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Post by rastlinfigures on Dec 3, 2018 13:32:36 GMT -5
I was rummaging through my old collection the other day, and I thought I'd do a side-by-side comparison of my two Commissioner Michaels figures. The shorter one on the left is from the late 90’s Jakks line (part of the bone crunchers line - but the managers and suited figures mostly never had that feature). The other figure is the recent one released by Mattel in the Walmart build-a-figure set. They are roughly two decades apart in terms of their release dates (makes me feel old). I obtained the older one as a kid.
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Post by Chicago on Dec 3, 2018 13:55:24 GMT -5
I was thinking of doing this myself. Thanks for saving me the time.  Once I had it in hand, BAF HBK didn't seem so bad. I added it to my Attitude Era display almost a week ago and having something new to complement the other pieces is always a plus. I still stand by this though: Michaels is almost an exact reproduction of the BCA Commissioner Michaels, so the childhood nostalgia meter is high for me. But Austin is a tough sell. I paid less for the DM with a better vest and 3 belts. I just wish they could have done something a little more unique for the figure.  The main difference here is that you have to spend $70+ to build Mattel's figure, whereas the Superstars Series 8 "Team Corporate" Jakks figure only cost $5-7 at retail in 1999. From head to toe, the Jakks figure sculpt was completely new for its time. The accessories included with the figure were also fully painted. |
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Post by legendsguy on Dec 3, 2018 14:11:26 GMT -5
lol we've come a long way folks
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Post by Thought Collector on Dec 3, 2018 14:11:27 GMT -5
I still have that BCA Michaels along with his hat and briefcase-before they granted you title matches  lol. And I also have the Shane McMahon that used the same body. I loved the early days of the BCA/Superstars figures. |
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Post by Chicago on Dec 3, 2018 14:17:26 GMT -5
I still have that BCA Michaels along with his hat and briefcase-before they granted you title matches lol. And I also have the Shane McMahon that used the same body. Even though you hardly got the head sculpt likenesses I loved the early days of the BCA/Superstars figures. This is partially true. Shane's torso was different from that of Commissioner Michaels. |
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Dec 3, 2018 14:25:34 GMT -5
I wish Mattel would make more suited figures with the open jacket. Trying to think if anyone but Shane has the open coat.
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Post by rastlinfigures on Dec 3, 2018 14:42:06 GMT -5
I was thinking of doing this myself. Thanks for saving me the time. Once I had it in hand, BAF HBK didn't seem so bad. I added it to my Attitude Era display almost a week ago and having something new to complement the other pieces is always a plus. I still stand by this though: The main difference here is that you have to spend $70+ to build Mattel's figure, whereas the Superstars Series 8 "Team Corporate" Jakks figure only cost $5-7 at retail in 1999. From head to toe, the Jakks figure sculpt was completely new for its time. The accessories included with the figure were also fully painted. I had forgotten about the hat and briefcase that came with the older figure. I'm sure I still have them somewhere buried in my storage bins. |
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Post by rastlinfigures on Dec 3, 2018 14:42:46 GMT -5
I wish Mattel would make more suited figures with the open jacket. Trying to think if anyone but Shane has the open coat. Agree. |
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Post by aboyes1989 on Dec 3, 2018 15:10:00 GMT -5
Is it just me, that scan looks way off.
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Post by cantu1984 on Dec 3, 2018 15:55:51 GMT -5
This is one figure I hope they re-visit down the line. I wish he looked more like the picture on the old BCA figure.
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Post by HandsomeHollywood on Dec 3, 2018 16:15:50 GMT -5
I was thinking of doing this myself. Thanks for saving me the time. Once I had it in hand, BAF HBK didn't seem so bad. I added it to my Attitude Era display almost a week ago and having something new to complement the other pieces is always a plus. I still stand by this though: The main difference here is that you have to spend $70+ to build Mattel's figure, whereas the Superstars Series 8 "Team Corporate" Jakks figure only cost $5-7 at retail in 1999. From head to toe, the Jakks figure sculpt was completely new for its time. The accessories included with the figure were also fully painted. Didn't the suited Shane with the pinstripes come before this commissioner Michaels? I thought I remembered thinking the mold was old. A lot of us will be showing our ages in this thread. |
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Post by Self-Savior on Dec 3, 2018 16:45:19 GMT -5
I was thinking of doing this myself. Thanks for saving me the time. Once I had it in hand, BAF HBK didn't seem so bad. I added it to my Attitude Era display almost a week ago and having something new to complement the other pieces is always a plus. I still stand by this though:
Didn't the suited Shane with the pinstripes come before this commissioner Michaels? I thought I remembered thinking the mold was old. A lot of us will be showing our ages in this thread. Nope. Shane in suit came in the same set. I remember getting this at Walmart the day after I stayed up all night watching a Friday the 13th marathon on TNT at a friend's house in Aug of '99. |
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Post by Thought Collector on Dec 3, 2018 16:45:50 GMT -5
I was thinking of doing this myself. Thanks for saving me the time. Once I had it in hand, BAF HBK didn't seem so bad. I added it to my Attitude Era display almost a week ago and having something new to complement the other pieces is always a plus. I still stand by this though:
Didn't the suited Shane with the pinstripes come before this commissioner Michaels? I thought I remembered thinking the mold was old. A lot of us will be showing our ages in this thread. I'm not sure on that but they were both in Series 8. I don't remember seeing it used before that but there was a bit similar style with the first announcer Vince McMahon in the Ringside Collection holding a microphone also. |
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Post by Chicago on Dec 3, 2018 17:45:54 GMT -5
Didn't the suited Shane with the pinstripes come before this commissioner Michaels? I thought I remembered thinking the mold was old. A lot of us will be showing our ages in this thread. Nope. Shane in suit came in the same set. I remember getting this at Walmart the day after I stayed up all night watching a Friday the 13th marathon on TNT at a friend's house in Aug of '99. Yep. Here's a close look at the two suited figures featured on the back of the card.  Didn't the suited Shane with the pinstripes come before this commissioner Michaels? I thought I remembered thinking the mold was old. A lot of us will be showing our ages in this thread. I'm not sure on that but they were both in Series 8. I don't remember seeing it used before that but there was a bit similar style with the first announcer Vince McMahon in the Ringside Collection holding a microphone also. Ringside Collection Vince had his own unique mold; the body was all one solid piece (minus the arms that could move up and down), and it didn't have the right elbow articulation. |
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Post by Thought Collector on Dec 3, 2018 18:00:05 GMT -5
Nope. Shane in suit came in the same set. I remember getting this at Walmart the day after I stayed up all night watching a Friday the 13th marathon on TNT at a friend's house in Aug of '99. Yep. Here's a close look at the two suited figures featured on the back of the card. I'm not sure on that but they were both in Series 8. I don't remember seeing it used before that but there was a bit similar style with the first announcer Vince McMahon in the Ringside Collection holding a microphone also. Ringside Collection Vince had his own unique mold; the body was all one solid piece, and it didn't come with right elbow articulation either. Yeah, I remember Conan O'Brien making fun of the figure's lack of movement when he had Vince on as a guest years ago lol. Much like how they did the Sable, Marlena and looks like Backlund/Clarence Mason too I think. I still have those ones too besides I believe the awesome looking Marlena sadly. I did really like how they made them more 'statuesque' figures compared to the typical BCA wrestling roster. Helped to better place them in the ringside/background type role and I loved how they tried to give them more unique poses/sculpts to get the personalities. It was just a shame that Vince couldn't sit down lol but still really like the figures. The only other ones I didn't pick up were Cornette, Honky Tonk Man and Commissioner Slaughter. |
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Post by HandsomeHollywood on Dec 3, 2018 18:13:34 GMT -5
Didn't the suited Shane with the pinstripes come before this commissioner Michaels? I thought I remembered thinking the mold was old. A lot of us will be showing our ages in this thread. I'm not sure on that but they were both in Series 8. I don't remember seeing it used before that but there was a bit similar style with the first announcer Vince McMahon in the Ringside Collection holding a microphone also. I only ended up getting Michaels, Bossman and Shamrock of this set. I did have all of series 6, 7 and 9 however. I remember getting up super early and walking to the old K-Mart to get series 5 (I think) Austin. |
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Post by afwanimations on Dec 3, 2018 19:42:46 GMT -5
I wish Mattel would make more suited figures with the open jacket. Trying to think if anyone but Shane has the open coat. The raw gm mick foley from the battle pack with Stephanie mcmahon has the open coat. |
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on Dec 3, 2018 22:01:58 GMT -5
I wish Mattel would make more suited figures with the open jacket. Trying to think if anyone but Shane has the open coat. When I got the Festival of Friendship set the first thing I did was cut Jericho’s jacket open with an exacto knife because it bothered me so much |
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