mrassbillygunn
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Post by mrassbillygunn on Nov 24, 2015 11:52:34 GMT -5
Bought this figure last night at Smyths. While its certainly a nice figure, I feel ripped off. I really feel this figure should have came with a vest to warrant a £17.99 price tag which is very expensive. Looking at the attire on the back of the box which this figure is based from, it is clearly inaccurate, they have the wrong colours on the legs, one should be yellow and the other red not both of them black. The glasses are inaccurate as they should have "Macho" written across them. Like I said, this figure should have come with a vest to complete the attire and make it look "elite worthy". Its all abit plain and bland for such an expensive figure. If they are going to take short cuts like this for future Savage figures then they should leave for ringside exclusives or defining moments where Mattel can go "all out" and make the effort to complete his amazing and colourful attires. 6/10 Mattel - this collector isnt happy with your effort.
I also bought the new APA figures and I must say the accessories included are awesome - I praise Mattel for including the table and door for the APA office, super job so maybe thats where the money went for this wave and why they couldnt include a vest or jacket for macho man. I still dont think its a viable excuse though because I still had to pay £17.99 for Macho man and at that price I should be getting my moneys worth.
I hope if they do include jackets for Savage's attire in the future they use the same material as the one used on his amazing defining moments figure. At the end of the day someone who had such colourful attires should have his figures to include such accessories.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2015 11:54:39 GMT -5
And people wonder why Bill doesn't return..
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2015 11:58:17 GMT -5
I just wish they had used the smiling scan and he needed a taped elbow. It would be more accurate for the time. His hair was black then too.
Just minor nitpicking though, I'll still buy it cause WCW.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Nov 24, 2015 12:02:03 GMT -5
A vest would have been a nice touch. I get why it wasn't included (I'm sure a lot of the deco cost had already been used elsewhere).
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Post by Heatwave on Nov 24, 2015 12:02:37 GMT -5
As collectors we have to look at the figure before we buy. If you feel that strongly why spend all the money.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2015 12:06:33 GMT -5
I don't understand - the box has a window so you can see what the figure looks like before you buy it. You can see his inaccurate pants, inaccurate sunglasses, lack of a vest. It's all right there, yet you buy it, then come to the forums and complain about getting ripped off.
I just dunno.
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Post by maske2g on Nov 24, 2015 12:08:57 GMT -5
Bought this figure last night at Smyths. While its certainly a nice figure, I feel ripped off. I really feel this figure should have came with a vest to warrant a £17.99 price tag which is very expensive. Looking at the attire on the back of the box which this figure is based from, it is clearly inaccurate, they have the wrong colours on the legs, one should be yellow and the other red not both of them black. The glasses are inaccurate as they should have "Macho" written across them. The figure is not based on the picture on the box. That is rarely the case. The glasses and strides are accurate.
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Post by Bandalero on Nov 24, 2015 12:09:31 GMT -5
And people wonder why Bill doesn't return.. Time to get off that bandwagon. The OP's comments are his personal critique and thoughtfully stated. Maybe budget for this wave did go to APA's accessories, but Macho Man had very colourful outfits and Mattel didn't hit this one out of the park. You shouldn't be so concerned about Bill's feelings; overall he's doing a great job with this line, if he chooses not to return so what? We still have the freedom to talk about these figures right? Look at the OP's signature pic, clearly he's not a random fan who isn't invested in this line's success.
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Post by maske2g on Nov 24, 2015 12:10:58 GMT -5
And people wonder why Bill doesn't return.. Time to get off that bandwagon. The OP's comments are his personal critique and thoughtfully stated. Maybe budget for this wave did go to APA's accessories, but Macho Man had very colourful outfits and Mattel didn't hit this one out of the park. You shouldn't be so concerned about Bill's feelings; overall he's doing a great job with this line, if he chooses not to return so what? We still have the freedom to talk about these figures right? Or course, negative feedback should be welcomed. but not when it's entirely inaccurate...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2015 12:15:55 GMT -5
I think every elite should come with a coupon to two free tacos at Jack in the Box.
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Post by Mongo Bears on Nov 24, 2015 12:17:42 GMT -5
I love macho man figures. E38 is far from my favorite but I'm glad to have it
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Post by Wagdaddy on Nov 24, 2015 12:24:02 GMT -5
And people wonder why Bill doesn't return.. Time to get off that bandwagon. The OP's comments are his personal critique and thoughtfully stated. Maybe budget for this wave did go to APA's accessories, but Macho Man had very colourful outfits and Mattel didn't hit this one out of the park. You shouldn't be so concerned about Bill's feelings; overall he's doing a great job with this line, if he chooses not to return so what? We still have the freedom to talk about these figures right? Look at the OP's signature pic, clearly he's not a random fan who isn't invested in this line's success. "Rarin" (a Blazing Saddles expression....look it up)
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Post by Mr. #1derful 🇵🇸 on Nov 24, 2015 12:25:29 GMT -5
It's hard to look at the original Macho face sculpt again when E24 is around.
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Nov 24, 2015 12:29:19 GMT -5
He didnt wear a shirt in the match though
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Post by mrassbillygunn on Nov 24, 2015 12:39:10 GMT -5
And people wonder why Bill doesn't return.. Time to get off that bandwagon. The OP's comments are his personal critique and thoughtfully stated. Maybe budget for this wave did go to APA's accessories, but Macho Man had very colourful outfits and Mattel didn't hit this one out of the park. You shouldn't be so concerned about Bill's feelings; overall he's doing a great job with this line, if he chooses not to return so what? We still have the freedom to talk about these figures right? Look at the OP's signature pic, clearly he's not a random fan who isn't invested in this line's success. Thank you, atleast you understood what I was getting at. Too many people on here take Bill's feelings way too personally lol. He's a top guy but im entitled to give some critique when I feel something has fell short of the mark.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2015 12:42:43 GMT -5
Bandalero but you should also respect my opinion as well, I as a person have a right to voice mine. There's a difference between complaining and giving actual feedback. As for Bill, I'm clearly stating why he's done posting on this forum. I am sure you all care about him, because the same ones who say they don't are the same ones typing in excitement with all caps once new figures are revealed.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Nov 24, 2015 12:48:11 GMT -5
I was wondering when someone was going to bring this up regarding that Savage figure. It really is horribly inaccurate. But at the same time, it's a WCW Savage figure, so I will let it slide for the most part.
Maybe Savage did wear those tights he is wearing in Elite 38 one time or another in WCW, just the picture on the box not adding up to the figure is gonna make people question it.
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Post by mrassbillygunn on Nov 24, 2015 12:52:29 GMT -5
I was wondering when someone was going to bring this up regarding that Savage figure. It really is horribly inaccurate. But at the same time, it's a WCW Savage figure, so I will let it slide for the most part. Maybe Savage did wear those tights he is wearing in Elite 38 one time or another in WCW, just the picture on the box not adding up to the figure is gonna make people question it. Exactly. If Mattel are going to put a picture of his attire on the back of the box then people are certainly going to say its inaccurate when they compare the figure. I just really feel this figure needed a vest or jacket and it would look super with all my other Macho Man figures and blend in nicely.
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Post by dixol on Nov 24, 2015 12:55:04 GMT -5
I was wondering when someone was going to bring this up regarding that Savage figure. It really is horribly inaccurate. But at the same time, it's a WCW Savage figure, so I will let it slide for the most part. Maybe Savage did wear those tights he is wearing in Elite 38 one time or another in WCW, just the picture on the box not adding up to the figure is gonna make people question it. Actually, it's very accurate. It's from Bash at the Beach 95, which is printed on the back of the box. The attire is spot on. He didn't wear a shirt on that day. It's missing his jacket, but MDT told us it wouldn't have one when he polled us for the 95 attire. Also, for who mentioned it before, APA did not get all the budget. Macho has new tooling on the tights
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Post by kennyw86 on Nov 24, 2015 12:59:31 GMT -5
Would have been nice to have a shirt or even a wcw title....but a rip off? Thats excessive...warriors elite or e30 batista had no accessory at all.
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