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Post by ellisd on Apr 1, 2017 9:05:58 GMT -5
That is seriously impressive. I like the order of them all too, I'd originally planned on attitude and golden era, but new gen and mid 80's don't fit nor does 2002 on. I like this way. Thanks dude. Just realized that I'm gonna have to find a way to squeeze Brutus in on the '90/'91 era shelf when he comes out.
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Post by ellisd on Mar 31, 2017 17:47:38 GMT -5
GBGav That Shawn looks awesome. You definitely have more patience than me lol.
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Post by ellisd on Mar 31, 2017 6:30:35 GMT -5
Very impressive collection! Being a big X-Men fan myself, your X-Men collection is tempting me to start my own. They look awesome all together with their poses ! Thanks. Its a good time to start. Marvel is starting an X-Men line of Marvel Legends. Series 2 is just starting to show up at Targets and some Walgreens stores, and most of series 1 should still be easy to find.
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Post by ellisd on Mar 30, 2017 21:57:59 GMT -5
I think also if we're going for 100% accuracy, the logos on the trunks would need to be repainted too. The pictures I've seen from this photo shoot look like the logos are red, yellow, and orange instead of the pink, green, blue, and yellow on the HOF figure. The great thing about warrior figs is he had so many attires almost any combo works That's so true. I'm in the process of piecing together a bunch of different Warrior figures and keep trying to pick between similar attires. His look was always a bit different from show to show, not sure if he wore the same exact combination more than once lol.
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Post by ellisd on Mar 30, 2017 21:18:24 GMT -5
Everyone headswapping TNF with HOF Warrior trying to recreate this promo pic or something else? Seeing to be accurate would need paint only on right cheek and a solid in color and knee pads with the yellow Warrior logo I think also if we're going for 100% accuracy, the logos on the trunks would need to be repainted too. The pictures I've seen from this photo shoot look like the logos are red, yellow, and orange instead of the pink, green, blue, and yellow on the HOF figure.
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Post by ellisd on Mar 30, 2017 20:13:07 GMT -5
ellisd, I stopped using goof off completely because the nail polish works so well and doesn't harm the plastic. Q-tips work well to get in the muscle grooves, much better than paper towels or hand towels. I stumbled upon something even better yesterday when working on the Ultimate Warrior. Baby Q-tips! I found them in the cupboard that has all our kids bandaids and medicines and stuff like that. They're actually designed with a tip on the end that fits perfectly in the grooves. Made it so much easier. They were Johnson & Johnson q-tips in a purple box that said on the box "specially shaped." Hope that helps a bit more. Awesome! I may have to look for these.
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Post by ellisd on Mar 30, 2017 17:55:11 GMT -5
I've taken the logo off of 4 of these so far. The method I've used is the clear nail polish method. I will brush on the clear nail polish and then brush it off. I do this and get as much as I can off. Then I carefully use nail polish remover/acetone to get the rest that's in the groove that I can't wipe away with a paper towel. The nail polish remover/acetone almost messed up the first 2 I tried, it tried to mess up the plastic a bit. Made it look a little cloudy. But I brushed on some more clear nail polish and wiped it off and it fixed the spot. I normally use Goof Off to remove paint from the soft plastic areas (legs, arms, head) but it doesn't work as well on hard plastic. I just converted mine yesterday with plain old invisible, clear nail polish. Brush it on and wipe it off using an old wash cloth for larger areas then q-tips for smaller areas. I used to use good off but nail polish has never ruined the plastic. Just don't let it dry. Here's my pics... It never occurred to me to try q-tips to wipe the nail polish from smaller areas. Does it work well for getting the paint out of the muscle grooves?
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Post by ellisd on Mar 30, 2017 17:01:08 GMT -5
That Ruthless/PG Era shelf needs a scratch logo on the ring I have one printed out, just haven't gotten around to putting it on there. Also printed the new logo for the current shelf and then realized that I didn't have another basic ring to use. I eventually want to add an ECW ring and a ring for the current collection. I won't be able to add one to theAttitude Era shelf though
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Post by ellisd on Mar 29, 2017 22:12:27 GMT -5
I'd be interested in seeing a closeup of your Owen Hart King of Harts custom. I'll see if I can get some more pictures tomorrow
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Post by ellisd on Mar 29, 2017 21:34:47 GMT -5
Spectactular dude!! I'm jelly of your converted Snuka figure. I love some of the Jakks you have sprinkled in there for your New Generation like the Bob Holly and Marty Janetty. love the displays! -reggie Thanks dude. Snuka's a little shorter than I wanted but I think it works.
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Post by ellisd on Mar 29, 2017 21:19:58 GMT -5
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Post by ellisd on Mar 29, 2017 21:16:44 GMT -5
So rightafter Christmas, I bought a couple new shelves and decided to rearrange things a bit. Now that most of it is in order and we're under a week away from WrestleMania (so everyone is feeling the Mania buzz), I figured it would be a good time to post pictures of my new set up. The top shelves are still under construction so I don't have pictures of them just yet. Also I have a Pop and Turtles collection over to the side, but didn't get pictures of those. There's still some time and work that has to go into everything, but so far I'm happy with it. Early years WWF (1990/1991) New Generation WWF 1997(late '96/'97) WWF Attitude Era WWE (2002 and onward) WWE Current Era ECW Its all JAKKS right now. I do plan on switching over to Mattel if they make more ECW guys. Right now I have Mattel's Dreamer, Funk, Bam Bam, and RVD in storage, waiting for Mattel versions of their extreme brothers. WCW I plan on turning an Elite 48 Cactus into a WCW era Cactus and adding him to this shelf. Also wanna do some Mattel Steiners to replace the Jakks versions in the ring. X-Men and Superheroes I know they aren't Mattel but they're on the bookcase under my WCW setup. Ignore the Slammy Awards, they're sitting there waiting to be added to my custom Owen.
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Post by ellisd on Mar 27, 2017 21:11:56 GMT -5
madness1I hate this idea....not because its a bad idea, because it's actually a good idea, its just gonna cost me so much money lol. Well don't worry it probably won't ever happen Hasbro seems to have given up on the line And that sucks.
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Post by ellisd on Mar 27, 2017 11:21:00 GMT -5
BCA_Bawstud Oh yeah, the first and second series had those little metal pins that held the arms on. I think they switched to screws with series 3 ChicagoStill thinking about my Mt Rushmore. May try to dig out my BCAs tonight and look through them.
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Post by ellisd on Mar 27, 2017 0:49:11 GMT -5
Loving your work dude!
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Post by ellisd on Mar 27, 2017 0:34:19 GMT -5
madness1I hate this idea....not because its a bad idea, because it's actually a good idea, its just gonna cost me so much money lol.
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Post by ellisd on Mar 26, 2017 13:21:43 GMT -5
It may just be me, but the Tough Talker Piper head does appear to be painted better than the previous releases using that head. However that's just going by your pictures, as I haven't seen it in person.
Very disappointed in the the voices on these. I'm sure with all the promos these guys cut they should be able to pull some decent sound bites to use. If they used the real voices, I probably would have bought all the Legends, now I'll probably skip them all until they make a Warrior.
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Post by ellisd on Mar 25, 2017 12:12:26 GMT -5
Labeled101It looks awesome! I did a fixup on my HOF, used the basic 29 cowboy boots, but it doesn't look anywhere near as good as yours. I may have to try your technique eventually. Great job!
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Post by ellisd on Mar 25, 2017 8:53:28 GMT -5
Labeled101Warrior looks awesome!! How'd you do the boots?
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