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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2012 3:18:40 GMT -5
I've had these 3 for a couple of months but decided to take them out of the boxes and display them. Of course the legends boxes are so cool i decided to keep them and since they are reusable I can put them back in later if I want, which I planning on doing for any figures I buy with that kind of packaging. Anyways, here they are. Although Ricky Steamboat was a little before my time(his great run in '89 was the same year I was born) I really like this figure. I love the attire he has and the scan is a nice one. Macho Man, although a little before my time as well, is one of my all time favorites. I always loved his look and not to mention his in ring ability surpassed pretty much everyone else on the WWF roster during his run. I would personally like to see another attire of his, probably the pinkish trunks he had at WM3 against Steamboat or one I like is the silver trunks he wore at Summerslam '88 I think. Having said that, I really love this figure and was actually what started back me collecting. Again Undertaker is in my "fave 5" as some say. One of the first(probably the first actually) wrestling memory I have is of watching one of those Saturday morning wrestling shows in the mid-90's and seeing his entrance and it scaring the crap out of me. 16-17 years later I still get chills when he comes out. Overall I like this figure because it's something different and may not be the your first thought when thinking about the undertaker. Personally I would've loved to seen a figure from his debut or at least a little later when he was still wearing the grey stuff but still, like I said, this is a good figure.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2012 14:54:35 GMT -5
Just went to Wal-Mart to hit the coin star and pick up a prepaid Visa card to order some stuff from RSC. Well my cousin took me and while I was waiting he said he was going to get something to eat. There is a McDonald's in the Wal-MArt so I figured he went there and I went to find him. When I got there I found out there is no McDonald's and they replaced it with a clearance section. I decided to take a quick peek around and I found this for $8 and couldn't pass it up. I still haven't decided if I want to keep my stuff on the card or display it loose. For now I'll keep it on their and we'll see later on. Also just bought the Defining Moments John Cena and Bret Hart and the Legends of the ring Sting from what I made at work last night. Depending on what I make tonight I'm going to pick up some more stuff and I'll keep you guys updated.
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Post by kiphouse on Mar 9, 2012 18:38:29 GMT -5
thats a nice start to a collection
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Post by danmorganbrand on Mar 15, 2012 5:23:27 GMT -5
Nice collection!!! Love the Hasbros!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2012 12:38:55 GMT -5
In my haste to open he box I didn't notice this until just now. This seems to be just a little too obvious as to what they are sending me. It's a good thing the mailman isn't a collector.
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Post by ineyeseekay on Mar 18, 2012 3:02:25 GMT -5
Hey Kitten Mittens, I dig your collection, man. Nice It's Always Sunny reference too by the way. I totally relate to your situation. I quit watching WWE in 2009, and picked back up again this past summer around the time CM Punk gave his famous worked shoot promo. I became a even bigger CM Punk fan than I previously was. So this past December I am at my local Walmart in the grocery department getting my grocery's and they have all these islands of impulse buy Christmas gift ideas, one of them had Mattel WWE figures, and then I saw it the CM Punk Elite 11 with the Nexus shirt and arm band and the outfit that looked pretty close to what he wore at the Money in the Bank PPV. I was like I have to have this. Thats what started my Mattel collection around the same time as yours. Unfortunately for me and coincidentally enough I was also fired from my job 2 weeks before Christmas after 15 month of loyal and faithful service. I was wrongfully terminated, so I wound up on unemployment, its like mid-march and I working part time at Pizza Hut and trying to find something that pays similar to what my previous job paid. My unemployment was cut off for 5 weeks due to an investigation into the amount of hours I was working at Pizza Hut, luckily my tax return money came in in time to cover my bills. My unemployment was restored as I knew it would because I did nothing wrong, and I was paid 5 weeks worth of back pay, so I did a little more figure shopping and bought some more dress clothes for my work search. So I feel ya bro. I wanted to show you my collection, I've done a few fix-ups on some of my figures. Let me know what you think.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2012 12:38:43 GMT -5
That is a great collection you've got there. You've got figures from pretty much every guy that I want to start collecting from. Throw in Shawn Michael's figures to go with the Punk, Savage, and Austin and that would be my dream collection right there.
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Post by popyduggan on Mar 19, 2012 13:08:30 GMT -5
Sweet DDP bashin brawler! I used to have every single one, all the wwf buddies, and the super obscure cmll buddies for trampoline battle royals and my mom sold them all at a flea market after I'd moved out for chump change, go moms.
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Post by ineyeseekay on Mar 19, 2012 14:53:42 GMT -5
I forgot, I also have a Macho Man Bashin' Brawler, he had talking feature at some point, it was removed before I got it. My parents won it, DDP, and Kevin Nash at a Christmas party playing Dirty Santa. Someone thought they were worthless, but my mom knew I would like them.
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Post by Scott! on Mar 19, 2012 15:35:17 GMT -5
great start! natalya is my favourite although kamala & the purple elite cena are brilliant figures.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2012 21:26:49 GMT -5
It's been awhile since I've gotten any new figures but this past week I've picked up some new stuff. I got the CM Punk/Macho Man 2 pack from Wal-Mart this past Friday(also got my first ticket ever for not changing lanes while a cop had someone pulled over but that's a completely different story) and while I was close to K-Mart I decided to check it out. They had the Rock/Cena 2 pack that I've been wanting but I didn't have the money at the time so I got the money today and went to pick it up and of course they didn't have it. They did have the TTTT figures, all 4 plus the ring, and I decided to go ahead and get them while I was there and they had them. Here are some pictures. All 4 figures CM Punk/Macho Man 2 pack with the belt from the Bret Hart Defining Moments. Used the belt that came with it for my HBK Unmatched Fury. Also gave Punk the WWE Title from Cena's Defining Moments John Cena and Randy Orton Tribute to the Troops. Is this Orton a variant because if I recall correctly the ones I've seen on here have a green vest. An updated picture of my Mattel Collection, with a couple of Hasbros and a Stone Cold Jakks figure that I didn't have room for with my other Hasbro and Jakks figures.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2012 17:06:24 GMT -5
Just thought about putting the US Title from the Cena Defining Moments on the Cena TTTT. I think it looks pretty cool.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2012 21:42:41 GMT -5
Just got a bunch of new stuff but I can't post pictures because I can't get my pictures to upload to Picturepush. I'm also having this problem with uploading to Facebook. If anyone else is having trouble with uploading to those sites please let me know. Anyways here is a list of what I got and I'll try to get pictures up later.
K-Mart- Tribute to the Troops Rey Mysterio and Big Show. I wouldn't say these were high on my want list as I had a shopping list full of other stuff on Toys "R" Us but since I bought the Cena and Orton TTTT the other day I figured I would go ahead and pick them up while they were there and I'd get the stuff offline some other time. I'll put a little review of each figure when I get pictures on here.
Wal-Mart- I went to K-Mart and Wal-Mart looking for the Rock/Cena pack to save $7-8 but I had no luck. The Wal-Mart close to my house usually has nothing but the Cena/Truth pack some Jack Swaggers and some Flexforce figures(now that I'm typing this I noticed I forgot to check the clearance aisle.) I went to check it out anyways and noticed they had Edge and Dolph Ziggler E13. I knew it would cost me some stuff online but I figured I'd go ahead and get them while they were there and I'd pick the other stuff up online some other time.
K-Mart Online- I had originally planned on getting the Stone Cold Defining Moments and The Rockers 2-Pack but after going to Wal-Mart I only had $162 to spend and I had to have a $100 order at Toys "R" Us for free shipping. I ended up just getting the Rockers pack so that'll be here in a week or so.
Toys "R" Us Online- Originally I had a shopping list that used all of the money I had but after going to the other places I had to make some modifications. I ended up ordering the Rock/Cena, Morrison/Savage, and Orton/Roberts 2 Packs, and the WM27 Undertaker and Randy Orton. I had a few bucks left over so I went ahead and bought the Bret Hart DVD also. I was going to use my trial 2-day shipping thing but I use a Wal-Mart money card and they don't accept that for those so I just went the standard route. Those should be here middle to end of next week and if the uploaders are working I'll get pictures of them.
Thanks for reading if you did and I'll try to get pictures up as soon as possible.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2012 22:57:58 GMT -5
The pictures finally uploaded. It just took forever for some reason. All 4 of today's pickups. Dolph and Edge- I had to get these figures. I need a Dolph and a Mattel Edge. I love both figures but have a couple of minoe complaints with them. The Dolph is having some sort of hip/leg/ankle issue going on that makes him a little limp-legged. I don't know if he developed hip dysplasia while in his package or what happened. Overall I like the look of him but the hair is more flat top than slicked back and his boots look a little plain.. Love the belt that comes with him too. I put it on Edge but i may put it on my LOTR Sting figure. The Edge is a great figure overall but it's that darn smiling face that Mattel can't seem to get down. I like the attire that's chosen for him sans that nonplyable thing they call a coat. It's the only figure that I have where I took the jacket off of him. I like the look better without it. It shows off the pants and the belt better. Only problem is when you take it off his hair is floating over his shoulders. Again, these are not 2 figures I was really looking for but I'm glad I got them, which is pretty much the case with the entire TTTT line. There's not really too much to complain about with these 2 figures, at least in my book. I love the attire that comes with them and I guess a hat and shirt are pretty good for a basic figure. big Show kinda looks like his head isn't big enough but other than that they look great. Big Show and Rey loose. Edge with the belt and no jacket. I didn't use a flash so I could get a picture without a big glare on the belt. I had some more pictures but they wouldn't upload but if I get them too upload I'll add them. Also was going to take some more shots of each individual figure buy the batteries in my camera ran down.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2012 14:59:30 GMT -5
OK my big order just got here today. I am very impressed with Toys 'R' Us and K-Mart. I placed these orders Sunday and they got here today(a Thursday). Very fast shipping. Anyways here is a list of what I got and a lot of pictures to follow. Toys 'R' Us
Jake Roberts vs Randy Orton All-Stars 2-Pack Randy Savage vs John Morrison All-Stars 2-Pack The Rock vs John Cena Battle Pack Randy Orton Wrestlemania 27 Exclusive The Undertaker Wrestlemania 27 Elite Exclusive Also got the Bret Hart DVD but for some reason it is shipped separately and hasn't gotten here yet. K-MartThe Rockers 2-Pack OK Now some pictures Toys 'R' Us order K-Mart order Complete Haul Quick figure reviews Roberts/Orton 2 Pack- Love this pack. I believe that Jake Roberts is one of the more underrated stars in the history of the WWE. The fit with him and Orton was perfect. I'm not sure they tested the size of the snake with the size of that bag though. I've got Damien stuffed in there pretty good and there is no way he is comfortable. Savage/Morrison 2 Pack- I bought this one pretty much just because it had Savage in it. I'm not really sure the connection of the 2 since Macho Man was a great talker and a great worker, which john Morrison is, well, neither. Also I'm not 100% when he wore the green trunks but I like them. It must have been around the time his gimmick was being the Mil Mascaras of bandannas because I'm not really sure why they gave him 2. John Morrison looks more like Heath Slater with this headscan to me. Rock/Cena 2 Pack- Again this pack is great. I would have liked to have seen the Rock with a goatee as he has had one since he came back as far as I can remember. The Cena, is well, another Cena. not really much to say at this point. If you've seen 1 then you've pretty much seen them all. However, I do prefer the non smiling Cena scan. Orton WM27- Pretty solid figure. I don't know what it is about mattel but when they try to give someone a real short buzz cut it just doesn't look right. Also the legs are kind of wonky as they won't really spread out far enough for him to stand right. Undertaker WM27- A great figure in my opinion. A great scan for him. I'm not sure why the basic Orton came with a stand and this one didn't but whatevs. I'll just steal Orton's and give it to him. One thing I find off is the hat. It seems a bit tall but otherwise a great figure. The Rocker 2 Pack- What can I say? These figures are both great. I'm always open to any HBK figures I can get and this one is perfect. They both look great in my opinion. Love the attire that was chosen for them. Now I've got to get a mid 90's HBK(the RRH one) and the DM and I'll have a lot of his career covered as I already have the Mattel DX figure. Overall I'm 100% satisfied with this order. With shipping, taxes and everything it was right around $157 dollars for these so a $15 a figure that isn't too bad. Got some good stuff to expand my collection of guys like Orton and Cena and got some much wanted guys for the first or 2nd time like Rock, Roberts, and HBK. I know this is a huge post and I appreciate if you read it or looked at it or whatever. Contemplating on what to get this weekend so I'll have another post coming up sometime next week.
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Post by homeslice1998 on Apr 19, 2012 15:02:26 GMT -5
nice start. i love how you got the hasbros in front
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2012 15:28:53 GMT -5
"We're gonna need a bigger shelf!!!"
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