TheBadGuyChico
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Post by TheBadGuyChico on May 12, 2014 18:44:21 GMT -5
I know this figure is a few years old, but it still baffles me. How did they take his hair right here  and create this?  |
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Post by poindizzle on May 12, 2014 18:56:06 GMT -5
That it got made at all amidst that sea of John Cena figures that we got that year is a miracle (it really felt like so many in 2010 and 2011, and like fewer now, although that may just be an illusion since there were fewer figures to pick from back then).
Anyway, it is a little baffling that this "scan" has a lot more hair on it. It's an okay figure, but I still couldn't pull the trigger yet, even though it is the only modern roster figure I don't have at least one of.
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Post by marino13 on May 12, 2014 19:00:46 GMT -5
Maybe Steamboat himself asked them not to showcase it. No different than the rumor that Hogan stopped letting Jakks do bald scans.
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Post by Joe/Smurf on May 12, 2014 19:02:59 GMT -5
It's been said a million times but WWE figures are idealized versions of all the characters. They're obviously not going to give the guy that terrible hairline.
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Post by hitmancmedge on May 12, 2014 19:47:44 GMT -5
Man, some of you guys are ridiculous and will find a reason to complain about on every figure.....sometimes all you can do is laugh.
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Post by ARUN on May 12, 2014 19:57:15 GMT -5
I always regretted not getting that figure  |
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2014 20:24:58 GMT -5
I just ordered this figure on ebay for $7 w/ shipping. Thought it was a pretty good deal myself.
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Post by Justin on May 12, 2014 20:26:40 GMT -5
I really want that steamboat but I might get defining moments
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Post by avanillamidget on May 12, 2014 20:38:39 GMT -5
I got the Defining Moments Ricky recently, but now I just kinda want ALL THE RICKYS!
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2014 20:43:27 GMT -5
I always regretted not getting that figure |
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Post by Hendrix83 on May 12, 2014 20:49:06 GMT -5
Kinda answered your own question with the picture comparison.
Which one looks better?
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2014 5:57:15 GMT -5
I didn't realize this was a Battle Pack. Have more classic wrestlers made it in early iterations of the Battle Packs, with the black/red packaging?
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Post by micco on May 13, 2014 10:15:46 GMT -5
Obviously they based the figure off of the heavily photoshopped image on the package. That said, the picture you're referencing is a really bad pic for Ricky. His male pattern baldness didn't look quite that bad when watching him in live action. That still photo seems to have captured him at his very worst angle. On a related note. The creation of that figure was something that really sold me on mattel. Surely they knew that they'd never have occasion to use that scan again and they still went forward with it. Jakks would have used the legends scan and either called it some kind of fantasy match up, or, just used the young steamboat scan and not even tried to over an explanation for why they put the young head on the current attired body. They would claim that it couldn't be justified in their budget to scan and create a new mold for a head that would only be used once in a basic line.
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Post by Yambag Jones on May 13, 2014 10:42:04 GMT -5
I don't think it's too far off. I'd rather have it than no current version at all.
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Post by Yambag Jones on May 13, 2014 11:56:38 GMT -5
I didn't realize this was a Battle Pack. Have more classic wrestlers made it in early iterations of the Battle Packs, with the black/red packaging? Not unless you count Tommy Dreamer. |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2014 12:07:56 GMT -5
I didn't realize this was a Battle Pack. Have more classic wrestlers made it in early iterations of the Battle Packs, with the black/red packaging? Not unless you count Tommy Dreamer. I'll count it! I'd forgotten all about that pack. Thanks for the reminder. |
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Post by Cyan on May 13, 2014 12:41:54 GMT -5
I love the figure. Just for the fact that it's a modern day Steamboat and he still remains my all time favorite. The head sculpt would actually make a decent custom for when he cut his hair during his feud with Jake.   |
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Post by Yambag Jones on May 13, 2014 13:11:10 GMT -5
Not unless you count Tommy Dreamer. I'll count it! I'd forgotten all about that pack. Thanks for the reminder. I'm so glad Mattel made it. It's nothing too special, but it's one of my favorites. |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2014 13:14:13 GMT -5
I'll count it! I'd forgotten all about that pack. Thanks for the reminder. I'm so glad Mattel made it. It's nothing too special, but it's one of my favorites. I hear you. Its figures like those that give you hope with the Mattel brand. |
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dizcoduck
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Post by dizcoduck on May 13, 2014 17:51:38 GMT -5
I have it and am glad they made it even though the head and body are all wrong. The body bothers me more than the head.
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