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Post by bige95 on May 23, 2016 16:04:00 GMT -5
came here to post the same thing...seems like a bit of over reaction by many people...and i couldnt justify the price either there just not that great I get why people like them, but it just doesn't look like my thing. Also like you said, I'll have a hard time dropping 40 or so on a small figure i mean ya i see the interest to but some are acting like they're taking over mattel...if they make a michaels or taker ill consider them but im honestly ok with mattel for now
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 16:08:06 GMT -5
I get why people like them, but it just doesn't look like my thing. Also like you said, I'll have a hard time dropping 40 or so on a small figure i mean ya i see the interest to but some are acting like they're taking over mattel...if they make a michaels or taker ill consider them but im honestly ok with mattel for now Oh yeah, I'm definitely good with Mattel MattelDesignTeam See Bill, I can be nice
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Post by cripplercrossface on May 23, 2016 17:00:44 GMT -5
I like Figuarts DBZ and Star Wars line, but I'm not going to buy their WWE line. Mattel has done a good job at making WWE figures, so I'll stick with them.
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Post by thespecialone on May 23, 2016 17:28:19 GMT -5
Bandai is top. But their target is not the same i guess. However, figuarts (adult collector line) may be just the start... If that is the case... then game over Mattel.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 18:10:31 GMT -5
I'm really impressed with these. IF they become more mainstream and release a wide variety of wrestlers I may switch to them from Mattel. But the chance of that happening is very low. Mattel's Figures are great anyways.
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Post by vashts on May 23, 2016 18:17:49 GMT -5
I'm honestly not very impressed. And at the prices they'll likely be, I'll get a Taker and Sting and that'd probably be it. came here to post the same thing...seems like a bit of over reaction by many people...and i couldnt justify the price either there just not that great This is a good social examination of what we all really think of Mattel. Again, people seem to be upset over Sting and the NWO Hogan not being released. I for one am upset of the prices going up and quality going down. Sting is my guy and to see the hard plastic rubber and the price tag is insulting. I also think deep down we wanted more. Mattel has made little effort to improve. We should have alternate faces and hands and double joints. I again think this is a build up of out frustrations. Many of us are HAPPY to spend $50 for a quality product than $25 on the Sting rubber jacket Disappointing Moments figure.
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Post by Captain McKay on May 23, 2016 18:39:41 GMT -5
The imports look great, first of all. The price is definitely going to be high, no question. BUT, for the price of a Figuarts figure, you're likely getting extra hands, FAR superior articulation to Elites (going by other SHF figures I have, plus the lack of rubber pads getting in the way), and potentially swap-out faces/heads.
If I were a betting man, I'd say these don't scale with Mattels. SHFs have typically been a 6" scale (compared with the larger, almost 7" scale of Mattel's line). Between that incompatibility, and the high price, I see a lot of casual collectors being put off. The hardcore collector, though - especially one who's familiar with imports and how good they can be - will eat these up.
Basically, it's all up to preference. I'll probably grab one or two when I see them. On one hand, you have a high-priced figure that might not fit well with the rest of your collection. But on the other hand, you have a figure whose articulation allows for a standard sleeper hold, one of the most basic wrestling moves in existence that no WWE Mattel figure in the world can pull off.
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Post by Sizzle on May 23, 2016 19:05:50 GMT -5
Mattel won't be taken out by figures that costs 50 dollars. Figuarts aren't even a threat to them, really. 50 dollars per figure and the figures come out less often? No way Mattel would lose when they continue to put out quality figures at a good price point more often
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Post by vashts on May 23, 2016 22:10:44 GMT -5
I am in the minority probably but a guy like me will never buy another elite Rock or Austin again since I KNOW figuarts of them are coming out. I was at TRU, wanting that Network Shawn Michaels for months, saw the Austin and Rock on my phone, scoffed at the Shawn Michaels and walked out. So it has affected my buying habit. But I am in the minority. I earn enough to afford those figures at the high price. It just feels like I am getting a quality product and the price is justifiable to me in my dealings with Figuarts.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 22:36:26 GMT -5
I am in the minority probably but a guy like me will never buy another elite Rock or Austin again since I KNOW figuarts of them are coming out. I was at TRU, wanting that Network Shawn Michaels for months, saw the Austin and Rock on my phone, scoffed at the Shawn Michaels and walked out. So it has affected my buying habit. But I am in the minority. I earn enough to afford those figures at the high price. It just feels like I am getting a quality product and the price is justifiable to me in my dealings with Figuarts. Look out guys. Mr money bags over here
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Post by shortboy on May 24, 2016 0:52:11 GMT -5
To give people an idea of why people who already collect SH Figuarts are excited is because of the amount of interchangeable parts they come with. Here's what Bruce Lee came with. Now we are also aware that SH only come out with a few over time which is cause for their high price so it's nothing new to us. I foresee them coming out with probably 5 a year.
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Post by vashts on May 24, 2016 0:53:43 GMT -5
I am in the minority probably but a guy like me will never buy another elite Rock or Austin again since I KNOW figuarts of them are coming out. I was at TRU, wanting that Network Shawn Michaels for months, saw the Austin and Rock on my phone, scoffed at the Shawn Michaels and walked out. So it has affected my buying habit. But I am in the minority. I earn enough to afford those figures at the high price. It just feels like I am getting a quality product and the price is justifiable to me in my dealings with Figuarts. Look out guys. Mr money bags over here I wish. If I was I could afford the Rubber Jacked Sting.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2016 0:56:35 GMT -5
I'm honestly not very impressed. And at the prices they'll likely be, I'll get a Taker and Sting and that'd probably be it. came here to post the same thing...seems like a bit of over reaction by many people...and i couldnt justify the price either there just not that great It's the articulation that wins people over in Figuarts
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Post by codeezie on May 24, 2016 1:00:21 GMT -5
I really dig all of the accessories. I wish Kai Play Arts would do a couple of wrestling figures. Theirs are amazingly detailed and also come with extra hands and parts.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2016 1:06:23 GMT -5
I really dig all of the accessories. I wish Kai Play Arts would do a couple of wrestling figures. Theirs are amazingly detailed and also come with extra hands and parts. I think the problem with those figures are the stiff joints and leaving people with broken figures. Though their quality could've gone up recently, not sure
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Post by thespecialone on May 24, 2016 6:52:06 GMT -5
20 years ago if people could look at an Elite they would say the same thing we say now about Figuarts. "No way they can produce those as a mainstream line", "those will cost a fortune", "my BCA do just fine, i wont be buying those".
Same goes here. Figuarts are 10 years ahead of their time. But make no mistake. That IS the future. And Mattel just gained a lot of weight on their shoulders until their contract runs over.
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Post by Sizzle on May 24, 2016 7:24:21 GMT -5
20 years ago if people could look at an Elite they would say the same thing we say now about Figuarts. "No way they can produce those as a mainstream line", "those will cost a fortune", "my BCA do just fine, i wont be buying those". Same goes here. Figuarts are 10 years ahead of their time. But make no mistake. That IS the future. And Mattel just gained a lot of weight on their shoulders until their contract runs over. Disagreed. Mattels are 30 dollars at most and their regular lines are 10-20. One figure that isn't even an exclusive like RSC by Figuarts is about 50 dollars. If Mattel makes however many figures they make a year and each elite is 20 dollars, they should have no fear. I also guess that you haven't seen the Hasbro Star Wars Black Series or Marvel Legends. Figma and Figuarts have been making figures for Star Wars and Marvel for years, and the main lines don't suffer at all because they're making guys Figuarts will never make and they are cheaper.
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Post by Warrior on May 24, 2016 7:32:04 GMT -5
I will definitely buying a S.h.figuarts Stone Cold if it has extra middle finger hands
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on May 24, 2016 7:48:51 GMT -5
I don't have any interest in Steve Austin or The Rock, but I would totally buy figures of The Undertaker, Sting, and Hulk Hogan....depending on the price. I've bought MAFEX Batman, Joker, and Catwoman for $35 dollars, and that's about where I top out for one single 6-7 inch figure. Anything more expensive at that scale and I just can't justify it personally.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2016 7:52:31 GMT -5
To give people an idea of why people who already collect SH Figuarts are excited is because of the amount of interchangeable parts they come with. Here's what Bruce Lee came with. Now we are also aware that SH only come out with a few over time which is cause for their high price so it's nothing new to us. I foresee them coming out with probably 5 a year. That bottom right face is terrible.
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