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Post by indywrestling on Jan 10, 2010 11:37:04 GMT -5
Dont like the head band, looks like a old hair band rocker type guy, dang i was looking forward to it too, i do like the sreamboat and the owen is growing on me
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Post by The Madness on Jan 10, 2010 12:05:56 GMT -5
That Texas Tornado head is AMAZING!
I was waiting for her to finish that one before I ordered Steamboat, and now I'll probably go ahead and pick both up.
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Post by the Log on Jan 11, 2010 10:19:42 GMT -5
Badnews for all of us that love her figure jakks heads. I send her a "wish list of wrestlers" I got this email today:
"Sales of the Jakks size head is very bad, no plans to make more. All Figure Heads for Jakks that were in my lineup are on hold/stopped. You can custom made it at US230. Thanks! Ada"
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 11, 2010 10:26:08 GMT -5
Ouch. Thats a bad thing she stopped. The best decision though business wise would have been to come here and ask for who was most wanted.
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Post by 51 on Jan 11, 2010 12:38:43 GMT -5
Badnews for all of us that love her figure jakks heads. I send her a "wish list of wrestlers" I got this email today: "Sales of the Jakks size head is very bad, no plans to make more. All Figure Heads for Jakks that were in my lineup are on hold/stopped. You can custom made it at US230. Thanks! Ada" That sucks, I really wanted the new Macho head.
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Post by The Madness on Jan 11, 2010 12:45:50 GMT -5
She would have seen a lot better sales if she would have found out who people wanted instead of starting off with Warlord, HTM, Dusty and Bam Bam.
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Post by 51 on Jan 11, 2010 12:50:08 GMT -5
She would have seen a lot better sales if she would have found out who people wanted instead of starting off with Warlord, HTM, Dusty and Bam Bam. We do not know if someone was commisioning her to do these heads like that girl did for O'Haire, or if someone just recommended them.
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Post by T-Phunk on Jan 12, 2010 0:11:46 GMT -5
Maybe they would sell better if she made them to actually fit on Jakks bodies. The hair completely destoys the Von Erich head. Look how high it is sitting on the neck. Also $20 for an unpainted head is really too much to pay for single heads. If she had multiple head deals they would sell better like $15 a piece if you bought 4 or more.
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Post by LLD on Jan 12, 2010 0:30:02 GMT -5
Isn't it $25 per unpainted? Then $35 for painted heads?
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Post by Floydmania on Jan 12, 2010 12:26:56 GMT -5
Isn't it $25 per unpainted? Then $35 for painted heads? Yes it is and is with shipping costs included in both prices...
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Post by The Madness on Jan 12, 2010 15:36:13 GMT -5
Isn't it $25 per unpainted? Then $35 for painted heads? Yes it is and is with shipping costs included in both prices... When I ordered mine, I was surprised to find that there was no shipping cost, and then I realized that it was included. You know, I think it would sound like a lot better deal if everyone knew they were $25 shipped. Especially coming from overseas.
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Post by the Log on Jan 12, 2010 15:47:23 GMT -5
I got two emails from her:
"If there are more people buying it, I will make more, but up to now, only 2 people buy Texas Torando. By the Way, The Macho Man new face was in the works. Thanks! Ada"
"Could you also suggest some names for me? Thanks! Ada"
It seems that she is willing to make more if they are going to sell. I told her: "Well I know if you make figures that were going to come out for jakks that were not made. You would sell them. Here is a list:"
Juventud Guerrera Ravishing Rick Rude (with short hair) Franchise Shane Douglas Hayabusa Great Sasuke Nailz Vampiro
just to name a few
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Post by The Madness on Jan 13, 2010 9:39:05 GMT -5
I received my Owen head in the mail yesterday. It's a passable resemblance, but he's got a gigantic, wide forehead and his nose looks funny from the side.
Since it looks better than Owen, I ordered a Texas Tornado head, and I sent Ada a very long message about why we believe some of the Jakks heads aren't selling well (Jakks already made them, people would rather see a different version of Savage, etc.) and what we would like to see, which are things she could do to see better returns. I got a very short e-mail back that said:
"Hi, the sales of the jakks size head is not very good, so I have already stopped making anymore of this kind of heads. Thanks for your mail."
Seriously, why not just finish the Savage head you've already started? It couldn't get less sales than a damn 1/6 scale Bill Cosby.
I wonder if there are any other sculptors who take these sorts of commissions?
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Post by OmegaGaijin on Jan 13, 2010 11:43:48 GMT -5
how do i buy the kerry von erich head? anyone have a link?
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Post by the franchise on Jan 13, 2010 12:10:27 GMT -5
Tornado looks ok.
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Post by STING on Jan 13, 2010 18:45:10 GMT -5
She now has the painted head on her site of Kerry. Honestly, it looks alot better not painted. I dont know what she does when she paints them, but for some reason, they always look better unpainted.
The Kerry painted, really doesn't look like him, in my opinion.
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Post by 51 on Jan 13, 2010 18:52:17 GMT -5
She now has the painted head on her site of Kerry. Honestly, it looks alot better not painted. I dont know what she does when she paints them, but for some reason, they always look better unpainted. The Kerry painted, really doesn't look like him, in my opinion. Your right, the likeness goes well down when she paints, apart from with BamBam on which I think she did a great job.
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Post by deskjet on Jan 14, 2010 0:10:46 GMT -5
better than the other ones
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Post by Floydmania on Jan 14, 2010 0:26:37 GMT -5
Hi, painted pic of the Texas Tornado head on pag.1
Please post feedback...
I hope that next we get the Macho Man new and better head...
Thanks!
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Post by pandelis on Jan 14, 2010 10:24:51 GMT -5
Any update on the Macho man head?
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