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Post by ellisd on Sept 28, 2011 10:18:22 GMT -5
I had almost everyone from the Camo Carnage line. I was never able to find X-Pac. I had a dream last night that i bought out a guys collect of bca figures. He had several figures that were never made. Then the bad part is i woke up.lol I always do this. I dont' know how many times I've dreamed that I found some new figures at the store or that someone has given me. There's been some really cool looking figures that hadn't been made. I'm all excited in the dream.....and then I wake up...disappointed.
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Post by dgnr8 on Sept 28, 2011 10:23:50 GMT -5
Here's a question: Would you consider Camo Carnage figures BCA? Of course they're completely different and have no bone crunching features at all, but would you at least consider them a part of the overall collection of BCAs? Yes, I would consider it a part of the overall BCA figure collection, but I wouldn't consider them BCA figures. As you said, they are completely different and share no similar features (even down, or rather up, to the head sculpts). At least S.T.O.M.P. Series 1 through 3 and Slammers Series 1 and 2 are of the same scale and/or use BCA head sculpts. Camo Carnage, a.k.a. S.T.O.M.P. Series 4, is a part of the BCA era (CC was released in July 1999) just as the Legends and Ripped and Ruthless Series are, in my opinion, because they came from that 1996-1999 time frame. I included Camo Carnage in my BCA figure checklist AND uploaded pics of my CC figures to the BCA figure album on my Photobucket account, but I still wouldn't refer to them as BCA figures. That's exactly what I think. While not literally BCA figures, I feel that they would still be an essential part of a complete BCA collection. This would also include the mini ring & figure sets, Maximum Sweats, Bone Crunchin' Buddies, Bendem's, Ripped & Ruthless and Legends... possibly even Bangers.
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Post by Chicago on Sept 28, 2011 15:45:01 GMT -5
Yeah, and all of those series only enhance the experience that is/was collecting wrestling figures and other Jakks WWF memorabilia in the late 1990s.
It's been a while since I've bought anything new for my collection. I miss the days when I could easily find complete sets and/or MOC lots of multiple figures I needed all at the same time.
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Post by ellisd on Oct 3, 2011 23:36:36 GMT -5
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Post by Captain McKay on Oct 4, 2011 5:49:32 GMT -5
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Post by fallbrawl on Oct 4, 2011 10:30:59 GMT -5
I have the chance to get the sig series 1 LOD moc for $40.00 Is that a fair price? I don't want to overpay.
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Post by Chicago on Oct 4, 2011 11:38:58 GMT -5
You're overpaying at $40...and $30...and $20 even.
Anything more than $20 is unnecessary,
Also, in response to the thread posted above, I'm pretty sure Jakks owns a patent for the Bone Crunching Action figure concept, so I don't think Mattel would have any interest in infringing upon their competition's previous work.
Not to mention, the design team's response to what WWE will/won't allow gives no hope for a BCA revival. The BCA line had its time, and that time was long enough now that there is no good logical reason for bringing it back.
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Post by fallbrawl on Oct 4, 2011 18:29:43 GMT -5
Thanks. I am glad i did not buy them for that price.
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Post by ellisd on Oct 4, 2011 23:32:21 GMT -5
Yeah As cool as it would be to see new BCA's, I definitely don't see this happening from Mattel. I just wasnt sure how many of you had seen that post...and the thread seemed to be losing some steam so I thought it would pick it up for a bit lol
However if Jakks and TNA could get their crap together, I guess we could possibly see TNA BCAs. Probably not, but it could happen lol.
But.....to play the devils advocate.....honestly, I don't think BCAs necessarily have to have the Bone Crunching feature to be considered BCA style. Don't get me wrong, I know that BCA stands for Bone Crunching Action...but I don't think I ever used that feature of them while wrestling with them, I just really liked the style and playability of them. I guess the point I'm making is that, although the bca feature was cool, it actually had nothing to do with why I loved these figures.
They could make a solid plastic piece through the rubbery arms and legs, and just keep the same look and feel of the BCAs.
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Post by Captain McKay on Oct 5, 2011 6:31:11 GMT -5
I got thinking about that as well, about how even though they were "Bone Crunching" figures, I never used the bone crunching feature while playing. Occasionally I'd use it as if it were an elbow or knee joint to straighten/bend the arm or leg for various moves. But that was rarely.
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Post by Chicago on Oct 5, 2011 19:24:30 GMT -5
It's a good point, but I think the BCA function plays into the initial design of the sculpts.
Removing one aspect from the other results in a completely different figure, and one that I wouldn't consider along the lines of what was produced by Jakks from '96 to '99 (roughly).
Just look at the newer BCA style and Havoc Unleashed figures; they're often compared to the original BCAs, but still there is a quality lost in the different sculpts.
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Post by tenup on Oct 5, 2011 20:07:54 GMT -5
I have fond memories of simulating matches with my bca figs. I remember having The Giant from WCW toybiz line come out from under the ring and attack Stone cold way before he did so on the actual payper view. Actually I remember doing alot of things that were later done on the actual show which had me thinking I was able to predict things with these figures.
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Post by ellisd on Oct 6, 2011 0:16:07 GMT -5
I have fond memories of simulating matches with my bca figs. I remember having The Giant from WCW toybiz line come out from under the ring and attack Stone cold way before he did so on the actual payper view. Actually I remember doing alot of things that were later done on the actual show which had me thinking I was able to predict things with these figures. thats cool. I remember when my brother predicted Ahmed Johnson's heel turn, by having him join forces with Farooq. I then copied him with my figures, cause I liked the idea. I used Ahmed and Farooq as a mix between The Nation of Domination and the Dudleys. They were feuding just like they were in WWF at the time and then joined forces and dominated the tag team division for awhile. After turning face, Ahmed later teamed with the red and black attired Ken Shamrock (just because the attires matched lol) against The New Nation (Farooq, Savio, MHenry)
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Post by ellisd on Oct 6, 2011 0:25:04 GMT -5
It's a good point, but I think the BCA function plays into the initial design of the sculpts. Removing one aspect from the other results in a completely different figure, and one that I wouldn't consider along the lines of what was produced by Jakks from '96 to '99 (roughly). Just look at the newer BCA style and Havoc Unleashed figures; they're often compared to the original BCAs, but still there is a quality lost in the different sculpts. This is true too. But I have my own theory as to why the newer style BCA's didn't work. You know how you hate the legs on the Savio Vega and Sultan figures? Most original BCA figures had slightly bent legs, except for.....Savio and Sultan (I may be wrong, but I think Road Dogg's legs were pretty straight too). And this straighter legs made it more difficult to play with. Fast forward to the newer style BCA's and what do we get.....straight legs on everyone lol. Now I'm sure there's more to it than that, but its a good argument.
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Post by ellisd on Oct 10, 2011 1:21:43 GMT -5
I'm sure that most of them having the same bodystyle didn't help either. I didn't own many of the new ones...maybe 5...but they all had basically the same body, arms, and legs.
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Post by mazz on Oct 10, 2011 16:11:59 GMT -5
Yeah, they really didn't put much effort into the newer BCAs huh? I had the purple Benoit (complete with five o clock shadow, really loved the scan) and while I thought the detail in the attire was great I was pretty upset that it had the saaaame body as everyone else. So lame.
Btw I'm a longtime lurker of this thread, really brings me back to my childhood. So many awesome matches with the old BCAs.
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Post by ellisd on Oct 10, 2011 23:49:41 GMT -5
Yeah, they really didn't put much effort into the newer BCAs huh? I had the purple Benoit (complete with five o clock shadow, really loved the scan) and while I thought the detail in the attire was great I was pretty upset that it had the saaaame body as everyone else. So lame. Btw I'm a longtime lurker of this thread, really brings me back to my childhood. So many awesome matches with the old BCAs. Yeah, I remember how excited I was when I heard they were bringing back BCA....and then how dissappointed I was with the figures.
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Post by fallbrawl on Oct 11, 2011 13:57:14 GMT -5
My favorite from the newer bca would have to be Kurt angle.
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Post by PhiliProDesigns on Oct 11, 2011 18:03:04 GMT -5
;D
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Post by fallbrawl on Oct 11, 2011 18:57:13 GMT -5
Nice work man. Chainsaw Charlie looks awesome.
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