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Post by AP on Oct 20, 2008 18:33:12 GMT -5
I hate to beat a dead horse, but god damn these suck. I really wanted the R&R Express, but they picked the DULLEST possible attire. Ricky Morton's scan is balls and Gibson was never that handsome. He was like... oddly ugly for how much women loved them.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2008 18:36:18 GMT -5
A very good set and about time. Their not perfect but that's Jakks for you. They never get it right. The last two sets weren't that great , except for the Killer Bees & Brainbusters. Look forward to getting all three. ;D How much is Jakks paying you?
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Post by Stewie on Oct 20, 2008 18:38:28 GMT -5
A very good set and about time. Their not perfect but that's Jakks for you. They never get it right. The last two sets weren't that great , except for the Killer Bees & Brainbusters. Look forward to getting all three. ;D How much is Jakks paying you? Very little.
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Post by skribbel24 on Oct 20, 2008 18:38:34 GMT -5
Thanks for the pics, I'll buy them when they're on clearance.
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Post by Raoul the Great on Oct 20, 2008 18:45:11 GMT -5
Those are great! I doubt I will buy the Bulldogs, but the other 2 will be mine.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2008 18:46:25 GMT -5
As a 35 year old collector who grew up in the Carolinas, I was anticipating this set more than any other in recent memory. Now after seeing them, not only am I disappointed but extremely pissed. You can tell Jakks' contract is coming to an end and they just don't care whether or not they keep you happy and coming back for more as they have a limited amount of money to make off of you in the future. These figures are god awful representations of 3 legendary tag teams. There is no excuse for the mistakes they made with these sets. F U Jakks! I'm with you. I grew up in Richmond, VA (not the Carolinas, but still Flair country). It's funny . . . I used to think that Jeremy must be an old-school NWA fan. We got NWA versions of Flair, Dusty, Harley Race, the Midnight Express, Arn, Tully, Lex Luger, Barry Windham, Kevin Sullivan, Abdullah the Butcher, and others. That's pretty decent representation for a line that could have been WWF/E only. But between this set and the jakked-up (pun intended) Horsemen CSTT set, I'm rethinking that. I guess he figures the die-hards will by these anyway. And he's half right.
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Post by DKR on Oct 20, 2008 18:50:42 GMT -5
Yikes...I will still get RnR Express as it be the only chance at them.
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Post by LeighD on Oct 20, 2008 19:14:12 GMT -5
British Bulldogs - Wow cannot believe they screwed up the headscan for Davey!I would have rather waited for the proper one than a braided hair Davey! Why only 1 tag team title?! Kind of disappointed with this. Was hopign Jakks would give them a UK Flag
Rock 'n Roll Express - Like many others, head scans are off. Attires should have been slightly more colorful. Vests are a nice touch though
The Koloffs - I hate when Jakks re-releases figures int he CS line. Why not give Nikita his black attire? I F'N HATE THAT DAMN CHAIN! Why cannot Jakks give us a real chain much like JYD and Bruiser Brody?! However the real treat in this set has to be the Soviet flag! Great accessory!
OVERALL - Nice tag teams, but bad choices for parts. This should have been such a great set, but sadly mediocre. I can easily see 2 of the 3 warming shelves, which is sad because all three are nice pieces. However it will most likely be the hardcore CS collectors or fans buying these sets.
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Post by nightrain on Oct 20, 2008 20:04:58 GMT -5
Why does Dynamite Kid have different color knee pads then Davey Boy, I dont remember if that was with this attire?
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Post by plasticsuperstar on Oct 20, 2008 20:06:21 GMT -5
A very good set and about time. Their not perfect but that's Jakks for you. They never get it right. The last two sets weren't that great , except for the Killer Bees & Brainbusters. Look forward to getting all three. ;D You are so totally wrong. These sets suck and Jakks don't get it wrong all the time. Some people expect too much sometimes (ie extra money spent) but these sets are all wrong because of the parts chosen. Jakks could've made all these sets good with a bit of thought and at no extra cost. The RnR scans don't look great but we can't really tell from those rubbish photos and anyway a poor facial likeness can usually be forgiven if everything else is right. Also, the last set had good figures, Killer Bees like you said, Kaufman and Lawler were also good and even Wiplleman was half a good set. The Brainbusters is a 3 pack and a terrible 3 pack at that. You are the only person with something positive to say about this abonimable CSTT set. When everyone can agree on the same things then it must be right. If you don't care what you are buying then there are much cheaper options than WWE figures.
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Post by Bruiser Brody on Oct 20, 2008 20:08:07 GMT -5
Who is the idiot at Jakks that gets paid to make sure these figures are correct. His/her ass needs to be fired !!!!!!!!!
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Oct 20, 2008 20:18:33 GMT -5
do you guys think we can email jeremy and do something about this? I know its a long shot but maybe it could happen...I've wanted the bulldogs since before CS began and now I am totally dissapointed, this set sounded like one of the best ever but I can't believe how crappy it came out atleast they made Nikkita completely bald this time
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Post by GrimKid on Oct 20, 2008 20:24:51 GMT -5
jakks has been saving me money left and right!!! I aint buyin hardly any of the crap they been puttin out lately, especially these crappity craptacular sets. i wouldnt buy them for 5 bucks each
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Post by plasticsuperstar on Oct 20, 2008 20:32:52 GMT -5
do you guys think we can email jeremy and do something about this? I know its a long shot but maybe it could happen...I've wanted the bulldogs since before CS began and now I am totally dissapointed, this set sounded like one of the best ever but I can't believe how crappy it came out I actually did already email him which is something I've only done a few of times before. I'm not counting on anything changing for later waves of this series but they need to put a bit more thought into the parts they use in future otherwise the rest of the line is going to be ruined. Whoever has the job of putting these figures together has the best job in the world but they take no pride in it at all. They could probably update later waves with a few better parts to save these sets if they know everyone is this pissed off with them. If they'd given Davey Boy his CSDA scan and another belt then I'd be very happy with that set. If Ivan had the short kickers and Nikita had the tall kickers that set would be pretty good too (I honestly can't believe the just rereleased Nikita with the same wrong boots and bad accessory straight after they dissappointed everyone with the last one) A metal chain would be nice but you can always buy a metre of that for less than a quid at a hardware shop. Ivan could've had the slimmer arms too but the boots are the worst thing, they are the wrong style and are actually the tallest lower leg part Jakks have apart from the tall kickers and Thunderlips. Those few minor part changes would make this a pretty good set IMO. RnR Express don't look much like them but if the other 2 sets were good I wouldn't mind a couple of dodgy headsculpts on them at all.
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Post by Greensborohill on Oct 20, 2008 20:53:01 GMT -5
Are those customs?
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Post by akawildfire on Oct 20, 2008 20:53:20 GMT -5
All 3 are Crap...... The legends figure of Ivan looks a thousand Xs better then the jakks "real" scan.. The Bulldogs are just thrown together (jakks cheaping out like a mother on this one) and The Rock N Roll Express look like they were designed by a 8 year old,, I just hope jakks makes alot of improvements before releasing these sets.........
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Post by WalterF on Oct 20, 2008 20:53:42 GMT -5
A mixed bag. I really like the Bulldogs, with the exception of Bulldog's scan ... and especially since we all know JAKKS made an accurate one because we saw it at Toyfare. The attire looks great though and I may still get this set regardless because I'm a big fan of the Bulldogs. I actually dig the Midnight Express and like the cloth accessory. The scans aren't the best, but I don't think they're flat at horrible. umm its the Rock n roll express Ugh lol I know. I always mix up those two names when I type because of the "Express" and because they feuded and had so many matches together. If anything, I like Rock n Roll Express alot more than Midnight Express so I suprised myself by calling them the reverse. Anyway, I'll wait to see the scans in person to decide. To me Ricky's scan looks to be a little more accurate than Robert's just by the photo in this post. I'm not a fan of the Russians and to be honest, I just find ther Bulldogs attire too cool looking not to get. I wish they ATLEAST would have used the CSDA Davey Boy scan though. It may not be 100% accurate, but it's closer than the scan they used.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2008 20:57:31 GMT -5
I am not happy with the outcome of these but I will buy them all.
I might buy two Davey Boys in the future and give one's head to this set.
I need Ivan Koloff. He looks fine.
And I don't care if the RnR Express aren't spot on, they are true NWA legends and I want them almost as badly as I wanted the Killer Bees.
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Post by wagwan on Oct 20, 2008 20:58:35 GMT -5
definite pass on all 3
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Post by WalterF on Oct 20, 2008 21:00:06 GMT -5
I am not happy with the outcome of these but I will buy them all. I might buy two Davey Boys in the future and give one's head to this set. I need Ivan Koloff. He looks fine. And I don't care if the RnR Express aren't spot on, they are true NWA legends and I want them almost as badly as I wanted the Killer Bees. That's how I feel with RnR's figures too. We problably will never get another version so might as well get it. I'd like to see a Flair v. Morton 2-pack though. I hope I can find a set ar TRU with the cloth scarfy things in the pack because at my TRU 99.99% of the time I found Killer Bee's, the masks were stolen from the package.
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