[RETRO] Wrestling Megastars by Epic Toys

We have Epic Toys themselves on tonight, if any of you have any questions that you would like answering then please let me know. Interview is at 8pm bst tonight.

Episode is available first thing on Wednesday

When will Andre The Giant be released?

just heard my questions read out!! cheers guys, thanks for the podcast, very helpful overview of where things are and what's coming for the rest of the year

*UPDATE*

just opened my figures and have to say, I'm very impressed at a few of them, these are my initial thoughts

bWo

Nova is a great figure, bit of a unique pose choice but looks great and really solid figure, just looks the business! like it a lot
Stevie Richards is a good figure, sadly I think the body isn't the best - his torso seems stockier than his legs and arms should be, they just feel "thinner" than I'd expected but the face looks good
Meanie is ok, looks great in the dance pose but if you bring his arms down, he's almost T-Rex like but otherwise, it's a good figure. I only bought one, so if I get another I might try and swap out the arms for something like Daddy/Haystacks arms

Tanga

Sleeper of the set IMO guys! great looking figure, great pose and I worried the head sculpt would be squished (a couple of pics of the prototypes made it look weird) but in hand, it's a great figure, even the hair has different layers of colour so it looks like they took their time to get him right, rather than rush out a half-completed figure as the unwanted extra! I REALLY like it, and think it's a welcome inclusion in the collection!

Haku

The main event. And, I think it's a solid figure! The body looks stocky (weirdly, not as stocky as Stevie!) but he looks really good, the outfit is spot on - tape on the wrists and ankles, with a black band on the left foot, plus the little crown logo, that's a good figure. The crown is good, doesn't sit perfectly on his head (seems to keep slipping up and off) but I usually put accessories in a bag, so it can go away with the various belts/gear I've accumulated over the years until I get round to crowning a new King of the Ring (maybe I'll wait for Mattel' sD-X Billy G) LOL!

on the whole, good solid set, I really think Tanga is a good figure so there's bound to be a few on ebay soon enough but I think you'd do well to pick one up if you haven't already!

Haku just arrived. Decent figure. Card has quite a bend so if you’re a MOC enthusiast you may be disappointed.

Overall, happy with the figure but 13 months since original order.

I've got to say this now, having had them on the shelf and in the new light of day, I've noticed - the early Chella figures were quite chubby, but the newer figures (including FC's Gangrel) are closer to more detailed/cleaner figures all round

it's almost like you need two displays - one for the early Chella figures, and now the later figures starting around Adam Bomb/Hayabusa are much nicer to look at, and the Haku/Stevie/Nova fit very closely to Al Snow and Gangrel, they look like a whole series with a more consistent format for the look and feel of the figures

Aldis is closer to Meanie/Josh/Jay White and there's a line in the sand between early Chellas and the new figures

looking forward, I expect the PoP/Demolition to fit in alongside the newer figures, so looking forward to seeing the PoP on the shelf!

Mr 3poajamie, do you know what the price point is for the figures tomorrow? (UK orders)
I didn't order series 2 just because the wrestlers didn't interest me but both these tag sets do.

Did Asylum receive their haku set from chella yet

On the contrary I think in your photo the Haku looks excellent in terms of scale. Height is same not just head to toe but at the waist and shoulders too. You'd also expect feet to be smaller than boots, Wrestling boots are massive. Maybe very very slightly skinny like you say but remember original Hasbros had the same issue depending on the mold used.

My critique would be the skin tone. Still haven't quite nailed that.