buddyboy101
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Post by buddyboy101 on Apr 4, 2019 17:25:24 GMT -5
IMO, that's the definitive Bret Hart figure ever made. I can't imagine anyone doing a better job than that... ever. You don't find his scans/hair over his face a bit...ridiculous?
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Henchmen4Hire
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Post by Henchmen4Hire on Apr 4, 2019 17:43:00 GMT -5
I hate the torsos but I still really want Bret and the jacket will hide it. An added bonus is that I can swap the double jointed elbows onto the WM10 figure I hope they keep doing some figures like this so I can retroactively upgrade some of my elites to double jointed arms, which is the only added articulation that this line really needs tbh
Try using WonderMan/Namor arms from Marvel Legends. The figures are only like $10 loose.
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Post by marino13 on Apr 4, 2019 18:06:26 GMT -5
IMO, that's the definitive Bret Hart figure ever made. I can't imagine anyone doing a better job than that... ever. You don't find his scans/hair over his face a bit...ridiculous? He wore his hair like that quite often, so no, I'm perfectly fine with it.
And IMO the scans are fantastic. Especially this one...
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Post by Boon on Apr 4, 2019 18:06:32 GMT -5
Bret's hair looks so daft, 3 heads and same daft hair thing, also abs crunch reminds me of old Jakks figures.
these look worse than series 1
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Post by Boon on Apr 4, 2019 18:07:45 GMT -5
You don't find his scans/hair over his face a bit...ridiculous? He wore his hair like that quite often, so no, I'm perfectly fine with it.
And IMO the scans are fantastic. Especially this one... the hair on those photos you chose looks nothing like the hair on this figures, huge clump running down his nose.
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Post by marino13 on Apr 4, 2019 18:08:40 GMT -5
Found the gear. It's from a match against 123 Kid is 1994...
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Post by marino13 on Apr 4, 2019 18:09:44 GMT -5
He wore his hair like that quite often, so no, I'm perfectly fine with it.
And IMO the scans are fantastic. Especially this one... the hair on those photos you chose looks nothing like the hair on this figures, huge clump running down his nose. Works for me.
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Post by RuthlessFigs on Apr 4, 2019 19:13:16 GMT -5
Bret only looks good in his entrance gear with that pose. Nakamura is meh. That ab crunch articulation is horrendous and laughable, who honestly thought that was a good idea? For such 'Ultimate' figures, they sure aren't trying to make them look great or realistic. Don't think this line won't last long. gotta agree. Once again an absolutely baffling decision by Mattel. Who wants another nakamura?? Really? And that ab crunch is absolutely hideous. As someone has said before it ruins the full figure. This line wont last with stupid decisions like this. Sums Mattel up to a tee. They decided to go from an accurately shaped torso, to a ing d*ck, like you said - a baffling decision... Also, the packaging is bad too, the red plastic bubble is plain ugly and makes the figures look straight out of the 90's.
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Post by ztj_wwf on Apr 4, 2019 19:16:21 GMT -5
Found the gear. It's from a match against 123 Kid is 1994... Also King of the Ring 1994. He wore almost the same at Summerslam that year, but the pink was a darker tone.
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Post by Bandalero on Apr 4, 2019 19:19:18 GMT -5
Scan is great for Bret, I'll give you that. The ab-crunch is ass. This line isn't making it past 2019.
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Post by suddenlyrichie on Apr 4, 2019 19:38:35 GMT -5
Yeah. I’ve said it here before, but the Shinsuke stuff sells out almost immediately all around me. Lol. Even his basics sell at a higher rate than the others do, from what I’ve seen. I need to live in some of the areas that are flooded with his figures! Lol. He’s rotting on shelves along with Sami here in Pennsylvania Here in South Eastern Michigan he’s flying off shelves 🤷🏼♂️
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Post by mrassbillygunn on Apr 4, 2019 19:54:02 GMT -5
The head scans are great to be fair. The attire is a weird choice, im not too keen with the vest and still not a fan of that ab crunch. But, Ill be getting Bret, couldnt care less about Shinsuke, there were so many others Bill could have done instead of him.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2019 20:00:17 GMT -5
Scan is great for Bret, I'll give you that. The ab-crunch is ass. This line isn't making it past 2019. agree
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2019 20:02:47 GMT -5
The head scans are great to be fair. The attire is a weird choice, im not too ken with the vest and still not afan of that ab crunch. But, Ill be getting Bret, couldnt care less about shinsuke, there were so many others Bill could have done instead of him. I'd love to know how the meeting. "Okay guys weve got a brand new ultimate line that will be more expensive than before and feature figures with more detailed deco. Who do you think we should make? An AJ styles? Shawn Michaels?" "Shinsuke nakamura?" "Great idea. Let's book it"
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Post by ztj_wwf on Apr 4, 2019 20:26:07 GMT -5
The pink is looking super saturated on the WWE.com photos...I hope it looks closer to these pics.
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Post by Mr. #1derful 🇵🇸 on Apr 4, 2019 21:15:22 GMT -5
The overhang on that upper torso...
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Post by SteveHulk on Apr 4, 2019 21:36:20 GMT -5
gotta agree. Once again an absolutely baffling decision by Mattel. Who wants another nakamura?? Really? And that ab crunch is absolutely hideous. As someone has said before it ruins the full figure. This line wont last with stupid decisions like this. Sums Mattel up to a tee. They decided to go from an accurately shaped torso, to a ing d*ck, like you said - a baffling decision... Yeah... I don't think they should have changed the articulation this far into the line - it really doesn't work/look good on Nakamura. On the plus side though, you can easily hide/cover up the torso articulation on Warrior, Bret and Nak with their entrance gear...
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Post by RuthlessFigs on Apr 4, 2019 21:40:03 GMT -5
They decided to go from an accurately shaped torso, to a ing d*ck, like you said - a baffling decision... Yeah... I don't think they should have changed the articulation this far into the line - it really doesn't work/look good on Nakamura. On the plus side though, you can easily hide/cover up the torso articulation on Warrior, Bret and Nak with their entrance gear... And just looking at a picture above, it looks like Bret's skin is painted on... which it will obviously not match. Man the name 'Ultimate' is becoming less less credible with these figures.
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Post by rastlinfigures on Apr 4, 2019 22:06:04 GMT -5
Not going to lie - these are not worth the extra $10 to me. And I don’t like the different torsos. I may buy Ronda from the first series just because it is the only version of her in wrestling gear.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Apr 4, 2019 22:37:12 GMT -5
The head scans are great to be fair. The attire is a weird choice, im not too ken with the vest and still not afan of that ab crunch. But, Ill be getting Bret, couldnt care less about shinsuke, there were so many others Bill could have done instead of him. I'd love to know how the meeting. "Okay guys weve got a brand new ultimate line that will be more expensive than before and feature figures with more detailed deco. Who do you think we should make? An AJ styles? Shawn Michaels?" "Shinsuke nakamura?" "Great idea. Let's book it" In Mattel’s defense this lineup was planned about a year in advance and he did just win the Rumble and was challenging for the world title at WrestleMania which lead into a multi month feud for the belt. They couldn’t have predicted that the feud woulda been lackluster and Shinsuke underutilized after that. But yeah, they probably shoulda went with established stars with a proven track record and not gamble on new talent.
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