budbundy
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Post by budbundy on Apr 4, 2019 22:39:34 GMT -5
I don't know about you but I'm ready to find out who's next in this series!
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hbkowns
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Post by hbkowns on Apr 4, 2019 22:50:14 GMT -5
I want to like these so bad but those diaphragm joints look butt ugly. Still gonna get Bret tho
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Post by SteveHulk on Apr 4, 2019 23:41:39 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? The hairpiece from his DM, 1st RSC or WM30 figures would have looked sooooo much better, imo.
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Post by livecraig1 on Apr 5, 2019 1:02:45 GMT -5
Glad to get a Bret before what ever happens to the line. I think they should have done Becky with Bret though and Askua or Charlotte with Nakamura.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2019 1:12:26 GMT -5
I was gonna get the KOTR 93 Bret, but I think I'll wait to get that Bret, I don't care what y'all say the headscan are great.
I'm a big Shinsuke fan and loved his last elite, so why not another.
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Post by Old School Collector on Apr 5, 2019 2:13:49 GMT -5
I’ll pickup Bret and any Golden Era/New Generation guys that they make in this line ... but it’s definitely a cash grab.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2019 3:57:04 GMT -5
Still not sold on this line. Really hope those Bret heads look better in production than the prototype pics.
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Post by Edge Sangral on Apr 5, 2019 4:47:26 GMT -5
The overhang on that upper torso... But you can move the torso 2mm to the left and 2mm to the right now, totally worth it. /s This ab crunch is so horrendous.... And I can't believe that when (if) I buy this figure, that I will probably cut this stupid looking strand of hair off the face from every single head. I don't want to do stuff like this on my figures but Mattel is forcing me here, cause it would look so much better without it. Hope someone on YouTube or here does it first to show how it looks like.
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Post by Mr. #1derful 🇵🇸 on Apr 5, 2019 5:54:16 GMT -5
]And just looking at a picture above, it looks like Bret's skin is painted on... which it will obviously not match. Bret’s entire skintone in the WWE.com gallery looks hand painted like the original UM protos of Ronda and Warrior. Nakanura’s torso looks alright from this angle. http://instagram.com/p/Bv2U8uIHU4G
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Post by alanpartridge on Apr 5, 2019 8:40:05 GMT -5
Okay these are both awesome.
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jerm
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Post by jerm on Apr 5, 2019 9:05:42 GMT -5
Does it look like they gave Bret a five o'clock shadow to anyone else?
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Post by suddenlyrichie on Apr 5, 2019 9:45:02 GMT -5
The overhang on that upper torso... But you can move the torso 2mm to the left and 2mm to the right now, totally worth it. /s This ab crunch is so horrendous.... And I can't believe that when (if) I buy this figure, that I will probably cut this stupid looking strand of hair off the face from every single head. I don't want to do stuff like this on my figures but Mattel is forcing me here, cause it would look so much better without it. Hope someone on YouTube or here does it first to show how it looks like. Do we have confirmation that the range of motion for the ab crunch does suck? Because if it’s as bad as the normal elites, which are pretty pitiful in comparison to other figures who use the the same technique, then I think they should just revert back to the elite crunch. I’ll defend the current style if and only it truly DOES offer better ROM for the abs. If it doesn’t, it’s not worth the visual difference.
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Post by MKSavage on Apr 5, 2019 9:47:22 GMT -5
Does it look like they gave Bret a five o'clock shadow to anyone else? That's what it looks like.
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Post by TheEvilDoink1987 on Apr 5, 2019 10:06:49 GMT -5
Already preordered Bret. That is a beautiful figure especially with the jacket/glasses and finally being able to pose him accurately with those extra hands. Very excited about this one!
I think the actual scans are great, but agree they should have altered the hair on the other two heads. With the glasses on and decked out in his entrance gear, the screaming scan looks fine even with the hair. It just looks kind of silly if you plan on posing him in his normal ring attire. Might consider taking an Xacto knife to those dangling bangs on one of the heads I don't plan on using. It will probably look much better if they're separated as opposed to being clumped together like that.
Also, Bret needs elbow pads. He wore them 99.9% of the time in the WWF and it would be inexcusable for them to skimp on something so simple. These figures aren't cheap and are considered a premium product.
The Shinsuke is okay, but agree that they should have gone with a bigger name since this line is so young.
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Post by Edge Sangral on Apr 5, 2019 10:48:40 GMT -5
But you can move the torso 2mm to the left and 2mm to the right now, totally worth it. /s This ab crunch is so horrendous.... And I can't believe that when (if) I buy this figure, that I will probably cut this stupid looking strand of hair off the face from every single head. I don't want to do stuff like this on my figures but Mattel is forcing me here, cause it would look so much better without it. Hope someone on YouTube or here does it first to show how it looks like. Do we have confirmation that the range of motion for the ab crunch does suck? Because if it’s as bad as the normal elites, which are pretty pitiful in comparison to other figures who use the the same technique, then I think they should just revert back to the elite crunch. I’ll defend the current style if and only it truly DOES offer better ROM for the abs. If it doesn’t, it’s not worth the visual difference. No confirmation yet I think, at least I haven't heard something yet, but the current Kevin Owens already have these kind of ab crunch. And while it feels good to have 360 movement, it's not really worth the look and the movement isn't that high to the sides and if you have a loose ab crunch, like many festival of friendship Owens, than have fun, there you see where the weakness of this ab crunch really lies.
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Post by SteveHulk on Apr 5, 2019 13:19:01 GMT -5
Just noticed Mattel's new Multiverse Shazam figure has a similar torso/ab-crunch, so it's not just on these new UE figures...
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Post by ztj_wwf on Apr 5, 2019 14:13:34 GMT -5
Already preordered Bret. That is a beautiful figure especially with the jacket/glasses and finally being able to pose him accurately with those extra hands. Very excited about this one! I think the actual scans are great, but agree they should have altered the hair on the other two heads. With the glasses on and decked out in his entrance gear, the screaming scan looks fine even with the hair. It just looks kind of silly if you plan on posing him in his normal ring attire. Might consider taking an Xacto knife to those dangling bangs on one of the heads I don't plan on using. It will probably look much better if they're separated as opposed to being clumped together like that. Also, Bret needs elbow pads. He wore them 99.9% of the time in the WWF and it would be inexcusable for them to skimp on something so simple. These figures aren't cheap and are considered a premium product. The Shinsuke is okay, but agree that they should have gone with a bigger name since this line is so young. Wow, didn't even notice the missing elbow pads. There's really no excuse for that...
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Post by czw4life on Apr 5, 2019 14:38:32 GMT -5
Those ab joints are horrid, ultimate pass on this series. Hoping that they don't migrate that over to the elite line.
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Post by PJ on Apr 5, 2019 14:50:52 GMT -5
Just noticed Mattel's new Multiverse Shazam figure has a similar torso/ab-crunch, so it's not just on these new UE figures... They (Mattel) used this style torso back in 2004-2005 with DCSH series 3 (?) Batman along with the overseas exclusive Bat-Signal Batman and Attack Armor Batman. I hated it back then and I’m not happy that they are bringing it back in 2019. And I posted pics of the Multiverse Shazam figure along with my thoughts on it a few weeks back in the Batman/DC thread. Hate it.
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Post by Labeled101 on Apr 5, 2019 17:19:02 GMT -5
I agree with the masses on the an crunch… woof. And MattelDesignTeam c’mon man really? Another Shinsuké? Is he the new John Cena of figures?
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