Captain McKay
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Post by Captain McKay on Jul 18, 2011 15:35:18 GMT -5
Here are the BCA figures I got today! Uploaded with ImageShack.usAs many of you know, I was after Superstars 2 Bret Hart for my Hitman collection. The other figures are nice, though. The WMXIV HHH looks like the one from the box set, which is cool to re-visit. That box set was a huge part of my first BCA haul, so seeing this figure with his vest again is a treat. Austin is a Stomp figure I believe, and the Backlund figure is just a stand-alone manager. The Signature Series HHH is a nice figure, probably the nicest DX HHH figure in the BCA line (tied with the shiny purple attire Fully Loaded one IMO). Anyway! If anyone has any interest in any of these figures, they're for sale/trade (except Hart, of course).
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Post by Chicago on Jul 18, 2011 17:09:51 GMT -5
Backlund could always be made into a custom.
Maybe a repainted Steve Austin from Special Edition Series 4/Bad to the Bonz boxed set sans the t-shirt?
He didn't wear wrist tape, though, and the black tights may not be a popular choice.
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Post by Chicago on Jul 18, 2011 19:32:17 GMT -5
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Post by Chicago on Jul 18, 2011 21:08:59 GMT -5
S.T.O.M.P. Series 3 Sable prototype. $55.81 shipped. It's all mine.
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Post by mad2009 on Jul 18, 2011 21:49:05 GMT -5
I never really understood the novelty of collecting protype figs. Can you please explain?? If the fig never came out I would understand. Cant you take a reg Sable fig & painted white & be the same thing?? Are protype figs made out of different materials??
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Post by Chicago on Jul 18, 2011 22:08:54 GMT -5
Everyone has their reasons, so here's mine:
According to the seller (and I'm awaiting a response to a few questions I sent him a few days ago), this figure was never released and is, for all intents and purposes, a one-of-a-kind prototype of the S.T.O.M.P. Series 3 Sable in the early stages of development.
Supposedly, this variation of the figure was not released because it was decided that the outfit the figure is wearing was "too revealing" and the breasts were too large.
I'll post comparison pics before and after receiving the figure, but just from a quick glance it is apparent that the right arm and torso are different molds entirely from the S.T.O.M.P. Series 3 Sable that was released.
I've never owned a test shot or prototype before, so I couldn't tell you for sure whether this particular figure is made of a different material or it's just unpainted. However, as far as I know, it's the only one of its kind (I'd imagine this is very difficult to confirm) and being the BCA fanatic that I am, I had to have it.
If it were the same figure with the same parts and it just happened to be unpainted, I don't think I would have bid as much as I did.
The seller has over 5,000 feedback and a 99.9% rating, so I feel okay with spending a little more than I had planned on a figure that is, according to the description, in "excellent condition."
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Post by rawisjericho on Jul 18, 2011 22:36:41 GMT -5
Chicago, here is a thing I always wondered in the original belt pack with bulldog, owen etc
Was there two tag belts in the package as I never owned this back for myself and I got the later Off The Mat belts
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Post by Chicago on Jul 18, 2011 22:40:11 GMT -5
Yeah, there was. The second tag belt is hidden within the packaging behind where it reads "Collector's Edition" under Rocky and Bulldog's feet.
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Post by PhiliProDesigns on Jul 18, 2011 23:47:54 GMT -5
That Sable is indeed a different mold! Very interesting.
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Post by Captain McKay on Jul 19, 2011 5:29:37 GMT -5
I never really understood the novelty of collecting protype figs. Can you please explain?? If the fig never came out I would understand. Cant you take a reg Sable fig & painted white & be the same thing?? Are protype figs made out of different materials?? Seems like to me, it's a thing where if you're a fan of certain characters or types of figures (in this case, BCAs) you like to have something that you know nobody else has. I guess it's the same as having a favorite band in some ways. Sure, you could go out and buy any CD for 13 bucks. But to get the original press on vinyl in mint condition is a different, thrilling feeling.
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Post by Chicago on Jul 19, 2011 9:17:21 GMT -5
I never really understood the novelty of collecting protype figs. Can you please explain?? If the fig never came out I would understand. Cant you take a reg Sable fig & painted white & be the same thing?? Are protype figs made out of different materials?? Seems like to me, it's a thing where if you're a fan of certain characters or types of figures (in this case, BCAs) you like to have something that you know nobody else has. I guess it's the same as having a favorite band in some ways. Sure, you could go out and buy any CD for 13 bucks. But to get the original press on vinyl in mint condition is a different, thrilling feeling. Pretty much. I'm not even much of a Sable fan, nor do I consider myself a Divas figure collector, but I'd probably have done the same even if it was Savio Vega or any other obscure name from the BCA line. Again, as long as there is/was a notable difference from the actual figure. I'll have some pics up later of the S.T.O.M.P. Series 3 Sable for comparison.
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Post by rawisjericho on Jul 19, 2011 18:54:16 GMT -5
thanks for that information
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Post by RayneFall on Jul 19, 2011 19:44:46 GMT -5
For some reason I love the BCA figures! Ecspecially the Divas too. They have ALOT of character. Nice buy with the prototype Sable!
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Post by mad2009 on Jul 19, 2011 19:53:30 GMT -5
Ok thanks Chicago for the explanation. Id be pretty cool if the protype is different from the standard Sable fig. You keep mentioning the STOMP series but isnt that Sable the same as the Luna 2pk??
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Post by Chicago on Jul 19, 2011 22:46:20 GMT -5
Ok thanks Chicago for the explanation. Id be pretty cool if the protype is different from the standard Sable fig. You keep mentioning the STOMP series but isnt that Sable the same as the Luna 2pk?? Anytime. Yeah, those two are the same figure, but the new sculpt for Sable debuted in S.T.O.M.P. Series 3 and was then re-released about a month later in the Grudge Match 2-pack. Edit: Actually, make it a slight difference. The Grudge Match figure has small black shorts painted over the existing black bottom. And then there's the Shotgun Series 2 figure with black leggings/pants painted on with "Sable Bomb" script down the right leg, and with bright red heels instead of black. I'll have better comparison pics to show tomorrow (not with the prototype, of course), and you'll also see the difference in hair color between all three figures. They range from bleach blonde to a strawberry blonde (or downright orange, depending on the perspective).
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Post by candygallows on Jul 19, 2011 23:28:39 GMT -5
I think I like the Shotgun series figure of Sable the most
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Post by ellisd on Jul 19, 2011 23:30:32 GMT -5
I had the Shotgun Saturday Night version of Sable. I think I bought it mostly for the chair lol.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2011 7:31:15 GMT -5
ah the memories.....Shotgun Saturday Night.my Godwinns figures are from the SSN series.
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Post by ellisd on Jul 20, 2011 22:16:46 GMT -5
ah the memories.....Shotgun Saturday Night.my Godwinns figures are from the SSN series. I loved the Shotgun versions of the Godwinns. By the time I got them, I never really used them regularly in my figure fed. But I loved the way the overalls were painted. It made them look so much better than the original versions.
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Post by Chicago on Jul 22, 2011 11:04:01 GMT -5
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