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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 11, 2015 22:20:05 GMT -5
I'm still super stoked for my signature series Hogan to come at the end of the month, but I must say elite 34 Hulk exceed my expectations.
Once I have both figures, I think I'll give E34 the Sig series arms (same as cenas) since I like those better. I'm also curious to see if the Sig series one has a removable bandanna because according to the owner of the pics, E34 doesn't. That being said, it certainly looks like it is removable, and if that's the case I may swap that out too.
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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 11, 2015 20:00:16 GMT -5
I see no way that the sunglasses will fit or look right on Hogan's head. They are curved so should fit behind the year, but I don't see that happening with the bandana. Good point, Perfect. Surprised there aren't two holes on the sides of his head so they can slide in, like the DM headband
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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 11, 2015 19:46:01 GMT -5
Yeah I would have loved to have seen the coat for Doink, especially since the flower on it was a big part of his gimmick in the beginning. As much as I love doink, I think this may be his only figure, so I don't know if we'll ever see it. I hope I'm wrong, since I'd love to see a few other attires, like the green hasbro style, and his face turn attire with the blue and red stripes. I'd also die for a Doink and Dink battle pack, or a Doink and Kona Crush battle pack with prosthetic arm weapon
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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 11, 2015 19:32:49 GMT -5
The initial preorder for Doink sold out (very infuriating for me, since I missed out) but I'm very eager for it to go back up so I can get him and Hogan. That's the funny thing though, all the people making remarks about Doink not being relevant or worthy of a spot in the line, and yet, of all the things that went up for preorder a month or so back, he was the first thing to go out of stock. Not Hogan, not Paige, not updated Ambrose or Razor Ramon...Doink! Anybody else think some of the plastic on a few of these looks really glossy? Might just be the flash. C'mon mattel, nothing to hold back now, let's see official pictures!!
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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 11, 2015 13:07:36 GMT -5
Whew you got that right dude. Thankfully this set is a home run imo
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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 11, 2015 12:55:56 GMT -5
Nah, the body is hacksaw/honky tonk man...only new thing he got was the head, wigs and bucket. I'm sure the deco was expensive though. Doink was one of my top wants since the line began, so I'm happier than a pig in crap. Plus, I recall Bill saying he was a fan of Doink, hence him making that doink Rey mysterio figure a few years back. But Idk man, doesn't seem like he really took from anybody else's design/accessories, does it? Paige got 2 belts, Hogan got a lot of stuff, including brand new boas, rusev gets a unique and pretty sizeable accessory plus new medal...not to mention his lower body is new, I think. Barrett gets a new sculpted unique cape and Cena gets his typical crap, plus his shirt is cloth. Seems pretty good to me. What was the Doink Rey figure ? it was one of those vinyl figures. Remember a few years back at sdcc, they had a bunch of those vinyl Rey figures, and they were all customized by different people at mattel. Bill's was a Rey in doink deco...it was pretty neat. They weren't for sale or anything, just for show
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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 11, 2015 12:48:16 GMT -5
Doinks deco alone was a lot I bet. Plus arent those new body molds ? They did all that and STILL gave him FOUR accessories? was Doink a huge priority ? I mean idk. Is he popular and demanded enough to warrant spending all of that budget money? Nah, the body is hacksaw/honky tonk man...only new thing he got was the head, wigs and bucket. I'm sure the deco was expensive though. Doink was one of my top wants since the line began, so I'm happier than a pig in crap. Plus, I recall Bill saying he was a fan of Doink, hence him making that doink Rey mysterio figure a few years back. But Idk man, doesn't seem like he really took from anybody else's design/accessories, does it? Paige got 2 belts, Hogan got a lot of stuff, including brand new boas, rusev gets a unique and pretty sizeable accessory plus new medal...not to mention his lower body is new, I think. Barrett gets a new sculpted unique cape and Cena gets his typical crap, plus his shirt is cloth. Seems pretty good to me.
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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 11, 2015 12:16:01 GMT -5
Hmm, I wonder if we'll see these before March now...
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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 11, 2015 12:15:00 GMT -5
Aw c'mon Rybackv1, this is likely to be doinks only figure that we get, and 3 wigs allows for different looks. I'm biased though ;p
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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 11, 2015 12:08:25 GMT -5
Doink and Hogan look incredible! A bit bummed that they didn't give doink a new torso as they had shown back at sdcc, but this one still works very nicely. I think it's the hacksaw/honky tonk torso. Still want to see what Hogan looks like with the bandanna off. Loving all of his accessories. Solid set overall!! Hopefully we can get official mattel pics now that these leaked. Some of the angles/poses make the pics look wonky, like doinks head looking up. I also want to see the other wigs on him I got one of those questions answered by the guy You won't get to see it without the bandanna it is part of the mold. Ah man, really? That stinks, but thank you for the response buddy!
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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 11, 2015 12:06:33 GMT -5
Is Hogan's scan the same, or is it different from the signature series one?
E34 looks thinner, while Sig series looks a bit "chunkier", but I can't tell for certain because the expressions are pretty Damn close
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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 11, 2015 11:58:47 GMT -5
Doink and Hogan look incredible! A bit bummed that they didn't give doink a new torso as they had shown back at sdcc, but this one still works very nicely. I think it's the hacksaw/honky tonk torso. Still want to see what Hogan looks like with the bandanna off. Loving all of his accessories. Solid set overall!! Hopefully we can get official mattel pics now that these leaked. Some of the angles/poses make the pics look wonky, like doinks head looking up. I also want to see the other wigs on him
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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 10, 2015 23:31:38 GMT -5
Btw, does anybody know why he dropped so much weight at that time?
I remember before he left wwf, they said during his title defense against Yokozuna that he dropped weight so he could move quicker, or something weird along those lines.
But yeah, I always thought he was weirdly skinny at the start of his wcw run
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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 10, 2015 23:28:19 GMT -5
Yes, I'd love one...but if it didn't get made, then I at least expect a bash at the beach 96 Hogan
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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 10, 2015 20:48:51 GMT -5
Mine had a stuck right hip, you know the kind where it won't make that click noise. But hot water helped in this case.
My jorts austin, however, has stuck hips. Hot water helps for a bit, but they eventually go back to being stuck. But you reminded me, so I'm going to try for a second time.
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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 10, 2015 17:13:12 GMT -5
Maybe they're like corporate Kane's legs? I don't have the HBK to compare, but I'm assuming they're different sizes.
I was initially so so on this Hogan, mainly because I have The signature series one on preorder. But now I'm most definitely picking it up. Interested to see the shirt...will it be cloth? The DM mold? Also curious to see the boas and if they're soft goods, or sculpted. On one hand, going by the feathers on flairs robe,it'd look cool, but sculpted like elite 6 goldust would be pretty bad ass too.
Wonder if we'll see pics soon, and will mattel be at toy fair?
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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 10, 2015 16:35:43 GMT -5
Nothing about Doink? I know he's got the wigs and bucket, but I was curious if anything was changed or added.
Happy to hear about Rusev and Paige, and Hogan sounds like he's going to be awesomeeee. Pretty much confirms that the bandanna is removable!
Ugh dying to see pictures
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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 10, 2015 11:27:09 GMT -5
This is definitely something WWE would want released. It promotes the downloading of the WWE app. which they want. And the WWE app is the gateway to the WWE Network, which WWE desparetly wants people to sign up for. That would be cool, like if you could go on the app and go to a wrestlers page which would link to their titan tron video and theme music. That's kinda how it looked like in the video, but I would hope it would work for the alumni page too
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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 10, 2015 8:03:55 GMT -5
Kinda makes sense to have a new one coming out. Wwe seems big into marketing the new logo onto everything, and it has been quite some time since the original was released. It's still a solid set, but this one is enticing.
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Post by jacguitarist on Jan 10, 2015 7:12:39 GMT -5
Looks awesome!!! Is this mattel?
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