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Post by PJ on May 19, 2017 4:21:13 GMT -5
They aren't brittle, but at the same time I wouldn't recommend playing with them.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on May 19, 2017 9:18:23 GMT -5
I really hope they come out with some pre-Attitude figures. Would love Hogan, Warrior, Savage, and Bret. Yeah I'd buy Warrior and Savage for sure. Maybe Andre. Everyone they've released/announced so far I have no real interest in. They look good but I have no desire to drop $50 on Stone Cold or Rock.
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Post by The Madness on May 19, 2017 9:41:15 GMT -5
I really hope they come out with some pre-Attitude figures. Would love Hogan, Warrior, Savage, and Bret. Yeah I'd buy Warrior and Savage for sure. Maybe Andre. Everyone they've released/announced so far I have no real interest in. They look good but I have no desire to drop $50 on Stone Cold or Rock. Andre would be an incredible figure, and I see that one even having a lot of appeal to non-fans.
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Post by JDragonM32 on Jul 25, 2017 2:45:19 GMT -5
re: being brittle,i play with mine and havent had any issues except for 2 minior ones -one of Austins arms is a little bit loose (cant remember if it was already like that or if its from use),as i dont pose but rather play with them,this doesnt really bother me too much -Triple H had a stuck hip that i originally was unaware of,i have since fixed the issue by putting some liquad soap into the socket but i may consider buying a new one anyway as i noticed that i have already damaged the T-Bar by using it without realising it was stuck,i fear it may still break
ive just bought Undertaker & Kane from ringside and looking forward to them arriving
ive bought an NXT Authentic Scale Ring and some other pieces,now im considering buy 4 of those Stage Act Ring Corners from the Ultimate Muscle line beacause i think the ASR is really too big for these (general size,ring height and the height of each rope/turnbuckle in relation to the figures),however i also want the ASR Steel Cage so i might just buy some ropes/ringskirts/turnbuckle pads to change it around and just put up with the size
SDCC 2017 very disappointed that nothing new for WWE was shown or announced (as far as im aware?),even the Mr McMahon figure was absent,now i get that Undertaker & Kane were just released within the past week but im concerned about future releases and the time between releases.on the plus side there is lots of DC/Marvel & Ultimate Muscle figuarts figures i can use to build up my roster while i await more WWE ones,however theyre much more difficult to find it seems
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Post by hCo.Bro™ [brandon_lee] on Jul 25, 2017 9:54:51 GMT -5
Thanks JDragonM32 for pointing this thread out to me, not sure how I over looked it! I have really been intrigued by these figures lately and have been trying to get enough input on the before I drop the cash! I have always been drawn more to the aesthetics of basic Mattel and Jakks RA rather than styled with more visible joints. My collection is about 80% display with occasionally tinkering and posing for a pic fed I'm trying out. With changes to the basic lines coming, I personally do not like the molds presented. This has got me interested in trying to move into elites. Another factor that has turned me off from elites is there seems to be more QC issues prevelant (I know these are still hit and miss). To get on topic of SH, my main focus has always been guys from the... Attitude era. So with Mattel, it could get costly trying to back track figures I have passed up. However SH has started their line with 5 of my must haves. Obviously we do not know how far they will continue, which sucks! That seems like a no brainier but I guess my main issue or reserve is "are these the definitive figures for each character"? In short - Are you guys satisfied with your purchase of these so far and if you had to choose between Mattel or these, which would you go with?
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Post by JDragonM32 on Jul 25, 2017 15:41:08 GMT -5
in my honest opinion,these are the best wrestling figures ive ever played with. theyre the most articulated,much more so than the old Deluxe Aggression and the Elite figures,you can do so much more with them. despite some people on here saying they look horrible because of all the joints,they still have the most realistic bodies of any wrestling figures (except maybe Unmatched Fury but then they were statues anyway),Triple H should maybe be more toned? though i guess that depends on the exact time period the figure is based on.
now,time periods is where things get interesting,as they dont seem to have a specific era,they seem to cross over the Attitude Era,Ruthless Agression Era and PG/HD Era. -Stone Cold is based on anywhere between 1998-2003,im not really familiar with when he wore specific vests but he has both knee braces so its later in his career. -The Rock is based on somewhere around 2000-2002,before he got the samoan tattoo but had really short hair. -Triple H,due to the muscle definition,id say around 1998-2002 maybe? -Kane is 2002 -Undertaker is around 2007 -Mr McMahon is anywhere after 2000 as he looks to have grey/greying hair as apposed to black
minior complaints i have -Triple Hs facial hair on some of the faces is not accurate at all,as far as im aware he had 3 variations,full beard,clean shaven and the handlebars beard from 2006-2009. however some of the faces seem to have facial hair that doesnt match any of these. -Triple Hs trunks have no logos on the back,i guess it depends on the time period but i believe this is wrong. -Undertaker appears to have no logos on his tights (will confirm when i recieve mine,as it could just be that the proto images dont have them however at SDCC '17 he didnt appear to have logos either). -this line of figures will not be very big/releases are very small and very far apart. for example,Stone Cold & The Rock-December 2016,Triple H-March 2017,Undertaker & Kane-July 2017. on the plus side however theres lots of DC/Marvel and Ultimate Muscle figures -so far,no championship belts. looking at Ultimate Muscle,its unlikely we'll ever get them so have to make do with Mattels belts
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Post by JDragonM32 on Jul 30, 2017 17:28:12 GMT -5
just recieved my Undertaker & Kane and theyre pretty awesome
a few points of note -Undertaker,for those of you who liked his recent short hair,its possible to do with ALL of the included heads as the back part of the hair is a seperate piece which can be left off,though there is a little bit of a gap between the back of the head and the peg if doing this. -the boxes are bigger than Triple H,Stone Cold & The Rock. -Undertaker,as seen in all previous images from SDCC '17 etc is missing all the tattoos on the inside of his arms and has no logos/designs on his tights. -Kanes closed fists look tiny just as they did in previous images,not a issue for me as i prefer using a open fist and hinged hand on my figures anyway.
(will upload pics and fix my other images if someone can tell me what i can use instead of photobucket)
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Post by hCo.Bro™ [brandon_lee] on Jul 30, 2017 18:47:08 GMT -5
Imgur by far! Sucks about the height!
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Post by JDragonM32 on Jul 31, 2017 0:32:27 GMT -5
have fixed the Official images in first post and deleted my previous image posts as ill be doing some new pics of all 5 when i have time,including a look at my current arena
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Post by hCo.Bro™ [brandon_lee] on Aug 3, 2017 12:22:57 GMT -5
Bit the bullet and ordered all five. I averaged about $40 ea shipped which I felt better about, still wish they were a bit cheaper! I will upload some pics as soon as I can for anyone interested. I do have to say that I'm in love with these things! The head scans are amazing in person! I do have a tight hip on my Triple h and Austin but other than that, they don't particuarly feel fragile.
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Post by The Violent Gentleman on Aug 3, 2017 12:39:03 GMT -5
just recieved my Undertaker & Kane and theyre pretty awesome a few points of note -Undertaker,for those of you who liked his recent short hair,its possible to do with ALL of the included heads as the back part of the hair is a seperate piece which can be left off,though there is a little bit of a gap between the back of the head and the peg if doing this. -the boxes are about 50% wider than Triple H,Stone Cold & The Rock. -Undertaker,as seen in all previous images from SDCC '17 etc is missing all the tattoos on the inside of his arms and has no logos/designs on his tights,however he does have tattoos on the sides of his neck which i believe were previously unseen. -Kanes closed fists look tiny just as they did in previous images,not a issue for me as i prefer using a open fist and hinged hand on my figures anyway. -Kanes gloved hands.there isnt a hinged one like undertaker has so its either closed fist or chokeslam hand -Kane does not appear to have a ankle swivel due to the scupted details of the boots. and now onto the biggest disappoint with the figures that i was egerly waiting to find out the answer to -Undertaker & Kane are the same/similar height to The Rock,Stone Cold & Triple H (will upload pics and fix my other images if someone can tell me what i can use instead of photobucket) For that price, Taker should have all his tattoos and logos and there should be height differences.
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Post by bharrisfan on Aug 3, 2017 14:37:48 GMT -5
kane and taker are same height as austin rock?? noooooooooooooooooo I thought they would scale them for sure. the star wars figuarts are well scaled and if im remembering correctly rock is a little taller than austin.
I bought a fourth Austin, this time popped the legs off the hip balls carefully with hairdryer and added some petroleum jelly to the inner leg socket. legs are great now. The Austin figure is awesome when you can get it to move how you want it to move.
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Post by JDragonM32 on Aug 3, 2017 15:18:07 GMT -5
unfortunately i have found that things like logos and tattoos can wear/rub off over time with these
overall im happy with them,tattoos wearing off is annoying though as i much prefer these over the mattel elites but i may have to switch back
after watching quite a bit of wrestling lately,ive actually come to realise that the height issues i had with the Authentic Scale Ring (rope height,ring height off the floor) are actually completely accurate
im hoping they announce some new releases soon for later in the year,i wouldnt mind if they stay focused on Attitude Era guys during the Ruthless Aggression Era. hoping they announce a release date for Mr McMahon as well as Shawn Micheals (id prefer 2005 onwards with pants rather than tights),Mankind/Cactus Jack,Big Show,Chris Jericho,Shane McMahon.depending on where they want to go,RVD,Brock Lesnar,Ric Flair,John Cena,Randy Orton. we really need a release of someone with a high flying wrestling style,hence my suggession of Jericho or Micheals,as the Ultimate Muscle line are too difficult for me to obtain (provided Amazon keep getting new releases then the Tiger Mask W figuarts are possible roster additions)
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Post by JDragonM32 on Aug 3, 2017 18:35:53 GMT -5
ive order a Wrestlemania XX ringskirt,Silver ropes,Black turnbuckle pads,current Steel Cage and Summer Slam Elite Mankind (for the WWE Championship),when theyve arrived ill do some pics showing the size of the figures vs the ring and cage but here are some images of my S.H.Figuarts and what they come with (sorry about the bad quality/lighting,only have a phone camera) Boxes imgur.com/j4IBXFcUndertaker imgur.com/lzeKLmHimgur.com/Yrkq06rimgur.com/l55PWfQshowing the seperate hair piece (Kane also has one though slightly different) imgur.com/eHYDR4simgur.com/HiBhl3bshort hair imgur.com/xfLF7mwimgur.com/JoD8deqKane imgur.com/FMM5VCWimgur.com/w7Lkjn8boot detailing imgur.com/H8jtO01The Rock imgur.com/376BhGuimgur.com/rXsGNFoStone Cold Steve Austin imgur.com/wib5ZHpimgur.com/Dky3Uwuimgur.com/bVLvveqanyone know when he wore this exact vest? imgur.com/vt5C6FKTriple H imgur.com/hkBmLIsimgur.com/I3wuU0Bnote that currently,Triple H is the only one NOT to have alternate heads,as you can see he has changable faceplates instead,and yes during play these can come off quite easily which is why ive had to bluetac the one im using on height differince imgur.com/WbZHUoximgur.com/QASKHJltattoo wearing imgur.com/SVw9bp7imgur.com/YMJehDrnote that in Undertakers case here,it looks more like the painting process missed the area that appears to be wearing off,i cant confirm this as i didnt notice when i opened it but The Rocks was not like this when i opened him
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Post by hCo.Bro™ [brandon_lee] on Aug 3, 2017 18:56:09 GMT -5
ive order a Wrestlemania XX ringskirt,Silver ropes,Black turnbuckle pads,current Steel Cage and Summer Slam Elite Mankind (for the WWE Championship),when theyve arrived ill do some pics showing the size of the figures vs the ring and cage but here are some images of my S.H.Figuarts and what they come with (sorry about the bad quality/lighting,only have a phone camera) Boxes Undertaker showing the seperate hair piece (Kane also has one though slightly different) short hair Kane boot detailing The Rock Stone Cold Steve Austin anyone know when he wore this exact vest? Triple H note that currently,Triple H is the only one NOT to have alternate heads,as you can see he has changable faceplates instead,and yes during play these can come off quite easily which is why ive had to bluetac the one im using on height differince tattoo wearing note that in Undertakers case here,it looks more like the painting process missed the area that appears to be wearing off,i cant confirm this as i didnt notice when i opened it but The Rocks was not like this when i opened him Thought I could help your links =\ The height actually isn't that bad. The Rock is 6'5, HHH is 6'4- Taker is billed at 6'10 and Kane 7'. So 5-6 inches would be less than a heads length difference. The tattoo issue will be something to watch. Has any one used sealer on this type of plastic?
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Post by JDragonM32 on Aug 3, 2017 19:12:02 GMT -5
i honestly dont know how they apeared to be the same height when i got them :/
my Kane had a loose 'butterfly' shoulder joint (the bit in the torso that allows the arm to reach futher in front) but it doesnt bother me too much
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Post by hCo.Bro™ [brandon_lee] on Aug 5, 2017 0:38:24 GMT -5
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Post by hCo.Bro™ [brandon_lee] on Aug 5, 2017 17:08:26 GMT -5
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Post by JDragonM32 on Aug 5, 2017 18:16:57 GMT -5
seeing them next to each other,even the skin colours look more realistic and acurate (except for The Rock who i feel is completely the wrong colour) i can kinda understand people not liking the way all the joints look,but even so they still have more realistic and acurate bodies and more possability than any other wrestling figure,but all the people just out right saying they look bad? it reminds me of Jakks vs Mattel
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Post by rxchrisg on Aug 5, 2017 18:58:43 GMT -5
I feel like maybe I'm in the minority but to me they look better than an elite but not 30 dollars better. 9 times out of 10 if I'm buying a wrestling figure it's a basic or a Hasbro so these would be like 35-40 dollars more. That's a BIG difference. Plus my main focus is Hulkamania era.
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