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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Oct 1, 2010 7:41:00 GMT -5
Hey guys 1st off I think the figure is amazing just standing on its own, however I think the figure is too tall....and the head seems bigger than most of the other legends heads. I complained awhile ago that Ricky Steamboat was too small/short. Well Davey Boy and Steamboat were around the same height and thickness(Steamboat was massive in the 80's) and Bulldog is towering over steamboats figure. So what do you guys think....should they make a bigger Dragon....or resize Davey boy?
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Post by Chip on Oct 1, 2010 8:17:03 GMT -5
Actually to me, Davey is too skinny. Thats the biggest problem I see with some Mattel figures. Davey's arms & torso were massively muscular. The Legends figure's arms while very defined, are way too small.
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Post by PJ on Oct 1, 2010 8:18:10 GMT -5
I think Steamboat was listed at 5'10" or 5'11" and Bulldog was listed at 6'3" so I have no issues with either of their heights. Like chip said if anything he should be thicker. But as far as the height goes I just think the Pillman figure is too tall as he's the same height as Bulldog, but he was listed at 5'10" or 5'11"
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Post by purplekangaroo on Oct 1, 2010 9:07:13 GMT -5
Yes, the Mattel Bulldog while having great detail should be thicker. The figure is too skinny.
I like Steamboat's figure though.
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Post by Joey Eches on Oct 1, 2010 9:21:24 GMT -5
I think the mattel arms are fine, every one keeps complaining they're to small, but I think every one is still to used to the gigantic Jakks Arms still, the arms are the right size in my opinion.
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Post by D.B.K. on Oct 1, 2010 9:48:24 GMT -5
Smith was 5'11'' and Dragon is 5'10''
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Post by jammer311 on Oct 1, 2010 9:56:43 GMT -5
I thought Smith was legit smaller than that. If you look at the Bulldogs in the ring against guys like the Dream Team or Hart Foundation, they were so much shorter than them. I thought Davey Boy was like 5'9" legit. I could be wrong but I swear I read that and heard that before.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Oct 1, 2010 9:59:04 GMT -5
I think Steamboat was listed at 5'10" or 5'11" and Bulldog was listed at 6'3" so I have no issues with either of their heights. Like chip said if anything he should be thicker. But as far as the height goes I just think the Pillman figure is too tall as he's the same height as Bulldog, but he was listed at 5'10" or 5'11" No way was Bulldog 6'3. 5'11 is more accurate. I think the Stampede wrestling book states he was 5'10 or 5'11 as well, the 6'3 is just exaggerated WWF billing because he was presented as a big powerhouse wrestler. And I think Pillman was more like 5'9.
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Post by PJ on Oct 1, 2010 10:06:58 GMT -5
Personally I don't think he was 6'3" either. Especially seeing he was shorter than the Hitman who I think was under 6'1" so I always thought Bulldog was under 6' also. And actually if you look at the figures in Series 3 the scale is right on them except for Mr Perfect (Too tall) and Hacksaw (too short) because according to WWE.com or obsessed w/ Wrestling their heights are-
Rock & Vader are both listed at WWE.com as 6'5"
Mr Perfect is listed at 6'3" at WWE.com & OwW
Hacksaw is listed at 6'3" on OwW but his height isn't listed at WWE.com.
Bulldog is listed at 5'11" on WWE.com & on OwW his wrongly listed at 6'3"
Pillman is listed at 6' on Obsessed w/ Wrestling. I'm not sure what his real height is because that's the only site I seen it listed at.
So if you look at the figures from tallest to shortest it would go like this - Mr Perfect Rock Vader Hacksaw Pillman Bulldog
So really Mr Perfect should be a little shorter and Hacksaw should be a little taller. The other four are fine.
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Post by purplekangaroo on Oct 1, 2010 10:35:23 GMT -5
I think the mattel arms are fine, every one keeps complaining they're to small, but I think every one is still to used to the gigantic Jakks Arms still, the arms are the right size in my opinion. But not the British Bulldog. His biceps and chest were massive! Thanks to steroids
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Post by PJ on Oct 1, 2010 10:41:22 GMT -5
I think the chest is fine for Bulldog but the arms while they look huge from the side are too thin from the front. The thing I never liked about this arm sculpt ever since it was on HHH was it looks like someone pinched/flattened the inside part of the bicep and tricep. I think that that hanging part of the inner tricep should be higher up on the inner arm and less flat. and the inner bicep should also be a little less flat. That's the only problem I have with this arm sculpt. The rest of their arm sculpts are fine but this arm looks odd to me.
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Post by Rob7274 on Oct 1, 2010 12:41:22 GMT -5
That's the only thing thats annoyed me about this serie's 5 is the height mistakes. I never thought I would when I first began but I really like how there size is accurate to each other.
Ricky Steamboat would not look so small if Pillman and Bulldog were correctly sized....
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Post by PJ on Oct 1, 2010 13:18:58 GMT -5
I'm not sure Steamboat was shorter than Bulldog by an inch. 5'11" to 5'10".I'm not sure about Pillman because he's not listed at the WWE.com and the only site I saw his stats listed at were "Obsessed w/ Wrestling" were they list Pillman at 6'. I don't know if that's his true height though because they had Bulldog wrong at 6'3". But in anycase The Dragon should be shorter than both and while Steamboat's figure is very short it's not that bad especially when you add Snuka (5'10") to the mix. As his figure's height is in between Steamboat's & Pillman's. So I think Pillman & Bulldog are scaled OK, but Steamboat is under scaled.
Still I don't mind because they never said it would be perfect, but they would do their best to get the scales right. And so far the scaling has been much better than anything we ever got before for a wrestling line.
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Oct 1, 2010 17:49:38 GMT -5
well I'm gonna have to reveal this to everyone....I spent a summer training up in the Dungeon in 2000.(believe it or not, I wrestled from 2000 until mid 2009 mostly on the east coast, but some shows throughout the country)And Davey boy is exactly the same height as I am (5'9") So I think the Davey figure is awesome but Steamboat really needs to be bigger...He needs to be taller and thicker. At first I loved the Steamboat but now as other guys come out he is slowly falling out of favor.
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Post by PJ on Oct 1, 2010 23:36:02 GMT -5
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Post by slappy on Oct 2, 2010 0:19:54 GMT -5
I'm dying to get a Bulldog figure, I haven't had one since his BCA days since I never was able to get him in the Classic Series.
So, I don't care if he is too short or too tall or not muscular enough, I just want him.
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Post by MikeMillenium on Oct 2, 2010 0:40:42 GMT -5
The thing is, I don't think Mattel can take every figure and compare them to each other. As long as they are in ballpark range I think that's good. I'm guessing that may be what they go for too.
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Post by Warrior on Oct 2, 2010 2:26:46 GMT -5
At least Mattel Figs heights difference are not too obvious/exaggerate compare with Jakks
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Post by mattelyayjakksnay on Oct 2, 2010 11:21:11 GMT -5
well I'm gonna have to reveal this to everyone....I spent a summer training up in the Dungeon in 2000.(believe it or not, I wrestled from 2000 until mid 2009 mostly on the east coast, but some shows throughout the country)And Davey boy is exactly the same height as I am (5'9") So I think the Davey figure is awesome but Steamboat really needs to be bigger...He needs to be taller and thicker. At first I loved the Steamboat but now as other guys come out he is slowly falling out of favor. Okay Vinnie.
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