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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Jul 7, 2016 8:28:44 GMT -5
No complaints at all in this series. Sasha's head is off but do not think its as bad as everyone is making it out to be. Besides, she comes with glasses that will conceal a lot of her face. Braun looks like Braun. Mattel usually whiffs hard when they try to do expressive scans but they pulled it off with Big E. Tugboat probably should've had the Shockmaster head since its making the "toot" face but this one looks great too. And Macho was the figure I was most looking forward to seeing and it didn't disappoint. Yeah its a reused headscan but glasses and hat is covering most of it up anyway. Plus he comes with a shirt and white kneepad. Wasn't expecting a jacket so not bummed it didn't come with one. If I could change one thing, maybe give him red wrist and hand tape instead of white since he wore that in the interview segment and vignettes. But he did wear white tape in the match against Money Inc so its not inaccurate.
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Post by Phenomenal Demon Architect on Jul 7, 2016 8:33:14 GMT -5
I think that Sasha will end up turning out fine. I few people have stated about the angle in which the head is turnt makes it look more awkward...with that jacket and accessories it's a easy must buy. (Only gripe I have is wishing the colors were different)
Big E and Braun are THE must buys of the set imo. I love the Big E headscan it's gonna look great next to Woods and Kofi. Braun looks incredible as well I really hope he sizes up well next to larger guys. His overall frame looks dead on. He's my favorite of the set.
The others unfortunately are a pass for me. I'll leave it Tugboat and Macho on the shelf for others who really want em. Maybe the same with Sin Cara I just need to see a pic first.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Jul 7, 2016 8:34:04 GMT -5
I'm going to cut the sleeves off of Sasha's coat so she has some arm mobility. That's what I did with Elite 27 Undertaker and I like it 100x better.
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Post by qdogg on Jul 7, 2016 8:35:38 GMT -5
they reuse that Savage head too much but great figure. Tugboat is great too
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Post by Cane Dewey Riley on Jul 7, 2016 8:35:40 GMT -5
Aside from her face, the hair piece just doesn't seem to sit on Sasha properly.
Also, Braun Stroman is really only going to come with the black sheep mask? (Which I imagine will get stolen a lot like title belts) Now I'll likely just buy the Basic Stroman because I'm not going to pay twice the price for a black sheep mask.
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Post by popyduggan on Jul 7, 2016 8:35:59 GMT -5
They all look great. I love the amount of Macho accessories and new shirt mold, love the outfit they used for Sasha, but I'm disappointed they didn't use the Brooklyn gear, her accessories are as good as I could have imagined, can always swap the head I guess, I wish Braun was different from the basic besides articulation, but it's still really really good, Big E looks like he's in the middle of saying "sour", great finish to the New Day trio of Elites, Tugboat is a bit better than I imagined, I'm surprised they painted his belt a different color.
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Post by Mox on Jul 7, 2016 8:43:17 GMT -5
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Post by Gone. on Jul 7, 2016 8:45:27 GMT -5
Big E and Braun look absolutely surreal. Wish Sasha was in her WM gear.
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Post by gawd6sic6™ on Jul 7, 2016 8:51:55 GMT -5
Aside from her face, the hair piece just doesn't seem to sit on Sasha properly. Also, Braun Stroman is really only going to come with the black sheep mask? (Which I imagine will get stolen a lot like title belts) Now I'll likely just buy the Basic Stroman because I'm not going to pay twice the price for a black sheep mask. What else could Braun come with?
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Post by J-MANN on Jul 7, 2016 8:57:25 GMT -5
Looks like I'll get Big E, Sasha, and Strowman.
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Post by legendsguy on Jul 7, 2016 9:12:05 GMT -5
not bad. but meh. im glad they did Macho justice with a shirt. bout time. Tugboat cool, but i hope isnt too short.
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Jul 7, 2016 9:16:56 GMT -5
I'll pick up Tugboat(awesome fig) and Macho. Was not expecting Tugboat to have a different head sculpt than Shockmaster.
That Macho head is done mattel. Enough is enough. 5 years of macho man figs and most of them have that head. We need a new sculpt. However I do appreciate the accessories.
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Post by punksnotdead on Jul 7, 2016 9:24:47 GMT -5
I'll pick up Tugboat(awesome fig) and Macho. Was not expecting Tugboat to have a different head sculpt than Shockmaster. That Macho head is done mattel. Enough is enough. 5 years of macho man figs and most of them have that head. We need a new sculpt. However I do appreciate the accessories. I wish they would at least use the mouth open version of that scan. I think that at least captures his expression better. I guess I should have stocked up on WrestleMania Heritage figures of him.
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Post by FUSamBaker on Jul 7, 2016 9:35:17 GMT -5
Woah Sasha.....well I'm excited about the accessories.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2016 9:38:06 GMT -5
Aside from her face, the hair piece just doesn't seem to sit on Sasha properly. Also, Braun Stroman is really only going to come with the black sheep mask? (Which I imagine will get stolen a lot like title belts) Now I'll likely just buy the Basic Stroman because I'm not going to pay twice the price for a black sheep mask. Your not paying twice the price for a sheep mask. You would be if the elite had basic articulation, but it has more articulation. You're paying for the mask + the increased articulation.
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Post by RV F'N D on Jul 7, 2016 9:38:19 GMT -5
I'll pick up Tugboat(awesome fig) and Macho. Was not expecting Tugboat to have a different head sculpt than Shockmaster. That Macho head is done mattel. Enough is enough. 5 years of macho man figs and most of them have that head. We need a new sculpt. However I do appreciate the accessories. I wish they would at least use the mouth open version of that scan. I think that at least captures his expression better. I guess I should have stocked up on WrestleMania Heritage figures of him. I kick myself for not grabbing more of those or the tshirt series fig when they were out at retail. I put that head on the L5 figure and the RSC Macho King and it's a huge improvement.
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Post by punksnotdead on Jul 7, 2016 9:41:57 GMT -5
I wish they would at least use the mouth open version of that scan. I think that at least captures his expression better. I guess I should have stocked up on WrestleMania Heritage figures of him. I kick myself for not grabbing more of those or the tshirt series fig when they were out at retail. I put that head on the L5 figure and the RSC Macho King and it's a huge improvement. Same. I just finally put the t-shirt head on my HOF Macho King and I love it.
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Post by dontquestionmyhart on Jul 7, 2016 9:42:30 GMT -5
Wtf is with Sasha's face?? That might be one of the worst Mattel scans ever. I can't tell if it's just a really bad paint job or if the scan it truly that bad. Personally speaking, a lot of the times I feel it's the paint application that really screws up a figure's face, especially the women
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Post by megapowerspt on Jul 7, 2016 9:43:02 GMT -5
Tugboat only!
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Post by Browser Brody on Jul 7, 2016 9:45:08 GMT -5
nice set. already have tugs ordered and will snatch the macho man and sasha retail.
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