Blackbird 13
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Post by Blackbird 13 on May 21, 2016 5:39:02 GMT -5
Over time, as I've picked up more and more of the female Mattel figures, it seems that they don't typically move well. The legs don't bend out easy (like in a kick-to-the-gut motion), and they just seem WAY more rigid than most other Mattel figures.
I have noticed that Sasha Banks and the Elite Stephanie McMahon have much better movement than any of the typical female Mattel figures... but I'm not sure if there's a specific reason for that, or if those are just flukes.
Any ideas on how to make the female figures a bit more playable/moveable.. and is this fairly common with female Mattels?
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2016 5:42:36 GMT -5
The Mattel Female Figures are too fragile I've replaced so many of them it's beyond annoying...
But the Sasha, Elite Stephanie, Elite A.J, The Final A.J, Charlotte Flair, Emma & Cameron were figures that were easy to move the joints.
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Blackbird 13
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Post by Blackbird 13 on May 21, 2016 5:50:07 GMT -5
I forgot about AJ. Most of the AJ figures I have gotten were fairly easy to move.
Charlotte and Emma were the same rigid figures as most Mattels. I don't remember about Cameron one way or the other...
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Post by Mongo Bears on May 21, 2016 5:58:20 GMT -5
The only female figures I own are miss Elizabeth and Stephanie McMahon.
Both are fine
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Post by The American Daydream on May 21, 2016 6:40:28 GMT -5
I think they may have messed up by making them so thin. I know its accurate but most of them are just really stiff and I fear breaking them because of their stiffness and size.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2016 7:25:43 GMT -5
Diva figure break easily and they're articulation sucks. It's why I don't buy diva figs. I WANT to buy them but they're just subpar. The only diva figure that I currently own is suited Stephanie.
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on May 21, 2016 9:11:47 GMT -5
I recall the arm on my first Melina being waaay super tight, and when I turned it in the hopes of something breaking free (or the arm breaking off), nothing changed, no matter how much I spun it, so she now resides at the very bottom of where I store my figures.
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zigglerfan97
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Post by zigglerfan97 on May 21, 2016 10:05:30 GMT -5
My Emma can barely move her arms. If I tried, it would break. My Sasha Banks however has great articulation. Same with my AJ.
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popyduggan
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Post by popyduggan on May 21, 2016 10:39:01 GMT -5
A lot of them are brittle, E37 Stephanie and E34 Paige are the only ones that come to mind that I'm not afraid of snapping their legs off if I pose them. Usually I have to give them all a "breaking in" with a hair dryer after I open them(in case parts fuse together), I'm surprised the new awesome Nattie has brand new legs, but the same old crappy ratchet hips.
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Daniel F'n Bryan
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Post by Daniel F'n Bryan on May 21, 2016 10:40:11 GMT -5
My Lita has great parts
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gawd6sic6™
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Post by gawd6sic6™ on May 21, 2016 11:58:50 GMT -5
Have every single one... the only issue I've had was an elite Paige who's torso didn't get glued together. Some of the early ones can do the splits, but how often are you going to be posing them that way.
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Post by PJ on May 21, 2016 15:47:17 GMT -5
Sounds like you need to soak them in hot water. When my figures have hips that aren't moving properly (every Legends figure suffered from this) I would run them under hot tap water for a minute or two (or you could just boil a cup of water and set the figure in it for a couple minutes) then I make sure the hips would move freely in both forward and outward positions and if they did I would put them in an outward split and leave them overnight like that. The next day they movement would be fine. I did tat with every Legends figure I purchased. If the hips didn't move freely when I took them out of the hot water I would put it back into the water again for another minute and retry.
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Post by jsmells on May 21, 2016 16:21:09 GMT -5
Gotta know what to say to them buddy. Can't just walk around forcing their limbs, geeze! Gotta be smooooooooooth.
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FUSamBaker
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Post by FUSamBaker on May 21, 2016 18:19:28 GMT -5
My Elite Steph's legs move super easy. And my Sasha moves pretty as well. I reckon all of them moves fairly well. The only one I have issues with is Naomi. Her left leg doesn't seem to work well and her knees are super tight. I can't get her on he knees....I hear Jimmy has the same issue hahaha  |
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Post by King Richius on May 21, 2016 19:19:14 GMT -5
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Post by poindizzle on May 21, 2016 19:52:53 GMT -5
The newer arm and leg molds seem to be easier to move. The biggest problem I notice with the older figures is the arems. The shoulders are always so tight that when I try to lower the arms, the bicep part tends to want to bend and stress rather than actually make the shoulder glide.
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Post by One Punch Reigns on May 21, 2016 20:17:39 GMT -5
A friend of mine gifted me a Sasha Banks and since she's the only female figure I own, I have little knowledge here aside from my own experience, and my Sasha is fine. Much better than I expected, though there's a serious need for a wrist hinge and ankle pivot.
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on May 21, 2016 22:46:49 GMT -5
Because most of the female figures suck and are completely disproportionate and reuse the same 4 molds. Maybe one day women's wrestlers will get good looking, proportionate, and unique figures
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Post by tyco84 on May 22, 2016 12:53:26 GMT -5
Which is ironic since most of the divas are very loose in real life |
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Post by booberrysm on May 22, 2016 13:17:22 GMT -5
Most of the women's figures I have got have loose hip and torso joints. I wish I could get some with super stiff joints cause at least I can loosen them up.
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