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Post by poindizzle on May 20, 2014 8:39:20 GMT -5
Lots of negativity swirling around after the fiasco with Andre the Giant, and I get it, that could have been knocked out of the park by Mattel but instead felt like a cheap afterthought. It took the wind out of the sails of an otherwise amazing set.
So to counter, what 3 things would you say are legitimately Mattel's best or most innovative accessories and why?
1. Removable towel accessory for SES Punk and elite 4 Kane. The sculpting looks great on the wrinkles and I don't believe we ever got this from Jakks. My Elite 4 Kane stands out from his E10 repaint with this piece. Really cool looking stuff.
2. Fan signs. This one falls under innovation. Sure, they have the crappy copyright info, but that had to happen. It is a good idea and doesnt seem to affect the budget very much. Get enough of these and it'll look slick in people's pic feds where some people's homemade signs are clearly the same handwriting over and over again.
3: The Elite 8 Intercontinental Championship. Elite 8 was a measuring stick line for sure: 6 new scans, two vac metal belts, 4 elite debuts, and color abounded. We had not seen a championship from Mattel yet, and while I was confident they would be good, they blew all expectations away. This set had the WWE spinner and attitude era IC belt, but I chose IC because of the significance in toy form. To the very end Jakks continued to use the Titan Tron Live IC belt, and boy, was it crappy. No way of really distinguishing what was going on in that design and no room for color on the plate. Mattel did possibly their greatest work on a belt with the loving attention to detail lavished on it, as well as having full color, innovative strap design with pegs that were adjustable rather than the Jakks one with the long tail trailing off.
What do you guys think?
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2014 8:47:59 GMT -5
The John Cena spinner US belt that actually spins . . .
the Honky Tonk Man's breakable guitar . . .
the All Stars two pack with Orton and Jake the Snake came with Damien in the bag . . .
Roman Reigns with the barricade was a neat idea. I hope they do that more of that . . .
I love title belts, too. I could use a few more winged eagles with blue globes.
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Post by poindizzle on May 20, 2014 8:51:23 GMT -5
The John Cena spinner US belt that actually spins . . . the Honky Tonk Man's breakable guitar . . . the All Stars two pack with Orton and Jake the Snake came with Damien in the bag . . . Roman Reigns with the barricade was a neat idea. I hope they do that more of that . . . I love title belts, too. I could use a few more winged eagles with blue globes. Forgot about the HTM guitar. That was nice and broke in a stylistically pleasing manner while still holding it's shape and looking good assembled. Mine never had a problem staying together.
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Post by JC Motors on May 20, 2014 8:59:06 GMT -5
The pallet
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2014 9:10:05 GMT -5
The rocking chair, the lantern, also gonna add in the Hall of fame podium and plaque
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Post by Cyan on May 20, 2014 9:20:33 GMT -5
If clothing counts than I have to go with everything in the DM line. Especially the Steamboat DM figure. It captures that Dragon gear for Steamboat perfectly.
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Post by The Mask of Truth on May 20, 2014 9:39:00 GMT -5
A big pile of sh*t on Andre's head, you can't get more innovative than that.
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Post by mrsask on May 20, 2014 9:58:19 GMT -5
Title belts are a HUGE seller with me. I would even buy a figure that I may not want just to get the belt! Another seller is CLOTH CLOTHING. I am not sold on the mock rubber stuff used for shirts, etc. I'm sure it's likely cheaper for Mattel though.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2014 10:01:02 GMT -5
Guys I don't think belts are innovative- espescially since there was many belts made before Mattels
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Post by TeamFnKick on May 20, 2014 10:30:23 GMT -5
Rocking chair with the Wyatts battlepack
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Post by RybackV1 on May 20, 2014 10:42:19 GMT -5
Definitely Honkys breakaway guitar pops into my head right away.
Whine all you want but E29 Andres removable Afro is great and extremely innovative.
Rollins coming with a table and tall ladder was just badass.
The upcoming Ryback looks to have awesome accessories!
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Post by Last Trent Barreta Fan on May 20, 2014 11:10:21 GMT -5
The cookie sheet that comes with Big E and AJ
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Post by Thebigdog621 on May 20, 2014 11:13:10 GMT -5
The jacket from DM Bret and Legends Davey Boy are tops for me. I like accessories that are for a certain character ie. Curt Hawkins cane. I really like the podium and plaque that Bruno came with.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2014 11:22:56 GMT -5
The cookie sheet that comes with Big E and AJ idk jakks made tons of them
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2014 11:28:36 GMT -5
Surprised no one mentioned the Barricades Reigns comes with. Even tho their short, we still got them.
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Post by Last Trent Barreta Fan on May 20, 2014 11:37:10 GMT -5
The cookie sheet that comes with Big E and AJ idk jakks made tons of them 'Twas a joke
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2014 11:44:34 GMT -5
I really am holding out hope for some brass knuckles that can slip on open hands.
Flair, macho, regal, dibiase, etc etc etc used them
We need brass knucks
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2014 11:45:08 GMT -5
idk jakks made tons of them 'Twas a joke well, alrighty then, I guess the only thing left is an al bundy gif
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2014 11:45:31 GMT -5
I really am holding out hope for some brass knuckles that can slip on open hands. Flair, macho, regal, dibiase, etc etc etc used them We need brass knucks that would be sweet
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Post by The Mask of Truth on May 20, 2014 12:03:16 GMT -5
well, alrighty then, I guess the only thing left is an al bundy gif
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