nywild3
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Post by nywild3 on Jan 3, 2018 18:56:20 GMT -5
There has been a lot of complaints about the same molds being used over and over so far. I took a better look at the 16 figures released so far. Obviously, the 4 jumpers, Goldberg, HHH, Sting and Rollins, all have the same upper and lower body mold. As far as the rest of them, these group of figures have the same upper body. Austin and AJ. Brock and Rock. Cena and Warrior. Ambrose, Kane and Taker (minus the tie). Reigns, KO and Mankind have unique upper body molds. Lower body pairings are Ambrose and Reigns, Taker and Kane, Austin, Mankind and AJ. Unique lower body molds are KO, Warrior, Cena, Brock and Rock. I think there is more diversity than people think. The large amount of jumpers is definitely the biggest sticking point so far, especially with 4 more on the way.
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Post by MKSavage on Jan 3, 2018 21:47:18 GMT -5
I think the biggest complaint I have heard so far has been the number of jumpers. But I think the other complaint is how some wrestlers have the same body molds who looked nothing alike. For instance, Ambrose and Kane/Taker looked nothing alike - they should not be using the same body mold for Kane/Taker on Ambrose, he is no where close to height and muscle mass as those two. AJ and Austin looked nothing alike, same with the jumpers, Sting, Goldberg, HHH, were much bigger (body type) than Balor but they used the same body mold. I think the line would do better if they do what Hasbro did for the first 5 series, have unique body molds for each individual. Even though they had multiple figures who used the clothesline action the body mold was different for each one, Macho King didn't look like Bossman who didn't look like Hammer. Just my opinion.
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Post by TheLastDude on Jan 3, 2018 21:53:54 GMT -5
As long as they don't bring back the headlock/punch mold I'm fine with whatever they want to do.
Rude, Flair, and 123 Kid are the peak of terrible figures from the Hasbro run.
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Post by MKSavage on Jan 3, 2018 22:17:48 GMT -5
As long as they don't bring back the headlock/punch mold I'm fine with whatever they want to do. Rude, Flair, and 123 Kid are the peak of terrible figures from the Hasbro run. Yeah, those were the worst figures of the Hasbro line. Kind-of made sense for 123 kid because of how skinny he was but it was terrible for Rude and Flair. |
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Post by TheLastDude on Jan 3, 2018 22:21:29 GMT -5
As long as they don't bring back the headlock/punch mold I'm fine with whatever they want to do. Rude, Flair, and 123 Kid are the peak of terrible figures from the Hasbro run. Yeah, those were the worst figures of the Hasbro line. Kind-of made sense for 123 kid because of how skinny he was but it was terrible for Rude and Flair. Flair and Rude were bad because the mold made them look awful, but the figure of the Kid was just a plain old ugly figure. |
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Post by MKSavage on Jan 3, 2018 22:51:54 GMT -5
Yeah, those were the worst figures of the Hasbro line. Kind-of made sense for 123 kid because of how skinny he was but it was terrible for Rude and Flair. Flair and Rude were bad because the mold made them look awful, but the figure of the Kid was just a plain old ugly figure. Here's hoping Mattel can make a good one of each. |
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Post by The Madness on Jan 3, 2018 23:37:15 GMT -5
I really wish they'd use the Jake Roberts mechanism more.
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Post by punksnotdead on Jan 4, 2018 10:08:06 GMT -5
Yeah, those were the worst figures of the Hasbro line. Kind-of made sense for 123 kid because of how skinny he was but it was terrible for Rude and Flair. Flair and Rude were bad because the mold made them look awful, but the figure of the Kid was just a plain old ugly figure. Yeah but Kid had the best card back photo in the history of toys to make up for it. |
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Post by qdogg on Jan 4, 2018 11:21:07 GMT -5
Ya I don't mind one jumper per 6 figure wave. I think Haitch should of had legs apart for the pedigree. Warrior in green is my other complaint. The repeats of Taker and Sting should be different as well but I guess we we're originally only supposed to get one series or something like that Bill said. Don't like the stands either and maybe would of liked to see tiny shiny belts or something like a chair.
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Post by Gorilla on Jan 4, 2018 19:24:40 GMT -5
They need to make a new Bret Hart. His figure is awful
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Post by MKSavage on Jan 5, 2018 1:11:09 GMT -5
They need to make a new Bret Hart. His figure is awful What was wrong with his figure? |
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Post by Zincdust on Jan 5, 2018 11:38:44 GMT -5
There has been a lot of complaints about the same molds being used over and over so far. I took a better look at the 16 figures released so far. Obviously, the 4 jumpers, Goldberg, HHH, Sting and Rollins, all have the same upper and lower body mold. As far as the rest of them, these group of figures have the same upper body. Austin and AJ. Brock and Rock. Cena and Warrior. Ambrose, Kane and Taker (minus the tie). Reigns, KO and Mankind have unique upper body molds. Lower body pairings are Ambrose and Reigns, Taker and Kane, Austin, Mankind and AJ. Unique lower body molds are KO, Warrior, Cena, Brock and Rock. I think there is more diversity than people think. The large amount of jumpers is definitely the biggest sticking point so far, especially with 4 more on the way. Thank you for doing the research on this. Looks like it took a fair bit of detective work, and as someone who was curious about the reusing of parts, I whole-heartedly appreciate what you've done. |
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Post by CookPassBabtridge on Jan 5, 2018 16:20:39 GMT -5
They need to make a new Bret Hart. His figure is awful Wtf? He has a great figure. Also, glad you’re still enjoying my image as your avatar. |
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Post by MKSavage on Jan 5, 2018 17:44:30 GMT -5
They need to make a new Bret Hart. His figure is awful Wtf? He has a great figure. Also, glad you’re still enjoying my image as your avatar. I'm wondering the same thing, that was one of my favorite figures from the Hasbro line. Would be interesting to hear what he or others thought was wrong with Bret's figure(s). |
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Jan 5, 2018 18:02:27 GMT -5
Yes, exactly, I know the figure is probably too large for how big Bret really was, but it was one of my favorites too! I've NEVER seen a custom of him with any other body type that I thought looked good.
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Post by nywild3 on Jan 5, 2018 18:26:26 GMT -5
Yes, exactly, I know the figure is probably too large for how big Bret really was, but it was one of my favorites too! I've NEVER seen a custom of him with any other body type that I thought looked good. i loved the Bret too but the face he is making is very strange. |
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Post by Gorilla on Jan 5, 2018 20:07:02 GMT -5
Wtf? He has a great figure. Also, glad you’re still enjoying my image as your avatar. I'm wondering the same thing, that was one of my favorite figures from the Hasbro line. Would be interesting to hear what he or others thought was wrong with Bret's figure(s). The head color is different from the body, head is leaning backwards, and looks like he's having an orgasm or something. Bret is my second favorite wrestler after Randy Savage, but I hate that figure:  |
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Post by MKSavage on Jan 5, 2018 23:06:39 GMT -5
I'm wondering the same thing, that was one of my favorite figures from the Hasbro line. Would be interesting to hear what he or others thought was wrong with Bret's figure(s). The head color is different from the body, head is leaning backwards, and looks like he's having an orgasm or something. Bret is my second favorite wrestler after Randy Savage, but I hate that figure: The discoloration of heads, arms and legs can be found on other figures not just the Bret Hart figure. I am not sure if they used different kinds of plastic for the heads and torsos and arms etc. Or if the parts were painted at different times and the color was not matched well. But I still think the overall design and playability of the figure was one of the best. But that is just my opinion.    |
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Jan 6, 2018 4:44:51 GMT -5
The discoloration thing sucks, and it seems to be something that's been happening alot the last few years. I've even seen MOCs with these problems.
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