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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Nov 29, 2019 19:00:25 GMT -5
What happens to the prototypes which are unique we never see reach production like gobledygooker? Do they get archived, saved as concept pieces or recycled? Likewise those prototypes we never see but the pieces could be reused for someone else, are they recycled or again kept as concept pieces? This was previously discussed but they are either shredded, archived or on display. Any way you can show these to us? The ones that are on display or Archived? Were the slammy awards the basic hunt always or were they made to be included with a figure that got scrapped?
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Post by DeadManFan92 on Nov 29, 2019 19:03:23 GMT -5
Are gimmick playsets on the radar in the future? I know I would love a Buried Alive (with Undertaker & Mankind/Austin figures) or a Funeral Parlor (with Taker, Bearer & Hogan/Warrior) type of set.
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Nov 29, 2019 19:09:25 GMT -5
In regards to the most recent release of Vince McMahon:
What % chance would you say there is that we will see the blue stage/box released with another figure?
Are the holidays more festive or hectic for your team?
Will there ever be a Mick Foley Santa figure? If so, can you make it as precise as possible just to mess with the people who complained about Dude Love and the recent Foley figure?
Was the Slam Mobile a one-and-done thing or might this be something we see more of?
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Post by TheLastDude on Nov 29, 2019 19:19:20 GMT -5
I just made a change where you’ll see a Legend appear in the Target slot.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 29, 2019 19:28:45 GMT -5
I just made a change where you’ll see a Legend appear in the Target slot. RIP
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 29, 2019 19:29:44 GMT -5
Are gimmick playsets on the radar in the future? I know I would love a Buried Alive (with Undertaker & Mankind/Austin figures) or a Funeral Parlor (with Taker, Bearer & Hogan/Warrior) type of set. We’ve chatted about these previously. All really fun but nothing on the horizon.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 29, 2019 19:33:14 GMT -5
In regards to the most recent release of Vince McMahon: What % chance would you say there is that we will see the blue stage/box released with another figure? Are the holidays more festive or hectic for your team? Will there ever be a Mick Foley Santa figure? If so, can you make it as precise as possible just to mess with the people who complained about Dude Love and the recent Foley figure? Was the Slam Mobile a one-and-done thing or might this be something we see more of? Yeah, if there’s an appropriate talent we can include the interview stage again. There is never a time when things aren’t hectic. It’s really is an insanely busy industry coupled with the ever changing nature of WWE but I love it. I don’t think we’ll see that Santa Foley fig. The Slam Mobile was a success. I’d love to see more items like this in the future.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 29, 2019 19:34:12 GMT -5
This was previously discussed but they are either shredded, archived or on display. Any way you can show these to us? The ones that are on display or Archived? Were the slammy awards the basic hunt always or were they made to be included with a figure that got scrapped? No can do. The Slammys were made specifically for the Basic chase execution.
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Nov 29, 2019 19:38:57 GMT -5
I just made a change where you’ll see a Legend appear in the Target slot. Same lol
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Post by TheLastDude on Nov 29, 2019 19:44:16 GMT -5
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Nov 29, 2019 19:46:19 GMT -5
Did you have any involvement with the live action version of Braun destroying the Wrekkin' slam mobile?
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Nov 29, 2019 19:47:29 GMT -5
Sorry if I missed this: is Jesse Ventura available to Mattel?
With all the attention Bray Wyatt/The Fiend is getting, when exactly are retros coming back?
Why didn’t we see more Retros with the punching action like Roman?
Have you received attention from friends and family who have seen “The Toys That Made Us” wrestling figure episode?
If properly marketed, do you think vibrating figures would sell better today than they did in the 90’s?
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Post by RedDevil on Nov 29, 2019 19:48:43 GMT -5
There's a report going around of somebody supposedly finding Retro Series 10 at a Wal-Mart. Is this possible? Or is it a hoax? I saw the pic of the figs in a bag but to quote a great man, “highly unlikely”. It’s not on their planogram (you can visit any store and clearly see there’s no peg for them) and the toy number has been clearanced out. Hopefully not getting into any areas you can’t discuss, but did that wave get as far as being delivered to the Walmart distribution centres, or did they back-out before things got that far? Is it Walmart and Target who move unsold figures on the discount retailers, or do they return stock to Mattel who then sell to Five Below, etc?
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Post by B-Radimus Prime on Nov 29, 2019 19:56:40 GMT -5
Are we ever going to see new figures of The Revival? I feel like it’s been awhile since we’ve seen them in the line. Ever? That’s a long time. Lol! Keep in mind with a lot of these requests, if we plug Revival (or any talent that have existing figs) back in who have had Elites and three Basics already, they’d replace other talent at their popularity tier, possibly even first time in the line figs or talent that may have a drastically different look. Bottom line, if they remain available to us, we can of course revisit them in time. Soft goods entrance jackets would be pretty sweet. Haha, I figure they probably aren’t top priority figures to be made. I personally just love them and was hoping to see them get the Tru FX treatment one day.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Nov 29, 2019 20:10:06 GMT -5
Any way you can show these to us? The ones that are on display or Archived? Were the slammy awards the basic hunt always or were they made to be included with a figure that got scrapped? No can do. The Slammys were made specifically for the Basic chase execution. Thanks for taking the time to answer all mine and everyone else’s questions. It’s been really fun to have you here. If we were to see those archive and unreleased how bummed would be by some of them Bc they weren’t able to be released? Also how hard is it keeping stuff a secret haha
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Post by Medieval on Nov 29, 2019 20:20:53 GMT -5
Is it safe to say the collectors editions will continue into 2021?
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Nov 29, 2019 20:52:38 GMT -5
I just made a change where you’ll see a Legend appear in the Target slot. Find a friend in Canada
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 29, 2019 21:18:09 GMT -5
Did you have any involvement with the live action version of Braun destroying the Wrekkin' slam mobile? I helped a bit during the planning stages and gave my input but my boss pretty much executed that one.
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Post by Action Figure Attack on Nov 29, 2019 21:27:04 GMT -5
Sorry if I missed this: is Jesse Ventura available to Mattel? With all the attention Bray Wyatt/The Fiend is getting, when exactly are retros coming back? Why didn’t we see more Retros with the punching action like Roman? Have you received attention from friends and family who have seen “The Toys That Made Us” wrestling figure episode? If properly marketed, do you think vibrating figures would sell better today than they did in the 90’s? He is not or you’d have a figure of him. If we ever get access to him, he gets slotted in immediately. Don’t have anything to share yet. Work in progress. The mechanism was unique to Roman’s torso and the hand had glove detail so we were limited with re-use options although we did explore. Not really. More comments from toy industry friends that were surprised at how brief Mattel was featured. While anything an happen, I doubt we see more vibrating wrestlers.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2019 22:00:49 GMT -5
Is it safe to say the collectors editions will continue into 2021?
They are here to stay, unfortunately.
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