Treball
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Post by Treball on Dec 18, 2008 17:45:20 GMT -5
While I'm a little disappointed with the Bossman like everyone else, I understand why they did it. From a business point of view. Making a new tool for the different mold is pretty costly. Especially when the mold wouldn't be useful in the future either. If they were to make a chubby, tucked-in shirt with the collar open, who could they make afterwards? More of the same Bossman and that's about it. They couldn't even use it for the next Bossman as it wouldn't work at all that way either. Maybe an Abyss once the license thing changes...but then he would be too fat and everyone will complain again. So with what they already have, in terms of molds, they have the Brother Love style body with the fully buttoned shirt, or this one that they've used. I'm not entirely sure which one I would prefer. The fully buttoned one would drive me batty with the way the collar looks and being buttoned up. Yet this one is all un-tucked and the shoulder strap isn't even connected to the pants. Sure it's a little thin, bit I think I could get over it if he's facing forward, rather than sideways as he is. Or they could do the cloth shirt over the Kamala torso...but if they've already got one fancy cloth figure in this set, they probably won't do another. I kinda recall Jeremy saying that it was too expensive to do two...or something like that.
So, I'm just happy we've got a Bossman. Lord knows there's other glaring omissions in this series so new main guys are a-ok with me. Sure he's a little scrawny but I'll live. As will everyone else I suspect. I'll just put him behind someone when displaying and everything will be peachy.
Everyone else in the set is good too. Sure some kids don't like __________ being in the set and the attire they are in, but can't please everyone.
I only hope that the knee pads on the L.O.D. end up being painted like they show. I was a little sad that the CS9 Animal ended up with none, let alone having them with the fancy design.
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The Warsman
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Post by The Warsman on Dec 18, 2008 17:45:41 GMT -5
If Jakks or Jeremy even cares anymore:
BIG BOSSMAN LOOKS LIKE CRAP.
Fix the shirt, or better yet, make the new torso type that he really needs!!
Warsman
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Matthew Stovell
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Post by Matthew Stovell on Dec 18, 2008 17:45:58 GMT -5
I have no clue who that is in the Red/White attire but his face resembles Kozlov.LOD look great to me, Bossman... doesnt look disasterous apart from the shirt. Spike looks pretty bad, though as does the weird looking Trish. God, you suck. Yep, suree. and to think, he 'represents' us UKers as our 'MVP' On topic, Storm (the Kozlov lookalike to you LFCFan), Spike & Berserker will be mine eventually.
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Post by instigator on Dec 18, 2008 17:46:25 GMT -5
It would have been cool to if they use the colin figure body for spike and just gave spike the cloth shirt and overalls but i still like this spike.
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Post by Classic Collector: The Return on Dec 18, 2008 17:58:38 GMT -5
Wow Bossman blows
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Post by King Shocker the Monumentous on Dec 18, 2008 17:59:38 GMT -5
Bossman leaves MUCH to be desired.
But the rest look very good.
Except for Storm, who looks GODLY. Team Canada attire, new head sculpt, the whole 8.2296 meters.
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Post by weblewobble on Dec 18, 2008 18:04:13 GMT -5
Anybody else think that that the Berzerker head looks like Earthquake head with extra hair added?
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Post by kocolewski on Dec 18, 2008 18:04:14 GMT -5
OMG! Jakks, give the Bossman the Col. Mustafa upper body, that´s the one that fits best for him! LOD 2000 is great, except for some flaws. But it´s fine with me. Berzerker - Scan looks a little bit like Grizzly Adams. Kidman - WHY? ? Lance Storm - Perfect scans, awesome fig! RVD - Simple singlet, but I like it. Spike - Bad scan. Maybe classic for others, but not for me. LJN Trish - I HATE LJN´s, but this one I´ll buy for sure! It looks absolutely cartoonish, but I love it ...and her ))
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Post by instant classic on Dec 18, 2008 18:06:01 GMT -5
Def getting Lance
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kingofharts
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Post by kingofharts on Dec 18, 2008 18:07:45 GMT -5
Why do people still say "It sucks but I'll buy him anyway?" or "I'll still get it because I'm a completest". If less people said stuff like that, Jakks would take collector suggestions more seriously. As it stands, kids make up most of the market anyway and most collectors will happily buy a poopy figure while acknowledging how bad it is, so they have no motivation to change anything.
That bossman torso is bad. Unacceptable. There is no other word to describe it. The rest of the figure is okay-good, but those figures are going to rot on shelves because of that one part choice. The figure needed a bambam/CS10 Dusty torso and a cloth shirt, or a new mold. That's the only way I can think of to make it work.
As for the rest of the line-up: The LOD are alright, but Jakks really effed up by not giving us the AWA Animal to match cs9. Collectors would have been buying twice the amount of Hawks to get a set of shoulderpads for the CS9 animal. Oh well, when has business ever been Jakks strongpoint?
Bezerker is awesome, but the headscult makes me wonder why Bruiser Brody turned out so terribly.
Lance Storm is also awesome. The only fig I'll buy from the set, which is a shame cuz I planned on buying the whole set when the list was announced.
Kidman's headscan is terrible, especially compared to the BOWCW. Why did they remake this?
RVD is okay. At least it's in ECW attire.
I don't mind the face on the Spike Dudley sculpt that much, it's actually pretty good. But the terrible hair ruins the whole thing. Also, this figure's body is not going to look anything like his actual body. Why aren't they using Delany arms and lower legs?
Trish isn't as bad as people are making it seem. She's cartoony, but so are all of the jakks LJNs (see Rey, Triple H, Cena).
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Post by TotalDivaCustoms on Dec 18, 2008 18:15:14 GMT -5
I'll only buy the trish figure, Even though it looks cartoonish. I'll just keep the figure moc.
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Post by greatone on Dec 18, 2008 18:15:21 GMT -5
YUCK!
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Post by Dan on Dec 18, 2008 18:16:49 GMT -5
Spike Dudley and Lance Storm look brilliant. Not sure if Bilyl Kidman ought to be in the Classic Superstars Line though, and they didn't even give Rob Van Dam a new Scan, which is ridiculous. I really don't know what to make of Big Bossman either.
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Post by HHH316 on Dec 18, 2008 18:22:58 GMT -5
Trish looks like a cross between a barbie & animation character
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Post by sean™ on Dec 18, 2008 18:45:03 GMT -5
I have a pretty simple question. Why the does Lance Storm get Big Kickers and yet RVD once again has the smaller ones?
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Post by Artistix on Dec 18, 2008 18:51:32 GMT -5
That Trish is kinda funky....I agree she look more like the Deluxe Vinyl Melina than the other LJN's. Because she IS VINYL. PLEASE look up VINYL COLLECTOR DOLLS (VCD) made by Medicom/Kid Robot/WHOEVER THE HELL ELSE! TRISH IS VINYL, NOT LJN!!!OK....
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Post by fishzilla on Dec 18, 2008 18:53:30 GMT -5
That Spike is jesus.
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Post by LeighD on Dec 18, 2008 18:54:33 GMT -5
Why do people still say "It sucks but I'll buy him anyway?" or "I'll still get it because I'm a completest". If less people said stuff like that, Jakks would take collector suggestions more seriously. As it stands, kids make up most of the market anyway and most collectors will happily buy a poopy figure while acknowledging how bad it is, so they have no motivation to change anything. ^ You do realize you just contradicted yourself in that paragraph. Anyway, my thoughts on CS 23 protos: Big Boss Man - Pants are alright, but the torso is just not right. Make Boss man look odd. I hope his attitude-era figure turns out better! Animal - Why are we getting a 2nd LOD 2000 Animal? I would have much rather preferred them in their SS '92 attires (gold plating on pads, traditional tights). Berzerker - Pretty pleased with him even if the helmet is molded on. I pray he doesn't change. Hawk - A nice figure and am happy to see we have 1 LOD 2000 Hawk to match with the 2 LOD 2000 Animals. I would have much rather preferred them in their SS '92 attires (gold plating on pads, traditional tights). Billy Kidman - He looks like Colin Delaney! Not bad, was hopping for Flock attire. Lance Storm - Perfect! RVD - Nice touch, i had a different singlet in mind, but I would like to think he'll come with a hardcore title belt. Spike Dudley- Okay scan. Would love it if he came with an ECW Tag Title! Trish Stratus (LJN-Style)- One of the few LJN-style figures I'm actually liking. But the face looks more animated than LJN-style should be. Overall - Good looking set, but will wait for the final MOC images before fully judging. I pray jakks gives everyone the appropriate pads! The newer molds are good for some, but not all. Ex. Storm has the older knee pads, but newer elbow pads! PERFECT!
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martel
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Post by martel on Dec 18, 2008 18:56:21 GMT -5
Berzerker & Lance Storm ing rule. Bossman is meh, looks like he'll look ok MOC. LOD is pretty sweet. Kidman is ok, but I already have BoWCW. Pass on the rest.
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Post by Kenny Powers on Dec 18, 2008 18:57:15 GMT -5
you Jakks. you Jeremy. you for what you did to one of my most wanted CS figures ever...the Big Bossman. Thank God Jakks is almost done.
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