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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2013 9:05:29 GMT -5
I never understood how they stopped the BCA line for the TTL line, but then ended up still making BCAs, but only for a certain store(s) correct??
Why didn't they just keep putting the Backlash line of BCAs out in Walmart and such. I think most preferred BCAs over TTLs.
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Post by 3Lephant (Naptown Icon) on Apr 11, 2013 10:23:52 GMT -5
I never understood how they stopped the BCA line for the TTL line, but then ended up still making BCAs, but only for a certain store(s) correct?? Why didn't they just keep putting the Backlash line of BCAs out in Walmart and such. I think most preferred BCAs over TTLs. I'm with you there on the superiority of BCA, but I think we still might have been in the minority. Backlash was only at KB Toys. When TTL became the primary line, I largely stopped collecting and only popped in KB and Toys R Us for the Toy Biz WCW and the Backlash figures at KB.
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Post by UNK on Apr 11, 2013 23:15:45 GMT -5
I never understood how they stopped the BCA line for the TTL line, but then ended up still making BCAs, but only for a certain store(s) correct?? Why didn't they just keep putting the Backlash line of BCAs out in Walmart and such. I think most preferred BCAs over TTLs. I'm with you there on the superiority of BCA, but I think we still might have been in the minority. Backlash was only at KB Toys. When TTL became the primary line, I largely stopped collecting and only popped in KB and Toys R Us for the Toy Biz WCW and the Backlash figures at KB. Same for me. I was done collecting within a year.
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Post by 3Lephant (Naptown Icon) on Apr 12, 2013 13:46:04 GMT -5
I'm thinking about opening a few damaged carded BCAs so I can enjoy the new BCA figure smell.
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Post by UNK on Apr 13, 2013 15:31:28 GMT -5
I'm thinking about opening a few damaged carded BCAs so I can enjoy the new BCA figure smell. I did this with a Shotgun Saturday Night Phineas Godwinn. It was like time machine back to 1998.
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Post by fallbrawl on Apr 13, 2013 18:29:34 GMT -5
I just pickup the following at the local flea market
Stomp Series 2 Stone cold moc- $5.00 Chyna- livewire series 1 moc- $5.00 Backlash hbk- texas croch piece loose- $2.50
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Post by 3Lephant (Naptown Icon) on Apr 13, 2013 23:19:06 GMT -5
Which flea market? In indianapolis? Peddlers? Liberty Bell?
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Post by dalahnthegreat on Apr 13, 2013 23:34:11 GMT -5
I love BCA, i just finished cleaning my storage unit looking for my missing jakks rick steiner ans one man gang figs and i opened up a box of BCA figs. oh my gosh. the memories.
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Post by fallbrawl on Apr 14, 2013 10:29:58 GMT -5
Which flea market? In indianapolis? Peddlers? Liberty Bell? It was peddlers. I know the guy who owns the flea market and he always holds his wrestling stuff back for me.
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Post by 3Lephant (Naptown Icon) on Apr 14, 2013 15:12:19 GMT -5
Which flea market? In indianapolis? Peddlers? Liberty Bell? It was peddlers. I know the guy who owns the flea market and he always holds his wrestling stuff back for me. Thanks, you're the reason I never find anything good there heh
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Post by fallbrawl on Apr 14, 2013 17:50:02 GMT -5
^ he also sold me the perfect 10 boxset moc for $20.00
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Post by Chicago on Apr 19, 2013 17:26:40 GMT -5
Since others have been so gracious to share magazine scans, I thought I would pay it forward with a recent purchase of mine. I present to you Tomart's Action Figure Digest #38 and scanographic evidence of Jakks Pacific's presence at Toy Fair 1997. It's not much (only a one-page spread), but I hope you enjoy the finding. This issue was published in March 1997 and, as you can see from the layout, Jakks Pacific's BCA line was ready to take over the market. Superstars Series 1 through 3 had made their mark, along with the initial Survivor Series 4-pack and store exclusive 2-packs. Superstars Series 4, or "Bad Boys", was set for a July release date with many other assortments to come later in the year, including the one-and-only Managers Series and Tag Team Series (not pictured). The Monster Ring is on display and, if you look closer, you'll notice differences in the prototype figures prior to production. Some of the cast resin sculpts received a different paint app for the event (Mero's white gear, Bearer's eye makeup, Crush's light blue gear), though most appear as they should. The Managers Series carding on display looks different from this, so there's that change. However, the one thing that caught my eye above all else are the two cards placed under the stack of Survivor Series 4-packs. I apologize if you cannot see them as I can with the issue right here on my lap, but there are cards in place for a "Championship Belt Series" and "Big Boys" (trust me, it doesn't read as "Bad Boys"), both of which could represent four-figure boxed sets. As we all know, the Championship Title Belt Series (#1) boxed set was released (and here it is), but what I want to know is what ever became of this proposed "Big Boys" boxed set (if that's even what it was)? There's another card or two laying flat on the table that cannot be seen in the photograph provided, but I would imagine that those, too, were concerning future boxed sets to be released in 1997. Could "Big Boys" have represented Super Heavyweight wrestlers in WWF at the time? If so, maybe someone like Vader might have been afforded the boxed set treatment in 1997. All of this is speculation and doesn't amount to a hill of beans really, but it is fun to consider when you think about it.
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Post by blu3blazer on Apr 21, 2013 23:07:41 GMT -5
What stores were the first two-packs exclusive to? I remember looking for a long, long time for that Bret & Owen w/painted cast set but I don't remember where I eventually found it.
Thanks for sharing that magazine scan! Paul Bearer looks awesome like that!
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Post by 3Lephant (Naptown Icon) on Apr 22, 2013 23:32:59 GMT -5
Has anyone been able to track down any prototypes from BCA Series 4 and later?
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Post by dgnr8 on Apr 23, 2013 6:26:24 GMT -5
^Semi-related:
A couple of weeks ago I snagged the unpainted test shots and hand painted finals of the WWF Legends series Classy Freddie Blassie and Captain Lou Albano from Mr. Terry Lattimer himself. They're not exactly BCA, but they are BCA era and post-Superstars series 4!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2013 8:29:57 GMT -5
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Post by fallbrawl on Apr 23, 2013 19:57:10 GMT -5
Nice loose collection. I like the austin royal rumble figure.
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Post by 3Lephant (Naptown Icon) on Apr 23, 2013 20:14:21 GMT -5
Slightly off topic, but since he was a regular.. any word on why juniorjumpshot deleted his account?
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Post by Chip on Apr 23, 2013 20:19:14 GMT -5
he got busted scamming some people back in february and deleted himself
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Post by UNK on Apr 24, 2013 1:18:17 GMT -5
I was dragging my feet on a deal we were working on. I'm glad he deleted before we completed. Sheesh. I would've been in deep on like my second board transaction. :S
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