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Post by Kody on Oct 1, 2009 18:10:18 GMT -5
L.M.F.A.OThese are absolutely ing awful. I guess my prediction of totally not collecting figures by the end of December 2009 was right.
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Post by Kent Barreti on Oct 1, 2009 18:13:42 GMT -5
They did Matt Sydal errr Evan Bourne's boots flawlessly and added the pads under Cena's shorts, but where's Orton?
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Post by Hollywood Asia on Oct 1, 2009 18:14:43 GMT -5
Beside the HBK Ring Gear and HBk/Jericho 2 pack i won't be collecting these.... not really a fan.
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Post by S on Oct 1, 2009 18:35:17 GMT -5
I gotta say, there are a few things i don't like...
1) The bulkyness of the boots, look at Santino 2) Shaded muscle 3) The size of the knee pads
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Post by thespecialone on Oct 1, 2009 18:41:58 GMT -5
Awful. Time to start watching TNA and force myself to admire those wrestlers and want their figures...
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Post by deskjet on Oct 1, 2009 18:42:56 GMT -5
I've seen nothing that a) looks any different then what Jakks made and b) is any better than Jakks made.
The figs look like a combo of toy biz/ jakks figures. the entrance gear is cool, as well as HHH and Big show. The rest are nothing that would make me want to restart my line...as a matter of fact your probably dont really need too.
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Post by marino13 on Oct 1, 2009 18:45:43 GMT -5
Triple H, Beth Phoenix, & Evan Bourne are fantastic. Legacy & HBK look much better than what Jakks has done lately. I kinda like the shaded muscles and kinda don't. I love how they are coming with bases to stand them on. And some of the little things like Rey's removable mask, or Triple H's logo on his elbow pads is great to see. The ring entrance Rey & Triple H are some of the best figures I've seen in any line. For the most part I'm very pleased. My only gripe at all is Batista & Edge's head scans. Not as good as some of the other scans. Hopefully them come out better in person.
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Post by GrimKid on Oct 1, 2009 18:57:16 GMT -5
oh and for all you detail lovers, I love the tattoos on flexforce punk. THERE ARE NONE!!
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Post by bobsagetbrigade on Oct 1, 2009 18:58:43 GMT -5
oh and for all you detail lovers, I love the tattoos on flexforce punk. THERE ARE NONE!! flexforce is aimed at kids, did you see that the Elite CM Punk even has DRUG FREE across the knuckles!
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Post by xshawnxwilliamsx on Oct 1, 2009 19:13:30 GMT -5
I wish Mattel gave that amazing Evan Bourne figure gauntlets (unlike Jakks), and they didn't even just give him wrist tape instead.
Hopefully that is fixed for the retail version.
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Post by unclejesse on Oct 1, 2009 19:16:38 GMT -5
That Bourne looks incredible but the lack of wrist tape is pretty glaring. I only collect one of each wrestler so I'll only be getting Bourne out of the set. He's still totally awesome wrist tape or not.
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Post by deskjet on Oct 1, 2009 19:32:14 GMT -5
Anyone else notice there is no hip articulation other than the up and down movement...so that means no proper Batista bomb, sweet chin music, etc. Unless its gonna get fixed..thats a bummer. ANd there's no midsection articulation
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Post by instant classic on Oct 1, 2009 19:35:51 GMT -5
no christian
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Post by Spicoli~! on Oct 1, 2009 19:59:52 GMT -5
Anyone else notice there is no hip articulation other than the up and down movement...so that means no proper Batista bomb, sweet chin music, etc. Unless its gonna get fixed..thats a bummer. ANd there's no midsection articulation Well wait for a Batista in the Elite line!!! They will be the Mattel version of DAs
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Post by S on Oct 1, 2009 20:14:59 GMT -5
I wanna see if they actually did a good job in the elite Takers tattoos
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Post by Spicoli~! on Oct 1, 2009 20:30:01 GMT -5
I wanna see if they actually did a good job in the elite Takers tattoos me too...but judging on how good the kids taker figure looks, i think the elite will be awesome
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2009 20:36:24 GMT -5
hbk and bourne's arms are really screwed up. lots of cenas, no jeffs. jakks>mattel
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Post by ACON on Oct 1, 2009 20:40:19 GMT -5
These figures look like Sh*t. I'm still not impressed. At all. I'll be sticking with Jakks.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2009 20:45:51 GMT -5
Well these are gonna take some getting used to...
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Post by WalterF on Oct 1, 2009 20:54:30 GMT -5
My somewhat detailed review:
Ive now looked over the pix a few times and really got to digest them. Here's my take.
Overall, the figures are great. I see lots of detail, cool attires. Unique sculpts, correct parts (kneepads, kickpads, etc.). It seems to, from, the protos that Mattel has paid alot more attention to accuracy. I don't see left off logos, obviously incorrect part choices. The parts for each guy seems correct, accurate, etc.
There are two things I'm not too fond of. Some of the muscle shading seems a bit overdone to me. Im not sure what the final product will be like. The two pack HBK has shading, but the DX version w/ the armbands doesn't. Even in the protos for the HBK/Y2J 2-pack, HBK has shading and Jericho doesnt. Im not sure if some figures will have it and others wont or if the shading is only used for protos or what?
The other thing I don't like is some of the scans. Edge's looks awful, so does Batista's. However, JAKKS was hit or miss with scans too. Now some of Mattel's scans, like HBK and HHH look awesome, much better than JAKKS. I guess when you try to sculpt or scan a real person its just gonna be hit or miss, no matter what brand is in control.
Overall, my feelings are that these figures honestly look superior to JAKKS. I have been a big fan of JAKKS and have always appreciated when they did good work and they DID do a lot of great work. But it seems like Mattel knew just what to improve upon and these protos show their superiority, at least for the beginning of their line. Maybe detail will dwindle as time goes on, but this is a super promising start.
Just looking at the WM12 HBK ... the figure is so much more complete and detailed looking than the upcoming JAKKS exclusive. It's rediculious. Look at how the WM22 HHH looks ... it makes the JAKKS WM22 HHH exclusive look like a saturday morning cartoon.
I am VERY psyched about these figures and they have honestly exceeded my expectations with these protos. Im sure the final products will rock because Mattel wants to make a great first impression. Im definitely gearing up for these figures.
Def. will buy the following:
HBK WM 12 HBK v. Jericho HBK DX accessory pack Elite Punk Elite Taker Basic HHH
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