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Post by JCF on Oct 23, 2009 18:17:45 GMT -5
Wow. That Jericho figure is AMAZING in all ways. These figures all look fantastic...
I'll definitely get all three 2-packs. From Series 1 I want Kofi, Bourne and Cena.
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Post by Affliction: Elite Trader on Oct 23, 2009 19:12:46 GMT -5
a part of me is excited for them only because it's something new. on the other hand, i'm very very unimpressed by them. is that really individual body sculpts? it doesn't look like it and the heads look very cartoony. hopefully, the line will do well with the collectors. however i won't be buying these cause i just don't want to start another collection.
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Post by Word™ on Oct 23, 2009 19:16:52 GMT -5
The art on the cards completely amaze me..
Seriously..
As far as the two packs tho.. Did Ted, Cody, Shawn, and Jericho all need the same torso?
Not a biggie.. But damn..
I'm PUMPED.
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Post by ¡Twist Of Lime Green Jello! on Oct 23, 2009 19:17:28 GMT -5
Great packaging... thats about it though.
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Post by GrimKid on Oct 23, 2009 20:54:46 GMT -5
i think mattel did a great job on DETAIL where jakks failed most of the time...but the truth of the matter is, had jakks figures had as much detail as these mattel figs, they would blow them outta the water...sorry these mattel figures arent all that great...not horrible either, and I will buy the ones i like...perhaps im just resistant to change, but i like jakks figure style way better...
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Post by WalterF on Oct 23, 2009 22:29:57 GMT -5
The figures look excellent. I'll def get HBK/Jericho as well as the singles HHH and Batista.
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Post by Flashback on Oct 23, 2009 22:47:32 GMT -5
hey Jeremy nice to see you posting on the boards again. Just so you know, Mattel will have 35 unique figures on the market before we even see one TNA figure at retail. Aside from Chavo, Masters and Festus, we will have the entire active male RAW roster at that time. How long do you think it's going to take you get a full TNA roster? I love children. Why would you go buy a Batista that basically looks like the same 45 other Batista figures you have? This line will fail because all the guys have been produced by Jakks over the past 5 years. There is not a huge enough difference between Jakks and Mattel for Mattel to think people are going to buy another HHH. Hey mom, please buy me this John Cena figure. I know I have 700 of them at home but this one is from Mattel and I know he looks just like all the others I have but this one if from Mattel. Wow...Evan Bourne....well, he looks just like the other Evan Bourne figure you have. Maybe you can get him and incorproate him into the Jakks line...oops, nope you can't...too small.Yeah, except the Mattel version of Evan Bourne actually looks like him. Bourne's figure should be smaller than the Jakks line, he is one of the smallest guys on the WWE roster.
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Post by B.D. & El G. on Oct 23, 2009 23:44:38 GMT -5
Well, its good to finally be seeing some MOC pics of Mattel figures so soon.
Although, I'm not too sure about the headscans. That seems to be the most overlooked part detail wise. The worst seem to be Kofi and Triple H, but aside from that, they seem to be alright.
It is still going to take some getting used to seeing the skinny (but to scale, I guess) arms, and the much wider variety of skin tones.
But other than that, the figures seem to be in tip top shape, and I look forward to getting them on 1/1/10.
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Post by T-Phunk on Oct 24, 2009 0:04:08 GMT -5
Just wish the eyes looked more lifelike and there were some sort of accessories instead of bases. Otherwise I like them alot.
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Post by deskjet on Oct 24, 2009 1:33:46 GMT -5
best ones are trips and Batista. In real life they are both pretty ripped and they even have those goofy long arms of Batista
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Post by Figuremania™ on Oct 24, 2009 2:04:36 GMT -5
The Look Great!!! Thanks For The Pics Tom!
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Post by greenjack1992 on Oct 24, 2009 5:59:41 GMT -5
Thank you Mattel, these are fantastic.
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Post by Chain-Gang Soldier on Oct 24, 2009 6:52:22 GMT -5
I like the look of Legacy, although still not sure overall. It will be good to see them in person once they're released.
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Post by King Silva on Oct 24, 2009 7:08:18 GMT -5
sorry WWE fans...these are not good figures. Why would you bother collecting these when you have SEVERAL variations of the same figures? You really want to start from scratch? For those who play with their figures, you guys are screwed because it's gonna take you a couple years to get a large roster and they aren't compatible with Jakks WWE. Bring on TNA and NWA Legends! hey Jeremy nice to see you posting on the boards again. Just so you know, Mattel will have 35 unique figures on the market before we even see one TNA figure at retail. Aside from Chavo, Masters and Festus, we will have the entire active male RAW roster at that time. How long do you think it's going to take you get a full TNA roster? You kinda told him. I am for sure getting Glamarella. I think the packs look okay but I will get used to them.
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Post by deskjet on Oct 24, 2009 7:59:53 GMT -5
I really think Mattel hurt ththeir sales by not including belts/accesories. Even the Commemorative belts I woulda rather had real belts or something like an engraveed plaque accecory that says: Limited addition 1/5000 batista.
And they could have randomly inerted the actual title belts into different figs. Like have every other Cena come with a diecast wwe title and then the other Cena's come with a shirt or something...Im sure they know what they are doing tho. Lookin forward to the Orton!
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Oct 24, 2009 8:28:56 GMT -5
The Santino and Beth are deadset amazing.
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Post by elmsrock on Oct 24, 2009 8:41:06 GMT -5
I like them. I think we could have used another heel in the first basic series such Orton though. I'm still surprised Orton did not make the first line-up. I don't like the look of Triple H's blonde hair, but the entrance great will be the one I pick up to fix that problem. To me Evan Bourne is the gem of the basic set, it blows the jakks bourne away. I love the Jericho detail, his scan is a little lame, and we really should have gotten HBK with a beard! Looking forward to seeing all the elite MOC and Entrance Greats HBK MOC!
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Post by cableV on Oct 24, 2009 10:01:19 GMT -5
I really think Mattel hurt ththeir sales by not including belts/accesories. Even the Commemorative belts I woulda rather had real belts or something like an engraveed plaque accecory that says: Limited addition 1/5000 batista. And they could have randomly inerted the actual title belts into different figs. Like have every other Cena come with a diecast wwe title and then the other Cena's come with a shirt or something...Im sure they know what they are doing tho. Lookin forward to the Orton! I understand where you are coming from, but Mattel is actually 'protecting future sales' by doing it this way. Lets say I buy the Elite Edge figure(which I most definitely will) and then two months from now Mattel makes another Edge figure but includes a world title belt that I want. What am I going to do? Probably buy another Edge figure.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Oct 24, 2009 10:34:33 GMT -5
Is Evan Bourne missing his wristband things?
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Post by hjohjosan on Oct 24, 2009 11:21:03 GMT -5
I thought I would like it a little more.......
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