drnickriviera995
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Nov 1, 2017 0:15:16 GMT -5
my walmart still has nothing but wave one and most of that is taker and uw!  no series two for me ever! death of the line! sad me! Just buy what they have left and return them after you get the S2 you need. You've got 90 days, no questions asked. And after S2, other series should be available everywhere. |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Nov 1, 2017 6:25:38 GMT -5
my walmart still has nothing but wave one and most of that is taker and uw! no series two for me ever! death of the line! sad me! Just buy what they have left and return them after you get the S2 you need. You've got 90 days, no questions asked. And after S2, other series should be available everywhere. Holy hell, is that really the trick? Because our Wally is agonizingly down to two Lesnars. They are so beat up that 1/3 of the packaging glue has come undone. They had four last week but I grabbed two for Goldberg and Batista customs. Might snag the last ones and do a 2002 attire Brock, or whatever. So this works then, eh? |
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Nov 1, 2017 8:07:44 GMT -5
Just buy what they have left and return them after you get the S2 you need. You've got 90 days, no questions asked. And after S2, other series should be available everywhere. Holy hell, is that really the trick? Because our Wally is agonizingly down to two Lesnars. They are so beat up that 1/3 of the packaging glue has come undone. They had four last week but I grabbed two for Goldberg and Batista customs. Might snag the last ones and do a 2002 attire Brock, or whatever. So this works then, eh? Guess it depends on the Walmart, the 2 closest stores in my area seem to always get a shipment in if they're down to single digits on brickseek. But there's a 3rd store here that doesn't seem to restock at all lately, unless I've just missed the spikes. But I would think if your store really only has 2 figures left, they should have been restocked, unless your store manager is somehow holding them back for some reason. |
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Post by thebigzakbowski on Nov 1, 2017 9:49:12 GMT -5
be a lot of takers to buy, maybe I will do that though, not a bad idea. thanks bro
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Nov 1, 2017 15:16:52 GMT -5
be a lot of takers to buy, maybe I will do that though, not a bad idea. thanks bro Yeah, I can't guarantee it works, as I guess it's possible for the store to block shipments, but seems like around here when they're pretty low on stock, another box or 2 come in within a week or so. And actually surprised it's a lot of Takers there, he's really not kicking around here at all, it's just Warrior, Cena and Brock. |
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Post by ARUN on Nov 1, 2017 16:13:10 GMT -5
My wal mart in Toronto has TONS of wave 2. If anyone wants to trade for stuff I need from American retail, shoot me a PM.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Nov 3, 2017 15:18:07 GMT -5
So, right now, Brickseek is saying 0 retros on hand at the ten or so stores that show up on my search. Do they sometimes have glitches like this or has Walmart literally sent them all back to mattel or something? Haven't physically been there today to check.
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Post by guster on Nov 3, 2017 15:34:26 GMT -5
So, right now, Brickseek is saying 0 retros on hand at the ten or so stores that show up on my search. Do they sometimes have glitches like this or has Walmart literally sent them all back to mattel or something? Haven't physically been there today to check. This happened at one of my stores when I found the Retro S2 about a month ago. Brickseek went from 19 or 20 to zero, then popped up to 8 a couple of days later. I went to the Wal-Mart to find a fresh case of Series 2 and all of the "disappeared" Series 1. Brickseek still hasn't corrected itself for this location and it's been a month. |
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Post by guster on Nov 3, 2017 15:40:12 GMT -5
I added a little bit more detail above about my heating process. Ok, so your advice has worked wonders. I'm working on TWO Brocks: one for a Goldberg and one for a Batista. The tattoo removal process is going well and I maintain basically all of the figure gloss using Goo Gone. I used the microwave and two cups of hot water to soften the figure for the torso separation trick, and it DID minimize the damage. The only issue I have is slight seam separation under the arms due to prying. Do you have any sort of method to use to maybe re-heat and pull the plastic back to make the seam look better? Thanks again! I really don't. Maybe try reheating and wrapping with several rubber bands? I've heard of people using lighters with non-direct heat to sort of melt/form the plastic back into form, but I'd be pretty cautious about this method. Maybe practice on a junk figure before trying on your custom? |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Nov 4, 2017 8:48:06 GMT -5
Ok, so your advice has worked wonders. I'm working on TWO Brocks: one for a Goldberg and one for a Batista. The tattoo removal process is going well and I maintain basically all of the figure gloss using Goo Gone. I used the microwave and two cups of hot water to soften the figure for the torso separation trick, and it DID minimize the damage. The only issue I have is slight seam separation under the arms due to prying. Do you have any sort of method to use to maybe re-heat and pull the plastic back to make the seam look better? Thanks again! I really don't. Maybe try reheating and wrapping with several rubber bands? I've heard of people using lighters with non-direct heat to sort of melt/form the plastic back into form, but I'd be pretty cautious about this method. Maybe practice on a junk figure before trying on your custom? I've been working like a dog, so I'm just getting around to it today. I think I'm going to try the two coffee cup re-heat to soften the plastic again. Then I'll decide on either really small pliers or tweezers that have more or a flat bite tip to work the seam. I'm scared to death of the lighter. It'll be an inferno Career Match and Goldberg will lose lol I have the arm tattoo ready. I also have two of each Series 3. I do that for all Retros. I keep one loose, and one on the card. I haven't seen a single Goldberg on eBay in a week. And RSC doesn't even have one available for backorder last I checked. I'm thinking about using my carded Goldie then replacing him when he's available again. I just really wanna make this custom now lol. I also have a Mattel CM Punk head. But based on height and body type, he only works as a Seth jumper (boot style) at this point. I wanna do a Randy Orton. I have several Austin's. I think he'd be good with the Stone Cold body for the RKO...perfect, actually. |
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Post by nywild3 on Nov 4, 2017 19:06:04 GMT -5
Finally seen rock and Austin in the central NY area. No sign of the rest of series 2.
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Post by robbutler01 on Nov 5, 2017 10:48:10 GMT -5
The uk was desperate to get the series 2 for ages now they are in pretty much all the smyths stores constantly. Hope this continues although i STILL hope for more legends and old names as opposed to just to new current roster (i get why its like that but i can hope)
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Nov 6, 2017 13:18:18 GMT -5
So, right now, Brickseek is saying 0 retros on hand at the ten or so stores that show up on my search. Do they sometimes have glitches like this or has Walmart literally sent them all back to mattel or something? Haven't physically been there today to check. This happened at one of my stores when I found the Retro S2 about a month ago. Brickseek went from 19 or 20 to zero, then popped up to 8 a couple of days later. I went to the Wal-Mart to find a fresh case of Series 2 and all of the "disappeared" Series 1. Brickseek still hasn't corrected itself for this location and it's been a month. Intresting, seems to be a nationwide glitch that went through, plugged in the UPC and a random zip which turned out to be Virginia and still no results. Tried some other UPC from an elite too, and same thing. Anyone else showing stock on brickseek for any WWE stuff at their Walmarts? Unless Walmart was somehow able to put a stop to being able to be searchable. |
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Post by gentlemanjohnny on Nov 7, 2017 14:36:36 GMT -5
I bought a second Austin and put the warlords head and accessories on it. It doesn't look bad. Anyone else make any neat head swaps?
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Nov 8, 2017 13:25:01 GMT -5
I bought a second Austin and put the warlords head and accessories on it. It doesn't look bad. Anyone else make any neat head swaps? I put an Eddie Guererro on a Triple H jumper.. ...an Angle head on the Austin body.. ...gonna try an Orton on an Austin soon. Of course some painting is needed for the customs but they look great. OH, and I highly recommend jamming on some of the other Warrior heads on the Ultimate Warrior retro. You could even swap the arm laces :-) |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Nov 12, 2017 11:43:12 GMT -5
So I know this is Series 1, but we were discussing custom Retro figures and belts in this thread, so here's an Undertaker with no hat. Just simple Mattel head swapping works with these two lines sometimes. Gonna turn a Mankind Retro into a Cactus Jack. I LOVE this Taker though.   |
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Post by hulkjoegan on Nov 12, 2017 12:20:06 GMT -5
I bought a second Austin and put the warlords head and accessories on it. It doesn't look bad. Anyone else make any neat head swaps? I’d love to see pics of this...and any other customs guys have done |
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Post by chowmeinkane on Nov 12, 2017 12:24:52 GMT -5
So I know this is Series 1, but we were discussing custom Retro figures and belts in this thread, so here's an Undertaker with no hat. Just simple Mattel head swapping works with these two lines sometimes. Gonna turn a Mankind Retro into a Cactus Jack. I LOVE this Taker though. awesome swap, i'm surprised it worked that well |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Nov 12, 2017 13:32:40 GMT -5
So I know this is Series 1, but we were discussing custom Retro figures and belts in this thread, so here's an Undertaker with no hat. Just simple Mattel head swapping works with these two lines sometimes. Gonna turn a Mankind Retro into a Cactus Jack. I LOVE this Taker though. awesome swap, i'm surprised it worked that well Me too. The hair fits perfectly and he still looks cartoonish enough to look like a good pass for a Retro. I'm liking it. Thanks. |
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Post by Chicago on Nov 13, 2017 23:20:44 GMT -5
Ringside definitely sold me on Series 3 now that they've gotten shipments of Series 2. Placed an order for all 10 plus the Series 1 Undertaker I still needed and it only cost $12.25 per figure (with the WFIGS discount code). Great deal. Was supposed to come mid-December, but I just got a shipping confirmation today for my order.  |
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