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Post by Action Figure Attack on May 19, 2020 19:01:57 GMT -5
Does a larger figure like Yokozuna or Earthquake cost more to make than a regular sized figure? The base figure does cost more. Obviously deco and accessories would play a large part in final cost as well.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on May 19, 2020 20:20:42 GMT -5
Are you waiting for Baron Corbin to grow his hair long again before you release a bald headed elite? Yes. Could you keep waiting forever?
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Post by stratusfaction23 on May 19, 2020 20:43:16 GMT -5
Any idea on when Elite 76 will start hitting retail?
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Post by Action Figure Attack on May 19, 2020 20:43:51 GMT -5
Could you keep waiting forever? I can try.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on May 19, 2020 20:44:10 GMT -5
Any idea on when Elite 76 will start hitting retail? This summer.
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Post by LaParka on May 19, 2020 21:22:44 GMT -5
With Andre the Giant coming from Super 7 would you guys delay releasing another one until theirs has been delivered.
Was at Target the other day and their WWE elites were around 20 Elite 74 AJ Styles, 15 Finn Balor, 6 of each AJ and Finn Elite Top Picks 2018. It seems like the market has been over-saturated with these guys, has there been thought to short packing them at 1 per case with a different anchor figure?
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Post by itssammyszn on May 20, 2020 6:11:03 GMT -5
Hey Steve,
Can we see a Mickie James and trish 2 pack anytime soon with them portraying each other from their rivalry?
Also now that Lacey has released, could we get another figure of her in non wrestling gear like a dress or something and could see come with a pocketbook?
Lana: is there a possibly we could potentially see an elite version of her from RR20??
Are there new women headscans coming this year?
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Post by bitw on May 20, 2020 7:46:28 GMT -5
Was the Basic series 109 Undertaker supposed to come out in his Summerslam 2008 gear?.
Would be cool to see that Taker gear in Elite form in a Summerslam line up to go with our RSC Rated R Edge (The 1st Edge RS Exclusive).
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Post by willow10 on May 20, 2020 8:35:24 GMT -5
Hi Steve Was watching Dark Side of the Ring and was wondering If Mattel have the green light to make Road Warriors and if they do what’s the chance of getting hawk and animal in elites?
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on May 20, 2020 9:55:01 GMT -5
Why do figures that should have elbow pads with the opening on the inside continue to not have them? Goldberg, AJ Styles, Attitude/Ruthless HHH, etc. There’s two maybe three different molds of these that already exist
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Post by badstreetusa on May 20, 2020 11:40:08 GMT -5
Thank you for your time in doing this Q&A.
My question: Would it ever be possible to re-release any of the build-a-figures (JR, JJ Dillion, Howard Finkel, et al.) as stand along figures? This is something that Hasbro has been doing with Marvel Legends recently and it allows newer collectors to obtain these pieces. As someone who missed quite a few of these due to deployments, I'd really like the chance to acquire these figures.
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Post by newgenandy on May 20, 2020 13:47:20 GMT -5
Earlier on someone asked about the hot wheels, how much input do you and the figure team have in other mattel WWE products, belts, playsets (or are they designed along with the figures) etc?
Also hope you and everyone at mattel are safe and well, awesome to see mattel helping the effort but making equipment for the front line causes etc
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Post by HandsomeHollywood on May 20, 2020 16:11:43 GMT -5
Hey Steve,
Nothing important here and you may not have the answer, just curiosity. Do older parts that don't get used anymore just get retired? Like the old Edge kickpads with the really thick pads disappeared. Can parts be "retired" or the mold be rendered out of production? Or do you keep all options accessible?
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Post by Angel Beast on May 20, 2020 23:22:00 GMT -5
Any chance for an Elite Mankind that has proper elite arms and not, what would become the new basic arms? Maybe a Hell in the Cell elite two pack with Undertaker.
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Post by azraelms on May 21, 2020 15:58:58 GMT -5
Once a deal is made, how fast is the communication between WWE and Mattel? For instance, I know that Ric Flair was not available for a certain amount of time (pulled from the Ultimate Edition line) however just today Flair tweeted this:
So he is fully signed again. When something like this happens, does someone from WWE contact you right away and let you know?
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FFK
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Post by FFK on May 21, 2020 21:14:41 GMT -5
Can you say if there will be a WWE SDCC exclusive this year?
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Post by buddyboy101 on May 21, 2020 23:11:13 GMT -5
Action Figure Attack Hi Steve, I was wondering if you could offer some insight of the grey Taker retro pictured below. Was it supposed to be an exclusive with the retro ring? Any reason it was never released? Also was the scan the same as the Series 1 retro Taker, and was the hat removable? Any chance you could share more pics of him, or any chance he'll be released down the line? Thanks!!
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Post by Da Handsome 1 on May 22, 2020 12:27:32 GMT -5
Will the Royal Rumble Target elite wave continue? If so will we see the next wave reveal around SDCC time?
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Post by Ministry of Darkness on May 22, 2020 18:22:26 GMT -5
Hi Steve, any chance you could produce a late 90's Paul Bearer?
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Post by Action Figure Attack on May 22, 2020 18:36:07 GMT -5
Action Figure Attack Hi Steve, I was wondering if you could offer some insight of the grey Taker retro pictured below. Was it supposed to be an exclusive with the retro ring? Any reason it was never released? Also was the scan the same as the Series 1 retro Taker, and was the hat removable? Any chance you could share more pics of him, or any chance he'll be released down the line? Thanks!! It was a repaint of the existing figure. There were a few more waves and figs planned in 2018 that unfortunately had to be cut primarily because of the demise of TRU. He was included in one of those cut waves.
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