RKSimm
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Post by RKSimm on Jun 3, 2016 12:50:56 GMT -5
Also in that pic you posted, take a close look at where the top of the left pad meets his leg. The tights are streching over the pads. The black zebra designs are the same over those pads where his leg and the pads underneath meet. So the tights are designed to have some hearts covered up by what appears to be a knee pad? It sure looks like it to me. People who are crying about pads need to get a grip because it doesn't really matter. Looks to me like mattel got it right.
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Post by PJ on Jun 3, 2016 13:20:42 GMT -5
So the tights are designed to have some hearts covered up by what appears to be a knee pad? It sure looks like it to me. People who are crying about pads need to get a grip because it doesn't really matter. Looks to me like mattel got it right. Like I said I think the lack of pads are fine, but they are over the tights. In the pic I posted they are covering some of the heart designs on the tights. And the pic you posted from behind you can see the back of the pads. You can see the heart design covered by the two straps of the back of the pad on the leg on the left. But again HBK's e19 or Network figures not having knee pads is a non-issue to me.
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Post by bigraj on Jun 3, 2016 13:32:36 GMT -5
So the tights are designed to have some hearts covered up by what appears to be a knee pad? It sure looks like it to me. People who are crying about pads need to get a grip because it doesn't really matter. Looks to me like mattel got it right. Sounds like you're stretching for a reason not to include pads, and I don't give a flip about the figure not having them since it's not that big of an issue. But it's pretty clear that HBK was wearing pads on the outside of his tights, and it's ridiculous to think that someone would design his tights to look like they're covered up if they really weren't.
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Post by codeezie on Jun 3, 2016 13:40:45 GMT -5
Thanks for being "That Guy". Certainly would have been an odd attire choice for Shawn. "Phantom kneepad" look. Welp, Mattel does it! Why not!?
"Hey guys, I'm gonna wear my knee pads underneath this time but can you still design my trunks like I'm wearing them over top? Trying to innovate here. Gonna need to save Mattel money in the future."
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Post by RKSimm on Jun 3, 2016 17:03:40 GMT -5
Still looks like it could be either way. Wish someone could ask him when they meet him lol. I agree, the no-pads are a non factor since the pads he did wear just blend into his tights anyway so no big deal. Interesting debate nonetheless. Thanks for keeping it civil guys. This is the way it should always be on this board.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2016 16:48:42 GMT -5
Here's another angle ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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Post by megapowerspt on Jun 4, 2016 17:14:33 GMT -5
I passed on this figure due to lack of knee pads and other inaccuracies.
Wish more would do the same!
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Post by Rattlehead on Jun 4, 2016 17:49:25 GMT -5
I passed on this figure due to lack of knee pads and other inaccuracies. Wish more would do the same! I've never thought a reason to passing a figure could be due to lack of knee pads. Classic Wfigs
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Post by codeezie on Jun 4, 2016 18:11:58 GMT -5
It is what it is man, some people are kind of OCD about it I think. When I had that Network HBK on my mantle before I added the kneepads, it BOTHERED me. It really did. It just looked incomplete, and it was so awesome besides that. I'm happy for the people who don't care about it. Good for you. Some of us can't help it.
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Post by Chicago on Jun 4, 2016 18:49:24 GMT -5
It's a very good figure, but it has noticeable flaws as you mentioned.
I paid $24 for mine back in March 2013 and my primary reason for getting it was the VAC metal European Championship belt.
Elite Series 19 Shawn Michaels certainly stands out from the crowd with its silver broken heart logos and flowing locks, and I love looking up at mine on display (preferably without entrance gear), but I wouldn't have wanted to pay more than $25 for it then or now.
If I could go back and change anything about it, I would sacrifice the entrance top for detailed knee pads, or better yet do away with both and have them actually put some effort into painting his hair the correct shade.
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Post by Showstopper on Jun 4, 2016 19:37:35 GMT -5
The HBK gear from HIAC '97 is my favorite HBK gear of all time. He wore very colorful, flashy colors in the 90's and they were all very, very nice and caught everyones' eye. But there was/is just something to be said about his black gear with silver and gray hearts; a noticeably much darker theme for the HBK character going into a much darker than usual WWE match. I believe he wore that gear on purprose since it was a darker, more ominious match that was making it's debut in WWE for the first time. Not only was this match my favorite HBK match of all time, but it is still to this day my favorite match of all time.
I waited for this figure to be made for YEARS. I personally love the figure, but it does have some things that could've been done better. My main thing is the hairstlye. Obviously, Shawn had a different hairstyle for this match than what they put on the figure. Maybe it was too complicated for them to make since I believe this match was the only time he had this hairstyle. The kneepads have been mentioned, as well. The entrance gear isn't accurate, but that thing was obviously going to be very difficult to replicate.
All that said, I still love the figure and am very happy to own it. Out of all of those 'flaws', the one that annoys me the most would be his hairstyle. I can live with the lack of kneepads and entrance gear not being spot on if they made the hairstyle correctly. It's a shame they didn't. But come to think of it, while he had a different hairstyle at the start of the match, as the match goes on, his hair does become straightened out. So, maybe they did staright hair based on that. But what can you do? Not like I am going to trade the figure or try to sell it. It's still my favorite figure that Mattel has made because of how much I always loved the attire and the match itself.
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Post by megapowerspt on Jun 4, 2016 19:45:07 GMT -5
I passed on this figure due to lack of knee pads and other inaccuracies. Wish more would do the same! I've never thought a reason to passing a figure could be due to lack of knee pads. Classic Wfigs Lack of knee pads and other inaccuracies. "Kid can't even read!" - Billy Madison
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Post by Rattlehead on Jun 4, 2016 20:23:07 GMT -5
I've never thought a reason to passing a figure could be due to lack of knee pads. Classic Wfigs Lack of knee pads and other inaccuracies. "Kid can't even read!" - Billy Madison "a reason" meaning 1. Since that is the only one reason that seems important enough to list and justify why you passed it up. "Bu bu bu bullcrap!" Longfellow Deeds
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