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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on May 5, 2016 10:33:07 GMT -5
It's weird to me that so many people want to do a headswap. It makes the figure totally inaccurate. If Mattel released it like that, there would be 100 threads of complaints. I thought the same thing! If Chris wore those tights in 1999 and as well at Wrestlemania 19, then I could understand it. But seeing the head swap between those 2 figures is just not accurate whatsoever.
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Post by Ambrose-Asylum on May 5, 2016 11:29:59 GMT -5
It's not me that did it ,my brother was home and posed it in a rush cause he had to go to work. Likely story I'm serious bro , why are you winking? I live in Israel and he lives in the USA that's how I get figures ,when he comes to visit and he came back from college took pics for me and went to work.
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Post by JCF on May 5, 2016 12:02:19 GMT -5
Still torn on if I want to buy this.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2016 20:22:59 GMT -5
Liking the head swap, it now looks a lot more like Jericho. I plan on doing the same when I get mine.
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Post by PJ on May 5, 2016 20:30:54 GMT -5
It's weird to me that so many people want to do a headswap. It makes the figure totally inaccurate. If Mattel released it like that, there would be 100 threads of complaints. Not just this figure, but the TRU HBK also. They are removing a head that fits the match or era with one that doesn't fit the timeframe. As for the Jericho I think it would be much better if it didn't have the soul patch. If he had it at WMXIX it had to be a very light hair color.
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Post by Halloween King on May 6, 2016 2:25:57 GMT -5
Don't leave that figure alone, he loves to........
Break the walls down!
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Post by RV F'N D on May 6, 2016 5:33:54 GMT -5
It's weird to me that so many people want to do a headswap. It makes the figure totally inaccurate. If Mattel released it like that, there would be 100 threads of complaints. Not just this figure, but the TRU HBK also. They are removing a head that fits the match or era with one that doesn't fit the timeframe. As for the Jericho I think it would be much better if it didn't have the soul patch. If he had it at WMXIX it had to be a very light hair color. When the heads they include completely suck, you make do with what you've got.
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Post by popyduggan on May 6, 2016 6:21:49 GMT -5
They didn't correct the knee pads, must be a running change.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2016 6:30:01 GMT -5
It's weird to me that so many people want to do a headswap. It makes the figure totally inaccurate. If Mattel released it like that, there would be 100 threads of complaints. I thought the same thing! If Chris wore those tights in 1999 and as well at Wrestlemania 19, then I could understand it. But seeing the head swap between those 2 figures is just not accurate whatsoever. I think a lot of people want the best looking Chris Jericho figure they can find; whether he actually wore that specific attire with that hairstyle simply doesn't matter. It's Jericho. I think, as a figure of the man himself (not the moment itself) it looks a million times better. I don't need to collect action figures for recreating specific moments. That's what DVDs and pictures are for IMO. I think action figures are for imagination. Growing up I had hasbros and galoobs, and most wrestlers only got one figure in one attire, so that attire had to represent the character and not a specific moment if you wanted to have good imaginative play. I don't play with my figures anymore, but I still create poses with guys who never fought. But I'm not posing a WM19 against a WM3 figure. I'm posing character against characters in my fantasy match ups.
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Post by Sizzle on May 6, 2016 6:31:16 GMT -5
Tbh that whole swap looks weird to me. It just looks so wrong.
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Post by PJ on May 6, 2016 6:34:24 GMT -5
Not just this figure, but the TRU HBK also. They are removing a head that fits the match or era with one that doesn't fit the timeframe. As for the Jericho I think it would be much better if it didn't have the soul patch. If he had it at WMXIX it had to be a very light hair color. When the heads they include completely suck, you make do with what you've got. While I'll admit the Jericho head isn't the best likeness of him the TRU network HBK head is near perfect for that match.
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Post by RV F'N D on May 6, 2016 6:54:32 GMT -5
When the heads they include completely suck, you make do with what you've got. While I'll admit the Jericho head isn't the best likeness of him the TRU network HBK head is near perfect for that match. I can remember that HBK head got plenty of backlash here when it was first used on that Royal Rumble basic. The hair may be more accurate but the face just doesn't seem to look like Shawn Michaels to very many people. As for the Jericho, if you are across the room and squinting at a dimly lit shelf you can believe it could be him.
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Post by PJ on May 6, 2016 7:00:14 GMT -5
While I'll admit the Jericho head isn't the best likeness of him the TRU network HBK head is near perfect for that match. I can remember that HBK head got plenty of backlash here when it was first used on that Royal Rumble basic. The hair may be more accurate but the face just doesn't seem to look like Shawn Michaels to very many people. As for the Jericho, if you are across the room and squinting at a dimly lit shelf you can believe it could be him. That was the only complaint about the HBK was the hair color. People had repainted the hair and it was 100x better. As for Jericho the face looks off which may be the a combination of the angry expression and the molded on soul patch, but from the profile it looks like Jericho.
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Post by Kidd4ever on May 6, 2016 7:09:02 GMT -5
They didn't correct the knee pads, must be a running change. Are they supposed to correct them? I haven't read anything about that being a change.
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Post by PJ on May 6, 2016 7:10:13 GMT -5
They didn't correct the knee pads, must be a running change. Are they supposed to correct them? I haven't read anything about that being a change. Nope.
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Post by Mongo Bears on May 6, 2016 7:14:36 GMT -5
I like my Jericho early... I didn't watch wrestlemania 19 so I don't care about that attire or the match, I just want it to look like the Jericho I know and the basic head looks better to me. But I collect elites only so I'll have to head swap and the wrestlemania 19 attire is cool looking. Ideally for me they will make a wcw elite Jericho someday
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Post by Kidd4ever on May 6, 2016 7:15:36 GMT -5
Are they supposed to correct them? I haven't read anything about that being a change. Nope. Thanks for answering. The kneepads don't bother me but I added a elbow pad and now I think it looks great. It's a good figure in my opinion
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Post by PJ on May 6, 2016 7:27:30 GMT -5
Yeah I put an elbow pad on mine also. I wanted to put a longer one like the ones that came with the Hall, but I only had a spare smaller one. So that will have to do.
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Post by popyduggan on May 6, 2016 8:08:31 GMT -5
They didn't correct the knee pads, must be a running change. Are they supposed to correct them? I haven't read anything about that being a change. Well, on the first proto, the tops of the kickpads weren't painted and these kneepads were used and we said, "paint the kickpads, change the knee pads to the open back ones(like Flair or Funk use)", and during Wrestlemania weekend, RSC had a giveaway contest, one of the winners posted pictures and the kickpad tops were painted and the knee pads were changed to the open back version, so it seemed all good, but now they're shipping them out with old incorrect ones. It's a really minor thing and an easy fix, but confusing if you've been following it.
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Post by KPnDC on May 6, 2016 19:49:08 GMT -5
Ahh yes. I like the headswap you made. You may've just convinced me to purchase the exclusive.
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