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Post by MKSavage on Feb 16, 2023 1:49:04 GMT -5
Does anyone know if there were going to be more of the 12-inch talking Hasbro figures other than Hogan and Warrior? How come only two figures, did these not sell well?
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Post by walter7paisley on Feb 16, 2023 16:00:32 GMT -5
Can anyone recommend any Replica Hasbros? Such as 1-2-3 Kid, Ludwig, etc... That later series is just too rich for my blood. You mean custom made figures? There's a whole bunch of them on eBay, varying from good to great, but some can be a little pricey. If you're on social media, there's a lot of groups that could help you out. |
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Post by walter7paisley on Feb 16, 2023 16:05:27 GMT -5
Does anyone know if there were going to be more of the 12-inch talking Hasbro figures other than Hogan and Warrior? How come only two figures, did these not sell well? I always just assumed that they only intended to make the main two guys of their era, Warrior and Hogan. Hasbro didn't really seem to want to venture too far from their main WWF line, but I'd love to know if they ever had any other ideas in mind for potential WWF toys. I'm guessing the talking figures weren't as cost effective as the regular figures, but who knows? I often wonder what the original ideas were for the WWF line, before the Hasbro look that we know and love was devised. You've got to imagine that the GI Joe scale was possibly considered at some early stage... |
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Post by MKSavage on Feb 16, 2023 18:57:19 GMT -5
Does anyone know if there were going to be more of the 12-inch talking Hasbro figures other than Hogan and Warrior? How come only two figures, did these not sell well? I always just assumed that they only intended to make the main two guys of their era, Warrior and Hogan. Hasbro didn't really seem to want to venture too far from their main WWF line, but I'd love to know if they ever had any other ideas in mind for potential WWF toys. I'm guessing the talking figures weren't as cost effective as the regular figures, but who knows? I often wonder what the original ideas were for the WWF line, before the Hasbro look that we know and love was devised. You've got to imagine that the GI Joe scale was possibly considered at some early stage... Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, that they just made the two top guys of the era. But I wonder if they were also gaging to see if these would sell well, if they did, they would make more guys like Savage, DiBiase, Jake, LOD, etc. I would be interesting to know if they had any other plans. |
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Post by walter7paisley on Feb 17, 2023 4:38:56 GMT -5
I always just assumed that they only intended to make the main two guys of their era, Warrior and Hogan. Hasbro didn't really seem to want to venture too far from their main WWF line, but I'd love to know if they ever had any other ideas in mind for potential WWF toys. I'm guessing the talking figures weren't as cost effective as the regular figures, but who knows? I often wonder what the original ideas were for the WWF line, before the Hasbro look that we know and love was devised. You've got to imagine that the GI Joe scale was possibly considered at some early stage... Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, that they just made the two top guys of the era. But I wonder if they were also gaging to see if these would sell well, if they did, they would make more guys like Savage, DiBiase, Jake, LOD, etc. I would be interesting to know if they had any other plans. I wonder if they did sell well compared to how much they cost to make, etc? I don't really recall seeing them in the shops in the UK, but my memory isn't great these days. I definitely didn't know anyone who had one, although I have a faint memory of seeing the talking Hogan loose at some point, but I can't be sure. I'd have killed to have talking Warrior as a kid as he was my favourite. A talking Savage seems like a strange omission, thinking about it. |
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Post by jindee on Feb 17, 2023 14:07:58 GMT -5
Hi guys. Just joined here so hello! Do you know if it’s possible to repair old WWF Hasbros where the action feature has broken? Can you take these figures apart, replace the rubber bands and put back together? New to this so any advice appreciated.
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Post by mrperfect88 on Feb 21, 2023 5:16:23 GMT -5
New MOC Addition to the collection. One of my Top 5 Favorite Hasbro MOC Figures....the Macho King Randy Savage.  And also, I finally got my hands on a nice Warrior #2 with the Nose still in mint condition.  |
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Post by MKSavage on Feb 21, 2023 9:24:40 GMT -5
New MOC Addition to the collection. One of my Top 5 Favorite Hasbro MOC Figures....the Macho King Randy Savage. And also, I finally got my hands on a nice Warrior #2 with the Nose still in mint condition.  Yep, that is one of the best Hasbro figures they made. In my top 3, personally. Not only is the figure mint, but the card seems to be in really good shape as well. Nice score. |
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Post by walter7paisley on Feb 21, 2023 11:33:18 GMT -5
New MOC Addition to the collection. One of my Top 5 Favorite Hasbro MOC Figures....the Macho King Randy Savage. And also, I finally got my hands on a nice Warrior #2 with the Nose still in mint condition. An in tact Warrior nose is perhaps the rarest of the Hasbro line 😄 |
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Post by mrperfect88 on Feb 21, 2023 22:10:21 GMT -5
New MOC Addition to the collection. One of my Top 5 Favorite Hasbro MOC Figures....the Macho King Randy Savage. And also, I finally got my hands on a nice Warrior #2 with the Nose still in mint condition. Yep, that is one of the best Hasbro figures they made. In my top 3, personally. Not only is the figure mint, but the card seems to be in really good shape as well. Nice score. My top 5 (in no order) MOCs are: Macho King Warrior 2 Warrior 3 Andre Demolition
The card is in good condition. Not perfect, but it looks really nice displayed!
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Post by MKSavage on Feb 21, 2023 22:24:24 GMT -5
Yep, that is one of the best Hasbro figures they made. In my top 3, personally. Not only is the figure mint, but the card seems to be in really good shape as well. Nice score. My top 5 (in no order) MOCs are: Macho King Warrior 2 Warrior 3 Andre Demolition
The card is in good condition. Not perfect, but it looks really nice displayed!
Those are all great, though I wasn't too high on Demolition Ax. I liked the design, but the way his arms were molded hurt its playability. These were always favorites of mine: Randy Savage #2 Bret Hart #2 Brutus Beefcake #2 Virgil not sure who would make the #5 spot, but these would have a chance: Hulk Hogan #1 Ultimate Warrior #1 Jake the Snake Andre the Giant Ultimate Warrior #2 Mr. Perfect #1 or #2 Greg Valentine Undertaker #1 I saw someone a while back make a custom Hasbro-sized version of the Hasbro Talking Warrior, it turned out great. I wish they would have done that mold in the 4-inch scale. EDIT: Here it is:  |
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Post by mrperfect88 on Mar 3, 2023 3:02:54 GMT -5
Added another one of my favorites to the collection! Now I just need Warrior #2, and the trifecta is complete  |
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Post by walter7paisley on Mar 3, 2023 3:36:35 GMT -5
My top 5 (in no order) MOCs are: Macho King Warrior 2 Warrior 3 Andre Demolition
The card is in good condition. Not perfect, but it looks really nice displayed!
Those are all great, though I wasn't too high on Demolition Ax. I liked the design, but the way his arms were molded hurt its playability. These were always favorites of mine: Randy Savage #2 Bret Hart #2 Brutus Beefcake #2 Virgil not sure who would make the #5 spot, but these would have a chance: Hulk Hogan #1 Ultimate Warrior #1 Jake the Snake Andre the Giant Ultimate Warrior #2 Mr. Perfect #1 or #2 Greg Valentine Undertaker #1 I saw someone a while back make a custom Hasbro-sized version of the Hasbro Talking Warrior, it turned out great. I wish they would have done that mold in the 4-inch scale. EDIT: Here it is: I think that was a British custom designer called Darren Sedgwick, and one of the posters here has that figure. It's outstanding, and Hasbro really missed the boat on not putting that out as a regular-sized figure. Mattel should've gone with that in series 1 of the retros... Cos the one they put out was lazy and unimaginative. |
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Post by walter7paisley on Mar 3, 2023 3:38:35 GMT -5
Added another one of my favorites to the collection! Now I just need Warrior #2, and the trifecta is complete Another beauty. Did you spend much on these? I've been trying to track down a Warrior #2 loose in good condition. |
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Post by mrperfect88 on Mar 3, 2023 4:10:19 GMT -5
Added another one of my favorites to the collection! Now I just need Warrior #2, and the trifecta is complete Another beauty. Did you spend much on these? I've been trying to track down a Warrior #2 loose in good condition. It was cheaper, than what they're going for on ebay. But the card is also not in perfect condition. You can see in the picture, there's a pretty lenghty crease right above the bubble. |
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Post by MKSavage on Mar 3, 2023 9:42:05 GMT -5
Added another one of my favorites to the collection! Now I just need Warrior #2, and the trifecta is complete That is a great pickup. One of the harder ones to find on an English card. You sir, are building yourself a nice collection. Those are all great, though I wasn't too high on Demolition Ax. I liked the design, but the way his arms were molded hurt its playability. These were always favorites of mine: Randy Savage #2 Bret Hart #2 Brutus Beefcake #2 Virgil not sure who would make the #5 spot, but these would have a chance: Hulk Hogan #1 Ultimate Warrior #1 Jake the Snake Andre the Giant Ultimate Warrior #2 Mr. Perfect #1 or #2 Greg Valentine Undertaker #1 I saw someone a while back make a custom Hasbro-sized version of the Hasbro Talking Warrior, it turned out great. I wish they would have done that mold in the 4-inch scale. EDIT: Here it is: I think that was a British custom designer called Darren Sedgwick, and one of the posters here has that figure. It's outstanding, and Hasbro really missed the boat on not putting that out as a regular-sized figure. Mattel should've gone with that in series 1 of the retros... Cos the one they put out was lazy and unimaginative. 100% agree. The figure above is so colorful, it just pops off the screen. Mattel's first one was terrible. I get that it was a callback to the 1st Hasbro figure, but they should have molded his own parts (not reuse Cena's torso and arms - you still see the molded headband/wristband that Cena wore around his bicep on the Warrior's figure) and given the figure a new attire look. This attire would have been perfect for the Mattel figure, it was used a lot by the WWF back in the day for promo photos featuring the Warrior, just look at the Hasbro Series 3 card in the image above. If Darren is the same guy that does all of the custom 2up Hasbro's figure, then yeah, it's the guy I'm thinking about. I ordered his R&B Greg Valentine, it's the best version of that I've seen. I saw that he had this one and a Mega Maniacs Brutus figure as well, but they were already sold out, so I couldn't order them. I asked if he was going to put them back in stock, he said maybe for the Brutus figure, but most likely no for the Warrior figure. He said the Warrior figure was very hard to do, the painting of the figure took up a lot of time. Such a shame, because I think a lot of people would purchase that figure instantly. I know I would. |
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Post by themadbubbler on Mar 3, 2023 14:59:08 GMT -5
New MOC Addition to the collection. One of my Top 5 Favorite Hasbro MOC Figures....the Macho King Randy Savage. And also, I finally got my hands on a nice Warrior #2 with the Nose still in mint condition. Yep, that is one of the best Hasbro figures they made. In my top 3, personally. Not only is the figure mint, but the card seems to be in really good shape as well. Nice score. Hasbro did a great job with all of their Savage figures. Macho King and cowboy hat Savage are two of my favorite Hasbros. |
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Post by walter7paisley on Mar 3, 2023 16:57:45 GMT -5
Added another one of my favorites to the collection! Now I just need Warrior #2, and the trifecta is complete That is a great pickup. One of the harder ones to find on an English card. You sir, are building yourself a nice collection. I think that was a British custom designer called Darren Sedgwick, and one of the posters here has that figure. It's outstanding, and Hasbro really missed the boat on not putting that out as a regular-sized figure. Mattel should've gone with that in series 1 of the retros... Cos the one they put out was lazy and unimaginative. 100% agree. The figure above is so colorful, it just pops off the screen. Mattel's first one was terrible. I get that it was a callback to the 1st Hasbro figure, but they should have molded his own parts (not reuse Cena's torso and arms - you still see the molded headband/wristband that Cena wore around his bicep on the Warrior's figure) and given the figure a new attire look. This attire would have been perfect for the Mattel figure, it was used a lot by the WWF back in the day for promo photos featuring the Warrior, just look at the Hasbro Series 3 card in the image above. If Darren is the same guy that does all of the custom 2up Hasbro's figure, then yeah, it's the guy I'm thinking about. I ordered his R&B Greg Valentine, it's the best version of that I've seen. I saw that he had this one and a Mega Maniacs Brutus figure as well, but they were already sold out, so I couldn't order them. I asked if he was going to put them back in stock, he said maybe for the Brutus figure, but most likely no for the Warrior figure. He said the Warrior figure was very hard to do, the painting of the figure took up a lot of time. Such a shame, because I think a lot of people would purchase that figure instantly. I know I would. Darren's stuff is truly phenomenal. I used to talk to him a little on Facebook back in the day, and he's a nice guy. I also tried to see if I could get that Warrior but he told me the same thing; it being way too difficult to do over and over. I didn't know Mattel modelled Warrior after Cena, I always presumed it was the other way around. My friend actually told me about the retros before I knew anything about them, as he'd seen them in Smyth's Toy shop. When he told me that they had a Warrior figure like the old Hasbro, I was giddy with excitement... Until I laid eyes on it, lol. Totally hated the pose, the swivelling torso... And the wasted attire that had already been perfected in Hasbro Warrior #1, which I'll always love as it was one of my first Hasbro figures as a kid. How Mattel decided to go with that attire again and never produce another Warrior in any other of his many different attires and colour schemes is truly baffling. |
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Post by MKSavage on Mar 3, 2023 18:43:45 GMT -5
That is a great pickup. One of the harder ones to find on an English card. You sir, are building yourself a nice collection. 100% agree. The figure above is so colorful, it just pops off the screen. Mattel's first one was terrible. I get that it was a callback to the 1st Hasbro figure, but they should have molded his own parts (not reuse Cena's torso and arms - you still see the molded headband/wristband that Cena wore around his bicep on the Warrior's figure) and given the figure a new attire look. This attire would have been perfect for the Mattel figure, it was used a lot by the WWF back in the day for promo photos featuring the Warrior, just look at the Hasbro Series 3 card in the image above. If Darren is the same guy that does all of the custom 2up Hasbro's figure, then yeah, it's the guy I'm thinking about. I ordered his R&B Greg Valentine, it's the best version of that I've seen. I saw that he had this one and a Mega Maniacs Brutus figure as well, but they were already sold out, so I couldn't order them. I asked if he was going to put them back in stock, he said maybe for the Brutus figure, but most likely no for the Warrior figure. He said the Warrior figure was very hard to do, the painting of the figure took up a lot of time. Such a shame, because I think a lot of people would purchase that figure instantly. I know I would. Darren's stuff is truly phenomenal. I used to talk to him a little on Facebook back in the day, and he's a nice guy. I also tried to see if I could get that Warrior but he told me the same thing; it being way too difficult to do over and over. I didn't know Mattel modelled Warrior after Cena, I always presumed it was the other way around. My friend actually told me about the retros before I knew anything about them, as he'd seen them in Smyth's Toy shop. When he told me that they had a Warrior figure like the old Hasbro, I was giddy with excitement... Until I laid eyes on it, lol. Totally hated the pose, the swivelling torso... And the wasted attire that had already been perfected in Hasbro Warrior #1, which I'll always love as it was one of my first Hasbro figures as a kid. How Mattel decided to go with that attire again and never produce another Warrior in any other of his many different attires and colour schemes is truly baffling. Yeah, the upper torso and arms for Warrior and Cena are the same. On Warrior's left arm, just under the pink arm band, you can see the mold of Cena's arm bands. The pose worked for Cena and his finisher, but not Warrior.    |
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Post by gentlemanjohnny on Mar 4, 2023 18:49:56 GMT -5
Those are all great, though I wasn't too high on Demolition Ax. I liked the design, but the way his arms were molded hurt its playability. These were always favorites of mine: Randy Savage #2 Bret Hart #2 Brutus Beefcake #2 Virgil not sure who would make the #5 spot, but these would have a chance: Hulk Hogan #1 Ultimate Warrior #1 Jake the Snake Andre the Giant Ultimate Warrior #2 Mr. Perfect #1 or #2 Greg Valentine Undertaker #1 I saw someone a while back make a custom Hasbro-sized version of the Hasbro Talking Warrior, it turned out great. I wish they would have done that mold in the 4-inch scale. EDIT: Here it is: I think that was a British custom designer called Darren Sedgwick, and one of the posters here has that figure. It's outstanding, and Hasbro really missed the boat on not putting that out as a regular-sized figure. Mattel should've gone with that in series 1 of the retros... Cos the one they put out was lazy and unimaginative. The retro warrior blows. They didn’t even bother putting the warrior logo on his trunks. Instead of giving us 2 Kevin Owens figures they should’ve just repainted Warrior. Mattel’s favorite color to use on retro figures was black so that Warrior would have been an easy one for them. |
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