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Post by marino13 on Jan 20, 2018 10:55:40 GMT -5
Awesome stuff man!! We're only 3 weeks in, and you're crushing it. Remember when people were on here a few months ago crying foul over the lack of Legends?
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Post by Nivro™ on Jan 20, 2018 11:11:22 GMT -5
I was thinking about using the red gene suit for Vince too. Whose body did you use? Nice gets! With mean gene & fink our, Would love a Brother Love & Sherri (wm7) What Vince head did you use? If it's not a BaF head, did you have to modify it to work? Ive actually had the Vince for awhile now I just wanted him posed with Fink & Gene. Its Booker T BAF Legs, Johnny Ace Jacket, arms & torso (repainted tie)....the Vince head is from the Battle Pack with Austin. No mods needed. The Gene Jacket would work though just as well.
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Post by Chip on Jan 20, 2018 11:23:45 GMT -5
i love me some Flashbacks....basic or elite, doesnt matter. Anything i can get thats going to give me a throwback feeling to the good old days.
as much as i find things to enjoy about the current product, nothing to me is ever going to be as good as what it was like growing up watching those guys.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2018 12:57:00 GMT -5
All flashbacks so far have been mainly repaints with no new faces. Enjoy your pickups and thanks for the images.. 😊 EG Kurt Angle, Mean Gene and BAF Finkle are all new faces, first time figures of all of them. Also, Hardy Boys and Scotty Too Hotty are first time in the line guys as well. I believe one of the upcoming Hardy figures will be flashbacks (although not Attitude Era- guess they are saving the good ones for later?!) I think overall, Mattel has done a great job with trying to make figures of as many legends as they can. Although I see where you are coming from, it would be nice to keep getting more first time in the line figures but it is what is.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2018 13:15:16 GMT -5
Great pickups!
Where did you get the money that Virgil has in his hands?! This is the accessory he should have come with, don't understand why they didn't include a few paper bills?! The attire is all molded and the only accessory it came with was a friggin' cardboard sign- did the cardboard break the budget?!
Love the announcer Vince, when I first saw the extra jacket that Mean Gene came with, the first thought that popped into my mind was 'this would be great to use to make an 80s announcer Vince McMahon'.
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Post by PJ on Jan 20, 2018 13:16:32 GMT -5
Nice! The Walmart I went to had pegs for the Finkel assortment and the Elites. But no figures to be found.I was hoping to find Warrior, Rude and Orton, but I knew they wouldn’t have them before going into the store.
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Post by LA Times on Jan 20, 2018 13:16:56 GMT -5
Oh man I have zero interest in Hollywood Hogan but I NEED that Hogan! Same here. I wouldve used a B48? Hogan head for a custom though.
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Post by y13 on Jan 20, 2018 13:17:10 GMT -5
The USA Warrior is really cool. I always wanted to get the Legends one, they re-released it and I still didn’t pull the trigger. Maybe I will on this one. The Million Dollar Man brings back memories of the Hasbro figure in the suit. Lots of cool stuff, makes me wish I still collected. The only slam dunk ones I’d pull the trigger on, Flashback wise, would be 98 Taker, WCW Goldberg, or any future Kurt Angle releases. Passing on the EG. Hoping the upcoming Elite is a flashback and not just an elite in a suit
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Post by stc13 on Jan 20, 2018 13:18:55 GMT -5
All flashbacks so far have been mainly repaints with no new faces. Enjoy your pickups and thanks for the images.. 😊 EG Kurt Angle, Mean Gene and BAF Finkle are all new faces, first time figures of all of them. Also, Hardy Boys and Scotty Too Hotty are first time in the line guys as well. I believe one of the upcoming Hardy figures will be flashbacks (although not Attitude Era- guess they are saving the good ones for later?!) I think overall, Mattel has done a great job with trying to make figures of as many legends as they can. Although I see where you are coming from, it would be nice to keep getting more first time in the line figures but it is what is. Mattel is limited by who WWE has under contract. Whether Mattel should be signing legends to their own deals is a different debate (and I think they should). But with various lawsuits and bad blood, Mattel has a limited list to work with. I think the biggest drawback of flashbacks moving to store exclusive lines is going to be seeing repaints and reused parts. Store exclusives have smaller print runs than worldwide releases. Lower print run = higher per piece cost. So ultimately either the stores would have to raise their price point or have a lower direct cost to maintain their profit margins. So Bill and company are probably trying to avoid new sculpting costs as much as possible to include deco and accessories on the figures.
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Post by underoos on Jan 20, 2018 13:25:53 GMT -5
It has been, been buying non stop marvel legends and voltrons and wwe
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Post by Nivro™ on Jan 20, 2018 13:32:39 GMT -5
Great pickups! Where did you get the money that Virgil has in his hands?! This is the accessory he should have come with, don't understand why they didn't include a few paper bills?! The attire is all molded and the only accessory it came with was a friggin' cardboard sign- did the cardboard break the budget?! Love the announcer Vince, when I first saw the extra jacket that Mean Gene came with, the first thought that popped into my mind was 'this would be great to use to make an 80s announcer Vince McMahon'. I think I got it from Dean a few years ago when he was around. I have a whole briefcase full of it lol Nice! The Walmart I went to had pegs for the Finkel assortment and the Elites. But no figures to be found.I was hoping to find Warrior, Rude and Orton, but I knew they wouldn’t have them before going into the store. You know Id pick them up for you if needed....but as soon as I do they will pop up at your Walmart lol
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Post by PJ on Jan 20, 2018 13:38:19 GMT -5
I am hoping the store by my daughter’s college has them Monday. If not I may ask you. lol oh and if you see the Kilmer Batman I will want one.
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Post by Professor Sparlin on Jan 20, 2018 13:51:16 GMT -5
I don't know about epic, but I'm glad you found the figures you like.
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Post by 235guy on Jan 20, 2018 13:53:16 GMT -5
so far this year has started well for figs
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Post by robbutler01 on Jan 20, 2018 14:38:18 GMT -5
And there's still the first mattel wcw belt to come. Can't wait to see it's official release!!!
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Post by bizcliz4life on Jan 20, 2018 15:00:10 GMT -5
Definitely a great start to the year. Not sure if other stores did the same but in my area, no sign of past warmers. They're either gone totally, or marked down in the clearance area.
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Post by theaxehennig on Jan 20, 2018 16:18:33 GMT -5
I’m thinking about using the Booker legs for my Vince also. Do the blue pants match the Gene jacket?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2018 16:26:19 GMT -5
EG Kurt Angle, Mean Gene and BAF Finkle are all new faces, first time figures of all of them. Also, Hardy Boys and Scotty Too Hotty are first time in the line guys as well. I believe one of the upcoming Hardy figures will be flashbacks (although not Attitude Era- guess they are saving the good ones for later?!) I think overall, Mattel has done a great job with trying to make figures of as many legends as they can. Although I see where you are coming from, it would be nice to keep getting more first time in the line figures but it is what is. Mattel is limited by who WWE has under contract. Whether Mattel should be signing legends to their own deals is a different debate (and I think they should). But with various lawsuits and bad blood, Mattel has a limited list to work with. Exactly! That is why I said they have done a great job releasing as many legends as they can. Realistically though, most of the most popular legends have been released, the British Bulldogs & Steiners are the 2 remaining big names that are MIA. As for the lawsuit, most of the popular legends (Demolition, Rockers, Orndorff, Kamala, Snuka) have all had figures made, the only exception IMO would be Mr. Fuji, whose estate recently joined the lawsuit. There are many legends that they can release a figure but are choosing not to for whatever reason, the following are not part of the lawsuit and are on good terms with WWE- Bob Backlund, Billy Graham, Greg Valentine, Harley Race, Haku, Don Muraco.
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Post by Ministry of Darkness on Jan 20, 2018 17:23:33 GMT -5
All flashbacks so far have been mainly repaints with no new faces. Enjoy your pickups and thanks for the images.. 😊 EG Kurt Angle, Mean Gene and BAF Finkle are all new faces, first time figures of all of them. Also, Hardy Boys and Scotty Too Hotty are first time in the line guys as well. I believe one of the upcoming Hardy figures will be flashbacks (although not Attitude Era- guess they are saving the good ones for later?!) I think overall, Mattel has done a great job with trying to make figures of as many legends as they can. Although I see where you are coming from, it would be nice to keep getting more first time in the line figures but it is what is. Well technically Mean Gene was released in a baf set but very hard to come across. Angle and Fink are the only new faces available atm. Scotty and hopefully the AE Hardy Boyz which hopefully not to far from being released. Who really wants current day hardyz?
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Post by Ministry of Darkness on Jan 20, 2018 17:25:03 GMT -5
Jake has been released numerous times in the past so the new one is a repaint.. I meant the body. I wish they would have used the the same torso as previous Jake’s Mattel must have forgotten about L2 torso because since then Jakes always had ripped torso's.
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