ROH/Indy/Legends Figures

I agree with this 100%. I was honestly hoping to buy some of these for the accessories and the heads to go on Mattel fix-ups because I don't like RA bodies (no offense to ftchris, that's what they have at their disposal.



WrestlingFigs.com was polled right after the end of the WWE license. Yes, I think the TNA line failed because the figures were DA style - people had such extensive RA collections that they didn't want to start over. It's the same reason why people were slow to start collecting Mattel.

RA figures had some scale -- Big Show was bigger than everybody, Rey Mysterios were shorters. DA had no scale whatsoever. There were a lot of different torsos but generally people had the same leg mold if they wore tights (coincidentally, the same one used here). There actually was multiple different Diva bodies in the RA style. Your TNA Knockout figures use the only DA woman's mold.



I would buy the entire line if they were similar to Elites.

Again, the Elgin figure is good but the torso is no where near correct for him (it's the RA1 Cena/Orton "Heavyweight" torso), and the head seems really big. (This may not be the case when you see the figure up close, but the photo does it no justice). THIS is what a normal head should look like on that torso:



Selfishly, my biggest gripe being the size of the heads is because, like I said, I want to put it on a Mattel body and that's not possible unless it's the size of a normal, early RA head. I'm sure that's no concern to ftc, but I'm just being honest.

I'll still buy Roderick Strong and some others I like, but so far I'm not too impressed with anything beyond the cloth goods.

The TNA line "failed" - after releasing almost 100 figures - because pro wrestling is just not that popular if it's not WWE. And even the WWE isn't exactly kicking butt.

Some stores are flooded with Mattel WWE figures these days - is that line failing, too?

There is a lot more to producing a wrestling figure line that just one poll here on WFigs.

If Steen gets a balloon head we riot

Non caring response?

Wow, looks like you don't bother to read posts very closely because what you just wrote based on the response in this thread is a lie.

Maybe try looking at what he said before bashing someone. He gave us some really good insight imo

You can't just say "these figures are FTC not Jakks" as though it nullifies any complaints about head size. FTC specifically stated these figures are aimed at collectors wanting to build on their existing Jakks RA collections - therefore they need to fit the pre-existing style!!

I don't think anyone minds the FTC figures being more pimped out with cloth accessories than most Jakks figures were (and many collectors already use Ralf's figure clothing with their Jakks RAs anyway). But RA scale (and that includes correctly sized heads) is an essential selling point of this line.

Even if they can't or won't resize Elgin's head it is important that we raise our concerns so that FTC can pay more attention to head size for future figures. And I strongly encourage the collector community to relay a clear message to FTC that oversized "balloon heads" will NOT be considered acceptable.

Actually just the opposite...I have been reading EVERYTHING about this Legends line since the news broke with EXTREME excitement about the possibilities of enlarging my Classic Collection. I never left Jakks and sold my collection. I have never been a sold out Mattel collector nor do I collect any of their Legends figures...I am a true fan of the Jakks Classic line. Just the thought of adding to this makes me thrilled...I am only concerned that they keep the heads smaller. In my very humble opinion, I dont see Chris addressing this issue very strongly.

I agree that Chris has been pretty attentative to the feedback he's been getting here. As it relates to the issue of head size, he's been a little evasive by kinda just chalking it up to subjectivity. I'm not expecting the guy to trash his own product and say "you're right, the head is too damn big. We screwed up!" But maybe he could at least acknowledge that an overwhelming majority of people feel that the head is too big. If 99 out of 100 people say the head is too big, just because there's one person who disagrees doesn't mean that it's some subjective grey area where it'll be impossible to satisfy everyone so you may as well just stay the course of what you've been doing. It means that the one person is wrong and you should listen to the 99.
Im sure we appreciate that he said he's taking all concerns into consideration. Hopefully this one more heavily than some others as it is not at all a matter of subjectivity.

Exactly Chip, I agree. It is far from being a "bobblehead" LOL. The head size doesn't bother me at all, I think it looks fine. Now....for those who are "selfishly" wanting the new FTC RA style figure heads to be much smaller just so you can pin them on Mattel bodies.....TOUGH LUCK. That's not what these figures are for. FTC would be making the heads way too small for us collectors buying them to fit your agenda. That being said, as long as FTC is able to accurately judge head/body proportion in the future, it's all good. The boot mold on the other hand does bother me some what. I did not know ALL the ROH figures in the first lineup would have the tall kickers boot mold. I always HATED that bootmold, except for the few figures they made of wrestlers that actually wear that style of boots. I hope FTC will fix THAT, as it is more of a concern to me. They also make the figure look too tall quite often.

it doesn't though.

i bought the Jakks CS Lance Storm because Lance Storm is awesome. He's on my shelf next to all my classics. I've had many friends check out my collection....not a single person has or had ever pointed out to me that "ZOMG his head is HUGE!!!" they go...."oh cool, a Lance Storm figure"

I bought the figure because I like Lance Storm, I like wrestling figures and I have a collection. I don't NEED everything to be an exact perfect plastic replica of the human being.

If the Elgin head was truly the size of a bobblehead yes it would be a problem, but it really isn't, at all, like not even close.