Scotty T. Ritz
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Post by Scotty T. Ritz on Mar 2, 2023 7:57:29 GMT -5
I received my Al Snow and Gangrel today. They seem pretty good - kind of regret getting them in the end because I'm not much of an AE era collector when it comes to these but oh well. Went in for both, received both, and will be moving both on as well. Had so much hope for TAFKA Chella, seemed like a very positive group delivering product in the early days (the first time I've ever collected Retro style figures), the latter artwork/reveals looked very promising, but overall, I've found this to be an overall underwhelming line - both in the handling of the organisation, it's direction, and output. My opinion though, happy for anyone who has these and believe they fit into their lines better than fellow Retro producers. Not for me moving forward tho  |
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britishbrickfan
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Post by britishbrickfan on Mar 2, 2023 8:22:07 GMT -5
I have just received my Luna order, and it is definitely getting sold onwards
I can't believe that FC (or anyone in that process) actually held one of these figures in hand prior to the factory going into large scale production, otherwise they would have called out the obvious "issue" with the scale of the figure and the size compared with other figures of this style
yes, Luna stands alongside Gangrel or Bigelow quite well, but she is absolutely tiny compared with Nakano, and that figure was undersized to say the least so to have gone with a skinnier Luna is a letdown and this is after Jack's intervention to make the Luna body thicker/bulkier as it was considered too slight before
I want to support this style, and really was looking forward to figures like Chelsea etc but given Chelsea's figure is not that different in stature or size from Luna, I'm guessing it will once again be a letdown
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Post by skogen on Mar 2, 2023 9:55:36 GMT -5
I received my Al Snow and Gangrel today. They seem pretty good - kind of regret getting them in the end because I'm not much of an AE era collector when it comes to these but oh well. Went in for both, received both, and will be moving both on as well. Had so much hope for TAFKA Chella, seemed like a very positive group delivering product in the early days (the first time I've ever collected Retro style figures), the latter artwork/reveals looked very promising, but overall, I've found this to be an overall underwhelming line - both in the handling of the organisation, it's direction, and output. My opinion though, happy for anyone who has these and believe they fit into their lines better than fellow Retro producers. Not for me moving forward tho You know what, you’re right. The longer I look at these, the less I like them. I asked my girlfriend what she thinks (has no interest in the hobby) and she thought they looked cheap. Think I’ll try to sell these on and cancel my other orders. |
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Post by basti on Mar 3, 2023 1:05:35 GMT -5
Went in for both, received both, and will be moving both on as well. Had so much hope for TAFKA Chella, seemed like a very positive group delivering product in the early days (the first time I've ever collected Retro style figures), the latter artwork/reveals looked very promising, but overall, I've found this to be an overall underwhelming line - both in the handling of the organisation, it's direction, and output. My opinion though, happy for anyone who has these and believe they fit into their lines better than fellow Retro producers. Not for me moving forward tho You know what, you’re right. The longer I look at these, the less I like them. I asked my girlfriend what she thinks (has no interest in the hobby) and she thought they looked cheap. Think I’ll try to sell these on and cancel my other orders. ...if i ask my girlfriend (wife) what she thinks about my retros, i would have to put them ALL in the trash. 😃 I Personaly dont need hasbro copys, i like a little Evolution there....some hasbros have been actually Not that good. gangrel and Al snow fit in my collection. |
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Post by basti on Mar 3, 2023 2:06:07 GMT -5
I have just received my Luna order, and it is definitely getting sold onwards I can't believe that FC (or anyone in that process) actually held one of these figures in hand prior to the factory going into large scale production, otherwise they would have called out the obvious "issue" with the scale of the figure and the size compared with other figures of this style yes, Luna stands alongside Gangrel or Bigelow quite well, but she is absolutely tiny compared with Nakano, and that figure was undersized to say the least so to have gone with a skinnier Luna is a letdown and this is after Jack's intervention to make the Luna body thicker/bulkier as it was considered too slight before I want to support this style, and really was looking forward to figures like Chelsea etc but given Chelsea's figure is not that different in stature or size from Luna, I'm guessing it will once again be a letdown
Me the same, i wanted that character so much and bam bam would have been pleased and not so lonesome anymore, but very sadly this is not fitting at all. Thats like the first figure from the new retro era that i dont want because she is not fitting.
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Post by walter7paisley on Mar 3, 2023 3:32:56 GMT -5
Anyone got a picture of Luna, possibly next to another retro and/or Hasbro?
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britishbrickfan
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Post by britishbrickfan on Mar 3, 2023 3:35:48 GMT -5
Me the same, i wanted that character so much and bam bam would have been pleased and not so lonesome anymore, but very sadly this is not fitting at all. Thats like the first figure from the new retro era that i dont want because she is not fitting.
as a kid, I used to use some Robocop figures (Parks and Madigan) as police officers rushing down to arrest a wayward figure like Repo Man or break up a brawl
they were ok (at the time) because they were much smaller than the wrestlers, but Luna just looks totally out of place
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Post by britishbrickfan on Mar 3, 2023 3:53:03 GMT -5
Anyone got a picture of Luna, possibly next to another retro and/or Hasbro? I've just taken some pics of Luna alongside various other figures, but can't work out how best to share them on here - what's the best mechanism folks? (it's been a while!)
on a separate note, I've also just realised that she is much smaller than the NJPW Break Bunny figures too!! both Luna and Nakano are TINY!!!
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Mar 4, 2023 0:51:32 GMT -5
Went in for both, received both, and will be moving both on as well. Had so much hope for TAFKA Chella, seemed like a very positive group delivering product in the early days (the first time I've ever collected Retro style figures), the latter artwork/reveals looked very promising, but overall, I've found this to be an overall underwhelming line - both in the handling of the organisation, it's direction, and output. My opinion though, happy for anyone who has these and believe they fit into their lines better than fellow Retro producers. Not for me moving forward tho You know what, you’re right. The longer I look at these, the less I like them. I asked my girlfriend what she thinks (has no interest in the hobby) and she thought they looked cheap. Think I’ll try to sell these on and cancel my other orders. I’d potentially be interested in Gangrel. My retro collection covers various eras and I think he’s a perfectly cartoonish fit with the Hasbro era characters. |
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Mar 4, 2023 7:23:41 GMT -5
Anyone got a picture of Luna, possibly next to another retro and/or Hasbro? I've just taken some pics of Luna alongside various other figures, but can't work out how best to share them on here - what's the best mechanism folks? (it's been a while!) on a separate note, I've also just realised that she is much smaller than the NJPW Break Bunny figures too!! both Luna and Nakano are TINY!!!
One easy way is Instagram or Twitter. Upload them there then post the link here. Another way is to upload them to imgur and then use the following tags (but remove the spaces): [ img]URL[/img ] |
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Post by 3poajamie on Mar 8, 2023 6:47:14 GMT -5
Hello all, episode 2 of the Epic Toys Podcast is up. We have a new figure reveal during the episode too 👀. Links are below tr.ee/-bBuRnQreR |
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Post by walter7paisley on Mar 8, 2023 7:06:53 GMT -5
Anyone got a picture of Luna, possibly next to another retro and/or Hasbro? I've just taken some pics of Luna alongside various other figures, but can't work out how best to share them on here - what's the best mechanism folks? (it's been a while!)
on a separate note, I've also just realised that she is much smaller than the NJPW Break Bunny figures too!! both Luna and Nakano are TINY!!!
Buggered if I know. I can just about post comments, mate 😂 |
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Mar 8, 2023 14:56:16 GMT -5
I appreciate the shoutout on the previous Epic Toys episode. The opening is more pleasant lol but you’ll have to find something better to put in there eventually. Also, thanks for the geography and history lesson ya bus wankers! Having 3+ people on the show feels like a much better dynamic. Tippy came across well. It can be a bit rough with artists sometimes but the Tippster made for a good interview/flow. The ball-busting of the WSW name was appreciated as it is embarrassing. Curious to know who Tippy can’t talk about…maybe you can get a cheap hotel room and place a camera on an unbalanced tripod for a shoot interview. The new reveal was kind of cool. Not sure that person fits in with my collection personally…but I look forward to seeing how it turns out. Spoiler below for anyone who isn’t able to listen: Missy Hyatt Constructive criticism: I’m big on structure. It might be undiagnosed OCD or my years spent in media production but I feel like the show would benefit from not only segments but opening up with a rundown of what the major discussions will be on this episode (and then launching into the biggest news item or interview). Talking about things company by company or line by line is helpful when appropriate. Edit: I started re-listening to the episode. Sounds like they will debut a new intro next episode. |
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Mar 8, 2023 16:53:25 GMT -5
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Post by basti on Mar 9, 2023 2:23:37 GMT -5
It will be interesting to See how this will come out in style, after luna-gate. |
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Post by britishbrickfan on Mar 9, 2023 3:08:49 GMT -5
It will be interesting to See how this will come out in style, after luna-gate. they've already confirmed that they'll "fix" the style before Missy is released
this is actually the WT management's first time with a female, so let's see whether this one is improved on the others and go from there
even FC's Chelsea Green figure isn't going to be different from Luna, so that's already looking like yet another letdown
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Mar 9, 2023 3:19:58 GMT -5
It will be interesting to See how this will come out in style, after luna-gate. they've already confirmed that they'll "fix" the style before Missy is released this is actually the WT management's first time with a female, so let's see whether this one is improved on the others and go from there even FC's Chelsea Green figure isn't going to be different from Luna, so that's already looking like yet another letdown
It sounded like this was the only reason Cardona wasn’t totally dumping on it. He is reactionary about virtually everything but he shifted to a “wait and see” mentality when the product involved his wife. |
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Post by CM Tusk on Mar 9, 2023 4:23:37 GMT -5
My first Wrestlecon I helped work a table that had a bunch of old shirts, magazine, dvds and figures. Missy walked over at some point and starting talking for a bit and then looked at the bin of figures and asked if I had her figure in there and then said “Oh that’s right, I never got one.” So I’m personally happy for her. She was nice.
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Post by skogen on Mar 9, 2023 6:09:16 GMT -5
You know what, you’re right. The longer I look at these, the less I like them. I asked my girlfriend what she thinks (has no interest in the hobby) and she thought they looked cheap. Think I’ll try to sell these on and cancel my other orders. I’d potentially be interested in Gangrel. My retro collection covers various eras and I think he’s a perfectly cartoonish fit with the Hasbro era characters. I'll let you know! I've reached out to WT twice in the past few weeks about my Dynamite Kid and Adam Bomb order which was supposed to ship in December but haven't heard anything back. It's frustrating because I need to update my shipping details so I'm worried they will ship it without the update. I'm over this company. |
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 9, 2023 6:59:15 GMT -5
I’d potentially be interested in Gangrel. My retro collection covers various eras and I think he’s a perfectly cartoonish fit with the Hasbro era characters. I'll let you know! I've reached out to WT twice in the past few weeks about my Dynamite Kid and Adam Bomb order which was supposed to ship in December but haven't heard anything back. It's frustrating because I need to update my shipping details so I'm worried they will ship it without the update. I'm over this company. That’s the absolute worst and there’s no excuse imo Even a “sorry we’re working through things, we hope all ordered will be fulfilled by x” or similar but to not reply is poor service, unprofessional and rude. Especially when they have the time to put out new releases and they’re obviously working on those - fulfil the orders you already have |
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