October TRU & Smyths Pick-ups: Elite 23, 24, BAF & Basic 33
Oct 23, 2013 17:29:49 GMT -5
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Dropping in with some pick-ups this month from TRU & Smyths. I have to say, this was a good month for me in figure hunting. I managed to tick off a lot of wants.
I'll start with the TRU Pick-ups.
I finally found the TRU exclusive Triple H, I've been wanting it ever since it was first shown. I'd have to say it is the best Triple H figure so far. I was also really happy to find no stains on it.
Also got Elite 23 Triple H. I had been putting off buying it for a while because I never really saw it flying off the shelves, so I took my time to get this one. Very happy I have it now, its a great figure. I love the accessories, especially the DX shirt. I also think the attire is very well detailed.
I think the head scan is spot on, very well done.
Meh, I thought I might as well throw the E23 DX shirt on the TRU Exlcusive Triple H to see if it fits. As we can see, it does and it doesn't look bad.
Anyways, I got E23 Macho Man Randy Savage the same day I picked up E23 Triple H. It was definitely on my want list.
I was even happier to find that this was the variant with the blue globe Winged Eagle WWE championship.
I managed to find the BAF Booker T set one day. I only had enough money at the time to pick up two from that set, so I looked through the pegs to see who had the least amount of figures. Anyways, there were a lot of Undertakers & Sheamus' from that set and very few Rock's and Del Rios. So in the end, I picked up The Rock & Alberto Del Rio. I took the knee pads from that Rock and put them on my E19 Shawn Michaels. I also fixed up the Del Rio by slapping on a long knee pad & knee brace on his right leg.
I thought I'd put that together for a laugh. At least I thought it was funny.
Now, I apologize to fellow British members if I got their hopes up thinking I found the BAF Heyman set but unfortunately, I didn't because my TRU had just got the BAF John Laurinaitis set in. Anyways, I was happy to find Sin Cara because I sure as hell wasn't going to pay double for it online.
I bought another Christian because it was almost impossible for me to pass up, its an amazing figure and I wasn't going to pay £40-£50 when I could just get it for half that.
You have him all wrong, he IS Mr. Excitement!
At last! I found B33 Dean Ambrose at my TRU. They also must have just got B33 in because there were at least 4 Dean Ambrose's. I couldn't see B33 Great Khali there though.
Finally finished The Shield!
And I thought I'd put this together for your enjoyment.
So yeah, enjoy.
This was a brief look at the selection at Smyths.
As you can see, the elite selection varied from Elite 21 to Elite 24 and there were a lot of Funkadactyls Battle Packs.
Here's a closer look at some of the elites they had on the pegs.
I eventually found B33 Great Khali at Smyths as I couldn't find him at my TRU.
I thought this was a perfect Great Khali figure, the head scan is just amazing.
Now, lets look at the elites I picked up from Smyths.
Wade Barrett was my biggest want from E24. I thought his B31 figure was really nice and to have it in elite form is even better. The IC title was just an awesome addition to the figure. I guess the shirt was also a nice addition, didn't have any trouble getting it on.
Last but certainly not least I picked up E24 Dolph Ziggler.
I love the shirt accessory, been waiting for it in this version since E19.
I know that a lot of people don't really like the head scan. And honestly, I don't think its really that bad. I think there really is some resemblance there.
I believe this was the attire he wore when he cashed in his MITB briefcase against Alberto Del Rio and won the world heavyweight championship. So anyways, this is the front of the attire.
And here's the back of the attire. I think its pretty awesome.
I thought I'd throw on the E19 shirt just for fun.
Then, I thought I'd throw on the feather vest to see what it'd look like on E24 Dolph Ziggler.
Finally, what are your thoughts on these figures?
I'll start with the TRU Pick-ups.
I finally found the TRU exclusive Triple H, I've been wanting it ever since it was first shown. I'd have to say it is the best Triple H figure so far. I was also really happy to find no stains on it.
Also got Elite 23 Triple H. I had been putting off buying it for a while because I never really saw it flying off the shelves, so I took my time to get this one. Very happy I have it now, its a great figure. I love the accessories, especially the DX shirt. I also think the attire is very well detailed.
I think the head scan is spot on, very well done.
Meh, I thought I might as well throw the E23 DX shirt on the TRU Exlcusive Triple H to see if it fits. As we can see, it does and it doesn't look bad.
Anyways, I got E23 Macho Man Randy Savage the same day I picked up E23 Triple H. It was definitely on my want list.
I was even happier to find that this was the variant with the blue globe Winged Eagle WWE championship.
I managed to find the BAF Booker T set one day. I only had enough money at the time to pick up two from that set, so I looked through the pegs to see who had the least amount of figures. Anyways, there were a lot of Undertakers & Sheamus' from that set and very few Rock's and Del Rios. So in the end, I picked up The Rock & Alberto Del Rio. I took the knee pads from that Rock and put them on my E19 Shawn Michaels. I also fixed up the Del Rio by slapping on a long knee pad & knee brace on his right leg.
I thought I'd put that together for a laugh. At least I thought it was funny.
Now, I apologize to fellow British members if I got their hopes up thinking I found the BAF Heyman set but unfortunately, I didn't because my TRU had just got the BAF John Laurinaitis set in. Anyways, I was happy to find Sin Cara because I sure as hell wasn't going to pay double for it online.
I bought another Christian because it was almost impossible for me to pass up, its an amazing figure and I wasn't going to pay £40-£50 when I could just get it for half that.
You have him all wrong, he IS Mr. Excitement!
At last! I found B33 Dean Ambrose at my TRU. They also must have just got B33 in because there were at least 4 Dean Ambrose's. I couldn't see B33 Great Khali there though.
Finally finished The Shield!
And I thought I'd put this together for your enjoyment.
So yeah, enjoy.
This was a brief look at the selection at Smyths.
As you can see, the elite selection varied from Elite 21 to Elite 24 and there were a lot of Funkadactyls Battle Packs.
Here's a closer look at some of the elites they had on the pegs.
I eventually found B33 Great Khali at Smyths as I couldn't find him at my TRU.
I thought this was a perfect Great Khali figure, the head scan is just amazing.
Now, lets look at the elites I picked up from Smyths.
Wade Barrett was my biggest want from E24. I thought his B31 figure was really nice and to have it in elite form is even better. The IC title was just an awesome addition to the figure. I guess the shirt was also a nice addition, didn't have any trouble getting it on.
Last but certainly not least I picked up E24 Dolph Ziggler.
I love the shirt accessory, been waiting for it in this version since E19.
I know that a lot of people don't really like the head scan. And honestly, I don't think its really that bad. I think there really is some resemblance there.
I believe this was the attire he wore when he cashed in his MITB briefcase against Alberto Del Rio and won the world heavyweight championship. So anyways, this is the front of the attire.
And here's the back of the attire. I think its pretty awesome.
I thought I'd throw on the E19 shirt just for fun.
Then, I thought I'd throw on the feather vest to see what it'd look like on E24 Dolph Ziggler.
Finally, what are your thoughts on these figures?
