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Post by RybackV1 on Aug 11, 2018 19:39:57 GMT -5
Bring back the old articulation for Basic 100
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Post by TheLastDude on Aug 11, 2018 19:51:17 GMT -5
So, the Flashback basics line is already dead?
Also, although I would like an elite Max Moon to get the armor, I would 100% accept a basic just to have him.
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buddyboy101
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Post by buddyboy101 on Aug 11, 2018 19:52:14 GMT -5
Any word on the status of the debut Undertaker retro that was previously shown at Wrestlemania Axxess or NY Toyfare I believe?
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Post by TheBadGuyChico on Aug 11, 2018 19:54:43 GMT -5
It saddens me to hear how niche Wendi Richter is considered. My favorite era is 84-86, shame some of those characters seem so far out of reach. I don't care for DX and the like.
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Post by taserface on Aug 11, 2018 20:04:03 GMT -5
Any word on the status of the debut Undertaker retro that was previously shown at Wrestlemania Axxess or NY Toyfare I believe? Steve, I believe said it along with Rock and Cena were cancelled Read it somewhere the other day in an interview with him. Not sure where though
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Post by The Gang on Aug 11, 2018 20:05:39 GMT -5
Great interview, that’s how it’s done. It’s crazy that they won’t make Vince and Gorilla announcer figs, or a referee.
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Post by MKSavage on Aug 11, 2018 20:08:39 GMT -5
Any word on the status of the debut Undertaker retro that was previously shown at Wrestlemania Axxess or NY Toyfare I believe? What statue was that? I don't remember seeing a picture of this.
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Post by SteveHulk on Aug 11, 2018 20:10:30 GMT -5
It saddens me to hear how niche Wendi Richter is considered. My favorite era is 84-86, shame some of those characters seem so far out of reach. I know... surely they could just put Richter - and Gorilla Monsoon for that matter - in the (Walmart) Flashback line?
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Post by MKSavage on Aug 11, 2018 20:13:36 GMT -5
At least he answered about the gooker, but why putting money on bizarre torsos fot the zombie, and they cant not do a chicken body, that can be done easily with plastic fabric fornthe feathers torso, a scan face no problem. I will never understand this think.... Have rocker hbkmin this attire without janetty is a big let down. I understand their strategy with the golberg/ring Mahal/ring, thanks god, at least rhonda wont be the next figure with that kind of strategy. Sad no question about pat patterson fig... A good one with wendy richter, but i dont know why sometimes they think to where to include a fig in a line, also it cant be out of time if the contract becomes off. Dont loose time release her. Ultimate line, i hope its big, the way they deal with the news, they better surprise us Maybe they should make a zombie/monster figure of a current wrestler with a chicken/turkey body, then they would have the body mold to do a Gobbledy Gooker figure.
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Post by finnbalor1 on Aug 11, 2018 20:21:02 GMT -5
Great Interview! Still cant get a answer on Finn London Takeover.
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Post by Henchmen4Hire on Aug 11, 2018 20:26:40 GMT -5
Regarding adding chase figures to "create interest among collectors": I understand that you folks over at Mattel have all the data to back the things you say. I accept this, I'm willing to believe you. But... Chase figures don't keep me wanting to go back to the store. Chase figures make me AVOID the store, and shop online, because I know the chase figures won't be at the store. They're going to be at the comic shop next door, or at the swap meet, or the mom and pop shop down the street for triple the retail price. I can tell you from almost getting assaulted by greedy scalper neckbeards multiple times that most of the "interest" they generate isn't among collectors, it's among the resellers and the criminals who swap a junk figure into the package and return it to the store. Maybe it's just a problem with unscrupulous employees, lazy managers, or maybe it's endemic to people in LA, but I think we've all read enough posts online from around the country to indicate that this happens everywhere. I like the idea of hunting for a rare easter egg/action figure, I like blind-bagged collectibles, etc. but not when I know the probability of finding the rare stuff is 0.003% and I'm bleeding gas money the entire time.
So while I can believe you when you say chase figures create interest and generate more sales, I don't think you're taking into account the nightmare it actually is for actual collectors.
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Post by kingnothing ~ Hardwired... on Aug 11, 2018 20:30:41 GMT -5
At least he answered about the gooker, but why putting money on bizarre torsos fot the zombie, and they cant not do a chicken body, that can be done easily with plastic fabric fornthe feathers torso, a scan face no problem. I will never understand this think.... A mold for a brand new part costs thousands of dollars, and while it can be reused quite a bit, they don’t last forever. To make gooker would costs tens of thousands of dollars because almost every part would have to be brand new, except maybe the forearms and calves, and that’s a big maybe. And then you’re looking at how many people will ever buy the damn thing, and you’ll never get to repaint it into anything else. There is absolutely no ROI. It costs hundreds of dollars to retool an existing mold. Every zombie part is a retooled basic. And they can mass produce the set and pay a small amount for an extra couple pegs at retail and, while it’s a niche, it’s moved enough to not get canceled and have a new series coming soon.
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Post by Bobby Heenan on Aug 11, 2018 20:34:18 GMT -5
Sign me up for Wendi Richter over another Reigns/Rollins/Cena/Ugly Owens. MAke her a WWE Shop exclusive and shill the hell outta her during the women's Evolution PPV!
Gorilla Monsoon would've forced me to buy Flashbacks 3 ASAP. Commissioner Hickenbottom won't make me buy ANOTHER vanilla Austin and a meh Jake.
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Post by qdogg on Aug 11, 2018 20:35:51 GMT -5
I wonder if they could do Wendy Richter as a build a figure. I would of much rather had her than Commissioner Micheals.
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Post by ChuckPOORis55 Cody Gang 4 Lyfe on Aug 11, 2018 20:41:54 GMT -5
I'm really curious as to what the ultimate line is going to be. I also low key hope the next Gallows figure has a chase of Tex Ferguson.
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Post by Chicago on Aug 11, 2018 20:47:00 GMT -5
Any word on the status of the debut Undertaker retro that was previously shown at Wrestlemania Axxess or NY Toyfare I believe? Steve, I believe said it along with Rock and Cena were cancelled Read it somewhere the other day in an interview with him. Not sure where though So, I know Series 7 is supposed to have Sheamus, HBK, Angle and Orton...but whatever came about the Cena #2, Rock #2, and even the Undertaker grey gloves? Were those ideas axed? Just curious, because grey Undies even appeared in the Series 4-6 pictures last fall/winter. Inquiring minds need to know! The repaints for Cena, Taker & Rock were cancelled. Given they're top talent, there's a chance they could pop up again down the road.
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Post by LK3 on Aug 11, 2018 20:53:20 GMT -5
Great Interview! Still cant get a answer on Finn London Takeover. Hopefully he was dodging it because it’s going to be the NXT5 Finn. Let’s hope so anyway.
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Post by finnbalor1 on Aug 11, 2018 21:28:47 GMT -5
Great Interview! Still cant get a answer on Finn London Takeover. Hopefully he was dodging it because it’s going to be the NXT5 Finn. Let’s hope so anyway. I hope thats it if it is NXT 4&5 are gonna be must haves for me but with my luck with Target I'm gonna be paying top dollar on the Bay.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Aug 11, 2018 21:31:44 GMT -5
These are the kinds of questions that make for a great interview. Insightful and interesting to read.
From the sounds of it, if they do Anvil, he's probably going to come along with another '97 Bret in the same series. Though I'm always crossing my fingers for '96 Survivor Series with the that cool jacket, I know a lot of people missed DM5 Bret, so if they re-release that one with a different head or do a different pink/black attire, it'd make sense. Whatever it takes to get that Anvil! It eluded us in BCA, it eluded us in Classic Superstars, we can't miss another chance!
NOD Henry and Kama is a must. I wish he'd do Nation Kama first, but he seems fixated on early days red singlet Kama. I get it, but I'd rather get Nation done as a unit first.
Anyway, good stuff! Excited to learn more about the new line in November.
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Post by Xæro #FakeCollector on Aug 11, 2018 21:33:29 GMT -5
Even the UK gets the NXT line? Why you hate Canada?
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