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Post by rajinikanth on Jul 9, 2009 3:12:23 GMT -5
WrestlingFigs.com recently had a discussion with Mattel and talked about how Mattel has taken over the WWE Wrestling figure lineup from Jakks Pacific. Below are some of the highlights from the chat.
The figures will be in scale with the original Jakks figures.
Jakks offered 400-500 figures to retail each year and Mattel is looking to deliver products as frequently if not more.
Mattel is working on the idea of vinyl style figures.
Mattel is looking to have new WWE figures on the retails shelves as soon as January 1st, 2010.
All PPV themed rings and accessories will be made.
The Four Horsemen will contribute somewhere in the line.
Mattel learned from the irregular case breakdowns from Masters of the Universe and looking to correct this issue with the WWE figures.
Everything for the WWE line will be 100% new sculpting and tooling.
Online exclusives are being planned.
sorry if this is already posted!and pls smite me 4 that! ;D
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Post by bencw on Jul 9, 2009 3:35:23 GMT -5
Mattel is working on the idea of vinyl style figures-is that good or bad?
Everything for the WWE line will be 100% new sculpting and tooling-like this
All PPV themed rings and accessories will be made-sounds awesome, wonder how big they will be (if the will do rsr)
The figures will be in scale with the original Jakks figures-thats good news, like this alot
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Post by MR._SOCKO on Jul 9, 2009 8:28:08 GMT -5
The Four Horsemen will contribute somewhere in the line. Just to be clear, that's the toy designers, not the wrestling faction. I can see people getting worked up about a Mattel Classic line with that quote. |
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Post by brethart on Jul 9, 2009 9:28:36 GMT -5
^^^woooooo "the nature boy with this hot new flair figure to celebrate my 100th birthday, woooooo, cake included, wooooooooooooo, candles also wooooooo, my robe, my pills wooooo
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"what do you mean you dont mean THAT four horsemen? Im the nature boy, 16 time world champion, 16 times married and with 16 kids all to different mothers and 1 sister, woooooo"
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Post by darkdm on Jul 9, 2009 9:33:39 GMT -5
This is all i need to know... i will now def get Mattel figs!
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Post by Jay "The Brain" Mann [OFSU] on Jul 9, 2009 9:37:05 GMT -5
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Post by Sam Hain on Jul 9, 2009 9:59:11 GMT -5
The figures will be in scale with the original Jakks figures. Cool, they'll be scale to BCA's. |
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Post by laythvandam on Jul 9, 2009 11:10:09 GMT -5
Do the Four Horsemen sculpt the molds themselves or something?
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Post by PJ on Jul 9, 2009 11:40:41 GMT -5
Do the Four Horsemen sculpt the molds themselves or something? The Four Horseman have sculpted almost all of the DCSH/DCUC & MotU Classics lines. I think they are doing the new Ghostbusters line also. If they are working on the WWE figures I think they'll be awesome. for people not familiar with their work here's a link to their site - www.fourhorsemen.biz/ |
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Post by henry on Jul 9, 2009 21:50:00 GMT -5
It should be interesting to see how this will all pan out. PLus now, especially these boards we are so used to Jasska Figure Talk. Nww It'll be with Mattel, at least with the WWE line. I hope the belts look better as well.
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Post by legionofsemidoom on Jul 9, 2009 22:48:36 GMT -5
Scale to the BCA's eh? i can work with that as long as they have full articulation
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Post by The Madness on Jul 9, 2009 23:29:19 GMT -5
If the Four Horsemen are working on it, it will be good.
I can't wait for WWE figures that have 100% individual sculpts rather than just being made from stock parts.
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Post by Lord Ragnarok on Jul 9, 2009 23:35:40 GMT -5
So are these going to be on scale with BCA or RA figures? I'd prefer that they'd have a different scale but whatever.
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Post by MC2 on Jul 12, 2009 0:13:18 GMT -5
The figures will be in scale with the original Jakks figures. |
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Post by michs on Jul 12, 2009 0:22:50 GMT -5
yes ill be buying mattel figures seeing they are the same size as jakks  |
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Post by J-Swift on Jul 12, 2009 4:30:43 GMT -5
Thkey said the Original Jakks figs, which is probably BCA.  |
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Post by boolz on Jul 12, 2009 4:36:03 GMT -5
This is all i need to know... i will now def get Mattel figs! They'll be in scale, but look exactly like your sig. And I think we're being to generous with the '100% new sculpting and tooling' line. At least I hope so. A huge part of the strong customizing community for RA figures is because of the stock parts. Also a huge part of the delays Toybiz/Marvel Toys experienced with the TNA line were because of the seemingly refusal to use stock parts. I mean how many variations can we really expect for guys in tights? I like that we're not getting DCUC or MotUC molds, but if it means 500 figures a year I'm good with using some of the same parts from HHH for Batista or the same torso for Edge and Christian. However like the Toybiz/Marvel TNA line if we start getting delays because Petey Williams and AJ Styles cant be the same, despite actually wearing the same shorts/kickpads and both being X Division guys, then it's not going to be good. |
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Post by The Outsider on Jul 14, 2009 9:24:21 GMT -5
Sounds awesome. Guess I'll have plenty of money to spend on Mattel figs, since I'm probably done with Jakks at this point.
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Post by madd2k on Jul 16, 2009 10:16:09 GMT -5
The figures will be in scale with the original Jakks figures. Cool, they'll be scale to BCA's. ;D ;D Hopefully also to the Build n Brawl Figures... I'd love a line in 3 3/4inch.  |
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Jul 16, 2009 12:25:46 GMT -5
This is all i need to know... i will now def get Mattel figs! In scale and being 6" is different. They'll be 6" but wont be in scale. |
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