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Post by UNK on Mar 31, 2013 15:48:09 GMT -5
These came out right after I stopped collecting way back when. At the time I thought maybe I'd buy JUST some of these and the quit collecting for good. I checked every toy store around with no luck. With WCW going out of business I lost all hope and said ah well. Now, over 10 years later, I've resumed collecting my favorites from the Monday Night Wars Era and these have been high priority ever since and I've finally got them!! Shane Douglas, Billy Kidman, Mike Awesome and Vampiro   The Franchise was definitely the hardest to find. I found him loose on eBay from a UK seller. He's in GREAT condition! He's shares the Smash n Slam Macho Man body. I'm not a huge fan of the head; it's not all that accurate but it could be a lot worse and I still really like this figure.  Vampiro's real hair is a VERY nice touch!! His tattoos look great and his vest is one of my favorite accessories ever!! Probably the most overall accurate of this line and definitely in my top 3 figures of all time.  Mike Awesome was the easiest (and cheapest) to find. Definitely a great job on the head but he's too skinny, imo.  The downside to finding them loose was taking the risk of finding them in decent shape. I didn't overpay for the Kidman and I'm glad because he has several paint smudges all over. I'll definitely be looking to replace him. Thanks for looking!! Hope you guys enjoyed! ;D |
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Post by figurecollector on Mar 31, 2013 16:11:20 GMT -5
Congrats. it is fairly tough line to complete economically.
Before you buy another Kidman, try a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser on him and I think he will come out in as good as new, assuming the transfers are on the skin portions.
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JWC
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Post by JWC on Mar 31, 2013 19:40:26 GMT -5
I've always loved that vampiro. Even though I've never owned it
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2013 20:36:25 GMT -5
Congrats. Its a set I'd like to finish as well. Vampiro and Franchise have been hard to find (at a reasonable price), but I keep looking. Thanks for sharing the pics.
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mrkool899
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Post by mrkool899 on Mar 31, 2013 21:09:00 GMT -5
Man nice set. The Vampiro looks awesome! I think I was only able to get Mike Awesome back when it was first released. Let me check my box to see if I had any of the other ones if your interested.
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Post by fdamage: Elite Trader on Mar 31, 2013 21:47:29 GMT -5
Awesome. Vamp & Douglas are the toughest by far. Hold onto em. I must have bought & sold at least a dozen times.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2013 21:50:43 GMT -5
really nice set
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Post by Lewscher on Apr 3, 2013 7:05:46 GMT -5
have all of them, never realised they were from the same set though. I love kidman but he's action broke  congrats on finally finding them after so long! |
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Post by Spicoli~! on Jul 22, 2013 19:26:11 GMT -5
Awesome stuff man!! I just got 2/4 of the line in to go with my Vampiro I've had for years. I remember when I saw these photos online I HAD TO HAVE SHANE DOUGLAS! He is possibly my favorite wrestler of all time, or at least one of them and this figure was impossible to find. I remember seeing the small boxed Mike Awesome in KB Toys before they closed shop and never got him. I just got lucky on an eBay auction and got Douglas and Awesome MOC with accessories for $50 shipped. I had to open up Douglas and put the NWA title in his hand with a trash can hahaha. I guess you could say I found my Holy Grail of action figures.
You can still get Kidman MOC on amazon or eBay for decent prices if you want to replace him.
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Post by the_outsider on Jul 22, 2013 20:15:12 GMT -5
Congrats, they are a great set! I've managed to pick them all up loose as well as Awesome (and I *THINK* kidman) MOC, but never managed to find a MOC douglas
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stoningtonj
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Post by stoningtonj on Jul 22, 2013 23:02:48 GMT -5
Very cool. I never could find any of those. I have Vampiro from the TnT series...Probably my fav WCW figure other than the Saturn . Love that Shane Douglas.
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Post by Spicoli~! on Jul 22, 2013 23:19:53 GMT -5
Very cool. I never could find any of those. I have Vampiro from the TnT series...Probably my fav WCW figure other than the Saturn . Love that Shane Douglas. I totally forgot about Saturn! I might need to track him down next lol |
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Post by Tommycoholic on Jul 23, 2013 2:39:42 GMT -5
Awesome! WCW was on a good way on the late figures, i always loved that Vampiro.
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Post by Infinite on Jul 23, 2013 7:18:18 GMT -5
Damn, I'm pretty sure I have that Vampiro figure somewhere. It's probably in horrible condition though.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2013 9:43:43 GMT -5
I like that Kidman much better than the original with long hair
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UNK
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Post by UNK on Jul 23, 2013 11:58:45 GMT -5
Very cool. I never could find any of those. I have Vampiro from the TnT series...Probably my fav WCW figure other than the Saturn . Love that Shane Douglas. I totally forgot about Saturn! I might need to track him down next lol I think I was watching that Awesome / Douglas auction you mentioned.  Congrats on those! Douglas, Vampiro and Saturn are the figures I have really had to make an effort to NOT bid on every time I see them. I finally scored a second Douglas (both I own I've gotten from the UK) and I think I'm about at a half dozen each of the other two. I had to stop because I have no idea why I was doing that. I think I was possessed!! That or they were the most destructive tag team in my fig fed and I have a special place in my collection for them. |
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Post by deskjet on Jul 23, 2013 23:12:37 GMT -5
Congrats. I had em all but Shane douglas, even Moc vampiro. Aside from the stupid gimmicks the wcw figs were really great and they put out some great figs like Mean gene, buffer, brett hart( still one of the best Bretts ever made). I was so happy to see these figures come out, I remember seeing a grainy pick of them and they had ginat with neckbrace, Nash, ddp, luger... and man woulda loved to had the adams and wrath prototypes....sorry for the trip down memory lane,lol. Anyway, enjoy.
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Post by Jeremiah on Jul 24, 2013 16:33:25 GMT -5
I have perry and douglas along with a goldberg
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Post by figurecollector on Jul 24, 2013 19:12:34 GMT -5
Still have my 4. One of the better subsets out there for Toybiz.
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