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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 22, 2024 19:08:19 GMT -5
The Henry looks fine. Overall better than mitchs,but unless it comes with Phineas, ill stay with mine. Last time i contemplated and justified a second Henry was the cool repaint in, i believe, bca shotgun series at woolco with the acid washed jean affect, the flag shirt and one of the first yellow chairs. Those things combined, plus the fact that it was like 7 bucks made it okay. A single zombie to canada is over 100 bucks. Todd ran me 108. Had i gotten dinged from customs it would've been another 25.. I'm torn on it, I hate that Zombie's really doesn't look like a Hasbro at all, just another of his dude standing there with his arms to his side. Mitch's at least looked like a Hasbro, but it wasn't one of his best quality wise.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 20, 2024 9:11:47 GMT -5
Glad people finally have gargano in hand but I'm really not a fan. Retros for me have to be older names but I competely agree this onw really seems to emphasise the long arm short leg issue. Great details but not 1 I'd buy. Can't wait for some of the upcoming older names tho Not to mention this is another figure with a standard stance, not really looking like it would mimmick any sort of Hasbro action/pose.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 13, 2024 8:12:54 GMT -5
Ill buy the al if mitch doesnt bundle them together. They didnt match up starting off anyway I'm hoping for seperate purchase availability too. Or if we could get Marty in another of his singles attires. The neon and black, or even the Michelen Man gear from Rumble 93 could be cool if done right.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 11, 2024 7:44:31 GMT -5
Does anyone have the password to get on Z.S. website? I don't know why I don't get them emailed to me since I'm a member and have already pre ordered figures before. I think he has Slick up for purchase, but behind a password. The password is exclusively for the guys in the Major Pod group, Slick will be up for sale tonight for non-members of Major Group Debating ordering, but eh, don't know which version I want, would rather order when all of S3 go up so I don't need to pay shipping for one fig. So the blue suit is the S3 release, grey is the wrestlecon, and was there a 3rd version shown at some point too? Don't need more than one Slick, so leaning towards waiting for full S3 to go up.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 8, 2024 10:23:36 GMT -5
Different wants then. I like seeing that as it actually looks like a Hasbro. I’m not playing with these so it doesn’t need an action for me. Hell- even as a kid, I rarely used the actions as they were more likely to do damage to figures or would require setting things up in a certain way. I guess I was chain wrestling even back in the day lol Fully agree, though I'm not a fan of the extra joint, looks like he clearly copied a Mattel Retro to work off of instead of a Hasbro. But, I do like them to be clear to have an action feature so they look like Hasbros. I like that the Duke pretty much looks like Bret Hart's body/wind back punch mech too. Hate how half of Zombie's now just look like generic figures.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 7, 2024 19:48:02 GMT -5
How are people feeling about the Headbangers and Dudleys getting retros now that we have confirmation they're under contract? I'd buy all 4. Both would be a pass for me, not wanting anything past 97' or very early 98'. So Dudleys are well past my cutoff, and Headbangers were done by FC like someone else said, and even then I don't feel I need them since I only want top names from 95-97.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 7, 2024 19:07:16 GMT -5
Yeah, looking forward to Bagwell, DDP and Eddie from TAFKAC. I was thinking more of putting Patriot with 97 WWF though. I feel like having a Stars and Stripes variant of Marcus Bagwell to go with the Patriot is a missed opportunity considering the two were revealed together. I'd also like a Buff in his NWO black tights with the brick design, I know they can't put the NWO logos on, but just in the style of the run would be great.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 7, 2024 16:20:29 GMT -5
Yeah, I don't know, I think it's a little out there on some. Personally I don't understand the following ECW has, and I grew up 45 minutes from Philly and was into it at the time. But, looking back now, I think it was crap and I hold next to no nostalgia for it, same with most things about the attitude era WWF. Now, WCW I hold many fond memories of, and they don't seem to get near as much love. And they were National/International far more successful than ECW ever was, so I don't understand why these companies besides now Epic doing a few, aren't giving it much attention. Then the next FC Toys figures (Bagwell, Patriot) should be right up your street. Yeah, looking forward to Bagwell, DDP and Eddie from TAFKAC. I was thinking more of putting Patriot with 97 WWF though.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 7, 2024 13:59:39 GMT -5
You are right, I just was listening to him tell the story again, and he mentioned having to take all the shots for his action figure the day after his eye brows were shaved and Crush was probably about a month away from the heel turn. Just always fun to think about how they made their decisions. Like just looking at that lineup, literally Jerry Lawler was probably bigger than everyone they picked but they overlooked him. I’m not 100% on what Hasbro’s timeline was but it’s possible their choices were influenced by Jerry Lawler’s legal trouble which is why he had to suddenly dip out of the 1993 Survivor Series. This is the conclusion I've come to over the past few years. Given timelines of who else is in the green cards, Lawler was in a high profile fued with Bret at the time, and surely he would have gotten a figure. I think the Yoko and Crush repaints were late stage additions, hence why only the other 5 and the ring are in the line drawings on the cardbacks, plus earlier toyfair photos only show the 5. So it's pretty nice we got the Lawler Mattel recently put out, I think that's the attire the Hasbro would have had too.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 7, 2024 6:49:38 GMT -5
I always assumed RSC was going to do more exclusives. But the NWO set was heavily clearanced during Black Friday, and DX seems the same. So maybe they won't... Really hope that's not the case, this will be tedious if we go back to 8 figures a year. Especially when the real bangers seem to be few and far between. BTW, what time is the panel supposed to be today/tonight?
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 7, 2024 6:47:09 GMT -5
Someone mentioned Tunney won’t be up for sale until JUNE. Anything on Power & Glory? This just sounds absurd to me. If all of S3 are in hand, why not sell them? Is he really waiting on figures that he doesn't have in hand yet to fulfill older orders?
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 7, 2024 6:45:03 GMT -5
Hakushi looks awesome. I'm not sure about the others - I guess I'd have to see more close-ups of the final products. The choice of wrestlers is really interesting, though, as I don't think Mattel would do any of these in retro form (even if they were able to, which I don't know anything about). Same, I think Hakushi was the only real reveal that got my interest. Yeah, I don't know, I think it's a little out there on some. Personally I don't understand the following ECW has, and I grew up 45 minutes from Philly and was into it at the time. But, looking back now, I think it was crap and I hold next to no nostalgia for it, same with most things about the attitude era WWF. Now, WCW I hold many fond memories of, and they don't seem to get near as much love. And they were National/International far more successful than ECW ever was, so I don't understand why these companies besides now Epic doing a few, aren't giving it much attention.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 6, 2024 9:37:06 GMT -5
My bad, I see that now. I did think the entire case including Punk and Macho were 6". You could see how one would make that mistake seeing as how neither one looks like a Hasbro style figure pretty much blending in with the rest plus being in back the height perception messed me up.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 6, 2024 9:07:43 GMT -5
Noticed that WM7 Macho was nowhere to be seen here neither. As someone else mentioned about Mike Auswome, hopeing the same for that Macho, hopefully fix the giant arms and the hideous face. http://instagram.com/p/C5bA-kXMW3X Thought their was also a "Hasbro" style coming too? It's on the back of the OMG card along with the other Heels and Faces.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 6, 2024 7:43:53 GMT -5
Noticed that WM7 Macho was nowhere to be seen here neither. As someone else mentioned about Mike Auswome, hopeing the same for that Macho, hopefully fix the giant arms and the hideous face.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 6, 2024 7:02:40 GMT -5
Hope we see something more by the end of the weekend, dissapointed to not see anything added yesterday.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 6, 2024 6:52:36 GMT -5
Not a bad line up, The Flair is cool although I don't like the blood and hope he does an alternative one.
I agree he is going down a more detailed route each release! I thought the execution of Dino Bravo and JJ were perfect. I also love Tunney and Slick..very cool! I never thought we would get Tunney, you know crap was serious when he was on screen! Very cool! Yeah, the Flair figure needs a regular head sculpt. Agree, a regular head is a must. This is one where variants would make sense. He did 3 Slicks, can we maybe get a Flair in say purple trunks, like Survivor Series 92?
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 6, 2024 6:51:27 GMT -5
Agree on all of that. I think at this point Epic may be the best overall, in terms of going for the Hasbro look and level of quality. If Mitch's stuff were all as good as say the recent MOM and King Mabel, he could take the crown, but quality of the final product has been spotty at best.
Hate how almost all of Zombies figures are just in a basic pose, they look like shrunk down bone crunchers or elites.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 5, 2024 19:18:23 GMT -5
Ordered the Rougeaus!
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Apr 5, 2024 19:16:58 GMT -5
Is there an image of Tatanka?
I dunno about these, I think the only reveal I definatly want is probably Hakushi. Wish it was fully molded though instead of looks like soft goods pants and wrist wraps. I also don't buy into the line of Hasbro using softgoods for Berzerker and Undertaker, so that gives the ok to use it all the time. Nah, it wasn't really the style in the prime of the line. They did it in the last 2 years when they were cutting corners to save money. Had Berzerker come out in Series 2 his gear would have been fully molded. That Taker w/cloak wouldn't have been made neither, they would have just given him a new mold like they did with Bossman. Like others are saying, they don't looks like Hasbros anymore, they look like 5" statues. I guess maybe the early samples make things look worse since they have a flat paint to them, they do look a bit better with the sheen on the finished products, but still don't like most of the sculpts. Might also be interested in Tatanka depending how it looks. Godwinn, I kinda wanted, but I still really don't like the look of it now even after seeing it painted. Might just go back and pick up Mitch's version at some point. But, hard pass on anything ECW or Indy/Modern, and I'm on the fence about managers/commentators. I think it's Tanaka. At first I thought it was Orient Express Tanaka, but it's ECW Tanaka. He's on the same image as the other ECW guys (Shane, 2-Cold, Francine, and Sandman) and Henry Godwin. Oh got it, thanks for clarifying, lol. Think Mitch and/or Epic/FC are doing Tanto? Do I have that right? Are there possibly 2 in the works?
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