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Post by UNK on May 6, 2013 22:35:57 GMT -5
They not only had the same head, but they had the same body as well. Everything from Owen's singlet top/Jarrett's tank top, to both of them giving the double thumbs up! I remember even as a 10 year old kid being like "uhhh Jarrett wrestles shirtless and all his figures are shirted.. what gives??" but after learning the horrid truth I shake my head so damn hard at Jakks.
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Post by Chicago on May 9, 2013 14:32:04 GMT -5
Was there a lazier BCA figure than Right To Censor Val Venis? It came out in one of the KB Backlash sets. They gave him his same old long-haired head even though he had short hair for the entirety of his RTC run. And here's the worst part that I just noticed. I knew that his torso was the same as Series 1 Undertaker, but didn't realize until now that the shirt has the molded indentations on the front and back for Undertaker's hair! A sight to behold if I've ever seen one. I would like to say that looking at the figure isn't nearly as compelling of evidence as what you've stated, but that's just...no. lol It's certifiably awful. "Right to Condemn" Val Venis is more like it. Others that I would nominate for "Laziest BCA Figure" include (but are not limited to): Backlash Series 1 Undertaker (Survivor Series '96 sculpt repainted as ABA 'Taker) DTA Tour/Shotgun Saturday Night Series 2 Jeff Jarrett (Owen and Jeff swap identities, literally and figuratively) DTA Tour Series 2 Blue Blazer (A bucket full of excruciating part choices, topped off of course by a repainted Patriot head sculpt) Superstars Series 7 Dr Death (Steve Williams' only figure is a from-the-neck-down Series 6 Mark Henry repaint?!?) Shotgun Saturday Night Series 1 Savio Vega (A bad sculpt is made even worse by a lackluster Los Boricuas-era repaint) WrestleMania XIV Series Rocky "The Rock" Maivia (I just...don't even know what to say about this Series 5 repaint) Deadly Games Series Kurgann (It's a phenomenal sculpt, no doubt, but trying to pass it off as an Oddities repaint is a slight no-go for me)
And, no, my beloved Live Wire Series 1 Stone Cold did not make the list.
"Lazy" is a compliment when referring to that figure.
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Post by blu3blazer on May 9, 2013 14:43:46 GMT -5
That Live Wire Stone Cold is FRIGHTENING! And they even gave him the STOMP beret. Because Austin was known for wearing his berets.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2013 15:03:44 GMT -5
That Live Wire Stone Cold is FRIGHTENING! And they even gave him the STOMP beret. Because Austin was known for wearing his berets. ikr , got to be the scariest figure jakks has made
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Post by UNK on May 9, 2013 18:41:56 GMT -5
Superstars Series 7 Dr Death (Steve Williams' only figure is a from-the-neck-down Series 6 Mark Henry repaint?!?)
Completely agree with everything but this. I mean, yeah it's a lazy repaint but there was a LOT of repainting going on back then and that body was built to dominate. They were my feds two big powerhouses when I was a kid. But it is a complete shame that was Doc's only figure since he was there for such a short time. WWF really dropped the ball there.
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Post by qdogg on May 9, 2013 22:03:20 GMT -5
Cant blame Jakks for trying to cheap out on a Dr Death figure. Would of been a shelfwarmer either way. I never understood the WWE signing this guy anyway. He just didnt seem to be a good fit in the flashy WWF. I would much rather of them of made a Waylon Mercy figure lol.
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Post by qdogg on May 9, 2013 22:05:16 GMT -5
Also seemed to me the Clarence Mason and Bob Backlund figures were pretty pathetic looking from the Managers wave.
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Post by Midnight-Metal-Master on May 9, 2013 22:23:05 GMT -5
I was really into them until the Ruthless Aggression series came out. My favorites were ALL the Superstar from the first 3 WWF Superstars Series line. Although some of the early ones were really crappy made. I mean like out the box loose arms,backwards arms,missing paint or other defects i really loved those 3 lines more than ANY other line of Wrestling figures EVER released! Best line ups EVER! Best BCA Series EVER I really enjoyed these two when I found them on a Monday after school when I went to Walmart and played with these FOREVER! i know the Federation fighters weren't BCA related but JAKKS made those and they Kicked @$$
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Post by UNK on May 10, 2013 0:50:54 GMT -5
Cant blame Jakks for trying to cheap out on a Dr Death figure. Would of been a shelfwarmer either way. I never understood the WWE signing this guy anyway. He just didnt seem to be a good fit in the flashy WWF. I would much rather of them of made a Waylon Mercy figure lol. WWF was still way gritty back then. They were definitely trying to paint WCW as the glitzy, show off show and 98 -99 was the era of some of the most grimey angles in history. I think with the hardcore division just getting started and 'real athlete' type guys like Blackman and Shamrock around, Doc had his place. They wasted guys that definitely had the intimidation potential like Doc, Blackman, Severn (even though he had zero personality he started out really seeming to be a beast) and Bart Gunn. If they had been hyped the way Taz was (where it was ok for Taz to no-sell powerbombs and just stare you into submission) there could've been a legit tough guy division. Hell, they gave guys like Test YEARS to work on his character. Doc 4 lyfe. JR is Raw. Ahh, I digress. How 'bout them BCAs.
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Post by blu3blazer on May 10, 2013 12:58:11 GMT -5
I know it's not BCA, but at least we got a Dr. Death Classic Superstars figure! It's one of my Top 5 favorite figures in the whole CS line.
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Post by UNK on May 10, 2013 18:31:24 GMT -5
I never collected anything past TTL S2 until January of this year so I didn't know that fig even existed!! Thanks!! I may pick one up. It'd be my first non-BCA Jakks ('cept R3 Kane and Hardys). And I didn't know people didn't like Live Wire SCSA. I mean, that's a REALLY intenese head but I think it looks better than the Slammers era head he had. He looked so concerned. :/
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2013 23:55:27 GMT -5
why did the BCA Taka figure have a jointed arm ont he right side?
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Post by blu3blazer on May 12, 2013 10:00:31 GMT -5
why did the BCA Taka figure have a jointed arm ont he right side? It was for his Slammers series action feature. Dude Love had the same action feature.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2013 11:11:28 GMT -5
why did the BCA Taka figure have a jointed arm ont he right side? It was for his Slammers series action feature. Dude Love had the same action feature. ok i was looking on ebay and noticed he had a joint in his arm and was like wtf lol i missed most of the bca line, i started collecting at the beginning of the backlash series....i barely remember bca's being in stores....i remember the mini bendy figures and i have the al snow/holly 2 pack, al snow single figure (with head), and the signature series shamrock (moc) i really started watching wrestling during the ttl period since i was still pretty young
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Post by qdogg on May 12, 2013 15:51:16 GMT -5
Slammers Series 2 was a really solid series from top to bottom. Probably one of the best ones they did. 1st time figures of Dude Love, Kane, Taka, Patriot, a new sculpt of HBK which blew his old one outta the water and Pillman. I remember Taka being a major shelfwarmer but it was a cool figure.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2013 16:02:23 GMT -5
Slammers Series 2 was a really solid series from top to bottom. Probably one of the best ones they did. 1st time figures of Dude Love, Kane, Taka, Patriot, a new sculpt of HBK which blew his old one outta the water and Pillman. I remember Taka being a major shelfwarmer but it was a cool figure. www.ringsidecollectibles.com/JakksFigures/Slammers2.htmllmao their old link works
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Post by T on May 12, 2013 16:21:31 GMT -5
I love the BCA line. I used to play with those guys constantly. Its funny looking at how the TTL and RA figures have more movable parts, but the BCA line was always more playable to me. I remember being so disappointed when Jakks switched to TTL. I hated the TTL figures, because slowly they phased out the BCA's. Of course they tried to bring back BCA later on, but the new version kinda sucked. I sold a bunch of mine on ebay last year (wish i hadn't, now that I look back) but I did hold onto some of them. I know what you mean about the playable thing. I used to love playing with my BCA ones. As a result, the ones I will have are loose as hell. Some great figures in that line though.
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Post by qdogg on May 12, 2013 16:40:31 GMT -5
Ya you can find all the old links to those "figure insider" reports or whatever that RSC did for BCA figures back in the day where they asked a question and gave away a figure and stuff.
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Post by 3Lephant (Naptown Icon) on May 17, 2013 7:51:09 GMT -5
Slammers Series 2 was a really solid series from top to bottom. Probably one of the best ones they did. 1st time figures of Dude Love, Kane, Taka, Patriot, a new sculpt of HBK which blew his old one outta the water and Pillman. I remember Taka being a major shelfwarmer but it was a cool figure. www.ringsidecollectibles.com/JakksFigures/Slammers2.htmllmao their old link works I would love to have that Pillman and Patriot prototype figures. They look better than the real things in my opinion
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Post by blu3blazer on May 17, 2013 18:21:26 GMT -5
That Pillman prototype is awesome!
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