Neekotronus
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Post by Neekotronus on Sept 29, 2010 1:00:41 GMT -5
PJ, Does Rock's skin tone match his Jakks figures?
Great pics and killer set. Cannot wait to get them.
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Post by Oskanowski on Sept 29, 2010 1:11:35 GMT -5
Man the detail Mattel gives is amazing!
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whydraft2
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Post by whydraft2 on Sept 29, 2010 1:14:21 GMT -5
that vader is really a must have !
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Post by "The Visionary" Eldniw on Sept 29, 2010 2:02:42 GMT -5
OMG....those Legends are INCREDIBLE!!! I want them all NOW!!! Of course, no stores here will get them anytime soon I bet.
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Post by juicewinslow on Sept 29, 2010 4:10:46 GMT -5
Thanks for the pics!
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Post by tonylentelli on Sept 29, 2010 5:33:43 GMT -5
I got Legends 3 yesterday 9/28. I like all of them and I love Mr Perfects belt. Mattel did a "perfect" job on it!!
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Post by PJ on Sept 29, 2010 5:36:01 GMT -5
Niko - The Rock has a darker skintone than Jakks versions. And here's Mr Perfect with Austin's upper arms - They look to be slightly meatier at the bottom of the bicep (near the elbow) Vader w/ CS Vader Helmet-
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Post by Chip on Sept 29, 2010 8:35:24 GMT -5
Awesome pictures. That set is a real beauty.
PJ, What's your personal favorite figure out of Series 3?
I really can't wait to own that Perfect & Rock. The IC title looks awesome. Nice that Hacksaw's 2x4 is appropriately sized. Vader's cape is cool Pillman looks great, it's about time we got a proper "Loose Cannon" Pillman Bulldog is my least favorite overall, way to skinny...the scan is a little off, and the plastic tassles really hurt.
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Post by PJ on Sept 29, 2010 8:44:49 GMT -5
Thanks. When I first saw the protos I wanted them in this order - 1. Mr Perfect 2. British Bulldog 3. Brian Pillman 4. Hacksaw Jim Duggan 5. Vader 6. the Rock
But now that I have them I'd rank them like this - 1. Mr Perfect 2. Vader 3. Rock 4. Bulldog 5. Pillman 6. Hacksaw
Here's my quick thoughts on each -
Mr Perfect - I wish he was slightly larger (arms & torso) because he looks too lean. and I'd rather he had the smaller knee pads. Since yesterday I gave him the smaller pads and the Austin/Hawk arms wich look slightly meatier at the bottom (near the elbow)
Bulldog - His face could be better. You can tell it's him, but I think it's slightly off. Also his arm tassels were stuck through the bubble back so they are straight out. But they were soft enough that you could get them to drop.
Vader - I have no complaints with his figures. It's much better than I thought it would be.
Pillman - Something about his hair is stopping me from loving this figure. The strands are just so thick that it looks like there's a mop on his head. Now I know most figures the hair is too thick, but for some reason it just stands out on Pillman.
The Rock - He's another figure I really have no complaints with. They even gave him his unique boots.
Hacksaw - He could have been a little thicker, but I really don't have any complaints about him.
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Post by Dan88 on Sept 29, 2010 8:46:33 GMT -5
Thanks for all the pics, Legends 3 is an awesome set. Perfect looks much better with the medium sized knee pads, surprised mattel gave him the large one's.
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Post by Chip on Sept 29, 2010 10:55:59 GMT -5
I really hate the larger Mattel pads...they are just such a pain to take off or even move. I wish they used rubber pads like Jakks.
After seeing good loose pics I'd say my order of preference would be
1. Perfect 2. Vader 3. Rock 4. Pillman 5. Hacksaw 6. Bulldog
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Post by PJ on Sept 29, 2010 13:21:05 GMT -5
Normally I don't mind the lager pads, but they just didn't belong on "Mr Perfect"
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Post by Quanthor on Sept 29, 2010 13:40:55 GMT -5
Sweet! I definitely like the smaller knee pads on Perfect, I'll have to swap mine with Austin who's pads are too small. The hair is the one area Mattel needs the most improvment with, a lot of improvement with.
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Post by Rob7274 on Sept 29, 2010 15:08:22 GMT -5
Great picture i'm a big fan!
Couple of question's. 1. If you have taken the forearms off of SCSA or Hawk did you put Mr Perfects on one of them? 2.Which one and why? 3.Which figure did you get the kneepads from?
These question's are for anyone. I dont want to make a topic for them. How do you replace Knee pads, hands, arm's, forearms?
Thanks and +karma to anyone who help's
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Post by DG on Sept 29, 2010 15:08:26 GMT -5
When did Rock wear that attire?
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Post by STING on Sept 29, 2010 15:15:51 GMT -5
A question about Perfect's attire......
Does anyone know if he had yellow on the back of his blue singlet? I guess I only remember it being blue and black. If anyone has any reference pics on this, please share.
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Post by PJ on Sept 29, 2010 15:19:37 GMT -5
I don't have a pic, but I do remember him having a yellow backed blue singlet. I'm sure there's pics of it on his DVD Great picture i'm a big fan! Couple of question's. 1. If you have taken the forearms off of SCSA or Hawk did you put Mr Perfects on one of them? 2.Which one and why? 3.Which figure did you get the kneepads from? These question's are for anyone. I dont want to make a topic for them. How do you replace Knee pads, hands, arm's, forearms? Thanks and +karma to anyone who help's I just used Austin's upper arms on him because they are slightly meatier at the bottom of the bicep. I kept Perfects's forearms, because of the white wrist tape. ( Austins has black) I took the knee pads from an extra Orton I have. As for swapping parts - I just heat the joints I'm going to swap with a hairdryer for a minute or two. Pop them off and then just pop on the new ones. Boots, Upper arms and wrists just pop off. For parts with pins in them (elbows, knees, ankles, hands) you heat the parts the same way and then just pop one side of the part off of the pin. I use my fingers, but you can use a flat head screwdriver. Then to put the pips back in I use a needlenose pliers. To remove/add the knee pads I first remove the boots. Then I just slide the pads off/on. My other Mr Perfect just arrived. You can see in this pic the figure on the left his arm looks more defined and has a smooth curve at the end of his bicep. But the figure on the right has Austins upper arms which are less defined, but have a greater drop at the end of the bicep.
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STING
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Post by STING on Sept 29, 2010 15:36:47 GMT -5
Is it just me, but in PJ's first pic (the group shot), doesn't Duggan look a lot shorter than the others? The guy is 6' 3, so he should be taller than Pillman for sure. He just looks a lot shorter than the others in the pic.
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Post by msqsk1 on Sept 29, 2010 15:49:20 GMT -5
A question about Perfect's attire...... Does anyone know if he had yellow on the back of his blue singlet? I guess I only remember it being blue and black. If anyone has any reference pics on this, please share.
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STING
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Post by STING on Sept 29, 2010 15:56:07 GMT -5
A question about Perfect's attire...... Does anyone know if he had yellow on the back of his blue singlet? I guess I only remember it being blue and black. If anyone has any reference pics on this, please share. +1 Karma for you... ;D I honestly just don't remember it. I guess I am just going to have to dig out some of my old videos and watch them.
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