Joe Delta
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Post by Joe Delta on Apr 6, 2015 13:25:09 GMT -5
Basics all day, elites seem flimsy and I have never had a basic leg fall off. I can't say the same for elites. Plus the toys are for my kids, so I'm not forking 20 dollars for my kids to bang up unless it has accessories we want.Then the figure will be sold, traded or given away.
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Post by poindizzle on Apr 6, 2015 13:43:59 GMT -5
Any basic that has the Daniel Bryan/Miz/Punk etc. torso.
Also, Cody Rhodes post Elite 13. Those arms are ridiculous on elite 20. I hope to high heaven that they don't put those arms on Stardust.
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davey
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Post by davey on Apr 6, 2015 14:10:04 GMT -5
Mr. Perfect would make a good argument here oh yeah give me mr .perfect any type ill be happy. lol. |
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Post by East Coast on Apr 6, 2015 14:16:56 GMT -5
Yes the basic Tensai has a better shade of red paint. The kneepads look better and the trunks are accurate.
but all elites are better.
you can't discount the fact that the elite Tensai comes with awesome entrance gear. Not to mention all the realistic poses you can get out of him.
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Post by The neferious brotha Hargrove on Apr 6, 2015 14:21:55 GMT -5
I'm in the middle I liked basic because it a way to get figure you probably won't see in the elite line , then the elites have all the details and have certain improvements you can't have in the basic line
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n2jib
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Post by n2jib on Apr 6, 2015 14:53:22 GMT -5
Pretty much all Basics are better than Elites due to the unsightly ab-crunch. Don't get me wrong, the leg articulation on an elite is far superior to a basic, but in terms of pure aesthetic appeal, the basic wins every time. The ab-crunch is hideous and completely ruins great figures. A Basic/Elite hybrid, with Basic torsos and elite legs (Minus the unnecessary double knee joint) is the way forward. What you're saying is a matter of preference/taste. I prefer the ab crunch look of the elites torso. I feel the basic torso looks too rigid and puts the figure in an unnatural stance. The double knee joints are important to me as well. Lets the figure pose in more natural looking ways. I've put basic knees on elites and the legs became too rigid for my liking. |
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Bizzle
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Post by Bizzle on Apr 6, 2015 14:59:11 GMT -5
Big E.
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Larry David
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Post by Larry David on Apr 6, 2015 15:16:00 GMT -5
Pretty much all Basics are better than Elites due to the unsightly ab-crunch. Don't get me wrong, the leg articulation on an elite is far superior to a basic, but in terms of pure aesthetic appeal, the basic wins every time. The ab-crunch is hideous and completely ruins great figures. A Basic/Elite hybrid, with Basic torsos and elite legs (Minus the unnecessary double knee joint) is the way forward. What you're saying is a matter of preference/taste. I prefer the ab crunch look of the elites torso. I feel the basic torso looks too rigid and puts the figure in an unnatural stance. The double knee joints are important to me as well. Lets the figure pose in more natural looking ways. I've put basic knees on elites and the legs became too rigid for my liking. I'm aware that it's a matter of preference/taste, which is why I stated my preference/taste. How can double jointed knee's look more natural? We only have one knee joint. |
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czw4life
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Post by czw4life on Apr 6, 2015 15:19:59 GMT -5
Elites>Basics although it kind of shocks me that basics can actually get there leg back further than elites. Lame...
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Post by skribbel24 on Apr 6, 2015 16:10:29 GMT -5
Hulk Hogan IMO.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Apr 6, 2015 17:01:00 GMT -5
The only ones that come to mind are Tensai and Swagger. I'd probably include Hogan as well.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2015 18:16:30 GMT -5
People that prefer basics over elites are people you don't need in your life!
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Post by perfectlyrude on Apr 6, 2015 18:16:51 GMT -5
The Kane hybrid is the coolest figure ever. The ab crunch is useless in my opinion and makes certain torsos look really whack. Basic torso & elite legs make the coolest figures.
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Post by LA Times on Apr 6, 2015 18:56:21 GMT -5
I enjoy the articulation of Elites, so IMO it is tough to find a figure where the Basic counterpart is better. There are plenty of Basics where the wrestler had better attire than most if not all of his Elite figures like
Summerslam Heritage Sheamus in green
B18 Cody Rhodes in white/black
B35? Damien Sandow in white
TT9 DH Smith in white/pink
BP Ultimate Warrior in USA attire
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Apr 6, 2015 21:43:22 GMT -5
Being honest, I have always preferred basics, much more cost effective and there have been many better than their elite counterparts such as the first Dean Ambrose elite, plenty of big wrestlers like Tensai, Mark Henry etc and some smaller wrestlers who Mattel have a hard time capturing their torsos.
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Post by Hendrix83 on Apr 7, 2015 0:10:08 GMT -5
The Elite Flashbacks of Triple H and Billy Gunn had terrible headscans.
I bought the Basic (Summerslam Triple H & modern Billy Gunn) just to switch it out.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2015 0:16:08 GMT -5
I like the variety of basics more than anything.
bigger dudes look alot better in basic form, torsos don't look messed up.
One thing I know, basic brock looks ridiculously bad next to elite brock.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2015 5:32:29 GMT -5
I probably should have mention in my original post that when I said the basic is better than the elite I was meaning just looks-wise, off course the elites are better for play and figure animations no question about that. I was just meaning as regards the overall looks of the figure for display purposes  |
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danielbryanwwe
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Post by danielbryanwwe on Apr 7, 2015 5:56:13 GMT -5
I'd say AJ or Tensai
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2015 6:00:15 GMT -5
Two more that come to mind are Dolph Ziggler and Cody Rhodes. Their basics don't have the super jacked arms and for the most part, the basics are more colourful.
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