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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 18, 2024 8:03:57 GMT -5
So Mitch has like $400 of your money? Legit question, does that bother you at all while waiting for so many...
how much does ZST have of peoples money 🤯 None of mine atm, but I haven't ordered Cardona/Gage, Punk or Bruce Lee, not sure what else he has outstanding off the top of my head He seems to be going away from preorders for the most part from what I gather.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 18, 2024 7:59:27 GMT -5
Same, think I have Rougoues, Quebecers, Marc Mero, Bulldog SS92/Diana, Macho Man, and I think Hart Foundation Bulldog, assuming that went up for preorder already, I've lost track on the Bulldogs at this point. So Mitch has like $400 of your money? Legit question, does that bother you at all while waiting for so many...
Doesn't bother me that much at this point since we know his turn arounds have been relativly quick compared to other companies. I think there's been a big gap on alot of these because of Chinese new year. That doesn't mean I don't want him to go away from the preoder model, I'd much rather see the final product before ordering, but at this point I know roughly what quality to expect, plus his figures don't seem to lose value aftermarket wise, so reselling is always easy if I change my mind. Not like Zombie who claims something is limited and then releases it again another 6 times, so most of his stuff has not held any resale value.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 17, 2024 20:23:23 GMT -5
I have preordered so much stuff from G&G that to be honest I can’t even remember all of the stuff I have coming. Lol Same, think I have Rougoues, Quebecers, Marc Mero, Bulldog SS92/Diana, Macho Man, and I think Hart Foundation Bulldog, assuming that went up for preorder already, I've lost track on the Bulldogs at this point.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 16, 2024 20:29:28 GMT -5
I’m all for pre-orders/clogging timelines to stay relevant but when will we hit a limit? to stay relevant, delivery is key constantly posting concept art and then expecting people to "preorder" (actually crowdfund the product) is a joke now - he needs to take a leaf out of Mattel's playbook - just do one mass reveal, and then set deadlines for delivery of each wave. constantly posting a new prototype or render is not the way to build an established business, but then again, we all know Mitch won't put his own money into his business, he's wholly reliant on consumers taking the risk, meaning he doesn't have the incentive to deliver the same level of quality that his competitors seem to be delivering regularly
I agree on some points for sure, I wish Mitch would slow down on preorders and get more stuff in hand, ideally do it like the King Mabel and last version of MoM, have them in hand and sell them that way, then you know exactly what the finished product is like. I wonder if Chinese new year is also playing a role in a backup atm? Hopefully the flood gates open soon and we get most of those preorders that have been outstanding for a while, and I hope the quality is there, but who knows. I do like it though that he's getting much more stuff out than Zombie and more stuff I'm interested in too. Ok, Zombie doesn't have a bunch of preorders outstanding atm, but in the past his preorders had lasted 12-18 months or more. And alot of what he's showing latley doesn't do it for me, they don't looks like Hasbros much of them anymore, and he's doing alot of managers/announcers and ECW which I'm not into personally. Mitch is doing alot of suited figs lately too, but he's also doing tons of wrestlers from the era I really want. And he is modeling them to actually fit in with Hasbros and not going the miniature statue route.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 15, 2024 23:59:16 GMT -5
So are the additional Mero's going to be preorders? Or is it a luck of the draw for those that ordered the regular version?
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 15, 2024 20:42:55 GMT -5
Is that the third Marc Mero? Also, I wonder if he will be bothering to add articulation to the Al Snow...all the Kurt Fuller got was arm articulation... He said there would be more articulation with the wrestling figures but did not think it was necessary for suited figures and that it makes for a cleaner look. My argument is that they could at least be posed in a seated position. It might actually be less expensive to mold two swappable sets of legs (one seated and one standing) then to have articulated thighs and knees. Yes, that is three Mero’s (glad someone is keeping score)! Red will be standard, black/silver will be limited, and black/yellow will be the rarest though I’m not sure how each will be available. I need to re-Watch to see if that is covered. Interesing, think this is the first I've heard of Mero variants. Might pick one up if they look good. Hope he does Johnny B. Badd though.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 14, 2024 21:31:00 GMT -5
Yeah, like others said, no way that gold Macho won his "poll" lol. I think most avoided it worried about the gold paint after the whole MoM saga. I worry what the final product will look like, but at early glance I do like it. I think it looks better than what we've seen of Zombie's WM7, can't sand the face on that one, and the gorilla arms.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 13, 2024 19:21:04 GMT -5
for the prices he's charging, he can definitely afford to make multiple manager molds (even just swapping arms/legs) but this is ridiculous to release 4 figures with the exact same body, but charge a premium price for a basic head swap. Has he announced prices yet for anything that's not currently up? Maybe he could cut prices a bit if it's not a new mold? And some people are probably getting burned out on guys in suits, not just from Mitch, but Zombie doing a bunch too. Maybe a few bucks cheaper would make it an easier buy for some?
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 13, 2024 19:19:08 GMT -5
Picked up mine from the PO box today, looks pretty good, at least for the first release from a new company. I have Max Moon on order too, so look forward to seeing how he turns out. Also, happened to pick up some milk at the store before getting home, and later made me think it was a funny cooincidence....I mean, do you think a Mantaur would give blue milk?
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 13, 2024 15:14:05 GMT -5
I'm probably passing on announcers/managers at this point. But, I'm sure many collectors will be happy with this one.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 9, 2024 20:59:18 GMT -5
I loved PE but wish they were in ECW colors. But Zombie posted that they were a childhood fav of his in WCW, so that’s cool. But again, let’s go already. Cool, I was gonna ask since I had no clue how their gear differed between promotions. So if these are WCW, there's a good chance I'll get them depending how the full protos look. Hope he starts making these look more like Hasbros instead of the generic poses. Fingers crossed. Maybe styling them after the Nastys Hasbros would be cool? One w/clothesline, one w/overhead closed fists attack.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 6, 2024 22:47:53 GMT -5
New Rockers as a tag team would be awesome, with a pink outfit Variant second release!! Forgot they even had pink attire. I saw a couple images of Marty in pink old Rockers gear with Leaf in the black/green gear. I don't know how much meat is on the bone for Leaf, but I hope Mitch does a singles Marty if he is able. Maybe even in that Rockers pink. Or the black/neon multi color he wore near the end of his singles run.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 6, 2024 13:35:39 GMT -5
Got my ring today, man the main sticker is sticky!!! Very hard to get off once you put it on if you don’t get it right! I’ve heard this complaint from everyone who has tried it! When I started buying more blue retro rings, I stopped putting the stickers on as I prefer the look of a bare canvas on my rings. For the black rings, I decided to convert them into an Attitude Era ring and a Nitro ring. Haven’t painted them yet but for now the Raw Ring has all red ropes. The Nitro ring has black ropes with red turnbuckle pads. That's the way to go, I did a Nitro ring back with the blue version. Same as you described, and did the stairs and tables in red. It really pops and looks great.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 2, 2024 7:22:57 GMT -5
I know most will have no interest but man Kurt Fuller is such a good character actor that I kind of love it. I agree, Kurt is a good character actor, although one where the character is more memorable than his name (he's the definition of "Oh, he's THAT guy!!") but I have no intention of buying a figure, Elite/Basic/Retro scale or not, of a guy in a suit who, quite frankly, doesn't need a figure. even his character in Waynes World doesn't need immortalising, unless you have Wayne, Garth, Cassandra and Benjamin too (and I'd take a Noah before a Russell) it just seems like such an odd move to expand into non-wrestling figures, only announce one person and not even make a specific reference to a movie/part he played - I get that it's not a licenced figure from a movie, but he just looks like "Guy in suit", which must have little to no value for most collectors unless you're looking for some extra staffers for a figure fed
Yeah, in general all around all the companies, I'm pretty tired of guys in suits. Can we get put more focus on wrestlers in wrestling figure lines?
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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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