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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Nov 16, 2023 15:17:01 GMT -5
Dusty Rhodes in the red cactus robe would be a really nice pairing!
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Nov 16, 2023 15:07:49 GMT -5
There's still a mystery figure in Legends 22, right? The one with The Sultan? That combined with the 'coming soon' nature of the announcement makes me wonder if we'll see it there. I hope it's Buddy Rogers.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Nov 15, 2023 18:36:59 GMT -5
That Asuka robe is unreal. Seeing that '97 Paul Bearer in-hand has only made me want it more.
Definitely some good stuff coming out soon, and now I'm curious who we can pair with Bruno that is on the horizon...they already did Larry Z, so maybe Buddy Rogers? It would make a lot of sense to try and get the very first 'WWE' Champion in the line. Put a sticker on the box or something so people know the significance.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Nov 14, 2023 18:01:08 GMT -5
I want to highlight how much Mattel improved Dude Love.
First is the released Elite from years ago: I like this figure more than some people do, it has a lot of colorful deco, but it is clearly missing blue in the headband and claw. Also, the tye dye attempt leaves so much extra blue and doesn't look quite right. Moving onto the present day figure... Here is the prototype sample of 3 Faces of Foley from SDCC '23 from earlier this year: The improvement to the headband and the mandible claw looks great, but I honestly think the shirt looks awful. There's so much yellow, the Dude Love logo is blurry and awkwardly small, and the shirt cut looks scrawny. I was so disappointed in this prototype. Here is what the final product will look like as revealed today at Ringside Fest: What an improvement! The logo is nice and big, it looks like a higher-quality print, there's more shades of blue and less yellow in the tye dye, the shirt looks fuller, and all the improvements to the claw and headband from SDCC remained intact! Well done, Mattel! This is the best Dude Love figure ever by any company. I'm happy with my original Ringside Cactus and the Amazon Mankind, but this Dude is a definite purchase now with all these improvements.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Nov 14, 2023 16:36:14 GMT -5
Oh man, the Foley 3-pack packaging looks great; 3 individual boxes within one. Foley seems so genuinely pleased by this choice. EDIT: Shirt on Dude looks improved from the last sample, too!
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Nov 14, 2023 16:17:59 GMT -5
Ohhhh that Logan Paul looks sweet! Never thought I'd say that in my life, but I dig the blue/yellow gear.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Nov 14, 2023 16:06:05 GMT -5
Holy crap, they're doing Legends green Ted Dibiase already again in Basics. I just bought the Legends one for 25% off at Target last week.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Nov 14, 2023 15:03:20 GMT -5
Month 1: Jan 2010. Strangely, one of the first things I saw was Series 2 of the 2-packs at Kmart. My first figure was "Basic 0" or "Signature Series" Jericho with the purple version of the SAVE ME tights.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Nov 14, 2023 2:35:38 GMT -5
Sounds like X-Pac will be one of the following:
-'98 (most likely I'd say) in his original red X-Pac gear. This look has been done once by Mattel as a Basic a long time ago. -'99 (least likely I'd say) in his white and red (or orange?) singlet. This was just done as a Legends figure. -'00 in his black singlet with green. They did this attire a long time ago as an Elite. Decent chance of a redo. -'01 in his black long tights w/ yellow logos. This one would be interesting simply because it's a unique look and he has both the WCW cruiser belt and the WWF light-heavyweight.
Still holding out hope for one day getting that DX jersey figure with the '99 green/white tights (perfect variant candidate). He unfortunately never wore either of those at Summerslam, so they can't be included.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Nov 6, 2023 13:55:23 GMT -5
Have you ever considered making fantasy 'What If?' attires such as a green DX Kane, WCW/nWo Shawn Michaels, etc. or likewise maybe the red & black Undertaker from the In Your House video game shoot?
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Nov 4, 2023 23:26:58 GMT -5
This rare blue shirt look from '86 would be awesome: He had white trunks, blue pads, and white boots. Combine that with the early Hulkamania shirt and bandana, and it'd be a pretty unique looking Hulk. They've made a few in white and/or blue, but not this combination and definitely not with this shirt.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Nov 2, 2023 16:56:37 GMT -5
Attitude Era Dudleyz in the red/black/white/gray camo with Bubba, D-Von, Spike, and maybe Stacy would be a really cool set. I'd get that one. Team Angle would look great with all the accessories they'd have. Hardyz & Lita would be cool in the purple/blue/green sort of look as 3-Extreme. They should definitely do nWo, but I'd pass since I have ones I'm happy with already. Now if they did the nWo expansion with Steiner, Buff, Norton, and maybe Hennig or Vincent? Hell yeah. Now that Pillman is likely to be doable again soon, a Hart Foundation '97 4-pack would be pretty cool. They could do Bulldog in his Badd Blood red/blue split attire, Anvil in all black, Pillman in HF street gear, and then whichever Bret. I'd buy that to keep in the box. Maybe throw in a few Slammys as a nod to Owen ala the Yokozuna Hall of Fame figure with the extra tag belt.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Oct 25, 2023 17:06:23 GMT -5
Every time I pass that Savage with the purple robe, I consider buying it for my Legends 5 Savage in orange. I'm currently using the Jakks CS Freebirds red cape-thing for him, but those orange stars would go so well with his attire.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Oct 23, 2023 15:32:19 GMT -5
I hope they make Dude's shirt look better in the meantime. That newer print style they use that goes directly on the fabric looks blurry and almost bootleg-like. He also looks a little too skinny. The other improvements are great.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Oct 20, 2023 3:48:09 GMT -5
I just had to buy Kama & D'lo on the secondary market. Luckily it was only a few dollars more than my Target pre-order that got canceled. I did find Kama in stores but never D'lo. The other one recently I missed out on was the blue Ken Shamrock. I found the green one a few times, but never the blue. They really should've reversed the chase on that one - Shamrock only wore the green at the tail end of this WWE run, the blue was more iconic to the Corporation times. Nevertheless, I've found most of what I have wanted. I can't seem to ever find Ted DiBiase. I saw the old Hall of Fame one in wrestling gear with the basketball, but never the 4 suited Legends ones.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Oct 6, 2023 17:21:12 GMT -5
There goes my D'lo/Kama, too. Target just kicked my sorry ass out on the street.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Oct 1, 2023 12:56:41 GMT -5
Now that they updated the Basic legs, I would love this for the right people. Aside from deco-heavy suited guys like Jimmy Hart (and even some of his would be fine as Basics), I don't feel like most suited guys/managers need all the bells and whistles. It'd be cool to get some of the divas/women this way, too. A $12 Jaqueline or Ivory is easier to justify than a $22 that just comes with a women's belt. Howard Finkel as a standard release and not a BAF is an easy $12 purchase.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Oct 1, 2023 12:47:33 GMT -5
Great, now we're going back to Jakks with roided-out Kurt Angles with big cloth singlets.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Sept 28, 2023 16:03:56 GMT -5
Mr. Perfect definitely could use a hotdog. His figures feel very imperfect, and a new thicker singlet mold with a tan could do him wonders. I like the recent heads they've done for him, so those are fine as is.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Sept 27, 2023 23:46:46 GMT -5
I love the idea above (ztg) about doing a Faarooq in his post-Nation, pre-Acolyte gear as the chase.
The things they need to do with a redo of that Rock/Faarooq 2-pack:
1) Make Rock's torso less ripped. The one they use for most AE Rock figures is totally fine. They jacked him up to the gills last time for some reason. 2) Make Faarooq less dark. The dude didn't look anything like his figure skintone wise. He's not that dark.
I would buy them both again with those corrections. They'd be good candidates for the GH line so long as these two main issues are fixed, but they'd fit perfectly into the MNW line, as well.
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