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Post by newgenandy on Apr 23, 2024 12:34:25 GMT -5
I’m with you. I’ve learned over time that a smaller collection can actually look nicer and more organized, comfortable and fun. Maturity in middle age, perhaps? I also think it’s more interesting for discussion too If someone curates a collection on eras, superstars, particular PPVs or feuds, based on what they had as a kid etc is far more interesting I’m all for going all in on a collection if it’s limited in some way, e.g. there’s been 3 wwe hall of fame funko pops spread out a bit and I’m going to go all in on those as they seem to be very few and far between and uniform boxes etc But as far as figures so I only have the hasbros on display I had as a kid and Mattel’s I have my fave wrestlers - bam bam, bret and Seth. With my star wars Lego it’s key moments from the films primarily the 18+ or anniversary sets.
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Post by newgenandy on Apr 15, 2024 12:34:37 GMT -5
Someone like hogan I prefer the more unexpected looks.
We can debate what shirt or bandana etc he needs but let’s face it - if you go hulkamania he’s always red and yellow and it’s boring.
Same as how I loved the blue hart foundation cos it was different. I’d love to see a young trunks stampede era bret too and a survivor series 93 bret.
Stunning Steve was much better than another austin with black trunks and black boots.
Taker, warrior, savage etc have many different looks but hogan not so much apart from the shirt which he didn’t even wrestle in. Let Mattel have fun and get creative and try different looks.
I’d even go a step further and let them have real fun, almost in the vein of marvels ‘what if’ series. What if luger had joined million dollar corporation and have a million dollar corporation inspired luger, what if ddp had joined the nwo and have an nwo ddp etc. have real fun with the line
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Post by newgenandy on Apr 10, 2024 12:07:16 GMT -5
Got the taker and kane hof pops. Deffo Need to get the warrior snd going all in on these. I hope they do more, esp a bret one
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Post by newgenandy on Apr 8, 2024 15:48:50 GMT -5
Picked up a few things this past weekend
Hogan wm3 cover pop
Star Wars A new hope huuuuge poster size with Luke and R2
2x sets of the wwe bitty pops (bret, gene and Shawn set and Batista taker and bulldog set. Got hogan snd rock as the secret ones)
Found a localish store with taker hall of fame so should hopefully be getting that tomorrow. I think for wwe unless it’s bret I’m gonna go just for the hof ones
Also got ozzy from the live after hours radio set he did in 81
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Post by newgenandy on Apr 1, 2024 14:44:18 GMT -5
I’m not a sting fan
However I do think he’s one who deserves the 3 pack hogan treatment.
A surfer, crow, Wolfpack are different enough snd he’s a big enough star to have that imo
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 30, 2024 4:08:23 GMT -5
It's actually really perplexing to me that someone who should be as simple to make as Mr. Perfect, they haven't gotten right yet. There isn't a ton of deco to deal with, first of all, You don't have to deal with stuff like Bret's hair-in-the-face that supposedly the reason we never get a good Bret sculpt, His body type isn't insanely difficult, even if you did custom mold the torso, you could use it for every single subsequent Perfect, and really, all around, these should be easy as pie figures to make. So why haven't they gotten it right yet??? you could say it’s really PERFECTplexing… I’m here every week, leave tips at the bar. Thank you and good night
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 29, 2024 5:55:24 GMT -5
Owen brawler available today
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 26, 2024 15:22:08 GMT -5
Are these somewhat dead now?
Obviously they’re still going but down to 6 a year, not even a thread about them on the first page here when there used to be a spoiler / review where each crate was speculated on, reviewed, discussed inquire some detail.
People on here are the key market I’d think for them. I know brawlers still get discussed but not the crates themselves.
I think it’s a shame as if there’s wrestlers I like (such as the golden era ones they’ve done) they’re great value - even just for the shirts if nothing else
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 26, 2024 9:01:08 GMT -5
Since we’re talking bulldog ultimate
Steve could something like his attire from the battle royale at the royal Albert hall show be considered along with the trophy he got for winning? Or would the trophy mould be too much since it would be a one off and not suitable for any other figure? The show was a huge deal over here in the uk and my favourite vhs as a kid.
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 26, 2024 8:52:20 GMT -5
Only a few Seth’s for me since he’s the greatest thing to wrestling since bret and Shawn 30 years ago
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 26, 2024 8:47:31 GMT -5
I have a simple rule of thumb which is
1. 6 months. Have I used the item in 6 months? If not it goes
2. Do I enjoy the item? This is the bit more pertinent to collecting. If I collect something I want to enjoy it. Star Wars Lego being the best example. I enjoy the building process than when cleaning or rearranging the collection I can take time to marvel at the intricacies and engineering involved. Change up the display and combat scenes etc. I had a huge amount of figured I got rid off cos they were just up the loft collecting dust.
If you don’t have the collection on display or enjoy it I’d get rid but we each have our own collecting rules, habits and quirks which I’d part of what makes it fun imo
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 25, 2024 12:52:20 GMT -5
Bret hart in all pink (mania 9 style) with the winged eagles around his waist moc
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 16, 2024 16:47:02 GMT -5
I do like and appreciate BAFs
But I also loved the heartbreak hotel snd summerslam sets we got a few years back
Going back even further the APA table and door which cone with figures.
It’d be cool if it was say: quarter 1 wave of BAF, quarter 2 wave of backstage / interview set, quarter 3 wave of BAF, quarter 4 accessory type pack so we get a nice mix over the year
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 15, 2024 13:52:19 GMT -5
Wasnt i supposed to get Todd in January? My assumption with Zombie is that he's in a good factory, but he's bottom of the barrel in it his order volumes are definitely not the factory's number 1 priority, it would amaze me if he's anywhere near their top 10 clients
he may position himself as a big player, but it's a small market, and these factories have much bigger contracts/clients than a company outputting products for a niche within a niche
whilst he's got his own expectations, unless he's ordering in a large enough volume for the factory to give a toss, he will be told where in the production queue his products sit, and if there are delays or urgent orders for a higher priority client, then his orders (like others) would get bumped to meet a deadline for a more 'important' client
but he can't say this publicly, because he would argue it devalues his company's status and reputation, but it's how business works.
I think this is the issue When people say why doesn’t he explain delays it’s because he can’t say “the factory had me lined up for production in august but marvel put ab order in and their order of 50k figures, earning the factory $x shoves my order of 1500 figures earning the factory only $y down another 6 months.” Then 3 months into that hasbro put in an order knocking him back another 6 months. He went for “the best” factory which while admirable means he’s probably the smallest fish in that pond. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to say: mattel, hasbro, super 7, neca, four horsemen, boss fight are probably all putting in bigger orders
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 12, 2024 14:31:37 GMT -5
Red And Yellow Hulk Hogan 91 With The WWE Championship Belt Not Around His waist Mint On Card
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 9, 2024 7:41:43 GMT -5
With the rvd being shown are they doing ecw as a brand in the war?
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 5, 2024 12:37:11 GMT -5
Sensational cheri had so many great looks. Again paired with macho would work best People were crying out on here for a Chyna, did it not move?
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 4, 2024 4:04:55 GMT -5
I agree that everything pre-1985 is lacking, but I just can’t get enough of 1992. I know it’s well represented, but man, do I love that year. Make anything from then and I’ll buy it. I think that particular year was the perfect bridge between two eras - you still had warrior and savage etc but also the year ended with Bret as champ and yoko debuted towards the end of the year etc and headshrinkers etc
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 3, 2024 12:34:14 GMT -5
I didn’t pick them up yesterday and now I’m kicking myself lol hopefully they’ll go back up Honestly, I don’t like them that much hence didn’t pull the trigger but thinking it overnight I decided I want to try and complete the set. So far o think it’s just these snd the warrior out which didn’t come out in the uk? Warrior was on Funko Europe. Honestly, Undertaker is decent, it appears to be similar to his first pop but his hair is longer and is brown as is his beard plus his eyeliner. It’s actually a really cool pop. Kane is ok, no idea why they didn’t give him a goatee. I don’t do buying online - especially for collectibles as I’ve had less than ideal condition stuff come through before. I’ll wait and see if they pop up again in smyths and if so think I’ll grab them
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 3, 2024 9:14:55 GMT -5
Update, popped back into the same smyths and not only are they gone but the label is too and the space on the shelf. Considering they’ve not been on the website I wonder if they put them out too early? My smiths is small and stuff doesn’t move that quick for them to have genuinely sold out in less than 24 hrs They did the same with the Edge & Kane 2 pack. It’s been on shelves for about 3 weeks before it went up on the website and it went up as soon as the US started getting it in stores too which was strange, like you say, as if Smyths jumped the gun a bit. I’m sure there are reasons for it. I’m not complaining though, I thought for sure HOF Kane at least was going to end up a US exclusive limited to 5000 pieces so for it to come out in Smyths the day before fanatics put it up for sale is a bonus. I didn’t pick them up yesterday and now I’m kicking myself lol hopefully they’ll go back up Honestly, I don’t like them that much hence didn’t pull the trigger but thinking it overnight I decided I want to try and complete the set. So far o think it’s just these snd the warrior out which didn’t come out in the uk?
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