hoganvspiper
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Post by hoganvspiper on Dec 27, 2016 6:55:38 GMT -5
I could deal without the Milhouse/Boomhauer eyes on Warrior, but I love the color scheme everywhere else. I agree. The eyes could have been better on the Warrior. I think Mattel should have done an outline on the eyes like they did with Survivor Series '88 Warrior, which also has the white face paint. Also, as somone else pointed out, they're unable to match purple. I watched the main event at WM8 again and it's way off. This figure color is more magenta rather than purple.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2016 7:06:49 GMT -5
Think it's just the pics in this topic as the original find pics in the other topic looks a little more purple.
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Post by CampCornette on Dec 27, 2016 8:48:53 GMT -5
Couldn't care less for warrior but this looks pretty sweet
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Post by BorrachoBancho on Dec 27, 2016 12:09:48 GMT -5
I can't get pass those eyes on Warrior. Very strange to look at. And I gotta agree on the issues over the color scheme. Another one of those head scratching issues that pops up with these figures from time to time. The attire itself looks great if you aren't totally familiar with what its supposed to be based on though.
Kudos to Mattel for doing subtle changes to Papa Shango. It would have been really easy for them to shrug the figure off as unimportant, since he's not a huge character, and leave it exactly the same as their first effort.
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Kingdomofmadness89
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Post by Kingdomofmadness89 on Dec 27, 2016 12:29:35 GMT -5
He kinda did have milhouse eyes with this make up
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Post by ClashOfStyles on Dec 27, 2016 13:11:37 GMT -5
The first picture of Warrior looks more like John Cena than every John Cena figure to date
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Post by OTC Waxbender on Dec 27, 2016 13:55:18 GMT -5
One day there will be a topic without negativity 🙄 I was one of the people pulling for less warrior figures but man that thing is beautiful. Definitely picking it up. I passed on the first Shango but with that Warrior I can't pass it up.
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Post by LostHawk05 on Dec 27, 2016 14:44:22 GMT -5
Just picked this set up today and have to say both figures look great. A while ago someone created a thread asking what re-releases we wanted to see, Papa Shango was on my list. Really excited to add him to my collection.
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hulkrulz4ever
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Post by hulkrulz4ever on Dec 27, 2016 15:37:29 GMT -5
Does anyone know the dpci or sku number for this set! Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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dixol
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Post by dixol on Dec 27, 2016 18:15:13 GMT -5
Does anyone know the dpci or sku number for this set! Any help would be greatly appreciated! Check the Target Tracker thread.
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Post by jfinnomore on Dec 29, 2016 17:48:29 GMT -5
Man I had zero need for this pack till you showed how improved Papa is. Guess I'm going on a hunt!
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Post by rustyjohnson on Dec 30, 2016 0:04:59 GMT -5
Too bad Hogan is considered Hitler now, I may have actually bought this one if it had been him & Warrior instead of Shango. Nein, brother!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2016 0:11:21 GMT -5
I picked this up yesterday and I will say the purple looks really good on Warrior in person. Definitely darker than what the pictures show albeit still probably not dark enough to be 100% accurate. But it is one helluva figure. (And I bought the pack for Shango)
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