Post by moonprince on Jul 7, 2018 9:11:04 GMT -5
Hey guys! So I live in between Tokyo and London! Recently I went to a place I enjoy a lot called Nakano Broadway - which is pretty much a mall with collectibles old/new Japanese and American/foreign.
I picked up Smackdown series Stephanie Mcmahon (red top) which comes with a tool box. I had this one as a kid but pretty sure she got broken. I also got Tori Smackdown series - house of pain (comes with breakable table). Both way cheaper than you'd be likely to find on Amazon or ebay in the west. Also picked up some Japanese figures! I got great mutoh and 2 ring girls (with IWGP tag team belts). Some of the mattel figures tend to be a lot more expensive since they're modern imported goods - especially Shinsuke and Asuka. Also Vader (R.I.P) since he was pretty popular here.
So, ok - Tori's table makes sense since she put bubba through a table and he put her through one. But Stephanies tool box is pretty random. Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure she never used or had a tool box used against her? As random as it is, I loved these kind of weapons as a kid! And for the time some of them are pretty detailed. I got a bone crunching series xpac recently purely for the weapon (a smashed TV). Plus it was only like 2 dollars!
So this got me thinking, mattel hasn't produced that many crazy weapons. Out of my mattel collection the craziest weapon I received with a figure was elite Kane who came with a fire extinguisher and a stretcher but I'm pretty sure he used those at some point. I kinda miss these weapons. Not sure about you guys but if some of the elites who lack accessories came with a little something extra I'd be more inclined to collect them. I mean Miss Elizabeths accessories were her necklace and her dress, it feels more like an accessory when it's entrance gear or something that they would take off in real life.
I know in the attitude era it was way more common for people to use random household objects as weapons and maybe they don't want to give kids ideas but what do you guys think?
What is the craziest, most detailed or unique accesory or weapon a Mattel figure has come with in your opinion?
I picked up Smackdown series Stephanie Mcmahon (red top) which comes with a tool box. I had this one as a kid but pretty sure she got broken. I also got Tori Smackdown series - house of pain (comes with breakable table). Both way cheaper than you'd be likely to find on Amazon or ebay in the west. Also picked up some Japanese figures! I got great mutoh and 2 ring girls (with IWGP tag team belts). Some of the mattel figures tend to be a lot more expensive since they're modern imported goods - especially Shinsuke and Asuka. Also Vader (R.I.P) since he was pretty popular here.
So, ok - Tori's table makes sense since she put bubba through a table and he put her through one. But Stephanies tool box is pretty random. Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure she never used or had a tool box used against her? As random as it is, I loved these kind of weapons as a kid! And for the time some of them are pretty detailed. I got a bone crunching series xpac recently purely for the weapon (a smashed TV). Plus it was only like 2 dollars!
So this got me thinking, mattel hasn't produced that many crazy weapons. Out of my mattel collection the craziest weapon I received with a figure was elite Kane who came with a fire extinguisher and a stretcher but I'm pretty sure he used those at some point. I kinda miss these weapons. Not sure about you guys but if some of the elites who lack accessories came with a little something extra I'd be more inclined to collect them. I mean Miss Elizabeths accessories were her necklace and her dress, it feels more like an accessory when it's entrance gear or something that they would take off in real life.
I know in the attitude era it was way more common for people to use random household objects as weapons and maybe they don't want to give kids ideas but what do you guys think?
What is the craziest, most detailed or unique accesory or weapon a Mattel figure has come with in your opinion?
