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Post by Nivro™ on May 26, 2020 21:02:47 GMT -5
Hopefully I can ask this with clarity (and its not been asked before)....Hypothetically lets say there's a warehouse/factory in China filled full of Legends Stings that were cancelled. 6-8 months from now you've gained the rights back to him. Do you all simply take those finished figures and put them in a slot or do/have you all scrapped them and start all the way over from the beginning, even if you're doing the same look?
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Post by Action Figure Attack on May 26, 2020 21:13:33 GMT -5
Hopefully I can ask this with clarity (and its not been asked before)....Hypothetically lets say there's a warehouse/factory in China filled full of Legends Stings that were cancelled. 6-8 months from now you've gained the rights back to him. Do you all simply take those finished figures and put them in a slot or do/have you all scrapped them and start all the way over from the beginning, even if you're doing the same look? There’s a lot of hypotheticals. Is just the figure fully produced? Are just parts produced? Are they already packaged? Etc, etc. If some elements can be salvaged they would be. In reality it was never produced so...
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Post by Da Handsome 1 on May 26, 2020 21:14:29 GMT -5
Will we see MOC photos of Elite 77 & actual protos of Elite 78 soon?
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Post by Action Figure Attack on May 26, 2020 22:26:55 GMT -5
Will we see MOC photos of Elite 77 & actual protos of Elite 78 soon? Yeah, pretty soon.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on May 26, 2020 22:31:46 GMT -5
Why hasn’t there been an elite red tights AJ yet, especially with the amount of red tights he’s had? The closest we’ve gotten is his most yet to be released recent one but it’s still black. The Georgia Bulldogs red gear would be perfect. No reason that I know of. Just hasn’t panned out yet.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on May 26, 2020 22:33:13 GMT -5
Will we get an elite Walter figure in 2020? You’ll have to wait for proper reveals for future lineup info.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on May 26, 2020 22:42:01 GMT -5
Hi Steve, in the event that retros return at some point in the future (fingers crossed) would there be a chance that we could get a thicker card, as used on basics? I’m still trying to flatten a lot of mine down with books! 😂 There’s a very good chance they’d have better quality cardbacks if they were to return.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on May 26, 2020 22:44:03 GMT -5
Hi Steve, for a while the Basic line was putting out the commentators at a pretty healthy pace, is there a chance of seeing more of them in the future, specifically Mauro and Nigel McGuinness? Thanks! Not all non-in-ring talent are available to us for figures. If any are, you’ll probably see them pop up in the line at some point.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on May 26, 2020 22:49:37 GMT -5
Hi Steve How did the ‘elite squad’ come about? Was it a mattel or wwe idea? Does wwe pick the superstars on there etc? It was a collaborative effort. The idea was to create collector focuses content hosted on WWE various social channels. Talent was discussed by all parties involved. Everyone we’ve worked with has been fantastic. Zack and Curt really excelled in the roles given their true passion for action figures and they’ll be sorely missed. Johnny, Candice and Sam all love figures also so the program will still be in good hands going forward.
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Post by hhhbk86 on May 26, 2020 23:08:05 GMT -5
Since John Morrison is back, if Joey Mercury was available to you, could MNM be an option for an elite 2 pack or is that too niche?
Was there ever a conversation had about possible backlash from the Fiend’s lamp? Myers and Cardona have talked about the controversy Al Snow’s Head caused back in the day.
You mentioned before that if the flashback line continued, the next buildable set would’ve been Piper’s Pit. Could you give us a little more detail on what props we may have gotten?
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Post by Action Figure Attack on May 26, 2020 23:16:15 GMT -5
Since John Morrison is back, if Joey Mercury was available to you, could MNM be an option for an elite 2 pack or is that too niche? Was there ever a conversation had about possible backlash from the Fiend’s lamp? Myers and Cardona have talked about the controversy Al Snow’s Head caused back in the day. You mentioned before that if the flashback line continued, the next buildable set would’ve been Piper’s Pit. Could you give us a little more detail on what props we may have gotten? I’d probably do them as individual figures if they were both available. The Al Snow head situation was completely blown out of proportion. The Fiend lamp is also a totally different accessory and I don’t expect any similar issues. The Pit Build-A-Set never got to the design submission stage so I’m not really sure what Bill had in mind to include with it.
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Post by zen411 on May 27, 2020 0:39:25 GMT -5
First off thank you for taking the time to answer our questions. This is my first time posting here and have a couple of questions. What are your thoughts on that ebay seller who seems to have all the Harley flashback cases we were supposed to get in Canada. With the recent situation with the Sting flashback getting pulled have you guys ever discussed putting a stipulation in contracts where if a talent leaves but the figure is past a certain point in production it can still be released. No thoughts on the Canadian Flashback cases to share really. I have no insights on how the seller got the cases. Once again, totally aware of the need to get Harley back into a wave. There are already stipulations in contracts for sell-off. That’s why you’re still getting Drake Maverick, Mike Kanellis and the Edgeheads. Steve, you mentioned aware of the need to get harley back into a wave. Does this mean a rerelease of king harley or another version of him? If rereleases are a realistic option are there any others that are a stronger possibility? Gorilla? LOD?
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Post by WEFshow on May 27, 2020 0:39:52 GMT -5
Hi Steve,
Any news on the Women's Tag Team Championships for the figures?
Is there any possibility (of course if she is under contract) that Melina would see the light?
Any chance we will ever see Women figures from the Divas Era?
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Post by Action Figure Attack on May 27, 2020 1:50:54 GMT -5
Hi Steve, Any news on the Women's Tag Team Championships for the figures? Is there any possibility (of course if she is under contract) that Melina would see the light? Any chance we will ever see Women figures from the Divas Era? As mentioned previously, the Women’s Tag Title along with other new titles will be released. You’ll have to wait for official reveals for where and when it will show up in the line. As with all Legends and Alumni, Melina’s inclusion in the line is simply dependent on figure rights. If anyone is made available to us, there is a very strong chance you’ll see them included in the line. Same answer for Divas era figures.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on May 27, 2020 1:54:23 GMT -5
No thoughts on the Canadian Flashback cases to share really. I have no insights on how the seller got the cases. Once again, totally aware of the need to get Harley back into a wave. There are already stipulations in contracts for sell-off. That’s why you’re still getting Drake Maverick, Mike Kanellis and the Edgeheads. Steve, you mentioned aware of the need to get harley back into a wave. Does this mean a rerelease of king harley or another version of him? If rereleases are a realistic option are there any others that are a stronger possibility? Gorilla? LOD? I think the King would have to see release again before we moved on to a different version. Gorilla, LoD, etc: We can potentially revisit talent who are under figure deals with WWE, whether that’s new looks or tweaks to previous releases.
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Post by FFK on May 27, 2020 5:57:31 GMT -5
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Post by jcz15 on May 27, 2020 6:25:00 GMT -5
Hey Steve, Not sure if this is more a request or a question but here it goes. I was wondering if there was any thought of doing Elite New Day color by number attires and have the all white attire as one and the colored in attire as the chase?
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Post by blackhat on May 27, 2020 6:39:08 GMT -5
Hey Steve,
Have there ever been any plans to have a line or set of figures with fantasy attires? I think it'd be cool to see what people could think of or make.
Thank you for your time, as ever it's highly appreciated.
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Post by moop on May 27, 2020 9:04:19 GMT -5
Is it safe to assume that Macho Man and Hulk Hogan Mega Powers Elites will be made to complement the new Miss Elizabeth Elite?
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Post by RedDevil on May 27, 2020 11:55:14 GMT -5
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. Could you share who was in the cut waves? Is it possible for you to give us a bit more detail about what was being discussed with TRU in respect to the Retros before TRU collapsed? It sounds like from what you've said already that we were on the verge of seeing the line go in an exciting direction compared to what happened in the end without TRU; are you still restricted as to what you can reveal to us, or does the current state of the Retro line and TRU give you more freedom to discuss those plans openly? Thanks.
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