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Post by The King Of Crisps on May 28, 2016 11:30:47 GMT -5
Why do people keep saying this looks like a warrior scan? The warrior screaming acan would work better then Stings current sirfer head i think. Like he is screaming or something i guess.
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Post by PJ on May 28, 2016 14:11:45 GMT -5
What if the Basic is the correct height and the Elite is wrong!? Bite your tongue! But if that was the case the Basic would still suffer from gorilla arms. The legs are short and stubby. Plus then Macho Man would be to tall seeing he was 2"-3" shorter than Sting in real life. Here is my elite fixup so far. I gave him the larger shoulder ball. (I had to hollow out the shoulder housing to get them to fit) I then gave him the Elite Christian calves and repainted them to match the tights color. And then I hollowed out the top of the basic boots to fiththe ring on the bottom of the Elite figure stems. I just need to contact Bandy for a scorpion decal.  |
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Post by jfinnomore on May 28, 2016 14:14:39 GMT -5
they really missed the mark with his face sculpt, leaves me feeling like its a decent custom rather than an official mattel.
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Post by Bandalero on May 28, 2016 14:16:08 GMT -5
PJ or BandaleroI also noticed the short Sting. Hope it's something that won't become a trend for all Basic Sting figures. With a paintless Sting fixup, what black toghts would work, heightwise, with those green boots? The only black tights i can think of with the proper length that would give Sting the height with those basic green boots would be DDP legs. Less work to do than combining a Pillman with Hawk shins, Sucks that we have to do so much work to correct this stuff. I wonder if DDP's skintone matches basic Sting, then you don't have to worry about the body much. |
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Post by PJ on May 28, 2016 14:26:59 GMT -5
PJ or BandaleroI also noticed the short Sting. Hope it's something that won't become a trend for all Basic Sting figures. With a paintless Sting fixup, what black toghts would work, heightwise, with those green boots? The only black tights i can think of with the proper length that would give Sting the height with those basic green boots would be DDP legs. Less work to do than combining a Pillman with Hawk shins, Sucks that we have to do so much work to correct this stuff. I wonder if DDP's skintone matches basic Sting, then you don't have to worry about the body much. What about the Network Triple H? I think the skin tone even matches. All he would have to do is remove the belt buckle and red on the inner thighs. Then pop on Sting's head, arms and boots. |
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Post by Bandalero on May 28, 2016 14:29:22 GMT -5
The only black tights i can think of with the proper length that would give Sting the height with those basic green boots would be DDP legs. Less work to do than combining a Pillman with Hawk shins, Sucks that we have to do so much work to correct this stuff. I wonder if DDP's skintone matches basic Sting, then you don't have to worry about the body much. What about the Network Triple H? I think the Skin tone even matches. All he would have to do is remove the belt buckle and red on the inner thighs. Then pop on Sting's head, arms and boots. It's just that I know for sure, DDP is taller than Triple H. If he's going to use the basic green boots which are short, he's going to need more length in the shins. It's using one less figure to get the height right. |
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2016 14:30:11 GMT -5
Why do people keep saying this looks like a warrior scan? The warrior screaming acan would work better then Stings current sirfer head i think. Like he is screaming or something i guess. I have a feeling they were confused with the E26 and the HOF scans. I can VERY slightly see a similarity there |
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Post by PJ on May 28, 2016 14:32:41 GMT -5
Sorry, but the face looks nothing like the Ultimate Warrior. What about the Network Triple H? I think the Skin tone even matches. All he would have to do is remove the belt buckle and red on the inner thighs. Then pop on Sting's head, arms and boots. It's just that I know for sure, DDP is taller than Triple H. If he's going to use the basic green boots which are short, he's going to need more length in the shins. It's using one less figure to get the height right. Sting's boots are the same height as the mid high laced boots. Which are the boots the Triple H figure uses. |
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Post by Bandalero on May 28, 2016 14:38:28 GMT -5
Sorry, but the face looks nothing like the Ultimate Warrior. It's just that I know for sure, DDP is taller than Triple H. If he's going to use the basic green boots which are short, he's going to need more length in the shins. It's using one less figure to get the height right. Sting's boots are the same height as the mid high laced boots. Which are the boots the Triple H figure uses. I don't have the spotlight triple H but I'm pretty sure DDP's calves will be longer. Those calves also fit in mid-sized boots, so axe is going to have to modify the peg to fit basic boots anyways. None of this is ideal stuff, but it's what we have to play with  |
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Post by PJ on May 28, 2016 14:44:53 GMT -5
The Network Triple H is the same height as the GAB Sting but uses a torso similar to Austin's, but a little more defined. I will be picking up another Triple H next time I go to TRU for when B62 hits locally and do an inverted B62 conversion.
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Post by theaxehennig on May 28, 2016 15:04:52 GMT -5
Thanks for the help Bandalero and PJ. Looks like I'll have @zombieapocalypse crack another Bulldog torso and either DDP legs or HHH. Thanks for the advice. |
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2016 15:13:43 GMT -5
Fatten up Stinger's cheeks, cast the head, complete repaint, and I see Warrior:  Love that. I need the Blade Runners |
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Post by bigjohn8 on May 28, 2016 17:18:44 GMT -5
The lighting makes brets torso a different color than rest. I hope it's just the flash.
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Post by PJ on May 28, 2016 17:28:00 GMT -5
The lighting makes brets torso a different color than rest. I hope it's just the flash. It isn't noticeable in person, but it is because they cast it in black and painted the flesh. |
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2016 17:35:02 GMT -5
Good pics and congrats on 23 years
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Post by Lucha on May 28, 2016 18:16:38 GMT -5
Do you think there would be more in the budget if these figures weren't so stupidly ripped?
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on May 28, 2016 18:18:43 GMT -5
I don't understand why they started molding torsos in black. It looks horrible.
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Post by Nivro™ on May 28, 2016 18:23:01 GMT -5
I wish they would mold Mattel's paycheck in chocolate bars...then maybe they would know how we feel with half assedness.
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Post by cableV on May 28, 2016 18:45:59 GMT -5
I don't understand why they started molding torsos in black. It looks horrible. This is the kind of great production related question that RSC should ask Bill at SDCC, but probably won't. I wonder if Bill and his team design the figures, and then those designs get passed to a production team. The production team then figure out the cheapest, sorry..most cost effective.., way to make Bill's designs a reality? Everyone is just doing as they are told, so I'm not bashing them, I'm just curious. |
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2016 18:54:33 GMT -5
Wow I'm really rattled that Bret's torso is cast in black.... Why is it cast in black?
If there's any paint smears or smudges on the torso then you can't fix it easily and are stuck with it, this is b.s
Bret, earthquake, diesel.... Ever see an earthquake figure with a blue smudge tattooed on his chest? This needs to stop before they start casting everything in black.
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