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Post by Hulkster2001 on Dec 5, 2019 12:27:18 GMT -5
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Post by PVA on Dec 5, 2019 12:34:25 GMT -5
We’ve asked about Hulk Hogan 87 times. The 88th time isn’t going to be different. I’m assuming the people asking about Hogan are folks who haven’t gotten a Storm Collectibles Hulkster. If Mattel makes him great but I’m perfectly happy with what SC has given us to fill the void.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Dec 5, 2019 12:36:49 GMT -5
We’ve asked about Hulk Hogan 87 times. The 88th time isn’t going to be different. I’m assuming the people asking about Hogan are folks who haven’t gotten a Storm Collectibles Hulkster. If Mattel makes him great but I’m perfectly happy with what SC has given us to fill the void. Yeah but I mean in this thread alone we’ve asked it over and over again. The answer isn’t going to have changed from last week
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Post by Hulkster2001 on Dec 5, 2019 12:37:01 GMT -5
We’ve asked about Hulk Hogan 87 times. The 88th time isn’t going to be different. I’m assuming the people asking about Hogan are folks who haven’t gotten a Storm Collectibles Hulkster. If Mattel makes him great but I’m perfectly happy with what SC has given us to fill the void. I have three, I just want a Mattel one to go with my other Mattels.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Dec 5, 2019 12:38:03 GMT -5
Why was the white scratch logo taken off the European title belt? Can it it be added back to the deco?
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Dec 5, 2019 12:50:50 GMT -5
Action Figure Attack Any updates on the Hulkster yet? Also can Hollywood Hogan be the first fig we get when you get the rights back? No update.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on Dec 5, 2019 14:13:36 GMT -5
Ok, but can you fill us in on any impending releases for no specific talents in particular whose names may or may not rhyme with "Sulk Rogan"?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2019 14:17:57 GMT -5
If there were to be an Ultimate Edition Flair, would the multiple heads be depicting him during various points in his career (basically I'm asking if it'd be one head with the longer hair, one head with the mushroom haircut he had in the mid 90s and then the shorter hair from the end of WCW/early WWE return) or would it be one version with three different expressions?
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Post by Mongo Bears on Dec 5, 2019 14:41:04 GMT -5
Royalties are split when necessary but not usually for multiple people playing a character. Without getting into specifics, one would hone in on the version the figure is based on. No belts were planned initially but I did try a last minute push to include one. It wasn’t feasible though. No Retro titles were developed. Not sure what the final look of that proposed Taker would have been. I would think grey would replace the purple. It was nixed pretty early on. That's an interesting point about royalties. If there's a battle pack are the royalties split 50/50 or is it weighted more to one than the other if one is more 'desirable' like I imagine the warrior was in his pack with sheamus? They don’t pay royalties based off how much produced product after the wrestler is signed on. They require complete rights to be released by a wrestler to them with the signing of a merchandising contract. Now each individual contract can have different payout based off negotiations on popularity/demand but once the payment is made then the wrestler receives no additional royalties. I’m sure warriors merchandising contract pays more than sheamus.
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Post by hasbroski on Dec 5, 2019 14:42:45 GMT -5
How do errors in match-specific attires occur? Notable examples include Lex Luger from Bash at the Beach '96: As well as Bret Hart from King of the Ring '93:
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Post by newgenandy on Dec 5, 2019 14:48:00 GMT -5
That's an interesting point about royalties. If there's a battle pack are the royalties split 50/50 or is it weighted more to one than the other if one is more 'desirable' like I imagine the warrior was in his pack with sheamus? They don’t pay royalties based off how much produced product after the wrestler is signed on. They require complete rights to be released by a wrestler to them with the signing of a merchandising contract. Now each individual contract can have different payout based off negotiations on popularity/demand but once the payment is made then the wrestler receives no additional royalties. I’m sure warriors merchandising contract pays more than sheamus. Ah ok. I was just thinking about the Jericho story years back where he bought one of his figures (or a relative did) and it rang up as a hogan figure and it was speculated this would've affected royalties. Obviously that's back in the wcw days way before mattel was making the figures but I presumed it'd still work similar
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Dec 5, 2019 14:54:08 GMT -5
WCWThunderRosa and you said #88 was going to be no different, bet you feel pretty silly about now. Boy do I ever...
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Dec 5, 2019 14:59:20 GMT -5
That's an interesting point about royalties. If there's a battle pack are the royalties split 50/50 or is it weighted more to one than the other if one is more 'desirable' like I imagine the warrior was in his pack with sheamus? They don’t pay royalties based off how much produced product after the wrestler is signed on. They require complete rights to be released by a wrestler to them with the signing of a merchandising contract. Now each individual contract can have different payout based off negotiations on popularity/demand but once the payment is made then the wrestler receives no additional royalties. I’m sure warriors merchandising contract pays more than sheamus. Sorry man but this is not really accurate.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Dec 5, 2019 16:35:58 GMT -5
Mankind’s ripped up dress shirt over a job squad t-shirt he wore when he first won the title is high on my list of wants. If you were to do this fig do you think you would do soft goods for the dress shirt or create a new plastic shirt mold? Don’t know. We’d have to explore more if/when the time comes.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Dec 5, 2019 16:37:56 GMT -5
I've noticed recently that meijer stores are getting in elite 65 case's that have Sherri in it is this a mistake ? Or is there anyway that they could also receive elite series case's that have both target and Walmart store exclusives included when they order them series in the future? Not sure the exact reasons why this happened but don’t expect it to be a regular occurrence.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Dec 5, 2019 16:39:47 GMT -5
Royalties are split when necessary but not usually for multiple people playing a character. Without getting into specifics, one would hone in on the version the figure is based on. No belts were planned initially but I did try a last minute push to include one. It wasn’t feasible though. No Retro titles were developed. Not sure what the final look of that proposed Taker would have been. I would think grey would replace the purple. It was nixed pretty early on. That's an interesting point about royalties. If there's a battle pack are the royalties split 50/50 or is it weighted more to one than the other if one is more 'desirable' like I imagine the warrior was in his pack with sheamus? Most likely 50/50 but there are instances where it could be different due to the specifics of a talent’s contract.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Dec 5, 2019 16:41:38 GMT -5
Why was the white scratch logo taken off the European title belt? Can it it be added back to the deco? Don’t know. Could be a licensor request.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Dec 5, 2019 16:42:36 GMT -5
If there were to be an Ultimate Edition Flair, would the multiple heads be depicting him during various points in his career (basically I'm asking if it'd be one head with the longer hair, one head with the mushroom haircut he had in the mid 90s and then the shorter hair from the end of WCW/early WWE return) or would it be one version with three different expressions? It would focus on one look/era.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Dec 5, 2019 16:45:06 GMT -5
How do errors in match-specific attires occur? Notable examples include Lex Luger from Bash at the Beach '96: As well as Bret Hart from King of the Ring '93: Could be a design mistake or decision for a specific reason, could be a mistake at the factory during development, could be a licensor request or a variety of other reasons. No idea regarding the specific figs you mentioned.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Dec 5, 2019 16:47:09 GMT -5
They don’t pay royalties based off how much produced product after the wrestler is signed on. They require complete rights to be released by a wrestler to them with the signing of a merchandising contract. Now each individual contract can have different payout based off negotiations on popularity/demand but once the payment is made then the wrestler receives no additional royalties. I’m sure warriors merchandising contract pays more than sheamus. Ah ok. I was just thinking about the Jericho story years back where he bought one of his figures (or a relative did) and it rang up as a hogan figure and it was speculated this would've affected royalties. Obviously that's back in the wcw days way before mattel was making the figures but I presumed it'd still work similar It does. I’m assuming Hogan was listed for that toy number when the item was put into the system and it later changed to Jericho. It happens occasionally as lines go through the development process.
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