash/Diesel .5 per case. But I understand the reasoning behind their idea. They wanted to entice fans who have the other Andre to buy another, yet wanted to give those who had missed out on the other one a chance to pick up Andre in what many consider to be his most iconic look. And had they used two separate spots for Andre many fans would bitch n moan that new superstars weren't getting released instead.
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Post by Roman Bellic on May 21, 2014 19:50:28 GMT -5
I hadn't lost any sleep over it either way. In retrospect I think this would have been an ideal time to pull the Nash/Diesel .5 per case. But I understand the reasoning behind their idea. They wanted to entice fans who have the other Andre to buy another, yet wanted to give those who had missed out on the other one a chance to pick up Andre in what many consider to be his most iconic look. And had they used two separate spots for Andre many fans would bitch n moan that new superstars weren't getting released instead. why do so many people keep saying that? it wouldn't have worked if we have to shill $40 for just 2 nearly identical Andres with lackluster individual accessories. From the same time era with the same sculpt and everything
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2014 19:55:01 GMT -5
I hadn't lost any sleep over it either way. In retrospect I think this would have been an ideal time to pull the Nash/Diesel .5 per case. But I understand the reasoning behind their idea. They wanted to entice fans who have the other Andre to buy another, yet wanted to give those who had missed out on the other one a chance to pick up Andre in what many consider to be his most iconic look. And had they used two separate spots for Andre many fans would bitch n moan that new superstars weren't getting released instead. why do so many people keep saying that? it wouldn't have worked if we have to shill $40 for just 2 nearly identical Andres with lackluster individual accessories. From the same time era with the same sculpt and everything Would you rather have turd on his head inaccurate under the singlet attire Andre over two accurate Andres?
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Post by marino13 on May 21, 2014 19:57:58 GMT -5
I hadn't lost any sleep over it either way. In retrospect I think this would have been an ideal time to pull the Nash/Diesel .5 per case. But I understand the reasoning behind their idea. They wanted to entice fans who have the other Andre to buy another, yet wanted to give those who had missed out on the other one a chance to pick up Andre in what many consider to be his most iconic look. And had they used two separate spots for Andre many fans would bitch n moan that new superstars weren't getting released instead. why do so many people keep saying that? it wouldn't have worked if we have to shill $40 for just 2 nearly identical Andres with lackluster individual accessories. From the same time era with the same sculpt and everything But it has worked. Andre with a big fro and blue trucks is not the same era as short haired black strap Andre. Many years separate the two looks. Much like... Nash and Diesel. I also said that I understand their decision in doing what they did and have no issues with it.
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Post by Nivro™ on May 21, 2014 19:58:45 GMT -5
I hadn't lost any sleep over it either way. In retrospect I think this would have been an ideal time to pull the Nash/Diesel .5 per case. But I understand the reasoning behind their idea. They wanted to entice fans who have the other Andre to buy another, yet wanted to give those who had missed out on the other one a chance to pick up Andre in what many consider to be his most iconic look. And had they used two separate spots for Andre many fans would bitch n moan that new superstars weren't getting released instead. why do so many people keep saying that? it wouldn't have worked if we have to shill $40 for just 2 nearly identical Andres with lackluster individual accessories. From the same time era with the same sculpt and everything Just like the Nash & Diesel, you use the same parts but dont make them identical. Andre 1- Same head scan, no facial stubble, yellow trunks, Yellow boots, duffel bag (like what was used in WM1...not accurate 100% but cool) Andre 2- Same head scan, facial stubble/painted on sidburns, blue singlet, 1 or even 2 classic Tag Title Big, Bang...BOOM!
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Post by marino13 on May 21, 2014 20:02:53 GMT -5
why do so many people keep saying that? it wouldn't have worked if we have to shill $40 for just 2 nearly identical Andres with lackluster individual accessories. From the same time era with the same sculpt and everything Just like the Nash & Diesel, you use the same parts but dont make them identical. Andre 1- Same head scan, no facial stubble, yellow trunks, Yellow boots, duffel bag (like what was used in WM1...not accurate 100% but cool)
Andre 2- Same head scan, facial stubble/painted on sidburns, blue singlet, 1 or even 2 classic Tag TitleBig, Bang...BOOM! I like both ideas very much. Especially "Andre 1". And at this point I would buy multiples of anyone that comes with classic Tag titles.
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Post by Roman Bellic on May 21, 2014 20:04:47 GMT -5
why do so many people keep saying that? it wouldn't have worked if we have to shill $40 for just 2 nearly identical Andres with lackluster individual accessories. From the same time era with the same sculpt and everything Would you rather have turd on his head inaccurate under the singlet attire Andre over two accurate Andres? still better than shilling out $40 for 2 Andres and wasting a FB spot that could've been used for someone else
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2014 20:25:16 GMT -5
Would you rather have turd on his head inaccurate under the singlet attire Andre over two accurate Andres? still better than shilling out $40 for 2 Andres and wasting a FB spot that could've been used for someone else Well if buying two accurate figures offends you so bad just don't buy one or both of them and you have no problem. I think that would be the better solution than inaccurate, stupid looking, removeable fros.
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Post by hitman1072 on May 21, 2014 20:37:26 GMT -5
I guess I don't understand why they couldn't just give us a younger Andre. It's not like the one on Mattycollector was hard to get. Some people passed because of the price. Honestly...it should have been their loss.
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Post by Flair Forever on May 21, 2014 20:42:05 GMT -5
I'm okay with this...... I just hope that Andre's corrected wig doesn't become a legend like Honky Tonk Man with the corrected jumpsuit with belt design....
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Post by Roman Bellic on May 21, 2014 20:52:33 GMT -5
still better than shilling out $40 for 2 Andres and wasting a FB spot that could've been used for someone else Well if buying two accurate figures offends you so bad just don't buy one or both of them and you have no problem. I think that would be the better solution than inaccurate, stupid looking, removeable fros.the difference of the Diesel/Nash figures in E16 is that 2 different characters with unique personal accessories, same can be said be The Giant/Big show figures in E23; both of them have respective accessories and they are differential characters here it doesn't work because it would be 2 OF THE SAME GUY, which would waste a potential FB spot for needed superstars even if you did get him, just put the fro on another figure.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2014 21:13:13 GMT -5
Well if buying two accurate figures offends you so bad just don't buy one or both of them and you have no problem. I think that would be the better solution than inaccurate, stupid looking, removeable fros.the difference of the Diesel/Nash figures in E16 is that 2 different characters with unique personal accessories, same can be said be The Giant/Big show figures in E23; both of them have respective accessories and they are differential characters here it doesn't work because it would be 2 OF THE SAME GUY, which would waste a potential FB spot for needed superstars even if you did get him, just put the fro on another figure. Really? There's differences enough in Diesel and Nash to make it ok even though they shared the same exact body mold but not enough between a fro Andre in tights and a sideburn Andre in a singlet? Alrighty.
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hbkowns
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Post by hbkowns on May 21, 2014 21:46:56 GMT -5
Still looks like crap. The afro looks like a straight up wig. Jakks Afro Andre is the best.
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Post by Roman Bellic on May 21, 2014 22:10:13 GMT -5
the difference of the Diesel/Nash figures in E16 is that 2 different characters with unique personal accessories, same can be said be The Giant/Big show figures in E23; both of them have respective accessories and they are differential characters here it doesn't work because it would be 2 OF THE SAME GUY, which would waste a potential FB spot for needed superstars even if you did get him, just put the fro on another figure. Really? There's differences enough in Diesel and Nash to make it ok even though they shared the same exact body mold but not enough between a fro Andre in tights and a sideburn Andre in a singlet? Alrighty.so you're okay of Mattel wasting a potential FB slot for a uneeded extra Andre when there's much more needed characters, because you're saying is that they should (obviously hypothetically) glue the fro to the head, don't add the singlet and call it a "figure" to me, that's VERY lazy and stingy.
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Post by roddydrama on May 21, 2014 22:22:15 GMT -5
I changed my mind on it when I saw confirmation that the wig was removable and that the one pictures was defective. My initial response was negative but now I´m looking forward to it.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2014 22:49:51 GMT -5
Really? There's differences enough in Diesel and Nash to make it ok even though they shared the same exact body mold but not enough between a fro Andre in tights and a sideburn Andre in a singlet? Alrighty.so you're okay of Mattel wasting a potential FB slot for a uneeded extra Andre when there's much more needed characters, because you're saying is that they should (obviously hypothetically) glue the fro to the head, don't add the singlet and call it a "figure" to me, that's VERY lazy and stingy. To me, its VERY lazy and stingy to put a plastic fro on an already existing Andre figure even though the scan will be completely wrong and the attire will be completely wrong under the singlet and resell it calling it a classic fro Andre "figure". How is that not the definition of lazy and stingy? It's completely inaccurate in terms of head scan and in terms of attire under the singlet, not even including the fact it has a stupid fro that will probably fall of constantly that looks like crap, and will probably still look like crap even after its "unwarped". I'd much rather have a correctly attired fro Andre with a correct era headscan, not a direct rerelease of the Legends Andre with a weird fro plopped on top with a badly mashed together attire, why? Because to me, that's VERY lazy and stingy. And in terms of singlet Andre, I'd much rather have a blue singlet Andre with a sideburns scan, not a direct rerelease of the Legends Andre with an extra fro with it, why? Because to me, that's VERY lazy and stingy. The two figures would be completely different. Highly different scans and highly different attires and highly different eras. To say there's not a difference enough in the two looks to make it ok for a double release is silly, especially since you were ok with the Diesel/Nash double release. And speaking of your constant WASTE OF A FLASHBACK SPOT cry, there's not another flashback in this set, so the added Andre would probably be an extra in the set and NOT replacing anyone. So yeah, I'm ok with having two accurate figures of Andre rather than one that's a complete rerelease as normal Andre or a completely inaccurate and goofy lookin Andre as fro Andre.
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Post by Nivro™ on May 21, 2014 23:01:36 GMT -5
lol I still dont get the argument here....if you want Andre and dont like this one cause it has a removable fro....then spend 2-3 times more to get the Legends one....you know, the same exact figure.
If you have the Legends figure and dont want this one, then dont buy it. Simple enough
If you have the Legends figure and want to buy this one, then buy it. You know what you're getting.
There really is no grey area here. Its pretty much all black & white. At this point, people are complaining just to bitch and complain. Nothing more, nothing less.
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