billyboytoobs
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Post by billyboytoobs on Jul 3, 2018 12:02:34 GMT -5
Hi, Sorry if this is mentioned anywhere but I'm completely new when it comes to getting Mattel figures, I'm a hasbro (and now a mattel retro) collector. I have taken the decision to start collecting elites, and want to start by getting the Federation wrestlers but I don't know where to start. So any help will be appreciated:-
1) is there a list of each series? 2) have most wrestlers been made (can't find a Haku, Barbarian, Hercules or Dino Bravo) 3)I'm from the U.K. but in NYC next year - will I pick up figures cheaper there??
Thanks guys
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Jul 3, 2018 12:50:21 GMT -5
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wayneyb
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Post by wayneyb on Jul 3, 2018 13:06:16 GMT -5
Smyths is your friend for most new elites If you are lucky you may be able to find WM9 Brutus Beefcake and Berzerker in Smyths for £5 each We've had Warlord recently too Like has been said above, look at the checklist for older figures and it is likely you would have to use the secondary market to pick up most of them I love that era, here is a selection of my Federation-era elites, I keep changing it around but it currently looks like this:
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billyboytoobs
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Post by billyboytoobs on Jul 3, 2018 13:54:25 GMT -5
Smyths is your friend for most new elites If you are lucky you may be able to find WM9 Brutus Beefcake and Berzerker in Smyths for £5 each We've had Warlord recently too Like has been said above, look at the checklist for older figures and it is likely you would have to use the secondary market to pick up most of them I love that era, here is a selection of my Federation-era elites, I keep changing it around but it currently looks like this: Thankyou for the replies, that collection is amazing!!!!
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Post by stc13 on Jul 3, 2018 14:40:29 GMT -5
When I started collecting a couple years ago, I found the easiest way to figure out what's out there was to check out various threads with collection pictures. From there it's pretty easy to google a figure to find out what series it was in.
Collect what you like, and try to avoid getting caught up in hype. Mattel has produced a very, very deep roster across all eras, so collect what you enjoy. You'll be able to get US exclusives cheaper (and many of the flashback figures are now US exclusive), but those figures tend to come and go quickly. If you see a figure you like, don't assume it will still be available in the states in 6 or 8 months.
As far as what wrestlers have been made, Mattel only makes figures of wrestlers who are signed to WWE Legends contracts. So there are some well known names who haven't been made to date. Slowly but surely Mattel has been checking names off that list. But quite a few prominent mid-card wrestlers from the Golden Era are currently in a class action lawsuit against WWE and are unlikely to have figures any time soon.
Good luck collecting, and if you have questions ask around the board. You're bound to get some useless, sarcastic answers but there is a lot of knowledge here and folks happy to help.
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wayneyb
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Post by wayneyb on Jul 3, 2018 15:45:29 GMT -5
Here is a list of Federation-era wrestlers released or confirmed upcomingin elite form from the top of my head, i'm sure people will add any i've forgotten. Also depends the exact time frame you want to collect from
123 Kid Akeem Andre the Giant Bam Bam Bigelow Berzerker Big Boss Man Big John Studd Bobby the Brain Heenan Brain Busters - Arn/Tully British Bulldog Brutus Beefcake Bushwhackers Cowboy Bob Orton Demolition - Ax, Smash, Crush Diesel Doink Dusty Rhodes Earthquake George the Animal Steele Hacksaw Jim Duggan Hart Foundation - Hitman, Anvil Hillbilly Jim Honky Tonk Man Hulk Hogan Iron Sheikh IRS Isaac Yankem Jake the Snake Jerry Lawler Jimmy Hart Jimmy Snuka Junkyard Dog Kamala Kerry von Erich Kevin von Erich King Harley Race King Kong Bundy Legion of Doom Lex Luger Macho Man Randy Savage Mean Gene Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase Miss Elizabeth Model Rick Martel Mr Perfect Nasty Boys Natural Disasters Nikolai Volkoff Papa Shango Paul Orndorff Ravishing Rick Rude Razor Ramon Red Rooster Ric Flair Ricky Steamboat Rockers - Shawn Michaels, Marty Jannetty Rowdy Roddy Piper Sgt Slaughter Sid Tatanka Terry Funk Tito Santana Tugboat Ultimate Warrior Undertaker Virgil Warlord Yokozuna
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randyrock
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Post by randyrock on Jul 3, 2018 19:49:34 GMT -5
I love that era. And I love your collection.
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Post by Sexton Hardcastle on Jul 3, 2018 20:04:06 GMT -5
Hopefully we can get a barbarian and Haku/Meng soon. Haku will be my fed champion.
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Post by qdogg on Jul 4, 2018 11:02:10 GMT -5
King Haku and Barbarian with cloth robe and antlers are pretty big wants for me. Hope we get those 2 in the next couple years.
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