Holiday Gets are Best For Business (lots of pics!)
Jan 7, 2015 11:25:54 GMT -5
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 7, 2015 11:25:54 GMT -5
So, no figures in Aus means ordering online, so Black Friday is always a busy day for me haha. Here is the damage to my wallet for end of 2014. Got some more mixups to do but time is a rare commodity these days, stay tuned!
Probably thinking that's a lot of Kanes right? Well amazon's shipping to Aus is awesome and you'll see why I needed so many...
The rest of the haul:
Loose pics time!
The E31 Kane. A complete missed opportunity to create the singlet version of the attire Kane has worn since WM29. Mattel has yet to make it. Disappointing. The mask on this figure is wrong and he only ever was unmasked in this sleeveless version at a house show in MSG. Would be good to know mattels reason behind the figure, but seems like it was a cheap kane that 'nobody would notice' because he sells. Anyway, I choose to display it with the back turned holding the mask up like I did when giving the mask to Steph. Makes it more tolerable for sure.
Best harper ever! Not really.
This is! I hated the elite scan, looked ridiculous. The two pack has an incredible scan, and on the elite, it looks perfect.
I don't mind the basic version of Rowan, probably prefer it since it removes that huge noticeable useless ab crunch.
My Wyatts await their leader, he will be joining them shortly!
Incredible Lawler. Completely tops every scan Jerry has had by jakks and even mattel (looking at you E18). Nothing comes close. Awesome shirt detail too. A must-buy basic and thankfully you didn't have to buy 4 others to get him!
Awesome Cesaro and my first of him. Though after seeing recommendations from others, I need that smiling basic head scan to swap with, this one just doesn't look emotive enough or at all. The trophy is incredible though the breaking feature is completely pointless. I just wish Cesaro had the yellow designs like he wore at WM30. The blank space on the chest hair where the nipples are meant to be is awfully weird too. Don't know why they did that. I normally don't care, it just looks weird here because they draw attention to it.
I held off on all shield figures because the scans weren't good enough. Roman looked silly, dean undefined and Seth looked like someone else. Much better on these elites and the best attire versions of each. This is the definitive shield version of Roman, the scan is incredible. The removable vests don't look bulky either.
The casket is awesome! Purple/black is more old school, I wanted the more current version. It seems like this scheme or something like it was used in the past 5 or so years. It's awesome and its huge, would recommend it, just be weary how big it is though.
Is that who i think it is?
The father of destruction has risen!
Couldn't resist this one:
The accessories included:
Urn comparison with the Mattel one. The Mattel one is accurate to the one used through the 2000's until recent. The other is more suited to the 90's version Bearer and Taker carried which was a lot bigger and thicker.
My bearers! One of these Bearers will receive some fixing up soon. Why is one missing arms? Well I had bought another torso for them to use. Suddenly why I bought so many B44 Kanes makes sense...
The B44 is an awesome figure especially as an elite hybrid. Whilst it is really simple, the scan is one of Mattel's absolute finest, it looks incredible. However, Kane has had a few different attires as corporate kane, so using the b44 as a base, I've made some changes. I still need to add wrist tape to one of the normal b44 ones.
The B44...
Know those white $2 shirts RSC sells? Well they are a good cheap way of creating this after a few snips!
As cool as the BAF Kane is, the blue is not what I recall seeing him wear on TV, its always black suit, and usually a red tie. So I had to do it if Mattel wasn't going to. Most people are going to use the new battle pack COO HHH but the problem is height. Kane is much taller and proportionally, he looks completely wrong when you swap the heads. My solution? B44 head hands and legs, then he just needs suited torso which is where Bearer came to the rescue. Beside the height difference in HHH and Kane, Kane is much bulkier and top heavy in a suit, so the Bearer torso actually looks more ideal than the overly muscular V shape of the HHH suited torso. Kane looks really top-heavy in a suit on TV so this torso is a much better fit.
Notice the height difference between HHH and Kane
Kane towers above all suited figure as he should whilst also having some of the bulk.
The evolution of Demon to Corporate Kane
The lot! In case it wasn't fairly obvious, the intent here is for a WM30 display of figures to commemorate the first WM event I ever attended (my second is this Mar at WM31!!). The WM30 BAF elites will nearly complete it, looking forward to it!
Probably thinking that's a lot of Kanes right? Well amazon's shipping to Aus is awesome and you'll see why I needed so many...
The rest of the haul:
Loose pics time!
The E31 Kane. A complete missed opportunity to create the singlet version of the attire Kane has worn since WM29. Mattel has yet to make it. Disappointing. The mask on this figure is wrong and he only ever was unmasked in this sleeveless version at a house show in MSG. Would be good to know mattels reason behind the figure, but seems like it was a cheap kane that 'nobody would notice' because he sells. Anyway, I choose to display it with the back turned holding the mask up like I did when giving the mask to Steph. Makes it more tolerable for sure.
Best harper ever! Not really.
This is! I hated the elite scan, looked ridiculous. The two pack has an incredible scan, and on the elite, it looks perfect.
I don't mind the basic version of Rowan, probably prefer it since it removes that huge noticeable useless ab crunch.
My Wyatts await their leader, he will be joining them shortly!
Incredible Lawler. Completely tops every scan Jerry has had by jakks and even mattel (looking at you E18). Nothing comes close. Awesome shirt detail too. A must-buy basic and thankfully you didn't have to buy 4 others to get him!
Awesome Cesaro and my first of him. Though after seeing recommendations from others, I need that smiling basic head scan to swap with, this one just doesn't look emotive enough or at all. The trophy is incredible though the breaking feature is completely pointless. I just wish Cesaro had the yellow designs like he wore at WM30. The blank space on the chest hair where the nipples are meant to be is awfully weird too. Don't know why they did that. I normally don't care, it just looks weird here because they draw attention to it.
I held off on all shield figures because the scans weren't good enough. Roman looked silly, dean undefined and Seth looked like someone else. Much better on these elites and the best attire versions of each. This is the definitive shield version of Roman, the scan is incredible. The removable vests don't look bulky either.
The casket is awesome! Purple/black is more old school, I wanted the more current version. It seems like this scheme or something like it was used in the past 5 or so years. It's awesome and its huge, would recommend it, just be weary how big it is though.
Is that who i think it is?
The father of destruction has risen!
Couldn't resist this one:
The accessories included:
Urn comparison with the Mattel one. The Mattel one is accurate to the one used through the 2000's until recent. The other is more suited to the 90's version Bearer and Taker carried which was a lot bigger and thicker.
My bearers! One of these Bearers will receive some fixing up soon. Why is one missing arms? Well I had bought another torso for them to use. Suddenly why I bought so many B44 Kanes makes sense...
The B44 is an awesome figure especially as an elite hybrid. Whilst it is really simple, the scan is one of Mattel's absolute finest, it looks incredible. However, Kane has had a few different attires as corporate kane, so using the b44 as a base, I've made some changes. I still need to add wrist tape to one of the normal b44 ones.
The B44...
Know those white $2 shirts RSC sells? Well they are a good cheap way of creating this after a few snips!
As cool as the BAF Kane is, the blue is not what I recall seeing him wear on TV, its always black suit, and usually a red tie. So I had to do it if Mattel wasn't going to. Most people are going to use the new battle pack COO HHH but the problem is height. Kane is much taller and proportionally, he looks completely wrong when you swap the heads. My solution? B44 head hands and legs, then he just needs suited torso which is where Bearer came to the rescue. Beside the height difference in HHH and Kane, Kane is much bulkier and top heavy in a suit, so the Bearer torso actually looks more ideal than the overly muscular V shape of the HHH suited torso. Kane looks really top-heavy in a suit on TV so this torso is a much better fit.
Notice the height difference between HHH and Kane
Kane towers above all suited figure as he should whilst also having some of the bulk.
The evolution of Demon to Corporate Kane
The lot! In case it wasn't fairly obvious, the intent here is for a WM30 display of figures to commemorate the first WM event I ever attended (my second is this Mar at WM31!!). The WM30 BAF elites will nearly complete it, looking forward to it!
