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Post by BestLookingInTheWorld on Jul 20, 2014 4:00:32 GMT -5
Mattel is better than Jakks in all aspects, except for Rey Mysterio headscans. I can make a Rey headscan better than both, and I'm already 12 and a double shot of fireball deep ha ha. Jk jk Mattel and Jakks keep doing your thing. Make millions while we bitch on forums over who does what better than the other ha ha. Salud!! ??
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Post by Duck Holliday on Jul 20, 2014 4:31:16 GMT -5
Nah.... I disagree. You gotta be trolling.
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Post by PJ on Jul 20, 2014 5:17:30 GMT -5
I still have my CS and CSDA displayed. And I did/do love them still, But to say they are better than Mattel I can't say. The only thing better about them was the size of their Classic roster. But I will take Mattel's detail, scale over Jakks any day. And as far as the Roster goes once we get Hogan, Sting, Razor/Hall all I really need are...
Steiner Brothers British Bulldogs Hart Foundation (Young Bret & Anvil) Magnum TA Nikita Koloff Magnificent Muraco Pedro Morales Barry Windham David Von Erich Superstar Billy Graham Bob Backlund Jesse Ventura
If we got all of those before the line ended I would even like Mattel's roster more than Jakks.
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Post by kiphouse on Jul 20, 2014 5:36:31 GMT -5
Jakks figures are way better! Not only has Jakks given us more of a selection of classics but the scans are better, the bodies are better and they just look better. Mattels sculpts are too cartoon looking and bland, and the bodies are way too skinny. The figures look odd and not proportioned. I really made my mind up after getting DM Flair, this figure sucks the hair is off and the face is more like Henry Winkler than Ric Flair and the body is really bad like all mattels are. Jakks classic Flairs are so much better. I'll give mattel credit for only for Flairs robe, that was well made. I hope Jakks get the WWE contract back soon so we can see great figures again. Opinions? Screw scale - WCW vs. nWo World Tour had all the characters the same height and it was one of the best games ever made for wrestling fans. Jakks figures were way better. Are elite figures great? Most. Inflation aside, they're too expensive. I'd take some missing detail on the back over paying an extra ten dollars a figure any day. Jakks snapped out figures in what often seemed like an instant. Mattel takes way too long and I don't care what their reasoning is. Jakks deluxe figures were amazing. Best figures ever - yes their arms were too big and legs too skinny but they were great. All that aside when Marvel or whoever it was was making those WCW and then TNA figures that was the best it's been since. Virtually every figure had new parts and new accessories - nowadays u often pay a fortune for the same exact figure with a different head and a rubber shirt.
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Post by mikenorm on Jul 20, 2014 6:49:34 GMT -5
I used to love Jakks. When Mattel first took over I didn't know how I felt about the figures. Today I did a complete turn around. I think Mattel figures are so much better than Jakks. Granted we got a lot more of the obscure characters while Jakks was making the figures but don't knock Mattel either. They gave us people like Randy Savage and Ricky Steamboat. I don't even want to display my Jakks figures anymore because to me I hate looking at Rey Mysterio next to Kane and them being the same size. Not to mention that everybody has the same body (for the most part). I do love the Jakks head scans and plan on keeping them to make custom Mattels. Just my opinion
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2014 16:22:36 GMT -5
Mattel>jakks hands down! no contest tbh
Mattel boots are remove able and swappable for customization Mattel's body selections are more life like Mattel's scale is incredible and something never properly done before Mattel's plastic is even better quality Mattel's belts are far superior
The only thing that could compete is headscans and size of roster
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2014 16:23:39 GMT -5
Nah.... I disagree. You gotta be trolling. I'm disappointed in you Ducky.
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Post by Jack on Jul 20, 2014 16:26:31 GMT -5
Mattel > Jakks
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Post by kingpin005 on Jul 20, 2014 16:29:20 GMT -5
Mattel is clearly better. The fact that they have done more to scale the figures properly makes all the difference in the world. When comparing Jakks Mysterio to Jakks Undertaker being the same size to the Mattel counterparts, mattel is the logical choice.
Jakks had way more years over Mattel. Mattel will catch up and put out enough figures to make the jakks fanboys happy. Kids don't want to buy the repo man or 10 variations of Roddy Piper. Jakks was pumping out figures just to pump them out. My brother has almost every one ever made. He spent a small fortune. I've looked at them...the scaling ruins whatever pluses the figures have. There is a reason Jakks no longer has the license. They weren't doing good business with that deep roster.
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Post by dod0411 on Jul 20, 2014 16:35:46 GMT -5
I like jakks.. But I can't knock mattel
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Post by Chip on Jul 20, 2014 16:53:27 GMT -5
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Post by mikey1974 on Jul 20, 2014 17:02:17 GMT -5
your certainly entitld to your opinion,and I won't belittle it. but for me it's clearly Mattel,if for nothing else the simple fact that their figure are close to being accurately scaled... I always use the "Rey Mysterio Argument" : here we have some Jakks Mysterio figures...look at that scale! look at the accuracy of him being as tall and buffer than someone like The Undertaker: or the Rock: or even Batista: then you have the Mattel versions,being much more in scale and being a smaller,more lean figure: to me,there's no comparison...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2014 17:02:28 GMT -5
Jakks figures are way better! Not only has Jakks given us more of a selection of classics but the scans are better, the bodies are better and they just look better. Mattels sculpts are too cartoon looking and bland, and the bodies are way too skinny. The figures look odd and not proportioned. I really made my mind up after getting DM Flair, this figure sucks the hair is off and the face is more like Henry Winkler than Ric Flair and the body is really bad like all mattels are. Jakks classic Flairs are so much better. I'll give mattel credit for only for Flairs robe, that was well made. I hope Jakks get the WWE contract back soon so we can see great figures again. Opinions? Screw scale - WCW vs. nWo World Tour had all the characters the same height and it was one of the best games ever made for wrestling fans. Jakks figures were way better. Are elite figures great? Most. Inflation aside, they're too expensive. I'd take some missing detail on the back over paying an extra ten dollars a figure any day. Jakks snapped out figures in what often seemed like an instant. Mattel takes way too long and I don't care what their reasoning is. Jakks deluxe figures were amazing. Best figures ever - yes their arms were too big and legs too skinny but they were great. All that aside when Marvel or whoever it was was making those WCW and then TNA figures that was the best it's been since. Virtually every figure had new parts and new accessories - nowadays u often pay a fortune for the same exact figure with a different head and a rubber shirt. Man, I don't get the whole gripe about Mattel's prices. Toys, in general, are more expensive than they were in the Jakks days. I remember when they used to be $5-7. Do i wish they still were, absolutely. But that's just the way things go. Year by year, just about everything will go up in price. Oh by the way, I saw a 2 inch Toy Story figure at WalMart for $10.
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Post by JCF on Jul 20, 2014 17:18:09 GMT -5
Oh dear. Hope Jakks gets the contract back? Why? So everyone who pre-ordered figures would get screwed in the end because the protos would sometimes be completely different than the final product? Jakks was a joke and screwed everyone at the end especially.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Jul 20, 2014 17:28:31 GMT -5
As much as I still love a certain selection Jakks figures, this is the usual sort of thing we got: unfitting exaggerated molds, little-to-no attempt at scale, and promising prototypes that more often than not had shrunken details, missing outlines, and parts that were changed for the worse. We're better off now, even with the occasional accidental gingers, too skinny frames and a less obscure character selection. The good far outweighs the bad. And the price hike was going to happen no matter what. For the record, Basics are still $10-11 at most places, and that's what RAs were back in 2010. As long as I can hand over a $20 for premium Elite figures and get change back, I don't mind paying a little more. I have enough cookie sheets to open a god damn bakery.
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Post by Halloween King on Jul 20, 2014 17:32:45 GMT -5
Jakks figures are way better! Not only has Jakks given us more of a selection of classics but the scans are better, the bodies are better and they just look better. Mattels sculpts are too cartoon looking and bland, and the bodies are way too skinny. The figures look odd and not proportioned. I really made my mind up after getting DM Flair, this figure sucks the hair is off and the face is more like Henry Winkler than Ric Flair and the body is really bad like all mattels are. Jakks classic Flairs are so much better. I'll give mattel credit for only for Flairs robe, that was well made. I hope Jakks get the WWE contract back soon so we can see great figures again.Opinions? irony, so much of it i hope not, Jakks; in the later years, were being VERY stingy by saving colors for the TNA line and we the collectors know that's low down BS So who is Mattel saving the accessories for?
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Post by TheChamp420 on Jul 20, 2014 17:53:28 GMT -5
Jakks last DA Cena
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Post by Hound on Jul 20, 2014 18:03:42 GMT -5
Mattel is 100% times better than jakks
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Post by azraelms on Jul 20, 2014 18:15:19 GMT -5
I do have to say I like mixing Jakks and Mattel figures. Throwing in the larger guys from Jakks (Earthquake, Typhoon, Warlord, Barbarian etc) with my Mattel Legends and Flashbacks works just fine for me. Until Mattel versions come along.
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Post by thelostweekend on Jul 20, 2014 18:25:15 GMT -5
If I'm seeing this thread a year ago, I'm probably siding with the OP. As someone who grew up watching the likes of Hulk Hogan, Jake Roberts, The Ultimate Warrior, and the like, the Jakks Classic Superstars line was a dream come true. Dozens of my childhood favorites in toy form, some for the first time, with realistic head scans, amazing detailing, and interesting accessories? Sign me up. And that roster size! The usual suspects, but also The Shockmaster, Doink the Clown, The Berzerker, The Powers of Pain, Spike Dudley? Awesome. By comparison, Mattel had these relatively weak stable of legends figures, and the majority of the early releases felt inferior, both in the way of attire and quality. To me, Mattel's take on the WWE rosters of today and yesterday was far too weak for me to even give the line real consideration.
Late last year, something clicked. I was bored one morning, so I decided to stroll through a Toys R Us; something I hadn't done in years. I wandered down the WWE aisle and was surprisingly impressed by some of the offerings. The Shield 2-pack and the Best of PPV Elites caught me especially off guard. I wasn't sold yet, but suddenly, Mattel's line didn't seem so inferior. Over the next few months, I watched as Mattel rolled out seemingly better and better products. This shift in my view on the line forced me to take a closer look at some of the releases I had missed or only been vaguely aware of. It was like a great awakening.
I barely watched WWE during most of the time Jakks had the license, so the RA line never really appealed to me. I still have much love for the Classic line, but the gap between that and Mattel's Elite offerings isn't so wide these days. As others have mentioned, the scale issue is one soundly won by Mattel. The accessories usually make more sense; the head scans are as good, or sometimes better than Jakks. With Mattel re-upping the license a few months ago, we seem to be well on our way to having a more complete Mattel-produced assortment of "legends" characters. And as DDP would say, "That's a good thing."
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