CodebreakerDX
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Post by CodebreakerDX on Jul 19, 2014 14:50:38 GMT -5
>saying Jakks is better on a Mattel forum Boy, i bet you like taking a baseball bat to a beehive don't you? I still love both companies. there seems to be a pretty big hatred of Jakks around here but fact is they paved the way for Mattel. A lot of what Mattel does seems inspired by Jakks (ex. Real Scale Ring/Elite Scale Ring, Ruthless Aggression/Basics, Deluxe Aggression/Elites) I love Mattel and most of what they do. I love Jakks too. I still collect old figures from time to time. Another thing to take into account is that both companies' ushered in different eras.
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DudeAbides
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Post by DudeAbides on Jul 19, 2014 15:13:03 GMT -5
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Post by Jordan on Jul 19, 2014 15:19:45 GMT -5
Bad troll.
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vashts
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Post by vashts on Jul 19, 2014 15:56:19 GMT -5
Jakks wins head scan and accessories quality....Mattel has scale and better joints. TO be honest, Mattel should be ashames. They have more money, no reason for poor head scan and lack of accessories.
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TheRockers
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Post by TheRockers on Jul 19, 2014 16:04:01 GMT -5
To each their own... My old man still loves the Jakks line too. They are his favorite, he actually hates the Mattel line. I'd disagree but, whatever makes you happy....
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evilways811
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Post by evilways811 on Jul 19, 2014 16:15:01 GMT -5
Jakks wins head scan and accessories quality....Mattel has scale and better joints. TO be honest, Mattel should be ashames. They have more money, no reason for poor head scan and lack of accessories. I disagree on the accesories. Ruthles Aggression figures hardly included any accesories aside from a championship, and the Classic Superstars got lazy whenever it wasn't Warrior or Hogan, by just rehashing the same accesories everytime. By the time I stopped collecting Jakks Classics I had enough steel chairs to fill up an arena in toy form.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2014 16:16:44 GMT -5
The people who bitch and complain about scale are the same people that complained when the RA (RI) were canceled.
Also a guy gives his honest opinion and is ganged up on and called a troll. What? Have people on this forum seriously never had their own opinion on something? Pathetic. Feel bad Wfigs.
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Post by micco on Jul 19, 2014 16:21:23 GMT -5
I think jakks scan might edge out mattel. Mattel has way better torsos. Mattel wins as far as deco goes. Obviously the selection of guys offered in the cs line is astounding and nothing will compare to it. Both have their pros and cons. I don't like one any more than the other.
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Post by ¡Twist Of Lime Green Jello! on Jul 19, 2014 16:30:16 GMT -5
Trollin', trollin', trollin' on a river...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2014 16:35:54 GMT -5
Don't feed the troll guys
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TeamratedCDS
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Post by TeamratedCDS on Jul 19, 2014 17:10:35 GMT -5
Hahaha this thread again.
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Post by BestLookingInTheWorld on Jul 19, 2014 17:30:23 GMT -5
The people who bitch and complain about scale are the same people that complained when the RA (RI) were canceled. Also a guy gives his honest opinion and is ganged up on and called a troll. What? Have people on this forum seriously never had their own opinion on something? Pathetic. Feel bad Wfigs. You wear the visiting/away teams jersey into the home teams stadium, what do thinks gonna happen??
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DIESEL
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Post by DIESEL on Jul 19, 2014 17:41:42 GMT -5
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jul 19, 2014 17:47:49 GMT -5
There were some excellent Jakks figs, but aside from a few exceptions the best of Jakks are only as good of the mediocre of Mattel. Even the best Jakks figures were out of proportion. There were many full series that were complete throwaways, all repaints, and many which were poorly done no less. The 1st RA ripped torso was just ridiculous, and every figure that ever had that suffered as a result of that. Some figures had parts mixed from other lines and the explanations were inane. There were numerous instances of Jakks so obviously not giving a flying f#ck that it was an embarrassment. The last 3 series of CS come to mind. Tattooed guys with no tattoos, or sleeve tattoos only extending over the front half of the arm; guys having a design on the front, but blank on the back; Diaper Mark Henry; an Owen Hart head painted with a light goatee and being passed off as Jeff Jarrett; black hair Ric Flair; CS Kamala with Samoans foot supporters and weird black calf bands; 600 pound Rikishi and King Kong Bundy; series announced with several figures, all scrapped and replaced with poor repaints; I'm not even going to bring up TNA, but if you have any knowledge of that disaster you will realize how badly TNA got screwed over.
Mattel on the other hand, are not without their flaws, but overall they are far more consistent in quality. Basics have all of their tattoos (not colored, but thats to be expected), all figured have their back designs, VERY few figures have invented attires, and often that is due to rights issues, and for the most part the figures bodies actually resemble the actual person that they are supposed to represent (a calf piece here and an arm there does happen). The most egregious problems that I have with Mattel so far are: CS29 Andre the Giant young option is complete garbage, Yokozuna's muscley arms and pecks, the Honky Tonk Man jumpsuit lie.. Thats really about it, and aside from the Andre I am ok with it. No, not every figure is perfect, but there is VERY LITTLE complete garbage as opposed to so much that Jakks has put out. Yes, Jakks has had the better roster, and yes Jakks at their best were more fan-friendly, but the Mattel figures actually look like people unlike the crazy Jakks bodies. A few quick examples: Jakks Kamala vs Mattel Kamala, Jakks Model Rick Martel vs Mattel Model Rick Martel, CS3 Jake Roberts vs Legends 2 Jake Roberts, CS3 DiBiase vs EG DiBiase.
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Post by Labeled101 on Jul 19, 2014 17:58:14 GMT -5
Noted…but you need to compare track record vs track record. Jakks had years to achieve what Mattel accomplished in its inception stage.
All the same it's your perception.
Thanks
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2014 18:41:09 GMT -5
Need I say more? This is a proto of an unreleased Vince McMahon and it looks NOTHING like him
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Post by BestLookingInTheWorld on Jul 19, 2014 18:43:28 GMT -5
Bahaha, I thought that was MVP ha ha ^^
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hitman1072
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Post by hitman1072 on Jul 19, 2014 19:00:13 GMT -5
I honestly don't think this is a serious post. The guy wanted a reaction on the Mattel board, & he got one.
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Post by JDSFullmetal on Jul 19, 2014 19:00:42 GMT -5
Need I say more? This is a proto of an unreleased Vince McMahon and it looks NOTHING like him I really wanted that figure
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2014 19:23:40 GMT -5
More names and selection yes. But JAKKS would also have you think your getting a solid Bam Bam Bigelow release, only to see just the front of his singlet with the flame design.
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