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Post by Bandalero on Jun 10, 2019 8:32:22 GMT -5
If they were first time in the line figure or stuff that actually sells I’d be more inclined to buy at full price. Why would I waste Money on something I know will go down? Because wrestling and figure collecting is your hobby. So much so you've deciated your life to being a wrestling figure forum website moderator and you want the company that makes the dolls you buy to do well so they can make more and your passion can go on. Not rocket surgery bro bro. what a drama queen. This line will die, like the dozens of other failed lines Mattel has put out there. You buying these figures at $25+ isn't going to save it. Mattel is a 100+ year toy company; they have enough slush funding and stronger brands like Barbie to compensate for the loss, so at the end of the day they know more about toy manufacturing than any of us, and probably could care less if this line succeeds or not. You're not some holier-than-thou doll collector so cut the judgmental comments. what ~*Young $ Money*~ should do is give you a warning for your inappropriate name on a forum frequented by kids.
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Post by Bandalero on Jun 8, 2019 20:26:05 GMT -5
The likeness on that figure is way off IMO, it looks more like Steve Harvey than Iron Sheik.
Thanks bro, now I can’t unsee that. Buying potential went down to zero
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Post by Bandalero on Jun 8, 2019 18:29:25 GMT -5
I just need Matt’s figure pointing hand for Macho Man.
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Post by Bandalero on Jun 6, 2019 14:10:31 GMT -5
thank god Jinder was in street clothes, it would have looked really odd of him to fly in wrestling trunks
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Post by Bandalero on Jun 5, 2019 7:45:47 GMT -5
I'm trying to shorten Flair/Rooster's heights not make them taller . When I'm done experimenting I'll post some comparison shots. Flair's height gets really noticeable when he towers over HOF Ricky Steamboat (who really is too short). I think some Sting calves would boost Steamboat's height. Oh damn sorry for the misunderstanding haha! Well, in this case someone with the Flair skinyone is Ziggler. I also suggest EG Kurt Angle no worries, so I did the switches last night (forgot to take pics), using Kurt Angle calves. The other secret is to use smaller knee disc connectors to make them even shorter. Now Flair & Rooster are around Macho Man and Ultimate Warrior factory-made heights, which makes everyone more-or-less in-scale again.
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Post by Bandalero on Jun 4, 2019 11:51:09 GMT -5
thanks! I have a kurt angle in my collection so I compared his calves which is the same as Paul Orndorffs' - I'm going to experiment because I think the knee disc/calves would bring Flair and Taylor down to the right height. They both have long thighs an end up being 6'3" when they should be like 6' or 6' 1"...oh first world problems. Now that i think about it you could even try with Orton’s ones. They’re pretty tall, 99% sure they’re taller than Flair’s and Rooster’s ones. I'm trying to shorten Flair/Rooster's heights not make them taller . When I'm done experimenting I'll post some comparison shots. Flair's height gets really noticeable when he towers over HOF Ricky Steamboat (who really is too short). I think some Sting calves would boost Steamboat's height.
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Post by Bandalero on Jun 4, 2019 11:30:04 GMT -5
Am i the only one who can't stand the oversided hands in elites. Guys like hawkins look ridiculous with that fist. Its cartoonishly big like something out of a fpw game. I swapped them back with regular sized elite hands. and they give all Braun Strowman figures tiny hands!
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Post by Bandalero on Jun 4, 2019 10:51:12 GMT -5
Last night was the fastest walk to the ring I ever saw 'taker do. I think he really over does it. His entrance is 10 mins long, I'm glad he got cut off. But he hit the post! Finished his sentence and was done.
I'm so happy for the enforced cut-off. RAW use to take too much advantage to show crap with their run-overs. This holds them accountable now.
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Post by Bandalero on Jun 4, 2019 9:23:32 GMT -5
Are neck pegs all the same length? or are there short and long ones? What I've found is that they have standardized the neck peg in the last few years - and it's shorter (hence the no-neck syndrome we see on some figures). I've only found longer neck pegs on older figures - and I wish I could remember who because it would be a good factory fix for no-neck figures, so unfortunately cotton wool is your best and cheapest alternative.
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Post by Bandalero on Jun 4, 2019 6:25:34 GMT -5
Bandalero i’m pretty sure HHH’s calves are taller than Flair’s ones and they fit the medium size boots since HHH has them. thanks! I have a kurt angle in my collection so I compared his calves which is the same as Paul Orndorffs' - I'm going to experiment because I think the knee disc/calves would bring Flair and Taylor down to the right height. They both have long thighs an end up being 6'3" when they should be like 6' or 6' 1"...oh first world problems.
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Post by Bandalero on Jun 3, 2019 22:06:33 GMT -5
quick question for you guys. I'm not happy with Ric Flair or Terry Taylor's height, and I think it's in the calves.
Can anyone tell me if Triple H calves are the same as Kurt Angle/Paul Ordnorff/Chad Gabel-type calves? I don't know if there are any short flesh-tone calves that are tapered to fit medium size boots.
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Post by Bandalero on Jun 3, 2019 13:09:05 GMT -5
Takeover always impresses no doubt.
Opening match winner was predictable (if he wants to have any legitimacy against Brock), but man it was so impactful! Great showing again by Riddle.
I don't see why there's so much love for the Street Profits. Everyone loves Montez Ford, nobody remembers the other dude's name. Montez is the breakaway star of this team and has carried it from day one. They should have been an enhancement team, every tag team on the roster doesn't need to win the belts. I hope Orchin/Berch and the Forgotten Sons never win these belts, or else who is going to make the really good teams look great?
Breeze vs. Dream is what it was, not bad, but not 5-star, but the right guy went over.
I thank God every day that I can see thicc Auska on Tuesdays and thicc Io on Wednesdays...I don't care if they win or lose, I just love watching them. I fear I might explode if I try to youtube an auska vs io match...hell I'm going to go do that right now.
Cole vs. Gargano II are two guys I care nothing about. Yes they are both techincally sound, but to me they both lack charisma. I feel they are both transition champs until the real deal gets back in the ring - Chiampa!
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Post by Bandalero on Jun 3, 2019 10:09:34 GMT -5
check out my signature for all the Surfer Stings that have been made:
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Post by Bandalero on Jun 3, 2019 6:29:39 GMT -5
"get your Hardy tucked"...and rubbed c'mon someone else was thinking it
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Post by Bandalero on May 30, 2019 21:09:40 GMT -5
Ambrose was too good for the WWE No, he really wasn't. He was overrated from day one. You only have to look at that ridiculous thread we had going on here, before he'd even appeared on WWE television. Going back to those pre-WWE Moxley promos, he'll always come off as a poor man's Punk, to me. I can't speak for the rabid "AEW vs WWF" hardcore fans who want to put either company out of business. But from a purely business perspective - competition is a good thing. WCW was able to compete on par with WWF because it had the billionaire funding behind it. Realistically that's the only way a wrestling company can compete with the global juggernaut that is the WWE machine. AEW has a billionaire investor, they have the potential to draw top names, and they have a x-factor in the sense that Cody/Dustin have Dusty's DNA and we all know how ahead of his time Dusty was in innovating wrestling. Do I want AWE to drive WWE out of business? Not at all, but when one company betters their storyline, ups their production, and invests in their talent - it speaks in ratings and network contracts - and that's when everyone takes notice. I think competition is great for business. The worse thing that ever happened to the WWF/E product was buying out WCW. We've been complaining about how they are phoning it in since then. We bitch and complain about what Vince wants us to like/not like and we swear off the product, but ultimately we're glued to the TV by the next WrestleMania. Now AEW gives us a viable option to up both products. Like Triple S said, the best talent is still in the 'E. I'm sure Vince and Hunter are quaking in their boots, at a promotion that boasts a 'Luchasaurus', a 'Jungle Boy', a double amputee, what appears to be a transvestite, an over-the-hill, Jericho, a talent largely unknown outside Japan, in Omega, a load of WWE rejects - including Cody - and of course the two biggest self-marks in the history of pro-wrestling, the Young Shmucks. Also, Cody might have his father's DNA... pity he hasn't got his (nor his brother's) charisma, personality or appeal. If he did, he wouldn't have had to leave and start his own company - oops, I mean find a billionaire, sugar-daddy, to start a company for him. And yeah that Brandi woman has really landed on her feet. As for Vince humiliating Renee, in retaliation... she's doing a fine job of that herself, with her "commentary". not sure why you quoted me, you literally mentioned nothing that I was talking about other than Cody having Dusty's DNA lol. My post was about the benefits of competition, not about AEW > WWE or otherwise.
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Post by Bandalero on May 28, 2019 11:29:58 GMT -5
I'm going to say now what I said months ago when AEW was announced....why does it have to be AEW vs. WWE? Why does everyone want or think the purpose of AEW should be to try and put WWE out of business? I just don't understand this mind set. Why can't AEW just be another wrestling company that people can choose to watch or not watch based upon their own personal enjoyment of the product? Again, what is the point? All we've been reading online for months is "AEW is going to be better because Vince stole all the wrestlers from the other companies and put everyone else out of business"....and then AEW fans proceed to tell us how AEW is going to steal all of WWE's wrestlers and put WWE out of business. lol The more companies that exist, the better it is for the fans and the better it is for the WRESTLERS. It's good to have options. Back in the day I used to watch WWF, ECW and WCW....and as a FAN, it sucked when WCW and ECW went out of business. Less options. Never saw a lot of my favorite stars again. AEW and WWE don't need to be "at war", but AEW fans really seem to want that for some reason. I don't hear ANY WWE fans sitting over here going "man I hope AEW falls flat on its ass and fails and goes out of business". So maybe everyone can just calm the down? I agree 100%. The only thing i can think of as to why there's this "AEW vs WWE, us vs them" mentality is cause a lot of the fans with this mentality missed out on the Monday Night Wars, and they want to live those years, so they think with AEW, they could live out what they missed out of from 95 to 01. I'm not saying its right, but its the only thing i could think of other than super marks wanting to belong to something. I missed out on the years where WCW was beating WWF, but i was able to watch the final year of the war in 2000, so i sorta got to live the Monday Night Wars. I just wish for a great product from both companies. I wish AEW nothing but success (even though Cody and Brandi are egomaniacal douchebags), and I wish WWE nothing but success as well (even though i wish Vince would step down). I can't speak for the rabid "AEW vs WWF" hardcore fans who want to put either company out of business. But from a purely business perspective - competition is a good thing. WCW was able to compete on par with WWF because it had the billionaire funding behind it. Realistically that's the only way a wrestling company can compete with the global juggernaut that is the WWE machine. AEW has a billionaire investor, they have the potential to draw top names, and they have a x-factor in the sense that Cody/Dustin have Dusty's DNA and we all know how ahead of his time Dusty was in innovating wrestling. Do I want AWE to drive WWE out of business? Not at all, but when one company betters their storyline, ups their production, and invests in their talent - it speaks in ratings and network contracts - and that's when everyone takes notice. I think competition is great for business. The worse thing that ever happened to the WWF/E product was buying out WCW. We've been complaining about how they are phoning it in since then. We bitch and complain about what Vince wants us to like/not like and we swear off the product, but ultimately we're glued to the TV by the next WrestleMania. Now AEW gives us a viable option to up both products.
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Post by Bandalero on May 27, 2019 9:17:28 GMT -5
Sorry for your loss. I won’t lie and say it’ll ever be easy as you’ll think of him every single day, because as you know I lost my father back on March 4 1990. And like I said there’s not a day that I don’t think of him, but at least we have all the memories to think back on. Thanks for your thoughts and stories everyone, I'm quoting PJ here because, well I've been fortunate not to loose many close relatives over the years, my dad is truly the first that's absolutely close to home and I've always heard people say that there's not a single day that goes by when they don't think of their loved one. I know it's all still very fresh for me, but omg is it true. And I wonder if 20 years from now it'll be the same, I hope so, I don't want to forget him.
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Post by Bandalero on May 25, 2019 9:57:25 GMT -5
Also like the red, white, blue shelf edge colours to simulate ring ropes. Love that subtle detail!
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Post by Bandalero on May 24, 2019 8:18:12 GMT -5
Incredible old-school collection and fantastic display idea! That definitely cost some coin, but well invested!
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Post by Bandalero on May 23, 2019 11:29:36 GMT -5
Best burn i’ve heard in a long time was Tyler Breeze to Dream. If you write you phone number on your tights to “call u up” and nobody does, it means nobody’s interested! Ha!
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