80sbaby
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Post by 80sbaby on May 22, 2014 12:58:41 GMT -5
The figure was always meant from the outset to be of his most iconic look, which was from Wrestlemania 3. With our rights to Andre expiring at the end of 2014 in the original deal it made no sense to only release one of the biggest WWE stars of all time as a limited release on Mattycollector.com. The audience for an iconic Wrestlemania 3 Andre is larger than what we orignally sold. Realizing this, I wanted to give collectors who already had that figure a potential reason to purchase another Andre figure, so the idea of a removable hairpiece came to me one day and I decided to run with it. It did not photograph correctly in the promo shots which is a shame. I have a good photo of the figure with the hairpiece on and the singlet off to better show what this will look like but I do not know how to post it here. Also the final figure will NOT have chest hair. Thanks Bill The figure is FINE...it's just the boots that don't match up. Is it REALLY THAT MUCH of a cost inflation to put a second pair of RED BOOTS in the package? I can't believe it is...or sell them separately on Mattycollector.com... I'm gonna guess that in the future WHENEVER a Big John Studd figure is made I'll have to buy TWO and use the second one's boots on this Andre. So instead of you giving me an extra set of boots for a 30$ figure, I'm gonna have to pay ANOTHER 30$ at some point just to get a pair of red boots. Not cool.
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Post by Roman Bellic on May 22, 2014 15:07:30 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. not to mention: he's saying use the the other FB spot on Andre potentially wasting a FB for a unneeded Andre i mean, would you shill out $40 dollars for 2 nearly identical Andres? or spend $20 for a 2 in 1 Andre figure
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Post by CrossRhodes on May 22, 2014 15:38:51 GMT -5
Well now that it's all cleared up, I'm still not sure if I want it or not... -.-
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2014 15:48:59 GMT -5
So it exactly the same figure as Legend Andre? If so sweet as long as the price is right.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on May 22, 2014 16:40:00 GMT -5
So it exactly the same figure as Legend Andre? If so sweet as long as the price is right. Differences: The Legends one had stubble painted on, this one doesn't seem to. The Legends one had black trunks, this one has blue. Apart from that, I think it's the same.
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Post by Nivro™ on May 22, 2014 17:57:22 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. not to mention: he's saying use the the other FB spot on Andre potentially wasting a FB for a unneeded Andre i mean, would you shill out $40 dollars for 2 nearly identical Andres? or spend $20 for a 2 in 1 Andre figure I spent $20+ on the Legends one and Ill spend $30+ on this one (its pre ordered)...Is it ideal for what we want? Of course not but we want an Andre in blue (or Yellow) trunks....So which is better, getting the figure this way or not getting it at all? Ill happily take it this way. More figures the better.
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Post by Roman Bellic on May 22, 2014 18:06:08 GMT -5
not to mention: he's saying use the the other FB spot on Andre potentially wasting a FB for a unneeded Andre i mean, would you shill out $40 dollars for 2 nearly identical Andres? or spend $20 for a 2 in 1 Andre figure I spent $20+ on the Legends one and Ill spend $30+ on this one (its pre ordered)...Is it ideal for what we want? Of course not but we want an Andre in blue (or Yellow) trunks....So which is better, getting the figure this way or not getting it at all? Ill happily take it this way. More figures the better. so, you'd actually buy 2 nearly identical Andre's (the differences is the glued on/molded on fro, no singlet, etc.) in the same series, in 2 FB spots?
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Post by Nivro™ on May 22, 2014 18:14:17 GMT -5
I spent $20+ on the Legends one and Ill spend $30+ on this one (its pre ordered)...Is it ideal for what we want? Of course not but we want an Andre in blue (or Yellow) trunks....So which is better, getting the figure this way or not getting it at all? Ill happily take it this way. More figures the better. so, you'd actually buy 2 nearly identical Andre's (the differences is the glued on/molded on fro, no singlet, etc.) in the same series, in 2 FB spots? Sure. If there is a difference between the two, Id still buy them. But no offense to anyone else, financially, I can afford to drop $50-$75 on a couple figures and not worry about other finances. I completely understand those that cant. Ive been in that place before. Now if this FB Andre was exactly the same as the legends and the only difference was the Fro, Id completely pass. Im pretty much buying the figure because it has blue trunks.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2014 18:36:44 GMT -5
So it exactly the same figure as Legend Andre? If so sweet as long as the price is right. Differences: The Legends one had stubble painted on, this one doesn't seem to. The Legends one had black trunks, this one has blue. Apart from that, I think it's the same. What do you mean by stubble painted on? OK if you take the afro (assuming it look like the prototype) off this one, is it better, on par, or worst than the legend Andre?
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Post by hitman1072 on May 22, 2014 19:52:40 GMT -5
I usually support everything that Mattel does, but not this. I just can't believe that we get 2 figures of Andre the Giant, and not one of which is Andre when he was at his peak in terms of popularity. Even LJN was able to do that.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on May 22, 2014 20:03:14 GMT -5
What do you mean by stubble painted on? The Legends figure had the five o' clock shadow stubble. Looks like this new one is clean-shaven.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2014 20:06:16 GMT -5
What do you mean by stubble painted on? The Legends figure had the five o' clock shadow stubble. Looks like this new one is clean-shaven. So which one do you prefer?
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on May 22, 2014 20:17:43 GMT -5
The Legends figure had the five o' clock shadow stubble. Looks like this new one is clean-shaven. So which one do you prefer? I prefer the Legends one, I guess, but the new one is more accurate to WrestleMania 3 (and/or some of the WM3 promo shots).
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Post by BoJack Hogan on May 23, 2014 1:10:39 GMT -5
I would buy two different Andres before I buy this one. I would gladly pay for a proper young Andre, and I am 99% sure I would buy a blue singlet Andre with big sideburns as well, particularly if the singlet were either molded or painted on. This however I will not buy. I basically already have this figure, and it is going to look like some ghetto ass bootleg with the wig and the wrong colored boots. My biggest problem is that I got too excited when another Andre was announced. Being the big Andre fan that I am I was expecting a little more from Mattel, and I think Andre himself probably deserved better than a halfassed young/old hybrid; I at least expected the same figure with a blue singlet and sideburns...I definitely wasn't expecting what we got. Its over, the issue is pretty much resolved. We aren't getting an even halfway decent young Andre and I have to just accept that. As much as I would have LOVED for them to go the Nash/Diesel route I get why they did what they did, and from a business standpoint it probably make a lot more sense, but I don't have to like it.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2014 1:13:20 GMT -5
I missed out on the first one, so I will be buying this one.
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