guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Nov 4, 2021 10:30:05 GMT -5
On the topic of RVD, has anyone see the dude on Instagram crying over the rising sun attire? He’s Reaching EXTREMELY hard here apnews.com/article/2020-tokyo-olympics-sports-japan-japan-olympic-team-south-korea-olympic-team-5a50f35230a3330226cdc92bf4abc66dIn his culture, he's not reaching at all. I think instead of mocking him like a bunch of the responses I saw, maybe take a minute and actually put yourself in their shoes. That's how their culture feels about a very important time in their country's history and to completely discount their feelings on something that effected generations of people shows a complete lack of empathy. This issue isn't something that he or she pulled out of thin air. My cousin, who lives in Japan, told me about this decades ago and how it's not kosher in some cultures when I created a piece of art with a rising sun. Is it enough for Mattel to drop the figure? I don't know. But to completely discount that person's feeling is just ignorant.
|
|
guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Oct 29, 2021 9:52:13 GMT -5
So we've got the WCW TV Title from 1995-2000 and the WCW Tag Team Title from 1997-1998. Why is the Undertaker coming with the 1997-1998 belt ?. Because Mattel isn’t gonna do two different molds for a belt with relatively the same design. They likely chose this version to be the belt that represents everything from 1997-2001 Which belt would you choose if that’s the case? The set that was held by 5 teams or the set that was held by 25+ teams and is correct to the era that particular person held? That’s terrible justification. The WCW belts have been a blind spot for Mattel with exception of the first Tags thus far. If people can nitpick things like the stripes on Kane’s mask, then we can nitpick getting the titles right that people have asked about in every Q&A for the better part of 8-9 years.
|
|
guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Oct 28, 2021 19:34:25 GMT -5
It's not just the eagle. The scale is completely wrong as well. These belts were used as part of the Outsiders/Steiners storyline when the Outsiders introduced "bogus belts" during one of the most popular periods of pro wrestling history. Asking to get them right isn't a huge ask when this is literally their full time job. And before you try to dismiss this as not a big deal, I've made a complete side hustle with people who really care about this sorta stuff. But thanks for your sass that was completely based on ignorance. You'll get 'em next time bucko. Bruh just get Forbidden Figures to make the belt if you want it so bad, her belts are better than Mattel or Jazwares anyway Bruh, since we're giving unsolicited advice in this thread now, here's some for you: The next time you try to dunk on someone, get your facts in order and have some humility and grace when you're wrong instead of trying to pretend like you're the cool guy who's too cool to care. Especially when said person outlined in detail what exactly the issue is in the same thread prior to your very first response.
|
|
guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Oct 28, 2021 17:01:55 GMT -5
I advise you see an optometrist. Oh wow it’s got an eagle on one version and not the other. Listen I’m still waiting on scratch logo Attitude Era tag team belts so I think you’ll be waiting even longer for a WCW belt that’s exactly the same but with red paint and an etched in eagle It's not just the eagle. The scale is completely wrong as well. These belts were used as part of the Outsiders/Steiners storyline when the Outsiders introduced "bogus belts" during one of the most popular periods of pro wrestling history. Asking to get them right isn't a huge ask when this is literally their full time job. And before you try to dismiss this as not a big deal, I've made a complete side hustle with people who really care about this sorta stuff. But thanks for your sass that was completely based on ignorance. You'll get 'em next time bucko.
|
|
guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Oct 28, 2021 16:52:25 GMT -5
It’s the same belt with slightly different paint I advise you see an optometrist.
|
|
guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Oct 28, 2021 16:33:28 GMT -5
I guess it wouldn't be a true Mattel reveal if they didn't reveal figures with belts they never held. Both Steamboat and Undertaker never held those designs in their careers. okay Okay.
|
|
guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Oct 28, 2021 15:48:00 GMT -5
I guess it wouldn't be a true Mattel reveal if they didn't reveal figures with belts they never held. Both Steamboat and Undertaker never held those designs in their careers. I'm admittedly not good at remembering small details about belts. That's the wrong WCW Tag Title for 2001? Indeed. That's the V2 or the "bogus WCW Titles" the Outsiders introduced in late 97 with their feud with the Steiners. They were phased out in 1999 for the V3 which is larger and features an eagle which was the final design through the Invasion. Though, it looks like Mattel scaled this version closer to the size of the V3. The V2 should be a little smaller. The tags are a little more forgivable than Steamboat. That TV belt didn't come out until after he retired. It's not like the ECW belts where they're short on people under Legends deals that actually held the design. They're plenty of guys under Legends deals that held this version like Booker, Luger, DDP... Yes, the tags are similar designs, but c'mon. You're paid to notice the details.
|
|
guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Oct 28, 2021 15:36:56 GMT -5
I guess it wouldn't be a true Mattel reveal if they didn't reveal figures with belts they never held. Both Steamboat and Undertaker never held those designs in their careers.
|
|
guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Oct 27, 2021 11:02:26 GMT -5
Great signings.
I know both lines have gotten some slack for being so ECW heavy, but you really have to put things into perspective of why that is. ECW was the 3rd biggest company during arguably the most successful period of wrestling history. A lot of those guys own their names/gimmicks/IPs which makes them very appealing to sign with less red tape to sort through. Hopefully we don't get to the point where they're just signing anybody that had a cup of coffee in ECW though. Even Roadkill is pretty borderline to me.
|
|
guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Oct 27, 2021 9:08:56 GMT -5
Yeah, it's too early to do a ring. Or even one at all. We have a Hasbro and Mattel already. And it's pretty likely Mattel will re-release their ring again. I don't see the demand for a more accurate ring like Mattel did with their crowd-sourcing ring. That really doesn't fall in line with the spirit of the Retros.
|
|
guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Oct 23, 2021 13:52:36 GMT -5
This is a step back for Chella. Way too short. The skintone is too dark to the point where it could pass as a skintone for a hispanic or lighter skinned black person. Pretty disappointing after the improvements on Hayabusa. But that's the nature of the beast when it comes to the way they produce their figures. It's going to be hit or miss and this one is a miss for me after holding in person. In the future, I'll probably be holding off on pre-orders until I see pictures of the actual final products.
|
|
guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Oct 22, 2021 15:39:16 GMT -5
In case anyone missed the stickied thread, both versions of Jay White are up on RSC for pre-order.
|
|
guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Oct 22, 2021 11:33:52 GMT -5
I just came to post this as well! Oddly enough, I just watched her episode of Dark Side of the Ring. While it looks good…nothing about it looks like a Hasbro/Retro style figure. I was thinking the same thing. I wonder if they're taking a different approach since she was more of a manager/valet during her time with Bam Bam and HBK (sans the mixed matches with Dink) vs. Bull who was an active wrestler during her New Gen time?
|
|
guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Oct 19, 2021 19:33:48 GMT -5
This may be too early to think about or answer - but if this reaches the goal, would follow up projects also require a kickstarter? Or would there be enough room to forge ahead as a self-funded company?
|
|
guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Oct 19, 2021 16:45:24 GMT -5
Honest question: How do you want him to "focus" on his product being released? Do you want him to fly to Asia and oversee everything? Maybe even do some painting himself? We're in the spot where it's just a waiting game at this point for S1. In the meantime, he's posting pictures of hard resin copies for series 2 that are being prepped to be sent to Asia*. This line is moving forward at the fastest possible pace to be successful. You don't sit on your butt and just wait for Series 1 to be done before moving onto the next wave. Otherwise, you'll have people bitching about the production time for Series 2. You have to keep grinding especially when you have competition signing available talent. ~~~~~~~~~ *On a somewhat related side note, this is really promising as he didn't show the hard copies of S1 until after pre-orders, so hopefully the gap between S1 and S2 won't be too large. I'm hoping once S1 and S2 really get going and he's figures out the flow of the process, the waves will really start rolling out. Sure I would be happy if he took himself off to another place for a while lol. But your question, My point is signing all this talent is not that big of a deal unless product is being produced. So you mean to tell me if series one or two flops big time he is still going to make all those figures he has signed. Again looking at Chella’s output regardless of the process is proving more effective. He needs to makes sure series one and two are successful to ensure longevity of his line and having the means to produce figures of all his signings. Also to clarify I hope he does do well. I am not after anyone he has signed other than Todd Pettengill and it would be cool if that gets made I would pick that up. He's already stated the sales of Series 1 exceeded expectations which is part of the reason he's moving forward with production of Series 2. So your view is based almost entirely on a hypothetical situation that most likely won't happen by all indicators at this point, barring any large disaster.
|
|
guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Oct 19, 2021 10:42:11 GMT -5
Honest question: How do you want him to "focus" on his product being released? Do you want him to fly to Asia and oversee everything? Maybe even do some painting himself? We're in the spot where it's just a waiting game at this point for S1. In the meantime, he's posting pictures of hard resin copies for series 2 that are being prepped to be sent to Asia*. This line is moving forward at the fastest possible pace to be successful. You don't sit on your butt and just wait for Series 1 to be done before moving onto the next wave. Otherwise, you'll have people bitching about the production time for Series 2. You have to keep grinding especially when you have competition signing available talent.
~~~~~~~~~
*On a somewhat related side note, this is really promising as he didn't show the hard copies of S1 until after pre-orders, so hopefully the gap between S1 and S2 won't be too large. I'm hoping once S1 and S2 really get going and he's figures out the flow of the process, the waves will really start rolling out.
|
|
guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Oct 18, 2021 16:20:21 GMT -5
Most of the "leaks" that don't turn out to be true are just are placeholder lineups, outdated lineups or just straight up fake.
|
|
guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Oct 13, 2021 19:41:53 GMT -5
To help clarify something that was being discussed: it may be possible that the Pre-orders were more or less reservations and ZST was planning on having the item in stock on his website (and possibly through other online retailers). If that is the case, it might change how some feel about future pre orders but it’s definitely worth tracking if you are a customer. It seems like he implied he reopened them for 24 hours in because he had advertising on the mat for the GCW show with Mox/Gage and Cardona/Effy.
|
|
guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Oct 13, 2021 17:04:36 GMT -5
I really like Chella's and Zombie's figures. Just want to clarify on the earlier post about the figures being printed in China. Do you mean they are 3D printed and there are no molds? Wonder how much that actually costs. Thanks for the info as that is fascinating if it's that simple. I can get into detail a little bit more later when I have time, but Chella does use molds for the very final product. It's all the steps in between the design phase and the final product that differ greatly.
|
|
guster
Main Eventer
WF 15 Year Member
Joined on: Dec 23, 2001 10:56:51 GMT -5
Posts: 3,194
|
Post by guster on Oct 13, 2021 13:27:34 GMT -5
Top companies compare their products to the competitor in adverts all the time (even side by side) in the States without mentioning the name directly, which is exactly what he did. He's confident in his product that he has worked very hard on. I think that's where part of his saltiness comes from. He came up with this idea awhile ago and was beat to the punch via this made to print method which he views as a "short cut". Is it? I personally don't think so. It's just different. But after personally seeing how Chella's figures are produced compared to his, he has every right to be confident his figures will be higher quality in my personal opinion. Will they be? Only time will tell.
|
|