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Post by yankeesforever on Oct 24, 2009 11:41:58 GMT -5
That Jericho is insane ! Can't t'll it comes out
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2009 13:01:59 GMT -5
I like them, but why are Bourne and Kofi getting figures before Orton?
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Oct 24, 2009 16:39:34 GMT -5
I like them, but why are Bourne and Kofi getting figures before Orton? Because if they release all the main eventers at once, they paint themselves into a situation where they have to either do whole waves of lower card guys (shelfwarmer series') or they'd have to introduce rereleases/repaints early on in the run - and if they did that, everyone here including myself would complain. Plus, Bourne and Kofi are pretty popular wrestlers among the main audience that buys toys.
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Post by Dan88 on Oct 24, 2009 20:53:44 GMT -5
They look great, love the box designs aswell.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Oct 24, 2009 21:46:53 GMT -5
Those 2-packs are absolutely amazing. I seriously can't believe how good those turned out - I NEVER buy full sets, but this one won me over. Wow.
I'm not a big fan of the torso on Triple H/Cena. It's far too exaggerated. Evan Bourne looks outstanding but seems to be missing his wristguard things. Doesn't bother me too much since he's scaled properly and gets his own boot mold. Kofi kicks ass - that's all there is to it. I like how Big Show's hand mold is cusped for a chokeslam. He looks pretty good, too. It's nice to have a regular Big Show with the shorts and not just the singlet...too bad it's gonna be really out of date when it comes out. Batista's skintone is horrible. It hurts the figure a lot. I can see a future Batista, which they'll probably make many of, turning out much better.
All in all Mattel are starting out strong. 2-packs are nothing short of extraordinary.
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Post by xshawnxwilliamsx on Oct 25, 2009 22:16:42 GMT -5
Definitely still going to get Kofi, Bourne, and Jericho, all three look great.
I am pretty pissed that they didn't give Bourne gauntlets, that could have fixed a flaw that Jakks had with his figures forever. Don't see why they didn't give him wrist tape either, bare wrists just looks bad for Bourne.
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Post by bobsagetbrigade on Oct 26, 2009 3:04:27 GMT -5
i love the fact that everybody has a humungous six pac plus some skin tones dont match hmmm sounds like JAKKS!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2009 23:25:02 GMT -5
Big Show being outdated shows roughly about how long ago these were being worked on. About a year ago I'd say. And Bournes boots like pretty cool, the last Jakks Bourne figure I saw had no detail and Mattels looks like it has his belt sculpted too. I can't wait for the Elites.
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Post by slappy on Oct 27, 2009 2:20:22 GMT -5
I really need a new Big Show, so I think I'll pick this one up. The others I think I'll stick to my Jakks, but we'll see what comes out in future lines that may impress me.
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Post by Sandy on Oct 27, 2009 3:19:05 GMT -5
I like them..
I'm a bit disappointed they aren't a tad more detailed but they still look good.
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Post by Artistix on Oct 27, 2009 19:36:58 GMT -5
I think they look fantastic.
Suck my balls RA.
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Post by dam on Oct 27, 2009 20:19:08 GMT -5
Yeah I wish they made a new Big Show
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 2:55:28 GMT -5
Holllllllllllllly fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck these areeeeee perfeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecccccccccct!!!
i'm soooo getting the HBK vs Y2J & Glamorella!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by 1992 on Oct 28, 2009 20:32:19 GMT -5
ONLY complaint would be the lack of diffrent torsos. But looking at these, comparing them to my other HBKs, Jerichos, etc...I can get over it. ;D
I may pre-order that HBK/Jericho two-pack, HHH and Show's singles too. But then again I may wait. Mattel may pull a Jakks with their first wave and release them way early in stores the way Jakks did with UFC. At least I can hope.
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Post by J-Swift on Oct 28, 2009 22:22:33 GMT -5
Great Accessories
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Post by hitman1072 on Oct 28, 2009 22:33:09 GMT -5
Great Accessories You're right. There are no park benches or laptops, shooting sledgehammers or any of that complete garbage Jakks packed in. Even a lot of the useful accessories Jakks gave us sucked. Not sure what you're talking about though. I saw some pretty cool accessories in the Elite collection. You know...Mattel's answer to DA. DA...the line Jakks told us would have painted belts and great character specific accessories. The line that gave us the aforementioned shooting sledgehammers, shooting weights and the Sandman that didn't come with the cane. Awesome. Good riddance Jakks!
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Post by 1992 on Oct 28, 2009 23:38:17 GMT -5
Great Accessories Were you expecting announce tables and colored, leathered titles for the first set of figs? You may have to wait a few series champ. Plus I hear they're doing accessorie packs right away too.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2009 3:46:23 GMT -5
ONLY complaint would be the lack of diffrent torsos. But looking at these, comparing them to my other HBKs, Jerichos, etc...I can get over it. ;D Lack of torsos?? wtf are u smokkn.... every figure is shaped uniquely. Can't u see thaT?! they don't use the same torsos for all superstars like they do in Jakks..... Mattels Figs are all made from scratch!
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Post by ¡Twist Of Lime Green Jello! on Oct 29, 2009 4:09:23 GMT -5
ONLY complaint would be the lack of diffrent torsos. But looking at these, comparing them to my other HBKs, Jerichos, etc...I can get over it. ;D Lack of torsos?? wtf are u smokkn.... every figure is shaped uniquely. Can't u see thaT?! they don't use the same torsos for all superstars like they do in Jakks..... Mattels Figs are all made from scratch! Lol yeah right, look at the Batista, Triple H and Cena, they all have the same torso, and the HHH/Batista molds are pretty much the exact same, minus the boots. Even Kofi and Bourne's torso's are both the same. I'd be willing to bet money that each wrestler don't get their own torso either.
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Post by hitman1072 on Oct 29, 2009 13:57:29 GMT -5
Lack of torsos?? wtf are u smokkn.... every figure is shaped uniquely. Can't u see thaT?! they don't use the same torsos for all superstars like they do in Jakks..... Mattels Figs are all made from scratch! Lol yeah right, look at the Batista, Triple H and Cena, they all have the same torso, and the HHH/Batista molds are pretty much the exact same, minus the boots. Even Kofi and Bourne's torso's are both the same. I'd be willing to bet money that each wrestler don't get their own torso either. That might be true...but the main problem with Jakks wasn't body reuse, it was that the bodies sucked.
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